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r The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville. March 9, 1988 7 Manvers Novices Wins Divisional Playoffs ■BE 'ontypoolNew W lÉÉf % ■ m v bv N Aiken - * 1 Happy Birthday to all ^you especially young folk s who only get a chance to celebrate celebrate on your actual birthrate birthrate every fourth year. H. One such special person is 'Tny niece-in-law, Rosemary ,'McGilvray, Margaret Kil- i'leen's daughter. > Manvers Novice 'A' team, Sponsored by Janetville IGA -©eat Millbrook three games Straight to win their division Jin OMHA playoffs. Congratulations. Congratulations. Good luck, a rest Sind final playoff against the K nner of the north division. Marion and Herman 2fVebb will be moving later $his year to Lindsay to enjoy jan easier retirement. We wish them the very best. He lias been one of our valued yural neighbours for. some cime. ? To pick up on the last par- 5agraph of my February 24th 'column, my mother died in -the Toronoto General Hospital Hospital early Thursday afternoon, afternoon, February 18th. % To make a long story jshort, we did not see Mother until after her death, but my îlast glimpse of her satisfied 1 me that she was at peace, released released from her crippled ;body. We were able to make • use of the telephone in her 'room and to stay in a guest •room right there at the Rotary Rotary Laughlen Centre to make final plans and decisions. decisions. The memorial service was held in the auditorium at the Centre, open to resi- -■ dents and staff of the home. ;'as well as other friends and r-relatives. This was on Sunday, Sunday, February 21st. There , were four floral tributes and 'the staff catered to refresh- jnents once the formal pro- -'ceedings of the afternoon 3 were over. Dr. Wilbur Ho- jjward of Metropolitan i. Church, and a long time ^friend, my first cousin, Reis Reis verend Leslie Edmonds, and [i I took part in the formal fu- - neral and committal service, iand then we had the pleasure pleasure of visiting personally 5 with many people, sharing ippv memories. 2 All this, of course, means |< the end of another era in all Sour lives, but we have mem- T ories and can feel that love 5 which comes from faith in 2 the Lord, and feel that He I will guide our steps just as he adid for my late mother. The Pontypool Church ^Volunteers held a small 8 meeting on February:22nd. i! in the church. Some women Shave called to say they i, would hélp us at our ban- J quets. There is one banquet 1 on April 9th, the Spring Sup- Jper, May 13th and another «banquet on June 11th. We need lots of volunteers for these meals. If you have not already called us, please do so now to Marie Finney at 277-2327 or Elaine Grabco at 277-2162 to let us know that you will help. We will appreciate appreciate any kind of help you cangive at these busy times. The PCV's are conducting a raffle on a homemade quilt to be awarded at the annual Craft Sale and Show at the Manvers Arena. At the Keenager's meeting meeting on Thursday, February 25th, there were seven tables of euchre. High lady was Dorothy Dewar, second high lady, Eileen MacMillan; High man was John MacMillan MacMillan and second high man was Charles Ingram. Winner take all draws were won by Allan Earle and Glen Bradley. Bradley. Next meeting, March 10th. It was a great personal comfort to share with the St. Thomas More Parish their third film night at Grandview Grandview School on Friday, February February 26th. The emphasis of this film was the value of family tradition and ritual. This is the cement that holds a family together, or in its absence leads to its eventual downfall. Ballyduff Church services services are Sundays at 1:30 p.m. There is a supply every other other Sunday ana the opposite sevices are being taken by Dave Faulkner of Bethany, who is also leading a Bible Study at the home of Winnie Strong. Leading worship in both Pontypool and Bethany churches on Sunday, February February 28th was Reverend Walter Walter Murray. Your reporter and her husband shared lunch with the Bethany Church members at which we were made wélcome. After lunch, everyone who stayed introduced themselves,what they did in the church and community and why. Reverend Murray explained the way that Mission Mission and Service funds were divided. Some things were explained in formal worship • and after lunch, with stories. . Good use was made of the magazine "Stewardship '87". Also, on the sam| day, there was a surprise birthday birthday celebration at Marney Lyon's home in Oshawa for Bruce Fisk, who had his eightieth birthday on March 1st. Many happy -returns, Bruce J' > t Marie Finney was the high bowler on February 22nd, witha high single of 232 and a high double of 415. The ladies gave me a lovely silk flower arrangement as a remembrance to my mother, which of course was very much appreciated. The bowling banquet will be held in Lindsay. March has been designated designated as Red Cross month. All their canvass has been done Ask Pat... "Is it true that MANNINGTON Never Wax JT88 wear layer resists resists deterioration up to 10 times longer than comparably comparably priced urethane no wax floors?" The answer it at... $$72/CX'SOA' FLOOR COVtmOS LTD. Hwy. 2,1 mû* West of Cobourp 372-3331 CORRECTION In the A & P Flyers being distributed distributed by household mail for the week of March 7 to March 12,1988 the following item was incorrectly advertised advertised RETRACTION Page 2 pictures NABOB decaffeinated coffee at $2.89 this should read decaffeinated decaffeinated only $4.49. Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. 03B by mail his year instead of door-to-door. Please respond to this worthy cause from which we all benefit in one way or another. Receipts will be issued for donations of $5 or more for income tax purposes. Thank you for caring. caring. A couple of items from the council minutes of the February 2nd meeting. Two delegates from the Millbrook and District Community Care Program being Marjorie Marjorie Clarke and Dolores Joslin attended council meeting to discuss and explain their program for the aged and disabled. One of the reasons that this group has come into the Bethany, Pontypool area is that it has been requested by the Peterborough County Association that there are many residents in our area who are not presently being covered by their department. The services offered by the Community Care Organization Organization are meals on wheels, friendly visiting, home maintenance, maintenance, transportation, and wheels to meals. It is hoped by this organization that anyone who knows of someone someone who could use their service service should contact them immediately. immediately. A presentation was made by Dave Foster on behalf of the Pontypool Park Board. Mr. Foster explained to the Township that the Park Board proposal was to construct construct a new washroom facility facility and snack-bar and upgrade upgrade the playground equipment for the park. It was moved by Councillor Staples and seconded by Dean Joncas, that the Pontypool Pontypool Park project be approved approved and that application be made to the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation for a Capital Conservation Grant in the amount of $50,000.00. And further that the Township commit revenue revenue towards the project for a total of $25,000.00 being $10,000.00 from the park fund account the balance of $15,000.00 from 1988 recreation recreation budget. This motion was carried. Please continue to pray for our minister, Reverend Heathe Smith, as she is still on leave of absence for medical medical reasons. She would appreciate appreciate cards sent to her in care of the Nichols Wing of the Peterborough Civic Hospital. Hospital. "Most of God's troubles with laborers in His vineyard vineyard is absenteeism." Council Briefs Time to get out the Colored Colored pencils and thinking caps. The Newcastle Fire Department Department is again runningits annual poster contest. The contest is open to all grade five students, and is used as part of the department's school program aimed at increasing increasing fire safety awareness. awareness. The contest begins at the town level, where one boy and one girl will each receive a cash prize. From there, the posters are sent to the regional regional competition. A New.- castle Public School student won at the regional level last year. Plans call for the contest to begin immediately, with the judging to take place on March 30, at the Bowman- ville Fire Station. pub department will have a two- week vacation shutdown from Monday, July 25 to Monday, August 8. The yearly shutdown was initiated in 1981 as a way to I minimize the disruption in -, normal work activities caused by vacations. At the time of shutdown minimal staff will be available to provide provide essential services. Currently, there are 35 outside workers in the public works department with a total total vacation allotment in excess excess of 600 days, according to a recent works department department report. Newcastle councillors will be getting a first hand look at the roads in our municipality- municipality- Every year, a roads inspection inspection tour is arranged by tne public works department. department. This year the tour is tentatively scheduled for two days in April. All councillors are given a chance to list areas they may wish to view. The purpose of the tour is to give the councillors councillors a look at various areas of concern. Mark May your calendar. - , V S, ; ' ' - -, *** ' > ^ M 'v „ ! B Ontario Insmnt $0 i loltorY . £ - WIN UP TO $50,000 INSTANTLY » As a yearly practice, the town's public works department department arranges for the week' in order that residents can get rid of refuse not normally normally collected on garbage dav. During the week of Ma; 2, residents can put out a extra items on their regular 1 collection day. Consideration is also being being given to a fall clean-up. Building is again under way in the Town of Newcastle Newcastle for 1988. In January, 13 homes were started in the town. Twenty-nine building permits were issued in the month, with construction values of $1.6 million. The number of permits is down from January 1987, which boasted a record figure figure of 57 residential permits. Residents Prepared for Library Battle Picturesque Clarke Library is located in the heart of Orono and the hearts of Orono and area residents. They have warned Newcastle Town Council and the Newcastle Library Board that they won't let their public library disappear without without a fight. by Gretchen Ballantyne The Library Board and Town Council will have a real battle on their hands if they attempt to close the Clarke Library in Orono. Over 200 Newcastle residents filled the Orono Town Hall to capacity capacity March 3rd, to protest against a recently recently released library report recommending recommending the closure of the Clarke Library within two years. The Newcastle Public Library Community Needs Assessment Final Report was presented to the public in mid-February after seven months of analysis of Newcastle's library needs. The report, commissioned by the Ministry of Culture and Communications, Communications, concluded that "library service be offered in the form of "Eastern Service" Service" by consolidating the Clarke and Newcastle Village branches into a Single Community Branch." The consultants strongly recommended that the new branch be located in a - Newcastle Village storefront. This one recommendation started phones ringing, letters of protest flying flying and ultimately led to Thursday eyening's town meeting in Orono. Ward Three Councillors Diane Harare and Frank Stapleton and Library Library Appointee Councillor Ann Cowman Cowman were invited to sit as members of the meeting's panel. Though asked, no representative from the Newcastle Library attended. The consensus of the evening was clear.'Clarke Library has been an integral integral part of Orono r s history, providing providing adequate and convenient service to the local residents for close to 100 years. (Its 100th anniversary falls on the same year the Library Board has suggested closure, 1989). Orono residents residents aren't about to let that service be taken away without a fight. Councillor Diane Harare threw her full support behind the local residents' residents' decision to oppose the proposed closure. "I will fight with everything I've got to keep Clarke from closing. I realize realize it is a part of. this community, not just the services, but the building (the Library is housed in a 19th century century estate)," Councillor Harare said.;; She revealed that she would be supporting supporting the Library's 1988 budget request request in order to keep the service in Orono. If the Newcastle library system system is not adequately funded there is concern the Board will be forced to close down Clarke for financial reasons. reasons. Councillor Cowman tried to explain explain the reasoning behind the consultants' consultants' recommendation to close Clarke. However she reminded the audience that no final decisions about the closure had yet been made by the Library Board. "The Clarke Library is like going into a home, comfortable and friendly, friendly, but it's decaying. It will take an estimated $25,000 (1986 figure) to fix it up. The consultants are saying they feel that money could be better used for better library services, rather than maintaining a grand old lady of a house," she told the audience. In addition the consultants feel the community will be changing in five years and the Village of Newcastle will be growing. It is therefore more economical to run one branch in the larger community, the consultants concluded. Orono residents were incensed by these assumptions. "Are they (the consultants) even considering our elderly and our children children who nave no way of getting to Newcastle. They come in with their big city ideas and have no idea what we want or need," said one resident. Another audience member was angry angry that the report was stressing a more economically viable plan for running the library yet in the same breath was recommending $2.8 million million be spent on the Bowmanville Library. Library. Councillor Frank Stapleton shared Diane Harare's position of not supporting supporting one library for the Village of Newcastle and Orono communities. The Orono and area residents decided decided at the close of the two-hour meeting meeting to join forces and appeal to Town Council, the Library Board and local politicians to disregard the consultants' consultants' recommendation to close Clarke. "We have to protect what we have now, not two years down the road when the final decision is made and it's too late to do anything. Let's formulate formulate some decisive action and let eople know that we want our li-' rary," said Roy Forrester, Chairman Chairman of the Orono Downtown Business Business Improvement Association. 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