28 The Independent, Canadian Statesman Weekender, Bowmanvillc, Friday, December 24,1993 Helpful Home Hints If you place a wire Slinky across your balcony rail tying each end, pigeons pigeons can't perch on the railing. Use the back of old business cards as flash cards for words and match questions for your children. Neck chains that become tangled come apart easily if sprinkled with talcum powder. If you have trouble with hornets around your home, dress in protective protective gear, hook up your shop vacuum, put approximately four inches of water water in the bottom, turn on machine. Secure the hose about one inch from their entrance, and leave mnning all day. It traps and drowns the hornets for easy removal. Coloured pencils or felt markers that have dried out can usually be made re-usable by placing them in a jar, tip up, in an inch of water, cover tightly and leave for a few days. Take an empty wax paper roll, roll in peanut butter then in bird seed, attach attach ribbon and hang in tree. Birds love it. Children Bring Christmas to Lions Club Meeting Nursery school children brought Lions Club members a big "sign of the times" last Monday under the direction of instructor Chris Goad (sitting). The children from the Bowmanville Lions Centre Nursery School sang Christmas songs and re-enacted the Christmas Story. • •; .y.ÿ.-v-v.v;'- * y. ' . .. - .. v, x v : • X <>■>* ■ Christmas Fun at Enniskillen Public School Junior kindergarten children at Enniskillen Public School decorated decorated gingerbread houses on Thursday morning after putting on a concert concert performance of poems and songs for parents and staff. This little girl shows off her tempting creation decked out in jellybeans, sugar- coated candies, peppermint canes, and smarties all held fast with white frosting. ï ■ - '... 1 JUST LISTED!! ■r:: WOW - THE SIZE OF THE LOT It will dazzle you! On a quiet 31 Vanstone Crt. 53' lot, in-law c° u ,rt, Village of Newcastle, 3 apartment, rec ' room with bedroom famiW home, large eat- fireplace and 5 appliances. |n kitchen, full walkout from Private patio - pool + deck. Gas basement. Asking $154,900. heating. Murray Paterson* or Dorothy Hartford** (Broker) Glenda Bedard*, Sales 623-3651. 85 King Street W. M Newcastle 987-4733 Representatives 987-4733. ..;y£. NATIONAL ^214 King Street E.| Bowmanville 623-4445 686-0477 4* ^ ^ Edna Hamel* Bob Craig* Aline Gagnon* Wishing you and yours all the best that this marvelous season has to offer...a wealth of warm friends, good times, plenty of laughter and lots of festivities and fun. You've been a joy to know and serve, and we thank you for your continuing support. Bill Turansky* Barry James* Carole Milne* Frank Hiemstra* Mary Ellen Craig* CLAR1NGTON REALTY 2000 LTD. 1 King Street W. Bowmanville 623-2000 Ann Simpson* Nick Zondervan* Rose Sailer* Betty Smith*