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12 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, December 18,1985 Section Two Winners Receive Prizes from Visual Arts Centre Four-year-old Nadine Pierce selected the winning winning tickets at a pre-Christmas draw sponsored by the Visual Arts Centre last week. Sabine Parks, of Newtonville, won first prize of a watercolor by artist Bud Hay. Second prize went to Norm Vella, of Bowmanville, who received a ceramic bowl by potter Geraldine Balint. And an antique wooden box with quilted cover created by fibre artist Janet Coates was won by Wendy Harris, of Bowmanville. Bowmanville. Approximately $750 was raised through the draw and these funds will be used towards improvements at the Visual Arts Centre. Queen's Park Discusses Re-assessment Recent remarks on Reassessment, Reassessment, made in the Ontario Legislature by Treasurer Treasurer the Hon. Robert Nixon were brought to our attention by Durham East MPP Sam Cureatz and may be of interest to local ratepayers. Hon. Mr. Nixon: Whenever there is a reassessment, even though the tax revenues stay constant or perhaps increase a bit at the behest of the council, there are winners and losers in the reassessment. Sometimes Sometimes these groups are about equally split. We do not hear from the people whose assessment assessment goes down, but we do hear frofn the others. The MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR . From John and Lilsa at the COZY RESTAURANT 10'/a King St. E., Bowmanville 623-1570 DAILY SPECIALS PRIME ROAST BEEF RED BRAND Soup, or Salad, Coffee or Tea, Potatoes and Vegetable FISH and CHIPS FRENCH FRIES with FREE SALAD DINE IN or TAKE-OUT 2 EGGS, HAM or SAUSAGE or BACON, TOAST, HOME FRIED POTATOES $0.99 $0-45 $ 1 .99 Y» 9 ? : * ft \ \ \ \ \ > sfnmnws Family Roadhouse Fas, Service Restaurant . Delicious Food • Reasonable Prices NOW OPKN Monday - Saturday 11 a.to. - 10 p.tn. Lounge open 11a.m. -1 a.m. Sunday Family Brunch 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. featuring Organist - Ron Baker r Presenting D.J. u nightly 9 p.m.-1 a.m. political situation involved in that, we all know, is sometimes sometimes difficult to respond to, and members of elected councils have the same difficulties difficulties that even members of government have in matters of this import. The assessment of condominiums condominiums continues to be a very interesting conundrum. The official critic for the opposition indicated that condominium owners, in a sense, were the authors of some of the difficulty by appealing to the courts on the basis of their assessments, indicating they should be assessed in comparison not only with other condominiums but largely with single-family dwellings in the community as ' well, since a condominium, they submitted, fell into that characteristic. The courts agreed, and this raised the • assessments in many instances. Now many condominium condominium owners say, "Of course, we should not be compared with other singlefamily singlefamily dwellings", and they want exemption from that type of assessment. In fact, the 1963 market value reassessment might be beneficial across the board, although I am responding to the advice from the member for Durham West when he says it is naive to think simple solutions exist in this rather complex matter. One can move towards an acceptable solution and try to get as many people to agree as possible, but simple solutions are hot in the cards in assessment matters. The member for Wentworth (Mr. Dean) was indicating, with approval, probably his own initiative or one taken by his government which exempted exempted from assessment improvements improvements made for the disabled and elderly and used for their purposes exclusively. I agree that was a useful innovation and one that we want to continue to support. I think the honorable member knows that, with the increase of the exemptions on renovations from $2,500 to $5,000, many of those renovations that would have been exempt under the proposal to which the honorable honorable member referred were subsumed. Also, the ministry does not assess ramps, handrails handrails and items such as that, which are sometimes Structures Structures external to the main dwelling place. However, that is a matter of interest and one I thought was an initiative which would be supportable in all cases. I was referring to condominiums, condominiums, and I am informed the assessments are reviewed annually but not necessarily reassessed, to keep the assessments assessments as current as possible. As a result of the court case to which we were referring, 72 percent of condominium assessments were decreased. In the city of Oakville, to which the member referred, there are 2,420 condominiums; condominiums; 712 had their assessments assessments increased and 1,708 were decreased. So they are reviewed and kept reasonably current. The problem we are all experiencing with our own constituents, and perhaps from our personal experience - and I, as a farmer, put that forward - is that there is a tendency when one's assessment assessment goes up to feel there is an inequity until one has access to the information that is available to the assessors, and can make a comparison with other properties. The community is not willing to accept the authority of the assessors as they used to years ago. Probably this is a healthy approach, particularly particularly in • metropolitan areas where there is a chance to see that, under our system of assessment, or freezing of it, which is what we are talking about, there inequities established established sometimes decades ago still remain unresolved because there is not an overall Metro-wide reassessment program. Wed. - "Midweek Singles" Night Thurs.-"Wings Night" Fri.- Family Fish Night-$3.99 Fri. nights - Flowers for the ladies SATURDAY, DEC. 21,1985 FAMILY CHRISTMAS BUFFET Roast Beef, Hot and $12.95 adult Cold dishes, Salad Bar, Eft Pastry Table children (tax not Included) New at Port Darlington Marina Hotel Ted Hallman and the Over the Hill Gang Every Sunday in the Brig 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. Great Family Entertainment ^JNining at Lt±, ^D~Lnz±t Friday and Saturday Lobster and Beef Buffet - $15.95 Sunday Brunch 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Only $0.95 Every Wednesday - Steak Special Including Salad Bar 5 - 8 p.m. 2 Can Dine for $ 10.99 PHONE 623-4925 South of Hwy. 401 - Exit 432 Bowmanville A guide to fine dining and entertainment. Karen Yellowlees has been selected as the new secretary/treasurer of the Durham Central Agricultural Agricultural Society, sponsors of the Orono Fair. Mrs. Yellowlees and her husband, Dennis, operate a mixed farm and small seed cleaning business north of Solina. And - Karen has had a lifelong interest in the agricultural agricultural industry. Growing up on her parents' parents' dairy farm near Peterborough, Peterborough, she was involved in a number of local fairs ' and exhibitions through the showing of cattle. Therefore, Therefore, she has a first-hand idea of how an event such as the popular Orono Fair is operated. Mrs. Yellowlees received her BA in Political Studies from the University of Guelph and her work experience experience has included serving serving as a clerk at the CNE horse show and some time spent as an administrative assistant with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. She also does the bookkeeping bookkeeping at her husband's farm. As the new secretary-treasurer secretary-treasurer of the Durham Central Central Agricultural Society, she will be busiest during the months of August, September, September, and October when plans are either underway or winding down. During the days of the exhibition, she will be in the fair's office morning to night. But that doesn't mean all her work will take place during the summer. The Orono Fair is no spur-df- the-moment enterprise and the planning continues throughout the winter months. For example, Karen Yellowlees' Yellowlees' duties will include recording minutes of the Agricultural Society's monthly meetings, processing processing entry forms for the fair, writing correspondence, bookkeeping, and applying for grants. Karen will be succeeding Arline Ay re, who has served as the Durham Central Central Agricultural Society's secretary treasurer for the past eight years. With her skills and experience experience in the agricultural community, Mrs. Yellow- It's time to call your Welcome Wagon hostess.' Sandra Yates Phone 623-5873 Mary Brown's Fried Chicken 9-13-18pcs. *2'°° OFF 9, 13, or 18 PIECES OF GOLDEN FRIED CHICKEN $2.00 OFF (offer expires Dec. 24/85) £ With this coupon receive 9, 13, or 18 pieces of Golden Fried Chicken. Limit one coupon per customer per purchase. I 6 Locations i OSHAWA • 15 Tavnlon Rd. • 199 Wentworth St. W. • 621 King St. E. • 408 King St. W. PICKERING • 1286 Kingston Rtl. 1:. BOWMANVILLE • 75 1/2 King Si. I£. 1 New Secretary-Treasurer for Orono Fair Karen Yellowlees, the new secretary-treasurer of the Durham Central Agricultural Society, reviews a,previous prize list used at the Orono Fair. With her is Fair Board President Howard Bradley. lees is well qualified for this important fair board assignment. And, when Fair Board President Howard Bradley and Mrs. Yellowlees visited The Statesman this week, they reminded us that the "next.edition of the annual Orono Fair will be September September 4 to 7. 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