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ic~W~ekl~ 1irne~ W nsad~y, M~ ~, 1~6 -3 J(apfq 4Otf am"uweô J(eit &£JI/(wd Love Your Family Fri. May 3rd was the last Card Party of the season. There were only 6 tables in play. The high score was taken by Myrtle Gibson with 73. Second high Marlene Stacey with 73, Third high Dora MacDonald with 70 and fourth high. Jean Jillison with 67. The draw was won by Elaine Cathcart. Don't miss Kendal United Church's Yard Sale, Bake Sale on Sat. May 18th. If the weather isn't the best it will be held inside the Hall. The next big event put on by the Men's Lodge is their Annual Salad Supper, to be held on Sunday June 2nd. More info on this at a later date. Sorry to hear that Bro. Tom Wilson is feeling under the weather again. On Tues. April 30th Four Members of Brooks Memorial Junior Lodge, travelled to Barrie to lend a helping hand, filling in offices of the Junior Lodge that was putting on a meeting for the Ladies Grand Orange Lodge of Ontario West. Three Members of Kendal Hills Ladies Lodge also travelled to Barrie to see the Junior Lodge put on their part of the evening and to see the Scarlett Degree Exemplified. Two Members received this Degree. It is good to be able to get out and see how other Lodges do their work. In Ontario East the Men and the Women both meet at the same time but in Ontario West they meet in different places and different times. The Men of Ont. West met in North Bay the week before last. Sorry to report that Bro. Dominic DiStasi, Grand Master and Sovereign of the Grand Orange Lodge of Canada has suffered a major stroke , we wish him a speedy recovery. P. Lowery - We can all breathe a sigh of relief! Tax season is over for most of us. The April 30th deadline for taxes is my least favourite time of year. I hate it even more than those birthdays that seem to be coming faster every year since I turned thir- ty. I am probably the only per- son who arrives toting a plas- tic shopping bag rammed full of receipts. Some are even categorized in envelopes. It is my brave attempt at organi- zation. But believe me, it is not easy to feign organization when you haven't a clue about the tax system. Not to mention the fickle changes found with every new tax year. Hubby usually sits down first and concludes his tax return with the ease of a per- son who knows what he is doing. The two pairs of eyes turn my way. They wait patiently for me to begin. . I am in a crisis already. Where do I begin. I have daycare income, daycare expenses, investment income (or so hubby tells me I do), my income from Mary Kay sales and my deductions against the business. When in your own busi- ness the deductions are numerous, but can be com- plicated. For instance I can deduct hair cuts, perms, manicures etc. because these deductions relate in an 'image business'. I keep forgetting to ask for receipts for this though. Also, the government insists that I keep a journal of miles driven for my business- es. On an average day I would leave my home in Newcastle, drive to the Newcastle YMCA, pick up the young girl I babysit, drive to Orono area, pick up Grace, (the six year old I babysit) feed the girls lunch at their home, make their beds, tidy the house and head back to Newcastle to take the girls to the Newcastle Family Connection to do crafts and play with other children. At the N.F.C. Icould be handing out samples or deliv- ering an order for my Mary Kay business. Are these day- care miles or Mary Kay miles? Following this I might take the girls to the park to play or to my house for naps or colouring time. And if it is Tuesday or Thursday I drive to Bowmanville to take the girls for swimming lessons. Then home to Orono for them both and I return to my home in Newcastle. An hour or two later I could be doing a skin care class in Oshawa or attending a Mary Kay meeting in Bowmanville. Is it any wonder I am a fail- ure at keeping mileage records! I have promised Judy, my tax preparer, that I would try harder next time. The miles just got out of control. Again! After stumbling through my tax return with a little help, I realized I had forgotten something. I needed to make changes. When I called the office Judy remembered me from the yea r before. I don't know whether to be flattered or embarrassed. Judy informed me 'they' enjoyed reading my column. My first thought was 'Somebody really reads it! Wow!' Over the phone I gave changes. I had forgotten that I can deduct all gift items given during the year under the business promotion col- umn. I had also forgotten to deduct my personal use of products. Revenue Canada must hate me. They have done everything in their power to confuse me. And it doesn't take much. Just ask my tax preparer. She'll remember me. n'm the one with lists and more lists, envelopes of receipts, and am probably the only Mary Kay consultant running around town sport- ing track pants and scruffy sneakers. I can be found in parks and play centres. But I wear North America's no. 1 selling skin care and cosmetic products. f Please Recycle This Newspaper 3RDANNUAL COMMUNITY YARD SALE GARNET B. RICKARD RECREATION COMPLEX SATURDAY, MAY11, 1996 8:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. DEFINITELY ONE STOP SHOPPING For more information call (905) 623-3379 ext. 313 ONTARIO Dates of Publication: Wednesday, May 8 1996 P.O. 5680 Bowmanville Toastmasters Chairman and Toastmaster C. Wonnacott chose persuasion as the theme. Members of the head table agreed that persuasion is far more effective than force. The Table Topics Master Toastmaster Connie Nelson selected playful words for the Toastmasters to define as they made their important points. Oneý Toastmaster told us that her "Salad Days" were so long ago that she could scarcely remember. Another Toastmaster demonstrated how she would "sashay". One of the Toastmasters decided that it would be fun to be a "wag". Toastmaster Leetooze was selected as the best Table Topics speaker for her disser- tation on being a "Curmudgeon". The assembly thoroughly enjoyed the presence of numerous guests. Another new Toastmaster, Laura Childs gave us a new per- spective on child rearing. For her efforts she earned the best speaker tiophy. Come and enjoy yourself as one of our guests. You will be warmly welcomed. For more information please call Irene Konzelmann 983-9423, Orono. We meet Tuesday 7:30 - 9:30 at The Darlington Hydro Information Centre. 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