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The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvill, <Temnendous CrowcdAttends 3rd Annual'Comm unity ai Alex Carruthers, M.P.P. Durham, officiated at the opening ceremonies and cutting of the ribbon. He was flanked by, from left to right, Leora Nelson of 1st Bowmanville Brownies; Mrs. G. Nelson, President of the Mothers Association, Mrs. R. Nicholls, Dist. Guide Commissioner and Andrea Moorcraft of 3rd Bowmanville Guides. Knitting Booth - Brownie - Guide Maple Grove Auxiliary Delicatessen, 2nd Newcastle Guide Auxiliary The 1st. Bowmanville Brow- nie and 3rd Guide Mothers Association held their 3rd Annual Cornmunity Fair in the cafeteria of the new Bowman ville High School on Saturday March 16,1974, with a tremen- dous crowd present. The fair was opened by Mr. Alex Carruthers, M.P.P. for Durham. The booths werd appropriately decorated and contained many beautiful and useful items. Seventeen organization par ticipated: Baking, St. Paul's U.C.W., Barbie Doll Clothes, Mrs. A. Sul; Candles, St. Paul's C.GI.T., Candy, 2nd Brownie Pack: BakinQ. Lion- ettes; Candy, lst. Guide & 3rd. Brownie Mothers Associ- ation; Delicatessen, 2nd. New- castle Guides Aux; Horticul- ture, 3rd. Guide Co.; Knitting, Maple Grove Brownies & Guide Mothers Aux.; Penny Sale, Hospital Aux.; Used Books, Business and Profes- sional Women's Club; Used Toys, 3rd. Cub Pack Aux.; White Elephant, Senior Citi zens; Crafts - A Dollar and Under, Kinettes; Kitchen Booth, Bowmanville Nurse's Association; Cookies, 1st. Bowmanville Brownie Pack; Easter Booth, 2nd. Guide Co. For the best decorated booth, the judges, Mr. and Mrs. A. Carruthers, selected The Easter Booth by the 2nd Bowmanville Guide Co. for 1st. prize and The Knitting Booth by Maple Grove Brown- ie and Guide Mothers for 2nd Prize. The Convenor of the fair, Mrs. G. Nelson and her committee members Mes- dames, C. Stalker, L. Redfern, L. Carlsen, R. J. Van den Wildenberg, C. Mutton, J. Moorcraft, J. Down, H. Dow, H. Locke, and D. McGregor, who put in many long hours of work, were rewarded by the great success of the fair. Invited to pour in the tearoom were: Mrs. K. Rus sell 3rd Bowmanville Brow- nie and 1st. Bowmanville Guide Mothers; Mrs. J. Bed- ford - 3rd Bowmanville Cub Pack; Miss Susan Gaudet - St. Paul's C.G.I.T., Mrs. G. Nichols - 2nd Newcastle Guide Company; Mrs. E. Twist - St. Paul's U.C.W.; Mrs. M. Law- rence Bowmanville Kinettes; Mrs. Cawker - Senior Citizens; Mrs. M. Burgess B. & P. Club; Mrs. M. Smith -Hospital Auxiliary; Mrs. C. Bell - Nurses Association; Mrs. Kent - Lionettes; Mrs. D. Hamstra - Maple Grove Brow- nie and Guide Mothers. The door prizes were drawn by the ladies who poured tea. Win- ners of these prizes are listed below. DoorPrize Wieners The following is a list of local business concerns who so generously donated door priz- es for the Third Annual Community Fair sponsored by the Mothers Association of the lst Bowmanville Brownie Pack and the 3rd Bowmanville Girl Guide Company. Each merchant's name is followed by the name of the person(s) who benefitted from his gen- erosity. A & P WEO Stores, Vi Marjerrison; Abernethy's Paint & Wallpaper, M. Law- rence; Beaver Lumber Co. Ltd., Mark Rigby: Bobette Salon of Beauty, Mrs. Linda Crawford; Breslins Ladies Wear, Alex Ploeger; Bryson's Smoke Shop, Mr. G. Graham; C & C Janitor Service, Bonnie McDonald, Susan Goudey, Mrs. Iris Murray, Mrs. S. Polak, Pauline Willatts, Leah Hendren, Mrs. M. Owen, Mrs. Marion Hoar, Hester Boe, Mrs. S. Jeffery; Carnation Flower Shop, Mrs. Marg Coyle; Carter Family Bakery, Marion Gimblett; Chartran's Mens' Wear, Mrs. Mary Logan; Child's Ladies' Wear, Mrs. Noreen Martin, Louise Bell; Clifferest Cleaners, Mrs. Veda Thompson; Colliss Ele tric Ltd., Joan Bedford; Crest Hardware Ltd., Mrs. G. Dad- son, Dominion Stores Ltd Pat Hospital Auxiliary - Penny Sale Used Toy Booth -,3rd Cub Pack Auxiliary Carruthers; Dykstra's Food Market, Mrs. G. Petrella; Ellis Shoes, Sally Bradley; Flowers by Jackman, Bud Sellick; Frank's Variety, Heather Murdock, Todd Hoop- er, Zoe Heath, Glenn Barrie, David Russell, Tracey Ander son, Karen Dow, Jeff Millson, Kim Nichols; Glen Rae Dairy Ltd., J. Thertell; John & Judy Shoppe, Tim Whyte, Karen Anderson; Jury & Lovell Druggists, Sandra McMillan; Ken's Men's Wear, Mrs. J. Woudstra; Kool Enterprises, Audrey Fletcher; Kramp's Furniture Ltd., D. E. Bird; Lander Hardware & Electric, Kim Murray; Lynda's (Lad- ies' Wear) Noreen Martin; Marr's Jewellery & Gifts, Mrs. V. Terry; Maryanne's Fabrics, Mrs. H. Trul; Mary Brown's Virginia Fried Chicken, Terry Rigby; Mar C: Shoppe, Mrs. Hope Red- fern; McDonald's Smoke Shop, Patricia Russell; McGregor Drugs, Mrs. E. Dunn; McNulty's Sports, Cycle, & Toys, Linda Rich- ards; Mulder Furniture, Mrs. Molly Mairs; Pet Shop, Joyce Bird; Rickabyis Lt ., Mrs. STARKVILLE Mr. and Mrs. Allan Collier and Mr. and Mrs. Ian Collier, Toronto, had a Birthday Dinner Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. John Layng. Also Miss Dyana Layng was present for her father's birthday. We extend our "Wishes" to Mr. Layng. Mrs. John Murphy and Miss June Mutton; Skid Robes, Rose Mary Wheeler; Sted- mans Dept. Store, Janet McGregor; Western Tire & Auto Supply, D. L. Childs; Williams Grove Orchards Ltd., Mrs. O. Hull, Andy Sul, Marilyn King, Mrs. E. Blake. Pat Murphy were callers, Saturday evening, with Mr. and Mrs. John Layng. A number of Starkville residents attended the W. I. card party Friday evening in Newtonville. Misses Norma and Beulah Hallowell, Bowmanville, had Thursday supper with Mr. and Mrs. Llew hallowell. Mr. Leslie Henry, Moosmin, Sask. returned home Saturday from visiting Mr. and Mrs. Llew Hallowell. Mrs. John Murphy spent a few davs last week with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harold McColm, Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Murphy, Toronot, were home for the weekend with his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy. Also Pat was home. The U.C.W. was held at Mrs. Brenton Farrows home last Wednesday. Mrs. Farrow gave the devotional and show- ed pictures of her trip last year to the Eastern Provinces. Fourteen members were pre- sent and it was decided that the Bazaar will be held on Oct. 30th. this year. The next meeting will be the ist. Wednesday in April at the home of Mrs. Bruce Brittell. Due to the miserable weath- er on Sunday the Church Service was cancelled. One of two Home Baking booths that proved popular. Easter Booth - 2nd Guide Company Candle Booth - St. Paulls C.G.I.T.