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The Clarington/Courlice Independent. Bowmanville, Saturday, April II, 1998 Page 3 &Can<4tyto4t *7&e (^(ucntccc ^*ulefae*tde*tt * Produced weekly by James Publishing Company Limited Publishers of The Canadian Statesman P.O. Box 190,62 King St. W., Bowmanvillc, Ontario L1C 3K9 P.O. Box 2000,1712 Baseline West, Courtice, Ontario L1C 2S8 905-623-3303 Fax: 905-623-6161 Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Internet - slatesman@ocna.org For 144 Years, Our First Concern Has Been Our Community Publisher-John M. James Assoc. Publisher - Rick James Plant Manager - Rick Patterson Ad. Manager - Brian G. Purdy Editor - Peter Parrott Production Supervisor - Ralph Rozema, Suzanne Bennett, Tim Bowers, Kevin Britton, Sharon Cole, Laurens Kaldeway, Barb Patterson, Tyler Sellick, Jim Snoek, James Stephenson, Vance Sutherland, Jim Tuuramo Advertising Editorial Laverne Morrison Brad Kelly, Lorraine Manfredo, Laura J. Richards Office Supervisor - Angela Luscher, Junia Hodge, Grace McGregor, Nancy Pleasance-Sturman, Marilyn Rutherford, Libby Smithson Easier Worship ê>L SEnbtWsi $resl)ytm<m Cljuvdj 47 Temperance St. N. Bowmanvillc April 9th - 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday, Communion April 10 tli - 10 a.m. Good Friday Tencbrae April 12th - 11 a.m. Easter Worship Everyone Welcome! 623-3432 DUCA CREDIT UNION Residential Mortgage Rates Owner Occupied 6 mo. 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years " 1 6.00% 6.10% 6.25% 6.30% 6.40% 6.50^: /I'.tuti, RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE Call us for other deposit rates and services including FREE PERSONAL CHEQUING. Oshawa and Bowmanvillc Branches Manager Paul Muller 15 Charles Street 136 King St. East Phone: (905) 728-4658 Phone: (905) 623-6343 E-mail: duca.info@duca.com Internet: www.duca.com Office Hours: Monday to Wednesday 9:30 - 5:00 Thursday 9:30 - 7:00 » Friday 9:30 • 6:00 oj.r Veterans Present Korean War History Book Courtice Public Library lias received a copy of the Korea War Veterans' Association Memorial Book which includes the names of those who fought and died in the Korean conflict. The presentation took place on Thursday, April 9th, with Margie Singleton and Janet Vanderveen accepting the donation donation on behalf of the library. From left are: Bill Shearer, Past President/Secretary of the Korea Veterans' Association, Unit'll; Bert Picotte, Past President; Janet Vanderveen, Information Services Technician; Margie Singleton, Co- Ordinator of Public Services and Deputy Director; and Fred Anderson Unit 11 President of the Korea Veterans' Association. 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Put those old cars you arc tinkering on out of sight in the barn or garage. Pay some attention to the condition of the buildings. buildings. Buyers like those nice brick bungalows with the circular drives. "Old farm practice was to re-invest in the farm operation. The money always went back into cattle cattle or machinery, to new fencing or the barn. The house was the last concern," concern," says Reid. It's a different different market looking to buy farms now. But, no matter who the buyer is, they'd best be aware they'll need more than a love of pretty country country views to get a farm going. Try at least a quarter million dollars just for the 100 acres, and then as much again for equipment, tractor, and a herd. As a son of a line of cattlemen, cattlemen, Reid knows firsthand firsthand the challenges and hard work involved in making a living off the land. He continues farming, farming, but is now raising race horses. Buyers have a dream in mind, but they have to be realistic too, Farming is indeed satisfying, satisfying, independent, and offers lots of great views. ' But it's also early morning chores and manure on your boots, he says. Peter Kowal of Kowal Real Estate says lies heard farms in the general area arc being sought out, often by new European, especially especially German, immigrants. immigrants. In Bowmanvillc, he notes that farmland is not a big part of his real estate business. Farming isn't a way of life for many any more. "It's 365 days a year plus nights," he says. Kowal thinks it's a crime to be turning so much prime growing land at the lakefront over to subdivisions. That might sounds strange coming from a guy who sells houses for a living, living, lie admits. But, never theless, paving over the farmland here will cost us all in the long run. "It's too easy to rc-zonc land to put in housing. They arc building them by the acre so we become more and more a bedroom community for Toronto and eventually Toronto will ask us to share the tax burden." And the cost is more than money. Kowal is disturbed disturbed when he thinks of the marshy habitats for birds getting filled in and the environmental concerns concerns overlooked. But we are living in the commuting distance from the big city, and farming is a way of life for fewer and fewer families. It seems inevitable that the city reaches us and almost impossible to reverse the residential and industrial boom here. I insured my car & property. I saved money with the Economical Insurance Right Ihtrt. Anj tint, anjtchtrt! n for information about even more discounts call: Pine Ridge , Insurance 16 Silver St., Bowmanville (905) 623-0331 1-800-730-3785 Chicken BURGER KING! *Taste a delicious Chicken sandwich FREE when you buy a Chicken sandwich at the regular price. New Tastier, Crispier Fries! 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