The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

--- - ■ • r-OWANVILLE _;e-a:v e: "emferate s;, EOi-Ma'JVILlE, ONTARIO No Injuries Reported t ' ! D ur ham East j» ; r Lifeline Celebrates ^ f X Goodyear Eagles Æ ^ When Transformer ^ . « M.P.P. Discusses Second Year of Win First Contest g / J { Fails at Darlington > j I Job at Queen's Park ; Operation in Area . Of New Season " ^ i W.ss;,..u, by Andrea Adair A new màll is coming to a site off Highway Two in west Bowmanville. The 240/"" ' ' " centre prop erties Inc. velopments, received initial approval at the Town of Newcastle's general purpose and administration committee meeting on Monday. It will be built on a 26.7 acre site located located south of Highway Two, between . Green Rd. and Highway 57. In approving the application, May- CARPET AT EVEBY DAY DISCOUNT PRICES SEi nmmmnfntormoiuLmtT^UATioM 1 4 . 9 H g sst.w.,| 728-46011 flSMAWA l 1 « COVER UP - Avid gardeners in this area were busy folks Monday night, covering their pride ana joy flowers and vegetables with plastic and newspapers to keep them from being frost-bitten. Luckily, most of them escaped and a welcome warming trend is supposed to be heading our way for the rest of the week. With luck, the cold in the head bugs will also fly away arid relieve the Editor's blooming red nose. PEANUT SALE - Harold 'Mac' Ransberry tells us to be on the lookout Saturday for some of his gang who will be selling peanuts at the Newcastle Village Community Community Fair to raise funds for the Kidney Foundation. Incidentally, the Fair should be most interesting interesting because the folks in the village village have been working hard on it. Drop in and check it out, you won't be disappointed. FREE FREE! U .AIL next week, Sunday to Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Seventh-day Adventist Church east of Bowmanville on Hwy. 2 at Lamb's Road, will be holding a Clothing Give-away, in : eluding Household items as well. And the nicest part is that it's all free. You really can't beat that kind of a bargain and the clothing clothing is suitable for all ages.This is a project sponsored by tneir Community Community Services group and it starts Sunday, Sept. 23rd. WOULD BE THESPIANS - Anyone whose dreams put them on the Broadway stage, should start with reality by attending a meeting of Bowmanville's Drama 1 Workshop at BHS Library on Monday, Sept. 24th at 7:30. There, you'll be invited to try out for a part in their upcoming play, or have fun by helping out in one of many other ways. The pay is lousy, but the fellowship's superb - a sure cure for loneliness and a great education. Give it a try! REUNION - Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Eldridge, Elgin St., Bowmanville, were her brother and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. John Humphreys of Essex, England. They flew over in the supersonic Concorde for their first trip to Canada. Their Sept. 16th anniversary dinner was held at the Port Darlington Marina, Marina, with guests including another brother, Mr. and Mrs. David Humphreys of London, the El- dridge's sons and spouses. Mrs. Eldridge hadn't seen her brother T j John for 10 years, Quite a reunion! reunion! I HOUSE TOUR - This Saturday. Sept. 22nd, Big Sisters NOW ana the Oshawa & District Real Estate Estate Board are holding a House Tour of area homes, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets may be pur- chasea at the Big Sisters office, 357 Simcoe St. South, Oshawa, and for more information, please call the office at 436-0951. ' WRONG NAME - Somehow, we inadvertently made a very rare mistake in a report emanating from the Rotary Club here. We « ublished a man's name as Ron /eeks, but it should have been Ron Wells. Our deepest regrets for the error. FASHIONS - The Durham Re- S ion Children's Aid Society's hristmas Fund will benefit from the net proceeds of a Fall Fashion Fashion Show being presented on Wednesday, Sept. 26th at Club Loroloy on Doan Avenue, Oshawa at 8 p.m. There will bo refreshments and door prizes, Call 433-1661 for more information information about tickets and sponsor, please or Marie Hubbard said: "I'm glad to. see this before us. People are looking for .other options." Councillor Diane Harare said that since nothing has happened to expand the Bowmanville Mall, purchasing dollars dollars are "pouring out of the community". community". It's been 10 years, she said, and there has been no activity on the part of the Bowmanville Mall. She added that if people leave the community to shop for one item they will shop for everything outside of the community. A solicitor for the Bowmanville Mall appeared before members of the committee committee asking them to wait awhile before before giving approval. Joanne Davies said the .Bowmanville .Bowmanville Mall was designed ' to hold another another major tenant such as a department department store. Her clients, she said, planned to get that tenant as soon as the market matured. matured. She said the market isn't ready for this scale of development proposed by Markborough until the mid 90's. . Ms Davies further said another cen tral area is not needed and any major department store proposed should be in the main central area. David Greenspan, representing • Markborough, said his clients were . committed to developing the site. Canadian Tire plans to move in, he said, and a commitment has been obtained obtained from Zellers. He said the design for another tenant tenant at the Bowmanville Mall has been on paper for 14 years. "The Bowmanville Mall has been acting like a .dog in a manger," he said, adding that "they have something they can't trarismit into the ground." The Bowmanville BIA, stated in a letter to the Town that only 200,000 sq. ft. of the 500,000 sq. ft. main cen- -tral area has been developed and that the Official Plan policies give priority to the development of the Bowmanville Bowmanville main central area. l In addition, the BIA said insufficient insufficient population currently exists in the area to warrant the additional floor space. • Nevertheless, councillors approved 0 the proposal on condition that Markborough Markborough pay $300,000 as their share of providing the centre with water services. services. In addition, the owners must meet the requirements, of the Ministry of Transportation concerning vehicle access'. access'. The Bowmanville Recreation complex complex is to the north of the centre, a church and municipal services depot is to the east, vacant lands are to the west and a CPR rail line is to the south. The proposal must receive final council approval next week. 683-3303 Fax 416-683-6161 Wednesday, September 19,1990 Bowmanville, Ontario 86 Pages 136th Year Issue 38 SO* Per Copy [PRESTON] We Move It! 623-4433 Bowmanville Eliisive Trophy Won After 46 Years BBS > / JOtSsSFifllSB A jubilant bunch of soccer players from the Orono men's team hoist coach Gord Lowery high into the night sky following their championship win over Courtice on Monday night, 3-0. It was a special win for the likeable coach who after 46 years in the league, captured his first championship. For all the details, details, see story on page 11. Residents Critical of Bowmanville Lakeshore Study by Andrea Adair The objectivity of consultants, restrictions restrictions on residential renovations and extending the study area were some of the concerns raised recently to a study on the Bowmanville Waterfront, Waterfront, At a general purpose and administration administration committee meeting on September September 17, the results of the third phase of the study were presented to members members of the public. 1 A number of concerned residents appeared at the meeting to provide tneir input into the study that was initiated initiated in March of this year. Former, Town of Newcastle mayor, John Winters, who is a resident of the area the report examined, said his main concern with the report was its objectivity, since it was being funded by both thé town and developers. "How can you be objective when you are working with developers?" he asked. .. k :, ^He said there is a need for the wa- ' Aerfrdnt to be improved; however, he \yç&$J critical of a number of aspects of |hr/rj;port. / ' v /; : * |Wii| Extend' |Recycling Contract Durham Region's contract with j Durham Recycling Inc. has been ex- \ tended for nine months, j Newcastle Regional Councillor Lar- J ry Hannah, a member of the Region's waste management committee, said the decision to extend the contract to July 31, 1991 was made last Thursday. Thursday. Councillor Hannah explained that the Region had been looking at formally formally taking over Durham Recycling Inc. when their contract with the facility expired on October 31,1990. He said that because of the finances related to the takeover, the Region is not in a position to do so at this time. "The fact that the money is not ' Turn to Page 2 Rather than looking at improving the current marina facilities in Bowmanville, Bowmanville, he noted the report suggested suggested bringing in a new marina. 1 The consultant's report stressed the importance of public use of the waterfront waterfront land, but Mr. Winters said "I i know a marina is not for public use. A marina is public if you pay." He stated a number of connecting roads leading down to the waterfront are planned and that one of them "is going through my house." Mr. Winters said the area should be cleaned up, adding that he thought the idea behind having the study was to determine how the clean-up should be done. The services aren't there to accommodate accommodate improvement, he said, adding: "If you are going to be fixing some of those areas up, you have to provide some infrastructure." Gordon White, speaking on behalf of the Port Darlington Community Association, Association, said the association "supports "supports the concept of developing a vision vision of what the ' Bowmanville lakefront should be like in future years." However, the group believes the scope of the study should be extended. extended. The consultants examined the waterfront waterfront area south of highway 401 with West Beach Road in the west and Wilmot Creek in the east. Mr. White said the cumulative impact impact of other land uses in the area aren't anticipated in the study and asked that no further work or money be spent on the document until it is ex- Turn to Page 2 w f f; a.Mm JL iJLC ^ii8i Tie former Bowmanville arena lant/s are going to be left in public ownership. 1 Members of a committee of Newcastle Newcastle Council decided on Monday to keep the land as municipal property after hearing a proposal from a group of senior public school students hoping to develop a small park on the site. Five Bowmanville Senior Public School students, under the direction of John Veldhuis, a teacher at the school, had approached council about planning planning and developing a small park in the town. They were interested in creating the park because of their concern concern for the environment. Features of the green space may include include a paved pathway system circling around and through the property, a floral display, wooded areas and a gazebo. gazebo. They suggested the park might be built on the former arena lands. 'However, Councillor Diane Hamre suggested the project take place at another another site'because there are matters coming up which may indicate that the town will require the land. She said she doesn't want .to have any plans made now for the site and noted that if the students work on the area, then the municipality couldn't put something else there at a later date. Mayor Marie Hubbard said she was through with games and being verbally verbally "beaten up"by people wanting to develop develop the land. She said she wants to keep the site in public ownership and eventually see it as a public park. For the time being, the students at the nearby senior public school are being being offered space at the Bowmanville Recreation Complex for the creation of a park. by Laura J. Richards A $3 million goal has been set for this year's Oshawa-Whitby-Newcastle United Way campaign. The target was announced by United United Way Campaign Chairperson Barbara Barbara Humphreys in an interview Monday. Monday. She noted that the money will support support 40 agencies and the people using their services in the three Durham Region Region municipalities. < Payroll deductions arc not the only way for an individual to contribute to the fund raising program, but this method docs bring in a lot of the money money raised. Individual contributions, for the most part, add up to be the largest proportion of United Way donations, snia Mrs. Humphreys. But corporations corporations arc generous too. Over the next two months, starting on September 26, an estimated 2,000 United Way volunteers will bo seeking donations From individuals and businesses. businesses. Despite concerns over an economic recession, the campaign chairperson is optimistic about this year's ofiort. "When the economy is bad, people tend to bo generous us they recognize that others nave needs Hint need to bo taken care of," she oxplninod Mrs. Humphreys is confident that the goal will lie mot. "I think that the onl is attainable g fc as it is a small increase from last year," she said. The increase, although only 2.6 per cent over last year's target, target, means the United Way is looking or an extra $75,000. The 1989 campaign campaign fell short by $13,693. The new campaign chairperson is the first woman to hold the post in the 50-ycnr history of United Way. She is bringing to the position a new campaign campaign strategy. This year, the United Way has an automotive theme. "Cars arc common to both women and men. I felt there was a need to change the theme," Mrs. Humphreys explained. Therefore, instead of a kick-off breakfast this month, there will be a "Fuel Up Breakfast" to launch the fund raising drive. A number' of other United Way events planned during the next few months also have an auto racing connection. connection. One of those is the "Halfway Lap Mark" Car Rally on Oct. 21. The final event is the "Checkered Flag" Celebration and Awards Presentation on Nov. 27. In keeping with the now theme, the old temporaturo gauge used in previous previous years has been replaced with a diagram diagram of a Mosport-slylo racetrack at tho United Way headquarters in Oshawa. When a certain amount of money has boon attained a section oj,' tho track will be filled in. ||| . i.. ■ » \ "™V * *46^^ «Mm, •-J // y . :■ ; -h V i*L f ■ V is.. N Vi, V V $ -,. . -1, JH Legion Week Marks 60th Anniversary of Organization , Being President of Branch 178, Royal Canadian Lo- busy preparing hot dogs for tho largo crowd helping tho gion is no soft touch, ns President Jim Connell lms Legion branch colobrnto its GOLh anniversary. All this learn 1 ^ " 1 ' " 1 *'*" 1 ' * Colo ;