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r THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, JULY 31,2002 PAGE 3 Full schedule of activities at Darlington Park BY CRYSTAL CRIMI Staff Writer V CLARINGTON - Darlington Provincial Park has plenty lined lip to keep local residents outside this summer. summer. Those who go for a trip to the park can participate in a variety of activities this summer such as 'Meet the Naturalist Naturalist Club,' 'Pioneer Days,' and more. "I think people arc interested in what's happening in the park. By coming coming to the programs, we may point things out people don't know are there," added Rebecca Olive, natural heritage education leader. "A lot of programs gear around being interactive towards any age. "We offer several different types of programs based on three themes from the park: marshes, Lake Ontario, and pioneers," pioneers," said Ms. Olive. The canoe hikes, held on a first come, first served basis, are popular. "Usually we have them Sunday evenings. They come down and get lessons on a canoe and lake them around McLaughlin Bay," Ms. Olive added. The hikes usually occur every other week. "Something new at the park is our junior junior naturalist program we call 'Nature Nuts' and it's for kids 13 and under," she said. Campfires occur on Saturdays at 8:30 p.m. and attract 50 to 90 people. There are many activities planned for the week of Aug. I to Aug. 6 at Darlington Darlington Park. • On Thursday, Aug. I, the 'Meet the Naturalist' club gets together from 6 to 8 p.m. in the log cabin where the topic will be 'Leap Frogs'. An evening program, 'Da' Marsh...Darlington's Marsh' starts at 9:30 p.m. in the Amphitheatre. • On Friday, Aug. 2, 'Helpful Herbs' is the subject for 'Meet the Naturalist' from 6 to 8 p.m. in the log cabin and 'Land of the Loyalist' at the Amphitheatre Amphitheatre at 9:30 p.m. ' • On Saturday, Aug. 3 from l to 5 p.m. it's Pioneer Days in the log cabin featuring An Afternoon in the 1880s'. A Spirit Walk starts at 8:30 p.m. in the main park office parking lot called A Step Into The Past,' and the evening program program at 10 p.m. will be at picnic shelter No. 3 and is 'Evening Under the Stars'. • Sunday, Aug. 4, there will be a children's children's program in the log cabin at 3 p.m. called 'Once Upon a Pioneer.' Wagon ■ rides will be the theme of the Pioneer Days from l to 5 p.m. At 9 p.m. at the Amphitheatre is a Spirit Campfire. • Holiday Monday, Aug. 5 at 3 p.m. features 'Stories From The School House,' a children's program. An evening event goes at 8 p.m. called 'Survivor 'Survivor Upper Canada'. There are no activities on Tuesday, Aug. 6. Park fees do apply. For more information information on all programs, call 905-436- 2036. ANDREW IWANOWSKI/ Statesman photo A number of different programs are running at Darlington Provincial Park. Naturalist Rebecca Boonstra took, from left, Katie Souftan, Kristine Kristine Souftan, Jennifer Kerkhoven and Lianna Yagttdayev to the creek in search of minnows and water spiders. Senior faces liquor charges *.S Ë ir\ i o CLARINGTON - A Bowmanville senior faces charges of unlawfully selling liquor, "The gentleman was charged with delivering booze to a place without a licence," said Sergeant Paul Malik, media relations officer for the Durham Regional Police. Donald John Parsons, 73, of Strike Avenue in Bowmanville is charged with unlawfully selling liquor and unlawfully unlawfully offering liquor for sale. His first appearance in provincial court in Whitby is scheduled for Sept. 3. IN o .THE PARK Join us for this week's concert presenting Thunder, lightning, but no funnel clouds Tl Extreme weather hits region Monday night • DURHAM - There's been no confirmation confirmation of funnel cloud activity in the area after an intense lightning and wind storm swept through Monday evening. ■ , "We have not received any damage reports as yet," said Environment Canada's Julie Sheremeto at noon Tuesday. "It's not likely there will be any confirmation." The storm seemed to be more -a show for Clarington residents with its bursts of thunder, shrieks of lightning, and buckets of rain, but no serious cause for alert. Although there were unconfirmed reports of funnel clouds in the area of Pebblestone Golf Course, employee Belinda Keays said if there were pipy, she ijliçln't see them. "We had severe tornado winds and the trees were bending in half," she said, but that's all. Gord Weir, divisional chief for the Clarington Fire and Emergency Department, Department, said there was nothing unusual unusual about Monday's storm. "We had several calls, from the Courtice area more than anywhere. There were a few power outages and tree branches flying around," he said. Environment Canada's radar indicated indicated the conditions were right for funnel clouds and tornados to form at the peak of Monday's storm, which downed trees and branches and knocked out power in scattered locations locations throughout the area. A tornado warning had been issued for all of south Durham Region because of the conditions. At 6:23 p.m., there was a report of a funnel cloud at King and Centre (Rain or Shine) ! sponsored by r BtiMIsMsg Ce* if i LtdI ®> _ifik , RON P1ETRONIRO/Statesman photo , A violent storm that brought heavy rain, Blunder and lightning passed through Clarington Monday night. 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