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Garden and Floral Design Centre 59 King St. W. Bowmanville Telephone 623-5410 PHILIPS 1 Happenings at K' Riding along in a convertible were Sam Curcatz, Durham East MPP (left), and Gary Ilerrema, Durham Durham Region Ghairman. OBITUARY Television Service Co. Mel Samells, of Television Service Co., is showing Miss Christmas some of the large selection of televisions and VCR's that are now in stock at their Church Street location. Miss Christmas discovered world-famous Philips televisions in a wide variety of styles and prices to suit every taste and budget. The selection of VCR's is very extensive, and trade-ins are welcome. All sales are backed up by their own service department as well. As Miss Christmas says: "Televisions and VCR's make the perfect family Christmas gift." Television Service Company PHILIPS Sales and Service 185 Church, Bowmanville Telephone 623-3883 Frank Milton Sanderson. Following a short illness Frank Milton Sanderson died Thursday,November 3, 1988, in Osnawa General Hospital. He was in his 65th year. Born in Newington and educated in Newington and Finch he was the son of the late Mr.and Mrs. Richard Sanderson (nee Laura Arnold). Arnold). He was married to Barbara Abrams on July 30, 1955, in Williamstown. A resident of Bowmanville Bowmanville for 27 years, he had previously previously resided in Oshawa andNewington. He was an employee of General Motors, Osnawa, a member of the U.A.W. Union, and a member member of St. Therese Roman Catholic Church, Courtice. Surviving are his wife Barbara, two sons Stewart and Steven, a daughter Debbie, Debbie, two grandchildren, four brothers Bill, Robert, Morris and Donald, three sisters Jean Shaver, El va and Helen Gooch. Funeral services were held on Monday from St. Therese R. C. Church conducted conducted by the Reverend John Wannamaker, P.P. Reverend Reverend Norbert Glasmacher, and Deacon and Father Frank Mihelic. Funeral music music by Bill Van Boxlel. Prior to the service the deceased rested at the Northcutt Elliott Funeral Home. Pallbearers were George Reid, Rene Sauve, Clare Moak, Lloyd Down, Stewart Chisholm and Charles Stapleton. Stapleton. Many floral tokens were received in his memory among them an offering from Handi Transit, Inc. Donations Donations were made to Palliative Palliative Care, St. Therese R. C. Church and various charities. charities. Interment Bowmanville Cemetery. Micro-Chip City! by Stephen Clancy Logo Through my own eyes, all I could see were vibrant colours colours on three screens as I entered Mrs. Pitt's grade five class to fulfill my assignment. assignment. They were the IBM Ednet computers that arrived arrived last year. These wonderful wonderful machines have such irograms as: Newsmaster, go, and Freeword. Logo is the classes favourite and Mrs. Pitt states that it is a very educational activity. Did you hear? No? Well I heard that lucky Mrs. Trbo- vich's class is getting two identical IBM's and they can plug into Mrs. Pitt's unit. Each student has half an hour three times a week and they have a scrapbook for their printed stones. Wow! Mrs. Pitt is Waverley's site manager for IBM computers. computers. Being in that class would be a chip off the old block!!! Canada by Rebecca Vatcher Ms. Porter's grade four class is working on Canada in Environmental Studies and their Commodore Computer Computer has a number of Canada Canada programs. For Environmental Environmental Studies each person has to chose two provinces and research them. The class is writing and publishing their own stories. Boy I bet they're having fun! Taking 11 Easy by Heather Youngman Do you know what a P.A. Day is? Well if you don't it is a day where children get a day off school and their teachers go to workshops or stay at the school and work on different topics. On Friday, Friday, November 18, 1988 schools from the Northumberland Northumberland & Newcastle Board of Education had a P.A. Day. One of our grade one teachers, teachers, Mrs. Murdoch, attended two workshops in Cobourg. She signed up for them and attended them on Friday. The workshops were at two different schools, which were: Cobourg Grant Sine School and Cobourg East Collegiate. Teachers sat in small groups and had group discussions. A few of the things that they talked about were the writing process, how to evaluate children's writing and they learned In Editor's Mail Dear Editor: I have the Town of Newcastle Newcastle Five Year Capital Budget, Budget, drawn up in 1988, so there I will be the watching eye over the new town council council to see that they carry out what is on the Budget. If there is anyone in the Town of Newcastle (Bowmanville) (Bowmanville) area who wants to know what is going on, please call my home phone no 623-4686 after 4:30 p.m. daily, except Saturday and Sunday. Sincerely yours, Earl Malley. new ideas about how to let parents know about their writing program. Mrs. Murdoch Murdoch learned quite a few things and the children had a great time on their holiday! Gingerbread Class by Jonathan Plazck In art, math, reading, Mrs. Hilborn's grade one class have done a whole series on the Gingerbread Man. This class has made twenty-five little gingerbread men cook- Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, November :!(>, 1988 17 Waver ley Public School ies and they were delicious! Mrs. Hilbom thinks all of this will help the class in all kinds of subjects. The teacher has been teaching this topic to her class so the grade one class will continue to like reading, writing and art. The children went around the school to look for the gingerbread gingerbread man pictures. Each picture introduced the children children to a different job in our school and a school helper such as the Custodian, Prin cipal or Secretary. -cdt Each of the children loved the story about the gingerbread man and all of this smelled and turned out great! Special Education by Amy Ramage Special Education is a class that get extra help, but they go out of the class to do French and gym. There are six kids in the class. Some of the class subjects are spelling and math. In spelling they have to pick their own words. Math sounds like fun. They are doing activities with Christmas Catalogues. At writing time they publish publish books. Now just who is the teacher of this great class. Well it's none other than Mrs. Peters. Pretty soon they will be going to the Bowmanville Museum. The thing I like is art. They are making Christmas decorations. decorations. Boy I wish I was in that class! Rickaby's Limited... Scotty's Collectables... Miss Christmas, along with Goldie Tidd of Scotty's Collectables, are admiring a small portion of a huge selection of terrific gift- ideas available in this extremely interesting shop. Miss Christmas discovered hundreds of wonderful gifts such as: porcelain dolls, collector plates, brass collectables, spoon racks, and so much more. As Miss Christmas says: "If you're looking for collectables, you'll probably find it at Scotty's Collectables". Scotty's Collectables 58 King St. W v Bowmanville Telephone 623-9432 Fifth Wheel Truck Stop... 27 King Street West Telephone 623-5556 Fifth Wheel Truck Stop Waverley Rd. and Hwy. 401 Bowmanville - 623-3604 Bramble Bush... Miss Christmas is being shown some examples of delightful gift baskets that are available at Rickaby's. Iris Higgs, of the Upstairs Shop which features fine quality Scottish gift items, explained that baskets are available in a wide price range with a great variety of products. Rickaby's, since 1881, has been an important part of Bowmanville Christmases offering a large selection of Hallmark cards for all occasions, beautiful brassware, books, as well as leather, glass and china items. For the individual who can't come to our shop personally, telephone the "Personal Shopper" at 623-5556. The staff at Rickaby's invites you to join them on Thursday, Dec. 1st from 7 to 9 p.m. for their annual Open House. Mulled cider, and other goodies will be served and everyone is urged to attend. Miss Christmas says, "Rickaby's has everything to complete your Christmas list. They have something for everyone, and your gift purchases will be wrapped for you, free of charge." i lRICKABY'1 LIMITED BOWMANVILLE Miss Christmas discovered that the Fifth Wheel was more than just a truck stop. She is shown browsing through their gift shop which features televisions, radio speakers, western shirts and jewellery as well as western boots and so much more. While you're at the Fifth Wheel, enjoy a meal in the restaurant... the food and service arc terrific. Miss Christmas is being shown some of the beautiful floral arrangements available at The Bramble Bush, by owner Ross Magee. They also have a selection of beautiful poinsetlias, door hangings and wreaths, plants and hanging plants. Gift Certificates, available in any amount, are the perfect "stocking stuffers". Delivery is free anywhere in Bowmanville by the way.