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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 25 Jul 1990, p. 9

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I .Pink Dinosaur Visits Sidewalk Sale Shoppers **? ■ Enniskillen News by B. Wright On Sunday we joined Tyrone Tyrone at their Church for our worship service. Reverend Bonnie Kelly led us in some told familiar hymns and told us some information pertaining pertaining to the composers. Mr. and Mrs. James Lowery from Kirby assisted Jackie and John Vaneyk with the ; music throughout the service. service. Jackie and Mrs. Low- i ery on the piano and John j and Mrs. Lowery playing ! the violin. We thoroughly I enjoyed their special music. ; Remember, next Sunday j will be our last service until i Labour Day. Our service ; next Sunday is at 10 a.m. at Tyrone United Church. Everyone Everyone is welcome. The new Fire Hall at Enniskillen Enniskillen will be opened and dedicated on Friday, July 27 at 12 noon. We wish Mrs. Gladys Potts a speedy recovery. Get well soon. . Mr. Lance Plain, Orono was a Monday visitor of Mr. Art Leadbeater. Betty Wright was a recent recent visitor of Mrs. Lou Griffin. Griffin. , Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bradley, Tyrone were recent visitors of Miss Clara Page. Connie Garvey and son Purina oo OFF PUPPY 20 Kg Chow Puppy R „ Chow 8Kg Dog ChOW 20 Kg FREE Purina Puppy Care Books WELCOME FEEDS (Formerly Vanstones) 116 King st. w„ /*oq t*nrrrr Bowmanville O^O"0 tit OFF 00 OFF Michael, Smith Falls have been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Lance Milne and fami-, ly. Mr. and Mrs. Art Leadbeater Leadbeater attended the Wright and Brown picnic for friends and family on Sunday afternoon. afternoon. Miss M. Tamblyn and Mrs. J.W. Bowman spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Demers and Shawn, Kingston and Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Bowman, Shelley and Scott were overnight guests of their' mother and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Andre Cor- nellier, Alison and Paul, were Sunday visitors of Andre's Andre's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Cornellier, Belleville. Belleville. Andre, Anne, Alison and Paul helped his Mom and Dad celebrate their anniversary anniversary also Andre's Dad's birthday. Alison and Paul remained for a week's holiday holiday with their Oma and Opa. (Grandma and Grandpa). Grandpa). Mr. and Mrs. Ian Nielson- Nielson- Jones, Alison, Christopher Christopher and Eric, were overnight overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Sornberger, Jessica and Alexandra. Alison remained for holidays with her cousins. cousins. Mr. and Mrs. Don Groves, Oyen, Alberta, are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Errol Groves. Mr. and Mrs. Lon Stain- ton, Linda Cryderman visited visited Mr. Eric Stainton in Oshawa Hospital on, Sunday. Sunday. This week's visitors were Mr. and Mrs. David Stainton, Cobourg and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Simpson Bow- mnnville. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Tam- blyn and Dionne, Victoria B.C., and Mrs. Russell Or- miston, Oshawa were Saturday Saturday evening dinner guests with Mrs. Wilfrid Bowman and Miss Myrtle Tamblyn who on Sunday attended a picnic and shower for Ella's groat nephew, Murray Smith and his bride-to-be, Sharon at Mr. and Mrs. Roland Roland Bowman's, Welcome. Volunteers Vital for Healthy Community The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, July 25,1990 Youngsters Beat the Heat with Frosty Ice Cream Cones by Loma Miller One of the Town of Newcastle's Newcastle's Volunteers of the Year spoke to the Bowmanville Bowmanville Rotary Club last week about the motivations and rewards of volunteering. "I'm interested in the quality of life my children will have, their health. and .... There may not be dinosaurs in the Caribbean but the Sidewalk Sale attracted this pink dinosaur to the downtown. Posing with the frightful creature are Jeff Bryant (on the left) and Ryan Bryant. Many Week-end Visitors A co-winner of the Volunteer Volunteer of the Year Award, Helen MacDonald spoke at the Bowmanville Rotary Club luncheon on July 19. Her record of selfless dedication to the many causes which promise promise a better way of life for us all was recognized with the presentation of the award at the beginning beginning of Heritage Week. This photo is from the award presentation. their futures," said Helen MacDonald. She believes that through her volunteer work she can improve life for her family, her neighbours, the community community and the world. "Volunteering is service through free will and without without pay," she said. "Volunteers "Volunteers give from the heart." Helen referred to the many good works that the Rotary Club involves itself in to benefit the community. Some of the club's past projects projects have included: funding for Memorial Hospital; the Student Exchange Program and, on the global scale, the Polio Plus Program. "You are special volunteers. volunteers. You know the problems problems faced when you are raising funds for your projects. projects. You know what it is like to sell tickets, host a fundraiser or bake a cake for a bake sale. You understand that fund raising can be fun and heartbreaking," she said. Helen said that her childhood childhood prepared her for her volunteering career. She was one of six children and realized the organization it took on her mother's part to get all of them out the door, dressed and ready at the same time. "I come from an English and Polish background and my husband is an eighth generation Canadian. My interest interest in the history of the area was stimulated when my family moved to Kendal when I was a teenager. My family owned the General Store in Kendal and many of the older residents would come in and tell me stories of past happenings in the area. This interest grew and it was natural for me to want to join the Clarke Museum," Museum," Helen explained. She serves as the president of the museum's board of directors. directors. Helen also has been a guiding light on the Garbage of Ontario Diminished (GOOD) Committee. She be- SAVE AN ADDITIONAL $2.00 WITH THIS COUPON PORTRAIT SPECIAL Reg. $14.95* 1- 8x10 2- 5x7 8-2x3 3 DAYS NOW ONLY $11 95* ($9.95 with coupon) ♦Plus $2,00 Sitting Fee Per Person /17V7TV7 Per Person 'Jiy/ljX ! 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She has devoted countless countless hours to committee and volunteer work and it was for this dedication and selfless selfless commitment that she was presented with a Volunteer Volunteer of the Year Award by the Town of Newcastle at the beginning of Heritage Week. Heritage Week is, in itself, an event which is dear to Helen's heart and she volunteered volunteered as a member of the Heritage Week Committee. "When Mayor Hubbard presented me with this award, I was impressed with her words. It was a great honour when she said this award was being presented to Helen MacDonald because because "her interests lie in the quality of life in the community." community." Helen believes that these words sum up how she feels about her volunteer work. She is indeed interested in the quality of life in the community community and stands behind these beliefs with endless good works which improve this life. Helen was introduced by Rotation Garnet Rickard and thanked by Rotation Earl Wolff. Guests of the week were from Cobourg, Oshawa, Port Hope and Bowmanville. A special visitor from Toronto was Rotarian Ed Wright 'who is the Director of Service Service Club Relations for Easter Easter Seals. Two weeks from now there will be a special meeting meeting to say farewell to this year's exchange student. Rotary Rotary Annes and host families will be attending this meeting meeting to wish Steffen Buchholz a fond adieu before he returns returns to Germany. There's no better way to cool off on a hot day than with an ice cream cone. And these kids from the Edna Thomson Day Care Centre did just that last Friday at Dari Dream. The kids were given a brief tour, and then treated to a free cone afterwards. The class in cluded (not in order), Cynthia, Robert, Alex, Nicholas, Stephen, Mary, and Katie. Staff members Erin Flemming Flemming and Tracy Campbell served up the cones for the kids. 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"You have to be persistent persistent to get a job done, and you have to get along well with people," said Helen. "It is a little like running for public office." Lottery profits help hospitals. On the night of the car accident, Bruce was not expected to live. Fortunately, Fortunately, a specially equipped and staffed trauma unit was ready and standing by at a nearby hospital. This special facility helped Bruce heat tlie odds and lie has returned to work, Helping hospitals is just one way lottery profits arc used. Lottery profits are also used to provide grants in other areas such as helping people with disabilities. They also help fund sports and recreation, arts and culture, and province-wide charities. This is how Lottery funds are working for you in your area. 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