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Invitation to a ma rriage encounter Ever notice that our modem modem society tells us divorce is O.K.? This is only a handy "out" for couples. It becomes an easy excuse to not really work at their marriage. Well, now, there's a new exciting weekend stirring up and re-awakening the romance in good marriages before the ho-hum sets in. This is a World Wide Marriage ' Encounter Encounter Wèekend based" on deeper communications between between husband and wife. It's a golden opportunity to spend a whole weekend away from everyday pressures and the daily routine and it gives you the time to focus entirely oi each other. This is*-a very private and enriching experience; experience; the benefits last a lifetime. Interested? Come to our information talk at the Oshawa City Hall April 5th. Call Ralph and Theresa Luke 728-3485, Our next weekend held at the newly renovated Genosha Hotel is on April 6th, 7th and 8th. Why not take a chance and improve something; something; good into something great? You both deserve it. Language officer dinner speaker Mr. Stuart Beaty, Director of Policy Analysis and liaison liaison for the Commissioner of Official Languages will be the after dinner speaker at the Canadian Parents for French Regional Meeting, in Bow- CLARKE HIGH SCHOOL Band and Choir Concert Featuring The Paul Kane High School Band From St. Albert, Alberta Monday , April 2nd 7:30 p.m. Clarke High School Gym COLLECTION ( Up and Down the Book Stacks y ADULT The Sahara by Jeremy Swift (beautifully illustrated) Two Against Cape Horn by Hal Roth (a husband and wife challenge the Horn and end up shipwrecked) .Discount Justice by Daniel Baum (the Canadian criminal criminal justice system) The Body in Question by Johanhan Miller (how our bodies react to illness) The Man who Cried by Catherine Cookson Blue Leader by Walter Wager TOWN OF NEWCASTLE PUBLIC NOTICE Planning and Development Department The Town of Newcastle has been requested to comment upon an application to the, Region of Durham for an Official Plan Amendment, as outlined below. In order to asist this Department in preparing our Report to Planning and Development Committee, we request that any interested persons wishing to express their views regarding this application, should do so in writing, within 14 days of this notice. Further information and details of the proposal may be obtained by calling the Planning Department at 263-2231 or enquiring at the Hampton Office. Amendment No. 79-8D, Durham Regional Official Plan , Intent of Amendment To amend the Durham Regional Official Plan for part iff Lot 32, Concession 10, former Clarke Township from "Major Open Space-Oak Ridges Moraine to "Extractive Industrial" to permit the extraction of sand and gravel. TOWN OF N E WC AST LE PUBLIC NOTICE Planning and Development Department The Town of Newcastle has been requested to comment tipon an application to the Region of Durham for an Official Plan Amendment, as outlined below. In order to assist this Department in preparing our Report to Planning and Development Committee, we request that any interested persons wishing to express their view regarding this application, should do so in writing, within 14 days of this notice. Further information and details of the proposal may be obtained by calling the Planning Department at 263-2231 or enquiring at the Hampton Offices. Amendment No. 79-7-D, Durham Regional Official Plan Intent of Amendment; To amend the Durham Regional Official Han for part of Lots 17, 18 and 19, •Concession 5, former Clarke Township, from "Agriculture and Permanent Agriculture" to,'.'Recreation" to permit the creation of a recreational, cultural centre. (meet a female private eye who's as good as James Bond) The Wolfen by Whitley Strei- ber (what is terrorizing New York?) Dear Judgement by, John Crosby (novel of a heist masterminded by the Mafia) JUNIOR Dirt Track Speedsters by Jon Feilen Kiss by Robert Duncan Flowerless Plants by Gwen Allen The Wildest Horse Race in the World by Marguerite Henry 1 EASY READING AND PICTURE BOOKS Papa's Pizza by Stan Beren- stain (a scratch and sniff book) Supermarket Magic by Jack Kent (a scratch and sniff book) Tiffky Doofky by William Steig The Enormous Crocodile by Ronald Dahl. Madeleine Hadley. : Bof E sets budget $40 million The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education Education last week set their 1979 budget in the amount of $40,059,700 which compares with $37,493,600 passed for 1978. The Town of Newcastle residents have the lowest increase of any of the municipalities within the jurisdiction jurisdiction of the Board. Education costs in the Town ' of Newcastle will rise by 8.13 percent over that of 1978. It is an increase of 10 mills on the tax bill or $25.00 for a house assessed at $2500. The Town of Newcastle taxpayers will now provide a total of $5,101,618 for educational educational purposes. Of the total budget approved approved by the Board of Education the Province through grants will provide 63.1 percent or $25,274,260. Last year the province provided 63.9 percent percent of the total budget. Teachers salaries make Up the bulk of the expenditures in the amount of $24,584,514 for 1979 which is an increase of $1.3 million over last year. One of the I'argest percentage increases in the budget falls in plant operation. Projected figures see a drop of 475 in dhily enrolment ■ in elementary school^ and, some 40 in secondary schools which will drop the total enrolment to 19,707 projected for September. The cost of student education is expected to increase by at least $100.00. Orbno Weekly Times. Wednesday. March 30th, 1979-5 type of French language learning opportunities; to establish and maintain effective effective communication between interested parents and educational educational and government authorities concerned with the provision of French Language learning opportunity. opportunity. ; Thé Regional Meeting at the Flying Dutchman Motor Inn in Bowmanville, will' centre around French language language education (immersion programs and core programs) programs) and the community •and cultural activities available available within the Durham Region and Northumberland County area. For information and registration registration contact one of the following: Mrs. Lorraine Banks, Oshawa 728-7474; Mrs. Norma Welsh, Bowmanville, 263-2325. manville, on April 27, 1979. Mr. Beaty will discuss second language education in a broad scope and give some insight into what is happening nationally and how that may affect local level aspects of official ' language education and opportunities. Canadian Parents for French is a national organization organization whose goals are to assist in ensuring that each Canadian Canadian child has the opportunity to acquire as great a knowledge knowledge of the French language and their culture as he or she is willing and able to learn; to promote the best THE BEAVER (Castor CaiMtSensis) Young beavers, called kits, alSfeWbm in May. Three or four commonly constitute a litter. They grow larger than most people realize, weighing 70 pounds and more. The beaver's principal summer diet is aquatic roots and vegetation. As : fall progresses, more and more time is spent cutting trees. The purpose of this cutting is twofold -- to obtain the bark ,and vegetation for food, and for use in constructing dams and lodges (beaver houses). The beaver houses, looking like piles of sticks and mud, have underwater entrances and hollowed out living chambers above the water level. Branches cut, for food are taken into the water and piled up near the, beaver house. As sticks are added, the pile sinks, fmall'y rcsting on bottom. This "feed bed" provides food fdf the beaver family through the winter. As lasts; they can cal without having to venture out from under the ice "to cut more trees. In their solid, frozen house, they are safe f (H ' Hie beaver ! W K ' p», ovides a v the base onment. es as a ter. A ' The best, known is the large, rudder when he swims, and s split toC nail wr. each, hind t luxurious furi Oil glands, located at the base of his tail, furnish waterproofing for his fur. Lips, located behind the Weaver's teeth, close when he submerges, and allow him to use his teeth underwater. 1 he teeth grow continually through lus life, and arc self sharpening. Because a beaver family cuts uses faster than they cagjmv, they arc forced to go further and further from the relative safety of the water, for material for food and shelter. Hus exposes them to wolves and othci predators. Eventually, they evacuate their house, and move on to another area more abundant in food. ' 1 Because their damming creates small lakes or ponds, we often see dramatic changes in the environment caused by the beaver. It is qn evolutionary process. When the forest is flooded, trees 1 arc killed and wildlife habitat destroyed. However, new habitat is created for different wildlife in the new pond. When the pond is abandoned and the dam left uryended, it breaks, draining the Alter off. The result is the new, lush vegetation of a grassy meadow, and a new form of wildlife habitat. The beaVer, next to man, engineers the greatest change in environment. ■ • The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources places a quota on the number of 1 beaver trapped, to insure their protection from both over harvest and over population which results in starvation and disease. The registered trapper, who fails to harvest at least 75% of .his beaver quota, stands to lose 1 his license. DX SERVICE STATION Highway 35 & ns, iust north of Newcastle Featuring; Premium Quality Products At the Mpst Reasonable Prices' Stove Oil & Diesel Oil Available in any quantity Phone 987-4215 We baye a PUP-CITY Soft complete' line Drinks. Save of by buying these a case at a time.