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i Good Crowd at Canton New Year's Eve WESLEYVILLE It was a good Christmas holiday for 1983. With the long school closing, students had the chance to enjoy all the winter sports possible with the plentiful supply of snow. Most of the former Wesleyville families enjoyed gathering together, sometimes more than once. Carroll and June Nichols spent the day with Gloria and Doug Young and granddaughter Alyson in Toronto, then all were expected at the home here on another day but snow prevented the Chatham members from arriving, but they did manage to be together before the week was over. Archie and OraldFord had dinner with son Leslie and family in Port Hope, joined by Wanda and George Henderson and family of Oshawa, also Mr. and Mrs. Travers of the same place, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Marchaise de La Roche and Bradley of Erin, as well as Janet Ford's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jiggins and neighbour Pat Poole, twenty in all. Murray and Jean Payne had all their family home from Toronto, Ottawa and Wakefield, Quebec. Harold and Verna Austin had more than one day of entertaining members of their family, with at least once with everyone home, Helen Jarvis of Grafton and family, Pearl Cann of Canton with her family, Roy and family and the youngest Valerie Smith with her family from Belleville. Although Harold has not recovered completely from his serious illness, he was well enough to enjoy Christmas fare with those near and dear. Bill and Carole Barrowclough, Connie and David of Peterborough spent the day with Harold and the Karvonen family of Scarborough were with E. Barrowclough for New Year's. Grace Anderson of Toronto spent a few days of the holiday with Dora and Clarence Nichols and on Christmas day the family was home, Phillip of Toronto, James at home and Timm and Laurel with Katie, the delight of the day. Wesley Best of Port Hope and Barry Best of Peterborough, with brides of Wesley last year, Cathy and Judy had their Christmas with parents Harold and Gwen Best. Also sharing the day were Berniece and George Best of Port Hope. On New Year's Day the same group was entertained by George and Berniece at their home in Port Hope, with another guest, Helen Cornish of Port Hope. The wonderful season of Christmas with its warmth of greetings from friends in far away places as well as those nearby, is saddened only by the suffering of so many in this world who feel none of the peace on earth good will to men. Church service at Welcome on Christmas morning was well attended with almost every seat filled. Albert and Ruth Woodruff with daughters Annette, Jeanette and Juliette led in the last devotion period for advent. New Year's found many families away, for the congregation was smaller but the choir was there with a lovely anthem, "I heard the bells on Christmas day". Rev. Gordon Rutherford's sermon on the life of Samuel emphasized the need for parental dedication to the care and teaching of their children. The offering was received by Melville McHolm, John Connelly, Bill Beckett and George Tufford. Mr. and Mrs. Mel McHolm greeted the congregation at the door. A workshop for Sunday School teachers and staff, and members of session is planned to be held at Welcome Church on January 14th. The New Year's Eve party at Canton Hall was well attended by the church community and all reported a happy time welcoming in 1984. Many hawks are still here with keen eyes searching the fields as they fly back and forth, watching for the careless mouse; jays are still frustrated with the hanging feeders, but the chickadees make good use of them, scattering many seeds for the jays to get on the ground beneath and the little tree, sparrows have to be satisfied' with the few seeds left by the jays. For some reason they never try the feeder. Woodpeckers cling to the net bag holding the suet and seem to enjoy the free ride. Around The Board With Bob Willsher Trustee Ward III Northumberland-Newcastle Board of Education The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, January 11,1984 OBITUARY Iota Psi Chapter Lays Plans for '84 Christmas dinner for the Bowmanville chapter of Beta Sigma Phi (Iota Psi) was held at the New Dutch Oven. It was a relaxed informal time, and provided a chance for members members to review their activities over the fall season. Some meetings were strictly fun and sociable; a game of Trivial Pursuit adapted to sorority trivia, a dinner to which husbands were invited, and at which each course was served at a different house; a Hallowe'en masquerade, and a family pizza party at the San Marino Restaurant following the Santa Claus parade; and an exchange of Christmas gifts. Other meetings were more informative. A program was presented on the process of decision making, dough artistry artistry was demonstrated, and an auction of Christmas crafts was held to raise money for Iota Psi projects. At the commencement exercises of Bowmanville High School, an award of classical recordings was presented to the student who contributed most to the grade twelve music program. As a community service, Iota Psi continued to supply and serve cookies and juice at the local blood donor clinics. We also entered a float in the Santa Claus Parade. Members brought canned food to every meeting to contribute toward a Christmas hamper for a deserving family. All in all, it was a successful year. Many exciting "projects are planned for the coming year, ensuring that 1984 will be as productive and interesting as 1983. An exempler chapter of Beta Sigma Phi is being formed in Bowmanville. Anyone Anyone interested and needing information, phone Linda at 623-7547. ABERNETHY'S JANUARY BIRTHDAY 1950 1984 !£L AN io% "Red-Sticker" Prices Guaranteed Savings of 20% .30% OFF Manufacturers' Wallpaper Book Prices Every Wallpaper Book On Sale choose from over 200 books Look for our In-Stock Wallpaper Clearance Tags and SAVE on Take-Home Wallpapers ABERNETHY'S Paint and Wallpaper Free Parking at Rear Enter Off Queen St. 55 King St. W. 623-5431 •OWMANVILU Bowmanville Monday to Thuraday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. -- Friday 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. -- Saturday 8 a.m. - 5 p. m . I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday season and may I wish you the best in 1984. The new year certainly promises to bring many new and exciting challenges for the Board to address on your behalf. Before I go further permit me to tell you about a new member of our household. We were able to acquire a TRS-80 computer which we've named Eugene. Eugene's first few days were a little rough. He speaks a different language and didn't seem prepared to convert to plain English. With a little help from Mike at Bowmanville Audio Vision we seem to be on the same track. Eugene assisted in preparing this column and I hope the Editor notices the significant improvement in Eugene's printing over my handwriting. Now if I can just get a program program to correct spelling and punctuation errors... One topic I touched on last month was that of OSIS (Ontario Schools: Intermediate Intermediate and Senior Divisions). Parents of students in Grade 8 will be faced with more information information in the coming weeks if you haven't already been involved. These students will be the first to track through the new direction in secondary education) Maybe new isn't the appropriate word. It's really a return to a more structured system. Choice will be there but there will be more compulsory courses. These are courses which parents and educators feel are required for a solid educational foundation. Our Board decided to begin implementation in September 1984. These visible changes, in my opinion, are positive. Students may disagree with the more rigid structure, especially in families where brothers or sisters are currently currently attending school under the present guidelines. In time I believe they will appreciate the improvements. OSIS covers the broad spectrum spectrum of school life and not just the subjects your son or daughter studies. Most of the attention has focused on the elimination of Grade 13. Many parentis have expressed concern concern about this aspect of OSIS. As an individual who attended school befiire, the radical changes of | the late 1960's I shared this' concern. As a parent of a Grfede 8 student who will be among the first to experience this new direction I still have some concerns. Generally I feel it will be better but will require close monitoring. As I said there are many changes with OSIS. Primarily the five years of studies have been compressed into four years. There will no longer be the two diploma system (one for grade 12 and one for grade 13). Only a single certificate will be awarded, the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). Students entering Grade 9 in 1984 could earn this new diploma as early as June 1986. The current Grade 13 diploma will be retained for some students until August 31, 1990. All students entering Grade 9 on or after Sept. 1,1984 must have a minimum of 30 credits to earn the new diploma. 16 of the 30 credits are compulsory and 14 are elective. Students planning to go to university will be required to study six Ontario Academic Courses (OAC). These will replace the Grade 13 program by 1988. The OAC's can be taken after the 30 credit OSSD or they may be counted as credit toward toward the OSSD. What this means is the highly motivated (Prepared to work very hard) student can earn university admission in four years. For some this will be a definite advantage. High school courses will be available in three levels of difficulty: Basic, General and Advanced. The Basic level will focus on the development of personal skills and general preparation for employment. General level courses will be designed for the student entering entering the world of work or BABY SHOWER To Be Held Jan. 17th 7:30-9:00 p.m. GRACE LUTHERAN A CHURCH (; Hwy.401 at Park Rd„ Oahawa For more information all Mothers-To-Be are invited to call Patty Wood at 579-9447 for your free invitation. studies at a college of applied arts. The advanced level courses will prepare the student student for admission to a university or certain programs programs at a college of applied arts. I said earlier that the current current five years will be compressed compressed into four years. That's not really correct. The student may choose to complete his or her studies in four years. If it is their intention to go to university they can take five years to complete their studies if they desire. Our Board is prepared to assist the student wanting to get the OSSD and OAC's in four years. However care must be taken by students and parents not to pressure themselves into a four year completion time if it is not appropriate. I suspect that most students will still want and need the five years to prepare for university. Students have a good idea of what they would like to do. Both parents and students should seek counselling from the school to ensure the advantages advantages and disadvantages are understood. There are still many questions questions to be answered. Our Administration and the Board are currently reviewing all of them to provide answers and direction. The changes are not to be feared. Certainly they will require cooperation from students, parents, teachers and the Board to make sure student benefits from the tended improvements. These changes will also cost this Board additional monies. They will mean more work for everyone in our system in the short term. I can't stress enough the' need of parents and students to understand the new program and the need to seek additional information from your school if you don't. WILLIAM GEORGE COOK A lifelong resident of the Oshawa area, William George Cook died suddenly at Oshawa General Hospital on Thursday, Thursday, January 5th, 1984. He had resided at 276 Saguenay Avenue, Oshawa, and was married at Simcoe United Church on January 7, 1933 to the former Dorothy Frederick. Born in Woodstock on September 24,1911, he was the son of Mrs. Ruth Cook and the late Frederick Lawrence Cook. Mr. Cook had been a salesman salesman with United Citric Company Company and retired in 1966. He is survived by his wife, his mother, Mrs. Ruth Cook of Oshawa; two brothers, Robert Harold of R.R. 6, Bowman- vilie, Norman of Oshawa; and two sisters, Mrs. John James (Caroline) and Mrs. John Chappell (Sylvia), both of Oshawa. He was predeceased by a son Lawrence in 1937. Mr. Cook rested at the Mclntosh-Anderson Funeral Home, Oshawa. Service was held in the chapel on Saturday, with Mr. Stephen Saywell officiating. Memorial donations to the Palliative Care Unit, Oshawa General Hospital, or charity of choice would be gratefully acknowledged. Cremation. CLIP AND SAVE-SAVE-SAVE Diet or Regular Pop Offer Expires JAN. 25th, 1984 refundable deposit required PRESENT THIS COUPON AT LESS THAN S'PER BOTTLE LESS THAN 34'PER BOTTLE FOLLOWING Checkers Variety 219 King St. E. BOWMANVILLE Checkers Variety 114 Waverley Rd. BOWMANVILLE Checkers Variety 1347 King St. E. (Town Line Plaza) OSHAWA THE SALE YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.. WILSON'S JANUARY FURNITURE CLEARANCE! Quality Furniture, Latest Styles At Clearout Prices. All Stock Must Go. SUPER SAVINGS! Twin Size Continental Beds Complete with legs and headboard *148 3 Piece Modern Bedroom Suite Solid construction. Pine finish. Slightly marked. Triple dresser with mirror, chest and queen size headend. 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