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al)c (Tarin inan Blulcamun Recent Presentations to Legion Branch 178 Total $10,000 SECTION TWO WEDNESDAY. JUNE 24. 1987 Young Bowman ville Dancer Succeeds in Many Disciplines Heather Douglas, a grade five French Immersion student at Ontario Street Public School, gave several wonderful performances of various types of highland highland dancing at the meeting of the Northumberland and Newcastle Women Teachers' Association on June 3. Heather, pictured above in an aboyne dress, began taking ballet at the age of three and became interested in highland dancing after a trip to Scotland five years ago. The very talented young lady recently placed second in the Eastern Canadian Highland Championships.; by Carolyn Hepburn What do highland dancing, dancing, piano lessons, French Immersion, and plenty of self-discipline for practising practising have in common? The answer is: ten-year- old Heather Douglas! Heather, a grade five French Immersion student at Ontario Street Public School, is already an accomplished accomplished highland dancer and if she keeps it up the Douglases may have to add an addition to the house to hold all the trophies and medals Heather has won since her dancing debut five years ago. While on a trip to Scotland, Scotland, Heather saw her first glimpse of highland dancing dancing and decided it was something she wanted to try. She has turned that effort effort into many awards, the most recent being second runner up in the Great Lakes Highland Dance competition. competition. Yet, being a winner isn't all the glory of applause and medals. Heather practises practises her dancing every day and takes weekly lessons. She also squeezes in daily piano practice and more weekly piano lessons. While enjoying all the 15 dances she has learned, Heather's favourite is the Horn Pipe because of the movements involved. Heather's hard work has rubbed off on her two siblings, siblings, Heidi and Jamie. Seven-year-old Heidi is also a French Immersion student at Ontario Street. She says that she started dancing after seeing Heather perform. While her portfolio of dances is slightly smaller than Heather's, she is no less enthusiastic enthusiastic and talented. Heidi's favourite dance is the Flora MacDonald. It won't be long before Heather shares the mantle with trophies won by both her siblings. Jamie, 9, also in French Immersion at Ontario Street, is interested in the bagpipes, and awaits the arrival of his own set of pipes. The travelling for competitions competitions has taken the Douglas family to Montreal and the United States. While noting that there are competitions almost every weekend during the summer, summer, Mrs. Douglas says that they pick and choose which ones to attend. Heather has no plans to stop dancing anywhere in the near future. In some of the competitions she has attended attended she has seen adults perform the traditional dances. For now, though, she'll stick to practising, competing, and winning medals. Branch 178 ol the Royal Canadian Legion was pleased to receive a contribution contribution of $9,000 from the Ladies' Auxiliary fund-raising efforts last week. Here, Nyhl Sheehan, president of the Auxiliary, hands over the cheque to Walter Park, the branch president. A total of $1,000 raised through the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 178 Sports Fund was turned over to the president of the Branch last week. Handing over the cheque is Audrey Bate, the Sports Fund Chairman. Branch President Walter Park is accepting the donation on behalf of the Legion. $80 Budget Started Cyclist on Trip Through 16 Countries by Jeff Ilubbell Budget travel is a very popular pastime these days. Books abound on how to get through Europe on only $15 a day. But how about South, Central and North America on 62 cents a day? Walter Gallaztegui of Uruguay has done it. Mr. Gallaztegui, 24, left the Uruguayan pampas January January 31, 1986 with a one- speed bicycle carrying 150 pounds of equipment, and 80 dollars in his pocket. He's stretched that out over a year and 22,000 kilometres, and shows no signs of starving to death. A computer student and poet, Mr. Gallaztegui made the trip because he wanted "to gain fame through each country I visit." Mr. Gallaz tegui is also a recording artist, artist, and wants to become well-known. Hence the journey. The list of countries that he has been through on his itinerary is formidable. Uruguay, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, the United States and, finally, Canada have all been visited by the wiry cyclist. It hasn't always been an easy trip. Not counting 23 fiat tires, or having to haul 170 pounds of bike and cargo over the Andes mountains mountains and the Central American American highlands with only one speed, Mr. Gallaztegui has also had.to pass thvough- potentially dangerous areas. At the Nicaraguan border, border, the guards did not want to admit him because he was broke. At the Honduran border he was also given a lcss-than-fricndly reception, reception, crossing the border from the Sandanista state. Fortunately, strangers have been kind to him, feeding feeding him, giving him a place to spend the night. In exchange, exchange, he reads his poetry, and tells where he's been. While he was in Mexico, he recorded an album of his poems and songs, half in Spanish, half in English. In Toronto, he appeared on CITY-TV. Mr. Gallaztegui's final destination destination was Montreal, where he will end his trip . at the-Uruguayan consulate before going home. Truck Fleet Purchased for Durham Recycling Program Durham Regional Council Council has decided that recycling recycling is here to stay. At last week's council meeting, it was almost unanimously agreed that the region would purchase eight recycling trucks, at a total cost of nearly $500,000. The vehicles will pick up waste such as glass, paper and tin for recycling when the Durham Region increases increases its waste recovery efforts later in the year. The region is hoping to receive receive grants from the Ministry Ministry of the Environment, and the Ontario Multi-Material Recycling Inc., and there- Exchange Student Receives Sweater as Memento of Canada Solinke Schmidt, right, is taking home his hockey sweater as a souvenir ol his time spent in Canada. Soli like, who is a foreign exchange student from Germany, Germany, will soon be returning to his homeland and he asked to take the sweater with him. Pictured with Solinkc is Deluxe Taxi owner, Mrs. Bate, the sponsor of the team. The presentation to the exchange student student took place at the team's annual banquet, fore keep their net costs close to $160,000. In order to receive the grants, the region must own the trucks, as opposed to the Durham Recycling Centre buying them. If the region doesn't receive receive the grants then the trucks will be leased for five years, at an annual cost of approximately $119,000. In either case, council has approved the recommendation recommendation that an agreement be reached with the Durham Recycling Inc., to reimburse reimburse the region for the regional regional share of the costs. An attempt, by Councillor Doug Wilson, to introduce a motion to refer the issue back to committee to investigate investigate whether the Durham Recycling Inc. is self-suffi- cent, was strongly defeated. Newcastle Councillor Ann Cowman questioned what will happen to the trucks in the event that the they aren't totally paid off by Durham Recylcling Inc. "Can they earn money if they aren't totally paid off?" she asked. Councillor Cowman inquired inquired about other uses for the eight trucks. Bill Twelvetrees, Commissioner Commissioner of Works assured the council that "in the event that Durham Recyl- ing couldn't carry on, then someone else would." "Recycling is fyere to stay," he added. As far as Uxbridge Mayor Gerri Lynn O'Connor is con- Hydro Starts Lennox Units Ontario Hydro's Board of Directors has decided to start two units at the oil-fired Lennox Generating Station, near Kingston, Arvo Niitenberg, Hydro's Executive Vice-President, Operations, said today. The two 550-megawatt units are scheduled to be available for service by December 1. Niitenberg said restarting units 1 and 2 provides insurance to customers east of Burlington in the event of severe winter weather conditions, "Because the Lennox units are connected to the lower 230,000 volt transmission lines, they provide extra secruitv for our customers", Niitenberg said, cerned, the region shouldn't be paying anything anything toward the recycling efforts. "I don't think we should be upfronting any of the cost," she told council last week. Councillor O'Connor was concerned with leaving the impression that "we could be writing a blank cheque". Regional planning chairperson, chairperson, Councillor Marie Hubbard, raised the issue of insurance and who will pay for it. Finance committee committee chairman, James Witty, explained that the insurance insurance costs would be charged back to Durham Recycling. It's a long way from the pampas for Uruguayan cyclist Walter Gallaztegui -- 22,000 km in fact -- when we caught up with him a little east of Bowmanville. The 24-year-old computer student and poet began his trip January 31,1986 and will finish this week in Montreal. rz Solina Day Activities Offered Fun for the Whole Family Ride 'em cowboy! Four-year-old Brent McGill went for a quick trot around the ring on Prince the pony, as part of the many activities at Solina Day, June 13. Prince, who is owned by Councillor Arnot Wottcn, saw plenty of action as many children lined up for a ride. Other activities during the sunny day included included horseshoes, bingo, and the over-popular dunk tank.