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l one parent fanmies associatfon of canada markham chapter head office 4877976 v j a i j t wednesday august 101983 h i2jxt bund new 192 granada sedanarcond stk 6226 9999 imcarihurs saues ri r sbmce j hwy7knmdyrd zohmttjtrd t 4741350 -rv2s400- tt in could be hazardous moh by audrey green claremont gas troenteritis vomiting and diarrhea are just a few of the symptons caused by drinking water with high levels of bacteria said durham regional medical officer of health dr jean gray certainly it can make you sick she said it de pends on the dose according to dr gray bacterial substances like coliform which has recent ly been detected in many claremont wells can affect young children and elderly people more than the aver age adult some coliform causes illness and some dont ex plained dr gray she said its possible to re ceive skin infections from water containing coliform if an open wound like a cut is exposed to it dr gray stated the illnes ses which can be transmit ted by coliform in the water do not to my knowledge have long term effects she said the acceptable health level for coliform in wateriszero ideally there should be none however the acceptable stouffville area equestrienne tops difficult class a successful horse show was held saturday at no frills farm claremont with net proceeds donated to the cana dian autistic society the competition was keen with sixty entries participating one of several trophy winners was 15yearold lea von zuben of rr 3 stouffville she topped the hunter over fences class lea trains at springwood stables uxbridgc jim thomas at claremonts no frills farm horse show raises funds to help autistic society claremont the heat didnt curtail the activities of competitors and vistors who helped to raise more than 500 for the autistic childrens society at last saturdays charity horse show at no frills farm in claremont show organizer and arranger susan harrington said the money donated to the society will help in research and build ing a new residence for autistic children she said approx imately 400 to 450 people attended the event and there were 60 entries for the horse competition high point awards the high point champion of the day award went to bonnie tendam oshawa and her horse clipper trinity other high point awards included the western horse award and youth award lee ann guest from keene ontario and her horse cameo and the english award ian degruchy whitby and his horse kaygo first place winners other awards for the day were open line jack benny 30 years and over and obstacle course trail bonnie ten- dam oshawa and horse clipper trinity youth show- computer age attends claremont public school by audrey green claremont modern technology will soon be added to claremont public schools curriculum in september for the first time students at claremont will be exposed to more than just the average text book theyll be using computers durham board of education trustee linda car der said the board has set aside approximately 131000 for 1983 to purchase a mobile computer unit comprised of computers and printers the mobile unit will be used in durhams six dis trict areas which total eleven schools said mrs car der only schools with one or more instructors trained in computers will receive the unit for appro ximately three weeks at a time and currently claremont has a couple of teachers qualified to do the job at the elementary level children will learn the basics of computers like keyboard operation and they will have the chance to just familiarize them selves with the machines the computer is a great tool but teaching still needs text books she said the emphasis right now is at the secondary schools with introduction at the elementary schools said mrs carder looking into the future she said students will have some type of computer knowledge or experi ence by the time they finish grade 12 manship 18 years and under sandra tendam oshawa and clipper trinity open western pleasure carolyn hepworth claremont and horse tootles open western equitation and command kate romaneko pickering and horse josie english ple asure and english equitation leslie martin oshawa and eternal dream steady hands bareback equitation barrel race and flag race lee ann guest keene ontario and her horse cameo walk trot novice chris halett ajax and horse jets rhythm lead line six years and under amy latch- ford hampton and princess daf hunter hack and plea sure championship joanne fairbrass scarboro and horse canadian playgirl working hunter over fences lea vonzuben uxbridge and another step special plea sure class bev patterson scarboro and shiloh and the working hunter stake julie rayner castleton ontario an her horse tish ms harrington said she had a fun time organizing the day and she may consider doing it again next year id like to raise more than 1000 dog owners given break uxbridge uxbridge township dog owners who presently have more than three dogs can breathe a sigh of relief if you had the dogs be fore the new bylaw then you can keep them said animal control officer ann barrett the uxbridgc town coun cil recently passed the new animal control and kennel bylaw which restricts re sidents from owning more than three licenced dogs per dwelling unit i dont people need more than three dogs said ms barrett she explained some people who own many dogs end up not taking care of them properly and there fore shouldnt have them ten to one they get into trouble laws are guidelines she said however for the majority of people its not a problem museum holds pioneer horse day greenwood sunday aug 14 is pioneer horse day at the pickering museum activities begin at 10 am and continue to 5 pm many events arc planned including harnessmaking horseshoeing and pony rides for the children levels for nitrates like road salt in the water are 10 parts per million currently the ministry of the environment and sim- coe consulting engineers in pickering are conducting tests in claremont to see if there are any nitrates pre sent in the water dr gray said nitrates can be very severe she explained if drinking water has more than 10 parts per million of nitrate children six months and under shouldnt have any of the contaminated water at all she said the nitrate can be absorbed into the blood stream and eventually cause methemoglobin methemoglobm is when ni trates mix with the bloods hemoglobin which causes a lack of oxygen and turns the blood blue if nitrates in the water are less than 10 parts per mil lion then its quite safe for anyone to use dr gray said people us ing water which is con taminated with such mat ters should use other sources of water until the contaminated water is puri fied linda carder durham board of education trustee said she hasnt been in formed by the board sim- coe engineering or the durham public health de partment on whether or not the water at claremont public school is polluted if the well at the school is bad we will bring in tanker water or have a drilled well said mrs carder our septic tank is a hell of a mess its a problem and it has been for years mrs carder said there is a possibility the school wa ter could be contaminated because of the problems theyve experienced with the schools septic system she said four years ago a new septic tank was instal led but its still a problem because it must be pumped weekly the kids were playing in the sewage she said as a claremont homeow ner mrs carder said she thought the situation on the wells has been handled un- professionally ive not been notified- that the water was tested or it wasnt any good im distressed 70 per cent of the wells are unfit she stated seventy per cent should be considered a disaster claremonts councillor wayne arthurs stated the solution for the problem shouldnt be too far away he said simcoe en gineering has predicted the end of their study and the reports prepared by appro- ximately the end of september action is definitely necessary said mr arthurs i believe it is and i believe the residents are concerned according to mr arthurs there are only two roads of action to deal with the problem he said one solution is the residents can have their in dividual wells upgraded and the province would pay approximately 75 per cent of the cost and the homeow ner would be responsible for the remaining 25 per cent the second solution he ex plained is to install a com munity water supply of which the province would pay approximately 15 per cent of the total costs and the region would be re sponsible for the remaining costs mr arthurs said a mini mum of one public meeting will be held with residents in the fall but there will prob ably be more use garden hose family battles house fire uxbridge a family living at lot 10 cone 2 ux bridge kept a house fire on august 1 under control with a garden hose until the fire department arrived said durham regional police at 26 division police said the fire started in a downstairs util ity room and the damage to the basement was from the fire and the upstairs dam age was by smoke damage estimates were unavail able but the house owned nine new tees golf club given upgraded look uxbridge an exten sive improvement program to refurbish the uxbridge golf course during the next few years was announced recently by john lavis manager of the golf course the upcoming develop ments include nine addition al tees which will increase the length of the course new traps and bunkers and a program for treeplanting some of the improve ments like a 1200 square foot patioterrace are almost finished the patio will eventually provide out door seating for approx imately 75 people in may the golf course had a large pond installed along the first three fair ways the greens were en larged and two new tees were constructed a fairway watering sys tem will be part of the final phase for the 198- season according to mr lavis the improvements will help to bring the golf course to championship standards but it will also remain ac cessible to the average local golfer by issac cohen of 16 bran- stone road in toronto was valued at 100000 there were no injuries car destroyed a totally destroyed vehi cle which was stolen from the toronto area was found by police on august 6 police said the vehicle owned by lana richardson of 3434 eglinton aveune east scarborough was found abandoned on cone 4 ux bridge police said the acci dent which damaged the vehicle occurred at an ear lier time and it was just left abandoned in uxbridge township police chase on august 7 at 3 pm police said a car chase took place with an erratic driver charged with dangerous driving and failing to stop for police was daniel yeomanson 22 third ave nue uxbridge major injuries police said a single vehi cle accident occurred on au gust 8 causing major in juries to the driver michael turner lot 16 cone 1 ux bridge was driving his hon da mtc three wheel vehicle when he lost control relaxing on a sunny day it was a beautiful afternoon saturday for any outside activity at claremont the bowling club hosted an open tournament with entries coming from markham stouff ville richmond hill oshawa and claremont jim thomas r