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Canadian statesman Section Two Councillors Tour New Marina Villas Wednesday, February 15, 1984 rm è A Last Wednesday afternoon, members of Town council and Durham East's MPP were taken on an official tour of the first completed section at Port Darlington Villas, Bowmanville Beach. This is the view from the closed in balcony overlooking the marina. The first occupants of the villas are Morris and Nancy Charland of Toronto, pictured in their beautifully furnished livingroom. One of the most attractive aspects of living in one of the villas is that just outside is the family boat all • ready for a cruise. • Councillor Ivan Hobbs, Mayor Garnet Rickard, Councillor Marie Hubbard, MPP Sam Cureatz,. Councillor Bruce Taylor and Villa owner Irv Gill pose for pictures in one room of the spacious villa. Still Fighting Battles of 1776 When men of the King's Royal Yorkers get together to re-live war experiences, they're not talking about Korea, or World Wars I and II. They're not discussing events from the Boer War, or even the War of 1812. The King's Royal Yorkers represent the resurrection of a regiment of United Empire Empire Loyalists who fought for the British in Canada during the U.S. war of independence. independence. And when the war was over, the two battalions of loyalists settled the areas of Kingston and Cornwall, forming the earliest English-speaking English-speaking community in Ontario. Gavin Watt, dressed in the uniform of a lieutenant colonel colonel in the King's Royal Yorkers, recalled the history history of this famous but nearly-forgotten regiment during a meeting of the Newcastle Village and District District Historical Society on Monday, February 5. He pointed out that there's a trend towards closing the door on aspects of Canada's military history. history. Forgetting the contribution contribution of the Royal Yorkers Yorkers towards the seven-year war between Britain and the United States is lamentable, lamentable, members of the Historical Historical Society were told. "If we're willing to deny one fact, we'll deny others," said Mr. Watt. He. reminded his audience audience that the celebration of Ontario's bicentennial is, in itself, a recognition of the contribution made by the Loyalists in helping to found the province 200 years ago. Assisted by four other soldiers soldiers dressed in the green and blue coats of the regiment, regiment, the visitors to Newcastle's Newcastle's historical society helped to set the record straight when they discussed discussed the war of 1776, the Loyalists, and early settlement settlement in Ontario. Mr. Watt explained that the regiment consisted of men who fled from the Mohawk Valley, in New York State, to take arms alongside the British. They were founded in 1776 in Chambly, Quebec, and numbered two battalions battalions of 650 men each. They took part in a num ber of campaigns during the war between U.S. and Britain, Britain, but they were perhaps most famous for their daring daring guerilla-type raids into the U.S. and especially into their former homeland in New York State. Ironically, these soldiers were often burning grain- fields and farms in their own former neighbourhoods. neighbourhoods. It was not unusual for relatives to be fighting against each other. The War of Independence was, to some extent, a civil war, Mr. Watt added. When the regiment was disbanded in 1783-84, many of its members settled in Cornwall and Kingston at a time when there were no English speaking communities, communities, in Ontario. Mr. Watt explained that the revived King's Royal Yorkers consist of 84 troops, which makes it one of trie largest of several groups which re-create the uniforms, uniforms, weapons, customs; and tactics of early military forces in Canada and the U.S. The King's Royal Yorkers of today represent persons from across Ontario united by a common interest in Canada's military history. A few of their number are actually relatives of the . original members of the regiment. regiment. They meet about 25 times per year, Mr. Watt said, and he added that some of these meetings • are actual reenactments reenactments of battles and tactics. The group includes fifes and drums, along with a replica of a portable artillery artillery piece used by the soldiers. soldiers. And with personal appearances appearances before school classes, and other interested interested parties, the King's Royal Yorkers will no doubt win the battle to preserve the name and the history of one of Canada's most famous famous fighting forces. Jr. Baseball Coming to Bowmanville This Season This baseball season will see a new team in town, the juniors, made up of players under 21 years of age. The team will play in the Eastern Ontario Baseball Association against teams from Oshawa, Kendal, Port Hope, Cobourg, Belleville and Kingston, Home games will be Saturdays and Sundays at Soper Creek Park. On Sunday, Feb. 19, a meeting meeting will be held to finalize plans for the upcoming season. Anyone interested in working on the executive is asked to come to the meeting. The time is 10 a.m. at Courtroom Courtroom No. 2, Bowmanville Police Building. Watch this paper for further details. Players born between 1963 and 1966 arc eligible to play on this team. Indoor practices will begin In Mid-March. Neighborhood Watch Meeting Learns About Locks At last week's Neighbornood Watcn meeting at Don Anderson. Later, both spoke to the gathering St. Stephen's School, organizer Sandra Grills suggesting ways to better protect their homes discusses the program with J & .1 Sharpening's against burglars, locksmith Dave Boyd, left, and Region Constable Durham West Orangemen Mark 100th Anniversary On Tuesday, February 14th, about 70 members of Master. The County Past Masters are, left to the Durham West Orange Lodge gathered at right, Jack Niddery, Roy Patton, David Thrower, Memorial Park for a celebration, marking the Wayne Lowery, Russell Brown and Herb Swain; 100th anniversary of the county Lodge. In this Present County Master Henry Wotten, and picture there are six Past County Masters, one Laverne Devitt, grandson of 1st County Master present Master and the grandson of the 1st County Henry Devitt. "The Pedestrian Had No Idea What Direction to Go, So I Ran Over Him," By Neal Leavitt Thousands of drivers nationwide nationwide have been involved in automobile accidents and the insurance rigamarolc that follows afterwards. Filling out the myriad and often confusing confusing insurance claim forms can befuddle even the most stalwart stalwart scmanticist. The following following are actual cxccrps called from various auto insurance company files in Northern and Southern California. Coming home, I drove into the wrong house and collided with a tree I don't have. The other car collided with mine without giving warning of its intentions, 1 thought my window was down but 1 found out it was up when 1 put my hand through it, I collided with a stationary truck coming the other way. A truck hacked through my windshield Into my wife's face. A pedestrian hit me and went under my car. The guy was all over the road: I had to swerve a number number of times before I hit him. I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my mother-in-law and headed over the embankment, In my attempt to kill a fly, I drove into a telephone pole. I had been shopping for plants all day, and was on my way home, As I reached an intersection a hedge sprang up obscuring my vision. I did not see tlie other car. 1 had been driving my car for -10 years when 1 fell asleep at the wheel and had an accident. accident. I was on my way to the doctors with rear end trouble when my universal joint gave way causing me to have an accident. My car was legally parked as it backed into the other vehicle. To avoid lulling the bumper of the car in front of me I struck the pedestrian. 1 was unable to slop in time and my car crashed into the other vehicle. The driver and passengers then left immediately immediately for a vacation with injuries. As I approached the intersection intersection a slop sign suddenly appeared at a place where no stop sign had ever appeared before. I was unable to stop in lime to avoid the accident. An invisible car came out of nowhere and struck my vehicle - and vanished, I told the police that l was not injured, hut on removing my hat I found that 1 had a skull fracture, I was sure that the old fellow would never make it to the other side of the roadway when 1 struck him. The pedestrian had no idea what direction to go, so I ran over him, I saw the slow moving, sad faced old gentleman as he bounced off my car. The indirect cause of this accident was a little guy in a small ear with a big mouth. I was thrown from my earns earns it left the road. 1 was Inter found in a ditch by some stray cows. The telephone pole was approaching fast. I was attempting to swerve out of its patli when it struck my front end," And you wonder why it takes weeks, sometimes months to receive restitution from automobile automobile insurance companies? It lakes them that long to decipher wlml their clients are trying to tell them!