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J BCIM.NVILLE LISPMY 62 TEMPERANCE ST. EOHMANVILLEf ONTARIO L1CI4S ÏOk'LIE 680731 b>-- . „ Work could begin on the new uuw-- manville arena as early as next week. The official ground-breaking ceremonies ceremonies are now being planned, and bulldozers "are prepared to move immediately" immediately" to begin clearing topsoil in anticipation of a completion date of October 15,1988, according to Ben Sproule, a consultant with the new arena project. A report that was brought before the general purpose and administra tion meeting on Monday, November 16, recommending that Gerr Construction Construction Limited, Bowmanville, be awarded the $4,448,700 contract for the arena/community centre facility was given unanimous support from town councillors. A motion to adopt the by-law gives official council approval to the recommendations. recommendations. This means that rather than waiting for next week's council meeting, the project is set to go. "These have been trying times for staff," said Joe Caruana the town's acting director of community services. services. He was describing the continued continued attempts to bring the project in on budget. The arena is still $319,700 over the construction budget, but both Mr, Caruana, and the town's consultant on the project agree that the extra money will ensure a first-class facility. facility. With the inclusion of the land pur Santa's Helpers Ready for Big Guy's Visit Saturday Santa's eight reindeer were in town for a clean-up prior to the Santa Claus Parade on November 21. They landed in at the Public Works building in Bowmanville on Friday, November 13. Sharon Smith, the parade committee's treasurer is seen giving Vixen's coat a good rub down as he prepares to escort Santa Claus through the streets on Saturday. He and his fellow reindeer reindeer say they are looking forward to the parade and hope to see everyone out on the parade route, come rain or come shine. To Santa: Mommy says that I have to write my letter this week because some nice person is going to pick up everybody's Santa letters during your parade through Bowmanville Saturday morning. Mommy says that there will be 17 floats and at least 11 bands in the parade. There are a lot of other big people and boys and girls in the parade, too. I really like the clowns, especially the ones on the bicycles. And the horses with their riders all dressed up are my favorites, too. Last year, I really liked the soldiers with the old- fashioned guns that made such a loud noise. The big fire engines were re- The Town of Newcastle may soon be hiring a consultant to put together the hamlet plans for Orono and Hampton. "It is imperative that we no longer - stall on them and get them up here," said Councillor Diane Hamre, before introducing the motion at the general purpose and administration meeting on Monday, November 16. According to Councillor Hamre, ally neat. I hope they're on parade again this year. That's a lot of people to look after, Santa. Do you ever get tired of your job? , . I even bought a button earlier this week with your picture on it. I didn't get a Lucky Button though. That's one where somebody makes a mistake in the printing and I get to turn it into the Royal Bank the Monday after the parade for a prize. I tried to make my Christmas list really short this year, just in case you get stuck for ideas. Last year I asked you for a baby brother, a barbie doll and a computer. computer. You came through with the barbie doll, but you need to work on she has asked for the plans for the past seven years and can't understand understand what the delay is all about. Councillor Marie Hubbard claimed that the town staff just don't have the time to deal with the issue, and agreed agreed with the hiring of an independent independent consultant. Councillors heard on Monday of at least one plan that is being held up at the regional level because no hamlet hamlet plan for Orono is in place. the other two things. Mommy says you can't help with the baby brother. Is that true, Santa? I thought you could bring me anything •, I wanted, f V .( • .) This Christmas, I would like: a pair of jeans, a talking cabbage patch doll, a new pair of skates, a Rainbow Bright puzzle, a fire truck, a train set, a paint-by-numbers, a walkman and a camera. If you have an extra one I would also like a Teddy Ruxpin. Mommy told me to ask for stuff that I really want and I did. So, I hope you can help me out. I know there are lots of kids who don't get anything for Christmas, so ifyou can give them lots of things too that would be good. Well, Santa, I have to go now. It's been fun writing to you. I will understand understand ifyou cannot write back. Please say hello to all the reindeer for me. I hope you don't get lost on the way to my house. I will try to remember to put out lots of cookies for you on Christmas Eve. I hope you enjoy the parade. I'll make sure that I wave really high when you go by. You do remember what I look like, don't you Santa? From: A friend P.S. Thanks for coming through with the arena. Maybe next year, you can come skating with us. Consultant to Plan Hamlets LUCKY BUTTONS--Several of the Santa Claus parade buttons now on sale are lucky ones that will win prizes. The key is that there are misprints on the lucky buttons' wording. Should you be fortunate enough to receive one of these special buttons, it should be turned in to the Royal Bank branch for a prize, starting Nov. 23rd. May we remind you that the big parade starts at 10:30 this Saturday morning. Should you still want to see dear old Santa, he'll be in another parade starting at 1:30 in Cobourg. Surely, it wouldn't dare rain on our parade aller all the fine weather we've had recently. WIN SOME LOSE SOME -- Recently, we've received a number of letters thanking us for assisting various organizations with their projects. Maybe those letters have made us a bit cocky and we've relaxed our vigilance vigilance a little, which is dangerous. This week, we were brought back to earth by a letter quite critical of our operation. It will get into our papers this week or next. Those kind certainly let you know you're not perfect. While we are at it, we would like to apologize to our Blackstock and Nestleton correspondents and any others whose news budgets have been omitted or held over. At the moment, we are cxperienceing an extreme shortage of trained typesetters. And to make matters worse, schools and hockey teams arc submitting a multitude of stories each week. We're happy to have them but have only so much space to fill. WATCH IT -- As the Yuletidc season's parties get' under way, the OPP has stepped up its spot checks in a concentrated effort to keep more people alive for Christinas. Coffee may bring on stress if consumed in large quantities, but won't, get drivers into as much trouble as a bottle or two of beer or a couple of shots of liquor. If you like to gamble, right now is not the time, the odds of not being stopped and charged arc not too good. It's RIDE time until alter the new year. MORE POLITICS -- Next Monday, the founding meeting meeting of the Liberal Party of Canada for the new Electoral Electoral District of Durham will be held at the Rail- roadhouse Motor Hotel, Scugog St., Port Perry at 8 p.m. Anyone who would be interested in being on the executive of this organization should attend the meeting meeting and take out a membership. Actually, you should have joined up by Nov. 16th to qualify. But, an opening may show up later and have to be filled. It looks now as though there won't be an election in the immediate future so there's no urgency. But the field is wide open following the announcement by M.P. Hon. Allan Lawrence that he won't be seeking re-election. LONG WALK - With Bowmanville Arena temporarily shut down, a couple of Goodyear Jr. C Eagle supporters thought they'd find out how far the Darlington Sports Centre at Hampton was from Bowmanville. So, they started to walk and were still heading north several hours later before they arrived at the rink. Next time they probably will go by car, that's a fair hike. Hope they didn't miss much of the game, it was a good one. We hear the chiller has arrived at Bowmanville so it should be back in business shortly, if nothing else develops. CHARTER NIGHT -- No doubt all the members of the Bowmanville Toastmasters Club are working hard preparing for the club's Charter Night at the Lions Centre next Tuesday, Dec. 1st, starting at 6:30 with dinner at 7. It should be quite an enjoyable evening. PAPER DRIVE -- A week from this Saturday, Bowmanville Bowmanville Boy Scouts will bo holding their paper drive in town and would like to have all the bundles at the curb by 8:30 a.m. That's Nov. 28th. For special pickup please call 623-5680. chase, water servicing, septic tank, hydro and the designs, the total bill for the facility will be $5,393,200. After the first tenders for the project project came in approximately $800,000 over budget, the consultants and town staff went back to the drawing board to discuss ways to bring the costs of the arena down. They investigated investigated many different options dealing with deletions of various features of the project. In his report to council, Mr. Caruana stressed that "in an attempt to meet the budget of $5,073,500 the integrity of the basic structure would be jeopardized." "More specifically, aspects of the building components and structure have been downgraded, altered or deleted completely to a point where the municipality would not have received received true value for its dollar," the report continued. Some proposed deletions would lessen the life expectancy of the building and increase the opera tional costs, according Caruana. Mr. Sproule, of Phillips Barrait Kaiser, and the initial presenter of the report to councillors this week, said that the "additional amount of funds ($319,700) would cover the best value for the money." Deletions to the project that still remain are: no outdoor ice surface; the removal of five light standards from the parking lot; the reduction of 470 parking spaces to 350 paved spots; the optimal walls in the community centre (though they can be added at a later date); and the fireplace. Construction and building features that will remain are: tempered glass around the rink; a cross over walkway to the Zamboni room; the additional bay of the multi-purpose room; skaters' skaters' flooring in the change room, and several construction items for appearances appearances and cost-efficiency. One major expense that was avoided avoided was the construction of a $130,000 water booster station to pro vide adequate tire protection. A prepackaged prepackaged system, valued at approximately approximately $30,000 and with a lifetime of 15-20 years will be purchased instead. instead. At such times as a booster station station is built to accommodate development development in the area, the arena can be hooked up to the system. Unanimous town council support has been a long time coming. One of the main hold-outs was Newcastle Mayor John Winters. While he claims to have always been in support of the new arena, the financial commitments commitments of the project have been a concern. concern. "I still think it is an expenditure that is going to cause some difficulties," difficulties," he said. "But if it is endorsed by council, it is important that I support the project, project, especially with respect to the fund raising," he added. With the additional costs, the fund raising team has committed itself to raise $1.1 million. Racing Yacht May Participate in Canada Cup Wiggers Custom Yachts, of Bowmanville, has rolled out yet another sleek racing machine, This one, which is named "Steadfast III", has been built for competition in the Canada Cup preliminaries this summer and may possibly represent Canada in that race. Steadfast III has a crew of 10 and is 40 feet in length, with a 90 foot mast. She was scheduled to be launched at the Whitby harbour last week and after a few preliminary trips, the craft will be returned to Bowmanville for finishing touches. After that, she'll travel to warmer climes for testing this winter. The boat was designed by Bruce Farr and Associates, of New Zealand. Shown above, as Stcad- d'ast III leaves the factory are (from left): Councillor and Deputy Mayor Ann Cowman, Andy Wiggers, and Scott Collinson, project manager for Steadfast 111. 40g Per Copy issue 46 BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, Wednesday, November 18, 1987 133rd Year Arena Fundraisers Increase Objective To $1.1 Million The fund raising team for the new Bowmanville arena project has increased increased its goal from $750,000 to $1.1 million. The additional costs have arisen after unanimous council support was given to a construction budget that is $319,700 over the original figure. The total cost of the arena project is $5,393,200. That figure includes: the cost of land, water servicing, hydro, septic tank and designs. The increase in the objective will put a tighter schedule on the fund raising committee, but organizers are confident that the town will be able to raise the funds. George Barker, a fund raising consultant, consultant, told councillors that a united front from them would help the project project immensely. "We need the group around this tajjle supporting the project and wi 11- i/lti to stand up and be counted tle- rçind the project," he told councillors at the general purpose and administration administration committee meeting on Monday, Monday, November 16. While not all councillors agree with Mr. Barker's suggestion that they each donate $10,000, they eventually gave unanimous support to the arena project. Mr. Barker warned councillors that there may be people with concerns about the increase in the fund raising target. "Some people who may have been willing to support the original project (when the fund raising goal was $750,000) may have questions now," he said. "The money is in the community but we need to build up enthusiasm and desire," he added. A1 Strike, another member of the fund raising committee, told councillors councillors that the extra costs would ensure that the building was. first rate. "If the people aren't going to be proud (of the building) then it's going to be difficult to raise funds," he said. The St. Paul's Players' last performance of the show "Just for Laffs" was a roaring success. Pictured above is Marilyn Schamcrhorn as'she awaits the nasty vil'yun in one of the many hilarious skits. This year is the 12th anniversary of the show and many in the audience were heard to say "It doesn't get older, it only gets better." The show was produced and directed by Ollie Harding and featured plenty of singing, acting and of course, plenty of laughter. Another Hit for St. Paul's Players