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The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, October 19.1988 Section Two Four Generations Gather for 93rd Birthday On September 18th a great grandmother celebrated her 93rd birthday. She is Edna Mercer of Orono with her daughter Greta Luxton on the right and on the left, granddaughter Julie Knowlton and in front, great granddaughter Janey Knowlton of Tyrone. A party was held at her home with about 50 guests attending. Orono Figure Skating Club Announces Fund-Raising Plans by Lynne Lemieux Fund raising is very important important and necessary to a skating club. Registration fees only cover part of the many expenses of running a good skating program. Money Money raised helps to keep costs' down for everyone. At the first week of skating skating each family received their tickets for our draw to be held on November 19 at the Orono Skating Club dance. This year's prizes are a weekend for two at the Harbour Castle Westin and an oak and brass hall tree from "The Pine Hut". They are both very nice prizes for $1.00 per ticket. The first prize winner will have the Many thinking people are pre-arranging funerals At quiet times, along with their own private thoughts, many people --both young and elderly --are making the sensible decision to pre-arrange their funeral. Their wishes are made known well before time of need, removing stress from surviving relatives. Call or write for our selection of brochures on the various aspects of funerals and pre-planning. Northcutt Elliott Funeral Home 53 Division Street BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 2Z8 , Phone 623-5668 "We've been keeping Bowmanville and area residents warm for over 60 years!" • Top quality Imperial Oil products for Domestic, Industrial and Rural use. • Automatic delivery maintained by a fleet of modern tanker trucks. • Dependable 24-hour service. ASK US ABOUT OUR TOTAL HOME COMFORT PROGRAMME Telephone 623-5516 Esso HARRISON FUELS 12 S turrock Road Bowmanville Community Observes Thanksgiving in Many Ways Wesleyville News by E. Barrowclough choice with the second ticket receiving the remaining remaining prize. As well the seller of the winning ticket will receive receive $25.00. We are again selling cheese, which has been found to be a successful and well received fundraiser. Forms should be returned by October 25. Large orders of cheese will be delivered on Sunday November 13 with the remaining orders to be picked up at the arena on Tuesday November 15. Please have all money in by November 24. With November rapidly approaching, the club is preparing preparing for two banquets which they will be catering to. These will be held on November November 12 and November 25. Everyone's help is needed needed to make these events successful. successful. Lists will be posted on the bulletin board in the lobby. Please sign up for the category you feel you could help in. Parents of the Tuesday and Thursday Canskate program program please note that dressing dressing rooms are available for your child to put on and remove remove their skates. This avoids congestion in the halls of the arena and wear and tear on skate blades. On Tuesday,' October 18 Mrs. Blackburn will be at the arena with a display of skating skating supplies. She will be selling selling everything from skate laces and polish to skirts and skating aress for competition. competition. In closing, parents are encouraged encouraged to check the bulletin bulletin board in the lobby each week for upcoming events and information. By E. Barrowclough Threatened rain for this area did not appear on Sunday Sunday so visitors and residents alike enjoyed the lovely fall day. Those who attended Welcome United Church found a very meaningful display of fall beauty in the alter cloth, itself decorated with painted leaves and surrounded surrounded by especially chosen chosen indiviudual maple leaves with very distinctive markings. markings. Two deeply coloured pumpkins and a basket of shiny red apples completed the picture. Two large baskets baskets of flowers courtesy of Saturday's Symons-Walker wedding, were on either side of the table. The service was conducted by Rev. Wendell Sedgwick and his message for this special day was the dependability of God, source of faith, and recalled God's promise of seedtime and harvest. The children heard the story of the "stone soup", the well known illustration for sharing. The choir's anthem anthem theme supplemented the sermon, "While the Earth Remaineth" with both words and rendition lifting with it the congregation's feeling of gratitude, and bringing to some, fond memories of the same anthem sung many years ago. The offering was received by Allan Osborne and Albert Woodruff. Everyone Everyone was delighted to see Christine Croft in the choir, following the family tradition. tradition. Many of the congregation congregation left immediately after the service to attend the anniversary anniversary service at Canton and greet Rev. and Mrs. R. Bartlett. As is usual in that church, their Thanksgiving decorations show an outpouring outpouring of thanks for the beauty and wealth of the earth. The very lovely and moving moving service of the Symons- Walker marriage was solemnized solemnized at Welcome Church on Saturday, October 8, 1988. Mary is the daughter of Phyllis and the late Ken Symons and Christopher is the son of Joyce and the late Henry Walker of England. Mrs. Walker, her daughter Karen Powell and granddaughter granddaughter Shelley Powell were present. Mary teaches music in a school in Labrador Labrador and Christopher is a member of the R.A.F. at Goose Bay. The reception was held at the Durham memorial memorial centre. Catering was by Welcome U.C.W. assisted by Harold Austin, Tom Wilson Wilson and Nicole Ough, Charlotte Charlotte Brimacombe, Julie Lov- shin and Carrie Tufford. On Tuesday, October 4th, the Morrish Women's Institute Institute met at the home of Annie Annie Goheen, Port Hope. Roll call was "Things you do in the kitchen, which you shouldn't do". A report was given of the two displays placed at fairs in Millbrook and Port Hope. The first was "Teddy Bears' Picnic,' and the other was a Hallowe'en party. The programme was presented by Harold Schrot- er of Port Hope who showed slides of nature taken in many different areas. It was a busy weekend of travel for families meeting together to enjoy the Thanksgiving dinner. Mrs. Dora Nichols was at West- neath with her brother John Anderson and other members members of her family. Harold and Verna Austin entertained entertained Don and Pearl Gann and family. Brian and Penny Stripp and sons Adam ana Nathan were with the Ernie Websters at Port Granby on Sunday and were with Mr. and Mrs. Allan Stripps, Orillia. Orillia. on Saturday evening. Arnold Arnold and Kay Thorndyke were present at the silver wedding anniversary of Dorothy and Keith Brimacombe Brimacombe at Elizabeth ville on Saturday evening; Ken Dinners Dinners were at the cottage; Carroll and June Nichols and grandson Michael en- Orald Ford in Port Hope. Orald also went on the week colour tour last week, calling at Bancroft and Beaverton. The Ford family held their special day of Thankfulness a week early, on Oct. 2nd. Leslie and Janet with their family of Port Hope, including including Janet's father and a friend of Pamela's, Chas and Wanda Henderson and family family of Oshawa, all enjoyed the good dinner and pleasure pleasure of being together at Archie Archie and Or aid's. 50 Years Ago: On Tuesday Tuesday evening, the newly reorganized reorganized Y.P.I* '.U., with sea son's work planned, met with first program given by Carroll Nichols assisted by Orald Tufford, Harold Best and Amelia Nichols; A duet by Dorothy and Olive Mason. Mason. Clarence Nichols appointed appointed citizenship convenor. convenor. Margaret Hill attended the teachers' convention in Toronto at which Prof. C.T. Currelley spoke on Norse relics relics in Ontario. CIC met at the home of the "Best" members members on Friday and plans for a play were discussed as well as for a program of reforestation. reforestation. At choir practice on Thursday evening, the choir was organized with Dr. Millson, Carroll Nichols, Dorothy Mason, Catherine Dinner on the executive. On Thanksgiving Sunday, Dr. Millson called on the congregation congregation to make this a true Thanksgiving for our manifold manifold blessings. Think Canadian tâf ianv joyed Thanksgiving dinner in Cobourg ana happy th« The very scary best! to report report June able to be there after after a bout of severe arthritis. Truman Austin entertained members of his family and also Nola Hoi da way of Port Hope on Sunday. Elaine Kellogg Kellogg returned home on Friday Friday evening after spending several months in social work in Barbados. Large flocks of geese are heard at intervals during the day but it seems difficult to locate them. Many small birds are busy preparing their bodies for the long flight. It takes keen eyesight to distinguish one kind from another. 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