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Kids of Steel Triathlon )ee9#»®»e^£^C» E^/ ^ X Fun at The Fair COMMUNlTY...pg. 6 FEATUEE.„.pg, 7 % iV 'fzl/W fÿ W W / ffi H H H to 111 o à O W wl Clcirington's Community Newspaper Since 1854 A James Publishing Community Newspaper Wednesday, August 27, 1997 143rd Year Issue 34 , '.V -;-,!: ...■ÎV IV : Junior Firefighters Graduate Firefighters arc best-known for their courage under fire, but they also can't be afraid to get a little wet. Youngsters winding up their two-week training as Junior Firefighters battled it out with fire hoses at Station One in Bowmanville last week as part of graduation exercises. The JJackdrafter team, above* demonstrates their fire hose skills by pushing a metal ball along an overhead wire. --photo by Lorraine Manfredo New Schools Catholic Board to Build ii in bowman ville by Laura J. Richards Staff Writer Two new schools being built in Bowmanville by the Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland and Clarington Roman Catholic Separate School Board are slated to open next fall. A two-storey elementary school will be constructed on the north side of Longworth Avenue east of Middle Road in Bowmanville's north end. And a two-storey high school is being built between Old Scugog Road and Middle Road, just north of where the two roads intersect. The elementary school will have a total of 40,581 square feet and will house a general purpose room, two change rooms, and a lunch/ stage area. There will also be a guidance room, a library, two kindergarten rooms, 11 classrooms, and two special education rooms. The new school will sport a music room, and art room, and science rooms. Joel Sloggett of the school board's Planning Department told The Statesman on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 27, "this school will be slightly smaller than Mother Teresa School in Courtice," At this time, the new school does not have a name. Sloggett noted that "they will go through a process to name it this year." Students in the separate school board system will be able to submit possible possible names through their schools' parent councils. Next year many of the students now attending St. Stephen's Secondary School on the rented property on Concession St. East, will move to their new building. The spacious 110,150 square-foot high school will include a chapel, along with nine regular classrooms and a number of classroom spaces dedicated dedicated to specific education functions. There is a classroom for each of the following educational components: special education, guidance, cooperative education, visual arts, a library, communications, music, technical design, family studies, theatre arts, commerce commerce practice, accounting/bookkeeping, and secretarial. Other rooms are dedicated to computer studies (2), seminar room (2), science labs (4), and a cafeteria. The two-storey school will include a health room, an exercise room, a gymnasium and classrooms for technical studies. Both schoolsWill have washrooms that will be wheelchair accessible and each will have an elevator for the disabled. The new elementary school will be able to accommodate 524 students and the high school will hold 825. Suspicious Driver Police are investigating an incident in Newcastle on Monday in which a boy was approached by a man in a car and offered a ride. Police said a young man, approximately 19 to 20 years of age, with dirty blonde hair and a moustache, approached a Newcastle Village boy on Monday, Aug. 25. The man was driving what is believed to be a red Sunbird. The youngster told police the man asked if he wanted a ride. When the offer was refused, the man in the car followed the youngster home and then drove off. Mayor Memorial Service Tonight At Zion Church A church service in memory of Luke Schillings will be held at Zion United Church tonight to help community residents grieving the boy's recent murder. Three-year-old Luke appears to have perished in a house fire August 16th. However, the body was too badly burned to properly identify and DNA testing will be required to confirm his identity. identity. The fire was set in the family's Taunton Road home after an apparent murder/suicidc involving the boy's father, Paul Johannes Schilling, who also died in the basement blaze. The service will be held on Wednesday, August 27, at 7 p.m. at Zion United Church located located on Enfield Road, north of Taunton Road. After 17 years in office, Clarington Mayor Diane Hamre isn't ready to put her feet Up and relax. Instead, she intends to run for re-election this year for the position of mayor. She told The Canadian Statesman on Wednesday, Aug. 13, she still has plenty of life and leadership left. "1 enjoy the work and I love and care about this community community -- Clarington," Mayor Hamre said. Mayor Hamre says she has the skills, experience and connections needed to take Clarington into the next phase of municipal government and into the next century- century- "I know the reality and the dynamic changes of what is happening to the municipalities in the GTA," she said. She says she recognizes the need for changes. "There has not been this much change in 100 years," she points out. But, at the same time, she predicts the "drastic changes" will take their toll. The person sitting in the mayor's chair will need to be a strong leader, she said. During her six years as mayor there have been three major settlements reached within the business/industrial community. They include a $13 million deal with Ontario Hydro, a settlement with Mosport and a smaller deal struck with, the Bowmanville Zoo. "We now have a municipality-wide Official Plan, and full-time firefighters at a new fire hall," she adds. Also, the Courtice Complex is being readied for its opening this September and council is moving towards the building of the second ice pad at the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex. Mayor Hamre pointed out that "the gap between residential residential taxes and industrial industrial taxes is narrowing narrowing and people will see a difference in the 1998 budget." During the past six years, a number of citizen advisory committees committees have Continued on page 3 An 11-year-old Bowmanville resident has her eye on a career in modelling after capturing the Miss Pre-Teen Toronto title on Sunday. Ashley Maxwell won the overall title and also placed first in the category category of "most photogenic" during the Coast to Coast Pageant. Hand-Picked She was competing against 25 other pre-teens at the Rycrson Theatre. And that group had been hand-picked by the judges from among the approximately 147 girls who tried out. The contest consisted of interviews interviews with judges, modelling sports wear and evening gowns and answering impromptu questions. Ashley said she believes it was her ability to tackle the impromptu questions which gave her the edge over the other contestants. "The other girls didn't answer the questions questions right," she suggests. Ashley, who is the daughter of Lisa and Rusty Maxwell, says meeting meeting new people is one of the things she likes most about the contest. "I like meeting all my friends. If they win, you're not sad, because they're your friends," she explains. "I like wearing the different clothes," she adds. Her mother describes Ashley as a natural on the stage who has never needed modelling school. It's been that way since Ashley entered her first contest at four years of age. "When she was four years old, we were walking through the Pickering Town Centre and they were holding the Sunburst Pageant. She said: "I want to go in that pageant," her mom recalls. Lisa Maxwell asked a few questions questions and discovered her daughter could enter the contest on the spot. She did. The result was the prize for first runner-up, followed by entry in a number of other pageants in which she cither won or placed highly. "Her goal is to be a super- model," said her father, Rusty. Off to Las Vegas As winner of the Toronto title, she will be advancing to the national national competition in Las Vegas in January at the Circus Circus Hotel. She also has won a savings bond for her education, and a modelling contract. contract. 70t? + Sit G.S.T. = 75it Her duties as Miss Pre-Teen Toronto will also include some promotional promotional appearances and hosting next year's pageant. The Maxwells note that her older brother, Scott, is supportive of his sister's goals just as she cheers for him during hockey season. Ashley lists her family among the sponsors she would like to thank. The list also includes: G rampa and Family, Nana and Papa, Aunt El va and Uncle Basil, Uncle Ken and Aunt Joanne, Dave Green's Shell at Pointe au Baril, Hooper's Trophy, Hooper's Jewellery, Norm's Deli, The Building Place, Aunt Sylvia and Uncle Glenn, Liberty Metal Fabricators, Carl's Catering, Andy Cole of Sunset Studios, and Rosy's Bridal Shoppe .in Richmond Hill. FUNNY MONEY ALERT -- Obviously, there are a lot of folks making money the dishonest dishonest way -- with printing presses presses or photo-copiers. That's why Durham Regional Police are warning local merchants about counterfeit twenty dollar bills that have been passed in the Durham area. Dozens of reports have been received over the past few weeks concerning the bogus twenties. Merchants who suspect a phoney bill should compare it to a genuine one in their possession. Anyone with information about counterfeit money should call Durham Regional Police at 579-1520, Ext. # 5200 or call Crime Stoppers at 436-TIPS. CONCERT IN THE PARK -- The Concert in the Park series ends this Thursday, August 28th, with a performance by the talented singers from the Wilmot Creek community. The Wilmot Creek Chorus will be presenting music from their recent spring show entitled "Around the World." And, with all of the talented entertainers they have at Wilmot Creek, perhaps perhaps there will be a few surprises surprises in the line-up. If you missed them at Clarington Day at the CNE, this is a good chance to hear the group. Showtime is 7 p.m. Admission is free. Bring your own blanket or chair and enjoy the final night in the 12- concert series. The performance takes place at Rotary Park, Bowmanville, at the foot of Temperance St. The sponsors are Martin Gerrits & Sons arid The Kaitlin Group. Yes, the concert concert organizers are planning to present another series in 1998. Look for announcements next spring. COURTICE COMPLEX OPENS SOON -- The Municipality of Clarington is putting together an elaborate ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Courtice Community Centre's grand opening. They've sent us the following cryptic description description of the surprises in store for those who attend the event. The festivities will be not only on the ground but in the air. Here are some clues about what you will see: One has wings. One doesn't. One has an engine. One doesn't. Both go up in the air and take passengers. Come to the Courtice Community Complex on September 13th and find the answers to these riddles. SWARM SIGHTED -- Over in Bowmanville's Concession St. E„ neighbourhood, a dark cloud of insects was seen on Tuesday morning, near some trees. They seem to have dispersed dispersed by the time we had a chance to drop by with a camera. camera. T/ÏP Stork Market Report Branigan - "It's a Boy" Doucet - "It's a Girl" Kamstra - "It's a Boy" Lunny - "It's a Boy" Pascoe - "It's a Girl Totals for '97 Boys 62 Girls 36 Shop the Rest p* Buy from the Best! Your local General Motors dealer -- for the past 25 years, 2.SUT1 166 King St. E. f 25tk Telephone 623-3396 A» IKmk James COMPANY LIMITED Printing Professionals Since1854 Telephone: 623-3303 62 King SI, West Bowmanville Bowmanville's Movers for 50 Years. 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