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The Canadian Statesman. Bowman ville. July 6. 1988 Yelverton News by H. Malcolm The million dollar rain that inundated this area on Tuesday and Wednesday this week with almost two inches of welcome rainfall, was as welcome as the flowers flowers of May - or more so. After After a lengthy drought in which even the weeds almost almost quit growing , a new freshness has gripped the landscape. Lawns nave lost their burned look, corn has jumped six inches overnight and everbody's happy but the farmer with rows of unbaled unbaled hay soaking up the moisture. Miss Mona Malcolm is enjoying enjoying a week's holiday with her parents in anticipation of moving into her own apartment apartment for thé first time in Scarboro area this weekend. With a couple of truckloads of furniture and personal belongings belongings departing the scene from Malconia, is there an empty look at the homestead? homestead? No way!! Still full to the brim! In the past week or two we have voiced some criticism criticism about the lack of weed control in our fair Township of Manvers. We take it all back! For today the Township Township road crew are doing an excellent job of mowing our local roadway, making it look much more attractive as well as providing weed control. control. Not one little swipe of the mower along the roadway roadway but right back to the fields of corn. Well done, lads! The little woman and 1 your scribe used our marital anniversary as an excuse to high-tail it to the big city for ! a couple of days to see how the other half lives. Special thanks to Candy Malcom for her assistance in getting a room at the Chelsea Inn when accommodation was extremely tight. We believe every couple should visit the city every four or five years! The expletives expressed by our first mate at this suggestion suggestion would be printable only with 90% omissions of its content. Congratulations are extended extended to Gloria and Stephen Stephen Le Mi ere of Yelverton on the birth of their first child - a son weighing in at 71b, 6oz at the Port Perry Hospital on Friday, June 24th. Congrats too, to Eileen and Ray McCullough on the birth of their second grand- Jewellery Store Marks 40 Years Of Business on Front Street Hoopers Jewellers has been part of Bowmanville's front street for over 40 years. In fact, owner Art Hooper notes that he began his career career as a jeweller at age 15 in the store owned by James Marr and located at 43 King St.W. Today, that shop is Hooper's Hooper's Trophy Centre and the adjacent store at 39 King St. W. is Hooper's Jewellers. Hooper's Jewellers was established in 1945, shortly after Art Hooper was discharged discharged from the R.C.A.F. He opened his original store at 28 King St. W., where Orchard Orchard Park Furniture is located located today. Although the store was very small, it was just perfect perfect for a new beginning. Fifteen years later, Hooper's Hooper's Jewellers outgrew their original location and moved to a much bigger store located located at 29 King St. E. (presently (presently the site of Norm's Deli). These larger premises allowed allowed Hooper's to carry floor lamps, table lamps, and a wide selection of gifts in addition to their jewellery. The business remained in this location for 25 years but when James Marr decided to retire to his new home, Hoopers Jewellery purchased purchased his building and have been at their present location ever since. / Thislongstanding history of service to the Bowman- ville and area community from their main street locations locations makes Hoopers Jewellers Jewellers one of the oldest established established main street businesses in Bowmanville. Hoopers is a full service jewellery store, serving all of the Durham Region. The shop does watch re- ellory ropa: _ and sundry _ repairs on the premises. In addition, Hooper's has a very qualified staff to help customers select fine gifts of jewellery to please and treasure. treasure. A family-owned and operated operated business, the staff includes includes Art Hooper, his wife. Lillian and sons Dan and Ron. Hooper's Jewellery is proud to bo part of this growing community and looks to a very prosperous future. pairs, jewellery repairs, engraving engraving and sundry other son this year. Glad to hear all are doing well! Gary and Rena Bland and another couple from Morinville Alberta who are currently visiting Bob, Pam and Crystal Carmichael of Lotus are planning a four day trip in a houseboat up the Trent - Severn Canal starting at Ennismore on Monday. Neighbour Floyd Stinson is planning on participating participating in the cruise as well. Hope they don't get sea sick! Next weekend the Ponty- pool Pine Valley Quality Meats fastball teamhaye entered entered a tournament in Owen Sound. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Stinson and Lacey are scheduled to be part of the group planning to attend. Belated congratulations are extended to Muriel and Earl Kennedy of Lindsay who observed their 50th wedding anniversary at their residence recently. All the local members of the McGill clan were present to offer congratulations and best wishes. Muriel was born and raised in our Yelverton Horton, Wallace & Davies Limited Ontario Land Surveyors Whitby, Cobourg, Trenton and Picton Are pleased to announce the opening on July 11, 1988 of our newest office 16 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ont. 623-2205 Affordable Dream Vacations! Free Vacation Planning Services PERSONAL AND CORPORATE Discount Cruises TRAVEL SERVICES Airline Tickets 68 King St. East Charter Vacations Bowmanville Honeymoon Packages (VellriComplex) Hotel and Car Reservations 623-6600 Travel Agents International We're with you all the way. ■ Over 300 Agencies in North America I Olde Tyme Fish & Chips / A v\ / 136 King St. E., / Bowmanville j J. J Ar / 623-1781 I Mon.-Thurs. 11 a.m.--7p.m. J Friday -11 a.m. -- 9 p.m. Saturday -11 a.m. -- 7 p.m. We take pride in serving quality Fish and Chips. Hi-Tensile New Zealand Electric Fence Systems Permanent Perimeter Semi-permanent Interior Temporary Pasture Rotation Old Fence Bolstering Sales - Service- Installation Durham's Most Complete Quality Selection Stewart Electric Fence Systems Newtonville (416) 786-2918 26-3SN A Antlered 8vU*«f •* "KRACO" 1r-2QOo1 Carpentry & Contracting (QhÛST • Custom Homes • Designing ^■p"ogw • Renovating • Drafting - ' • Additions • Permits • Barns • Finishing Give the headaches to us! Box 401, Newcastle 987-5400 P.J.O.'s RENOVATIONS LIMITED Aluminum XiccncJ Thermal Windows d-to-t Roofing 8727 Chimneys fjmuxol Visit our Showroom -- 242 King St. E Bowmanville Telephone 623-2280 or 433-0900 P. J. O'NEILL ®be Colonial fo â>tjop • Light Lunches • Artwork and Birthday Cakes • Assorted Fresh Pastries • European Style Wedding Cakes STORE HOURS PROPRIETORS: Monday -- CLOSED Rudy and Angle van Wijngaarden Tuesday -- Saturday (416) 623-1700 10 -- 6 29 Silver St., Bowmanville, Ont. L1C 3C4 Sunday -- 11--3 RACER'S CHOICE (416) 263-8719 DEALING EXCLUSIVELY IN RADIO CONTROLLED CARS and TRUCKS When you want the BEST in Service, Sales and Repairs Come to the EXPERTS--Ed and Lloyd have over 16 years experience in R/C Cars community, the eldest of the family of the late Mr. and. Mrs. Rolland McGill. Master Dwayne Glasber- gen showed 21 rabbits at the Rabbit Show this past weekend weekend at the Westmount Mall in Waterloo. He won three trophies - the Best opposite for Mini-Lop; Best opposite in Rex and 3rd place in gross points in Jr. Exhibitors (18 and younger) plus 11 firsts, seven seconds in ribbons. Happy holidays to Mrs. Elizabeth Glasbergen of Whitby who is currently visiting visiting with relatives in Amsterdam Amsterdam and Hungary for an eight week holiday. Yelverton Farmery Welcome Heavy Rains TOPS Club Offers Help for Those Big Tummies Well, here we are again! Summer is upon us, when we try to look good in that new swimsuit we just bought. All that barbequed food, those delicious salads, and oh! those ice cream conès, what a temptation! To lose some weight, and help keep you trim, give some thought to joining a TOPS Club. What better time to start than the beginning of summer? Actually anytime is a good time to join TOPS. You bring the willpower, and attitude that "you" want to lose, and TOPS will supply supply the incentive and inspira tion, and good common sense advice. There are several several TOPS Clubs in the local area. One of them is TOPS #ON850, Hampton. The club meets on Tuesday evenings at Hampton United Church, weigh-ins from 6p.m. to 6:45 p.m., and meetings starting at 7:00 p.m. On June 3rd and 4th several several members from TOPS #ON850, Hampton attended P.R.D. in Toronto. They were: Heather Swybrous, Trudy Sucee, Barb Arnburg, Ruth McGill, Helen Rogers, Elsie Roy, Barb Morton and Hilda Wright. The theme for the Rally was TOPS Melody of Memories. The Provincial Royalty were presented at the opening ceremonies. The Queen is Betty Blais from Sudbury, with a loss to goal of 150 1/4 lbs. The King is Lance Bailey from Belleville, with a loss to goal of 701bs. The solist for P.R.D. was our local singer Allanah Coles. Heather Swybrous was a commentator for both days, and Mistress of Ceremonies for Saturday's luncheon. Doreen Doreen Warwick McCullough, TOPS Regional Director for Ontario, was guest speaker at Saturday's luncheon, and PRINCESS MARGARET OPENS TOWN HALL TUESDAY -- The following is an update on details details concerning the visit by Princess Margaret to the Bowmanville Town Hall on Tuesday, July 12. She will arrive at 2:30 p.m. for a half-hour stop which includes the unveiling of a plaque in the council chambers of the restored old town hall building. The arrival may be late but will not be early. The best place to catch a glimpse of the special visitor will be on Temperance Temperance St., in front of the Town Hall or on Church St. (the route she'll take in arriving at the building) or King St., east of Temperance St., (the route of her departure). Princess Margaret Margaret will enter via the front steps of the town hall and proceed to the council chambers. Later, she'll speak to some of the veterans assembled assembled on the town hall square. BIA SIDEWALK SALE -- "Bigger and better than ever". Those are the words used to describe describe the Bowmanville BIA Sidewalk Sale taking place downtown July 21, 22 and 23. Watch this newspaper for further details. DURHAM SAVE-A-HEART -- In response to several requests from Bowmanville area residents, residents, Durham Save-a-Heart is again offering a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) recertification recertification course. You're eligible to attend if your last CPR certification took place no more than 15 months ago. Dates of the course are July 11 and 14 from seven p.m. to 10 p.m. at Trinity United Church in Bowmanville. A fee, which includes all necessary course material, is required. required. For registration or more information, please call Durham Save-a-Heart at 571-1152. TYRONE SENIORS' EUCHRE SCORES -- Latest results are as follows: 1st prize, Sharon Watson; 2nd, Harold Swain; 3rd, Carl Gimlitt; 4th, Ruby Malley; 5th Russel Wright; 6th Rose Barington. Low lady Ellen Wood. Low Man G. Smith. The 50-50 draw winners were John Watson Watson and Dorothy Fair. Special door prizes are as follows: 1st Dorothy Fair, 2nd Lorna Swain, 3rd Myrtle Gimlitt.. BOWMANVILLE CREEK WALK -- The Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority will be offering a guided exploration of the ecology and history contained within a section of the Bowmanville Bowmanville Creek. This walk and talk takes place next Wednesday, July 13, at 6:45 p.m. at the Bowmanville Bowmanville Valley Conservation Area. It's located just off Highway Two. (Take Roenigk Dr. and then follow the dirt road which leads to the creek valley and the parking area. The whole family is welcome. This evening (Wednesday, July 6) the Conservation Authority is holding a walk through the Purple Woods Conservation Area. This trek will show the public the sugar- bush outside of the sugaring-off season. It commences commences at 6:45 p.m. HARMONIÇATS -- One of the area's most popular amateur musical groups is known as "The Harmonicats". The harmonica band has played at numerous community events and if you haven't already heard them perform, you no doubt will be hearing more of them in the future. The group's latest activity was a social outing consisting of a picnic supper on June 29 at the home of Vivian Pickard, Cove Rd., Bowmanville. Everyone had a great time. LOCAL LOCKSMITH JOINS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION -- David R. Boyd, of J & J Sharpening Sharpening and Locksmiths, was recently accepted as a new member of the Associated Locksmiths of America, Inc. (ALOA), a national association for physical security specialists. Boyd has been involved in the physical security industry for more than six years and has improved his skills through attending numerous industry-sponsored industry-sponsored classes. His area of specialization is car openings. Through ALOA, he will receive updates updates on the physical security field and have the opportunity to attend national training classes. WINERY ROAD TRIP -- The Bowmanville Museum has organized a deluxe tour of one of Canada's Premiere vinyards and wineries on Saturday July 9th. The fee will include an air- conditioned coach bus ride to The Ilillebrand Estates Wineries near'Niagara-on-thc-Lake, a special tour of the winery featuring hor's d'ouvres, cheese and entrees and, of course, lots of wine tasting. There will be time after the tour for shopping in Niagara-on-the-Lakc. Seats may be reserved by calling 623-2734. The tour will leave the Bowmanville Museum at 9:00 a.m. and will return before 7:00 p.m. MEKHAB EXTERIORS Soffits • Fascia Roofing • Capping Doors, Windows • Siding Eavestroughing We Use ALCAN Products No Job Too Big or Too Small 136 Martin Rd. Call Bowmanville (416) 623-9828 REBELS HOST COMPETITION -- The Rebels Drum and Bugle Corps of Oshawa will be hosting The Rebels Invitational '88 competition competition at Civic Fields, Thornton Rd. South at Gibb St. on Sunday, July 24, 1988, The show will begin at 1:30 p.m. Ten corps from across Ontario are expected to compete in A, B, and Parade classes plus an exhibition unit. The Rebels are also holding a canned food drive the day of the show in aid of Simcoe Hall Settlement Settlement House. People are asked to bring along non-perishable food to help the cause. Come and bring the family for a day of music, precision marching and colorful manoeuvers. Tickets are available at the gate or by calling 723-8750. ORANGE PARADE -- Members of the Orange Lodge will be gathering on Saturday, July 16, in Fenelon Falls this year. That's the date for the traditional parade marking the 299th anniversary anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne. The parade takes place at one p.m. PARKING REPORT--Parking meter revenue stood at $4,162.70 duringi,April, according to a report before the town's general purpose committee on Monday. This compared with revenue revenue of $2,224.65 as of April of 1987. A total of 271 tags for parking infractions were issued during the same month. Revenue for May was $3,733, with a total of 298 tags issued. FIRE CALLS -- The Town of Newcastle's Fire Department received a total of 62 alarms at its four stations during the month of May. Total losses for the month stood at $17,500, including losses sustained by buildings and vehicles and the contents of buildings. During May, firefighters firefighters conducted a total of 208 fire inspections. TENDERS--The Town of Newcastle's general purpose committee is recommending approval of two tenders for the municipality's public works department. The bid of $15,502.05 from R.P. Oil Limited, Whitby, Ontario, for the supply supply of oils and lubricant products was recommended recommended for council approval later in the month as was the bid of Capital Equipment Inc., of Rexdale, Ontario, for the supply of a four wheel drive backhoe loader. The recommended recommended bid on the backhoe totalled $52,653.24. It was the lowest of nine potential bidders. MAYORALTY RACE -- Local candidates in the Town of Newcastle are being somewhat hesitant hesitant about making their intentions known. But in Scugog Township it would appear that a major contest is shaping up. Incumbent Mayor Jerry Taylor is retiring from the post which he has held for the past 10 years. Two contenders who have already declared themselves are John Wolters, a former Scugog Township Councillor Councillor and Howard Hall, current Ward Two councillor. REGIONAL RECYCLING CENTRE OPENS -- The official opening of the Durham Region's $700,000 recycling centre in Whitby took place last week. The Centre has about 85,000 "Blue Boxes" in circulation within the Durham Region Region for recycling household trash such as newspapers, tin, and glass. At the moment, three per cent of garbage which would otherwise otherwise go to the landfill sites is currently being, recycled. The target is to have 15 per cent of garbage recycled. The Durham Recycling Centre has a staff of 39 full time employees and a fleet of 11 trucks. ART CAMP -- There's still room for youngsters age six to 13 to participate in the summer camps offered by the Visual Arts Centre in Bowmanville. Bowmanville. Dates arc July 18 to 29 and August 2 to 12. Drama, art and music are featured at these camps which run from nine a.m. to four p.m. To register, call the Visual Arts Centre at 623-5831. The Visual Arts Centre is also looking for discarded discarded items which you might have left over from your latest yard sale. Give them a call at the above number and they'll drop by to pick up the materials in question. DARLINGTON INFORMATION CENTRE -- The Darlington Generating Station's Information Information Centre welcomes visitors from around the world. Of course, the door is always open to local residents interested in viewing the progress progress on North America's largest construction project. Hours are from nine a.m. to four p.m. seven days per week. The centre is located off the South Service Rd., west of Holt Rd. For details, call 623-7122. YOUR B.B.Q. CENTRE Burners and Parts for all types of B.B.Q.'s Propane, Propane Cylinders, Cylinders Retested Garden Grill B.B.Q.'s at excellent prices Phone 436-2015 Mon. - Frl. -- 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat. -- 8 a.m. - 12 noon what an excellant speaker she is. A flag was designed by Barb Arnburg to display at P.R.D. This will by #ON850's permanent flag. Carol Soutnwell and Barb Arnburg, both entered poems in the poetry contest. Provincial Rally Days (P.R.D.) was well attended and enjoyed by all. TOPS, "Take Off Pounds Sensibly", are here to help you. Join a TOPS Club and you could attend P.R.D. in London, Ont., next year. "Welcome to London", June 8th, 9th and 10th 1989, "very English". Here are some smart tips for summer weight loss and weight control. 1. Don't use the word diet, you are reconditioning reconditioning your eating habits. 2. Eat sensibly, eat smaller portions. 3. Use low calorie salad dressings. 4. Avoid using barbecue sauce. 5. When thirsty drink water with a squeeze of lemon or lime juice. 6. If you want ice cream, try some of the new frozen low caloried treats. 7. Take walks, it's great exer-. cise. Just be careful on hot days. Happy losing. Yours in TOPS, Barb Arnburg, 623-5201 CERTIFIED C j*j } BONDED LOCKSMITH 623-1021 48 King St. E. Bowmanville tylowebi iuf jackmcHt 75 ye&iA, of S&utice 243 King St. E., "Bowmanville Mall" Phone: 623-3365 Patrick G. Deegan DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC 5 GEORGE STREET, BOWMANVILLE 623-4473 or 623-6477 Electric Fencer Made In New Zealand Fence Tester Made In New Zealand 12 v Battery Guaranteed one year Reg. $159.95 • - "'Reg. $29.95 Reduced to Clear Save 50% $119.97 $15.00 Stewart Electric Fence Systems Newtonville (416)786-2918 JO-ELEN SPORTSWEAR & GIFTS Suppliers to Teams, Schools and Clubs Corporate Gift Packages 102.Queen Street Bowmanville, Ont. L1C 1M6 (416) 623-8161 J. Wayne Aasen HAMILTONS INSURANCE SERVICE Main St., Orono 983-5115 Susan M. 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