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i 2 He Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, November 24,1962 2** .'*i SMALL TALK By Donna Fairey Local Swimmers Earn Medals at Etobicoke Meet The occupational merry-go-round doesn't stop as easily as it once did. Correction. The machinery can be halted at any given moment except the chances of getting another ride are considerably slimmer than they once were. Calculating the number of hours spent on the job during wage earning years, it's a depressing reality that many are slotted into occupations they don't really enjoy. It wasn't so long ago that a person so inspired had but to summon up the courage to make a change. Today, it's not that simple. Because of a depressed economy, job security has taken a definite precedence over job satisfaction satisfaction by leaps and bounds. People are standing pat in their various work circumstances fearing a frivolous frivolous move might make them a welfare stat istic. Dreams of starting a new business or establishing a different career give way to a logic which says that a îob in the hand is worth two in the bush. The country's thicket is crawling crawling with people who would give their eye teeth to land a job - any job- to heck with gratification. It may very well be that the opportunity for individuals to explore uncharted work horizons when they find themselves themselves locked into an unfulfilling situation is a pursuit as extinct as the dinosaur. It was only four years ago that I called a stop to my own occupational merry-go-round. Times were better then. It was simply a matter of "Hey worn, I saying, off. There's want to get got to be something more to life than this." And there Bow, B, & P, Club Celebrates Birthday The Bowmanville Business and Professional Women's Club celebrated its 32nd birthday last week. Club president Jan Leak is shown above (centre) cutting the cake. Honored guests at the special meeting were Mary Poaps - pres. Lakeshore B. & P. Club, (left) ana Margaret Hotson - B. & P. past district director. The birthday party was held at the Bowmanville Lions Centre. Santa Parade One of Best Band led the parade procession îanville Hii while the Bowmanville High School Band, outfitted in perky red and white uniforms, brought up the rear just ahead of the main attraction - the Santa Claus float. A hefty 63 entries were included in the parade which consisted of floats, novelty fillers, bands, walking people and political dignitaries. Post Office mail carriers added a new wrinkle to the parade by collecting letters to Santa Claus from young parade watchers. Santa's going to be busy answering From Page 1 them all. There were more than 600 submitted for mailing to the North Pole to be answered. Chairman of the event, John Pogue, says that advance donations to support the parade were down from 1981 but admitted that booster button sales increased this year. With this season's Christmas Wonderland parade scarcely over the co-ordinating committee will schedule a meeting in the next two weeks to dissect this year's parade and make recommmendations for the town's 22nd. Sod Turned for Addition MamwoodNursing Home Accommodation for senior citizens citizens now under construction in Bowmanville Bowmanville will almost double the size of the Mamwood Nursing Home on Elgin St. The two-storey addition was begun last Wednesday, November 17, with a sod-turning ceremony attended by representatives oil local government, government, owners, residents, and staff. The project is being undertaken by Regency Manor Limited, the new proprietors of the building. Regency Manor, which also operates a Port Hope nursing home, has recently purchased Mamwood from Bill ana Olive Cobban, of Bowmanville. Victoria Earle, administrator of the home, said last week that the construction will include the addit- van Belle Floral Shoppes ... much more than a flower store! 4 STORES • Highway No, 2 • King SI. E„ Oshawa • SlmcotSI, N„ Oihawa • King SI, W„ Bowmanville ion of a second storey to the existing single-storey wing as well as construction of a new two-storey building joined to the existing structure. structure. The project, which is slated for completion next spring, will accommodate accommodate 70 residents. Mamwood now holds 42. The administrator said last week that a number of facilities including a library, chapel, craft room, tuck shop, meeting room, and offices, will be located in the basement of the new addition. The old original building will be' used as a retirement home for persons who need a minimum of nursing care. The facilities are to be renamed Marnwood Home. Architect Gail Lamb, of London, designer of the addition, said last week that the structure will have unique architectural characteristics. characteristics. The exterior of the new wing has been ,designed to incorporate architectural architectural features which will resemble resemble details such as bricks and windows on houses in the immediate neighbourhood. This means the new structure will complement houses nearby. was. But I would be reluctant to try the same stunt today. Armed with a generous dose of blind faith and an inherent yearning to write, I squeezed out from behind a typewriter typewriter leaving the world of commerce commerce behind. However, it was done with the confidence that if journalism journalism and I proved to be incompatible incompatible partners I could return to a familiar routine in the business community. Very little ace-in-the- hole security of that kind exists today. Some missed the boat during those opportunity years while others took the chance to change horses in mid stream. One particular success story which comes to mind involves an old school chum. For several years he toiled on the line at General Motors. For him it was like being a square peg in a round hole. Finally, he broke from the mould and has since established a thriving and successful recreational complex where he has cut his niche in life. He made a dream happen and today he's a round peg in a round hole. Another case mvolves a man from Port Hope with whom I recently became acquainted. Only last week he asked me to read through the first draft of a book he has written which chronicles his life as an aviator. The kicker is that he didn't decide to become a pilot until mid life although although it had been a firmly entrenched entrenched dream since childhood. He was in his mid forties before earning his wings and later went on to. become a flying instructor. The man shot for the stars and made it. Grounded for health reasons, he's now trying his hand at writing. The opportunity to break new ground in terms of occupation and personal growth presently lies in the shadow of a chronically iU economy. Let's hope it's merely an eclipse. Bowmanville's Neil Murray earned eight gold medals and two silver medals in the recent Harvest Invitational Swim Meet held November 12 to 14 at the Etobicoke Olympium. Neil (centre) is shown here with two of his team mates from the Oshawa Acquatic Club. Robin Wickett (right), of Bowmanville, won a silver medal and a bronze, while Brent Gatchell, of Orono, was awarded three bronze medals. Neil Murray also received the boys 11 -12 high point trophy on the strength of his performance. The Oshawa Acquatic Club was among 17 swim elute taking part in the Etobicoke meet. Oshawa placed third overall, finishing first in the men's division and third in the women's division. 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