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Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, June 29,1988 Flying Dutchman Hosts Hawaiian Night Junior Farmer from Australia Visits New tonville The climate on Friday evening may have not quite reached Hawaiian temperatures. temperatures. But the mood at the Flying Dutchman Hotel was distinctly Hawaiian. Here, Flying Dutchman staff members Sue Hoult and Peggy Bendoraitis are ready to present visitors and guests with colorful "lais". A number of special guests were at the festival of Hawaiian food and song including members of town council and Newcastle Mayor John Winters. Hawaiian Night will be a weekly event at the Flying Dutchman. by Theresa Vanhaver- "Gid'day mate! Bin in Canader now fer "bout two months." Perhaps you would recognize an accent of this kind from "Crocodile Dundee" Dundee" or a Quantas Airways commercial. Well Marvin Stapleton, Vice President of the Junior Farmers of Durham East, became accustomed to the' Aussie accent last week as Trevor Nalder, of New South Wales, Australia, spent the week on the Stapleton dairy farm one mile west of Newtonville. The young Australian has belonged to the Rural Youth Organization of New South Wales (associated with Junior Junior Farmers here in Canada) for the past 16 years. Trevor arrived in Canada on March 27 during the huge Calgary snowstorm. His first impression of Alberta Alberta (and Canada in general) was eight-foot snow drifts and COLD weather. That came as quite a shock to the 26-year-old who never sees snow or experiences subzero subzero temperatures on his 1800 acre-sheep and "cropping" "cropping" farm near Gilgandra, Australia. "I was ready to take the. next plane home", recalls Trevor, "It's warmin' up now though." Last week's heat wave made the Aussie feel right at home. 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On June 1st Trevor landed landed in Toronto with 11 young farmers from the same program: program: one other Australian, and 10 from various parts of the United Kingdom. The 12 of them went to Guelph for two days of orientation (an introduction to Ontario farming and to Ontario in general). Trevor then stayed one week in the Ottawa/Carleton area where he "got to see. Parliament and all that sort, of guff." Apparently "all that sort of gun" includes the Government's Agriculture Farm in the centre of Ottawa and various other sites in our capital. The following week, Trevor Trevor was busy haying for a farmer near Lancaster. OBITUARIES ALMA RUTH SPEY Alma Ruth Spry entered peacefully into eternal rest at Memorial Hospital Bowmanville Bowmanville on Wednesday, May 25, 1988, Alma Ruth Spry, wife of the late Frank Spry, mother of Roy, Harold, Harold, Glen and his wife Jean, beloved sister of Mrs. Wilfred Wilfred (Aleta) Sanderson, Mrs. Edgar (Annie) Wright, grandmother of nine grandchildren grandchildren and five great grandchildren, dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Mrs. Spry was born in Enniskillen, Enniskillen, Ontario, Canada in 1909, the daughter of William William and Emma Oke. She was educated at Enniskillen . and spent her growing up years here. After her marriage to Frank Spry and the birth of three sons, the family moved to Rochester, N.Y. Her life was totally committed committed to caring for her family family and although the victim of asthma ana emphysema for all of her life, she enjoyed travelling, baking, fancy work, as well as a love of shopping. Funeral services in Canada Canada was from the Northcutt Elliot Funeral Home conducted conducted by Lieut. Rick Sher- ran of the Salvation Army, assisted by Bill Spry. Funeral Service in Hilton New York was conducted by Winsor Laxiter, from North- gate Bible Chapel at the 1 Thomas E. Burger Funeral Home. Pallbearers were grandsons. grandsons. Bob, Glen, Tim, Paul and Bill Spry and Tim Ven- del. |V 1 1 Interment in;Garlarid Ce metery. ■'ii- ! * j. if Memorial service was held at Marnwood House in Bowmanville conducted by Mrs. Jean Bundle, President of Residents Council. Meaningful scriptures and readings were given by Mrs. Audrey Wray, Helen Langley, and Marg Perkins, Joyce Bruinsma assisted at thepiano. Beautiful floral tokens and donations to various charities were received in her memory. ' Memories are like threads of gold, they never tarnish or grow old. Cuthbert Alfred McDonald Citizens of the area were - saddened to learn of the assing of Cuthbert Alfred IcDonnld, in Oshawa General General Hospital, on Monday, June 6, 1988. In his 68th year, he had been ill three weeks. Born and educated in Bowmanville he was the son of the late Bermuda and Gertrude (Holmes) McDonald. McDonald. He was married October October 28,1942, to Yvonne A. (Bonnie) McDonald. He had resided in Bowmanville for 45 years, previously residing in Newcastle for one year. In the grocery business since 1945Jie had been employed employed by Dominion Stores Ltct, for over 35 years, retiring retiring in 1983. He was a member of Tri-. nity United Church where he served as a trustee of the board. In 1940 he signed up with the R.CAF. and was a member of the Royal Canadian Canadian Legion. A past president of the Bowmanville Lions Club he was very active in catering at the Lions Club. Left to mourn his passing are his wife Bonnie, son Dennis, Dennis, daughter Sylvia (Hei- kamplabrother, Milfred, sisters sisters Margaret (Welsh) and Marion (Blight), a brother Ronald and five grandchildren- grandchildren- Funeral service was held at the Morris Funeral Chapel, Chapel, Bowmanville on Thursday, Thursday, with the Reverend Frank Lockhart officiating. The organist was Helen McDonald. Many floral tokens were received in his memory from the Bowmanville Lions Club, Dominion Store (Midtown Mall), Bowmanville Kinsmen Kinsmen Club, Aotan Girl Guides Calgary, Alberta, and Branch 178 Royal Canadian Legion. Donations were also received from clubs and organizations, organizations, friends and family to the Memorial Hospital Hospital Bowmanville Foundation Foundation Fund and the Canadian Cancer Fund. Cremation. Interment Bowmanville Cemetery. On June 2nd, the beginning beginning of his third week in Ontario, Ontario, the farmer from "down under" was greeted by Marvin Stapleton at a barbeque given by Junior Farmers of this area to all 12 icultural exchange peo ple. During his stay with the Stapletons, Trevor Nalder was given a tour of the Ce- resdale Fertilizer plant, the Hollingsworth poultry farm (neighbours of the Stapletons) Stapletons) and the Todd dairy farm in order to see a different different angle on dairy farming than that of Marvin's family farm. On Monday, June 20, Trevor was the guest speaker speaker for the 4-H Club achievement achievement night in Blackstock and rumour has it that he had the audience in stiches throughout throughout his speech. Trevor was lucky enough to see several local points of interest on his visit to our area, including the Peterborough Peterborough Lift Locks, Cullen Gardens, Knob Hill Farms and the Oshawa Centre. This week is rest week for all 12 delegates on Trevor's program, and what could be more relaxing than shooting down the Ottawa River rapids rapids in rafts? Trevor and a few of the other delegates will be white water rafting after a few days in Toronto to investigate Canada's largest largest city. Trevor will continue his weekly farm-hopping until August when he will return to ms family's 1800 ewes and fat lambs and year-round crops for a break. iHHtflAfti i a , n 111 I Ainu) /!•!<* } ,>,l ) YAW/MttoMiMü •u h • • iJ ' ii 1 i> l # 't 4 ) < * I / "f 4 fv & mV Junior Farmer Marvin Stapleton, left, hosted Australian farmer Trevor Nalder all of last week on his family farm near Newtonville. Trevor learned some of the ropes of the Ontario dairy industry while Marvin learned about Australian Australian agriculture as well as picking up some of the "lingo" from down under. pa Mi U Pisst... a: j sidewalk? » Sidewalk Sale July 6th to 9th If saving money is right up your alley, then take a stroll through the Centre during our Summer Sidewalk Sale You'll find everything you've been looking for -- fashions, housewares, electronics and more -- at prices that are anything but pedestrian. The Centre for Savings The Centre for Me.