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18 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, December 12,1990 For Christmas, I Would Like to Give... Senior Public School Band Entertains at Tree Lighting The following letters concerning concerning things that students would like to give others for Christmas came from students students in the classes of Miss Pelletier, grade 1; and Mrs. Manning, grade 4/5 at S.T. Worden Public School, in Courtice. The grade one students students were teamed up with a student from the grade 4/5 class in order to write the letters. letters. - Dear Mom: Can you buy dad some new pants, a new belt and a t-shirt. Thanks a lot, Your best son, Ryan F., Grade 1 Dear Santa: Can you buy the elves new tools, tool box, wood, and maybe some dolls and trucks. Thanks a lot, From your friend, Mandy Treen, grade 5 Dear Santa: Can you please give my dad a trip to Florada. He will be happy there! by Matthew Noakes Grade 4 Dear Santa Claus: Please get Kyle a new Nintendo. Dear Santa, I hope you are going to be healthy this year. I would like you to bring my family these gifts: 1. My Mom: TV Control 2. My Dad: golf set 3. My sister: Tape recorder recorder 4. My brother: a doll. Thank you Santa. Love, Amy Grade 1 Dear Prime Minister: I would like you to try to stop polloution m Canada. I would like you to give Canada Canada a gift. I think there are probably lots of ways to stop polloution. There is still lots of polloution going on in Canada. Thank you. Love, Kelly Brzezinski, Grade 5 Nolan Dower, grade 4: I will give my friend some hockey cards. Kyle B, Grade 1: I will give my ant Heather Heather a chain. Dear Santa: Can you make sure my mom gets a cup. Merry Christmas. By: Matthew Mintz, age 6, gr. 1 Dear Prime minister: Can you make Canada have no more tax and make there no more bills to pay. Merry Christmas. By: Noralea Torrens, Age 10, Gr.5 Dear Santa: I am just thinking about my friend, Amanda Lynn. Could you try to get her these presents down below. 1. a dress 2. rollerskates 3. a toy 4. a hat 5. a colouring book Those are just some things. Thank you. Dear Santa: I hope you can give my Mommy some perfoum. Thank you. ■ From: Jamie, grade 1 and Jennifer, grade 4. Dear Angela Dillon: I want to make sure that Moya Dillon gets these things for Christmas: New jeans Books Toys for her cat. P.S. I would appreciate if you could get it for her. Sarah Lusty, gr. 4 Dear Carol: I hope you can get Jamie these things for Christmas: Mario 3 Toys for her cat. Love, Julie Westover, gr. 1 Dear Santa, I would like Grandma and Grandpa to have a new lamp for Christmas. Ho Ho Ho From Christopher Stone, Grade 1. Dear Santa: I would like you to give the following people these gifts for Christmas: Mom and Dad: 4-slot toaster. Lisa, my sister: Go Go my Walking Pup. Auntie Janet and Uncle Bill: a pool Thomas and Shaun: 2 rubber soccer balls. Ian: Fashionable clothes. Grandma and Pa: Remote control TV for their bedroom. bedroom. Nanny and Grandpa John: a new coffee maker. From: Kristopher Hayes, grade 5 Dear Prime Minister: We are both writing you, for a present for the earth. It would be good if you could lower the high taxes to a fare amount. My friend would like you to try to stop the garbage from being dumped everywhere. It's ruining the world. Thank you, Sasha Rice, Age 10, Gr.5 Jessica Porringa, A^e 6, To Prime Minister Mul- roney: Ryan: I would like to have a $1,000,000,000,000 fine when people put one little little piece of garbage on the tie piece EARTH. Kyle: To Santa: can you ileaes make me a gold neck- ace and I want you to give my dad a gold watch. Thanks, from Ryan Mintz, grade 4 and Kyle Ferrera, grade 1 Dear Santa, Can you bring Kathr iryn Kram a Nintendo and make sure she gets a game with it? Love, Jessica Hambleton, Grade 1 (thank you) Dear Santa, Please make sure Sarah Lusty gets Super Mario Brothers #3 for Christmas Thank you Love, Mova Dillon Dear Mr. Primeminister: It would be an idea if you could do something about all this garbage. There is lots of garbage on my school yard., I feel really bad because it might keep growing. Try to reinforse no littering. Thank you! Krsita McCracken, i Age 10, Gr.5 The Bowmanville Senior Public School band gave of Christmas carols and songs. They performed during last Thursday's Family Night in downtown Bowman- the annual tree lighting ceremony held at the Town ville an added Christmas atmosphere with the playing Hall Square. Christmas parties are the order of the night during this past week and week ahead. This week, Manvers 'l'wsp. employees, enjoyed their annual Xmas get- together at the Manvers Arena auditorium on Friday evening which also included Forthcoming Marriage Mr. and Mrs. George Callaghan, Newcastle, are pleased to announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Annette to Dale Roberts, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Roberts, Brooklin. The wedding will take place on February 16, 1991, at Trinity United Church in Bowmanville. the Manvers Council members members and their wives. On Sat. evening, the Lindsay Branch of UCO employees employees had their Xmas party party at the Lindsay Recreation Centre. A fine ham dinner was.followed by an evening of dancing and socializing. We appreciated the employees employees inviting we local directors directors and our wives to the function as it provides an opportunity to meet the employees employees at a social, rather than business level of activity. activity. Our local residents learned this week of the passing .of a former resident of our area in the person of Mr. Owen Stacey, of Col- borne, Ont. Owen farmed for many years in Cartwright Twsp. on the Cartwright/ Manvers Boundary and was a skilled sheep-shearer as well. Owen moved his farming operation to Castleton and later to the Colbome area where he farmed until his sudden death in his 80th year from a heart attack. The funeral service was conducted on Sunday evening evening from Wagg's Funeral Home in Port Perry with interment interment in Nestleton United Church cemetery next spring. Owen was the eldest member of the family of the late Ernest and Ethel Stacey. Stacey. Other members of the bereaved family include a sister, Beryl (predeceased), Norma Cutts, of Toronto, Maijory, of Kingston, and Fred, of Wilmot Creek and numerous nephews and nieces. Sympathy is extended extended to those who mourn. With only a short time away, we should like to extend extend our sincere best wishes to any reader of our Yelver- ton News and the Editor and Staff of The Statesman for a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 1991. Yelverton Happenings ffîàtk tO §>lXÜt2\ïM$ Expect Mail Delivery Mar. 1 Guide Receives First Gold Cord in Courtice Area wan VOLUMES'tl IÜ Pa^.s BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBEK 15, 1965 10c Per Copy NUMBER 50 Faulty Space Heaters Cause Damage • -J- -- Two oil space heaters caused trouble on Friday and Sunday. No damage resulted from a blaze at the home of Mrs. Ductta, Gravel Pit Rd. South on Friday Friday evening, but on Sunday morning this C.N.R. owned house near the station sustained considerable dama'ge before firemen could extinguish the blaze. It was occupied by A. Thompson, CNR foreman. ; -- Corrected Version of Controversial Details Of Council's Debate on Hockey School Contract su'aU-.,-mv.n Hydro Worker Falls Off Ladder Changing Bulbs NEWCASTLE -- Public Utilities employee Edmund Majer suffered a possible neck fracture on Monday afternoon about 2 o'clock when he fell from ait extension ladder to the ground while changing bulbs on the Christmas street lighting. He was working with Tom Messenger when the accident occurred. Mr. Major apparently had started to descend the ladder when suddenly he lost his balance and fell, landing on top of the truck cab. He tumbled over the side, hitting his head on the fender before striking the road. Bowmanville Area Ambulance was called and removed the unconscious victim to Memorial Hospital, Bowmanville, where he was attended by Dr. A. Sylvester and Dr. L. Miklos. On Tuesday, Tuesday, Oshawa specialist, Dr. R. A. Gill, was brought in for consultation, but Mr. Majer was still so sore and tender that no definite diagnosis could be made of the exact nature of his injuries. But, it is felt that there could be a possible neck fracture. He is now fully conscious. Gail Walter of the First Guide Company of Courtice Courtice has the honor of being the first Guide in. Courtice .area to receive the Gold Cord. The presentation was !made on Friday. Dec. 10th at a special meeting in Bishop. Courtice United Church. Photo shows, from left. In right." District Commissioner Mrs. Evelyn Hawke. Mrs. John Walter. Gail Walter and Ça plain Evelyn limn m paoi .uvoj BRADFORD PLAYS HERE On Wednesday morning it was learned that Bradford Midgets will meet the Bowmanville Bowmanville Midget hockey team here on Saturday, Dec. ' 18th. ; at 9 p.m. This should be a; tremendous battle as both! teams arc rated very high in! hockey circles. Letter to the Editor May Have Receptacles On Front or Side Doors I Walks to Be Kept Clear Claims Erroneous Report Concerning Hockey School Does Them'Great Injustice' *De(men& - Ibhcri a condensed ,<7.*U of George Cawhcr's protest to Town Council on November 7th regarding the decision of the Arena Hoard to award Richard Gamble, Oshawa, a contract to operate operate a hockey school hero in Susnn Pfeiffer and Peter Delmcrs were united in marriage, marriage, August 18, 1990, at St. Peter's Cathedral, Peterborough. Peterborough. The bride is the daughter of Helen and Otto Pfeiffer of Newcastle and the groom is the son of Peter and Nellie Delmcrs of Foy- mount. The bride's gown was of ivory antique lace accented bv beadwork on the bodice. The string of pearls she wore were worn by her mother and grandmother on their wedding days. Her bouquet was a cascade of ribbon roses, lace and pearls. The groom wore a black pinstipe suit and the ushers wore coordinating charcoal grey suits. The bridesmaids were attired in purple silk cocktail-length gowns and carried bouquets of ribbon roses, lace and baby's breath. All bouquets and decorations were designed by the bride's mother. The bridesmaids were Diane McCulloch, sister of the groom, Judy Light- bound, Nadine Jubb and Yvonne Turbitt, friends of the bride from her years at Trent University. The ushers ushers were Ted Delmers brother brother of the groom, Rob McCulloch, McCulloch, brother-in-law of the groom, Nick Kohr and Paul Pfeiffer, brother of the bride. Receiving guests at the Crest Restaurant, Peterborough, Peterborough, the mother of the bride wore a lilac crepe cocktail-length cocktail-length gown. The mother mother of the groom wore a dusty rose crepe cocktail-lengtn gown accented by beadwork. John Pallescni, brother- in-law of the groom was the master of ceremonies. Following Following the dance, a late night meal was prepared by the bride's father for the guests. Alter the reception, the bride and groom left for their honeymoon in Aruba, Susan recently received her M;A. in Applied Social Psychology Psychology from the University of Guelph, and is working as a research assistant with the Ontario government, Peter is currently employed with Ascot Precision Products. Products. Photo by Amorn Survey Shows House Not on His Own Land fo» bi,i " g ci|uai 11111 prgicr ' 1 Stitt, ynd Of ill' followed. As last summer's hockey school here at the Arena had been operated by Mr. Cawker and Mr, Gamble in a partnership. partnership. since dissolved, the Arena Board asked each of them to tender for a similar project for the coming year. The Chairman of the Arena Board, Councillor Paul Chant, told council that the hoard's letter had informed both Mr. A Post Office Department official advised The States- !man on Tuesday that they ex- Ipcct to start home , mail delivery delivery of mall in Bowmanville debate which caw would go to the appll* on or about March 1st of 1968, cant who would guarantee! the longest period of - operation. operation. When the applications were opened by the board on December--f si Mr. Cawkeris was for a minimum of six weeks and Mr. Gamble's for eight weeks. In his protest to Town Council Mr. Cawker made an offer of an additional payment payment of approximately $1,200 for extra ice time to be used night shifts. Council* nt told the Statesman 1 ITUAN TO PACE TWO) Several steps have to be taken by Individuals and by the municipality before home delivery can start. and offices To be covered nave to be numbered and, it is understood, the town will undertake this project shortly after Christmas. In the meantime, the Kl- wanis Club is busy selling receptacles receptacles to residents who should install them on or near the side of front or side doors, easily accessible to the Letter (TURN TO FACE TWO) Ernie Schweizer. R.R. 1. Hampton, has discovered lie spent 10 years building his si5.00(1 home on land he docs not own. He can't find the owner of the land, but he's afraid someone will show up and order him off. Schweizer, 45, came from Germany It! years ago and bought 25 acres five miles north of here from Henry Stewart. Planning lo m.*JJ a lU-itvre lot recently, he had Ihe land surveyed. The survey showed showed his home Is located 750 feet off his own property. Darlington Township land records show no ntcsenl deed holder. The only record record shows Die property deeded from the Clown hi 1780 to an unknown rccipl- More Research Necessary To Eradicate Tuberculosis Speaker Advises T B Dinner (Bits and /zV teces "A child at birth is nut injected injected with tuberculosis." re- •ported Dr. C. A. Wicks. Chair- 1 [man of the Finance Committee •of Ihe Ontario Tuberculosis • Asocial ion, ami speaker at a 1 [dinner of the Management I Committee uf the Nortluim- Iherlav.d-Duiliam Tubnculosi? I a ml Health Association on Thursday evening last. He continued, "it would he a 'wonderful opportunity if we could keep them live, and prevent them from being Infected." Infected." One or the difficulties in the eradication of this disease is the fact that it has n "silent" period when people fed perfectly perfectly well, he said, "and sometimes the incubation period period takes years." TB ho warned. warned. is like a fire which burns lo a minimal, moderate or an advanced degree and Just ns with a fire, which U' allowed, to progress will destroy the whole house, so must tuberculosis tuberculosis be attacked in Its early stages. Advocating Hint in countries such as Chinn, India and Japan new born children should bo vaccinated with BCG because their infection Is inevitable. Dr. Wicks said that in Canada a good time for its (TURN TO PACE TWO)' Guest Speaker Cuts Ribbon at Cartwright Public School \l M Viml'iini|i .'I Toinniii linvycv nml for- I Im;. She wns nlso tiro quest sponker, Assisting lier In t'.iriv i i.'iu Tnu ii.|i||i I. ,.I tin- luiiinr the upcnlnq Loi'cmonlc.t were from loll lo vlRhl, Ilium .itI'n I',111 H|ii-it Hie multi.mom Seliu-, I llmml numbci'_\Vnltei' WMftJtl, llrcve Merrl mltiiiioii to I'.itnetiqlit I'iiMu. S-li-iol mi l-'i jiluy even-1 Viml'mn|i nml Hum'll Clifiliiiinii Diiltun Dunell. I BOOKS -- Bowmanville's now Library would have more of its shelves filled if the GO hooks that weren't 'returned as they were supposed to "Brtturffig OAoÉer and November were brought . hack. To assist those who have neglected or forgotten to take care of this item, no fines will be charged if they are returned within the next few days . . . sort of a Christmas amnesty, t t t t t FILLED -- Hope Township's quest for a third member of council is over. Harvey Howe of the Garden Hill area 1ms qualified for the post after being nominated last Friday afternoon. A second nominee, Hugh John Anderson, declined to qualify. CITIZEN -- Remember Gerald Ray Wool! who was a citizen here some years ago and a member ol Town Council in 1951. He moved to Ningara- on-the-Lnkc and soon became Mayor of tlio municipality, while operating his business in St. Catharines, Recently, he was awarded a plaque, proclaiming him Citizen of the Year. It was presented presented to him by the Niagara Town nnd Township Chamber of Commerce. Our thanks to ids former neighbor A. M. Thompson for bringing this information information to our attention. Mr. nnd Mrs. Wool! lived ill the former Spencer residence, Concession St., now the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Morrison, ï t ï . T ï SLIPPERY -- No reports have been received of any serious accidcnls during the icy weekend when strcels nnd sidewnlks were converted to skating rinks. Ill fact, some of the large paved parking lots were used by youngsters for hockey playing. Several firemen, rushing to tiro hall to answer a call Sunday morning encountered considerable considerable difficulty. Howard Davies clipped a tree with ills new car and Mike Murphy almost went in to Trinity Church while trying to moke it up over that knoll nt tiro corner of Church and Division Streets. It was a good weekend to slay home . . . nnd most people did just that, i •; ■; t t INTERFERENCE -- The many television viewers who have been unable to receive good reception during recent weeks from Channel 2 in Buffalo will be Interested lo learn Hint the situation Is being checked to determine what Is causing the local interference. I 1 1 t * LIGHTING -- 'rills year, with must people gainfully gainfully employed, and not mi strike us in IBM. merchants merchants arc not only doing excellent business with Christmas shoppers, but homes throughout tiro nrca nrc decorated much more extensively than In former years. Those Senior Citizens who take Hie lour sponsored by Bowmanville Kinsmen should have a wonderful treat in store for ilium, t t t < t THANKS -- Bowmnnvllle's Chamber of Commerce should lie thanked for once more Inking on tiro responsibility for tiro colored lighting along King Street that lias milled so much warmth and Christmas Christmas spirit to tiro town's main sired. At night. It Is truly ii beautiful picture and even adds a touch of brightness during Hie dull ovcrensl days . wo have been experiencing of lute HISTORY -- Wall Puscoc brought hack lilslury this week when lie loaned us smirn old papers collected by ills father Hie late II, L. I'uscuc. Two were especially liHcrcstlng copies of The Toronto Globe, headlining tiro end of the First World War. dated Nov. 11th. 19111. "Germany Throws Up Her Hands." On Fell, lilllli, 1919. Hie headline was "Canada llcverenlly Lays l.nurler in Hosi " Memorable Memorable iluysl Bowmanville, Ontario, Thursday, Dec. P. 1965 Dear Editor: I feel that The Statesman has done a great injustice to Councillors Hooper, Fice, Bundle, Prout, and myself, in a portion of the report of the Town Council meeting, •Tuesday, December 7tli. Your paper stated "Mr. j Cawker, who since the tcu- i| tiers were opened . by the i Arena Board, has decided that he would operate the I hockey school for an extra CORRECTION | After page three of this issue had been completed and torn down, an error was spotted spotted in the wording underneath underneath the picture of Mr, and Mrs. Norman Wright, who were celebrating their 58th wedding anniversary while attending the 60th anniversary anniversary party being held for Mr. and Mrs. Albln Clemens on Saturday. One line was misplaced misplaced and Albln was spelled two weeks with *m nddi- . " tiouol payment of $12(10. ry I rv 1 ||* This hud not been mention- K|0| KGDGlllOn ed in Ids tender." •This is absolutely Incur- C. ir\/IVnr reel • I did NOT decide. UUl VIVUI after the tenders were !. . - . . opened, lo operate a hockey '\A/->r KArn HPTFI school for an «Ira Uvo VV db OUI II I ICI O weeks with an additional ! payment of $1200, and no Dies Victoria, ll.r.--A woman wlm lived through the north-west rebellion of IRK5 as a prisoner of Chief Hie Bear was hurled here Weil- ^trlalivcs ol Mrs. Blanche Askey, till, believe she was the last survivor of the historic historic uprising uf Metis ami Indians under Louis Riel la Norlhrrn ".iskulchewan. Born In Bowmanville. Onl„ she was 10 when Ihe free war fldef raided Ihe seulement where lier father worked. The Crées dragged ihe prisoners with them as they fled before government tro-ips In a chase covering However, we do feel that t j H(l months and hundreds (TURN TO PAGE TWO! fif miles. mention wns ever made of same nt the meeting or elsewhere! elsewhere! We can't help but note how It has been mentioned mentioned twice in this paragraph paragraph that I tried to chance my application AETF.Il the Arena Board's decision, ami yet several matters pellain* ing to tills protest which were brought up at Council Council meeting did not even appear In your report. In my present frame ol mind, I cannot help but feel that the report favoured the Councillors who said "nay" and those who supported me arc being made to look foolish. Open Six New Rooms Large Crowd Attends Opening Of Cartwright School Addition i Dalton Dorrell. School Board to the school. KIN INVESTMENT WINNERlChalvman, presided on Friday. The Reeve uf Cartwright _ , • . h evening at the official opening Township, Merrill Van Camp, Carolyne Garrod was tliel in B| nc kstock of Cartwright the three local mlnhtcrs, winner of draw number 12 ;Ccntrill Pub || c School's four Canon 11. R. Ashmuie. Angll- in the Kin Investment series. ncw c ] n5Sr0 oms. a new office can: Rev The $50 should be useful at f ■■ - ~ -- this time of year. Til CHRISTMAS SEALS Have you sent In your do' nation to the T.B. Christmas Seals campaign? The money is sorely needed; also, remember remember to use the seals on your Christmas card mailing, to remind others. _ A Inglis. Prcsby for the Principal, Mrs. D. Ven-iterlnn and Iltv. P Rumvril, ning, and n general purpose United Chinch. School luspee- room. The school now has 12 lor K. J. D. Webster. Principal classrooms. Venning and representatives Russell C. Honey. M.P. lor "1 lacksoi. Y|.'-a nnd Asson- Durham County, and Alex A. »t< ; Aichitea. • I , I "J , [ ; ' Cnrruthcrs. fd.P.P., hrought.H» ir 'i ps iml sp, ' v - <mtlr.utoi', greetings from the Govern* ment of Canada nml from the U • «7 1 Vm "a Tor- Ontarlo Provincial Govern-.M» 1 »- 1 , ' J ., . "V.l'.rli,!™,# ment, and both extended rnn-!onto lawyer, was introduced gratulutlons on the additions T0 PAr,t 1W0 | Receive Religion and Life Emblems Pfrvrrr--. tirosBjp,'; V' . • I An Impressive evmmmy wits held nt Si. .luhit's Chmcli. Uu'vnunv the Sunday evening service on Dee. fit It. when lit rut numibeis ol Company of Guides received l heir Religion «ml Life Km Idem,*. I he Rev. k .1. Frnmplon Is shown conuridulnlm'4 the til vis. from left In fitiht IM Bute. Uremia Helming nnd Sever ley INrl. The service w»t .tnendid hy hit Nr mimher I other Guides nnd Jtrownlcs,