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Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, May 11,1994 19 Composters Promote Green Thinking ««!«* unit m On Monday, May 2nd, Sharon and Barry Head motored to London to attend son Terry's final piano recital recital at Western University. We extend congratulations to Terry on his musical musical accomplishments. Sympathy is extended to relatives and friends of Lloyd Webb whose funeral funeral took place oh Tuesday afternoon, afternoon, May 10th. As one of their projects, the Newcastle Newcastle Lioness Club members have donated three hundred dollars to Lions Lions Sight First in memory of member Kathleen Stephenson. The $130 proceeds proceeds from the card party the Lionesses Lionesses held in April were directed to Camp Trillium, a camp for children with cancer. Camp Trillium is located located on Garratts Island, near Bloomfield. Bloomfield. Birthday greetings to Charlie Prouse, Marjorie Gray, Isobel Gamier, Gamier, Patti Selby, Lisa Marie Wright, Richard Lovekin, and Mr. Herman Perrin who will be 90 years young on May 16. Happy anniversary to Sheila and Reverend Don Stiles, Bob and Bonnie Bonnie Jackson; Mother's Day dinner guests of Elma and Roy Hopkins and Jennifer were Herbert and Iris Allison, Picton, Brad Hopkins, Danny, Donna and Phil and Gary Powell. With Ron and Marg Burley on Mother's Day were son Bruce, Ajax, son Bob, and his wife Anita, and children children Stephen and Allison, Oshawa and Ron's sister Mary Vinkle, New- . tonville. On Saturday evening the Cragos were guests of George and Madeleine Buckley as they attended the programme programme presented by the Canadian Staff Band at the Salvation Army Temple, Oshawa. We extend sympathy to the Bud Wagar family on the death of his brother, Don. Mother's Day visitors with Elizabeth Elizabeth Skelding were Jack and Nan Skelding, Port Perry, Bill and Mary Skelding, Frank and Betty Stapleton, Newtonville. An executive meeting of the Newcastle Newcastle Horticultural Society was held Wednesday afternoon, May 4, at the home of Jack and Hazel Crago. Business Business was conducted by Wylma Allin. On the agenda were May 17 Spring Show and June 21st eightieth anniversary anniversary plans. Flyers are' being distributed distributed to encourage new members. Mr. Harry Wade enjoyed Sunday supper with Bill and Marg Wade and family, Bowmanville. With Mrs. Margaret Rudman for the weekend were daughter Fay and her husband Willi Matthews, of Barry's Barry's Bay. Mr. Del Rudman, Oshawa, spent Mother's Day with Marg and in the evening the family, including Dennis, Valerie and Krista enjoyed dinner at Northumberland Heights. Sunday afternoon visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Powell were Wayne and Beth Markle, Andrew and Alyssa, Scarborough, Mrs. Helen Markle, Oshawa, Judy Powell Bowmanville, Bowmanville, Lynn Pigott of Whitby, Mrs. Dale Hunt and boys, Pontypool. Saturday visitors with Mrs. Lena Graham were Fred and Melva, Jessica Jessica and Adrian and Professor Love, Toronto, Janet and Bill Hodsoll and Stephanie, Whitby. With Mrs. Kathleen Kimball for Sunday dinner were Joan and Michael Michael Cowles, Bowmanville. On Saturday Mrs. Mary Foster and Margaret Rudman enjoyed noon luncheon at Kendal Church where a miscellaneous shower was held in honour of Deanna Roughley, bride- elect of Lee Riddle, son of Mike and Jean Riddle. About 30 guests attended. attended. Enjoying a holiday in Florida last week were Bud and Jean Wagar, their daughter Susan and husband Roy Poole, Anita and Chrissic, daughter Jeannette and her husband John Johnston and Stephanie, of Barrie. Barrie. Weather was great and Disney World too. Last Wednesday Brcnton and Jean Rickard attended the Whitby Lioness Club. Lion Brenton was guest speaker, speaker, giving information on memberships. memberships. Mr. and Mrs. Robin Rickard, Rudy and Whitney took his parents Jean and Brenton out for dinner on Sunday evening. On Saturday Mrs. Wylma Allin and Gladys Wood visited Mrs. Olive Jamieson, Victoria Retirement Centre, Centre, Cobourg. Wednesday visitors with Mrs. Gladys Wood were Stewart and Jean Wood, Orono. All the Wood family celebrated Mother's Day with dinner at Harold and Shirley Wood's Oshawa. On Sunday, May 1st a miscellaneous miscellaneous shower was held at the home of Marion Riley in honour of Toni Bel- lefontaine. About 30 friends and relatives relatives were in attendance, among them Toni's sisters, Teresa, Rosalie, Carol Ann, and Mary Lou. The Bellefon- taines were once neighbours of the Cragos. Congratulations to Aimee Jo and Myles Pepper, proud parents of a baby boy bom Mother's Day, May 8, 1994. Happy aunt is Jenny Lynn and excited grandparents are Carole and Gary Brunton. The Community Hall With the arrival of the warm weather last week, the historic plaque presented by the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee was affixed to the Community Hall. Mayor Diane Harare and Ethel Smith, widow of Douglas Smith, former former chairman of the Hall Board, unveiled unveiled it on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Smith, who died in office last September, had served on the Board for several years and despite some local local resistance, had actively promoted the designation. The handsome bronze.plaque has been placed to the west of the main entrance just below the cornerstone. It was presented last December at the re-opening of the Memorial Library and is the last one to bear the inscription inscription 'Town of Newcastle'. Future plaques will be cast for Clarington. The Community Hall is the second public building in the village to be designated. St. George's Church was designated in 1989. Also present at the unveiling were Mrs. Smith's daughter and her granddaughter, granddaughter, Regional Councillor Ann Dreslinski who is also a member of the Hall Board and Diana Grandfield, Chairman of the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Board. St. George's Anglican Church Women of the Church and community community paid tribute to the life of Kay Stephenson in a moving service last Wednesday morning. In his eulogy, the Reverend Robert Hartley spoke of how he had only known her for a short time but that she had touched his heart in the way she found God in the natural world. By request, he read the poem Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep which typified for many her feelings. Betty Blaker then told of Mrs. Stephenson's Stephenson's 42 years of service to the A.C.W., Jean Rickard spoke of her as Charter President of the Lioness Club and her subsequent work with that organization, organization, Kay Quinney talked of her leadership in the Girl Guides and Pat Macdonnell of her and her husband's husband's interest and support of the Historical Society. Isabel Rappaport added a brief anecdote which demonstrated demonstrated her sense of humour. Approximately 50 attended the Memorial Service and gathered afterwards afterwards in the Parish Hall to share memories. The A.C.W. provided refreshments. refreshments. At Morning Prayer on Sunday, Mr. Hartley^ gave the third and last sermon in his scries Anglican Roots. He traced the beginning of Protestantism Protestantism from Wycliffe in the 14th century in Britain, then Luther and the Reformation in the 16th century to the martyred English Bishops and the Book of Common Prayer by Thomas Cranmer. He reviewed the contributions of the Celtic and Roman Roman Catholic Churches which, with Protestantism, give Anglicanism its effective blend. The flowers at the altar altar were donated by the A.C.W. in honour of mothers. On May 15 Holy Communion will be celebrated at eight and eleven. The latter will be a Youth Service, with special music and sermon of interest interest to young people. Heather Brown, youth worker of Christ Memorial Memorial Church, Oshawa, will bring three musicians who will present six pieces of contemporary Christian music. music. United Church On Sunday, May 8th, 1994, Mother's Mother's Day, flowers gracing the sanctuary sanctuary were placed by Harry Wade, Bill, Marg and family in memory of Mabel Wade; by Annabelle and Garnet Garnet Rickard in memory of Annabelle Hendry and Gertrude Rickard; by Robin and Doug Rickard in memory of Margaret Ibbotson. Reading the scriptures were Jaime Wright and her mother Mary. A Time for Stèward- ship was very capably expressed by Rick Murphy. For the mothers, grandmothers and great grandmothers the Junior Choir sang two songs. The Sacrament of Holy Baptism was celebrated as Reverend Stiles christened Sarah Kristin Little and Laura Michelle Little, daughters of Dean and Carole (Lovekin) Little; Braedie Cheyenne Sims, daughter of Michael and Kimberley (Brown) Sims; Karlyn Erica Wood, daughter of James and Melody (Austin) Wood. Reverend Stiles delivered the sermon A House Upon the Rock. Congratulations Congratulations were extended to Lois and Glenn McLeod on the birth of a son, Shaun Donald, and condolences to Irene Webb and family on the death of husband Lloyd. Kyle and Garrett MacDonald prove that there's plenty of room inside inside this composter. It is one of several types of composting devices offered for sale at Newcastle Lumber. Through subsidies offered by Durham Region and the Ministry of the Environment and Energy, the composters are available at a nominal fee of $15 each. A special display and workshop on composting took place at Newcastle Lumber Lumber April 30. Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg? Four chicks emerged from their eggs last weekend and found themselves to be the centre of attention in Ms Condon's grade 1 class at St. Francis of Assisi School in Newcastle Village. Alyssa Valckx and Adam Norton got permission to take the baby birds out of their box to spread their wings during a break from their journal-writing last Tuesday. Watching the chicks hatch and studying the stages of development development has been a special spring project for juniors at St. Francis for three years. The chicks will be delivered delivered safely to a Peterborough farm in the next few weeks.