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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, May 14,1986 Poor Turnout for Burlington Teen Tour Band Council Asked to Reconsider Decision Area Golfers Play for Crippled Children The Burlington Teen Tour Band paraded through Bowmanville on Saturday afternoon to help promote the Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal Banquet. The above photo shows just one segment of the famous 256-member ensemble which has toured widely in both Canada, the U.S., and overseas. While the band provided an excellent show, the Salvation Army Dinner in Darlington Sports Centre fell short of its objective. To help keep this year's Red Shield Appeal afloat, a special swim-a-thon has been slated for May 31, with many celebrity guests participating. Look for more details next week. Councillors Question Collecting School Tax From Page 1 Newcastle's town council was asked Monday to reconsider reconsider its decision on the rezoning rezoning of land in Courtice for a group home. Council agreed to rezone the site for a three-year period. But the time limit was not entirely satisfactory satisfactory for Leonora Nicholls, the owner of the land in question. "After three years, what happens to my investment?" investment?" she asked at the Monday council session. Although Although the group home is a non-profit venture and Mrs. Nicholls would receive only wages from the project, she noted that a large amount of money is needed to start the group home. She added that any staff she had hired would have to find another job and residents residents would have to find a new home if the rezoning were to be revoked in three years time. She noted that the 10.19 acre site would be for six high-fimctioning young adults. The land in question is on the Bloor St. extension. extension. "They will be supervised supervised 24 hours per day," added Mrs. Nicholls. Mrs. Nicholls told said, through her comments to council, that if her neighbours neighbours had reservations over the group home proposal, she would like them to contact contact her so that they could receive further information. information. Town council proceeded Monday to approve of the by-law which grants the group home a three-year rezoning. rezoning. The time limit was approved at an earlier council meeting as a compromise compromise when elected officials officials could neither fully approve approve or reject the plan. going to throw us in jail and throw away the key." Councillor Marie Hubbard stated that the town's approval of the mill rate only ratifies the actions of a duly elected board. Administrator Dave Johnston pointed out that the municipality has a statutory responsibility to take action. action. After considerable discussions, Newcastle council agreed to approve a 1986 mill rate which averages 12.5 per cent. It is composed of the tax increases increases levied by the various local government authorities: Those increases are as follows: Town of Newcastle - 3.5 per cent; Elementary Public School - 22.6 per cent; Secondary School - 10.7 per cent; Elementary Separate School - 7.0 per cent; Region of Durham -13.3 per cent. Committee F eels More Firefighters Not Needed A proposal which would have seen the hiring of two additional full-time firefighters for the Town of Newcastle Newcastle went down to defeat at a committee committee of council Monday, May 5th. Councillors voted against the recommendations recommendations contained in a confidential confidential report tabled by the fire chief this week. The subject of the report was the hiring of two more staff for the fire department. Councillor Diane Harare told committee committee members that other municipalities municipalities similar to the Town of Newcastle Newcastle have found themselves facing the need to hire one full-time crew to staff a fire hall during the daytime. This has arisen because of the diffi-' culty in getting volunteer firefighters able to serve during the day. The committee was told that the salary of a full-time firefighter would be approximately $27,500 per year. New Arena Site Selected From Page One Mayor Winters stated that this site would be available free of charge through negotiations with the developer developer of the property and he stated that it could proceed proceed immediately with few complications. He argued that the B.H.S. site is less desirable because because the arena would be less visible and more difficult difficult to reach by road. "What if we have traffic problems. problems. What do you do then and what will the costs be?" he asked. The Bowmanville High School site envisions a future future expansion of baseball diamond and other outdoor fields as well as the creation creation of a southern entrance Van Belle Floral Shoppes ... much more than a flower store! 4 STORES • Highway No. 2 • KlngSt. f;.,0ahawa • SlmcoeSI.N., Oohsws • King St. W., VAN BELLE* Bowmanville •Trademarks ol Van Belle Gardens Lld i to the arena from Highway Two. However, this land is currently in private ownership. ownership. Mayor Winters stated that future expansion would require require the acquision of prime residential land at premium prices. "What we have to do is make an intelligent, intelligent, business decision. Councillor Marie Hubbard Hubbard supported the Bowmanville Bowmanville High School site and said she did not favor negotiating with a developer developer for the Baseline Rd. property. "I feel that if we stayed with the high school site it would complement existing facilities," she observed. The councillor also pointed out that future development development at the school location location will lead to a Class A recreational facility in the future. Councillor Hal McKnight was also a supporter of the B.H.S. option. But he suggested additional road access may be needed from the north and the east. Councillor McKnight sees in the high school alternative alternative a benefit to Bowman- villc's business community. "It does support the downtown downtown business area in a very dramatic way," he said. In accepting a package of THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM HOLIDAY CLOSURE OF SANITARY LANDFILL SITE The DARLINGTON LANDFILL SITE will be closed on Monday, May 19,1986, for the Victoria Day Holiday. Normal operations will continue on Tuesday, May 20, 1986: W.A. TWELVETREES, P. ENG. COMMISSIONER OF WORKS recommendations on the arena project, town council has agreed to proceed at once with plans for the raising raising of $750,000 in contributions contributions from the general public. public. Arena users, and interested interested citizens will be invited invited to a future meeting where fund-raising programs programs can be discussed and a fund-raising committee can be launched. In addition, the town will apply immediately for Win- tario Grants to help cover the estimated $2.8 million cost. Furthermore, the town will commission engineers to prepare a report on the condition of the existing Bowmanville arena. The arena recommendations recommendations include construction of a 85 x 185 foot ice surface; surface; six dressing rooms, seating for between 1,000 and 1,500 spectators, concession concession booths, and other related facilities. One community group established established within the past month has already come forward to offer its support to the town's arena-building arena-building effort. The Newcastle Athletic Group (N.A.G) has offered its services to the town in establishing a fund-raising committee to achieve the targetted $750,000 goal. Iain Maciver, a member of the group, said this week that his organization is willing willing to do the "leg work" needed to assit town staff in any way that is required. Chief Administrative Officer Officer Dave Johnston said in his report to council on Monday that he anticipates the building would be ready for the 1987 hockey and skating season. "Iffund raisingis successful successful and in accordance with the requirements of Win- tario, construction could start towards the end of 1986 and continue through 1987 for an opening prior to the skating and hockey season season in the fall of 1987," said Mr. Johnston. What's Your Beef? by Catherine Denny Amendments introduced at Monday's Monday's meeting call for the tax information information brouchure to include a brief history history of the increases occurring over the past six years. This information shows that the town's share of the tax dollar has actually actually declined. In 1980 Newcastle took 29 cents of the total dollar and the board of education required 54 cents. Today, that ratio has risen to 60 cents for the board of education' and 22 cents for the Town of Newcastle. Newcastle. The Durham Region's share of the. tax levy has remained more or less static, at about 17 or 18 cents from the average tax dollar. Town council has also voted to include include the phone numbers of all elected officials including school board representatives on the 1986 tax information brochure. Those Darned Drive-Thru's Isn't modern technology great? I mean, years ago who would have dreamed that by 1986, society's idea of an evening out would be eating garbage food intheir cars. What a concept. You don't even have to move your body outside of the vehicle to have yourself an expensive expensive restaurant meal. No reservations reservations to make. No comfortable comfortable chairs that make you stay longer and spend more. • And how about the newfangled newfangled gadgets you have to yell at to get your food? It's always good for a laugh to hear how the voice on the other end is going to interpret interpret your message. If you say a "large coke" they might think you meant a "cheeseburger" or "nine McNuggets". But . , who cares? It's all the samé, And the idea of having tiny little packets 1 of ketchup and salt that keep you from over-garnishing your food is just fantastic for making interesting patterns patterns on the clothing. Biting the foil open is also pretty good for your teeth I hear. And lest we forget the fitness fitness aspect of the drive- thrus which always make certain the customer has to reach at least one foot beyond his means to pay for his dinner. The cashier windows windows are set so far in, you can't help but pull a muscle. Pets especially love the idea of dad driving while eating. Sometimes the relish relish or onions will fall on the upholstery and guess who gets to lick up the mess? Kids think it's a real treat too. Not only can they get away with throwing their food out the window (cause the grown-ups are too busy securing their cold drinks to keep and eye on them) but they can write things in ketchup on the back of the front seat and nobody will see it for weeks. Of course, there have been cases reported ofacci- dents occurring from people plunging to retrieve fallen Chicken McNuggets, but most are not fatal -- the hamburger in their hand usually softens the impact of the windshield going into the head. What will they think of next? RED SHIELD DINNER DISASTER The lack of local interest in last Saturday's Red Shield Appeal supper was appalling. Hardly one hundred people showed up at the "Free Roast Beef Dinner" organized by the Salvation Army's Captain Cuff and his dedicated sidekick Carson Elliott, held to raise funds for the Army's many good causes. Heaven knows the poor response wasn't due to a lack of publicity. Nor was it for want of imagination on the part of the organizers who put their brains and hearts together to come up with a new idea to make money for the age old charily. charily. It was just an embarrassing embarrassing example of the apathy shared by many of the townsfolk; townsfolk; or so say most of the people who did attend the dinner and phoned in to voice their "beefs" on the subject. One woman commented she couldn't believe that nobody came down to see the 250 member band march down main street, and many who were there didn't bother to fork out any money. A,lot didn't even stay to watch. She was even more disappointed disappointed to find that few people even showed up for the lovely dinner that night. There were beautifiilly decorated decorated tables with white cloths, and flowers, delicious delicious roast beef and turkey with all the trimmings, and hundreds of empty chairs., Of course, the left over food (and there was a lot of it) went to good use at a Toronto Toronto hostel service, but without the expected donations donations to pay for it the campaign campaign can only be described as a complete failure -- or as Carson Elliott would say, "It went Belly Up." In spite of the disastrous results the Red Shield Fund Raising Dinner can not discount the support of the many people who attempted attempted to help make the event a success: Jim Burke af the Flying Dutchman for feeding the canvassers who took part $ the Blitz; Ruth Beaucage at Strathaven for feeding the Red Coats (special thanks to Bill Roche and collègues); Liberty Liberty ) Pentecostal, SL Joseph's, Hampton United Churches, and Jimmy Chow of King Garden for loaning tables and chairs. Tim's Rent-All supplied tables, chairs and signs, and Lewis Rent-All also loaned their signs. Dean Allin of Allin Cable Reel is to be credited for the labour and transportation. transportation. Peter Parrott and Don Bishop at the Canadian Statesman are also to be thanked for their support in the promotion of the dinner as well as Ralph Ormiston, Fred Kratrip, Albert Jim "Boots" Graham, Gerald Gibson, Chris Smith, Joey and Warren Bate, Robert Rubin, Scott Ilton, Jason Mothersill, Jackie Bentley, Alesha White, Steven Crawford, Crawford, Rob Smith and Victoria Victoria Klepae -- these kids did a labour of love by carting carting around tables and chairs. Everett Couvier of Newcastle Newcastle loaned the trailer. Thanks is extended to Fred Payne and Steve Parker of the Department of Recreation Recreation and Tourism;. Ron White, President of the Lions Club in Bowmanville; Charlie Trim, Goodyear Parade Marshall; and Fred Griffin, Executive Assistant to the Parade Marshall. If you have a favorite "beef' that you'd like to voice, please write or give me a call at 623-3303. I would love to hear from you. .vv >' ' C'-•< -"'V 5 ' . Area golfers will be swinging to help crippled children this month as local clubs prepare for Golf Week for Timmy. Participants may enter the Timmy tournament by paying $10 and recording their score for 18 holes. At the end of the tournament, the low net winners will be selected to compete at the provincial, level. Police officer Mike Marks was on hand this week to explain the tourna-- ment to Bowmanville Golf Course manager David Lee. For more information* ■ about the Timmy tournament, see the details in this week's Sportalk column. ■< Little Lions Entertain Zoo Visitors >" dmft C *of^CIBC°is credited With a playful nip on the back, Tabatha succeeds with the donation of the two in annoying her sister Endora. The two little lion Brinks trucks.. cubs arrived at the Bowmanville Zoo last week where they have been delighting audiences of all ages. 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