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( e 416-623-3303 20 Pages Wednesday, August 5,1992 Bowmanville, Ontario 138th Year 560 + 40 G.S.T. = 600 Issue 31 Public Invited to Contribute Ideas by Laura J. Richards , A number of visitors to the information information centre on the proposed Cour- ticc Community Complex wanted to know more about the proposal and when the complex would be up and • running, said a Town of Newcastle official official recently. "Those who have been in have been wondering what type of facilities will be available," said Joe Caruana, the town's director of community services. services. Mr. Caruana and Fred Horvath, of the Town of Newcastle Community Services Dept., manned an information information centre last Wednesday afternoon and evening at S. T. Worden Public School on Nash Rd. The representatives were ready for an onslaught of questions from a deluge deluge of concerned citizens. "We're ready for 100 people," said Mr. Caruana. However, that was not to be. On Thursday, Mr. Caruana told The Statesman that he' was satisfied with the number of people who turned out for the information centre. "We were glad to have the quality rather than the quantity," Mr. Caruana said. Area residents who did visit the information information centre were concerned with the types of facilities to be included in thc complcx, he said, "We tell people that the proposal has not been set in cement. "This centre will become a focal point for the community. We are building for tomorrow while needing to accommodate the present," he said. The centre, no matter what it eventually eventually contains, will complement existing existing facilities in the area, Mr. Caruana Caruana explained. Ward One Regional Councillor • Larry Hannah told The Statesman the proposal for the centre "has been a long time coming. , "It really feels good to see this happening," happening," Councillor Hannah said. Area residents have been waiting for this facility and are gearing up to participate in the fundraising, he said. "People have been waiting for this TODAY'S EVENTS - If you receive your paper sometime in the afternoon afternoon today, there will still be time to head over to the Lions Centre on Beech Avenue in Bowmanville and make your donation of life- ' saving blood. The Red Cross nurses will be waiting and the blood is sorely needed at this time of year. The Clinic is open until 8 p.m Now, after you have made your donation, you'll probably feel so good that, you'll want to take in the Durham East Liberal picnic north of Orono on Highway 115/35 at Mac and Norma Ransberrys' farm. It's a beautiful beautiful spot and Liberal leader Lyn McLeod is scheduled to attend. They too will be delighted to welcome you. That's from 4 until 8 or thereabouts. thereabouts. QUITE A DIFFERENCE - One little word can really alter an article article and change its meaning. In last week's Weekender, there was a story story headlined "Landfill Foes Seeking Answers." Mrs. Helen MacDonald MacDonald was the mediator of a meeting between MPP.Gord Mills and area residents. Mrs. MacDonald, according to the story, is supposed to have told the group that Kirkland Lake area residents really do want a landfill in their area to create jobs. Just die opposite is true. They do ■ j NOT want a landfill. An article from the Anti Garbage Coalition, sent 8 along by MPP Gord Mills, expands on that theme with a presentation by an engineering technologist, Mr. Raftis, providing more information information on the subject of using the mines as repositories for garbage. His concern is what it would do to underground water systems. CURING THE DOLDRUMS - Thank goodness for the Barcelona Olympics and hats off to our great athletes who have done a magnificent magnificent job of competing there against the rest of the world. We have showed that we have some great talent in our midst and we were es-' pecially impressed by the skill, courage and dedication shown by several several of them. We also must extend appreciation to the teams of television television broadcasters, the newspaper reporters and photographers who have provided us with great stories and pictures about our competitors. competitors. That certainly beats watching the reruns. They'll all be coming home after Sunday's closing ceremonies and deserve a great welcome. GREAT FRIES - The James Publishing staff members who,enjoyed a treat last Friday noon, and that includes most of them, insist that we acknowledge a donation of French Fries - enough to feed the whole staff, and more. They arrived hot, just in time for lunch and came from the R & R Hot Chips truck, owned and operated by John and Linda Pleasance. Their products passed our most rigid inspection and _ their generosity is appreciated. SHOW AND SHINE - Bowmanville Optimists are confident that the weather will .take a drastic turn toward a dry August - and it should happen just in lime for their 6th Show and Shine Car Show this Sunday, Sunday, August 9lit. As usual, it will again take place in the Enniskillen Conservation Area and they'll pack as many of those fantastic cars in as possible. This event has kept growing year after year until it overflows overflows the space available. The crowds too have been larger every year. So, try to gel there at the start at 10 o'clock and stay until four, i There is an admission charge, but children under 12 ride free. Funds raised will be used for Youlli projects. FIDDLERS IN ACTION - Just one week from today, Wednesday, Aug. 12th, the Orono Arena and Community Centre Fundraising committee committee will be holding their 25th annual Beef B B Q at Orono's great park, starting at 4:30 p.m. and continuing until 7. Guest artists from the Orono and District Fiddle Club will not only bring their appetites, they'll also open up their fiddle cases and bring out their violins and bows to entertain the crowd. This is an event everybody will want to attend. Gel tickets by phoning 983-9561,983-5840 or 983-5236. WRONG VET - On more than one occasion, we have managed to screw up the crcdil.linc on our weekly Pet Care column. Last week's article about controlling fleas was from Dr. Janice Aluin and Dr. Everett Everett Turner of the Durham Veterinary Clinic. Unfortunately, the credit credit line indicates that it was written by the Bowmanville Veterinary Clinic. We've gone back to the drawing board to make sure it doesn't happen again, we hope. type of facility for about 10 years now. We didn't have the population then, that we have now." One of the things that both Councillor Councillor Hannah and Mr. Caruana want area residents to be aware of is the fact that the planning of the proposed centre is not yet completed. There is still time for people to come up with ideas and focuses for the complex. A current space allocation table has allotted 47,035 square feet for core facilities in the proposed complex, complex, states the Town of Newcastle Courtice Community Complex Feasibility Feasibility Study Part II. They include: a pool; a health club/ daycare; a community room; and a library. library. .Within the proposal there arc also theme areas which add up to 28,750 square feet. The theme areas include: golf; skiing; tennis; baseball; and a sports pub. Also included arc 8,000 square feet for children's themes restaurants and 2,000 square feet for sports medicare. , A number of different methods are 'being considered for the financing of the centre."One of these includes public public and private joint development. This system would include commercial commercial components along with the core facilities. Party Organizers May be Subject To $5,000 Fine by Laura J. Richards Town of Newcastle residents who hold large parties and charge admission to the public could be facing fines of up to $5,000 under local by-laws. The Town of Newcastle is currently currently conducting an investigation following complaints of noise and vehicle traffic at a property off die Sixth Concession of Clarke Town-' ship, near the Hope Township/ Clarke Township boundary. The in- cidentwas reported during the Civic Holiday weekend. "We are investigating the incident incident with the intent to lay charges," said Town of Newcastle By-law Officer Officer Len Kramer.. By-law officials are looking into claims that a party was held by a tenant on the property and that admission admission fees were charged. No special special event licence was issued by the Town of Newcastle. The person who held the party could possibly be charged for having having a special event without a licence, licence, Mr. Kramer said. Durham Regional Police Services Services 16th Division Staff Sgt. Edward. Forgette told The Statesman on Tuesday, two police officers had gone into the party grounds to look for a cash bar. . However, none was actually found. But there was "a woman at the gate collecting an admission fee of $15. "There was a live band, which is considered to be public entertainment entertainment when they opened the party up to the public and charge an admission," admission," Staff Sgt. Forgette said. There was a large quantity of Continued on Page 3 i i ■ v . •' ■ - } 'Ÿ ' A BIRD IN THE HAND - Hilary and Ofer Pittel voluntarily run the Avicare Bird Rehabilitation Centre on Taunton Road. The centre which previously made its home in Ajax moved to the Town of Newcastle at the end of April 1992. The centre provides the specific and unusual needs for the temporary housing and feeding of injured birds until'they reach a level of self-sufficiency needed «."■ to be released back into the wild. Here, Hilary and Ofer examine a kingfisher, one of the hundreds of birds they care for during the year. Rehabilitation Centre Nurses Injured Birds Back to Health by Laura J. Richards Nursing wild birds back to health is what the dedicated volunteers volunteers of Avjcare like to do. Under the direction of Hilary and Ofer Pittel, many Avicare Bird Rehabilitation Centre volunteers volunteers have saved many birds over the last four years since the centre centre began. Three months ago, Avicare moved its headquarters, .aviaries and volunteers to the Town of Newcastle from Ajax. Since the end of April 1992, Avicare volunteers have taken care of 230 birds at the Pittel home on Taunton Road. One of the reasons Hilary and Ofer moved to the Town of Newcastle Newcastle was due to Ajax municipal restrictions on the building of flight cages for the many birds Avicare helps. Ofer is currently working on a flight cage on the western side of the Pitlels' 10-acre property north of Bowmanville on Taunton Taunton Road. ■ The cage will allow birds space to strengthen their wings without the Pittels losing the birds. The cages have a double door system and are constructed with fine wire screens. They don't use chicken wire because the birds- will try to make a run for it through the wire, said Ofer. The fine wire mesh and thick lumber used in cages constructed with a double security door system system will ensure that the birds won't get loose when someone opens up'a cage to tend to a bird. In the lower level of the Pittel home is an area where the mice, meal worms and other such goodies are kept for die consumption consumption of the many mouths the Pittels have to Iced on a daily basis. basis. Insectivores need to have the insects alive and on the wing. That is why Avicare has insects delivered to them for birds'on special diets. Hilary and Ofer provide a wealth of information and prefer that people who have found birds give them a call first at Avicare before bringing die birds out. "We want to know how the bird is hurt to gauge what we can do," said Hilary. Sometimes, a call can lake care of a problem quicker than a visit to Avicare. "Some diings are easy to take care of over the telephone. If a nest comes down during a windstorm, windstorm, we tell people to put die nest back up," said Hillary. People still believe in some of Continued on Page 3 Stork Market Report Æ7T CRAIG -- It's a Boy! McEATHRON-It's a Boy! .\ s s y • •••••••• ••!•••#• DERUELLE - It's a Girl! SPIRES-It's a Girl! Sec Page 16 Total This Year Boys 67 Girls 76 j Corn and Hay Most Affected by Record Precipitation Durham Region's hay and corn crops are two of die main victims of the soggy summer of '92. Joel Bagg, a spokesman for die Ministry of Agriculture and Food, said last week that the unusually wet and cool weather affects different crops in different ways. He estimates that the corn crop is' two to three weeks behind schedule. And, with more than 60,000 acres of corn under cultivation in Durham Region, corn ranks as one of die major major crops. Corn plants prefer hot, dry weather. And, while a hot August would help, some of the damage has already been done. "It will be diffi cult to make up for all we've lost," Mr. Bagg said. The hay crop, which is estimated at 74,000 acres, according to statistics statistics from 1986, is threatened by the fact that there hasn't been enough sunshine and dry weather to let farmers get the crop off the fields. The hay crop, in the 1986 statistics, was valued at $15 million in Durham Durham Region. Mr. Bagg said some farmers managed to get a good crop of hay harvested in the second and third week of June. "Since then, we haven't had very good weather for hay," Mr. Bagg noted that barley and oats actually prefer the cool, wet climate. climate. Winter wheat, however, can be harmed by wet weather and there is sonic danger that the wheat will sprout. Tom Clarke, Horticultural Crop Advisor for the Ministry of Agriculture Agriculture and Food, said apple orchards are not suffering from wet weather. "It's really not hurting us now," he said. Extra water is usually not harmful harmful to apple orchards., And, in view of the dry conditions which have occurred occurred in the previous three years, growers haven't minded the rain. "Most growers would rather sec it than drought," Mr. Clarke explained. explained. He added that vegetable crops are maturing more slowly than normal. normal. For example, the development of tomatoes is lagging behind by about one week to 10 days. Rain also makes it more difficult to control some types of diseases such as funguses, Mr. Clarke added. Mr. Bagg said last week that the impact of rain and cold weather varies varies not only with the crop but also with the region in which a crop is located. "I don't think we're as badly off here as they arc in sonic parts of the province," lie added. U ■ Pfl J! I HHMMliH . ■ JprestonJ We Move It! 623-4433 Bowmanville &■ Brock Family ; y Pumps Last W ' : \ Tank of Gas VjVl! r On King St. See Page 3 ■ j ■.- ■ Lions' Speakers Recall Exciting ::, m. Moments of Trip As Volunteers §| ns See Page 4 Hi V, V ' $ i y) f ' CARPET WAREHOUSEÎ JwwuctiBuÀiiÆiP»-- ^ ■! EVERYDAY DISCOUNT PRICES 3 King sc w. 728-4601 Oshawa nrau ' Ü