Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, March 13, 1991-7 .vNéwtonville Alive Jby Peggy Mla 'Me lEst went on, including long Caý tme friends Harry Wade, Brian for Phil Gilmer who bered times with Wally in the past. "Happy Birthday Wally!' One bundred friends and fans of Newtonvilles Wally Bougben gathered together Saturday night, March 9 in the cburch Sunday School room to celebrate this mani of tie bour's Gth birtbday.. Technically the event was dubbed to be a "Roast Wally' night; bowever, wben friends and neighbours came to the front to roast Wally, any skeletons that carne out of the closet were either 'very funny or very kind ones. Friend and Master of Ceremonies Frank Stapleton welcomed on~e and ail on th e auspicious occasion. I between speakers, Frank enlightened Wallace with varjous idbits about Ilgrowing older. . Il like, " . . you know wben you're getting old, wben ail the naines in your little black book end witb MD,!' A very fitting first speaker was a new friend of the Boughens, Debbie Dunham of Skops Court. Debbie spoke of how Wally bad made ber feel at home and welcome in the community. She presentcd Wally with a very special gift, the red velvet "Newtonville Coat of Amis." Witb a Happy Birthday hug from Debbie, Wally wore bis gift proudly. Newtonville neighbour Terry Kiages spoke next. His presentation to Wally brougbt a roomn full of chuckles; be drew froin bis vest pocket a computer printout, perhaps six feet long, listing aIl of Wally's "bad" points. Lynda Farrow wishcd Wallace thc very best of birthdays with a loveiy poemn writtcn for bim. (it was learned, by ber daugbter Jan, 16.) for ni about lumbe "wher tely roast t tb ha help peopIe, LOW in bis thing 1 can about this Lune of "What a Fricnd we presented the words li a fr in Wally!" The ladies then (Continued pagi :11[ eýb Ohl ý.4eda Stapleton extcnds ber bèSt wishcs. One dear visitor to this party for Wally was old friend, Meda Stapleton. Mrs. Stapîcton took everyone back in time, as she vividly recalled the night Wally was boni. "it was bad weather that year; everybody was hurrying Admiring "new' fricnd, Cole Howson from up Crooked Creck about to get Uic horses rcady, to, go to Port Hope Hospital. . ." Meda explained. "I really couldnt figure that part out; you sec, 1 wasxVt quite ten years old, and I always thougbt babies came in the Doctor's little black bag, and 1 just couldnt sec where thc horses carne into Lic picture!" way shared bis kind thoughits and words about Wally witb the group. IEvery year, 3 out of 10 Canadian students drop out before finishing high school... And they realize ail too soon that it isn't as easy as they thought. The fact is, over the next few years, the majority of new jobs 100,000 stud4 affects everyý educators, enr Canadian soc oyers, y as a whole. Making sure that young will require a high sehool education as a minimum. Without it, young people simply won't have the choices, the Dropping out is n0 way out. people stay in sehool is important for ail of us ... and more important today than ever before. Iflankyou Wally!" saxo LDiane irme,". and a very happy birthday to you." Councillor Dianie Hanire was very proud to bonour Wally this day. She told of the first tume meeting him, and how she really ugbt be was "the Mayor of Newtonvile". Wallace, li lus sincere and caring way would give Diane insight to the people, life and tumes i Newtonville. Recause of bim, sbe said, she was able to get a deep, truer understanding of what Uic needs of this commuxiity were, anid are today. .I Government of oCanada Gouvernement du Canada Miniister of State Ministre d'État for Youth à la Jeunesse à l Let's do something about ilt. cil