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4 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, April 21,1993 Clubs and Organizations Veteran Rotarian Receives Perfect Attendance Award Blue Ribbons Show Support for Canadian Peacekeepers Bowmanville Rotary Club member Howard Rundle (second from right) was presented with his 48 year Perfect Attendance Pin at the April 8thvRotary Club meeting. In making the presentation, Rotarian Garnet Rickard paid tribute to his colleague for giving many years of service to the community. Pictured Pictured from left are: Rotarian Ken Hockin, featured speaker; Club president Dr. Joe Pinto; Howard Rundle; Rundle; and Garnet Rickard. Rotary Learns About High Tech Saw Mills by Lorraine Manfredo British Columbia handles its precious The Rotary Club of Bowmanville forest resources, watched a videotape at the April, 8th Local service club members and meeting which showed the "resource- their guests watched a video, taped in fulness" with which one saw mill in part by one of their colleagues, Ken Rotarians made a special presentation at their Thursday, April 8th club meeting. Local Rotarians stepped in when they heard from Statesman Editor Peter Parrott that Brandon Smith had gone on a Children's Wish trip to Disneyland and had come back to find his photos didn't turn out. The Rotarians contacted colleagues in California California who assembled photos and other souvenirs to replace those mementos mementos Brandon lost. On April 8, Brandon was presented with several several mementos from Disney and Universal Studios. Pictured from left are Peter Parrott, editor of the Canadian Statesman; Rotarian Val Gardiner; Brandon and Gailmarie Smith. © SBAE farmers d Market THE OSHAWA DOWNTOWN FARMERS' MARKET IS SEEKING VENDORS FOR THE 1993 SEASON OF THE FARMERS' MARKET TO START SATURDAY, MAY 29,1993 Interested agricultural and arts and crafts vendors are requested to attend the following registration session: DATE: Wed., April 28,1993 TIME: 3:00-7:00 p.m. LOCATION: Michael Starr Building (Revenue Building) (comer ol King & Cenlre St., Oshawa • use King SI. entrance) Arts & Crafts vendors are requested to bring a sample of their work. For further information call: Mary Stewart at 723-1744 (1:00-7:00 p.m.). Electronic Filing When We Prepare Your Income Tax Return Don't mail your taxes. Now you can file them electronically direct to Revenue Canada. You'll know they got your return free of mathematical errors. And any refund will come weeks faster. AccuFilc from I l&R Block. FREE when we prepare your income lax return. H&R BLOCK' CANADA'S TAX TEAM 243 King Street G, Bowmanville Mall 623-6957 1413 King Street E. Courlice Court Plaza 432-6800 Hockin, of Hockin Real Estate Ltd. Mr. Hockin was offered a chance to tour the highly-mechanized mill during a recent visit to the west coast. "Hie whole idea is to get the maximum maximum board footage out of each log," said Mr. Hockin. "There was so little waste. It was absolutely amazing." The operation is completely automated, automated, he said, guessing that there were more computers in the mill than there would be in some Toronto offices. offices. He could count only 20 or so men working in the mill. Piles of softwood logs, such as spruce and fir, sit in fields outside the mill waiting to be processed. The logs come from as far away as 50 miles. For every tree felled, the mill must plant three more. The logs are sent first to circular saws. Mounted in tandem on a conveyer conveyer system, they automatically drop down, cutting logs to desired lengths. The logs are squared with a chipping chipping machine. Chips arc collected in a large bin underneath the conveyer and arc later, used in the manufacture of woodboard. -, The logs arc next sent on .to big band saws and planers. This particular mill cuts all its pieces to 2-inch sizes, such as 2 by 4's, 2 by 6*s, and 2 by 8's. "They can sell everything they make. The demand for lumber in Florida Florida is incredible now because of all the rebuilding they have to do since the hurricane," said Mr. Hockin. Grading the lumber according to its quality is done by hand. Workers use electronic pencils to mark the boards either grade 1, 2, or 3. A laser reads the marks and sends the lumber on to the appropriate conveyer. Stacking machines load the finished finished product onto pallets. "Canada is now exporting this advanced advanced technology to many other countries around the world," said Mr. Hockin. The one major drawback for the Canadian mill is that when they want to ship their product from B.C. to Thunder Bay in the cast, for instance, the logs arc sent by water on a long route through the Panama Canal and up through the Great Lakes. "They can do that cheaper than putting the load on a train," said Mr. Hockin. A special presentation was made at the April 8th Rotary Club meeting. Rotarian Val Gardiner had the pleasure of presenting two large envelopes envelopes of photographs to young Brandon Brandon Smith and his mother, Gailmarie. Brandon was disappointed recently when he discovered his own snapshots had not turned out from once-in-a- lifctime Children's Wish trip to Disneyland. Disneyland. The photos he received on Thursday were to replace those he lost, Brandon also received a wall poster, a t-shirt, and stuffed Mickey Mouse courtesy of Disney personnel who were informed of Brandon's sad tale by the Bowmanville Rotarians, Club President, Dr. Joe Pinto, credits credits Peter Parrott, editor of The Canadian Canadian Statesman, for approaching the Rotary Rotary Club with Brandon's story. Dr. Pinto also wishes to thank Herb Trumpoldl, district governor of 5320, who was helpful in contacting Disneyland and Universal Studios, He also inanks Debbie Graham of Dis- neyworld who sont the package, and Julie Melton, public relations officer at Universal Studios in Hollywood, Last weekend, these four veterans of the war in Korea joined with others to promote the wearing of blue ribbons to show their support for Canada's peacekeepers all over the world. They set up a table at Bowmanville Mall and sold draw tickets for a Caribbean Trip for Two to be drawn Sept. 11th at their Ontario Region Reunion. They are hoping the wearing of the blue ribbons will let our troops who are away from home, know that they are not forgotten. Although the war in Korea was in the 50s, it was not until 1992 that a Korea Volunteer Service Medal was struck to recognize their efforts. Taking part in the ribbon presentation were, 1-r, Don Lidster, Phil Daniel, George Cameron and Bob Bunting. Speakers Advance Odd Fellows Receive Service Awards To Semi-Finals of Optimist Contest On April 13, 1993 the Optimist Clubs of Durham Region held its Zone Oratory competition in Oshawa to determine who will go onto the next level of competition, the semifinals semifinals or Regional competition. Winner of the boys' contest was Don Packer from the Bowmanville Club and the winner of the girls' contest contest was Lisa Bczzant from the Oshawa Club. All contestants spoke on the theme topic, "I Can Make A Difference." These two winners now go on to the Regional or semi-final competition competition and will compete against contestants contestants from three other Optimist Zones that take in castem/northcm Toronto, northern and north central Ontario, to be held at the Bowmanville Lions Centre on April 25, 1993, with the contest set to start at 1:30 p.m. The boys' and girls' winners will go on to compete against three other Regional finalists in the Central Ontario Ontario District of Optimist International International finals in Ottawa on May 15,1993. v The public arc welcome to attend the Regional finals in Bowmanville. For more information on this project and other club work done for the youth of Bowmanville, please phone 623-4635,623-1107 or 697-2709. A special ceremony took place last Thursday, April 15th in the lodge rooms at Centennial Hall when two members of Florence Nightingale Chapter #66 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows were honored for their longtime service. Taking part in the presentations presentations were, 1-r, D.D.G.M. Eric Fallis of Millbrook, Gord Lamont (45 year jewel), Noble Grand Jack Gordon, Clarence Bell ( 60 year jewel), jewel), District Warden Ken Donnelly of Port Hope. Goodwrench WINTER TOUGH ON YOUR CAR? SHAPE UP FOR SPRING NOW! Tune Ups $ starting at 3 and 4 cyl. 69 95 Plus parts and taxes Lube, Oil and Filter "Let us do the Dirty Work" >22» Align, Rotate and Balancing 4 wheels Air Conditioning Service Special Includes 1 lb, Freon $Cq95 "Wheel Alignment still costs less than new tires" T T Plus "A Hot Deal" W W J SHUTTLE SERVICE AVAILABLE Mon.-Frl, 7:30 a,m.-4p.m, ALSO OPEN Saturday 9 a.m.~ I p.m, 166 King Street East COWAN PONTIAC -- BUICK LTD.I BOWMANVILLE - ONT. r 623-3396 Bowmanville