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I 20 The Canadian Statesman. Bowmanvillc. Wednesday. December 21,1994 By Joyce Kelly Facts About Christmas Trees May I extend to all the readers and the contributors of this column my sincere wishes for a very Merry Christmas and warmest greetings for a Happy New Year. Warmest greetings greetings to the editor and staff of this paper for a happy holiday season as well. At die Blackslock United Church much special Christmas music was enjoyed at the regular morning service. service. Both the Junior and Senior choirs sang special anthems in keeping keeping with the season. Mrs. Margaret VanCamp was surprised when Just Window Shopping? uumgopj Place) U.C.W. President Shirley Gibson assisted assisted by Marion Lamter presented her with the prestigious U.C.W. Life Membership in a very fitting ceremony. ceremony. The Sunday School presented a delightful play "An Old Fashioned Christmas" instead of the sermon. A delightful service. On Wednesday evening, December December 21 at 7:30 p.m. A Blue Christmas will be held. This is a different kind of service for those who find Christmas Christmas difficult. On Saturday, December December 24 at 7:30 Christmas Eve service will be held at Blackstock United Church. On Christmas Day a service will be held at the regular time of 10:00 a.m. Nancy and Bob Bryans enjoyed a week together at their mobile home , in Silk Oak Lodge at Clearwater, Florida before Nancy returned home for an overnight stay in Oshawa General General Hospital Short Stay Unit for surgery. surgery. After recovery she has enjoyed lunch and visits with Mom and Dad, Babe and Wilf Brown in Oshawa along with several friends. Recently, she and Shirley and Clayton Smith of Oshawa enjoyed a visit with Doreen and Kelvin Jarvis of Burlington, all Silk Oak residents. A group of residents who have been enjoying the sunny south of SEASON'S GREETINGS An old-fashioned Christmas wish to all our friends. SKELDING FUEL LTD. Closing early Dec. 24th Closed Dec. 25th, 26th, Jan. 1st and 2nd We will be open to serve you Dec. 27th - 31st. Chris and Rosemary Joe, Megie and Lisa 26 CHURCH STREET NEWTONVILLE 786-2502 © SANTA'S BASIC.. To wish you all good health, good posture and a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thanks for your friendship and trust in us. Herron Family Chiropractic Dr. Paul Herron D.C. Scugog Professional Building 98 King St. W. Bowmanville Telephone 623-5509 © Florida have relumed home to join us in balmy Ontario. Welcome home, Merrill and Jean VanCamp, Jim and Hazel Coates and Jessie and Blake Gunter. The morning Unit of the U.C.W. met at the church on on Tuesday, December December 13 for their Christmas Pot Luck luncheon meeting with sixteen members present. Carol singing and favourite Christmas memories were enjoyed by all. We had a short business business meeting and then our new Unit Leader for 1995, Margaret Mountjoy, presented Edith McLaughlin with a gift and our thanks for her devoted leadership over the past two years. Anita Davis, from Bobcaygeon said tire blessing and we all enjoyed a bountiful lunch. Connie Swain, Reporter The Afternoon Unit of the U.C.W. met at Jean Ferguson's home for a pot luck luncheon with 12 members present. A few items of business took place. A workshop at Eldad Church was announced for January 10th and as that is our usual meeting day, our meeting was postponed to January 17th. Marion Larmcr conducted the worship service and she chose the Christmas story as a "Worship on Christmas Eve" version. Each member member contributed to the program with a real variety. There were readings, some humorous, a Christmas contest, Christmas beatitudes, a very old Christmas card and a Christmas decoration decoration for show and tell. Kathleen and Thelma led a carol singsong and Kathleen played the piano with a violin violin accompaniment. The meeting closed with all wishing each other a Merry Christmas and repeated the Mispah Benediction. Dora Martyn Reporter December O.N.O by Nancy Bryans Ailecn VanCamp was hostess for the December O.N.O. meeting for a most delectable pot luck dinner. A Christmas craft was made before the business meeting. President Berta Avery assigned jobs for finalizing of our New Year's Eve dance at the Rec Centre. Call Sandra Hoskin for tickets at 986- 5574. Dennis Franssen will be the D.J. for the dance which will also feature a delicious buffet lunch after midnight. A gift exchange and delicious delicious desserts closed another successful successful year-number 44 for this groitp. There were 17 tables at the Christmas Christmas euchre on Tuesday evening with the following winners - Fred Griffon, Vi Linton, Bernice Wells, Ruby Tre- win, Norma Cochrane, Doris Hill and Elsie Pogue. Draws were won by Harold Crawford, Louise Lowery, Carl Gimblett, Helen Dorrell, Ann Taylor and Nerta Masters. On Saturday evening, dinner guests of Harold and Eileen McLaughlin were Eileen's cousins Ruby Trewin of Bowmanvillc and Lloyd and Jean Slcmon of Haydon. Better health is wished for Wilma VanCamp a very busy lady who has not been feeling at all well recently. Merry Christmas! Fire Report Dec. 11 14:16: Hwy. 2 at Townline Rd., vehicle vehicle accident, no fire 21:49: 26 Bridle Court, dangerous goods spill Dec. 12 04:02: St. Marys Cement, detector activated, no fire 05:23: 62 Kershaw St., unknown odor investigated, no fire 06:39: St. Marys Cement, detector activated, no fire 12:10: 47 Liberty St., Memorial Hospital, detector activated, no fire 20:31: 70 Bonnycasllc Dr., alarm, no fire 22:18: Solina Rd. & Bloor St., vehicle vehicle accident, no fire Dee. 13 14:16: 10 McNair Rd., undetermined undetermined cause 18:40: 81 John Walter Cres., smoke or steam mistaken for fire 21:52: 45 Rayncs Ave., detector activated, no fire 23:33: 4497 Green Rd., assist police police Dee. 14 10:37: 1402 Hwy. 2, vehicle accident, accident, no fire 14:44: 1748 Nash Rd., vehicle accident, accident, no fire 16:34:6493 Lcask Rd., vehicle fire Police Report Monday, Dec. 19 A resident on Cecil Found Drive, Courliee, found a vehicle had been scratched while at an undetermined location. location. A Nash Road, Courliee, resident reported items stolen from a house. Sunday, Dec. 18 A Nash Road, Courliee, resident reported the theft of iron furniture from the front porch. A representative of Syvan Developments Developments reported Unit an unknown person attempted to enter the storage garage located on Baseline Road, Bowmanvillc. A door was the only thing damaged in the attempt. Police responded to a domestic dispute dispute in Orono. No one was reported injured during the fight and one person person went to spend the night with friends. Each year about three million Canadian Canadian families enjoy a natural Christmas tree. About one million of those families are in Ontario. Growing time for a Christmas tree is seven to fifteen years and even longer now that more exotic species arc being introduced. The major Christmas tree producing producing provinces arc: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia. Each year new Christmas tree seedlings arc planted to replace the harvested trees. To ensure a crop each year, there arc ten more trees at different stages of growth, for each tree harvested. Thousands of people arc employed employed by the Canadian natural Christmas tree industry. In eastern Canada, the most popular popular Christmas trees arc Scotch pine, White spruce and Balsam fir, although although Fraser fir and White pine arc also gaining in popularity. In western Canada, Douglas fir and Scotch pine arc traditionally most popular. Canadian grown Christmas trees arc an important export commodity. So Much Shopping, So Litjtle Time! 1 Howard Miller Grandfather Clocks Save the GST and PST Yes! We'll deliver on Christmas Evel Quartz Looney Ihnes Watches «Ms Now $ 29.98 Free Gift Wrapping Prices in effect until Dec. 31,1994 Open Mon. - Fri. 9 - 9; Sat. 9 - 6 Hooper's Jewellers 39 King StW. Serving Your Family Since 1945 623-5747 Bowmanville Canadian Statesman Specials! 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