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Co-op Program Allows Students to Gain Work Experience Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, June 24.1992 Busy Week for Courtice Firefighters Bowmanville High School student Jason Ruelland has just finished his first student Co-op placement at Tim's Rent-all in Bowmanville. Jason spent his time servicing the equipment in the shop. The co-op hours spent at the Bowmanville business will be applied to giving him credits toward his high school diploma. diploma. Next year his co-op hours will go towards his small-engine apprenticeship. Showing that business business and school can work together to create trained employable workers are (1-r) George Yarwood, Kit McAleese, Jason (sitting in cab) and Tim's Rent-all employees Rob McDougall and Paul Cobel. Mr. Yarwood is with the Ministry of Skills Development.as an Industrial Training Consultant. Tyrone Mourns Loss of Resident By Jacqueline Vaneyk . Sympathy is extended to the Skinner Skinner family on the passing of Mrs. Phcbe Skinner. Many of us remember her from Sunday School, with her lovely braided hair and her beautiful soft voice. Mrs. Eva Bragg also passed away last week. Glad to report that Mrs. Edna Philp is home from the hospital. Spirit Day had a lair turn out. The weather co-operated except for a 20 minute shower in the afternoon. The Child Find booth took pictures of over thirty children. Thanks to all those whohélped. The planning group for the School reunion are meeting regularly. T- Shirts, mugs and hats will be available soon. If you went to Tyrone Public School, and we have not contacted you, please let us know, especially if you attended in the sixties. There is at- least one school register which is missing. Call Carole Byam at 263- 2650, Barb Taylor at 263-2507, or Jacqueline Vaneyk at 263-8460. On Sunday, June 21, Reverend Bonnie Kelly baptized baby Petra Wolla, and her father, John. A special service was arranged by the Education Committee and conducted by Fred Archibald Archibald and Reverend Kelly. Guest .speaker and musician was Lois McLeod, McLeod, a counsellor at Camp Quin Mo Lac. Lois led us through a camping experience, and accompanied the singing singing with her guitar. The Junior Choir and Sunday School presented Noah and the Ark in song. (Great Ark!) They were directed, directed, made up and costumed by the choir leader, Jane Koene. Sheryl Hunter accompanied them. Bouquets of roses were presented to Jane and Sheryl by Tracy and Lisa Ferguson and Meredith and Kaitlin Real in recognition recognition . of. their, work through the' year. Lynn Todd thanked Lois on be half of the Education Committee. Sunday, June 28 will be a blue jean service, followed by a potluck picnic. Coffee and cold drinks will be supplied. supplied. For further information, call Bessie Vaneyk at 263-2060. Summer services will be at 11 a.m. in Tyrone on July. 5 and 12, and at 10 a.m. in Enniskillen on July 19 and 26. Please note the time of these services. Two fires and an annual training kept firefighters of Fire Station No. 4 at Courtice busy this past weekend. A fire "burned down" a house on Nash Rd. just west of Regional Road No. 57 mid-moming last Saturday. Six fire-fighting, vehicles - two from Courtice - took part in the combat against the blaze. Fortunately, there was no one in the residence when the fire broke out. Authorities suspect that the fire was deliberately set. At the bunker at nine hundred hours says the schedule for Sunday, the first day of this week. The bunker was the Oshawa bunker bunker on Colonel Sam Drive - the boulevard boulevard that leads to the GM headquarters headquarters just west of Darlington provincial park south of Highway 401. About 10 minutes before nine hundred hundred hours, or 9 a.m. Sunday, June 21, 25 firefighting men, led by Captain Graydon Brown of Station No. 4, were at the property of the Oshawa Fire Department stage-setting for their annual fire-fighting training. Most of the men were from the station station on Trulls Rd. north of Highway 2 in Courtice with a handful from other fire stations of the Town of Newcastle's Newcastle's Fire Department. The latter were taken there this past Sunday because they had missed their own training that had taken place earlier. The men received training from Brown, Captain John Pittens, firefighter firefighter Tim Calhoun and part-time district chief Pat Drumm. Following preliminary refresher courses on rope, ladder and pumphanding, pumphanding, the men - grouped in three separate units - assaulted the "burning" "burning" bunker in a scenario with a search-and-rescue theme. Fires were deliberately set in the basement of the dank concrete bunker to provide natural smoke to the exercise. exercise. The men "rescued" the two dummies dummies from the smoke-filled "burning" structure. For the lack of a bunker of its own the Newcastle department has an arrangement arrangement with its sister department in Oshawa to make use of its facility for training purposes. A little over two hours after the training had ended the alarm sounded and the men of Station No. 4 were on the road in three vehicles to a spot less than one kilometre from the Oshawa bunker but this time it was in Courtice. Courtice. Two empty box-car type trailers were parked in the middle of an empty field between Bloor St. and Yorkville Drive east of Glenabbey Drive. One of the trailers was on fire. Within moments after the firefighters' firefighters' arrival the small blaze was put out. Newcastle's Fire Chief Michael Creighton was at the scene and so were part-time District Chief Drumm and Captain Pittens. The trailers were said to have been left standing in the field by some developers. developers. Chief Creighton said'that he suspected suspected the fire had been deliberately set but added: "Arson is always very difficult to prove unless you've caught the man with a match in his hand." He said he suspected some kids might be involved in the incident. It is said that up till now more than one million dollars worth of property has been lost this year alone in various various fire-related mishaps, with about half of this amount through acts of arson. arson. Here are some timely tips on how to help in eliminating some of these 1 losses. • It's summertime the days are longer longer and the general weather condition is perfect for a barbecue. "By properly maintaining your barbecue barbecue and following some simple precautions," precautions," says Ontario Fire Service Messenger, a publication of the Office of The Fire Marshal, "you can safely enjoy your barbecue for years to come." - if your barbecue has not been used recently, make sure that the burner burner holes, also known as pirts, and the tube connecting to the burners are clear of dust and debris; - test all connections for leaks; - tighten or replace leaky fitting or hose and retest; - the fitting that connects the barbecue barbecue to the cylinder could have a rubber 0 ring near the end. Check the ring every time you connect the cylinder. cylinder. Replace the ring if it is cracked or out of shape. The pamphlets on "Barbecue with Care" from the publication also advises advises that- "Always follow the manufacturer's manufacturer's instructions carefully when assembling assembling a new barbecue. "Use the type and size of cylinder recommended by the manufacturer," it says. "If you have problems, call a qualified propane service person." For any fire-prevention related information, information, please contact the Newcastle Newcastle Fire Prevention Officer, Randy Reinert Reinert at 436-9699. Do you know that block parents in our Block Parent Program are available available today to "all citizens"? They include include among others; women/adults; teenagers; seniors; jogger/cyclists; newspaper carriers; drivers; and babysitters. babysitters. Dorothy Chadwick, chairperson for Newcastle of the central committee committee of the Block Parent Program, says there are approximately 180 block- parents throughout the community of Courtice. "We've tripled in three years," Mrs. Chadwick told an interviewer last week. "We're one of the strongest in the area and we're very pleased." A reminder Courtice United Church on Trull's Road north of Highway 2 is holding a Strawberry Fest dinner' . this (Wednesday, June 24) afternoon and early evening with sittings at 4:45 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Ebenezer United and Zion are also holding similar events the same day. Interested parties please contact either either Margarite at 436-2417 or Alice Hoy at 436-2735 for Courtice United tickets. Menu includes meat and potato pie; buns; coleslaw; mixed vegetables; strawberry shortcake and whip cream; and tea or coffee. Your Pontiac Buick Performance Team's Best-Selling Car. Close to 60 Family Members Attend Annual Rundle Picnic By Marilyn Balson ' The 23rd Annual Rundle Picnic was held on June 14/92 at A1 and Irene's Christmas Tree Farm near Genlrcton. 57 members of Herb and Lottie Rundlc's family attended this year, making it our largest since 1989. We felt very lucky to have all of our eldest eldest family members in attendance. Many of the children enjoyed the pond, while the rest of us enjoyed the gab. This year's sports committee of Jennifer Baker, John Hilycr, Mark and Trade Feasby did a great job entertaining entertaining us. , The feast , was laid out inside the small cottage, and no one went hungry as we dined on a feast fit for a king. ■ Following dinner, our President A1 Rundle called the meeting to order. The minutes of last years meeting were read by Merv English. It was decided decided we would keep the same president, president, our sports committee was kind enough to volunteer again, and Marilyn Marilyn Balson accepted the Sec. Treas. job. A1 and Irene were each presented with a gift as a small token of our appreciation. appreciation. It was decided to collect $5.00 from each family for our sports/ cash on hand. Welcome to our youngest member in attendance, Nathan English, son of Jason and Tracy and grandson of Mcrv and Donna English. 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