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NEWCASTLE LIBRAE Y /30WMANVIL 62 TEMPERANCE ST. BOWMAN VILLE ON L1C-JA8 J&ff Has O upci/tu» wfirMuiiius rv isit' fl Seven-year-old Jeff Tucker has a special wish. He wants to go home and spend Christmas with his family. A complicated fracture of the right leg has kept Jeff in Bowmanville Memorial Hospital for the past five weeks. As yet, doctors are unable to promise that he will be home for the holiday. Meanwhile, Jeff keeps his fingers crossed. ; ; 1 . ■- : l ; ""' Newcastle's elected officials have set their sights on a tax increase increase of no more than five per cent next year. And some members of council expect to finalize a budget having a local tax impact even less than the five per cent target. Members' of the general purpose and administration committee planned their 1984 budget strategy this week. The committee has accepted guidelines which instruct all town departments to adopt budgets that result in a tax increase of no more than five per cent. In addition, a ceiling of 10 per cent has been recommended for any user fees charged by the town. A maximum increase of five per cent has been recommended on all grants. A plan accepted by the committee on Monday would see the budget approved by council as early as February 13. However, February 27 has also been suggested as a possible possible date for finalizing the document. document. Councillor Ann Cowman disagreed disagreed with the fiscal guidelines set this week. She said the five per cent limit amounted to approval of a tax increase in advance of the actual budget. "You're agreeing to a five per cent increase," she said. But Councillor Diane Hamre argued argued that this was not correct and that elected officials have every opportunity opportunity to prune the 1984 budget to an amount below the recommended recommended target. "It's saying don't dare to bring in anything over five Turn to Page 15 :v r T'i : ' , - -, Issue 49 -.L ! h L? ; v L>Lt .'Ll: , >v T /- • l.-T' - 'x/'- * ! ,rly y h h h .■ 'h i r ■: " ' ! (J ■ .. ; 1. i ! 1 L'V. : ' V > -y ■' -! \'L ! Uuj-LLL L v \ .L"V;/.L v < V'L- L ■*- C & I-' 36 Pages BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1983 25 c Copy 129th Year New Year's Levee F or Anniversary Happy Winner of *100 Merchants Draw Broken Leg Threatens Lad's Joy at Christmas by Donna Fairey Jeff Tucker is keeping his fingers crossed. He is lying in Bowmanville Memorial Hospital with a badly broken leg. The 7-year-old Bowmanville Bowmanville lad is hoping that it will mend without complication so that he can be home for Christmas with his family. Right now, however, there are no guarantees. Jeffs leg has been in traction for the past five weeks following following a playground accident at Vincent Massey School. The grade two student missed out on this year's trick or treating, for the accident accident occurred during the afternoon of Hallowe'en. Since then, Jeff has been fastened fastened to a bed in the hospital's pediatrics ward. A traction apparatus apparatus and 15 pound weights hold the child's leg motionless, giving it the immobility it needs to heal correctly. correctly. Late next week the doctors plan to take another look at the leg to determine the quality of healing. The results of the X-rays will likely dictate whether or,jot Jeff <vi.lJ.be 1 relèàsed from traction to spend Christmas at home. Considering his predicament, Jeff is in remarkably good spirits. He says the best thing about the hospital stay is all the attention he gets. His Mom and Dad, Jean and Craig Tucker, visit daily. Jeffs sisters sisters (one of them a twin) and brother come by every weekend. His grade two teacher, Ruth Gibson, Gibson, spends time with him four days per week, making sure his school work doesn't fall behind. Besides studying, Jeff says they do fun things together like make paper Santas. One project they undertook was the construction of a large December December calendar marked off in Turn to Page 15 The traditional civic reception held on January 1 may be introduced introduced in the Town of Newcastle as the result of plans approved by the town's general purpose and administration administration committee Monday. Councillors considered the possibility possibility of holding a New Year's levee this year. And a committee of elected officials has been formed to arrange this event, subject to approval approval from council next week. Members of the town staff introduced introduced the idea when town council met for its regular committee session session in Bowmanville. Chief Administrative Officer David Johnston and Town Clerk David Oakes suggested that the town consider the time-honored New Year's Day reception. Mr. Oakes pointed out that January 1 marks the tenth anniversary of the founding of the Town of Newcastle. In addition, 1984 represents the bicentennial of Ontario. The clerk noted that municipal levees usually take place between ' -- -r-r- 11 a.m. and one or two p.m. on January January 1. They provide members of council with an opportunity to meet the public, wish citizens a Happy New Year, and offer some refreshments. refreshments. Councillors Hamre, Hubbard, Taylor and Mayor Rickard were named to a committee which will make arrangements for holding the levee. But not all councillors are receptive receptive to the idea. "I don't intend to spend New Year's Day up here," remarked Councillor Ivan Hobbs and he added that he would not serve on any committee planning a levee. Councillor Bruce Taylor said the day is reserved for his family and that he would not likely be present. But he added that he would serve on the committee. Councillors Hobbs and Woodyard were the only Newcastle representatives representatives opposed to the levee when the idea was introduced on Monday. Monday. Carol Sornberger of Concession St. W., Bowmanville, was the winner of the Downtown Merchants first $100 draw held on Saturday. She and her daughter Sabrina are pictured receiving their cheque from Fred Kramp on Monday. There are.two more draws for $200 and $300 this Saturday and any/participating merchant in the Apartment next. Entry forms are available from ...... dovnVvOwji area, with any pur chase,'worth 1]jt" or more. Y L 1 Police Station Location A contingent of Courtice citizens packed a Town of Newcastle meeting meeting room Monday to protest plans for a 452-unit senior citizens apartment apartment complex north of Nash Rd., in Courtice. The town's general purpose committee committee has referred the project to staff for a report on details of the development. I i: $100 REWARD -- Some time during last night, a boulder weighing about 100 pounds was thrown through the window of VanBelle Garden's store in Bowmanville. The marauders stole three Granny Dolls from the window. There's $100 reward being offered for information leading to the conviction of the thief or thieves. OVERLOADED -- You may not find your news budget, hockey game story or picture in this week. The boys out back have just advised that this week's Statesman is just about filled and there are still quite a few pictures and stories waiting to be placed in pages. Have patience, we'll get'em in next week. {: WHAT RESULTS--An item in this column last week about the BHS Drama Club needing some black suits brought almost instant results. Within an hour after The Statesman hit the street, they had received six replies over the phone. We haven't heard how many more have been received, but there must be dozens of black suits hanging unused in closets all over town. You may see them in the show "See How They Run" this weekend at BIIS. CONCERT -- Keep in mind the B.H.S. Band Parents' Parents' Christmas Concert on Tuesday, December 13th, 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. This is a fundraising fundraising project to raise money for repairs and new instruments for the band. "There is further study required with respect to traffic and storm water management," said Terry Edwards, Edwards, the town's director of planning. planning. He explained that a public meeting had been called in order to allow input into a request for an Official Plan amendment which would allow high density residential residential development alongside the Pollard Pollard Subdivision in Courtice. A petition signed by 90 homeowners, homeowners, many of them in the adjoining subdivision, stated they are concerned concerned that their quality of life will decline if the project is built. Residents cited concerns such as increased traffic, a lack of privacy, and a lowering of the water table. "We feel it would really hurt our property value and resale value," said Robert McKenna, one of eight homeowners who spoke to the committee committee this week. ? L- Turn to Page 15 Durham's regional police will be asked to consider building a new police station near the central core of Bowmanville if a recommendation recommendation passed by the town's general purpose committee this week is approved approved by town council. Discussion concerning the police department's plans for Bowmanville Bowmanville followed the approval of a lease totalling $29,600 per year for space rented by the Durham Regional Regional Police at the municipally owned Police and Fire Building in Bowmanville. The rental rate paid for the building building amounts to $13.04 per square foot and no increase in the fee was recommended in the upcoming year. However, Councillor Diane Hamre suggested in a resolution placed before the committee that the police department consider locating a new headquarters downtown. downtown. Her resolution noted that it is police department policy to establish establish a "storefront" operation in urban areas and the resolution also noted the desirability of having a police presence in the central area of an urban centre. The resolution passed by the committee asks that the Police Commission of the Durham Region re-examine its decision to locate a new headquarters outside of Bowmanville. Bowmanville. Land purchased for the police department's department's future 16 Division headquarters headquarters is located on Highway 57, just west of Bowmanville. Councillor Ivan Hobbs said he agrees with the principle of a downtown downtown police station but added that costs of building in the core of town make this impossible. He said the Commission's decision decision to build outside Bowmanville was prompted by the fact that a suitable suitable lot within the town would cost $300,000. "They weren't prepared to pay $300,000 for a lot and then start building on it," Councillor Hobbs said. Councillor Diane Hamre said Monday that there may be new properties available in the core areas of the town and she added that prices may be lower now. if $100 WINNER--Congratulations to Marion Edger- ton of Bowmanville, winner of the $100 gift certificate certificate towards a shopping spree. The contest was sponsored by Shoppers Drug Mart and the winner was chosen on Saturday, Dec. 3rd. 71st ANNIVERSARY -- Today, well known Tommy Hayes and his wife will celebrate their 71st wedding anniversary quietly at Strathaven Nursing home. Their host of friends and relatives will wish them well on this auspicious occasion. (i f! i : j , r j COLOR TOUR -- Bowmanville Kinsmen are again inviting seniors to their color tour of Christmas lights in the area on Sunday, Dec. 18th. It will leave from Memorial Park Clubhouse. Please phone ahead to 623-7632 if you intend to participate so they will be able to make necessary arrangements. ANSWERING SERVICE -- We've acquired a new gadget, courtesy of son John, Publisher of The Amherstburg Echo. It's an answering machine that records phone calls that come in when the office is closed. Anyone phoning after the staff has departed departed will hear a pleasant girl's voice telling the caller that the place is closed and we're sorry, but if they'd care to leave a message, wait for the beep and start talking. When we return all that is required required is flipping a switch and the message is replayed. replayed. So far, most of the callers have hung up without saying anything. Maybe they don't like talking talking to a machine, but it probably makes more sense than the Editor quite often. Try it, you may like it. ,, , , , i'v V-L TOYS -- A couple of weeks ago we published an item about the Family Trust office here collecting donated toys for distribution through a local charity charity group to families who are having a tough time. Phone them at 623-6622 if you have some your kids can spare. BAKE SALE -- Hampton Jr. Public School Parent Teachers Association is holding an all-day bake sale this Friday, Dec. 9th and would be happy if you joined with them at the school. BY-LAW OFFICER DIES -- Moments before the Statesman went to press it was learned that Newcastle's Newcastle's by-law enforcement officer, Ray Goodwin, 47, of Whitby died last night of a massive coronary apparently suffered while jogging. Mr. Goodwin was hired by the town about a year ago. f 1 CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT --The choir ofSimcoc Street United Church is presenting a varied choral service of music for Advent. Solos, ducts and guest artists will be featured. This will be held on Sunday, Dec. 11th at 7:30 p.m, at the Simcoe Street United Church in Oshawa. Sec Coming Events for further details. Charterways Marks Anniversary of Cullen Gardens Run Archie Grotli, manager of Charterways in Bowmanville, Bowmanville, welcomed a busload of people on Monday night in Newcastle as they prepared to head for Cullen Cullen Gardens to mark the first anniversary of the rural trip. Each week, interested senior citizens from Newcastle, Orono, Newtonvillc, and Kendal have taken a bus to the Cullen Garden Miniature Village, located just north of Whitby. Charterways donated the bus and a driver on Monday to mark the first anniversary of the weekly trip.