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Colorful Christmas Party at Museum BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, DECEMBER 5, 1979 SECTION TwO One of the evening's highlights was a draw for a home made wooden doll house. Lucky winner was drawn by Mayor Garnet Rickard was Debbie Abernethy, Bowmanville. Wearing period costumes depicting the late 1800's, these young ladies mingled among the people who attended the annual museum party last Friday. Their presence gave the occasion an air of authenticity. From left: Ann McFaul, Naomi Brown, Lisa Murphy. Rotary Learns About Newest Profession the property, use it, mortgage it, sell it, or simply decline to do anything with it. However, if we fail to pay taxes or die without a will, real estate holdings revert back to the Crown. Mr. Clipperton admitted that real estate appraisal is not an e'xact science and the opinions of two different appraisers can vary considerably on the same property. An appraiser must be prepared to be called intG court to defend his opinion, said Mr. Clipperton. According to the speaker three types of appraisers exist, the amateur (you and me and the guy next door who guesstimate the worth of our properties), real estate sales persons, and the professional appraiser. The professional accredited appraiser must be able' to totally substantiate value estimates whereas a real estate salesperson need only give an approximate comparative value. Mr. Clipperton lauded the merits of pursuing a career as a real estate appraiser. "Opportunities for achive- ment and financial rewards within the 'profession are virtually unlimited," said Mr. Clipperton. By Donna Fairey Bowls of spiced cider, hot and cold hors- d'oeuvres, Christmas cakes-and cookies and soft carol singing created a warm festive mood at last Friday night's annual museum Christmas party. Young girls dressed in authentic period costumes strolled among the guests. Their presence tempted one to conjure up a picture of happy yuletide gatherings spent in the museum when it was a family home in the 1800's. A Christmas tree decorated with period ornaments and the pleasant aroma of Scotch Pine boughs provided a holiday atmosphere. Garlands of holly decorated the museum's staircase and St. Paul's Church girl's choir sang sweet rounds of Christmas carols. An upstairs child's room contained gayly wrapped gifts and a variety of Christmas toys a child of the.1800's could have expected to receive from Santa Claus. Guests strolled about the museum enjoying cups of hot cider punch which was appetizingly laced with cinnamon and cardamom. Everyone responded to the mood and reacted with friendly, festive conversation. Talented curator of the museum, Marion Veinot, was present to meet and greet the more than 100 party guests. 'When I Wa (By Rick Morrison) In the realm of your family life, have you ever stopped and asked yourself, "What was life like back then?" Parents are always using the line, "When I was your age things were not as easy as they are now." Somehow, we always hear how tough life was yesterday, but yet all our ambitions are focused, aimed and directed towards tomor- row. Tomorrow things will be different, as today will be history. The generation hear- ing that phrase, 'when I was your age' ... will be saying the same line to others. As much as we may be tired of that line it is very important to our heritage foundation. In the family circle we keep track of grandparents and even great grandparents. These communications and lines of respect are for what they are, and what they've done, that is they have shaped our history, just as we are shaping someone else's history. In order that this history is preserved in more than Just thought and an expression of "when I was your age" the LACAC (Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Com- mittee) was formed for the Town of Newcastle. As committee members, it is our voluntary responsibility to research our past and trom this research, try and pre- serve our historic and architectural formations in this region. This requires a lengthy time consuming process with constant com- munication between the owner's of such buildings and the town. If you recall, last week it was reported that LACAC has proposed the designation of four ver y historic and beauti- fui homes in Bowmanville. On the corners of Wellington and Division Streets, we have time standing still from 1858 forward. The intent of our designation for this area is to avoid any further discontinuance of our history and also so that we may value the kind of archi- tectural changes in our lives. This area can be a very This is the third annual presentation of the museum party and the event gains in popularity each year. Credit for the tasteful planning and organizing of the party goes to the Friends of the Museum group who are to be highly commended for an excellent effort. With the proceeds derived from the party, the group purchaséd several pieces of period furniture which they donated to the museum. The grouping includes a couch, lady's chair, gentleman's chair, and two side chairs. The pieces were on display in the museum's sitting room during the party. Several draws and presentations were made throughout the evening. Dr. and Mrs. D. Hubbard presented the museum with a framed photographic portrait of Ivan Hobbs to recognize his term as Mayor of Bowmanville. Mr, Hobbs enjoyed a term of office longer than any other mayor in the town's history. Door prize draws were made by Mayor Garnet Rickard and M.P.P. Sam Cureatz presented the museum with national flags which the museum's curator promised would be flown in the Spring. Former inhabitants of the museum would have undoubtedly been overjoyed with the fashion in which the museum Christmas party brought the dwelling to life once again. s Your Age' educationai experience, when examining how time and styles have changed our lives. The owners of these build- ings have been contacted by our committee in the form of letters, phone calls and invita- tion to our meetings. They have been fully briefed on the concept of designation and they know and understand the procedure involved for designation. The designation procedure is not a restriction to the owner, but a safeguard towards the preservation of their highly valued architec- tural and historic homes. The LACAC committee has a huge inventory of important buildings that are significant in the development of our history. We, as committee members, have to set our our priorities as to the order in which we feel designation should take place. We will readily accept advice, help and suggestions from anyone with regards to the preserva- tion of our history, and the beauty of our past in the Town of Newcastle. HOLIDAY PIE 1 tablespoon flour ½ teaspoon cinnamon 14 teaspoon sait 14 teaspoon nutmeg ½ teaspoon ground cloves 1 cup mixed diced candied fruit ½ cup toasted chopped almonds 14 cup raisins 2 eggs, slightly beaten 1 cup light or dark corn syrup ½ cup packed brown sugar 2 tablespoons margarine, melted 1 teaspoon grated orange rind 1 teaspoon grated iemon rind ¼4 cup rum 1 unbaked 9 inch pastry shell Combine flour, cinnamon, sait, nutmeg and cloves. Mix with fruit, nuts and raisins. Combine eggs, corn syrup, brown sugar, melted margarine and grated rinds. Slowly stir in rum, then fruit mixture. Pour into unbaked shell. Bake in hot oven (400 degrees F) 15 minutes. Set oven temperature control at 350 degrees F and bake 30 minutes, or until crust is browned and filling is set. Letter to the Editor By Donna Fairey Main ingredients for suc- cess as a real estate appraiser include a natural aptitude for mathematics, an inquisitive and logical mind and a constant thirst for knowledge. Last week's Rotary guest speaker, Bill Clipperton, accredited real estate appraiser, listed the above necessary qualities and classi fied his job as the "newest profession." Rotarians learned the Appraisal Institute of Canada which was founded in 1938 has a membership of 6000. The largest majority of the Institute's membership is employed by government, lending institutions and various federal and provincial commissions. Independent appraisers constitute the smallest group in the Insti- tute. As the speaker told it, to become an accredited real estate appraiser one must have successfully completed approximately 500 university level lecture hours, plus three detailed feasibility studies and satisfied the Institute hq has logged five years active experience in the field. An appraiser's job consists of providing an accurate value estimate of real e'state. The term "real estate" is defined as land including all buildings and natural assets thereon. Though we fancy ourselves landowners, in reality all land belongs to the Crown which we lease for the price of taxes. As leased owner, we may enter Successful C.NJ.B. Campaign Dear Johnny, The goal of this years C.N.I.B. campaign was set at $1200.00, considerably higher than ever before. Thanks to the dedicated efforts of a large group of captains and their canvassers this amount has been raised - the exact total will be announced a bit later. We are informed by Jim Sanders (C.N.I.B. representative for this area - as of Dec. i transferred to Edmonton) that the Town of Newcastle canvass raises more dollars per capita than any other C.N.I.B. campaign. That is gratifying and we do it with a minimum of expense. The receipt books and the letters we used were supplied. We ran an ad in three local papers at a cost of $51.25 and with the cost of phone calls, postage and so forth our total expenses came to $137.66. As this is just a bit more than 1% of the total raised we think that eduld be some kind of a record. So, on behalf of the C.N.I.B., thanks again to all you people of the Town of Newcastle - as usual you were just great. Les Langs Treasurer Morgan Lunney Campaign Chairman Under the directorship of Allanah Coles, the girls choir from St. Paul's Church added to the festive mood with their rounds of Christmas carols. Included in the evening's activities was a special presentation to the museum from Dr. and Mrs. D. Hubbard. A framed portrait photo of Ivan Hobbs during his term as Mayor of Bowmanville was presented to museum curator, Mrs. M. Veinot, to be permanently hung there. This addition to the museum is to recognize that Mr. Hobbs served the longest term of any mayor in the history of the town. Seated with photo is Marie Hubbard. Rear from left; Dr. D. Hubbard, Ivan Hobbs, Marion Veinot. U0eaUon' (1reetug For the editor and staff of The Canadian Statesman and The Newcastle Independent and for the readers of both newspapers, may the New Year be the happiest one yet. As the old year slips away He kindly with him takes The pages we have blurred and marred With failures and mistakes. The blighted hopes and needless fears Are gone beyond recall, And ours once more the fair, clean page The New Year brings to all. A fair, clean page where we may write a record good to read, Of noble thought and lofty aim And kindly word and deed. Of many things worth while achieved Of duty nobly done, Of righted wrongs and grudges laid And evil overcome. And so we greet the glad New Year With strong courageous heart, And putting all mistakes away Resolve to do our part, To overcome ail hindrances, To make ail weights our wings And all our failures stepping-stones To higher, better things. Submitted by readers of The Canadian Statesman for over fifty years. Walter A. & Gladys Short, R.R. 2, Bowmanville, Ontario.