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ORONO WEEKLY TIMES, WEDNESDAY JULY 8, 1981-3 French School Busing (continued from page l) responsibility, of the parents. Carman further points out that "the 1 board has now established urban transportation transportation which is not available to other students within the urban urban areas attending regular classes. He further points out that the action by the board does nothing for those 231 students who are in most need of transportation. The motion, he said, provides inter-school transportation ofr French Immersion students only within Bowman ville and Cobourg. Carman states that in Bowmanville Immersion students will go to their area schools of Lord Elgin, Vincent Vincent Massey and Central and then be bused to Ontario Street School. What about Waverley School? he asks. The Newcastle trustee also states that such a program of transportation will require the buses on some foute to start out fifteen minutes earlier to accommodate the inter-school runs or that the Ontario Street school will have to put off classes until 9:15 ,a.m. This latter would require that the school would close later again affecting the rural bus routes.' Carman said the French Immersion group has been a select group and that now they have in fact a select group within a select group. The issue of French Immersion Immersion busing has been before the Board of Education Education since March of 1981 when a delegation of parents from Bowmanville sought busing for their students. The issue was first referred to the transportation committee committee Which reported it would cost the board an amount of $77,582.00 to establsih busing busing for French Immersion students, The committee felt it would cost the board in excess excess of twenty percent out of taxpayers monies to provide French Immersion transportation. transportation. • The French Immersion program in the C.R. Gum- mow School, Cobourg has a total enrolment of 153 with "22 in kindergarten, 41 in garde 1, 23 in garde 2, 19 in garde 3, 29 in grade 4 and 19 in grade 6. Enrolment at Ontario Ontario Streèt school has reached reached 173 with 47 in kindergarten,31 in garde 1, 35 in grade 2, 24 in grade 3, 21 in grade 4 and 15 in grade 5. BACK A HALF CENTURY Fast week while sitting on the bank of a tributary of the Ganaraska awaiting a strike with a fishing companion the, subject of conversation turned turned to youth activities available in this day and age. For kids of public school age in Orono we were able to list such as summer school, swimming program, playground program and a number of team events uhder the Orono Athletic Association. Association. One could also include* tennis at the Orono Park sponsored by the Orono Tennis Tennis Club. The summer school program program in itself is mammoth, as to program and interests. The question did arise when does a kid get time to be a kid and when is (here time to develop imagination and resourcefulness. There was also the question of how could we, some half century ago, have filled all the hours of summer at that same age? There were no such programs available as today neither from the municipality, the school board or from local organizations. organizations. Over the past couple of days ■■=! have turned the dock ck those some fifty years and find ourselves living in a Village called Beeton, about the sizl of Orono. Just an average kid in an average village. Its surprising to take a few minutes and look back and to find that such as swimming and learning to swim came about through the family outings in the form of picnics and fishing trips to the country country streams and at an early age accomplishing the final feat at Lake Simcoe, again a i family outing. - The lessons were not only provided by ,our parents but also from 'other relatives. As my father was an ardent .fisherman and hunter à great deal of free time was spent tagging along on his adventures adventures to the streams and countryside. These were, as yve now recall, free and easy trips amongst nature and some of thfe lessons of those outings are still with us. Living across from a farm and being a friend of Selby Dobb's son. much time was Spent ' during the summer following the many activities on this dairy farm and dairy business of supplying milk to the community. We can recall the haying and thresthing and daily milking and of course the times we were able to climb on one of the horses to take off to a Swimming hole at the back of the farm. And then there were the Googhans, two old spinsters and their brother, living on perhaps ten acres, feeding a cduple of cows, having a few chickens and always a humber-of pigs. We will never forget pulping turnips and helping or hindering with the chores. , Our drop in centre was an elderly bachelor who was the watch maker and, beekeeper of the Village. His door was always open to youngsters and a trip to his hives in the country was an extra for any small boy. He was also a great story teller and as the Dobbs and the Googhans must of had time to spend with kids, each in his own way because all were definitely definitely different. The Presbyterian Church Youth Choir was a weekly event promoted by Kate Aiken who earned her fame on radio and was a daily voice heard across this nation. nation. She bounded in energy and assured an active program program of extra events for the choir. Moving to the other end of Town our interests were then taken up with a Angora rabbit rabbit farmer's son and helping with his chores. One highlight with the Smith boy was a few visits with him to an uncle who looked after a trap line. We still remember his handling handling of a skunk on the end of a long pole. The trick was to get the animal off the ground before it had put up its first line of defence. , And then at this period of time our grandparents were constructing a Cottage, boat house and garage at Lake Simcoe and periodic weekly stays with them and our two aunts made for a bonus during during (he summer. It was here we added to our summer activities activities as well as gaining some insight into such things as carpentry, cement work and some appreciation of flowers. It all made to keep a young boy active during the summer and in a very unstructured climate. No buses, no formal teachers, no time schedules to meet it all came about as it happened. 983-5301 COMMITTEE APPROVES PLAN The Planning Committee on Monday gave their approval approval of the Bowmanville Urban Area plan which was described as part of the jigsaw puzzle for the Tbwn of Newcastle District Plan. Don Smith said further work would be done on the plan with the inclusion of neighbourhood plans for certain certain areas within the Urban plan. This will come about as development extends out into the outer areas of the Town. Smith also pointed oiit that the Urban Plan would set the course for a population of 45,000 in Bowmanville compared compared to the 13,000 at the present present time. He felt this would not be reached until at least ■ the year 2001. Smith told the committee that there were three main urban urban areas being Bowmanville, Bowmanville, Courtice and Newcastle Village. He said the Urban, plan for Courtice had been completed and passed completing completing part of the jigsaw. He also said some Hamlet plans had been placed into position and the remainder would folfow. ENERGYSCOPE Home and Cottage Comfort • Energy-conscious comfort indoors could begin with the decision to open windows so that a through draft is caused rather than to turn on an air- conditioning unit or even a fan. Air will circulate on many summer days if windows are opened at various points throughout the house. • Shades, blinds, drapes, or awnings will, reduce the amohnt of heat entering the "home through windows .exposed .exposed to the sun. ' • Energy-conscious' landscape^ landscape^ around your home can be important in maintain- 1 ing a comfortable temperature inside. Shade-giving trees, for example, planted on the sunny side of the property will ( protect your home from much of the heat accompanying direct direct summer sunlight. • Your furnace may have a ' fan switch to let yoq circulate thc air throughout the_house ers -because of their added wind resistance, Remove them when not in use. • Properly inflated tires are more fuel-efficient than under-inflated ones. • Unnecessary weight shows up in reduced mileage. That means that heavy objects like snow tires should be removed from tlie trunk in the summer and that y olir set of golf clubs should he left at home in between days of use. Many of the same principles apply to boats as do to cars. • A lightweight craft with smooth underwater boatlines , is the most efficient. The size should be commensurate with its owner's needs and no larger. • An outboard motor is general^ general^ more efficient than an inboard. It is smaller and lighter, will perform as well, and-is more easily maintained. • The right propeller should also be chosen and kept in optimum condition. Thin stainless steel propellers, although although more expensive than aluminum ones, can reduce fuel consumption by as much as 5%. % Not all Vehicles Consume pon-renewable energy. Sailboats Sailboats instead of power boats" and bicycles instead of cars are two pleasant alternatives to-motorized travel that could be used this summer. For further information, please write: ENERGYSCOPE, c/o The Ministry of Energy, G.M.S. Box 37, Queen's Park, Toronto, f '? . Energy Ontario FIRE DESTROYS POWER SHED - The electrical storm that hit parts of the area on Sunday around the noon hour not only knocked out hydro in the Hampton area but also caused lightning to hit.a power shed at the Oshawa Ski Club east of Kirby and destroying the shed. The local Fire department was'called to the fire,