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I t I G The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, February 28,1990 Section Two OBITUARY By Bessie Vaneyk May Hodgson Sara " Elizabeth May Hodgson died on September 23, 1989, at Memorial Hospital, Hospital, Bowmanville. Although Although her final illness was short, May had resided at Mamwood Nursing Home, Bowmanville, for more than seven years. Daughter of Calvin Bair- stow and Mary Ellen Glass, she was born on May 10, 1908, in Toronto, and moved with her family to Clarke Township as a young child. She received her education at S.S. #19 Enterprise School, S.S. # 15 Leskard School, and Orono Continuation Continuation School. May married George Albert Albert Yeo on December 31, 1931, who predeceased her in 1970. On April 19, 1972, she married Stanley Hodgson Hodgson in Bowmanville, where she lived until her death. May's life was devoted to her family, and she enjoyed sewing and hand-work, birdwatching birdwatching and the out-doors. She was a member of Hampton Hampton Women's Institute where she served as treasurer treasurer and was an adherent of the United Church of Canada. Canada. ' Surviving are her children, children, Bessie Vaneyk and her ~ ' Murray husband Paul, and his wife Arlene, till and his wife Evelyn, 1 her Yeo Yeo and Lynn Gylytiuk and her husband husband Stanley. A daughter, Kathleen Smith (Mrs. Glenn) predeceased her. May was foster mother to two girls. Grandma will be missed by nineteen grandchildren grandchildren and thirteen-great- grandchildren, and by twelve grandchildren and six great-grandchildren in the Hodgson family. Brothers Brothers and sisters are Jack Bairstow. Norman and Bill (deceased); Bessie (Bell) Hawley, Bancroft, Alice Cob- bledick, Orono, Annie Gel- dard. Willowdale, and Doris Faulkner (deceased). The funeral service was held at Northcutt Elliott Funeral Funeral Home, Bowmanville on September 25, with the Reverend N.E. Schamerhorn officiating. Pallbearers were grand- " sons Douglas Smith, Shane Gylytiuk, Calvin and Tommy Tommy Yeo, Blair and Gary Vaneyk. Vaneyk. The grandchildren served as flower bearers. Among floral tokens and memorials were those received received from Town of Newcastle Newcastle Public Works Administration, Administration, Ontario Hydro,- Durham Inspection, Overland Overland Express and A-Z Social Club. Interment Bethesda Cemetery. Cemetery. • .Remembering Grandmother, Grandmother, Prompts Thoughts on Hymn By Rev. Dawn Vaneyk "Faith of our Father»,, living still "In spite of dungeon, fire ana sword." The hymn is strong and strengthening. Yet, recently reflecting on the life and death of a significant person in my own lire, I have a deep urge to alter those words to these: "Faith of our Grandmothers, Grandmothers, living still.. With all due respect to the original intent of the author, author, the revision makes perfect perfect sense to those of us so blessed. With your indulgence, indulgence, let me describe one such blessing. Her name was Sarah Elizabeth May. Everyone called her May, the plainer of the three names. And she was plain, though I swear the years brought her beauty. beauty. She put 81 unspectacular years of ordinary life into this good earth. She had never won a Nobel Prize, thounh she could remember her Latin declensions long after I'd forgotten mine. Her kitchen was never featured in Canadian Living •• for good reason. She wasn't a fashion plate cither. After housedresses, polyester pantsuits became her garment garment of choice. She could not ride a bicycle or drive a car. And (Scandal!), she was not in church three Sundays out of four. But the holy gifts flowed from her life, nevertheless, to those around her. And these arc but a few: She gave us the gilt of sorrow. Wo saw it pierce her heart and cause her to crumble crumble more than once. Yet she made it through the tender days, lot herself bo loved and dared to love again. She taught us that a broken heart need not bo fatal. The gilt of courage. She accepted living ns her vocation. vocation. Even when a failing body bewildered and limited her, she lived on, offering her caregivers tho opportunity opportunity to servo, trusting her- ill' to their mercy. If she anyone, I never " int takes grace and guts. , Love, Unsclllsh, fnithflfl, unconditional. She did not always approve of her family's family's behaviour but she never spoke against them and never never gave up on a soul. Tho last garbled words I hoard her say wore, "I love vou," Wonder and delight. This is a woman who would go tobogganing tobogganing or play monopoly with kids rather than do dishes, stay up all night to watch an exotic plant flower, rise early to listen to loons arid laugh, anytime, any where, and often at herself. That's awesome stuff for a peasant woman. But then, God has a habit of choosing such messengers. You probably probably know at least six. When May died, it seemed that the earth should quake at least a little, little, at tier passing. Or the sky should go dark, or the birds stop singing - something. something. But her death would be as quietly profound as her life. No national day of mourning. At her graveside, the broken-hearted prayed, committed committed her to God, and sent a dozen multi-coloured helium helium balloons into the air. Ttiey keened into the wind, symbols of loss, of love, and of an unforgettable woman. As the nymn suggested, death may end existence, but not meaning. The holy gifts endure to be lived by the recipients. For those who know this because of a woman through whom the light shone, tbis song's for you. Sing it with joy. "Faith of our Grandmothers, Grandmothers, living still In spite of dungeon, fire and sword, 0 how our hearts beat high with joy, Whene're we hear that glorious word, Faith of our Grandmothers, Grandmothers, holy faith. We will be true to thee till death." -Reprinted through courtesy courtesy of Sudbury Star. Rotarians Learn About Importance of Oxygen Dance-a-thon Raises Funds for Clarke High School Band ÜÎF ; : ■ , " v: 80 cursed anyi honrd it. 'ill by Lorna Miller Professional Respiratory Therapy Services representative, representative, Keith T. Matthews, was ttie guest speaker at the recent Rotary Club luncheon at the Flying Dutchman Hotel. Hotel. Mr. Matthews works for VitalAire, a home medical equipment and supplies firm in Port Hope. He supplies pre and post operation oxygen therapy to patients with a doctor's prescription prescription for oxygen. 'Home is the best place for the invalid or postoperative postoperative patient to recuperate," recuperate," says Mr. Matthews. The in-home care industry industry has been growing since ttiere has been a cutback on post-operative hospital stay time. Patients respond well to being in familiar surroundings surroundings and Vitalaire provides a "Special Kind of Care" to those who need it. These home teams include include Registered Respiratory Respiratory Therapists, RNs, sales and service reps, equipment technicians and office and distribution personnel. "There are many friendships built up between representatives representatives and patients over the years," the guest speaker explained. explained. His firm provides canisters canisters of liquid and gaseous oxygen to the patients. The liquid oxygen can be contained contained in safe, 2-3 litre containers containers whicti are portable and allow the patient to go shopping or for walks. 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Ask about our "SOLID GOLD REFINISHING GUARANTEE" (whom applicable) FREE ESTIMATES Open 5 Days a Week Monday through Friday i COWAN nuit k i in C tains 21% can function on this amount. However, when there is a disease such as asthma, emphysema emphysema or bronchitis,, the ability to utilize oxygen is Trinity Church at 5 pm. Wednesday, February 28. Please come out and lend The Rotarians a hand for this worthy cause. quires a purer form ot oxygen oxygen to be -able to use it without without strain^, Mr. Matthews maintains. . This is when a patient must be put on oxygen that is 95% pure. Industrial oxygen oxygen is not used for humans. "iiqu" " 3 D' oŸoxy- Crimestoppers Liquid oxygen, made pos- cryogenics, is gase- sible by ous oxygen frozen to 300 de grees below- 0. It is then stored in thermos type bottles bottles for use in the home and allows portability 24 hours a day. There must be no smoking smoking when these tanks are ini use. The oxygen itself does not burn, but it is stored under under so much pressure that a small cylinder can send a fragment through a wall if the tank explodes. Althougti this type of therapy has been in use in hospitals and nursing homes since the 1940's, it has only been recently that in-home care of this quality could be offerèd. Now people with chronic lung ana respiratory diseases diseases can be at home and still carry on a fairly active and normal life. At last week's meeting, Vice-President Bill Whyte announced the new directors for 1990 and Don Staples led the sing-song. There, will be an eveningof stuffing envelopes envelopes with Easter Seals at Once again Crime Stoppers Stoppers and the Durham Regional Regional Police are appealing for the Public's help m solving solving an Assault which occurred occurred in Oshawa on June 22nd, 1987. At about 6:55 p.m. a man was walking through the lobby of the Genosha Hotel when he was punched in the face. He fell down and struck his head causing a fractured skull. He still suffers suffers from memory loss and a speech impediment as the result of this Assault. The wanted person was a white male, 6', 200 lbs., brown hair, moustache and beard. He was wearing faded faded torn blue jeans, blue jean jacket and a large brown full brim hat with a coloured band and a feather. He had been seen at the Hotel on previous occasions. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of this person. Have you any idea who he was? Have you heard who it might have been? Investigators Investigators are still working on this case and would welcome welcome any iriformation on the identity of the assailant. If you feel that you can help, you can call Crime Stoppers.. "Operator, get me Hawaii, please." Approximately 150 students took part in last week's Dance-a-thon held at Clarke High School. The event was a fundraiser fundraiser for the Clarke High School Senior Concert Band which is travelling to New Orleans in April for a band competition and festival. Surfing was the theme of the evening and props such as tropical fruits, surfing surfing songs, ana colorful surfing clothes added to the at mosphere. In this photo, from left, are some of the organizers organizers of the event. They include: Nicole French, Jill Brown (band president), Jeff Walters, Dan Walters; Bob Roughley, and Rod Pierce. Armstrong's IGA and Burger Ring helped to sponsor the d'ance, and thanks are also extended to the Band Parents for their assistance. assistance. 1 OldeTyme / Fish & Chips / jv\ / 136 King St. E. / Bowmanville / J I 623-1781 / -/ Mon.-Thurs. 11 a.m.--7 p.m. / ' V Friday-11 am,--9 p.m. Saturday -11 a.m.--7 p.m. We take pride in serving quality Fish and Chips. 166 King Street East Tolephono 623-3396 GOLD RUSH STARTS MONDAY - This Monday, March 5, marks the start of the Downtown Bowmanville Bowmanville Gold Rush. You can win up to $2,000 in this exciting exciting event which offers four draws of $500 in BIA Bucks. You can pick up your lucky "gold nugget" coupons coupons at participating merchants in Bowmanville's Downtown Business Improvement Area. Winning numbers from the lucky nuggets will be announced March 12,19 and 26 as well as April 2. The Gold Rush is sponsored by the DBIA. BUSY MONTH FOR LIBRARY - The month of March will feature some interesting programs for both youngsters and àdults at the Bowmanville Library. There is a. complete line-up of spëeial events under way during Ithe March 12 to J.7- sçt^tafefreak. These will include puppet shows, mask*fhakingr paper airplanes, airplanes, and film fun. Toddler Time runs from March 2 to April 6 on Friday mornings from 9:30 to 10 a.nv FACADES -- This, is the title of the latest show under way at the Visual Arts Centre. The exhibition consists of works of and about architecture by Don McLennen and Martin Donald. The opening of the show will be held on Sunday, March 4, between one p.m. and four p.m. The show runs until March 25. On March 25, there will be a workshop held in connection with this exhibition. It will run from noon to four p.m. arid participants participants are advised to bring their paints. DOGSLEDDING AT LANG PIONEER VILLAGE - - The next event at Lang Pioneer Village is Dogsledding Dogsledding Day which will take place on Sunday, March 4th, at the Village. Dogsledding, horse and sleigh rides, old time fiddle music and other pioneer activities of the last century will be featured. You can also try out snowshoes and enjoy a giant fire for popping corn. Pioneer Pioneer woodworking demonstrations will take place at the Hastie Carpenter Shop. The hours for this special day are from one to five p.m. All events take placé at Lang Pioneer Village, 10 miles southeast of Peterborough Peterborough and two miles north of Keene. The next special event day will be on May 13 when the village opens for the new season with a "Pioneer Mothers' Day". FREDDIE FENDER PERFORMS AT THE NEWCASTLE NEWCASTLE INN - Thursday, March 8th, The Newcastle Newcastle Inn will present Freddy Fender in concert at eight p.m. You may recall that he played Mayor Sammy Cantu in the Robert Redford movie called The Milagro Beanfield War. He is famous for the hits "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" and "Before the Next Teardrop Teardrop falls". The Newcastle Inn is located at 789 King St., in Newcastle. Tickets are limited for this special appearance, so you'll want to pick up yours right away. MOVIN' AND GROOVIN' GROUP - This energetic, energetic, 50-plus group is running weekly exercises classes each Wednesday, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at St. John's Church. More activities are planned when an upcoming New Horizons Grant is received. If you would like more information, please call 623-9732 or 623-2987. HELP WANTED -• Community Care is desperately in need of volunteer drivers in all areas served by the local office. If you have a little time to spare, you arc invited to use it by driving seniors to appointments, shopping, banking, and other errands. Community Cnrc gets many requests for drivers and they need volunteers to meet those requests. This is an enjoyable enjoyable way to meet new people and help others at the same time. For further details, call the Community Cnrc office nt 623-2661. PSYCHIC FAIR » Of course, most true psychics will already know about this event, It's the Psychic Fair which will be held in Oslmwn March 2 to 4, A news release release notes that tho fair takes place nt the Kinsmen Club at 109 Colborno Si, W., from noon to 10 p.m. on Friday; from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. There will bo lectures, demonstrations, demonstrations, and presentations by renowned psychics and nstrologists. MUNICIPALITY GETS $3,000 - Tho Town of Now- cnpllo is on the receiving end of a $3,000 grant from tho Province of Ontario. The grant was announced by Municipal Affairs Minister John Sweeney recently and the money will bo used to upgrade computers in tho Town of Newcastle's planning and development department. NEW NAME, OLD ROAD -- Bowmanville's Cemetery Cemetery Rd. is going to get a new name. At a recent meeting, meeting, members of Town Council agreed to change the name from Cemetery Rd. to Haines St., and the appropriate appropriate by-law is to be passed. The reason for the , change in the name is due, in part to the fact that Cemetery Cemetery Rd. goes through part of the Bowmanville industrial industrial park and it was decided that the word Cemetery Cemetery wasn't an appropriate address for the prosperous' and thriving businesses which will be locating along the road or are already there. NEW HOME FOR DURHAM YMCA - On Tuesday, February 27, the YMCA Durham Region officially opened its new office facilities in Whitby..The YMCA headquarters are located in a recently-renovated late Victorian two-storey house at 814 Brock St. North. CRAFTY PEOPLE NEEDED - The Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority will be hosting its first annual Easter Egg Hunt and craft show on Sunday, Sunday, April 15. CLOCAis especially interested in hearing hearing from persons who are interested in displaying or selling their handiwork at this event. If you knit, sew, paint, make stained glass windows, or take part in any other artistic activity, come and participate. The program runs from noon to five p.m. at the Heber , Down Conservation Area. If you plan to exhibit your wares, please contact Gord Geissberger at CLOCA's office (579-0411). INCOME TAX INFORMATION - The Bowmanville Library is offering some help for those preparing their annual donation to Revenue Canada. On Wednesday, March 7, a representative of Revenue Canada will be on hand to help you préparé your form. This service is aimed at assisting seniors and wage earners as well as those who only file a return to claim provincial and federal refundable credits. It's not meant as a workshop workshop for persons filing complex tax data. Hours are from 2 p.m. to four p.m. and from six p.m. to eight . p.m. on Wednesday, March 7. Pre-registration is requested. requested. The next adult program will take place on Thursday, March 22, when the topic will be homeopathic homeopathic medicine. BIG BOOK SALE AT KIRBY - This is the weekend for the massive book sale at the Clarke Museum and Archives located on Old Kirby School Rd., off Highway Highway 35/115 at Regional Rd. 9. You can pick up paperbacks paperbacks and hardcover volumes on virtually every topic and the cost amounts to just pennies per book. There are hundreds of titles available and you can buy your books by the bag or the box, since everything must go. The sale runs both Saturday and Sunday (March 3 and 4). Hours are from 11 a.m. to four p.m. All proceeds proceeds will go towards the support of the Clarke Museum Museum and Archives Building Expansion Fund. Tax deductible deductible donations can be made to the building fund at any time. SENIORS STEERING COMMITTEE - Glenn Prout has been elected as chairman of the committee looking into the possibility of developing a seniors' Centre in the municipality. He was elected at the February February 16 meeting of the eight-member group. One of the upcoming activities of the committee will be a tour of various seniors' centres in Pickering, Whitby, and Oshawa in order to gain information about the needs of this community for a seniors' centre. The group has also reviewed a list of opinions and. suggestions made by the public following the publication of n committee newsletter in Tho Statesman. DEPUTY MAYORS -• In keeping with a recent decision decision of Town Council, the post of deputy mayor in tho municipality will bo filled by nil six councillors who will take turns serving ns deputy. Councillor Pat Do- cgnn is tho current deputy mayor. IIo will servo for tho months of March and April. Afterwards, the councillors councillors will sorvo ns donuty mayor for two-month stints in tho following nlpnnboLicnlordor: Dinno Ham- ro, Larry Hannah, Kon Hooper, Frank Stapleton and Arnot Wolton. Tho process is to ho repented in 1991, according to a by-law passed by Town Council Monday night. WITNESSING HISTORY Durham East MPP Sam Curent 1 /. has boon part of n dologalion to Lithuania where ho is observing tho country s national election. No doubt, ho will have somo inlorosliag information to share with us whoa ho roturns. 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