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t Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, Wednesday, May 27,1992 9 ^ - - , ïî winvouujr, may lyyz. Community CorrespOnd6nCe Fire Prevention Otters Expand Knowledge of Reading Building Plans by Peter T. Sum Bom last year in Courticc and given given the name Dancllc in Bowmanvillc this year, the gift from the Town of Newcastle and its firefighters to the children of Durham Region has travelled travelled to schools, service clubs and other other area fire departments "at least 25 limes" since its inception on January 8, The Town's fire prevention inspector, inspector, Randy Reincrt, said last week that "at least 15 hundred" children have visited the mobile miniature Fire Safety Safety House and received instructions on fire prevention and fire safety. "It was at Whitby home show when Whitby Fire Department had it on May eighth and nincth," Reincrt told a visitor to his office at Fire Station Station Number Four on Trulls Rd. north of Highway 2. The 21-foot-by-13-and-a-half-by- cight scaled-down two-storey safety house was constructed on a trailer at Station Number Four by the Town's . full and part-time firefighters during their off-duty hours. Construction began began last October. "So far it's been very positive," Reincrt said of the general public's reaction reaction to the Fire Safety House's role in the education of children on fire prevention and fire safety. He said that each time the safety house makes its round two members !of the fire department go along with it. "Most of the time I'm there. I try to get as many firefighters involved as possible. "The firefighter, who comes along, comes on his off day. So, he's a kind of volunteer. It's pretty impressive that they come on their days off." The outing with the mobile Fire Safety House usually takes half a day. Station Number Four firefighter Ron Klosinski of Courticc said that the hours and efforts he had contributed contributed towards the construction of the Courtice Carnival Offers Something For Entire Family This year's Courticc Carnival will he held on Saturday, June 6, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Courtice Courtice Secondary School at the corner of Courtice Rd. and Nash Rd. The event offers something for the entire family. As well as the annual Flea Market, Market, there will be shows by a children's" children's" performer and the Theatre Dance Academy. A live band will be playing country and bluegrass music. The children will enjoy our inflatable bouncing castle as well as the midway games, costumed characters characters and the Remax hot air balloon. balloon. There will also be refreshments refreshments for sale. All proceeds go to the Courtice Community Building Fund. The carnival is presented by the Courtice and Area Community Association. Association. Organizers report that a few booths arc still available for exhibitors. exhibitors. For more information, please call 434-4699. safety house arc "well worth the work". "I'm sure the students and teachers appreciate the learning experience they arc gaining from it." Another Station Number Four firefighter firefighter Owen Ferguson of Newcastle, said: "I've taken it to schools. I'm impressed impressed by the way the students paid attention to the instructions on fire prevention and fire safety." Firefighter Tim Calhoun of Fire Station Number One - the headquarters headquarters station of the Town's Fire Department Department in Bowmanvillc - conceived the idea of building a miniature fire safety house after he had read an article in a November 1990 firefighters' magazine. magazine. The article told of firefighters in British'Columbia building a miniature fire safety house to educate children on fire prevention and fire safety. Full and part-time firefighters of the Town of Newcastle literally had to beg for private donations to finance their project, the product of which they decided to name after the only daughter of firefighter Ferguson and his wife, Connie. Little Danelle Ferguson did not live past age two weeks. She passed away as the miniature safety house was being constructed in Courtice. Calhoun said last week that Da- nellc the fire safety house has "already "already been to the rest of the Town" and that other fire departments of the region, including Whitby and Uxbridge Uxbridge have already used it. "We're glad to see that the region as a whole is benefitting from the project." project." Calhoun's partner in the project, Captain Trent Elyea also of Station Number One, said: "I'm really pleased with the outcome. outcome. So far reactions from students, teachers and school boards have really been good." The Town's fire department will be present on June 6 at Courtice Carnival, Carnival, an annual event presented by Courtice and Area Community Asso ciation to raise funds for a projected community centre at the junction of Highway 2 and Courtice Rd. Hopefully, the miniature Fire Safety Safety House can be made available to carnival-goers carnival-goers that Saturday between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. at Courticc Secondary School on Nash Rd. north of Highway 2. The community association, which has been advocating a community centre for Courtice since its founding in 1984, has helped to form a fundraising fundraising committee for the projected centre. The committee in turn created a four-member Project Committee to provide town authorities with private citizens' input during the initial stage of the centre project. Hannu Halmincn, who chairs the Project Committee, has been accepted as a non-voting member of the Town Council's technical advisory committee committee formed earlier this month to look into details in the planning and designing designing of the centre. Bcv Grose, temporary chairman of the fund-raising committee, said Cour- ticcans arc "breaking new ground" in that it's the first time a private citizen has been admitted as a member of an official committee of the town. "They're allowing us," she said. "We will have input in the technical advisory committee and for now we're not pushing it." Mrs. Grose, who is also secretary of Courtice and Area Community Association, Association, said a message she's received received from Mayor Diane Hamrc is that the Town "Council cares." As earthlings perhaps we all should care about our planet, Earth. , Environment Canada, Town of Newcastle, Committee of Clarke Constituents, Constituents, No Ganaraska Dump Committee, Committee, Port Granby-Newcastle Environment Environment and Saga-Save the Ganaraska Again are together sponsoring The Environment Fair this Sunday, May 31, at the Bowmanvillc Recreation Complex between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Some of the major attractions are free admission, door prizes and free day care. Fire prevention officers from several Durham Region fire departments and one representative of the Çobourg Fire Department attended a course in plans examinations at the Courtice Fire Station this month. The purpose of the four-day class was to enable the fire prevention officers to examine plans for buildings and point out ways in which fire safety can be improved. The course included reading and interpreting interpreting building drawings and a practical exercise in examining a specific set of blueprints. Town of Newcastle Fire Chief Mike Creighton presented certificates to the firefighters who completed the course on May 15. In this photo, Randy Reinert, fire prevention officer for the Town of Newcastle Fire Department, Department, is shown along with representatives of the Ontario Fire Marshal's office who led the course. From left are: Peter Jobe, Fire Safety officer co-ordinator; Gary Jarrett, Fire safety officer intern; Randy Reinert Reinert and Peter Guiry, Fire Safety Officer Co-ordinator. Elizabethville News by Edna Thickson - 797-2619 On Tuesday the U.C.W. unit II met at Margarettc Walker's home with eight attending. Susan Peacock acted as president, in the absence of our president, Bertha Trcw. We opened with singing Amazing Grace. Susan had the devotional on the story of the Gift of Grace after the roll call. Susan had the topic on The Gift of the Kingdom Kingdom taken from a book we have been studying. Vivian Quantrill had i the minutes of the last meeting. We decided decided to give money to the general treasurer, treasurer, as part of our share. A thank you was read and plans for our supper were made. Lunch was served by our hostess. Glad to report that Ken and Bertha Trew arc home from Kingston where Ken spent a few days after a heart attack attack a week previous. They had been visiting Helen and Garry. On Sunday not quite as big a crowd as last Sunday. Reverend Sedgwick Sedgwick had taken as the first lesson John 13: 31-35 telling about the new commandment. commandment. After Judas left. Jesus told the disciples that he would not be with them much longer. The new commandment commandment is love one another. We had Andria Wood sing a solo. Announcements: May 31st Conference Conference Sunday. Lay people in each church will prepare the service. Come and enjoy the innovative ideas and music. Expression of Worship was put on by Garden Hill. A song by Julie Foster, Foster, Mary Sheppard, Heather Roy, with Judy Taylor on the guitar. The children's minute was a question. How can you tell if you are a follower of Jesus Christ? Not too many answers. answers. Love one Another was what he was expecting from the lesson. Second lesson Act 14: 8-18 when Paul told the crippled man to stand up and walk. Reverend Sedgwick spoke on "Identifying Mark". The matter of the identification of a Christian is explained explained in various ways. He remem- bered being at a station in the country about half a century ago to meet 10 or 12 children that the Star Fresh Air Fund had sent to the country for a holiday holiday and in later years some of them visited with families where they had been billeted. Jesus said you, are to love one another as I have love you. Care for persons. A millionaire bachelor bachelor had no use for noisy children and they had no sports or parks or play grounds. Still he didn't want children around and he is a Christian. He might act in sympathy for children. You can care! A nurse who graduated and went to work was appalled at the poor who were sick being turned away and she started taking them to her own home. As more had to be accepted she ran out of funds and took her bills to the millionaire and persuaded him to pay the bills because some of the children were Anglican. He canvassed others of his followers that's Christian Love. Mrs. Wilcox and Mrs. Leggett took up the offering and we enjoyed coffee at the close. A group of seniors from around the area Mac Mpldrew and Edith Carruth- ers are two who took in the weekend trip to Nashville. % For All Your Garden Plants • Flowering Shrubs • Trees • Evergreens • Perennials • Euonymous - $5.25 Plants A UMUU Alberta Spruce 3 for $ 15. no Emerald Cedars $Q M -2. od. (reg '16 ) 2 Gal. 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Strawberry Pie Contest First Prize - $ 200. 00 * Second Prize - $ 175.°°* Third Prize - $ 1Z5. 00 * Contest will be held Saturday, Jane ZOth All entries become property of the B.I.A. and will be distributed to Nursing Homes in our Town. during the Annual Strawberry Festival Name Address Telephone. MTrrAfÆ: BOWMANVILLC USINES! ÇINTU B.I.A .Bucks Entries must be submitted to the Canadian Statesman, King St. W., Bowmanville, by Fri., June 5th.