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- 1 The Cana(jian Statesman, Bowmanville, November 21, 1979 Santa W-elcomes Youngsters at Mal LETTER TO THE EDITOR November 19, 1979 Dear Mr. James: We wish to express our sincere thanks to you and the members of your staff for the excellent coverage and support given to the 1979 edition of our parade held last Saturday. Your excellent articles produced in a very effective manner have obviously assisted in making the event a very worthwhile production. Yours very truly, George Stephen Chairman FIRE DAMAGE REPORT Fire losses during September totalled $87,315 according, to statistics from the Newcastle Fire Depart- ment. A report from Fire Chief Jim Hlayman indicated that 53 calis were received during the month. Damage to vehicles totalled, $72,700 while buildings sustained $10,040 in damage. The loss of contents totalled $1,575. Bowmanville Seniors Enjoy Christmas Tu;i ed their profits and ahl their hard work toi the Senior Citizens organrization. Again "Thank you. " Before getting up from the tables we raffled a beautiful box of groceries donated by, Mr. and Mrs. Chittick, a1so Christmas decorations from, the tables. Mr. Falls was the lucky winner of the grocery box. Senator Jim. Coyle was the- M.C. for Chuck Kilpatrick's. Orchestra, composed of Clif- Morley on the violin, Peter: Owen on the steelgitr Chuck Kilpatrick on guitar. and soloist Maxine Winter,~ also guest soloist Marlenie Oger. The music makers were, most generous and were well received-by the audience. A, few took the oppor-tunit.y to dance and a square dance called by Senator Coyle2 creat- ed alot of fun. We thank these kind people for furnishing the entertain- ment for our annuial party. The closing was a Merry Christmas to ail from, each and ail of us. B RIEF S ~IE ~LI ~Special visitor-sto the school Bowmanville's senior citizens enjoyed aCrita dinner last Tuesday, Novemnber 13, at the board's meeting ia Cobourg Bowmranville Lions Centre. The seniors are shown here, taking part in a sing sonig ledi by Walter WVo'olley, last Thursday evening were while waiting for the evening's entertainmnent to begin. Sho . ol's paenoadPuboic Niniety members sat down of Novemnber l3th. This dinner make the dinner and serve it enjoyed by ail. board. The parent group was to a sumptious Christmas was served by a group of for, the Senior Citizens and it In keeping with the Yuletide visitiflg the school board to turkey dinner on the evening womnen who volunteered to was a delightfui banquet spirit these kind ladies donat-- observe a meeting. Following the parade on Saturday, Santa Claus left his sleigh and transferred to an easy chair at Bowmanville Mal where he welcomed hundreds of youngsters during the afternoon. Quite a few of them also had their pictures taken while sitting on Santa's knee. Here is the jolly old chap with one of his young friends and his two charming assistants, Tammy Hawrechuk and Barb Nash. B.H.S. Market ing Students Deco rate Sto're Window It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. And what could look more like Christmas than a store window in November and December? Students in the grade 12 marketing class at Bowmanville High School tried their hand at decorating a store window at D & R Sports, in Bowmanville last week. The' resuits of the students', efforts are shown here. But to really enjoy- the town' s downtown windowdisplays, you have to see them for yourself from outside the stores. Shown in this photo are: Shelley Murdoch, Margo) Ray, Marlene Martin, Edith Hale and Rhonda Melanson.