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Orono Weekly Times, 19 Jan 2005, p. 5

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Orono Weekly Times - 5 Wednesday, January 19, 2005 Rare Egyptian artifacts on display at Clarington Museums , a VTA in i r? nxT traxzpllina exhibit. Envot: Gift BOWMANVILLE, ON, travelling exhibit, Egypt: Gift January 18, 2005--The Royal of the Nile, is coming to your Ontario Museum's incredible neighbourhood! From Janu- 1 EGYPT 1 GIFT OF THE NILE Opens It (lirington Hawns Come explore an ancient civilization through rare Egyptian artifacts from the ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM The exhibit includes: . Coffin of Djedmaatetankh, an artist from 850 B.C. . items of personal adornment including wig, make-up Jars, necklaces . Building tools such as axe, chisel and mud brick • Statuettes from Egyptian Exhibit is at the SARAH JANE WILLIAMS HERITAGE CENTRE January 19 - March 6, 2005 Museum hours: 7 days a week from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM dm Group Tours are available by calling the Museum office at 905-623-2734 libit is sponsored by Ontario Power Generation : ! ---- ,jy M«l •■■■*• ip |i|i|i|pi| É u ,11 111 ills III •MiV't!'.: . i::,. Hlhlllliil ill ill iiiiiiiii : pii ii ! mm: I 111! i Si but ca :|||| , HIL „ ii if 1 ' Sjp«a0iil S! lllflÿpillf- i ;;- vi lli 111 llH&mp : . ,, |!| ||j|j wmm 11 8 liii 1|1| 1 i 1 . , i,i 1 Id 1 unpin Mill ||S|j|J «il 'SPITE PROGRAMS temporary break tor caregivers of the fra tits with needs related to physical disability or « fitos: w ^8Éii! i ^iiS urham ' on ' c r Newcastle Adult Day Program Social and recreational opportunities. 20 Robert St. West Newcastle, ON LIB 1C6 For More Information call: 905-987-3000 NEWCASTLE FUNERAL HOME Family owned and operated by Carl Good, Funeral Director, and Joyce Kutta 386 Mill St. S., Newcastle 905-987-3964 WWW.UCWC3Stlcfuncr3lhoniC,COni "Caring for our Community" ary 19 - March 6, 2005, the Sarah Jane Williams Heritage Centre at 62 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, will be the home of this extraordinary display. The Nile River valley of 6000 years ago was the birthplace of a remarkable civilization. civilization. Protected from foreign foreign invasion by vast deserts and sustained by fertile soil along the river, the ancient Egyptians developed from a simple agricultural community into a sophisticated society. They achieved a centralized system of government, highly developed forms of religion, and rich traditions of art, architecture, architecture, and literature that flourished and endured for thousands of years. This Egyptian civilization contributed contributed strongly to the later cultures of the Mediterranean . and Europe. Travel with us back in time to the establishment of civilization civilization as we know it. Explore ancient Egyptian Personal Adornment, Family Life, Education, Funeral Traditions, views of the Afterlife and much more. This exhibit includes a replica of the coffin from a tomb of Petosiris, linen from an Egyptian tomb, various amulets, ceramic bowls, axe blade, wooden hoe, shell bracelet in addition to many more actual artifacts from Egyptian tombs. We only have this amazing exhibit at Sarah Jane Williams Heritage Centre for seven weeks so take advantage advantage of this unique opportunity and come and visit us. The Museum is open seven days a week for the exhibit from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission is $4.00 per person or $10.00 per family (max. 5 people). Members of the museum receive a 50% discount discount on admission prices. For more information, call the Museum Office at 905- 623- 2734. Clarington Museums and Archives thanks Ontario Power Generation for sponsoring sponsoring Egypt: Gift of the Nile. > Jessie Tkaczuk stirs the sauce for the fundraising dinner organized by the Newtonville Public School for tsunami relief, held at the school last Wednesday evening. Newtonville students raise money for tsunami victims Ç/\ Newtonville Public School raised $1,000 in two sittings of their spaghetti supper last Wednesday. Tickets were presold presold so the school could take advantage of the Federal Government's matching dollar dollar for dollar money raised for Tsunami aid. Grade six student student Jessie Tkaczuk says the effort of raising money for the tsunami victims reminds him of everything we have. "I want to help because if some thing happened to us, they would help us," he stated. The school decided to raise money with a spaghetti dinner," dinner," because spaghetti tastes good," said Tkaczuk. Staff and students are grateful to Ragu in Peterborough for donating all the sauce. Students and staff of the Kawartha Pineridge School Board have raised $74,838.03 to date for Tsunami relief. B- \V,c* fc Learn how to talk to others about their smoking. ^smokers'H^puNE toll-free 1-877-5 I 3-5333 Brigitte Brown V w 1 *** Vcdicurcs/Mmiicurcs • Waxing \/ Gift : Ah'wiT ESTHETIC STUDIO Certificate \ Stimulate (BMS, • Paraffin Wax

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