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8-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, April 10, 1991 STARKVILLE CORNERS by Bev. lHiggins Lois Adams After one week at her new job as Teacher Librarian at Central Public School in Bowmanville, Mrs. Adams retums to her grade 3 class at Kirby for a surprise visit. Grade 3 students at Kirby received news on Mardi 27 that their teacher Mrs. Lois Adams would be leaving Kirby 10 take a job with Central 'Public School as a Teacher Librarian. Mrs. Adamis teaching career in this area began in 1962 when Clarke High Scliool opened, and she was hired as ils first Phys Ed teacher. She started teaching at Kirby-as a supply teaclier for 4 monîlis and ended up staying fourteen years plus some. She says she losî count after 14. In lier ime at Kirby, Mrs. Adams lias coached many champion sports îeams, namely basketball and volleyball; and she lias oganized and traitied teanis in gymnastics which went on to win medals in local competîtions. Her classes often received red ribbons for the cakes they decorated each year for the Orono Fair. Last year Mrs. Adamns' class wrote to George Bell commending hlm on lis generosity toward an orphanage and the next thing they knew, tliey were at the Sky Dome getting a tour from George Bell in person. This story made the papers and was also talked about on CFRB. The announcer was s0 impressed with tbis little scliool ln the country that lie made a comment about wliy couldn't something like thîs be organîzed for the city schools. Mrs. Adams lias put alot of energy into Kirby Centennial Public School. Sometimes you may 1101 realize how mucli you are appreciated until iÉs time to leave. The students found out jusî befome bustime tiaI Ilie next day would be Mrs. Adamis' last day at Kirby as their teacher. Now ibis did 1101 leave mucli lime to organize a goodbye party. At least il didn't leave time for parents to organize anything, but,_guess wiat... thie grade Y's and also tie grade 4/5 class which liad built Up sucli a special rapport with Mrs. Adams the year before planned apaty before tliey got on their buses, and the nextî day Mrs. Adams was guest of lionour at 2 parties: at lunclitime , the grade Ys gave lier liomemade cards and a cake, and provided their own entertainmnent. In the afternoon, they were invited to the grade 4/5 classroom where there were banners, balloons and streamers, and more cake and entertainment. Ail day parents came in to say goodbye. When I visited Mrs. Adams at hier home, lier whole diningroom table was covered with homemade cards and special messages from hier students. "It was totally unexpected", says Mms. Adams, and adds, "The students at Kirby are special. 1 have nothing but pleasant thouglits about Kirby.' She also has great respect for Kirbys prinicpal Mr. Bruce Lush, and describes him as a very kind and thoughtful person. "Hes a real, gentleman." Mrs. Adams managed to balance career and family. She is married to Bill Adams, a well respected member of the National and Canadian and Ontario Cutting Horse Association. Their son Bill is also a member of alI îliree associations, and has won many trophies for his horsemanship including Top Youth in the National Cutting Horse Championship. He and his wife Cheri were married last May, and live nearby. Mrs. Adams' daughter Pan also used to compete in Cuttîng Contests and was an excellent rider. She is an Art and History buff and loves to travel. She studied fashion merchandising in Toronto and according to lier mother she lias an innate sense of fashion and design. Parti110W lives at home and works in Oshawa. Mrs. Adams hobbiesinclude sports of ail kind from biking to tennis. She also enjoys travelling (she's been 10 the Barbados, CanCun, Marco Island, Europe, Texas). She also has an impressive collection of autographed books. 1 saw a picture of Mrs. Adanms and hier mother at lier graduation from Trent in 1977. They boîli have the same look of determination i n their eyes. She must have alot of determination because she went on 10 take 5 courses froni York University and also to earn 3 specialist qualifications. It was lier Library Specialist qualification that helped lier land the job in Bowmanville. She is looking forwar d to the challenge of hier new job where she will be teain partnering with all classes working both in the library and in the classroom. She will also be at Kirby one day/week. I asked Mrs. Adams what qualities are needed for teaching:- "You have to have a sense of humour and be flexible and be a positive thinker. You have 10 capitalize on children's interests and be able 10 create interest in children. Also, at the start of the year I let thern know that when I say something, I mean it." I remember my daugliter coming home telling of liow Mrs. Adamis ran with tliem in Cross Country (they didn't know Mrs. Adams could run!) and liow shc always played floor hockey and soccer. Judging by tie love and respect Bowmanvîlle Business and professional Womensl Club "Uncrazy-makiflg, validating what she has knowil with her bodY to be true," thatis how Judithi Hoilett described an aspect Of the counselling woik for aduit survivors of child sexual abuse. Ms. Hoilett, coorjiflator for the Durham Region Sexual Assauît Came Centre, was the guest speaker at the March mr-eting of the Bowmanville b usiness and Professional Womp:'s Club. She pointed out that nËil about 1984, textbooks for psyê.hiatry claimed that there was onlY one case of child sexual abuse in a million. Society has nOvw becorne more willing to ackfiOwledge the existence of this jnçomprehensible perpetration and Wvomen can get help. Unfortunateiy, there is often a wait of 8 - Y months for counselling services. She also suggested that, miore often than not, survivors need trained counsellors rather than psychiatrists. A bôOk which miglit be helpful to suiVivors is "The lier students liere et Kirby feel for lier, she lias a good recipe for successful teachine. Id like to end Iiiis article witli a "rap' messag't fý-r Mrs. Adams which two of lier grade 3 pupils, Brandon Caruarla and Bobby Witheridge perforffied: "Alright stop, #ave a wait and listen Brandon and B9b are back witli a brand new editioi' Listen - 10 1Jis brand new feature It's about a real ieat teaclier Who shows us how 10 10w the line, if we dont she gives us a fine Teaching, teaching is what she does best Out in tie yard and from lier desk Ail at KIRBY think she is the BEST And 110W there are only a couple of words lef% So let us tell you wiat bo do BE COOL, BIG COOL - AT YOUR BRAND NÊW SCHOOL." Courage To Heal'. by Ellen Bass and Laura Davies. Two other special guests had joined us on Mardi 2lst. Janice Carter, family counsellor, accepted the club's donation of the microwave oven on behaîf of the YWCA. The purchase was made possible with the money raised by the ticket sales for the 4Oth anniversary of the Bowmanville BPW club. Dagmar Bushoff, dean of the Bowmanville Campus of the Northumberland/Newcastle centre for Individual Studies explained that 74 per cent of those seeking to up grade their education are women. The ages range froma 14 years to 70 yeams (you are neyer tooý old to learn!). The program upgradles the education to the Grade 12 level. Many students are single parents. All graduates continue their education, some at the college level. Members of the BPW club are very pleased to welcome back Ruth Carrigan, a charter member of the club. The Bowmanville BPW club meets again on Thursday, April 18, 1991, at the Lions Centre, 26 Beech Ave.* Our guest will be Carol Lolines, Director, District 4 of Ontario BPW. We welcome guests. Social hour begins at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:45 p.m. For dinner reservations (tickets $15.00), please cali Helen Devitt at 623-3915 or Roxy Rames at 623-2288 by April lSth. SEALED TENDERS, clearly marked as to contents,,for the following requirements listed below, submmtted to the Corporation of the Town of Newcastle, Office of the Clerk, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario, LlC 3A6, are invited and will be received on the forms and in the envelope provided until the specified closing time and date. Tender documents may be obtained from the Purchasing Office at the above address. Tender NW91-11 - Three (3) Only Compact Pick Ups with extended Cab Tender NW91-12 - One (1>Only 1/2 Ton Pick Up Tender NW91-13 - One (1)Only Crew Cab and Chassis Tender NW9I -14 - One (1)OnlyiTon Pick Up with Extended Cab Clos ing Time & Date: 12:00 Noon Local Time) Tuesday, April 23, 1991 The Iowest or any tender not necessarly accepted. 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