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'TIE FUEL IC LI3RA! ITY SERVICES LIEE' •MPERANCE EÎEEET C NV1LLE, ONTARIO HI NEWPU2 92' . Piece oi History Government Harvests Huge Taxes from Tobacco Crop More Classrooms Needed to Meet Enrolment EEEEEEEEE Disabled Enjoy Benefits of Horseback Riding Record Crowds at Blacks tock's 124th Annual Fair by Andrea Adair Public and separate school boards are predicting increased enrollments in the Town of Newcastle this fall, and each board has plans for new schools to accommodate the influx of students. Pauline Janitch, communications officer for the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education, was unable to state specific enrollment figures figures at this time but did say "'enrollment "'enrollment is definitely going to be up." She said there is "a ripple effect throughout the whole board because of the Toronto real estate" _ and added that increases are anticipated at schools in Cobourg and Port Hope as well as in the Town of Newcastle. LABOR DAY - One of those Monday Monday holidays is coming up as we mark Labor Day Sept. 4th. As usual, our advertising deadline has been set back to Friday at 4:30 and we'll appreciate any assistance assistance available from news gatherers and advertisers to get their copy to us as early as possible possible so we can publish at the regular regular time. SCHOOL'S IN - The summer holidays holidays also end on Monday for school students who, no doubt, will be delighted to return to the classrooms to meet their new teachers. All police forces will be on alert this weekend, doing their utmost to prevent accidents by urging vehicles drivers to take their time and drive as though their lives depended on it. No one wants children missing the first day of school. HERITAGE - Before the holiday, there's another political barbecue barbecue scheduled for this Thursday, Thursday, Aug. 31st at CLOCA's Enniskillen Enniskillen Conservation Area. This one is sponsored by the Christian Christian Heritage party and starts at 6:30 on ' the south site, with former candidate Bill Andres as guest speaker. Everybody welcome. welcome. MISSED - A note just arrived from Orono Fair's organizers saying saying that an item was missed from the fair prize list. Twin Brand Orchards Orchards Inc. have donated $100 to go to the person who wins the most points for their apple and pear entries. That should arouse a considerable amount of interest. interest. FALL FAIR - While on the subject subject of fall fairs, we must mention mention that Port Perry is staging a three-day event this weekend. At the moment, the weather doesn't look too promising, but with luck it may get the rain out of its system by the weekend and be perfect for this fair and Orono's the following weekend. We could certainly use a good downpour before then. RACKET - The Editor found himself himself on the sucker list for a Vancouver Vancouver outfit this week. He and others, no doubt, had been selected to win one of three nice prizes. He should phone immediately immediately to a certain number. Luckily, we had just received a note from the OPP advising that the proponents are just after money - yours! And don't deliver the prizes. TASTY TARTS - Sincere appreciation appreciation to Betty's Pies and Tarts who had a dozen delicious samples of butter tarts delivered delivered to the office last week. Their headquarters is now on County Rd. 9,14 km east of Kirby store, Garden Hill 797-2579. The staff enjoyed the treat, so did Ye Editor. People are moving as far east as Brighton, Ms Janitch said, and are commuting to Toronto. To accommodate the increase in student student population in Newcastle,. the school board is proceeding with its expansion expansion plans at Vincent Massey .public .public school in Bowmanville and.have plans for another school in Courtice. Ms Janitch said the working drawings drawings for Vincent Massey were approved approved at a school .board meeting on August 24. ï j The addition at the school, which is expected to cost $3.7* million, will include include a library, gymnasium, special education classroom and five addition- al classrooms. Construction is scheduled scheduled to begin in October. The school in Courtice, with the working name of Courtice Heights Elementary Elementary School, is expected to be completed completed in late August of 1990 and will cost $4.5 million. The one storey school, located within within a subdivision, will house 500 students. students. Fifteen classrooms, three kindergarten kindergarten rooms, a special education classroom, a general purpose room and offices will make up the school. A day care centre will also be included. "Because Courtice Heights is a completely completely new school, we are required by the provincial government to have a day care," she stated, adding the day care facility will be provincially funded. funded. The Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland Northumberland and Newcastle Roman Catholic Separate School Board is also expecting substantial increases in enrollment enrollment this year. Peter Roach, director of education with the separate school board, said: "All of Newcastle is booming." One school in particular where enrollment enrollment is high is St. Francis of Assisi in Newcastle Village where the student student population is expected to increase to figures between 300 and 310. When school ended last June there were 261 students. Mr. Roach said the separate school board hadn't experienced any prob lems with lack of space at that school prior to this. To handle the predicted increases, four portables will be used ■this year. Monsignor Leo Cleary school in Courtice, where the student population population totalled 391 students in June, is anticipating between 500 and 520 students students this fall. Population increases are predicted for other separate schools in the town this year as well. To alleviate some of the crowding problems in Courtice, the separate school board is also planning to construct construct another new school in the area, at a cost of $4.5 million. The school will be completed in stages with the first phase, costing $2 million, finished in September of next year and the final stage completed one year later. The school will accommodate 500 students and students from the portables portables at Monsignor Cleary will start at the new school in 1990. "We are looking at 800 plus students students at Cleary by 1991," Mr. Roach said. One hundred new teachers have been hired by the separate school board and the board will begin meeting meeting with them today. "We are looking forward to the opening," Mr. Roacn concluded. "This is a very exciting time for the separate school board." TYKE TOURNEY - Tyke ball teams from Owen Sound, Blenheim, Kingsville, Port Col-- ■ borne and the Town of Newcastle Newcastle will be battling for the Ontario Ontario Tyke B championship this weekend. The first game starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2nd. A photo of our team appears on the sports page. Come, cheer them on at Memorial Park. Itr 623-3303 Fax 416-623-6161 Wednesday, August 30,1989 Bowmanville, Ontario 52 Pages 135th Year Issue 55 50$ Per Copy [PRESTON] We Move It! 623-4433 Bowmanville by Lorna Miller But, for Larry Hannah and other The Town of Newcastle's Ward One Courtice area residents, the wait for a regional councillor is fed up with driv-- local post office may be almost over, ing 12 miles round-trip to get his par- "Recently, I travelled the six miles cels from the Bowmanville Post Office. into Bowmanville to pick up some reg- for istered mail only to find out they had made a mistake. It was for somebody else," says a disgruntled Councillor Hannah. He is not alone. The citizens of the Electrical Shock Throws Firefighter from Ladder Firefighter Don Forsey was lucky to come away only shaken after being thrown from tne top of his ladder while fighting a blaze early Wednesday morning at 122 High Street. While trying to douse flames in the attic of the bungalow, he was jolted by sparks from a live hydro line on the outside of the house. Fellow firefighter. Steve Davey tried to catch Don and was able to break his fall, saving him from serious injury. Ironically, it was Don who saved Steve from sliding off a two storey house last winter while fighting a chimney fire. The house was extensively extensively damaged in the blaze and firefighters were on the scene until 6 a.m. cleaning up the debris. Above, Don is examined by Bowmanville Ambulance attendants who were already on the scene. rapidly expanding community of Courtice Courtice are demanding a community post office. The area now houses 8,000 people people and has a projected growth potential potential of 28,000. All of these residents would be within an area that is currently currently under the jurisdiction of the Bowmanville post office. "The subdivisions are serviced by super mailboxes at present," Councillor Councillor Hannah explains, "but everybody on a rural route must go to the designated designated post office to get their parcels or registered mail." Canada Post has been advertising for a local business to accept a Canada Post franchise, but, so far there are no takers. "There is a new mall under construction construction on Highway Two that may provide the facilities for a post office," says Councillor Hannah. Office The new mall should be ready for business this fall. In the meantime, the local residents and especially the local businesses and industries find the situation very confusing confusing and inconvenient. "We want a community address," Councillor Hannah explains, "so we're looking for a business to accept a "contract" "contract" from Canada Post to make it possible." Canada Post "contracts an office out to a local business and sets them up in the business of moving the mail. The owner of the business is reimbursed reimbursed by Canada Post for the task of providing a postal facility. The Courtice residents will have to wait two or three months after a suitable suitable site is located for the post office to open its doors for business. The Town of Newcastle held, a special special "in-camera" council meeting on Monday concerning the municipality's continued dispute with Ontario Hydro. The details of the meeting are confidential confidential at this time, however, Mayor Marie Hubbard said council met to deal with the content of an offer from Ontario Hydro. She said the offer made by the corporation corporation was turned down. The Town of Newcastle suspended dealings with Ontario Hydro earlier this year over a dispute, involving building permit fees, compliance with building code orders, and an emergency emergency plan for the station. "If negotiations with Ontario Hydro are not successful, my direction...and the opinion of council is unanimous in taking severe action against Hydro," the mayor said. She did say, however, that she felt Ontario Hydro's response to the emergency emergency plan and their commitment to fire lighting has been positive. Because the Town and Ontario Hydro Hydro are still in negotiations the specifics specifics of the offer are confidential. Councillor Larry Hannah told The Statesman that "The offer was a step in the right direction, but not acceptable." acceptable." Negotiations are continuing. Town Officials Attend A.M.O. Conference Education, lot levies and deposits on beverage containers were some of the topics discussed at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario's annual conference last week. > Mayor Marie Hubbard and Councillors Councillors Pat Deegan, Arnot Wotten and Larry Hannan represented the Town of Newcastle at the meetings, which were held in Toronto from August 21 to 23. Councillor Hannah said that one of the surprising debates at the conference conference concerned education. A number of people, he said, "are concerned about the cost of education in each municpality." A motion came forward to request that school boards collect their own taxes. The motion was defeated but, according according to Councillor Hannah, the vote on the matter was close. Bill 20, the provincial document on lot levies, also generated discussion at the conference, the councillor said. "There are a lot of grey areas in the bill," he explained, adding that he wished there was a better breakdown in it. One of the numerous resolutions passed at the conference concerned a deposit on all beverage containers. Councillor Hannan said there were a number of people who said deposits on containers would ruin recycling ventures in their municipalities. "I don't believe that at all. I think the less we have in the waste stream the better," he said. Councillor Hannah stated that he felt the conference was "worthwhile" but Mayor Marie Hubbard, op the other other hand, was disappointed with it. Turn to Page 2 Push for Health Study Ontario's municipal leaders have called for a baseline health study of the area surrounding the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), at their annual conference conference last week, endorsed a resolution approving the study. It will serve as a benchmark to monitor the effects the station may have on residents in the area once Ontario Ontario Hydro begins producing electricity. electricity. Delegates supported the study despite despite a recomendation from an AMO subcommittee against it. The committee had urged that the resolution not be endorsed because studies have already been conducted on people living near nuclear stations. Nevertheless, the resolution for the study was passed on August 23. Newcastle Mayor Marie Hubbard said Newcastle Council "reaffirmed its support for this study." She said the AMO is now going to ask the federal government to provide special funding for the health investigation. investigation. Other Newcastle councillors attending attending the AMO conference were Pat Deegan, Deegan, Larry Hannah and Arnot Wotten. Wotten. Famous Hockey Stick to be on Display at Bobby Orr Dinner The signatures on the hockey stick shown here read like a Who's Who of the NHL. It was used by Bobby Orr during a game played in February of 1968. Osliawa sports fan Terry Kelly acquired this piece of hockey memorabilia memorabilia and will be donating it to the Bowmanville Recreation Complex at the upcoming fund-raising dinner to be held September 9. The dinner, which is sponsored by the Bowmanville Rotary Club, is intended to raise the Rotary Club's commitment towards the Skate '88 arena fund-raising drive. Bobby Orr, the guest of honor, will attend attend the banquet and also be a special guest at a public skate which takes place on Saturday afternoon, Septem ber 9, at three p.m. There's free admission to the afternoon afternoon skate. While attending the banquet, Mr. Orr will be the hockey s " ' asked to once again sign the hockey stick. It is hoped that the stick will go on permanent display in the arena trophy case. Shown in this photo, from left, are: Bill Whyte, vice president of the Bowmanville Rotary Club; Terry Kelly; and Al Strike, also of the Bowmanville Rotary Rotary Club. Mr. Strike has his skates ready, in anticipation anticipation of the chance to skate with Bobby Orr on September 9. Just a few of the famous signatures on the Bobby Orr hockey stick belong to Eddie Westfall, Ken Hodge, Phil Esposito, Glen Satner, and Derek Sanderson