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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 29 May 1985, p. 3

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While at Dordt, she was a member of the varsity track team, head of photography for one year, and a Student Personnel Personnel Committee Member. She attended Dordt for four years. Dordt College is a four-year Christian liberal arts college located in northwest Iowa. The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, May 29, 1985 3 Engagement Announced Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Soper are pleased to announce announce the engagement of their daughter Brenda Ann to Raymond, son of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Barkley of Whitby. Wedding to take place at a later date. New Policies for Street Light Repairs Guides Mark Organization's 75th Anniversary To mark the 75th Anniversary of Guiding in Canada, Bowmanville District has presented a copy of "Celebration: 75 Years of Challenge and Change", to the Town of Newcastle Public Library. The children's librarian at the Bowmanville Library, Linda Taylor (left) accepts the presentation from District Commissioner Louise Neimann (center), Deputy Commissioner Sue Bradley and Brownies Carole Mason and Erin Brinkman. Lifestyle Education Program Scheduled for Clarke H.S. In an effort to control maintenance costs, there will be changes in Newcastle Newcastle Hydro's servicing of street lighting in Bowmanville, Bowmanville, Orono, and Newcastle. Newcastle. Responding to Newcastle council's request, the Hydro Commission submitted submitted a five point recommen- ' dation to reduce servicing costs. The recommendations are as follows: "Eliminate the present subcontract with the firm of Mitchell Maintenance who does a semi-annual cleaning cleaning and relamping of incandescent incandescent units." "Suspend monthly night patrols and rely on people to call in when a light is out." "Service individual calls on a weekly basis, rather than on immediate daily response." response." "Service certain individual individual calls only when the daily work routine takes the work force to that area." "As a long range plan, replace replace all incandescent fixtures fixtures with long life mercury vapour or high pressure sodium fixtures." The councillors at a general general purpose and administration administration committee meeting on May 21st were happy to recommend implementation implementation of the commission's suggestions, and a review of the situation prior to the 1986 budget discussions. "I think this marks a major step forward," said Councillor Diane Hamre. Councillor Ivan Hobbs agreed, agreed, "we must take action on the recommendations." Mayor Garnet Rickard was also pleased to note the closer liaison between the town and the Hydro-Electric Hydro-Electric Commission. Insurance! For Rates or Service CALL Ernie Harvey 623-2527 Treacy & Harvey Insurance Brokers Ltd. 68 King SI East Bowmanville by Susan Lesjak Concern about the increased increased exposure of high school students to drugs and alcohol, has led the staff of Clarke High School to get more involved in lifestyle education. Over ' the last , 19 months, the school has developed a lifestyle education committee which aims to make stu- OWe fie the in Sight" °À5toV Photographically Speaking . . . © Photo Marketing Assoc. Inti A Million Diamonds -- That's what you seem lo end up with when you use your camera creatively to photograph a low-angle backlit subject. This shot was taken just aller sunrise. The photographer used a close-focusing lens and a wide lens aperture to blur out the background, By focusing on the dc- wdrops on a blade of prairie grass with the sun beyond, the result was a million colorful dancing diamonds -- actually jx'ntapiisiiKshnjied Hare spots. If dew isn't present, a spray bottle of water will work just as well. PHOTOGRAPHY CUSTOM FRAMING jsj\\G&'S PHOTq £ 1 HOUR EXPRESS PHOTO FINISHING 111 KIND ST. W. llOWMANVIl.U; (123-2,%» dents better informed about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. The long range plan is to help students with important lifestyle choices by incorporating incorporating information about drugs, alcohol, nutrition, nutrition, mental health and fitness into the regular curriculum. While many high schools offer one-time programs on such topics, topics, Clarke principal Don Dawson said he didn't know of any other school that was looking at lifestyle education education this comprehensively. comprehensively. Dawson and members members of Clarke's committee committee made a presentation presentation at last week's school board meeting to promote their program. program. They will also be speaking to the board's education committee concerning funding for further curriculum development. development. If trustees share the lifestyle education committee's en thusiasm for the Clarke program, it could become become a prototype for similar programs across the board. The key to a good program, says Dawson is community involvement. involvement. In a recent Lifestyle Lifestyle Day organized by Clarke High School and its feeder school, Pines Sr. Elementary, the committee invited over 25 professionals in the community to make presentations on various various aspects of lifestyle. Guests included Olympic Olympic marathon runner Silvia Ruegger, a graduate of Clarke High School. Other guests included a reformed reformed drug addict, and representatives from the lung association association and Alcoholics Anonymous. Student response to the day was "incredible," "incredible," remarked Clarke student Audra Goor- barry. They were impressed, impressed, she said, with the number of sessions ( over 30) and the number number of people in the community who had taken time off to come and speak to them. 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