Clarington Digital Newspaper Collections

Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 9 May 1979, Section 2, p. 10

The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

10 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, May 9, 1979 Section Two Many Attractions Di*spFlamyerd at Ontario Street P.wublicSchool's Opwen Hnouse Folk dancing appears to be serious business for these Grade five and six The happy "paper people" occupying the desks in Mrs. B. Ingraham's students demonstrating their talents for Ontario Street School's Open House. Grade five class were constructed by the students to welcome parents to Open Dancers, from left, Cindy Kilpatrick, Ron Found, Lynda Head and Michael House. Fairey. Parents attending the Ontario Street Sehool Open the Primary Choir under the leadership of teacher, House were entertained with a medley of songs by Mrs. Jan Engel. What'behind the taste ofour Olde Fashioned Recipe? S U 1 DE AIT ZS-W1ERRIES JAUNE o'OEVF Eol OYKCACAO VAN MiNG ELE RIEN DAUTRE£ Noth ing but old fashioned -ningredients. Now on Special at Participating stores OBITUARY PERCIVAL (PERCY) HAYES A former emplayee at General Motors wba retired in 1966 witb 37 years' service, Percival (Percy) Hayes of R.R. 2, Oshawa, passed away in Osbawa General Hospital on Tuesday, May lst, 1979. Born May 29, 1899, in Darlingtan, England, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Hayes, and bad resided in Canada and Oshawa since 1905. A member of St. George's Anglican Cburcb, he was a life member af Temple Masonic Ladge 649, a member of the Canadian Corps Association of the Navy Club, and of the UAW Retirees' Club. During the First Warld War, he served averseas. witb the ll6tb Battalion, Canadian Army. He is survived by bis wife, the former Mary Severs, whom be married in St. George's Anglican Church in, 1927; twa sons, Cliffard and Brian, bath af Oshawa; tbree daugbters, Mrs. Clinton Henning (Marian), of Bow- manville, Mrs. Dennis Banner (Margaret), of Germany, and Mrs. Edgar- Slaan (Audrey), af Oshawa; twa sisters, Mrs. Vctor Berry (Eva), of Ajax, and Mrs. Jack Ashby (Doratby), of Oshawa; 17 grandchildren, and six great- grandcbildren. He was prede- ceased by a brother William. Mr. Hayes rested at the Mclntosh-Anderson Funeral Home, Oshawa. Service was held in the chapel Friday. Crematian. Rev. Peter Wil- liams officiated. Memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society wauld be gratefully acknow- ledged. Bay of Quinte U.C.W. Hold Their Annual Conference Some three hundred and forty ladies met at Cambridge St. United Church for the l7th Annual Meeting of the Bay of Quinte United Church Women, led by President Mrs. Evelyn Redpath of Oshawa, April 3 and 4. The theme of the Conference was, "The Year of the Child." The Right Reverend George Tuttie, Moderator of the United Church, was present through- The Ontario Street Sehool student with ber head buried in the art of rug hooking is Shelley Hitchens and ber co-worker is Lori Fitchett. When the projeet is completed it will be a hooked rug depicting their sehool crest. out the conference. He spoke to an open meeting on Tuesday evening on the theme, "The Church Now." He especially emphasized the work of women in the church, saying that, now, as Moderat- or he is seeing work that bis mother has begun. He also spoke of the great part cbildren have in our church life. He ended bis evening message with a very helpful "Question and Answer" period. Reports for the vear have shown a most successful Pragram ofactivities. Three inspiring workshop services were given on "The Year of the Child", by Oshawa, Ren- frew and Belleville Presby- books were sold at the conference. The afferings at the conference were designat- ed for support of the newly formed, "Northern Pastoral, Region" of the Conference area. Mrs. Marjorie Levan was the Theme Leader on "Come as a Child". She presented the report for, the work of "Alcohol and Drug Concerns La." in Eastern Ontario. Her inspiring message and ber enthusiasm enicouraged the women to fight the alcohol traffic for the sake of their children. Mrs. Levan was present for the entire conference, making herseif available with films and a Each member of the U.C.W. in the area was urged ta write her member of parliament ta protest against miaking the sale of marijuana legal. The Conference closed with the Moderator installing the officers for 1979. This was followed by a Communion Service administered by the Rev. Bessie Lane, assisted by the Moderator. Thanks were expressed ta t he officiais of Cambridge St. Church for their hospitality, and ta the ladies of the Cburch who s0 ably took care of the needs of their guests. The Annual meeting next year wîll be held in Kingsview United Church. Oshawa. Flora Dora Charms Audience in, Orono An evening of music was enjoyed by a large audience on April l8th when a concert was presented in the main hall of Orona United Church. Donald Staples was M.C. for the evening. The "Flora Doras-" a group of comedians, charmed everyone in attendance with their humour. Dora Harris partrayed the part of "Liberace" seated at the piano dressed exactly as be dresses complete with all the glitter and charm, diamond rings and candiebra. She informed us she bad came in straight from Las Vegas. Her manner of ipeech was slow, a close imitation and she referred frequently to my Mther and my brother George. She captivated ber audience and everyane was ready ta burst inta laughter. Everyane' who participated in the graup was very versatile, tbey played drums, cymbals, harns, one member played on a wash tub. They sang solos, duets and-quartet numbers. One lady tap danced adding ta the versatîlity of the group. They presented a Hawaiin number with grass skirts, bats and flowers. Th e lady who sang "Alice Blue Gowni" was bilariaus and the audience applauded ber favourably. They closed with a number imitating the "Sbiek of Araby". We were privileged ta bave in aur midst that evening the Oshawa Barbershap Quartet, The Four Wheel Drive, Lynn Brown, Wendell Grant, Don Gavas, Murray Osborne. These four gentlemen harmanized beautifully and with their several numbers added tremendously ta the evenings entertainment. We had a talented accomplished musician when Mrs. Alanab Cales of Bowmanville sang several vocal solos from ber repertaire. One favourite of the audience was the selection, "One Day at a Time", and "You Light up my Life", made popular by Debby Boone. Mrs. Cales was accompanied by David Gray at the piano. Alanah canducted a sing sang and accompanied berseif an the ukulele., She selected sacred and secular numbers and with ber pleasing personality and magnificent voice it was a higbligbt of the evening. The members of the Orono United Church Choir wisb ta express their thanks and appreciation ta everyone who purchased tickets, the respanse was fantastic. To everyane wbo assisted that evening or participated in any way, please accept aur gratitude. Refreshments were served ta the entertainers and guests, bringing a delightful evening ta a close. -Orono Times Ierform a death-deMyi act. Give Heart Fund. HN'YMET FARM SU PPLY LTD. formerly Morton's Farm Supply Ltd.) Corne in and see our complete Une of equip. from SPER--y+N\EW HODLLAND RAR 2 Bowmanville, Ontarlo Maple Grove Road - South of Hwy. 2 PH. 62-2279Hours: Man.-Sat. PH. 23.2798 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy