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10 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, February 14,1990 fiESH/F JW7 V Students at Knox Christian School took a trip to outer Penny Carnival Raises Funds at Knox Christian School Toastmasters Have Visions for Canada Students at Knox Christian School took part in a penny carnival last week as a type of fund raiser. Grade six students hosted it as well as planned the games and made their costumes. The theme' for the they took part in a fundraising penny carnival. Tim Marqurs, a grade one student, wondered what basketball would be like in space. Daniel Demooy (left) is providing providing him with some assistance. Bowmanville W.I. Meets By Anne Brine On Thursday, February 1st, 22 members and one visitor met in Trinity Sunday Sunday School Room. Mrs. C. Bell, president, opened the meeting with 0 Canada and Mary Stewart Collect. Roll Call - Name an International International food you like. Was well answered. Minutes of last meeting, Financial report report and Correspondence were read by Mrs. I. England England asst, secretary. Miss E. Orchard played a few selections on the piano which were enjoyed by all. The meeting was turned over to Mrs. I. Twist, Convenor-International. Convenor-International. The motto was Peace will Come when the power of love is greater than the love of power. power. Mrs. Twist read a poem. Mrs. I. Hctherington introduced introduced the guest speaker Mrs. Betty Turcott. Betty is a member of Trinity United Church - First Vice President President of Oshnwa Presbyterinl U.C.W. She is a minister's daughter, a musician and a hymn writer occasionally. Betty is Chairman of the Women's Inter-Church Council of Canada (W.I.C.C.). This group is involved involved in the distribution of the Fellowship of tho Least Coin and who along "" others is responsible The speaker told us about her experiences in which she was associated with Women Around the World. An Association Association which is somewhat similar to the Associated Country Women of the World, the International Association Association of Women's Institutes. Institutes. The Women's Inter Church Council is a council of Christian Women across Canada which promotes Spiritual Development, Ecumenism, Ecumenism, Women's Concerns and Human Rights. Since 1918 WICC has worked to enable Christian women across Canada to live in love and fellowship so that all people may find fullness in Christ. Women on WICC arc from the following churches. African Methodist Episco- Anglican Churcn of with . osponsiblo for ilnnning Tho World Day of Prayer Service. pal, Canada, tiapti of Canada, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Lutheran Church, Mormon- ite, Presbyterian Church of Canada, Religions Society of Friends, Roman Catholic Church, Salvation Army, United Church of Canada,. Council members are appointed appointed by denominations or nominated for election. WICC has sponsored tho World Day of Prayer since it began in Canada. It is celebrated celebrated on the first Friday in March by Christians around the world who share (Equtpmtbj VISIT US AT OUR NEW LOCATION! Watch for our Grand Opening Special! a common service of prayer and worship. The theme and country responsible for preparing the service are chosen by the International World Day of Prayer Committee. Offerings Offerings from services across Canada are used to support the work, programs and concerns concerns of WICC and to defray the costs of producing the materials for the service. Fellowship of the Least Coin - The penny, Our Canadian Canadian least coin, is set aside with informed prayer for peace and reconciliation each month by Canadian individuals/groups/families individuals/groups/families who are part of a'growing world wide fellowship initiated initiated by Asian Christian Women in 1956. The Fund is used for ministries of Mercy on every continent. ' WICC invites Christian Women across Canada to participate in its activities and use its resources. Mrs. A. Shirk thanked Betty and presented her with a gift. Mrs. Bell resumed tho Chair and thanked tho group in charge. Meeting closed with "Hymn of All Nations." i A social half hour fob lowed. Ten, fruit breads and cheese wore served. , Next meeting will bo hold March 1, at 12 noon in Trinity Trinity Church Hall. Visitors welcome. Crimestoppers Dear Sir: Over three years have passed since Crime Stoppers Was introduced into the Region Region of Durham. This program program has proved very successful, successful, and has been instrumental in the clearing of many serious crimes which include; Homicide, Robbery, Assaults, Bur- iry, Drugs, etc. To make the program even more effective, a local Crime Stoppers hot line was put into operation a little over a year ago. Since then not only have the calls more than doubled, arrests and cases cleared have also increased. increased. Since' the inception of Crime Stoppers in this Region: Region: 310 arrests have been made, 790 charges laid, and over 1/2 million dollars in stolen property and illegal drugs seized ALL A DIRECT RESULT OF CRIME STOPPERS. A f lot of this success; no doubt, is : the result of 1 the tremendous co-operation Crime Stoppers receives from the media which includes: includes: 3 television stations, 3 cable television stations, 17 newspapers, 8 radio stations. stations. As can be seen, Crime Stoppers is becoming more successful as time goes on. Its success lies in the fact that the media profile the program, which results in the public awareness. On behalf of the Board of Durham Regional Crime Stoppers Inc., I thank you for your continued support. Sincerely, Vern Walker, Chairman. Hampton W.I. Holds Meeting ip the Februa meeting of 513 Brock St. N., Whitby (416) 666-5400 aary Hampton W.I. Jane Smith, Vice-President, opened the meeting by telling a story about "Stone Soup , and also read a poem "Valentine Cookies." The Roll Call - My favourite soup was answered answered with the names of a large variety of soups. Marg Hall gave the Consumers Consumers Report on Low Sodium Sodium Cooking. A review of the latest Home and Country was given by Marian Lewis, drawing our attention to Junk Mail, Fund Raising Material, Financial Credit Rating to name a few of the interesting articles. It was moved by Marian Lewis and seconded by Barb Cochrane that we hold a Spring Break - including lunch and a Penny Sale. A Committee of Jane Smith, Eileen Warder and Michelle Bnlson arc to look into this. Marg Hall convened tho remainder of tho meeting, calling on Marian for tho Motto • Soups around tho world. Marian told us where different soups had originated. originated. A demonstration of soups was given by Marg with Marian's assistance. Two soups wore made • a potato potato and bacon soup, and a cauliflower soup. Then Marg divided tho ladies into G groups. Each group was given given n recipe, and ingredients for a difioront soup. Wo adjourned adjourned to the kitchen to try our hands at soup making. Wo all thoroughly enjoyed this • when all wore finished wo taiiled each of tho 7 soups ■ along with some crackers and a cup of tea served by Graco Chant, Jane thanked Marg for all her boforo hand work and for tho demonstration. Next mooting in March will bo tho Public Speaking Contestants Contestants from Hampton Junior Junior School. Visitors welcome. Barbara Macklin, P Pi carnival this year was outer space as you can surmise from the picture of this "Kobo Boy" (alias Ryan Vreug- denhir). Sitting at the computer is Luke Lambert while Steven Bowmaster looks on. Success for On March 6, 1990, Bowmanville Bowmanville Toastmasters will hold the Canada Day Speech Contest. This contest, in English and French, is open to ALL Canadian residents, not simply Toastmasters, 17 years and older, and is part of the Canada Day Celebrations. Celebrations. The winners will resent their speeches on 'arliament Hill, Ottawa, on July 1. • If you, gentle reader, have some ideas about where we, as a country, should be going in the 90's and beyond, and you'd like to share them, then please enter our contest. Here is a unique opportunity to speak about our rich heritage and to express our national pride and aspirations for Canada's future. More information regarding regarding the competition will appear appear in future articles. Bowmanville Toastmasters Toastmasters were proud to present certificates -or recognition and achievement to Toastmasters Toastmasters Nelly VanVelduizen and Irene Konzelmann upon their completion of the requirements requirements forC.T.M. (Competent (Competent Toastmaster) and A.T.M. (Able Toastmaster) respectively. Congratulations, Congratulations, Toastmasters! Table Topics Master Florence Florence Armitage conducted a very interesting and challenging challenging session. The audience audience was to assume the role of a particular person to which the speakers were to iresent a series of excuses or their particular conduct. Credible and incredible situations situations included:-an employee employee who just received a raise convincing the boss that he requires another; a bride convincing her parents why she should wear black at her wedding; a wife telling her spouse why she should go shopping with curlers.in her hair; a customer arguing with a waiter over a bill which he is convinced he already already paid. Guest and soon- to-be Toastmaster Sher Lee- tooze was awarded the Best Table Topics trophy for her portrayal of an employee seeking flexible work hours from her boss. Bravo, Sher! Toastmaster of the evening evening Nancy Barnes proposed a toast to competition which compels us to strive for greater achievement. The evening's two : 1 competitors strove mightily for the coveted coveted Best Speaker trophy. In a speech entitled, "A Royal V fc Two Bowmanville Toastmasters have received' awards from Toastmasters International in recognition recognition of their speaking skills. Nelly Van Veldhuizen received received her certificate as a "Competent Toastmaster" at the February 6 meeting of the club. And Irene Konzelmann Konzelmann received a certificate which recognizes her as an "Able Toastmaster". Nelly Van Veldhuizen (left) and Irene Konzelmann (right) are shown above with Nancy Nancy Barnes, president of the Bowmanville Toastmasters. Toastmasters. To become a "Competent Toastmaster", one must complete a communications and leadership manual and give 10 speeches of five to seven minutes in length. The "Able Toastmaster" is one who has been a member of Toastmaster for at least two years and has achieved the designation of "Competent Toastmaster". In addition, candidates for the designation of "Able' Toastmaster" must complete three manuals dealing, with communication and leadership as well as giving 15 speeches -- three of which mutt be before non- Toastmaster groups. Tragedy", guest Toastmaster Toastmaster Tim Crookall profiled the life of the late, great Elvis Presley. Presley achieved the distinction of no less than thirty-eight top ten hits, became a film star, and was a man of many positive qualities who respected others others and gave away pink Cadillacs Cadillacs as if they were trinkets. trinkets. Sadly, he did not always respect himself and at the end of his life he had abused his mind, body, and emotions. His tragic death, Toastmaster Crookall pointed pointed out, indicates the importance importance of self-discipline in our lives. In a speech entitled "Oh, Mom!" Toastmaster Nelly VanVeldhuizen described the various stages of life through childhood, adolescence, adolescence, adulthood, and old age. In this impromptu speech, she took as her theme the challenges of child-raising, and the different different views children take of adults. Toastmaster Crookall Crookall received the Best Speaker award. Toastmaster Toastmaster Irene Konzelmann was deemed Best Evaluator. The Spark Plug award for best generating enthusiasm during during the business session assed into the hands of 'oastmaster Connie Nelson. How does the Toastmasters Toastmasters program work? Upon joining, each person receives a basic manual containing Ti ten speaking projects, each identifying a specific area of concentration such as vocal variety of persuasive speaking. speaking. Every speaker is provided provided with written and oral feedback. It is this feedback which helps a speaker develop develop and polish speaking skills and gain confidence. The Table Table Topics session involves one minute impromptu session session and is always an exciting exciting challenge. As Toastmaster Toastmaster of the evening, you develop organizational skills. As an evaluator, you learn to Listen and offer constructive constructive criticism. During the business session, you develop develop skills in parliamentary procedure. Ana there is still more! Toastmasters develops develops all of your communications communications faculties in a warm and supportive atmosphere. Why not come out and see what we have to offer? Bowmanville Toastmasters Toastmasters meet every Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m. sharp at the Lions Centre on Beech Avenue. For more information, information, please contact Toastmaster Nancy Barnes at 623-6860, Toastmaster Connie Nelson at 623-2243, or Toastmaster Irene Konzelmann Konzelmann at 983-9423. Margaret Kropf, 1 Administrative Vice-President. ' THE STORY OF THE BOWMANVILLE GOLD RUSH! 1 00TH ANNIVERSARY The story is told, and some deny that it ever happened, that early in 1890, Bowmanville experienced its first and only gold rush. According to those who spin this tale, a young resident of Tyrone by the name of Albert Bowman was visiting his Aunt Matilda in Bowmanville, and because the February weather that year was most mild, he decided to take a stroll along the Bowmanville Creek. Being a lad possessed of no small amount of imagination, once he saw the creek swollen to a raging river not unlike the Yukon, he dreamed of the possibilities of finding gold right there in Bowmanville. Carefully picking his way along the bank, he came to a sharp bend where a deposit of gravel had built-up, and there at his toe was a small object shimmering in the icy waters. Swooping down, Albert quickly probed the icy stream with his bare fingers and extracted a lump which shone even brighter in the sunlight. Taking a second stone from the same gravel bed, he weighed each in a different hand - there was no doubt about it, the shiny one was much heavier - he had found gold! Racing back to Aunt Matilda's he burst through the back door into the kitchen to announce "There's gold in the Bowmanville Creek!" Well the rest is history, Uncle George took the train to Port Hope to have the shiny lump assayed, and returned promptly to confirm that it was indeed gold! He also speculated that where there was one lump there might be two, and grabbing young Albert by the shoulder, he ran with his shovel to the creek, shouting "gold, gold!" but was there? more next week.