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') V Special Plates Mark 150th Anniversary , Beatrice Blake, president of the Johannas at the St. John's Anglican Church in Bowmanville, displays a commemorative plate which marks the 150th anniversary of the church. The plates were on sale last Thursday, October 14, at a rummage sale sponsored by the A.C.W. In addition to the plate, commemorative mugs and spoons are also available. 'Gtizenship' Topic at SolinaWJ. The Solina Women's Institute Institute met in the Community Hall on Wednesday, October 13, with Mrs. C. Langmaid presiding. After the singing of the Institute Ode and 0 Canada Canada the business was dealt with. In the report of our visit with our adopted daughter,- Carol Lai Ching, from Hong Kong proved that we had a very busy time for two days. Mrs. F. Watson gave a report of the food course "Food for all Seasons" and the ladies sang the song which had been written by Mrs. D. Taylor. We have set the date for our Casserole Luncheon to be March 30, .1983. Our 80th- birthday party will be January January 19, 1983. There were several announcements of upcoming events. ; The Roll Call "How to show appreciation for being a Canadian Canadian Citizen" was well answered: Wearing a maple leaf or a Canadian Flag pin yhen travelling, attending council meetings to get to know the elected people, many answered to be sure and use ihe privilege we have to vote 8nd do it. ; Mrs. Geo. Knox, Convener of Citizenship was called upon for the program. She opened with the poem "Countryside". Mrs. J. Snowden commented on the motto, ".Canada and its Flag". She told us how our, Canada Flag came into being, it took many years before the design was agreed upon. It was in February of 1965 when it finally came into being. ; As a prelude to our topic, "The Constitution Act 1982" we sang "The Maple Leaf Forever". The topic was given in the form of a panel discussion. discussion. Mrs. G. Knox, being the moderator led a fine discussion. discussion. As an introduction she said that it was in December 1981 that the House of Commons Commons and the Senate approved addresses to Her Majesty the Queen requesting "patria- tion" of the Canadian Constitution. Constitution. Canada was finally able to complete the process of gaining full independence that had begun nearly 115 years ago. The definition of what is a Constitution was well given by Mrs. R. Cryderman. A Constitution Constitution establishes the political and legal foundations on which a nation is built. It reflects the values cherished by the people who live in a society, and the rules they chooses through their elected representatives for regulating that society. Mrs. S. Millson explained what does the Constitution do for you? A constitution consists of the basic rules that citizens have chosen, to regulate regulate their, relationships with ; government. It must ^establish the framework for achieving common goals. It must protect the rights of citizens. Our rights and freedoms that are protected by the constitution were given to us by Mrs. H. Jensen. The Canadian Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is not just to be read by lawyers and judges but it is important to YOU, as a Canadian. Equality rights, Women's rights, Rights of the handicapped, 1 Native rights, the rights to move around the country looking for work, language rights, Democratic rights, legal rights as well as the fundamental freedoms - freedom of religion, thought and expression are only some. Mrs. H. Yellowlees told us how the Constitution protects the Provincial Natural Resources and encourages the responsibility of sharing. There are specific .provisions for the exploration, development, development, . conservation and management of resources. New provincial powers over non-renewable resources. The Moderator closed the ' discussion by telling us where we go from here. Bringing the Constitution home to 'Canada is just the first step in an ongoing process of renewal and rebuilding. Mrs. J. Snowden Snowden led in a prayer of Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving. Our music for the evening had been arranged by Mrs. S. Millson and Mrs. E. Cryderman. Cryderman. We all sang O-N-T-A-R- 1-0 and this Land is Our Land. Mrs. E. Cryderman played a piano solo "They All Call it Canada - but I Call it Home. For the closing of the program we all linked arms, clasped hands and sang Marching Along Together. The meeting closed by repeating the Mary Stewart Collect. A social time was enjoyed in the lower hall. Thanks to Bradleys group for bringing to us such an important topic for Citizens of Canada especially at such an important time when we can all use our right to be able to cast a vote for people to become elected officials officials of our municipalities. Celebrated 1st Birthday Hi, my name is Joshua Denny and I just had my 1st birthday on August 15, 1962. My proud parents are Jamie and Debbie Denny of Bowmanville. My grandparents, Ted and Shirley Denny of Bowmanville, Jim and Gayle Williams of Fort McMurray, Alberta, are extra proud of me, as are my great grandparents Raymond and Maude Seto.of Kingston, Ontario. I also have a new baby cousin Sarah Denny and J adore her! ! ! Mounties' Musical Ride Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, October 20,1982 11 St. Joseph's CWL Holds Annual Fall Bazaar Returning to Royal '82 The Royal Canadian Mounted Mounted Police Musical Ride returns to the 1982 Royal Horse Show for the first time since 1976. A great favourite with horse show fans, this contemporary link with the original Force which maintained maintained law and order in Canada's early Northwest will perform at every evening performance and at the Sunday Sunday matinee. Thirty-two young men and women will be clad in their familiar scarlet tunics, broad- brimmed felt hats, long brown Strathconna riding boots and yellow-striped blue-black riding breeches. Mounted on smartly groomed black horses and with crimson-topped lances in their right hands, they will execute precision movements derived from cavalry drill with the utmost in timing, control and coordination. coordination. This spectacle of intricate figures and movements movements to music is part ballet and part combat exercise performed performed by individual horses and riders, in twos, fours and eights at the trot and the canter. Each member of the Musi cal Ride is a trained police officer who has volunteered for duty with the Ride for two years. Many of them have never ridden previously, but after four months of training, they are ready to leave on a six month tour each year which has taken them across Canada, the United States, Bermuda, Japan, England and Europe. These famous black horses are bred and raised at the RCMP breeding farm at Pakenham, Ontario. Ranging in height from 15.3 to 17.2 hands high, and in weight from 1100 lbs. to 1350 lbs., these horses are brought to the training i centre in Ottawa when they are three years old. They are then trained for two and a half years before being used in the Musical Ride. The Royal Horse Show runs from Friday, November 12 through Saturday, November 20. Tickets at $9.00 and $10.00 include admission to the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and may be obtained by writing The Royal, Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ont. M6K 3C3 or by telephoning (416) 593-6262. I'll take that one! A patron of the St. Joseph's church basement on the weekend to browse C.W.L. Fall Bazaar Saturday finds just the item through the fine selection of crafts, baking, she wants. Crowds of bazaar goers poured into the vegetables and plants on sale. 1983 Lloyd James, President, and Kevin Egan, Vice-President, of County Honda Sales and Service, cordially invite you to join them on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21st and seethe 1983 HONDA •Civic •Accord •Prelude now in stock and ready for immediate delivery. Come in and join us for some refreshments... we're open all day until 9:00 p.m. County Honda Sales and Service Hwy. No. 2 at Maple Grove Telephone 623-2586 "You can count on County... your complete transportation specialists"