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16 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, August 28,1991 Hampton Hooters Win Lobb Ball Title Believe It or Not, This Guy Was the Winner! Hampton News by Michelle Balson This is it. The last week of August. Next week this time the kids will be in school. I have a feeling time will pass even quicker while parents arc trying to get back into the routine of things. Many organizations that stopped for tne summer will begin again. Watch for registration times and dates in my column over the next couple of weeks. Well,' enough of the chit chat. Lets get to it. Card playing on Wednesday's Wednesday's is still going strong. Alice Beech took first place with a score of 89. Verna Robinson was second with 87. Bernice Wells had 81, Clarence Bell and Ruby Co- chrance tied for fourth with 80. Marion Artym had the Most Lone Hands with five. Most Honest Player of the night was Muriel McLellar. Margaret Todd won the special. special. Draw winners were John Kuyer, Verna Robinson, Robinson, Vi Ashton, Doug Renton, Renton, Bernice Wells and vi i c .os n s Stevenso Actions in n Concur Soviet V ter Yii its on Events in the Soviet Union Union have moved so swiftly that it will be some time before before we know the full story behind the recent unsuccessful unsuccessful coup and its dramatic aftermath. aftermath. Big Brothers Month in Sept. September is Big Brothers Brothers Month across Canada. Big Brothers agencies attempt attempt to recruit Big Brothers Brothers on a continual basis. An extra effort is made during September to secure Big Brothers for the Little Brothers who are waiting for a friend. Approximately 6000 boys in Canada need a Big Brother; ten of those boys are in The Town of Newcastle. Have you noticed the new Big Brothers of Newcastle sign on their office building? (Veltri apartment building across from the fire hall in Bowmanville). The need for 10 Big Brothers is displayed in large bold letters. This number changes constantly and the agency hopes to see it décrease in the coming months. The prime role of a Big Brother is to be a friend to a young boy. Why not volunteer volunteer 3-4 hours of your time a week and build a new friendship? There are 168 hours a week. By giving up only 4 hours you can put a smile on a boy's face. What better satisfaction can one have? Please give Big Brothers of Newcastle a call at 623- 6646 and volunteer. They need you! However we did have another another clear demonstration that in today's world nobody has the power to turn back the clock. Clearly it must have been a severe shock to the coup leaders when they seized control of the country's traditional traditional levers of power -- the Communist Party, the KGB security service, and the armed forces -- only to find those levers didn't work like they used to. Six years of glasnost, perestroika and burgeoning democracy had changed drastically the governmental governmental structure as well as the way people think. Most had no desire to go back to. a totalitarian system, system, especially those of the younger generation who came of age in the Gorbachev Gorbachev era. Certainly there were those in the privileged higher strata of the communist communist bureaucracy who would have welcomed a return to the tightly-ordered regime in which they personally felt more secure. I don't think it's stretching stretching a point to suggest some parallels to our own affairs. While Canadians will scoff at any Russian's wish to revert revert to repressive state communism, communism, there are some among us, I'm sure, who could sympathize with the yearning to return to a time that seemingly was safer and more predictable. As people get older they often become increasingly less comfortable with change. There are many I know who hark back to a time when life in Canada seemingly was much better. Living was cheaper, so were houses; taxes were lower, and our cities a lot less crowded. It's also a fact that we earned much less, and the average Canadian back then had considerably fewer spare dollars to spend. In my own lifetime, the population of Canada has more than doubled, with most living in urban communities. communities. There's nothing I or anyone else can do about that, even if we wanted to. The fact is that we now live in the future, and there's no way we can recapture the past, whatever its illusory appeal. There's another parallel somewhat more pertinent to our own national affairs. No matter how great it may have been, once a country is divided, it can't accomplish anything. Soviet Russia can't repair its own economy or even get desperately needed food from the farms to the people who want to buy it. And once a country starts dividing, there's absolutely no telling where the process may lead or end. At tne time this was written, seven Soviet Soviet republics were seeking or claiming full independence. independence. It appears Questionable Questionable whether anything can survive of their present central central government. I'd suggest that situation offers a grave warning to those who advocate getting rid 'of a province, or who seek a significant reduction in the federal government's powers -- powers that in fact are essential to operate and maintain the strong and efficient Canadian nation we enjoy today. Queen's Park Report by Gord Mills, M.P.P. It is now almost one year ago when I was elected to serve the people of Durham East. At that time I opened by constituency office with just one assistant. assistant. Today, there.are three constituency constituency assistants working in the office. Last week, due to the increased volume volume of assistance being provided to constituents from all walks of life, and with all different political views, I decided decided that a move to a larger office was required. On October 1st, the constituency office office will be relocated within the Veltri Complex at 88 King Street East, Bowmanville. Bowmanville. The new offices will provide a greater working area, and above all will provide a high degree of privacy for everyone. Nearer that date we may have to close for a couple of days to allow allow for the re-location of telephones and equipment. Notices will be posted, and the inconvenience will be kept to a minimum. This past week, I have been kept busy with my committee work at Queen's Park, and spending a couple of days working in the constituency office. office. I was asked last week as to the opening date of the fall session of parliament. parliament. I said that we opened again on September 23rd, to which the inquirer inquirer remarked, "Boy, you have a nice long holiday then.' r I thought rather quickly of the popular Everley Brothers song of yesteryear, "Dream, dream, dream." On Wednesday, I went to Orillia on behalf of the Minister of Housing, Hon. Eveleyn Gigantes, to open a new 106 apartment building. All the units were part of our governments commitment commitment to provide low cost housing at rents geared to income. I had the opportunity opportunity to meet with many of the new tenants, and discuss how moving into non-profit housing had changed their lives. Some became quite tearful as they explained how previously their income had all been swallowed up with high rents, and now they were able to provide things for their children children that for so long they had done without. Non-profit housing and rents geared to income will do much to aid folks in getting ahead in their lives, and those of their children. If we hope to let people pull themselves up by their bootstraps, we first have to provide provide the boots. On Friday morning, I joined with other MPP's from Durham, at the nnenine of the new regional dialvsis facility at Oshawa General Hospital. The centre was officially opened by the Minister of Health, the Hon. Frances Lankin. The importance of this new, much wanted facility, was demonstrated demonstrated by the representation from Durham, Durham, Northumberland and Victoria to witness the official ribbon cutting ceremony. ceremony. As Durham continues to grow by leaps and bounds, even more medical facilities will be needed to keep pace with the growth. Everything the government government is called upon to provide has a price. The capping of transferred funds by the Federal Government, makes our task that much more difficult. difficult. This coming week I'm off on the last road trip with Bill 115 (Sunday Shopping) Shopping) Till next week - be kind to each other. other. THEATRE DANCE ACADEMY • Tap • Ballet • Jazz ^ Pointe • Theatre Dance Age 4 to Adult Performance Opportunities Competition Work and Exams - W. • REGISTRATION Returning Students V ... V: p L J® Wed., Aug. 28th 2-7 p.m. 1 l ' d Wji New Students Wed., Aug. 28th 7-9:30 p.m. LOCATION Bowmanville Lions Club 26 Beech Ave., Bowmanville .life ul... FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 623-7621 Barbara Szabunia B.A.T.D., E.D.T.A. d35.n7A7 nr 723-0593 CLASSES NOW in the Village of Newcastle CALL TODAY, LIMITED SPACE Bruce Bright. The ladies lob ball tournament tournament was this past weekend. weekend. Guess wrmt? The Hampton Hooters won the "A" Division. Way to go la- ' dies. The Solina Steelers took the "B" Division and Hampton's Heb Construction Construction won for the "C" Division. Division. Congratulations to all. Get your pens and calendars calendars out. You might want to write a few of these dates down. Coming up first is the Guide and Brownie registration registration on Tuesday, September 3rd from 6:30 - 7:30. It will be held downstairs at the Hampton Town Hall. There are a few girls on waiting lists. Unfortunately, another leader or two has not been found. If you can help out it would be greatly appreciated. appreciated. The smile on those girls faces should be payment enough. Also coming up is a Public Public Meeting hosted by the Town of Newcastle. This will be held on Wednesday, September September 4th from 2- 8 p.m. downstairs at the Hampton Town Hall. You are invited to attend and make written comments. All concepts will be available for viewing. Beavers, Clubs and Scouts will also be having their registration on Monday Monday September 9th from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. It will be held at the C.E. Wing of the Hampton United Church. They are also in desperate need of another leader or two for any new kids who are wanting to join. Exercise classes will begin begin soon. A qualified Y.W.C.A. instructor will help work you out. These classes start on Wednesday. September 25th at 9:30 and go for one hour. They continue continue until November 27th on every Wednesday morning. It will be held at the C.E. Wing of the church. Co-op babysitting is available. There is a fee. You may contact contact Marilyn Burns at 263- 8209. Don't forget to take a look at the Newcastle Community Community Activity Guide for the registration registration of other fun programs programs such as swimming and skating. I hope everyone enjoys their long weekend. Please drive the limit and buckle up. It's better to get there a few minutes later than not at all. You wouldn't want to end up a statistic. Until next week, stay safe. There were losers and then there were winners at the demolition derby held Friday evening before the Blackstock Fair. Believe it or not, this car which ap peared in the parade to the fairgrounds Saturday morning was the winner. We'd sure hate to see what condition the losing vehicles were in. Set* the "Star Dnzzlers" perform at the Canadian National Exhibition t&ecMne X tfMèt MSpf.' 21 King St. West Bowmanville ùt Sefttewtê&i 623-7494