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i Z / Triathlete Conquers World Championships SEC. B Zoo Baby Boom Bob Fiset, of Jungle Cat World in Orono, can cuddle eight-week-old Czarina, the Siberian tiger, but it's something he wouldn't dare try with her 500-pound mother. The little little feline is part of the latest baby boom at the zoo which includes a wolf, a fox, a jaguar, a monkey and more. IN • || Student Jobs f ... ' t::*' afl ■ 1 *■?J il IVj • • •» * i Clarington's Community Newspaper Since 1854 1 ity Newspaper Wednesday, June 18,1997 143rd Year Issue 24 Green Light for New Ice Pad Clarington's elected officials have taken one more step toward building a second ice pad at the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex. On Monday, a committee of Clarington Council recommended the hiring of an architect to work on what is expected to be a $3.5 million project. The project could be completed as early as the fall of 1998. The General Purpose and Administration Committee recommended awarding the contract for architectural services for the second pad to a Whitby company, Barry Bryan Associates Ltd., for $158,500. The company was one of nine firms to bid on the contract. A report from the treasury department states the initial investigation and design were approved in the 1997 budget deliberations. It also says, "The funding was proposed to be from the Development Charge Reserve Fund, the Arena Capital Reserve Fund, and the Municipal Capital Works Reserve Fund." However, with the municipality not knowing all the answers to questions regarding Development Charges, "the final funding recommendation will be presented with the final recommendations on the project." Regarding the design of the project, it is stated in the report it is not known at this time where the addition will be built. The three options are to build on the north side, the east or west side of the existing arena. The preliminary design concepts will be presented to Council prior to its summer recess. by Laura J. Richards ■. Stall Writer , A Newcastle Village resident doesn't think her daughters should be exposed to the whims of women trying to beat the summer heat by going topless. Laura Taylor told The Statesman on Thursday, June 12, she is starting a petition to set aside designated locations -- beaches only -- for women wanting to go topless. "Toplessness is not a big issue in this area," she admitted, and she would like it to remain that way. "I don't want my children exposed" to women walking down the streets topless, Taylor said She says it would be harder to teach her daughters and other cliil- Annual Rubber Duck Derby held at the Bowmanville Creek. Here, Andrew Hanna gets acquainted with a feathered friend. See page nine for additional photos. Newcastle Hall Needs Refurbishing Grand Old Landmark is Turning 75 --- dren morals and self-respect, if toplessness toplessness becomes the norm. "How do we teach'little boys to respect women if they see this all the time?" she asked. Toplessness will lead to a multitude multitude of society/social problems, she predicted. Advertising media ranked high on her list of those who would exploit women's bodies. She also listed a number of other questions connected with the topless issue: "Where do you draw the line? What about sexual assaults? They're liable to increase. "What about age limits?" she said. Women going topless may not Continued on page 3 A bit of spit and a shine is not all the Newcastle Community Hall needs in order to put its best face forward during its 75th anniversary : party next year. Newcastle resident Brenton .Rickard told the Clarington 'General Purpose and Administration Committee on Monday, "we'd like to see the -hall brought back to its former appearance and condition." He noted, with the historical historical designation in place, the hall has become more expensive expensive to repair and maintain, so the hall board needs some help. Some of the expenses over the past couple of years have tion for the bar, perhaps adjacent to the kitchen, which is a bump-out on the west-side of the building. With the bar would come the building of handicapped-accessible washrooms. The current washrooms are not accessible to the handicapped. handicapped. "One thing leads to another and has become too much for the hall board," Rickard said. He noted in talking with Fred . included fixing a leaky roof, ; finding matching glass for one of the inside doors, and refurbishing refurbishing the dance floor several times. He noted the dance floor takes a beating because the portable bar is moved around on it each week for different events. The hall board would like to see a permanent loca- Benches Mean Bucks by Laura J. Richards Staff Writer There's at least one councillor who doesn't want to see benches displaying advertising at local bus stops. Councillor Ann Dreslinski made her thoughts on the matter loud and clear during Monday's General Purpose and Administrative Committee meeting. A report from the Public Works Department shows tliat the benches, supplied and maintained maintained by Bench Ads (Canada) could bring in $120 per bench per year for the municipality. The Works Department report notes that Joseph Shaw, the co-owner of Rent-a-Bench (Oshawa) has operated the bench advertising service on Durham Regional Roads within Oshawa since 1990 and in Oshawa since February 1991, Also, it is noted that "GO Transit has approved this type of installation, as it provides a higher level of service to its customers, with no additional costs." The 1,200-pound benches are made from concrete, with pebblestones, in a three-piece mould. The advertising sign will be on the backrest,with the advertising visible to the dri- Continued on page 3 Horvath, the town's Facility Manager, it was determined that the washrooms and bar would be located located on the same side as the kitchen "since all the plumbing is already there." The next expense is fixing fixing the ceiling. "The ceiling has been falling down for a couple of years and we'd like to see it remedied," Rickard stated. Rickard noted the hall board "would like to have it all done for a big bash late summer or early fall next year." He noted that the ideas proposed for the expansion, "have been passed through the heritage group." The members of Clarington's General Purpose and Administration Committee did not vote on any recommendations recommendations at this time. However, they acknowledged acknowledged his presentation at the end of the meeting. ""■'Za'ïïïîÿ? M IV IUMUV You never know who you II meet at Rotary Park during concert concert season. Erinn Cooney tangos tangos with Alex, the CNE Beaver, after the pair handed out ch.l- dren s passes to the Canadian National Exhibition during Thursday's concert at Rotary Park featuring the BHS band. 70* + 5* G.S.T. = 75* BACK TO THE FIFTIES -- Don't miss the exciting Fabulous Fifties Festival in downtown Bowmanville this weekend, It all begins tomorrow (Thursday, June 19th), with the opening of the Sidewalk Sale. Special events will include auctions auctions at noon and seven p.m. both Thursday and Friday. On Saturday, there will be literally dozens of special attractions as the main street is reserved for pedestrians and the events include a pancake breakfast, classic car show, beach volleyball volleyball competition, hula-hoop contest, bubblegum blowing contest, and much more. See the advertisements in this edition. CELEBRATING 25 YEARS -- Congratulations to Graham's IGA in Bowmanville which is marking its 25th anniversary with a Customer Appreciation Week. Special events are underway underway at the store and the grand finale is this Saturday, with a barbecue and street dance being two of the special events. The barbecue is on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with proceeds donated to Memorial Hospital Bowmanville. Saturday night, there will be a "Street Dance" in the store parking lot, featuring the band, "Mirror, Mirror." Admission is free. The dance begins at 8:30 p.m. ANOTHER QUARTER- CENTURY CELEBRATION -- We note that the Port Darlington Marina is observing its 25th anniversary this year. It doesn't seem possible that it was 25 years ago that the Gill family first began the task of carving a harbour out of the swampland at the mouth of the creek. The results have been truly impressive. LUCK STRIKES TWICE -- If there's a category in the Guincss Book of Records for most consecutive wins at a rubber rubber duck derby (Corporate Division), you'll find the name of Wiggans Landscaping. As a prelude to the rubber duck derby, there is a race for 100 ducks sold to corporate sponsors. sponsors. The prize is $1,000. Last year, Wiggans Landscaping picked up the money when their duck crossed the finish line first. And this year, it happened again. Dr. Charles Cattran won the $5,000 prize. DONATIONS STAY IN TOWN -- Our apologies for misunderstanding last week's Community Care news release regarding the recent Tag Days. 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