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<IlK Æanaiuan Statesman Section Two Wednesday, September 5,1884 i - ■;/ Sit 'TH/Tb. s -?\ ft ; •■j x-,v ».* • v/ # '4 / 1 ,vi i v' / $ € j These children kept cool during the Legion picnic out from splashing in the water long enough to have in the pond at Thistle Valley Park. They took time their picture taken. This canoe received a good workout last Sunday as the youngsters flocked to the water to beat last week's heat and humidity. • More than 300 Legion members and their photo, several youngsters warm up for the races in families gathered at Thistle Valley Park two weeks the afternoon. The results of all the events are ago for the Branch 178 annual picnic. In the above listed below. While the children were racing, the adults were competitors warm up for the horseshoe competing in their own events. Above, some of the competition. August 26, 1984 - Start of activities 2 p.m., a lovely, sunny day with a good turnout. Races 0 - 3 Years - Prizes for all. 4-6 Years - First Bradley Finney, . Second Fraser Coggan. Girls 7 - 9 - First Joanne Foster, Second Angie Paeden. Boys 7 - 9 - First Jason Edmondson, Second David Coggan. Girls 10 -12 - First Deanna Jones, Second Louise Hutchinson. Hutchinson. Boys 10 - 12 - First Mark Cholmondelui, Second George Evans. Girls 13 - 15 - First Kathy Coombes, Second Carol Barrett. Boys 13 - 15 - First Cam Sutherland, Second Dwayne Barrett. Ladies 21 - 30 - First Vicki Stephen, Second Jeannie Carter. Men 21 - 30 - First John Sutherland, Second Stu Doucette. Ladies 31 and Over - First Jane Paeden, Second Marilyn Moffatt. Men 31 to 40 - First Don McMurter, Second Lanny Burns. Men 41 and Over - First Don Bishop, Second Bill Bate. Wheel Barrel Race 16 and under - Angie Paeden, Craig Paeden. Sack Race 16 and under - Kathy Coombes. Three Legged Race 17 and over - Mary Wright, Jamie Wright. Pie Eating 16 and under - Steven Harm en, Kathy Coombes. Egg Throwing 17 and over - Lynn Coggan, Dave Waters. Shoe Kick Ladies 18 and over - Julie Knowlton. Oldest woman at picnic - Flo Knight. Oldest man at picnic - Jack Knight. There was fun for all kids in a peanut scramble. 40 dozen cobs of corn were ! eaten during the afternoon. 1 1 Ten people won Wintario tickets playing bingo. Horseshoes won by Jim Stephen and Don Bishop. Lawn darts Marilyn Roberts, Ron Etcher. Quickest at Beer drinking - Stu Doucette. A thank you to Buck and Bonnie Cowle and Ted Dadson who organized the day. '"St ktt sh® IrlPfi i ,A rra TT 11 L II. 1 .. however that the advantages advantages of the program go far beyond practical training experience. It helps students students develop a better attitude attitude towards the community, community, increases self confidence, confidence, and facilitates the transition from school to work. Employers on the other hand recieve low cost training training programs, are provided with extra assistance for their employees, and given new ideas and viewpoints which are beneficial in any business. Of course, the program doesn't have a 100 per cent success rate, there are usually usually a couple of students who have to be removed from their jobs due to certain certain unforeseen problems. But Mr. Woodlockregards these failures as successes in their own right. When students realize that they - », .Uw had not only lost a credit but failed in the work force, the message really hits home. "They learn from their failure and will take that lesson with them the next time they search for a job," explained the teacher. Perhaps one of the greatest greatest benefits of the program is the fact that students are able to discover whether or not they would enjoy the career that they had set their sights on. If they do like the field of work, they can continue their studies with confidence confidence - if they don't, a lot of time and money would be saved. At present, A1 Woodlock is busy recruiting students and employers for the fall session of co-op education. Further information about the program may be obtained obtained by contacting Mr, Woodlock at 623-4416. The warm weather at the Legion picnic was ideal for sun bathing, not to mention sight-seeing. Ontario Cup Soccer News More and more etudent.s are becoming involved in the Co-operative Education Education Program offered by secondary schools. This project allows students to gain credits towards a graduation diploma while they receive valuable work experience. A1 Woodlock, the program co-ordinator at Bowmanville High School, is pictured here with Rotary President A1 Strike after his talk on co-op education at the Rotary meeting, Thursday, August 23rd. by Catherine Denny In an age where education means nothing without previous work experience, experience, secondary schools are being forced to adopt alternative teaching methods. One program that is now being implemented in various various schools across the province province combats the "no experience, experience, no job" dilemma by introducing students to the world of work before they actually enter it. The details of the project were unfolded at the Rota- rian luncheon last week by guest speaker, A1 Wood- lock, the program co-ordinator co-ordinator at Bowmanville High. In his talk, Mr, Woodlock explained that co-op educa tion is designed to allow students to gain credits towards towards a graduation diploma diploma while they receive valuable valuable work experience in the field of their choice. In order for the student to obtain a particular job, it is necessary that his or her courses relate, in some way, to the assignment. Students at any level of learning arc invited to participate participate in the program. And each pupil must acquire acquire lit) hours (per credit) in a supervised work setting. setting. "It started as an elitist project," explained Mr. Woodlock, "students used to need top marks to get in, now we're realizing that everyone can benefit from the program, not just the kids at the top of the class," he added. In order to qualify for the co-op course, students should be 16 years of age and have parental approval, approval, Once accepted in the program, the students must take a work and employ- ability course both before and after job placements. This new course is designed designed to help students make the move from school to employment and allow time for reflection and discussion discussion about their experiences experiences in the program. Over 150 Bowmanville High School students are entering the work force every year. And Mr, Wood- lock is hopeful that the numbers will increase as the project develops, It is important to note All age divisions finalists in both genders of the Ontario Ontario Cup '84 soccer championships championships have been decided. decided. The finals will be played over two weekends in September at Oshawa's Civic Stadium. They will be hosted by the Durham Region Region Soccer Association. The championships, which arc organized by The Ontario Soccer Association, have seen their share of upsets upsets and lop-sided matches throughout the elimination tournament which started with over 700 teams. Three Durham area teams that participated in the semi-finals were eliminated eliminated in close matches, Pickering Pickering Village women's team was edged by St. Catharines by a score of 2 - 1. St. Catharines will now advance to the final against Scarborough United. Two Oshawa Turul teams were eliminated when the Under-12's were defeated by a two-goal margin by Guildwood Soccer Club and the Undcr-14's were defeated defeated by a score of 2 - 0 at the hands ol'T'oronto Italia, Wexford Soccer Club of Scarborough leads all Ontario Ontario clubs with five club- teams in the championships. championships. Its line-up includes the Under-16's with three provincial squad players on its roster. (At the recent na- ' tional championships, James Grimes of Italia scored the only goal to earn Ontario the National Championship Championship over British Columbia. Columbia. Goalkeeper Joe Romagnuolo from Wexford earned the shut-out.) Oakville Soccer Club will be represented in two girls and two boys age divisions. Toronto Italia and Scarborough Scarborough United arc both represented in three age divisions. divisions. The tournament championships championships kick off on Saturday, Saturday, September 8th at 7:30 p.m. when Dundas United takes on Bramalea Thistle in The Molson (Men's) Ontario Ontario Cup final. The Durham Region Soccer Soccer Association wasTormcd in 1982 from tïïc youth and senior soccer associations that were in the area, Presently, Presently, over 5,000 players were registered amongst the eighteen clubs in the region, region, Fire Destroys Car Early Last Week Newcastle five fighters from Hall One, Bowmanville, Bowmanville, extinguish a fire which broke out Monday, August 27th in a 1974 Pontiac LcMans. The fire was reported at 6:43 a.m. on Taunton Rd., approximately approximately one and one-half miles west of Durham Rd. 57. Durham Regional Police stated that the owner of the vehicle, a 35-year-old Oshawa resident, resident, suffered burns to his hands in an attempt to extinguish the blaze, Police said he was trying to remove the burning rear scat from the vehicle. He was treated and released from Memorial Hospital, Hospital, Bowmanville. The car, which has an estimated estimated value of $2,000, is described as a total loss. The fire is believed to have been started by the muffler.