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V 4 2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, August 15,1984 SMALL TALK By Donna Fairey Relatives Finally All Together While I dislike precast precast decisions, the devalued devalued Canadian dollar made it almost impossible impossible to contemplate vacationing vacationing this summer anywhere but in Canada. Canada. With a greenback that will buy only 75 per cent of its face value in commodities and services services in other countries, countries, the majority of Canadians are accepting accepting holidays on their home turf. However, in my case, the circumstance is responsible responsible for a vacation experience that may not otherwise have occurred. occurred. The discovery last week was Upper Canada Village near Morrisburg. The place was an absolute delight and well worth the trip for adults and children alike. The Village is a celebration of Canada's past from the period between between 1784 and 1867. It is an authentic recre ation of a typical pioneer community which includes furnished furnished houses, churches, barns, hotel, grist mill, woollen mill, blacksmith shop and much more. Moreover, it's the marvellous attention to detail which earns the attraction a five star rating. For instance, a pioneer farm operation is illustrated with livestock, livestock, vegetable garden, crude machinery, crops and people. In one of the farm kitchens, though the temperatures and humidity soared last week, the pioneer women wore floor- length dresses while they prepared dinner for the menfolk working working in the fields. As visitors trailed through the house the ladies worked in a roped-off section dicing dicing fresh vegetables while a steaming pot of new potatoes from the backyard garden boiled in the open hearth. It was all quite perfect, perfect, as were the illustrations illustrations in every building. building. Demonstrating an early bake house, two workers (again wearing pioneer attire) turned out dozens of loaves of bread from an ancient brick oven. Too, everything everything produced at Upper Canada Village is utilized. Some of the fresh bread, for example, example, is taken by wheelbarrow wheelbarrow to the village hotel where it is fit into the menu. The early clapboard hotel is designed with a second story verandah where Village visitors may enjoy a home cooked lunch or dinner while surveying the beautiful grounds which border the St. Lawrence River. And just down the street is the blacksmith Record Demand for Students The Canada Employment Centre for Students reported a record demand demand for casual labor by students this summer. Casual labor includes work lasting less than five days and might include a variety of tasks ranging from moving a piano to picking strawberries or typing. And it's still not too late for the homeowner or businessman to hire a student for cutting grass, painting, waiting on tables, or doing the wide variety of work that students are famous famous for. The popularity of hiring students for odd jobs can be seen in the number number of placements in casual work so far this summer. To date, 144 odd jobs had been found for students, while last year's total at the same time of the summer summer was 66. In addition, 309 students registered registered with the Employment Centre found full time work. Jeb placements placements arranged through the Canada Canada Employment Centre for Students Students in Bowmanville are down slightly compared to last year. And a total of 700 students have registered registered with the Centre so far this summer. Angela De Jong, student placement placement officer for thé Bowmanville office, said this week that employers employers are welcome to call the Student Employment Centre if they need to hire students any time over the next few weeks. The office, located at the Bowmanville Bowmanville Mall, will remain open until the end of August. "Basically, all the post-secondary students are working," Miss De Jong said. She added that the age group having the greatest difficulty securing summer employment is between 15 and 17. And while college or university students may have a summer job of some description, it's difficult for them to find positions related directly directly to their career or their fields of study. Angela De Jong noted that the increase increase in the number of odd jobs for students has been due, in part, to the fact that the Bowmanville office office has promoted the hiring of students students for short-term work. In addition, addition, the local student placement officer has visited over 300 potential potential employers in order to promote the hiring of students for full-time summer employment. V She has found that most, student jobs were of the seasonal variety.) There was a large demand for res-*, taurant workers, gas station attendants, attendants, and outdoor maintenance workers. Employers had the advantage of two major programs to encourage the hiring of young people this season. season. The Ontario Youth Employment Employment Program provided $1.25 per hour towards hiring a student to fill a new job, while Summer Career Access paid up to half (to a maximum of $3) of the cost of hiring a student for a career-related job. Employers wishing further information information for next year's grants are asked to contact the Canada Manpower Manpower Centre for students in Oshawa. The Oshawa office will be open before Bowmanville and therefore it's a good source of data for employers seeking advance notice of government programs related related to the hiring of young people. Regional Police Briefs Greenhouse windows were reported damaged during the weekend at Courtice Secondary School. The incident was reported reported August 11 by a custodian custodian at the building. Police were told rocks had been thrown through the glass. A 1984 pickup truck was reported stolen from the Provincial Tree Nursery in Orono on Sunday, August 12. The missing vehicle contains contains as fertilizer injector. It was taken alter a barn on the tree nursery was entered. entered. Damage was estimated at $2,000 following a fire in a Ford van on Highway Two at Highway 115/35. The inci dent occurred shortly before before midnight Sunday, August August 12. A 1976 Volkswagen was damaged by a fire on Middle Middle Rd, north of the seventh concession on August 11. Firefighters from the Bowmanville Bowmanville Fire Hall responded responded to the call. A Cesna Skycraft airplane was forced to make an emergency landing in a field northwest of Sol- ina on Saturday afternoon. No damage or injuries were reported after the aircraft landed on a ploughed field. The Town of Newcastle Fire Department was warned in advance that an emergency landing was in progress. The fire department department was ready to provide McKAY DANCE SCHOOL FALL TERM m AUG. 21st ADVANCED REGISTRATION St. Paul's Church, Bowmanville Corner ol Church and Silver SI. Tuesday, August 21, 3 to 7:30 p.m. Classes being offered are: Pre-School Dance -- 4 - 5 yr. olds, Ballet, Highland and Jazz Classes to commence Thursday, September 13 at St. Paul's Church assistance but none was required. required. Windows were broken in a northwest door at the St. Stephen's School this week. The damage totalled approximately approximately $88 and it was reported to Durham Regional Regional Police August 13. Local Boy Killed While Riding Bike A six year-old Bowmanville Bowmanville boy was killed Tuesday Tuesday night after he rode his bicycle into traffic in front of his home. Nelson Arruda rode out of the driveway of his home on Baseline Road (west of Courtice Road) and was struck by a car. He was pronounced pronounced dead at Oshawa General Hospital. No charges were laid against the driver, a resident resident of Whitby, Van Bene Roral Shoppes ... much more than a flower store! A STORES • Hlyhwsy No,2 • King SI, E,, Oshswe • Slmcoe SI, N., Oshiws King SI, W„ Bowmenvlll# shop where men as real as those from the pages of history ply their trade. There's the country country store and the tinsmith's shop where an expert at the craft fashions lanterns and other functional utensils utensils used by the pioneers. Alongside him, learning the trade, is a young boy apprentice apprentice with a wooden mal- lot tapping out a design in a sheet of shiny tin. And just down the street is an early cheese house where thousands of pounds of Upper Canada Village cheese are turned out each season. The cheese operation, like everything de monstrated at the Village, Village, is as it was when the nation's forefathers began carving a country from eastern Ontario's virgin timber more than a century ago. The idea which resulted resulted in the clever resurrection resurrection of this period was spawned during the 1950s when construction of the St. Lawrence seaway was underway. Part of the canal project included the erection of a major hydro electric plant at Cornwall. The resultant flooding flooding connected with the power station and the enlarged seaway inun dated eight villages and thousands of acres of land first settled by United Empire Loyalists in the late 1700s. In order to preserve part of this Canadian heritage, the Province of Ontario established the St. Lawrence Parks Commission set with the task of salvaging some of the buildings and objects of historical historical significance. The finished product was Upper Canada Village Village which opened June 21st, 1961 and has since provided millions of visitors like myself with a memorable experience. experience. Calvin and Isia (nee Lloyd) Yeo with Ryan, age 14'A months and Justin, age 6 weeks, and nine grandparents. Sunday, Aug. 5th was the first time all grandparents were together. Everyone gathered at the home of Calvin's parents, Murray and Arlene Yeo. Their back yard with its large shade trees was a perfect place to relax, visit and enjoy a picnic lunch. Back row: Laura Jibb (New Liskeard); John and Sharron Lloyd, Audrey Rosevear, Arlene and Murray Yeo, all from the Hampton area. Front row: Great Great Gramma, Millie Peters (New Liskeard); Mabel Lloyd (Picton); Isia, Justin, Calvin and Ryan Yeo; May (Yeo) Hodgson (Bowmanville). FASHIONS I Boys'-- 4 to 6 X Girls' 4 - 6X, 7 - 12 Girls' and Boys' 3-Piece Brushed Acrylic ' - 4 to 6X Track Suits $17.99 . .! Sleeper with matching Cabbage Patch Kid P.J.s $18.99419.99 ■ • Rain Ponchos $4.99 Our brand new store opens tomorrow (Thursday) (Thursday) at 9:30 a.m. We'll have super values for the adults and balloons for the children. You'll discover discover a great and varied selection of fine children's children's wear and the latest in fashions for the Ladies' -- Misses' Stone-Washed Jeans Sizes 25 to 34 $29.95 Ladies' -- Misses' Tops and T-Shirts Assorted Styles -- Sizes S-M-L $5.99 Ladies' Pom-Pom Sox 3 pair per pack $2.89 ,, : v; .. :/y" * -. ' : . ; t . : ; Ladies' Ladies' -- Sizes S-M-L Kids' -- 4 to 6X Full-Fashion 1 Fall-Fashion Jean-Look Blouses Tops Pants Sizes 38 to 44 $8.99 Assorted Fall Colors and Patterns $8.99-$10.99 With Big Front Pockets $8.99 . plus many other great buys throughout thi store 33 KING STREET EAST BOWMANVILLE