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Candy Cane Sale Raises $200 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvilie, Wednesday, December 28,1994 7 Busy Festive Season for Durham C.H.S. Students Bowmanvilie Senior Public School students sold candy cane orders to raise funds for the Salvation Salvation Army Toy drive. The candy candy sellers made enough money to buy over $200 in gifts for needy kids. Clockwise from upper left are: Sara Tait, Lindsay Deighan, Jodie Trayanoff, and Kristy Su- grue. Other helpers not pictured were Cheryl Higgins, Jenn Cowan, Cowan, Karen Outram and Danielle . Dolstra. Bird Feeder Tour At Conservation Area, January 29 Where have the birds gone for the winter? Well, they're not all basking in the southern climes. In fact many of our feathered friends arc spending these frigid months right here in Durham Durham Region. For an introduction to these winter residents, join CLOCA staff for a tour of the bird feeder trail in the Lyndc Shores Conservation Area. (From Hwy. #12, south of the 401, take Victoria Street west, 2.5 km to the parking lot on the south side of the road.) Beginning at 2:00 p.m., on Sunday, Sunday, January 29, 1995, you'll have a FREE opportunity to learn about the birds' survival techniques as well as pick up .some of the secrets of attracting attracting wildlife to your backyard. Staff will discuss bird feed, feeders and locations, locations, and lead a tour with opportunities opportunities to see different species of birds. CLOCA staff will provide bird seed so everyone will have a chance to . feed the chickadees. So grab your binoculars, bundle . up for the weather and come out to enjoy some winter fun in your local ■ conservation areas. For more information information contact the Authority at (905) •; 579-0411. : Home Builders Predicting '95 To be Profitable A majonty of home builders across the Province expect sales to increase next year, according to a survey survey by .the Ontario Home Builders' Association. Twenty-one percent believe a lasting lasting and substantial improvement in new home sales has already begun, while another 55 percent believe this will happen next year. Only 8 percent believe that home sales will go down next year, compared with a whopping 64 percent who were pessimistic in 1990. The optimists have climbed •from 8 percent in 1990 to 59 percent this year. "We arc very encouraged by the survey results", says Ward Campbell, a Hamilton home builder who is President of the OHBA. He says the survey substantiates OHBA's own forecast of a four percent increase in Ontario housing starts in 1995 to 50.000 and for starts to remain in the 45.000 to 55,000 range for the next few years. Campbell says Ontario Finance Minister Floyd Laughrcn's forecast of a 12 percent jump to 54,000 starts in 1995, followed by a 25 percent increase increase in 1996, with starts averaging 74.000 in 1996 - 1998, is somewhat optimistic. "It would be nice to sec those numbers, but I don't believe they are realistic." He warns that even with OHBA's more conservative conservative forecast, there will be tremendous tremendous pressure on builders to increase prices. "Municipal levies, including Education Development Charges, are increasing, lumber prices arc rising and the costs of other components in new homes arc going tip." Campbell says the Builders' Association Association and its members will be getting getting a more detailed analysis of their economic future at the OHBA's first annual Economic Focus Ontario, on January 10th, 1995, where a panel of experts will give their views. The Economic Economic Focus will be immediately followed by the popular two-day Ontario Ontario Builder Forum where there will be 24 different sessions for builders, ranging from futuristic construction methods and materials to preserving heritage buildings, Stephen Kassinger, President of the Oshuwa-Durham Home Builders' Association is similarly encouraged by the provincial survey results and anticipates increased new home sales in 1995, By Reuben Bakkcr and Rachel Burghgraef These past weeks have been very busy, here at Durham Christian High. On Thursday, December 15, our school presented the annual Christmas Christmas concert. It was a real success. The choir, directed by Mrs. Glenda Hull sang first, nine selections in all. The opening numbers were done in a circle around the audience, while the choir members each held a candle. On Thursday, Dec. 15th, our school presented • the annual Christmas concert. Sandje Dc Vries sang two solos with • her usual excellence. A number of pieces were performed by smaller vocal vocal ensembles. Those were also well- received. Then the junior wind ensemble ensemble played two Christmas arrangements, arrangements, followed by the jazz band's jazz rendition of "Joy to the World". This piece featured a saxa- phonc solo played by Lonneke Van Oosterom. Both her solo and the group's playing sounded excellent. Next the woodwind ensemble, under under the student direction of Janclle Zwicr, played several numbers. They arc the most "classical" group of the school ensembles and they played very well. The concert came to a close with a spectacular performance by the Senior Senior Wind Ensemble. One of their numbers, "Bugler's Holiday" featured featured three excellent tmmpct players, Tara Nguyen, Shirley Wesscls, and Andrew Wind. A special thanks to Mr. Dennis Oilman who directed the Junior and Senior Bands and the Jazz Band. Several fund raisers have been happening at our school lately. One was a sale of chocolates, sponsored by the Student Council, to raise funds for improving the student lounge. A second fund raiser for the yearbook was a sale of candy-canc-o-grams. Then there arc the ongoing pizza sales, for various causes, which are usually a big hit. On the sports scene, our junior and senior women's volleyball team played some league games on Wednesday, December 14, at O'Neill High School in Oshawa. Our senior team lost their match against O'Neill in three games but beat Courtice in two games. Both teams did very well. In Junior Men's basketball, our team played Port Perry High School, on Tuesday, December 20. The score was 65 to 34 for Port Perry. On Sat urday, January 7 the team will play an exhibition game at Woodlands Christian High, near Kitchener. We wish them well. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Near! mportance of Family Stories Continued from Page 6 This family's life as they knew it has now changed in a matter of seconds. For months on end they will be at the hospital praying for a chance he'll walk again. What about the young man who has just told his father that hots got A.I.D.'s? The reaction might be horrifying, horrifying, but they now have to Icam to live with the turned faces, cruel ridicule ridicule and the fact that their son that they've raised since birth is going to have a long and painful death. Right now a father of two could bo loading up on booze and waiting for his children to bring home his cigarettes. cigarettes. Once this father finds out they forgot to get them, who knows what he'll do. Is this what you'd like to come home to at night? When I think of these kinds of families I'm glad I have one that loves and cares for me. Some of these families families may have grown accustomed to most of the problems, but when I lay in bed at night I thank God for how good I have it. A lot of times a teenage teenage adolescent like me often feels neglected neglected if our parents won't give us the extra money to buy a new shade of lipstick or the new dirt bike in the catalogue, catalogue, so on the thought of the family, family, if you have one that cares about you, don't ever turn your back on them because one day you may really need them. 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