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4 8 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, August 22,1990 mmm The Newcastle Independent A Weekly Report of the Happenings in the Village of Newcastle Editors: Jack and Hazel Crago Crago Brothers Replaced by High Tech Corn Picker The Annual Hall Festival Day sponsored by the Newcastle Newcastle & District Chamber of Commerce is being held on Saturday, September 22nd, starting with a Pancake Breakfast at 7 o'clock at the Newcastle Community Hall. Those chamber members will be up early that day! Petty Officer 1st Class Larry Perrin, CFB Halifax, and sons Lee and James, have spent a few days with his parents, Jack and Eleanor Eleanor Perrin and have visited with grandfather Herman, also. Master Kevin Pearce, Port Perry, holidayed recently recently with his grandparents grandparents Albert ana Myrtle Pearce. On Friday, Albert & Myrtle Myrtle Pearce visited Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Stockdale and Mr. & Mrs. Carson Rae, Om- emee. Orono & District Fiddle Club met on Wednesday evening, evening, August 15, at the Newcastle Newcastle Community Hall, Master of Ceremonies Keith Wood announced many birthdays and welcomed Mr. & Mrs. Tom Chalmers of Kirkcaldy, Scotland. Each month new performers performers entertain the great crowd of people who come to enjoy country music. Lucky door prize winner was Brian Seaton of Maple Grove and Irene Russell won the envelope. envelope. Fifty-fifty winner was Evelyn Stinson. Performer prize envelope went to Pat Prout, and tapes were won by Slim Gaynor and Helen Wood. September 19 is the date for the return of the Orono & District Fiddle Club Meet at Newcastle Community Hall. Thursday. visitors with Mrs. Kathleen Kimball were nieces Dianne Birney & children children Kelly & Shawn and Donna Bright & her daughter daughter Kimberley, all of Oshawa. Niece Irene Peel, Bowmanville and Marlene Sheehan. Mrs. Pauline Stocks attended attended a Ganaraska meeting meeting last Thursday. Saturday visitors with Mr. & Mrs. Bill Storks were Mr. & Mrs. Gary McCloy, of Kingston. Week-end guests of Mrs. Raye Friedlander were son Dean and his wife, Olga, of Toronto. Mrs. George Felgate, Uni- We'd like to give our Best Wishes to fc-. ' •*- ' -.i ■ • r*, 'jack" and Gladys Potts on the occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary on August 31st, 1990 With love from your family and friends onville, spent Wednesday with her mother, Mrs. Gladys Gladys Wood. Mr. & Mrs. Stewart Wood, Orono, visited Friday evening with his mother Mrs. Gladys Wood. Mrs. Elizabeth Shelding visited in Newtonville on Sunday with son Bill & daughter-in-law Mary, who, with family, were celebrating celebrating their fortieth wedding anniversary. Mrs. Pat Bernard, Flesh- erton, spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Nellie Spencer. On Saturday Mrs. Hilda Tamblyn visited with Mrs. May Burley and Mr. Arthur Clark. Birthday .greetings to to George Char a Sr and Amanda Amanda Storks. .. - On Saturday, Aug, 18, 1990, at Newcastle United Church, Rev. D. A. Stiles united in marriage Michelle Gallagher and Todd Van- stone. We extend congratulations. congratulations. We also extend congratulations congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Donald Donald Holmes who were married married on Friday evening, Aug. 17th. Miss Allison Burley, Oshawa, enjoyed a couple of days last week with her grandparents, Ron & Marg Burley. Miss Megan de Jange, Whitby, spent a few days last week with her grandparents, grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Murray Paterson. Mr. Robin Alldred attended attended the Port Hope Flyers ball game in Scarborough on Sunday. On Thursday, August 23, at the Newcastle Branch of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, a United Way Fun Day will be held, Hot- dogs, popcorn etc. will be sold. A giant yard sale, flea market, fresh fruit and vegetables vegetables will be available. GM Motorsport will bring down a huge parts truck and a pace car for display purposes. purposes. All pr 1 " l '~ United Wi the fun. Spending a week recently with her mother Marjories Hagerman, was daughter Betty Lou Queener of North Bergen, New Jersey. While Betty was here, brother Robert Robert Hagerman and wife Judy, of Oshawa, took Betty & Marjorie to Cullen Gardens Gardens for his mother's birthday. birthday. Many happy returns! gu M es. All proceeds are for the 7ay, so come join in ONTARIO GOVERNMENT NOTICE GO TRAIN EXTENSION STUDY WHITBY TO OSHAWA As part of the GO Train service expansion program, the Government of Ontario extended all-day GO Train service from Pickering to Whitby in 1988. A study to assess the first phase of the further extension of allday allday GO Train service from Whitby to the VIA Station in the west end of Oshawa is now complete. This study was a joint Provincial/Municipal undertaking involving the Ministry of Transportation, GO Transit and Durham Region. Public Information Centres for the project were held in June and November of 1987, in June of 1988, and April 1990. RED 1*1 .UNICIPAUTY TOWN OF WHITBY T OF Dli I t" i | TOWN OF OSHAWA : NEWCASTLE The results of the study indicate that this undertaking will not have significant negative environmental impacts. Public comments received to date have been generally supportive of the project. Therefore, the Ministry of Transportation has decided to request an exemption from the Environmental Assessment Act for this project in order to implement implement service at the earliest possible date. Copies of the environmental assessment documentation are available for Inspection at the following locations during business hours: Toronto Area Coordinating Oflice Ministry ol Transportation 1201 Wilson Avenue 3rd Floor, West Tower Downsviow, Ontario and at: Clerk's Department Regional Municipality ol Durham 605 Rossland Road East Whitby, Ontario The public Is invited to comment on this proposed exemption request, In writing, within 30 calendar days of advertisement of this Notice. Any comments should bo made to: Mr. Howard Anders Project Manager Toronto Area Coordinating Olllco Ministry ol Transportation 1201 Wilson Avenue 3rd Floor, West Tower Downsviow, Ontario M3M1J0 Tel: (-110) 235-3968 Fax: (-116)235-522-1 Ministry of Transportation Ministère dos Transports Ontario Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Powell, Powell, Mr. & Mrs. Jack Crago were Sunday evening dinner uests of Mr. & Mrs. Wayne arkle, Scarborough. On Sunday, August 19, 1990, Russell & Maureen Powell attended the grand opening of Maurice Coulter Housing Co-operative at 174 John Garland Blvd. Toronto. Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Powell, accompanied by Jack & Hazel Hazel Crago, also attended this celebration in honour of cousin cousin and sister Maurice Coulter Coulter (nee Powell). President of the Co-op, Bill McWilliam welcomed all and Mistress of Ceremonies Sandra Scott introduced the. following dignitaries: The Hon. Mayor Bruce Sinclair, Mr. Ed Philip M.P.P.; Ms Naomi Faulkner (Minister of Housing); Mr. Harry Chadwick, M.P., Ms Linda Torney ( Labour Council); Mr. Bruce Woodrow (Co-op Federation of Canada): Mrs. Penny Bethke (Co-op Housing Housing Association of Ont.); Mr. Nick De Carlo (Local 1976); Mr. Jerry Diay (Local 112). Mrs. Maurice Coulter,' who in her speech wélcomed her friends and relatives. She mentioned her family, and friend Jean Shupak (nee Holmes) who was in attendance attendance with daughter Karen. Jean & Maurice shared a desk in the country school where Hilda Tamblyn (nee Rowland) taught. Mrs. Tamblyn was unable unable to attend but was with her in thought. Maurice became became active in the union at De Havilland where she worked to support her four children, when because she was a woman nearly lost her job, but put in a grievance to the union and won. She paid tribute to all who worked in co-operation to build this housing. The tribute to Maurice on the program read as follows: Ms Maurice Coulter came into Local 112 in the early 1950's as a single mother working in the De Havilland Company. Early on, she became became active in the union and down through the years, she > was diligent and dedicated in her work. She was the longest serv- . ing executive board member !.. right up to her (retirement . about a year agi). However, : she is still very active in the ; local, being the 'chairperson -i of the Political Education- Committee. She has been. and continues to be an active active member of the New - Democratic Party. Other than her full-time job at De Havilland and countless hours spent in the local union union and the party, she successfully successfully raised a beautiful family all by herself. Because of these attributes attributes and others too numerous numerous to mention, the founding board of the co-op thought it would be appropriate to take the opportunity to honour her by naming the co-op after after Ms Coulter. Other co-ops have been named after famous famous people, but it is not very often that one of the backbone of labour movement movement receives such an honour. honour. After the speeches, the guests were given a tour of one of the four bedroom town-houses, a three bedroom bedroom townnouse, some of the apartments in the eight storey building and one of the six apartments which is wheel-chair accessible and is really lovely! Buffet luncheon was served and a social time enjoyed. enjoyed. A plaque, bearing the inscription inscription "Government of Canada through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Corporation and the Government Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Housing have been pleased to contribute to the success of the project" was presented during the speeches. A certificate from the Coop Coop Housing Association of Ontario was also given. Flags - Canadian and Ontario Ontario provincial wore presented. presented. A rainbow flag, representing representing multicultural families, and a clock from the Labour Council was another another gift for the Mnurico Coulter Housing Cooperative. Cooperative. All 18 townhousos, 78 apartments and 14 maisonettes maisonettes are fully occupied, St. George's Anglican Church. The Rector, the Rev. Dougins W. Ilnll has returned returned from n month's vacation vacation at his cottage north of Cnmpbellford. On Sunday, assisted by the Lay Render Mr. Oakley Peters, lie celebrated Holy Communion at 8 and 11. The congregation was saddened to learn of the death of Francos Gibson, wife of Douglas Fuller, who died nt Barrio, on Wednesday, Wednesday, nt the age of 4G. Sho was the daughter of Salome Howard and Donald Gibson and the youngest grand daughter of the Rev. Scott Howard, Rector from 1901 to 1912 and .of David Gibson, Gibson, Church Warden for over 30 years. Her own close connection with St. George's continued throughout her childhood, as she spent her summers with her family at Bond Head. Next Sunday Holy Communion Communion will be celebrated at eight and Morning Prayer at eleven. United Church On Sunday, Aug. 19, 1990, beautiful flower arrangements arrangements graced the sanctuary sanctuary of Newcastle United Church. Lay reader was Mr. Don Thompson, member of the Trustees and of the Official Official Board. Miss Jill Brown played two lovely trumpet solos, The Stranger of Galilee and Climb Every Mountain. Jill was accompanied by her mother Shirley, who played the piano. Rev. Donald Stiles preached the sermon, Treasure Treasure and Trash, the third of the series in Summer Parables. Parables. He announced the new moderator of the United Church is Rev. Walter Far- quharson. Next Sunday, August 26, Coffee hour will be enjoyed after the morning service. ■ sièsiïl ÜS Rip to s With the sweet corn season now at its peak, those four Crago farmers and almost retired farmers, Le- land, Ron, Calvin and Jack, no longer energetic youngsters, have themselves a labor-saving, anti- back-hreaking machine that, so far, is doing a great job. It was operating at their R.R.4 farm on Friday where they have 30 acres of sweet corn and in about five minutes, the machine gathered 15 bushels of corn ready for market. It's a Byron Harvester that was purchased purchased in the U.S.A. last spring so this is the first time they've had a real opportunity to try it out. As far as they know, there are very few of them around. It should certainly keep their Caldor Acres outlet supplied supplied with fresh cobs for this and many future seasons. seasons. They also purchased a new tractor to pull the corn picker. Cavalier Z24 2-dr. Coupe '4Ny way HO* but say it with ONTARIO MOTOR SALES ht. -S!5s TRUCKS CHEVROLET • 0LDSM0BILE CADILLAC * CHEVY TRUCKS