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BOWMANVILLE LIBRARY 1.1.07 163 Church Street Bowmanville, Ont. L1C 1P7 Volume 69, Number 31 $1.00 GST Included Wednesday August 16,2006 Serving Kërid.a!, Kirby, Leskard, Newcastle, Newtonville, Thls# 1 - Scott and Carole Lee have very rare find indeed, accord- internet before they went on for some time. When the cars more than a mini hobby. They ing to Scott. their holiday. The next hurdle, arrived at the port in Montreal, now actually own three Mini "You have to do your after purchasing the vehicles they were sprayed for all kinds vehicles, which they pur- homework, if you want to do was to find a reliable shipper, of agricultural diseases, and chased on holiday this past something like this," says All three vehicles went into, loaded onto an enclosed carspring carspring in England. Scott. He had researched the one shipping container, and . carrier. Scott says he got a call The Lees had intended to vehicles extensively, through shipped to Rotterdam where from the broker who said he purchase a Mini - to drive on reading manuals and on the" they sat forgotten on the pier MINIS seepages their vacation, as according to Scott, renting a vehicle in England is very costly. They caught the Mini bug from their son, who drives one of the new Mini's that are available here in Canada. The Mini they really wanted wanted was the Woody, so named for the wood trim on the vehicle. vehicle. But when they got to England, one thing led to., another, and they ended up purchasing three of the vehicles. vehicles. In his search for a Woody, Lee found a 1/4 ton Mini pick-up truck, and a Mini van. A Woody owner heard that: Lee was in the market, market, and left word with another another mini owner that he had one in his barn, It was a 1967 model, with 20,000 miles, all in original condition, and a Orono pilot for SMART Program There's a new SMART program rolling out across Durham Region, and Orono's been selected as a pilot location. location. The SMART program (SMART stands for Seniors Maintaining Active Roles Together) and is intended to promote greater well-being among seniors, especially those seniors who wish to continue living independently. independently. The target group for the SMART program is health conscious older adults who continue to live independently in the community. It includes those who would otherwise not participate in exercise programming due to potential barriers of cost, transportation or limited ability. There are two streams in the SMART Program, which is being promoted locally by VON Durham Region; the in- home exercise program, and the group program. The in-home program is a 15 week session of exercises geared towards the individuals individuals needs, whether it is recovery recovery from joint replacement, stroke, or other mobility issues. A volunteer instructor will come into the senior's home, and engage them in an excercise program geared to their needs and ability. The group program, which SMART see page 4 Stirring the pot at the Beef BBQ see page 4