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12 The Clarington/Courticc Independent, Bowmanville, Saturday, May 25, 1996 Electricity to one section of east Bowmanville was expected expected to be out for as long as eight hours, after a truck overturned and struck a hydro pole on King St. E., Thursday. The truck tipped while it was offloading crushed gravel for road reconstruction just cast of Liberty St. The power outage outage affected Bowmanville and Newcastle for almost two hours, beginning at noon on Thursday, May 23. Approximately 5,500 cusomers were affected. Their power supply resumed in about one and one-half hours. The area closest to the accident accident was in the dark longest. Power was not restored to nearby buildings until late Thursday afternoon and Thursday night. A police officer said the tmek driver was not injured, just shaken, after the mishap in front of the Vision Advantage Optical store. The police officer said the driver was unsure why the dump truck had fallen over, but surmised the vehicle could have been on a soft spot on the road, which gave out. The results were that most of Bowmanville's power was knocked out for more than one hour, with businesses, homes and Memorial Hospital Bowmanville remaining in the dark. Students attending Vincent Massey School were not impacted drastically by the outage, outage, says Vice-Principal Sandra Reisch. "Our junior grades are at a track and field meet at Bowmanville High School. Since the classrooms are still bright enough, the primary grade students are in their classrooms." While not happy with the situation, she noted thankful- Philharmonic Choir Prepares for June 2nd Concert Some of the members of the Durham Philharmonic choir are pictured here during a recent rehearsal. The choir is currently, preparing for a concert of lighter works entitled "Songs of Love" on Sunday, June 2nd. This concert will take place at Harmony United church, King St. E., Oshawa, commencing at 7:30 p.m. The choir, which consists of 52 voices, is in its third year. The members are chosen by audition and they include singers from many areas of the Durham Region, with varying degrees of choral, and solo experience. experience. Shown above is conductor Robert Phillips, along with singers Janice Kerr, Tony deBoo, Stan Quinn, Ted Houck, Richard Scott and Lisa Markoff. Advertise In May and Save 25% Yes ... 25% of the total cost of your display advertising during May may be used towards the cost of any of these services: Business Cards • Letterheads • Envelopes Flyers ♦ Programs • Labels • Brochures Statements • Bulletins « Newsletters ♦ Résumés » Photocopies Typesetting and Graphic Design • Desktop Publishing • Computer Forms • Memo Pads Tickets • Full Colour Printing • Rubber Stamps Subscriptions to The Canadian Statesman. El) e Canabtan Statesman 62 King Street West Bowmanville (905) 623-3303 and ask for Display Advertising Clarington's Community Newspaper and Printer since 1854 Offer valid until June 30th, 1996 and may not be combined with other promotions. ness the weather was warm, so the administration did not have to worry about heating the building. Reisch noted the Northumbcrland-Clarington School Board had been contacted, contacted, and an alternate walking Simpson Avenue and behind the Bowmanville Mall was found. The detour was necessary since the police had closed off the area from Simpson Avenue to Lambert Street to sightseers. Van Belle Flowers FROM OUR GARDEN CENTER IN COURTICE Petunias 79* BOX OF 4 REGULAR $1.29 Hanging Basket Shade Impatiens $099 REGULAR $14.99 Clematis Plants $y 99 1 GALLON REGULAR $12.95 Rose Bushes $099 REGULAR $12.95 ■fiv";': V V Grass Seed GREAT FOR THE SUN only $ 4.99/kg FROM OUR FLOWER SHOPS 10 Roses $ 7.99 20 for $ 11.99 Carnations 10for $ 5.99 Prices in effect until May 28/96 Courlice - 1979 Highway 2, Bowmanville....623-4441 Oshawa - 343 King St. W 579-1118 Whitby - 100 Dundas St. W. 668-1650 © J.P. SI