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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, October 2, 1996 - 3 Your Neighbour: How did I ever do it? When my three kids were small I managed to keep our home spotless. It was a five level backsplit full of ceramics and bathrooms galore. Now that I have my eigh- teen month old granddaugh- ter, Jocelyn, living with me my home is a disaster. Jocelyn lives in the base- ment apartment in our home with her mom and dad. She is a beautiful little girl who wants to explore and destroy everything she can get her tiny hands on. From the moment- she comes upstairs Jocelyn is like a mini tornado leaving alien objects of food crumbs and particles in its wake. If by chance my grand- daughter should escape her parents watchful eye during diaper change and make a mad dash to my kitchen to watch me wash dishes, then you can bet it is at that moment that Jocelyn will christen my newly washed floor with a puddle of urine. Just a few weeks ago she came to me in the hallway holding a long strip of wall- paper from my hall wall. Everytime I leave this house my granddaughter cries to go with me. She loves riding in my new dodge ram pickup truck. All that little girl has to do is smile at me or wrap her tiny little arms around my neck while giving me a kiss and all is forgiven. I am lost in the warmth of her affection. It has been over nineteen years since my youngest child was a baby. I can't remember the messes and clinging behaviours of my children. I'm sure it was all very sim- ilar. But the memory is somewhat faded. With three small children in tow I did the grocery shop- ping. Hot meals awaited hubby every night after work. The laundry was always caught up. Toys and food particles did not litter my entire house. These things Ido remem- ber! When hubby comes home at the end of his day he can not understand why our daughter is worn out from her day at home supposedly just sitting around with the baby. Being a grandparent gives me license to enjoy the hugs, kisses and bubbly chatter of my granddaughter without the responsibility of childrea- ring. Without the need for babysitters. Without the costs involved. Without the mess. Hey, I've still got the mess. And its bigger than ever. Some things in life are def- initely worth putting up with a few bread crumbs on the carpet and gaping holes in my wallpaper. Jocelyn is one of them. I am still amazed that I managed so well when I was younger, I must have, the tantrums and childish mess- es were few if my memory serves me right. Now if you want to talk teenagers' that's a complete- ly different story. Our own Field of Dreams By Kate Lang Approximately 500 stu- dents, teachers and staff of Clarke High School took to the field on Thursday September 26 at 10:30 A.M. in an inaugural fund raiser to support the "Terry Fox Run". Student Julie Harper spear- headed this event and all money raised will go to can- cer research. There is talk of making this -an annual community event so mark next years calendar now. Special thanks to Mr. Allin for allowing the runners (and walkers) to pass through his corn field during their 15 minute run. Reccle By Kate Lang Well, after taking the summer off, I'm back with your neighbours. How better to kick off the fall editions than with the crowning of this years Ambassador to the Fair, Nancy Metcalf. The Durham Central Fair started off with the Ambassador to the Fair con- test. Of the contestants, this 17 year old Bowmanville native was crowned. "It has been a really interesting expe- rience. I loved meeting all the different people around the fair and all the different events that I was able to get involved in." Her assigned duties were not ail that kept her busy at the fair. "I spent Wednesday and Thursday night sleeping on hay bales and wrapped in blankets next to my cattle. My brother and I had to show them the next mornings. I got a great sleep, my brother Mike was up every hour afraid that he would sleep in." On top of that, Nancy and her brother had to show their rabbits. They also entered a 4H display about rabbits, and a project about dairy cat- tle. Getting involved in the fair is nothing new for the Metcalf family. Nancy has an older brother Mike and sister Sara, and two younger sisters Kimberly and Emily. They have all been involved over the years, along with their parents. Throughout the year, Nancy has alot more to keep her busy than just the Ambassador responsibilities. She helps her family with their dairy cattle and hen farm. Her and her brother also raise rabbits and hedge- hogs. "Hedgehogs are getting to be very popular pets. They aren't good for small children because there is a proper way to pick them up and pet them, but for older kids they are a very affectionate and easy pet to raise." After she finishes her OAC year at Courtice High School, Nancy plans to study kinesi- ology at Guelph University for the next 4 years. "That is the study of movement in the human body. After that, I will have 2 years of physio thera- py study at McMaster University". Once she has finished her schooling, she would like to come back to this area and practice. Aside from involvement in Junior Farmers, Nancy is also very involved in 4H. Two weekends ago, Nancy com- peted in the Regional Finals for "Go for the Gold." "That is a team of 4 people that com- pete against other teams in an Agricultural Jeopardy sort of game. We came in sec- ond, half a point behind the first place team." I could go on and on about Nancy's involvement in school and sports activities, or her part time job at KFC, but we could be here forever. Nancy is a credit to this community and one of our neighbours. Letter to the Editor Dear Mr. Young: On behalf of the Clarington Public Library, I would like to thank the staff of The Orono Weekly Times for the cover- age that we received this summer. I was pleased to see several community announcements about our programs published in your paper. Our summer Reading Club was very popoluar at the Orono Branch and we have the photo (on display in the Branch lobby) to prove it! We appreciate the publicity and I look forward to working with your staff to promote our future activities. Maureen McCoy Community Services Librarian Biowmanville Toastmasters The regular meeting (September 24/96) of Bowmanville Toastmasters had the pleasure of enter- taining two guests. Both participated in Table Topics ably led by Toastmaster Michael Sullivan. Another highlight was an Educational presen- tation by Toastmaster Leetooze on the resources available for membership bilding. Toastmaster Leetooze explained the differ- ence between Marketing, Promotion, Public Relations, Publicity and Advertising. Contrary to what most mem- bers assumed there are marked discrepancies between each of these facets. To clarify our understand- ing Toastmaster Leetooze led us through some experiences that classified for us these dif- ferences. Toastmaster Carol Wonnacott won best speaker for the evening. For, his eval- uation of Toastmaster Wonnacott Speciality Speech Toastmaster Mike Sullivan earned the best evaluation trophy. Toastmaster Irene Konzelmann had a double header winning both the Spark Plug and Table Topics trophies. Just a reminder to mem- bers and guests Bowmanville Toastmasters will be meeting at Lindsay for the Area con- test on October 8/96. Regular meetings will resume on October 15, 7:30 p.m. at "The Darlington Generating Information Centre". For more information please call Irene Konzelmann 983-9423. 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