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1 « 'i'iil- Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, August 5, 1987 Rotarians Learn About Equestrian Events Midgets End Marathon Swimmer to Arrive in Bowmanville on August 23rd Following the appointment of a member of the Newcastle Community Services Advisory Board (NCSAB) to the new arena project team it seems appropriate at this time to detail again the history and mandate of the advisory board. The NCSAB was instituted by the Council of the Town of Newcastle in May 1984 on the recommendation of MacLaren Plan-Search to assist in the communication, planning and co-ordination of the Town of Newcastle Cultural and Recreation Masterplan. MacLaren Plan- search were the consultants hired by the Town of New castle to determine the existing existing facilities and services and to further determine the future needs and requirements requirements of the town in all aspects of culture and recreation. The NCSAB acts as a liaison between the self-organised activity groups, the various town boards and Community Services Dept. The board is also actively trying to identify residents' needs and interests in culture and recreation programs, both by encouraging encouraging suggestions from residents in their local area and by working with community groups. Should any resident or Something To Think About GARY CONWAY - Funeral Director THE VISITATION OR WAKE When you have a "visitation" or "wake", or what some refer to as "calling hours", you permit permit family and friends to express express their feelings about the deceased. This sharing experience can be important to you in your grief. When you are by yourself, you are alone with your grief. When you are with others, you will find comfort comfort and enlightenment. You and others should be able to express your own emotions. At the same time, it is helpful for you to hear what the life of the deceased has meant to others, some of whom. you may not even know. The visitation in the presence of the viewable body provides a proper setting and climate for these expressions. There are some people who suggest other approaches or even elimination of this custom. However, nothing has proven to many to be as meaningful. In fact, some alternatives are totally locking in those elements elements which experience and research have shown to be helpful to normal recovery from the loss a death creates. MORRIS FUNERAL CHAPEL 4 Division St., Bowmanville Tel. 623-5480 Serving Durham Region Since 1881 group have suggestions or comments on the present or planned cultural and recreational recreational facilities or services, the following is a listing of the board members and the wards they represent to contact. Ward 1 - Chairman - Milt Dakin - 623-2895; Cameron Miller 579-8430; Noel Rivers 579-8430; Arlene Yeo 263-2546. Ward 2 - Vice Chairman - Brian Ferguson 623-1429; Randy MacGillivray 623-3903; Ian Maciver 623-5538; Bert Watson 623-3706. Ward 3 - Helen MacDonald 983-9667; Bert Reid 983-5348; Bill Tomlinson 983-9642; Margaret Hill 987-4523. Obituary MARY JANE MORRIS 111 three months, Mary Jane Morris, aged 96, died in Memorial Hospital, Bowmanville, Saturday, July 25, 1987. Daughter of Edward and Polly Morton, she was born in Clarke Township, and was educated at Sixth Line Public School. She was married in 1912 to the late Milton John Stapleton, and in 1934 to the late John Hooey Morris. A resident of Clarke and Darlington Townships, she was a member of St. Saviour's Anglican Church, Orono, the iOrono L.O.Li Lodge, the Orono Horticultural Society and the Orono Senior Citizens. For 35 years she was the organist at St. Saviour's. Surviving are her son Charles Edward Stapleton, six grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, four great great grandchildren. She was predeceased by sons John Maxwell Stapleton and Everett George Stapleton. Funeral services were conducted conducted by the Reverend A. Langley on Monday at the Morris Funeral Chapel, Bowmanville. Pallbearers were grandsons and great grandsons Walter, Douglas, William, Tim, Brad and Howard Stapleton. Interment Orono Cemetery. PUBLIC NOTICE Bowmanville Audio-Vision will close Wednesday, Aug. 12th / to prepare for our SUPER SALE Thurs., Fri., Sat., Aug. 13 - 14- 15 Televisions - VCRs - Ghetto Blasters and Car Stereos BOWMANVILLE AUDIO-VISION 20 King St. W. Telephone 623-2312 In equestrian circles, the Three-Day-Event is a popular competition because it features dressage, a cross-country course and stadium jumping. Fred Beauc- age, of CFRB Farm, north of Orono, was the special guest at last week's meeting of the Bowmanville Rotary Club. With the help of a videotape, he explained the basics of this competition and also answered questions from the Rotarians present. The Bowmanville Rotary Club will sponsor an abbreviated version of the three-day-event competition on Sunday, August 30. This competition is called the Bowmanville Rotary Horse Trials and it will take place at the CFRB farm, with Mr. Beaucage serving as organizer. Participants will be competing at the starter and training levels. Mr. Beaucage (left) is shown here as Rotary Club President Harvey Partner welcomes him to the club. History of Advisory Board Regular Season The Midget Orioles ended their regular season play on a winning note, by defeating defeating Little Britain in their home park. This was a comeback victory as the Bowmanville team had been down by 5 runs early in the game, however, behind behind excellent relief pitching by Chris Hall, and some timely hitting, the-Orioles were able to come back and win by a score of 11 to 8. Now that the heat spell appears appears to be over, the coys of summer are back on track and look to be in good shape for the forthcoming play- downs. Although all results of the league are not in, it appears at this time that the team will be heading to Belleville in one week's time to take part in the league tournament. The top five teams plus Belleville will be competing in this tournament. The team's record is 12 wins, 7 losses plus two games that other teams, Belleville and Thornhill would not come in and play. The latter because because of distance to travel and the fact that Bowmanville Bowmanville has no lights to allow an evening game to be completed. completed. The Orioles, are also at this time waiting for arrangements arrangements to be made to start their Ontario playdowns. We are classed as a "B" centre centre this year, one classification classification above last year's ranking. ranking. This means a playoff with Port Hope, and although although we did not fare too well in previous games with Port Hope, the team is confident confident that they can overcome overcome this excellent team and be able to proceed to the All Ontario finals to be held this year in Essex, Ontario. time she swims into Toronto, Toronto, Jocelyn will have made a minimum of a million million and a quarter swim strokes with an average of 72 strokes per minute. The youngest of six children, children, Jocelyn has been acquainted acquainted with the water since a very young age. Not a stranger to swimming for a good cause, Jocelyn undertook undertook a treacherous long distance swim in Vancouver's Vancouver's Pacific waters to raise money for cystic fibrosis fibrosis last summer. She covered • the 16- kilometres from the Canada Pavilion to Expo 86's False Creek in three and a half hours. While Jocelyn has never considered Olympic competition, competition, that isn't because she couldn't do very well. It's simply that she doesn't think she could be a world class marathoner and an Olympic short-distance swimmer at the same time. Jocelyn is certainly proving proving that a world class marathoner is what she is meant to be, as she strives to not only raise money for the fight against MS, but raise public awareness of the disease. "MS is the most common disease of the central nervous nervous system affecting young adults in Canada," according according to a fact sheet from the MS Society of Canada. The disease process interrupts interrupts the natural flow of nerve impulses, causing vision vision problems, numbness, loss of balance, extreme fatigue, tremors and paralysis. Much of the MS research is based on an idea that the disease is most likely the result result of an overly active immune immune system. In recent months, advances in research research make the development development of specific treatments for MS a very real possibility, possibility, says the MS fact sheet In 1985-86, the MS Society of Canada had a total income income of $8.5 million, much of that from public donations, donations, special fund-raising events and bequests. A Jocelyn Muir hopes to make that amount even higher for this year. Pledges for the "Jocelyn Swims for MS--60 days Around The Lake" swim may be phoned into the MS toll free hotline at 1-800-268-7582. Pledge's will also be accepted cjt local branches of the Canadian Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Commerce. Jocelyn Muir will be swimming into Port Darlington, Bowmanville, on August 23, as one stop of many on her 700 nautical mile swim to raise money for the fight against Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The 60 day swim is taking Jocelyn around the perimeter of Lake Ontario, in her efforts to raise public awareness and support for the fight for a cure for the disease. Along the way, Jocelyn hopes to set four records for the Guinness Book of World Records. This is her second such fund-rasing swim, after a long distance swim in Vancouver's Pacific waters to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis research. Jocelyn Muir's 700 nauti- swim set off from Toronto's Harbourfront, on July 1, to cal mile, 60 day swim around Lake Ontario will make a stop at Port Darlington Darlington Harbour, Bowmanville, Bowmanville, on the afternoon of August 23. The record breaking Agricultural News By JoelBagg, Farm Management Specialist F.C.C. Interest Rates Rise: Interest rates charged by Farm Credit Corporation (FCC) on new loans, approved after July 20, 1987, will increase. The interest rate charged for five-year fixed interest term loans is now 11.50 percent, compared with the earlier rate of 10 percent. Loans under the Shared Risk Mortgage Program has increased to 11.25 percent, up from 9.50 percent, while 10 year fixed term loans are now at 11.75 pércent, compared with the previous 10.75 percent. Loans with tenj& of 15 or more years are now at 12 percent, up from 11 percent. Sheep Shearing Clinics To develop the skills of shearers in the Province of Ontario, the Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency and the Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers are sponsoring a Shearing Clinic in the fall of 1987. There will be Clinics held for professional or semi- professional and novice shearers. The Clinics will be held in the Kemptville area. For further information contact: Francis Winger, Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency at 1-416-763-6503. O.C.A. Check-Off Made Non-Refundable Passage of an amendment to the Beef Cattle Marketing Act has made Ontario Cattlemen's Cattlemen's Association license fees (check-off) deducted from producer statements non- ref undable. This will give the O.C.A. the ability to sustain the national beef advertising program, along with the provincial market information information program, promotion and research programs, and other Association activities. Forage Crop Testing Program Ever wonder about the quality of your hay? This year, a new summer program has been implemented by O.M.A.F. The Forage Crop Testing Program is available to assist farmers in taking forage samples for analysis. The., Crop Tester for East Central Ontario is Ruth Lyons. She will visit your farm and take theserjwmples for you. Samples are sent to Agri- Food-Laboratories in Guelph. Analysis cost $23 per sample, but the sampling and courier service is free of charge. Red Meat Program participants have already received two free forage vouchers worth $46, entitling them to two tests, Nutrient analysis is essential essential in ration formulations. O.M.A.F. also provides a'free ration formulation service to dairy, beef and sheep producers. producers. For more information, contact the OMAF office in Bowmanville. MIDWAY MIDWAY MIDWAY MIDWAY MIDWAY. X ESEHÏL . " " ' : 1 -- MIDWAY MOTORS 1300 DundasSt. E„ Whitby 668-6828 DURHAM REGION'S No. 1 IMPORT TRUCK DÉÀLÉA. |j MIDWAY MIDWAY MIDWAY MIDWAY MIDWAY SUPER SPECIAL Expert Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Living Room, Dining Room, Hall, Couch and Chair $79.95 A.D. CLEANERS 67'Zt King St. E.. Bowmanville 623-5600 After 6 p.m. 786-2384 Fully Bonded raise money for the fight to find a cure for Multiple Sclerosis (MS). If the name of the marathon swimmer sounds familiar, it could be because because she is the youngest women to ever cross Lake Ontario, as she undertook the feat at the age of 15 in 1981. Jocelyn, who is now 21 years old, hopes to set several several more records before lier swim is completed with her arrival at Ontario Place, August 29. If all goes as planned, the University of Toronto psychology student's name will appear in the Guiness Book of World Records as the first person to swim the perimeter of the lake, longest swim over-all, first and, youngest person to swim the Erie Canal and the most money raised for a charity by a single person during a swimming event. Jocelyn is swimming an average of 10 to 15 miles a day, which is taking five to seven hours daily, depending depending on wind, water currents, etc. Her schedule calls for six straight days of swimming, with the seventh day off. Jocelyn spends much of her out-of-water time touring the stop areas talking about MS and doing what the whole swim is all about-- raising money. According to press releases releases from the MS Ontario Division offices in Toronto, the public response has been encouraging. Jocelyn has been visited in the water by Dr. Marilyn Kor- zekwa, who in 1984 was the first Canadian to swim Lake Ontario from north to south. 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