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Bowmanville Lions Install Officers for 1976-77 The Chance of a Lifetimel BOWMANVILLE, ONTAIRIO, TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1976 At Monday, June 21st's meeting of the Bowmanville Lions Club, District Governor Ed Leslie installed the new officers elected for the coming year. The incoming President is John Pogue, who will be backed Dozens of the town's younger generation parted up by 1st Vice President Don Marsden, 2nd Vice President Jim Rickard (absent from photo) and 3rd Vice with their hard-earned cash on June 18th at the President Carl Zinn. The directors of the club for 76-77 are Fred Eyman, Dr. Ed Ewert, Roy Turner and Kinsmen Carnival, eagerly trying to be the one to Carson Elliott (absent). Treasurer Llew Tomlinson, Secretary Jim Cryderman, Lion Tamer John Jëffrey throw the ball through the hole and trip the and Tail Twister Larry Shank were also installed at the meeting. Outgoing President Moe Richards is at mechanism that would drop Regional Constable the left in the photo. John Logan into the tank of water. Great Canadian Racers Pass Town Operate Booths at Recreation Bazaar The five photos below and at right were taken at the recent Dept. of Parks and Recreation Bazaar at Darlington Sports Centre where many individuals and groups presented a wide variety of items for sale. Business was good throughout the day. One firm even had three young gymnasts performing. Mrs. Marguerite Hall was the surprised guest of honor at a retirement party held by friends and co-workers on June 21st at the Acres Restaurant. The party commemorating 27 years in the teaching profession included the presentation of a dedicated service plaque from the Ontario government and a watch soon to be engraved with "27 years of dedication" from her many friends and fellow teachers. Her husband, Mr. Dave Hall, also joined in the occasion. After 27 years in the field of education it was almostironic for Mrs. Marguerite Hall to find herself "absolutely dumb- founded" at her retirement party honoring a long record of service. But this surprise party organized by friends and colleagues from the past and present stage of her career was one of those few that actually do surprise the honor- ed guest. The reception was held at the Acres restaurant just east of M.J. HobbsSenior Public School where she has taught Home Economics for the past 10 years. The crowd in the dining room applauded loudly to Mrs. Hall's spur of the moment speech thanking her friends and co-workers for the unex- pected party wrapping up 27 years of service to students. On Sundav, June 20th. after starting out from Darlington Provincial Park where some of them spent the night, an amazing assortment of vehicles passed through town, all part of the Great Canadian Race. The only local one captured by The Statesman camera was Garth Gilpin on his tricycle, accompanied by outriders, Bradley Gilpin and Michael Pogue who stayed with him to Port Hope. Below are two of the other unusual entries in the race. Mrs. Hall also received a, watch that will be engraved .vith "27 years of dedication" to remind her of the apprecia- tion that fellow teachers and friends have for her work. Among the guests was a student who was in the first grade eight class she taught at the Chalk Lake Public School in 1939. It was a school she will neveu forget if only because she used to ski to work every morning during the winter and immediately feed -the woo d burning stove in the middle of the classroom with wood when she arrived. Her family was one respon- sibility that took priority when she left the teaching profes- sion for 10 years from 1945 to 1955. When Mrs. Hall returned, she taught in the old Hampton Junior Public School for three months before the new school was completed and the class that she was to teach for the next il years was transferred into new surroundings. Other guests at the recep- tion for her retirement on June 21st stayed in the same house where she board- ed when she first began to teach public school. There was at least one lady at the dinner who was a friend of hers when she was going to normal school inToronto, even before she began her teaching career. Now, when she has time to spare from her job as presi- dent of the Hampton Ladies Service Club and as an active member of the U.C.W. there, she will catch up on crafts and a particular interest in ceramics.