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6 The Canadian Statesman. Bowmanville, Wednesday, November 27, 1996 e Toastmasters At a recent Toastmaster meeting meeting Chairman Irene Konzel- mann selected "change" as her theme. When questioned about their attitudes toward change, members members of the head table expressed expressed a variety of opinions, ranging from change as a challenge challenge to change as an opportunity. opportunity. Continuing the theme, Table Topics Master Toastmaster Gordon West challenged members members to change themselves into various historical Figures and describe the differences this would create in their lives. The winners of the best speaker trophy, Toastmaster Toby Smits, delivered speech #2 from "The Communications and Leadership Manual". In fulfilling the requirements for this assignment, Toastmaster Toastmaster Smits persuaded us of his sincerity and conviction regarding regarding the need to monitor the media influences on our children. children. Elizabethville News War Veteran Honored by Masonic Lodge Fred West (centre), a veteran of the First World War, was the recipient earlier this month of a 70-Year Jewel from the Masonic Lodge. Pictured with R.W. Bro. Fred West are: (left) W. Bro. Bill Paterson, Worshipful Master of Jerusalem Masonic Lodge and R.W. Bro. David Tillcock, Dist. Dep. Grand Master. St. Francis of Assisi Parish The annual C.W.L. Parish Christmas bazaar will take place this Saturday (November 30) from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. This year's event will feature a Bake Table, Penny Tablé, Country Crafts, and more. There will be face painting for the children and a Tea. Room for all. Raffle tickets will be sold for a James Lumber Print, a Folk Art Keepsake Box, and a Quilted Crib Blanket. The bazaar bazaar will be held in the parish hall at 214 King St. E. in Newcastle. Newcastle. The CWL is also hosting a Twilight Retreat on Thursday, December 5 from 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. in the parish hall. The theme of the evening will be "Joseph: A Man of silence and selfless love" with Sue Hendricks Hendricks as Spiritual Convenor. A social time and opportunity to meet with friends and neighbours neighbours will follow. All women of the parish are invited tp come. In order to prepare for our new pictorial directory, we urgently urgently remind every parishioner parishioner to complete the form on the front of the bulletin. (If you have not already done so). This form must be returned to Fr. Randy as soon as possible to ensure that you are contacted for your family photo session. Each family that is photo- Eldad U.C.W. Eldad U.C.W. met November 4. Past President Doris Hills chaired the meeting. Committee Committee reports were given. Thanks were expressed to everyone who donated and helped with the success of the annual auction. auction. Nine members attended the Regional meetings and reported reported highlights from them. We were asked to support the Board of Stewards Bake Sale at Bowmanville Mall November November 22 and hope to sell church bags etc. at this time also. Church calendars are now available for sale. Information was received about our adopted adopted child. She is Tumpa Naskor, age 6 from North India. The Roll Call - Qualities of a Friend was answered well. Plans were made to decorate for the Mitten Tree and Advent Carol Service December 1, and other Christmas activities. The topic "Biblical Friendships" Friendships" was presented by Lois Yellowlees. Six members assisted with readings to illustrate the story - Ida Bray, Marion Broome, Loraine Loraine Knox, Alma Langmaid, Mary Millson and Jean Taylor. "A Faithful friend is a strong defense - and he that hath found such an one has found a treasure." Over tea and muffins prepared prepared by Bernice Watson and Doreen Westlake we completed completed the annual reports. Betty Munro was the hostess. Next meeting will be December 12, 1:30 at the church. Lois N. Yellowlees Press Reporter Vaccine Given To Students Since the end of September, 20,000 students have rolled up their sleeves to receive the Hepatitis B vaccine being administered administered by the Durham Region Region Health Department. No serious reactions have been reported. "Students have tolerated the vaccine well," says Carol Hcholt, Hep B Coordinator. Coordinator. "Sometimes they have a sore arm or a mild fever." fever." Parents with concerns should call Mrs. Hcholt directly at 723-8521 or 1-800-841-2729 ext. 2190, High school students who arc interested in starling the 3 dose vaccine should also contact Mrs. Hcholt to make arrangements. arrangements. graphed will receive a compli- lion, refreshments, layout, and mentary 8x10. We are also numerous other duties. For looking for volunteers to assist more information, please con- with phone calling, registra- tact Tracey at 987-1690. By Edna Thickson On Tuesday afternoon the U.C.W. held the Elizabethville group's monthly meeting at Vivian Quantrill's home. Bertha Trew had the devotional devotional part of the meeting that was a talk on the 23rd Psalm. Lunch was served and 8 attended. attended. I was able to attend the seniors seniors meeting on Thursday. About 30 attended. Reg. McCool was busy adding up those that had played games. Some of the one's that won prizes were Evone Baziw. Au drey Graham, Edna Silver and Florence Foot. Our Christmas dinner was November 21. On Sunday the church service was led by Ronald Brittain, a candidate for ordination in the United Church. He spoke at all three churches. Mr. Brittain spoke on "Views from the Mountain" that Jesus discussed with Moses. The Lord's prayer, Prayer of Dedication Dedication and the Benediction followed. followed. The offering was taken up by Ross McMurray and Winnie Finie. Garden Hill Bible Study followed the service. Stoneburg - Wagg Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd and Gwen Wagg together with Ms Keitheen Stoneburg would like to announce the marriage of their children Mr. and Mrs. Scott and Michelle Stoneburg. The wedding took place on August 24,1996 at Liberty Pentecostal Church. The newlyweds wish to thank all family and friends for their continuous love and support. Snoopy Steals Show at Santa C'aus D arade * VDT.TTME tl7 15» Per Copy BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 24. 1971 20 Fapr; NVMEER 47 Mayor Declines Comment Filtration Plant Plans Underway A meeting held in Bowman-, ing be financed? ; " ville to discuss the need for a' A resolution approving the water filtration plant in town construction of a plant csti- has resulted in a renewed im-'mated to cost $450,000 wasl petus to develop plans for the approved by town council in facility and work out a new! 1969 and authorized by both estimate for the cost of the'the OWRC and OMB. How- undertaking. lever when tenders were call-. Representatives of the town ed the lowest bid was a quar- mncil. town office, the con- ter million dollars over the I Stretching Their Necks for the Start of the Parade council, town office, the con' suiting engineering firm of Proctor and Redfern, and the Ontario Water Resources Corn- estimate. The need for the plant has always been recog-: nized by council. However, mission sat for nearly two last month it became critical hours in informal talks in:when the OWRC advised it Bowmanville council chambers'would not approve any further- Monday night. developments in the munici- The meeting had been called pality unless the town acquir-j at the request of the OWRC ed a water filtration system. . and was chaired by Mayor At present lake water is Ivan Hobbs. -, .,Tp ; itreated chemically and is safe: At issue were two questions, for drinking, But it isn't filter- What kind of plant should the ed. town opt for -- a packaged * * Representatives from seven plant or a component , one? of the municipalities forming And how should the un'dertak- 1 . 'turn to page two) Rain Doesn't Dampen Spirits in This Year's Santa Claus Parade Bowmanville Kinsmen Club's entry ot Snoopy and the Red Baron won first prize in the annual Santa Claus Parade. A victorious Snoopy sat high on the roof of his home looking down on the curse of all his dreams, the Red Baron. "It was a superb float," said Ede Cole, Float Chairman. "But all the floats entered this year were terrific," she added diplomatically. We are Trustees... Not Owners Senator Takes Stand Against Resource Waste Neither snow nor sleet .nor hall nor wind have deterred Santa Claus from completing his annual tour of Bowmanville Bowmanville in the past. This year, the 10th anniversary anniversary of his visits lo town, another item is added .to the weather list--rain. And it didn't prevent old Santa from climbing aboard his sled and taking a tour of the town to wish 111 the children children a merry Christmas. Nor did It dampen the spirits of the thousands of people who lined the streets to watch the hour long par- adc preceding Santa paw by. "We are not the owners of our natural resources. We are the trusteed. They are ours to use -- but to use intelll- ifcntly and not to use up." - There is a clear distinction In the mind of Senator J. Harper Prowse. His audience of West Durham Canadian Club .members meeting at Trinity United Church last Thursday was Inclined to agree. He convinced them of that. . "We must learn Id"use our resources wisely and respon ilbly," he urged, the future generations who will inherit what is left. And Senator Prowse is concerned about just what will be left. "Two of our resources have already been badly abused -- air and water," he remarked* They Just happen to. be the two most vital also. But his attention centered more on the fate of the other resources, which he divided into two broad categories-- the renewable ones and the non-renewable ones..The for- (TURN TO PAGE TWOI Clean-up Plan for Catch Basins Gets Green Light , , The 500 catch basins in that.Bowmanville will be getting a cleaning in the next when we see an opportunityithorough cl tn make a fast buck, let's'few weeks, make sure there Is at least! A program, prepared two bits left to give Junior ai town engineer Charles Wall chance too." (suggesting the town rent Trustees - not owners. It ^combination truck and suction -- (hose to do the work was ap- DURHAM CLUB MEETING [proved by council meeting on (November 15th. The Durham County Club j The estimated cost of the ol loroato will meet this undertaking is $1,500. The coming Friday at the Edu- equipment rents for $10 an ration Centre, 155 College ihour, but is able to clean out Street it 8:00 p.m. The ia basin in approximately speaker will be Mrs. S. Lin* j minutes. b"lm whose ionic will be** Mr. Watt noted that It "How Firm a Foundation", would cost about the same to Mrs. Linholm Is on the [do the work manually. He in- musical staff of "The Friend* itlmnlcd though that the sue* |v Giant", a CBC children's lion unit would do a superior show."Job, a Some members of council felt the project should be held off and included in one of the provincial or federal winter works schemes. The general feeling however was that the work could not wait. 'The basins should be cleaned, cleaned, and cleaned right away one way or other," the Mayor "If wc don't clean them out we could be involved in a lot more cost with flooding," Councillor Hooper declared. "I think now Is the time to do it," Councillor ProuV said seconding the motion. Council agreed. Mr. Watt expects the equip* ment to arrive in town within the next two weeks. COUNCIL RECOMMENDS CHANGE POLICE DUTY There will be a change in one of the regular day shift duties of the Bowmanville 'Police, if a recommendation (from town council is acted upon by Police Chief Bernard Kitney. On a motion by councillor Prout, council voted unanimously unanimously to suggest that the police officer standing achool guard for approximately f6ur hours each week day at' the Interfection of Liberty and Church streets be taken off as of December let. Councillor Ken Hooper seconded seconded the motion "provided the officer be required instead to patrol the town ... on on foot." Clarke. Man Fire Victim A 55-year-old Clarke Township Township man, Jdhn Reginald Alston, Alston, died early Saturday morning as a result of a fire which broke out in hla 34 foot by 10 foot trailer parked at Lot 26, Concession 2, north of Newcastle. According to Newcastle Ontario Ontario Provincial Police a neighbour. Ted Howe, spoiled smoke coming out from Alston's Alston's trailer at about 5:30 a.m. He opened the door to in- ITURN TO PAGE TWO) A Bit of Soho Comes to Bowmanville A number of schools from the surrounding ere* entered this year's Snntn Clous parade. Some used the occasion to give n plug for coming events by their student student bodies Such ns M. J. Hobbs with their entry above. The senior public school will be putting on « production of Oliver Twist soon and they want as many people ns jxwslblo to know about it. Nearly the entire cast of 160 students took part in their curb to curb show. Incidentally the nUy will be held at- Courtlce Secondary School from December Oth to 11th., Crowds lined the streets of Bowmanville Saturday to watch the colorful annual Santa Claus parade sponsored sponsored by the town Chamber of Commerce. In the picture picture above a section of the crowd in the intersection of ,In short the 1971 Bowmanville Bowmanville Chamber of Commerce annual Santa Claus Parade was a complete success, despite despite the weather. Many felt It was the big- gut to date. There was no doubt it was one of the smoothest. ... , „ , . , , George Stephen, parade Many articles and a number marshall, is credited with ijof pictures, including more of, job well done In getting the lhe Santa Claus parade, hive! Pr ° P " been crowded out of thll toeue.l quence ana order. Silver and Church Streets stretch a look to see when the parade will start. Despite the rain, Santa's visit to town was a complete success. BURSTING AT SEAMS "The parade moved out of,We hope we will be able to Central School just perfectly,"jinclude most of the carry-over* tTURN to page two) • in next week's edition. j BITS ^ PIECES SPONSOR -- A sponsor is needed for the Bowmanville Bowmanville Pee Wee Major All-Stars team. Anyone interested interested should contact either Bob Hellam at 623-2072 or Steve Bums at 623-7013. The team was All-Ontario Champions last year -- which in itself, gives an enviable sales pitch. t t ,t t t GREETINGS -* Word gomes from the Editor In ' Bowmanville hospital that he Is coming along nicely and hopes to be home shortly. In the meantime, the "No Visitors" rule still applies as it seems this Is part of the treatment. As he can't say it in person, he says it via his column: Thanks for ajl the many acts of kindness extended extended to him. They sure have helped, t t t T f BLIND -- The 1971 campaign to raise funds lot the Canadian National Institute for the Blind has topped $4,200 in the West Durham area. If you've been misted by one of the canvassers, you can still contribute, contribute, Just call Evelyn Purdy at 623-2604 or Don Allin at 623-2351 and they will make all the arrangements arrangements to collect your most welcome donation. The organizers would like to thank team captains and canvassers for their unstinting hard work in the drive to date. t t t t t RE-CAPTION -- Last week's Legion Remembrance Remembrance Day picture of Llew BUrlon and Major Ward Irwin should have carried a different caption. True, the two were reminiscing about old times they shared together during World War II, but there was another reason the picture was taken, Major Irwin, who was Llew'a former Ontario Regiment Squadron O.C. had just drawn Liew's ticket, winning first prize in n draw. Now there is a commanding officer with a sense of gratitude! Incidentally, Don Cameron, Hay- don's gilt to the world of the gladioli, was the only other member of Major Irwin's squadron who was present for the Legion dinner, lie wasn't as lucky as Llew, hut reported a good reunion anywayl t t t + T CATCHING THE 2:03 - A grade eight student from M. J. Hobbs, Gall Hurd, was one ot three students in the province who participated in last week's production production of a new radio program called "Catch the 2:03 p.m.". Gall, together will: a Toronto and à Kitchener student, was linked up will: the Toronto studio and formed part of a panel questioning a former CBC man about his experiences living In Israel. The program Is part of the school broadcasting system and Js aimed at Senior Public and Elementary school students, t t t t t HISTORIAN -- Mrs. Marguerite Fraser of Darlington Darlington township Is busy trying lo compile Information Information on the history of the community ol Sollna, She Is looking for anecdotes, pictures, scrapbook remembrances, and hopes that If local residents can he of assistance they will conlacl either her at 263-8847, or Mrs. Wes Yellowlees at 263-2023, 4 t t t t GREMLINS -- Two names wore partially omitted last week In the list ot wreaths laid at the Ndwcastlo Cenotaph on November lltli. They were J. E. and E. J, Belsey. Sorry. Wo Imd the J, E. part In, but a gremlin must have sneaked by and snatched the rest of Hie line away, t 4 t + ♦ PAVING - Town engineer Charles Wall Is breathing much easier now, The paving program ended yeeierday afternoon, When It started there were lew who thought the work could be dene before the mow fell. It was about as close a finish as anyone would want. II snowed today, as everyone knows. Charlie was confident from the start he could get most of the work done hut -did.say that next year's paving program would likely slut i bit sooner, Town Starts Legal Action Against Consumers' Gas Co. erahip of the underground gas line network in town will be settled in court. Acting upon a resolution from council, the Toronto law firm of McCarthy and McCarthy McCarthy Jias been instructed to commence legal action against the Consumers' Gas' Company in the Supreme Court of Ontario Ontario on tne town's behalf to The question regarding own-ienforce the town's rights agree' under the franchise The agreement, which was in effect for 35 years until June 1. 1966, states that upon termination "all mains, pipes, fittings and fixtures then in the ground" would be surrendered surrendered to and become the property of the town "without any compensation" to the gas company. Since the agreement terminated, terminated, the Company has operated operated within the town without • franchise. Mayor Hobbs, speaking speaking at council meeting on November November 15th said that this wai illegal according to the Energies Energies Act. No date has been set, as yet, when the matter will go before the court. Combined Police Effort Recovers Stolen Goods Arrest Oshawa Youths Merchandise taken In a number of area break-ins, Including Including more than half the goods stolen from George's Men's Wear In .Bowmanville last week were recovered on Friday by Ontario Provincial Police and Oshawa City police departments. Two Oshawa men have been charged with the offences and are being held in Whllby Jail awaiting trial In Oshawa. They are Michael Larocque, age 21, of 822 Glen Street, and James Atkinson, age 17, of 612 Dean Avenue. Newcastle O P.P believe the two men were Involved In an attempted robbery of the Orono I G.A. early Thursday morning The owner of the store, William Armstrong, called police at 2:30 a.m. to say his place had been broken Into. GIFT OK LIFE Give the gift of life this Yulctlde . • blood, It's always always needed. The next blood donor clinic scheduled for this area will be held In Oshawa on December 2nd. There's no gift that Is richer ... nr needed more, When police arrived they spied two men in the store, but the culprits managed to evade capture by running in. to a back swamp west of the village. The two men appar- cntly stole a truck owned by Bill Hooey parked In front ot his home and abandoned it In Oshawa. A car parked near the I.G.A* store in Orono was traced to one of the youths and led to • turn to p>ge twol PUC Eases Postie Load Tests Mail by Carrier The Bowmanville Public " Utilities Commission, which only last month, to increase its efficiency, started to have its bills prepared by the Osh- The cost of advertising on awa P.U.C. computer, hasithe Bowmanville Arena's made another radical changejZambonl ice cleaning machine AD RATES DOUBLE ON ICE MACHINE ige to its billing procedure, again designed to lower costs and increase efficiency. It is sending out Its bills, not by the regular post, but by carrier. The rationale Is that when the Post Office increases its rates this January to eight has gone up one hundred per cent over last year's figure, from $100 to $200 per side for the season. The increase, recommended by the town's Recreation Committee, Committee, was approved by council on November 15th. A provision which would cents a letter, there will be a have allowed only local mcr- 50 per cent savings using car-lchonts to use the space on the rlcrs, who will earn four rcntanmchlnc was amended to give for every bill they deliver, lhe present advertisers, nn op- The decision lo use lhe car-;portumty to apply for nn ox- ricr was sanctioned by the tension ... at the new rate, of turn to page two* icoursc. . .. westbound CM freight Fortunately (or the five occup- train sliced into lhe car In the picture above when the vehicle vehicle became stuck on the tracks Saturday' morning, unable to move because of heavy traffic tin Scugog Street an a result the Santa Claui parade. ily r ants of the car, the driver Laverie Colbeck, age 48, of Aihburn, managed to get the front end of the vehicle oil the track before the tram lut. the hack end was sliced of!, alut< taring the rear window, The impact awtmg the car around and into a vehicle operated operated by Jeanne Lavrlon of Enniskillen, throwing It ahead into one driven by Stanley A, Cambell ol Whitby who was turning onto Scugog Street uunii TO PAOMWO)