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News/7 He's flying the friendly skies CLARINGTON'S AWARD-WINNING NEWSPAPER SINCE 1854 Sports/14 Barefoot skier is no heel Province is going to the polls All three local candidates can't wait for Oct. 2 election BY JENNIFER STONE Staff Writer , DURHAM - After much anticipation and countless election call rumours, voters now know they'll be heading School twinning to go ahead BY JENNIFER STONE Staff Writer CLARINGTON - Having Newcastle and Newtonville public schools share a principal principal shouldn't be a problem, given the fact the schools will also have a vice-principal, says Clarington trustee Nancy Coffin. "Personally, I'm not worried worried about Newcastle and Newtonville because there's a principal and a vice-principal covering the two schools," she says. Brian Harris will be principal principal of both schools this year. That's not the case everywhere, everywhere, she notes. In many cases elsewhere in the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board, two schools are being forced to share a principal principal without having the services services of a vice-principal. See TWINNING page 7 INDEX Editorial Page 6 Classified 9 Sports 13 GIVE US A CALL General 905-579-4400 Distribution 905-579-4407 General FAX 905-579-2238 Newsroom FAX 905-579-1809 durhamregion .com m •SERVICE • PARTS • NEW & USED SALES & LEASING EXTENDED SERVICE HOURS MON., TUES., THURS..FRI. 7:30-6:00 WED.- 7:30-9:00 SAT.-9:00-1:00 ACCREDITED TEST & REPAIR FACILITY •An nllkiiil murk uf the* Province of Ontario used under licence. Whitby - Oshawa Honda 1110 DUNDAS. WHITBY ST. E. Eljc Canadian Statesman to the provincial polls Thursday, Thursday, Oct. 2, and Durham Riding's Riding's three candidates say they couldn't be more ready. "I'm certainly ready to go," says Progressive Conservative MPP John O'Toole. "I'm actually actually quite excited about it." Likewise, Liberal candidate Garry Minnie says his team is prepared for the month-long campaign. "We're champing at the bit. We've been ready for five months," he says. NDP candidate Teresa Williams shares that sentiment. sentiment. "I'm all ready. We've just been waiting for this," she said Tuesday, after the election was called. Increased numbers of children children living in poverty in Durham Region is the No. 1 issue facing the riding, says Ms. Williams. "Child poverty really strikes me. As a single parent, it strikes me as very important," important," she notes, adding she also has concerns about public safety issues, and the need to hire more meat and environ mental inspectors. Also topping topping the list of issues are electricity, electricity, auto insurance and doctor doctor shortages, she says. "Our platform is a proposed balanced budget platform and it covers health, hydro and poverty in it," she notes. Food quality and safety is the No. 1 issue for Mr. O'Toole, O'Toole, noting the main problem problem stems from the single instance instance of mad cow disease in Alberta which led to American and other borders being closed to Canadian beef in May. Yield and crop prices are also issues locally, he notes. Health care and education are also important, says Mr. O'Toole. All in all, Mr. O'Toole says his party has done well for the province over the past eight years. "1 think people are always See VOTERS page 7 WALTER PASSARELLA/ Statesman photo First day blues BOWMANVILLE - Dawn Lopez shares a special moment with her daughter Cheyenne as the first day of classes started at the new Harold Longworth Public School in Bowmanville. Parents, students learning 'How to Succeed in School' Waverley Public School introduces program to improve grades BY MIKE RUTA Staff Writer DURHAM-With a rigorous new provincial curriculum from Kindergarten to Grade 12, school doesn't just seem harder, it is tougher. Students are challenged challenged at younger ages than ever before, and often their homework assignments slump their parents. Thousands of local students will soon he feeling the pressure pressure to do well, including those nt Waverley Public School in Bowmanville. When first-term intermediate report cards came out last fall, principal Cheryl Brown and other staff noted the grades in general were lower, and decided to try and do something something about it. They put together together a program titled, 'How to Succeed in School,' and parents were enlisted as partners to help students do their best. Ms. Brown is the first to admit that many of the ideas aren't revolutionary. But they are applicable to any student, and as general reminders at the start of the school year, serve as good and timely lips. 1. Be organized. "That really means using an agenda," says Ms. Brown, "It's really important that the student actually uses the agenda; that's the key." She says students can record their homework in the agenda, when assignments are due and can write down exactly what is required. A student can also break up larger projects into components and set targets for completing them, rather than trying to do it all in the last few days. Ms. Brown notes that homework homework is a prime learning tool: completing it will help students do well in school. Parents should periodically check the agenda- if there have been no entries for some time, something's amiss. 2. Be successful in the classroom. classroom. "That means for them to learn how to adapt to different teachers," says Ms. Brown. Teachers aren't all the same. They have different expectations expectations and teaching methods, and a student, and parent, should be aware of them. Being successful also means getting to school on lime every day. It seems obvious, but if a student doesn't come to school on time, lie or she can miss something important. "It may even be a time when tilings are being reviewed, and if you've made an error, you won't know it," says Ms. Brown. When you have to be away, have a buddy who can pick up the homework, lend you notes and tell you what you've See SCHOOL page 7 Time to fall back to the fair Durham Central Fair set for Orono this weekend ORONO - It's a sure sign that fall is approaching - the 151st annual Durham Central Fair kicks off this Thursday. Orono's fair runs through Sunday with plenty to do for people of all ages. Special events are set throughout the weekend, including including the Ambassador to the Fair contest and toonie rides on the midway Thursday evening, a fiddler's contest on Friday night, the truck and tractor pull on Saturday evening, and ATV pull and demolition demolition derby on Sunday. All weekend long there will be crafts and vendors in the arena, displays in the agricultural agricultural building, an antique tractor tractor show and radio-controlled truck and tractor demonstrations. demonstrations. Entertainment will include include the OPP Bear Hug Band, Karl Coulas and Coulas Country, Country, the Ganaraska Cloggers, the Classic Swing Orchestra, the Chris Noble Band and Subject Wendy. A full schedule of events is on the fair Web site at www.oronofair.com. New this year is free public transit, provided by the Municipality Municipality of Clarington, to and from the fair. Buses will run from Church and Temperance streets in Bowmanville and Newcastle Community Hall, 20 King Ave. W„ to the fairgrounds fairgrounds from Friday to Sunday, Sunday, and schedules arc available available at many businesses, says fair manager Cord Robinson. Also at the fair, the Durham Region Health Department, in partnership with 18 community community groups, will celebrate the official launch of the Community Community Food Advisor program. 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