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BOIHIAMILLE LI8MRV . fô mmm si. emæiuE. ammo f.j itjj [ply LJWiB BDHLI8 858731 pcBua JUL 2 4 1968 Newcastle: P)JP'-ÎC USftArv' by Rob Savage Town Council will present the public public with plans and cost estimates for the new Bowmanville Arena during next Monday's meeting. The proposal should include the selection of a site near Hwy. 2 and Regional Road 57. The estimated cost of the arena project is $5 million. Twin ice pads will be built on the site, along with four baseball diamonds. diamonds. Water would be pumped to the arena from Bowmanville's municipal municipal water system. Eventually, it's hoped the building will act as a community centre for all surrounding regions. Fitness services services are among the plans for future additions to the building. Planning for the building will be done through a "design-builders" approach, approach, which Councillor Hal McKnight says is fast, effective, and less time-consuming than other approaches. approaches. Councillor McKnight will be leading leading a sub-committee which will design design the building and then send the designs to various contractors for bids on the work. He said his sub-committee has a specific time schedule which should lead to final decisions by the end of October. He said the terms of reference reference for the building will first be presented presented at a General Purpose Committee Committee meeting on Sept. 15. The design will then be submitted to builders on Sept. 24, and estimated costs will be submitted back to the committee on Oct. 15. By Oct. 22, a decision on the estimates estimates offered by contractors will be made and final approval will be sought from town council on Oct. 27. Councillor McKnight said his subcommittee subcommittee will be working within a tight budget and he's hoping the costs for the building will stay within the estimates. He said he would be very surprised if there was even a 20 per cent difference between the current estimated costs and the estimates that come from builders. "We don't want to do any overruns," he said. "We're trying to get value for our dollars from the concept we're working with." But he said nothing final about the cost could be said at this time. "We won't really know until all the bids are in." Councillor Ann Cowman said she was concerned about where the money for the arena would come from. Some possible sources for money which were discussed during Monday's meeting were a grant from Wintario and the use ofOHAP, money which was loaned from the provincial government in 1977 for housing. Councillor Cowman said she didn't feel the money was originally intended intended to be used on things like the arena and should have stayed in the bank. The initial loan was for $280,000 in 1977, and Councillor Cowman said it "would be close to a million today." Turn to Page 2 1984 Citizen of Year llected Head of Jay celtes I vi Fhli s ' in üh jnfe \ v Wlf ;• \H h-> $ ¥li Jx ■ nl J /M?, i à /H I I I /Tl h I ^-4 m / m m !j ê -!y | y c VwMr.C JM If-'v, % A\ -* ». Li >• ' ,v< -- vi.■ / ImL # •- '■ • v •/ kay, f 4 'oVv v v ( ■'v v vWVV Issue 29 Wednesday, July 23,1986 35* per copy 26 Pages Sun Contest Winner Looks Like Prince At first glance, customers at Brock's Service Centre in Bowmanville Bowmanville might think that it's Prince Andrew Andrew pumping their gasoline or checking their oil. That's because 19-year-old Bob McCann bears an uncanny resemblance resemblance to the prince. And now that the royal wedding plans are in full swing, people have been taking special notice of him. Last Thursday, he learned that he had won the Toronto Sun's Prince Andrew Andrew look-alike contest. The Toronto tabloid received photos of200 Prince Andrew doubles when it invited contestants contestants to enter the contest. Three finalists were chosen and readers were asked to vote on which one most closely resembled the real McCoy. Bob royally topped the competition, competition, receiving about half of all votes cast. His prize will be a weekend at the Royal York Hotel with dinner in the Imperial Room. And today (Wednesday, July 23) he and the woman who was chosen as the Lady Sarah look-alike will be part of a parade through Toronto on the occasion occasion of today's royal wedding. But all this attention hasn't altered Bob's outlook on life. You won't find him issuing royal decrees to his friends or co-workers. "It hasn't really really changed anything for me," he says. "It's interesting and it's kind of funny." At the gas station, customers sometimes sometimes say "I've never had gas pumped by a prince before." Bob recalls that his close resemblance resemblance to Prince Andrew was first noticed while he and his parents, James and Roberta McCann, were visiting Scotland. "They kept saying to my mom and dad that I looked like Prince Andrew." This impression was confirmed elsewhere including in London, England England where a pub owner was struck by the resemblance between the Canadian tourist and the prince. Bob thought little more of this coincidence coincidence until members of his family submitted his photo in the Sun's Prince Prince Andrew look-alike competition. When he opened the paper and saw himself, he was totally surprised-- perhaps as surprised as he was when he won the contest. But he has enjoyed the outcome nevertheless. "I just like to make the best of it while it's lasting," he explains. explains. And, of course, he won't be disappointed disappointed if having a famous face brings some longer-lasting benefits. "You never know what kind of doors in will open up." Elementary Teachers Will Receive 4.15% Pay Increase Look Alike Rides in Toronto Wedding Parade Bob McCann displays a newspaper page containing a photograph of the real Prince Andrew and Lady Sarah Ferguson along with three entries in the Prince Andrew look-alike competition. The Bowmanville resident was picked by the Toronto Sun readers as the contender who most resembled Prince Andrew. Elementary school teachers in the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Educationjwill be receiving a 4.15 per cent increase in salaries. A 1986-87 collective agreement with branch affiliates of the Federation Federation of Women Teachers Associations of Ontario and the Ontario Public School Teachers Federation was ratified in a closed session Thursday, July 10. Superintendent of Business and Treasurer Ron Sudds reported that it is the first time in at least five years that a settlement has been in place before September. "It's nice to have it out of the way," MAGNIFICENT BASKETS -- Those hanging flower baskets that adorn Bowmanville's King Street are attracting attracting considerable attention from local citizens and outsiders as well, they are so colorful. Our compliments to the Downtown Business Improvement Association, sponsors of the project and Rekkers Nursery who are making certain the plants are watered and fertilized. The rains last week certainly didn't do too much for the Sidewalk Sale on Thursday and Friday. The Ontario Ontario flags that were installed on the light standards on a trial basis have been removed temporarily until the hardware holding them is improved. REGATTA -- We're coming closer to the August 2nd date for the annual Regatta at Caesarea where they have a big parade and beauty contest starting at 10 in the morning, followed by all kinds of competitions on land and water. We note also that liability insurance has been obtained for both the annual Cartwright Fair at Blackstock and Port Perry Fair. We haven't heard what it cost, but expect it will have increased considerably. considerably. There's another peculiar twist to this liability insurance as well, it won't include protection for demolition demolition derbies. And we understand that horse plowing plowing competitions have been wiped out at the International International Plowing Match near Stirling in Sept, because no company will insure that competition. Are they afraid the horses will kick over the traces and run amok, more than tractors? BACK A WINNER DRAW -- Kay Brown and Barb Elliott Elliott did a great job organizing that draw to raise funds for the illness ridden Carter family, the subject of an article in one of our recent newspapers. They were busy selling tickets through the Sidewalk Sale and the winner of the $1,000 in merchandise from Bowmanville Audio-Vision was Chris Coughlin, 1,600 Sandhurst Circle, Circle, Scarborough. REORGANIZING -- All three provincial political parties parties will have to spend some time and energy reorganizing reorganizing for the upcoming Ontario election which could corné as early as this fall, although there appears to be a better chance that it will come next year. The constituency of Durham East, now held by Sam Cureatz, M.P.P., was changed recently to include Manvers Township Township and Scugog while dropping most of the Oshawa section. So, all parties will be holding several meetings to set up new executives, poll captains and all the rest of the effort that goes into such activity. The PCs are the first to announce such a meeting at Nestleton Community Community Centre on Tuesday, August 12th, at 8 p.m. It's going to be a busy political month because the federal Liberals have laid on an annual picnic on the following Tuesday, August 19th at the Ransberry farm north of Orono and there is Hon. Allan Lawrence's PC corn roast and barbecue at Devil's Elbow Ski resort the following following week, August 27th, if we remember correctly. No doubt we shall soon hear what the New Democrats are doing. SECOND THOUGHTS -- We'd like to hear some comments comments from citizens concerning the sale itself (aside from the rain). The committee went to a considerable amount of effort and expense, providing special attractions attractions of various types to entertain visitors and their families. We have already received one comment from our Orono correspondent who was a bit upset because visitors were invited to town and then found there was no parking along King St. where the stores were. Let's hear from others with suggestions that we shall , pass along to those in charge. What did you think of the theme "Christmas in July?" We see where a Port Perry restaurant is adopting the same theme to raise funds for their hospital Children's Ward. JUNIOR BASEBALL Apparently the crowds are growing at baseball games involving the Cowan - L & L Tool Junior Orioles baseball team that is knocking the stuffing out of most opponents. They play again this Sunday at 1 in Soper Creek Park and we feel certain certain you will enjoy their skills. Most of these lads have come up through the ranks and have several years experience that is beginning to pay off. ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT! -- It's now closing in on 2:00 a.m. Wednesday, and we have just successfully revived revived our subscription list from our ailing computer. It seems our faithful IBM, nick-named "Mercedes" because because that's what we could be driving if we didn't have it, isn't a big fan of extra humid weather. Of course we've got copies of the list, but, they didn't co-operate too well either. Finally after several hours of fiddling about, we managed to put Mercedes back together again. As they say, "It's only when they go wrong, that machines remind you how powerful they really are." We'll second that motion! Louise Aasen (right) and her campaign manager, Judy Gales, are shown here with one of the posters used in Mrs. Aasen's successful bid tor the presidency of the national Jaycelte organization. Judy Gales is currently the national treasurer of the Jaycettes. Mrs. Aasen was elected presdient at the Jaycee/Jaycette national conference held early this month in Edmonton. Edmonton. hi said. "Going into the school 4/ear With the contract already in place allows allows us to concentrate on the education education of children." j He noted that early in the negotiations negotiations both the teachers and administration administration had expressed an interest in ratifying a contract as soon as possible. possible. The contract involves more than 600 elementary teachers in 50 schools. It takes effect September 1 and expires August 31,1987. New teachers coming in this year without experience can now expect a salary of $24,050, up from last year's $23,090. At the other end of the scale, teachers with 12 or more years of experience experience and maximum qualifications qualifications can expect $48,120, up from last year's $46,200. Last year, the teachers received a 3.7 per cent increase in September and a .7 per cent increase in January. But this year there will be no such split. Changes in benefits include a more complete dental plan and a switch to a "pay direct" from a 10-20 drug plan. Under the new plan, teachers will pay 50 cents for each prescription. Previously, teachers only paid for their first prescriptions of the year, with single teachers paying the first $10 and teachers with families paying the first $20. Buyers Plentiful At Sidewalk Sale Despite Weather "The rain did not dampen the enthusiasm enthusiasm of the buyers." That's how Garth Gilpin, business manager for the Downtown Business Improvement Area, described response response to last week's Christmas in July Sidewalk Sale. While shoppers and merchants spent part of the three days scurrying in and out of the rain, there was ideal sidewalk sale weather when the sun shone. Mr. Gilpin adds that the BIA appreciates appreciates the efforts of the Santa Claus Parade committee which placed'a number of its floats downtown. downtown. The parade will be celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. In general, Bowmanville's merchants merchants report that the response to this year's Sidewalk Sale event was i about equal to that of last year. And some businesses report that the response response was even better this year than it was in the summer of '85. Considering the weather conditions, conditions, that's a considerable achievement. achievement. Watch for new BIA promotions downtown this fall. A former Town of Newcastle Citizen Citizen of the Year has been elected National National President of the Canada Jaycettes. Louise Aasen was chosen as leader of the country's 50 Jaycette units at the annual Jaycee/Jaycette convention convention held in Edmonton July 2 to 6. She was elected unanimously by the delegates delegates from across Canada. Mrs. Aasen, a Bowmanville mother of three, has a background of service to both the Jaycette organization and in the community itself. A Bowmanville resident since 1973 and;a member of the Jaycettes for seven years, she is a former national Jayctettc vice president and a former treasurer of the organization. Locally, Locally, she has served her unit at all levels and has chaired the group's successful Buckle Up Baby program. Her husband, Wayne, a former Jaycee president, holds a unique Senatorship in the Jaycees. Mrs. Aasen has been active on the Town of Newcastle Block Parent organization organization which she joined in 1979. Her work with the Block Parents includes includes two years as co-chairman and four years as publicity/education chairman. She has served three years as a Library Board trustee and is a member of the C.P.T.A. In 1984, she was among the Town of Newcastle residents who received the title "Citizen of the Year". The national Jaycette organization is for women between 18 and 40 years of age. Its members have the opportunity opportunity to develop leadership qualities by participating in various individual development courses, community betterment projects, inter-unit socials, socials, and assistance to the Jaycee organization. organization. In her capacity as chairman of the Jaycettes, Louise Aasen will be travelling across Canada in the upcoming upcoming year as she visits Jaycette organizations organizations in all regions of this country. country. Santa and Elves at Sidewalk Sale Jolly Old St. Nicholas paid a visit to the Bowmanville Sidewalk Sale last week during Christmas in July festivities. He's shown above with one of the Santa Claus Parade floats on display at the four corners of Bowmanville. Bowmanville. Santa's helpers are Nicole Gibson (led) and Andrea Gibson.