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\ . J j i i ü I 1 1 I <Tl)c (îatroiuan Statesman Section Two Wednesday, October 10, 1984 Last week, the two General Motors dealers in this could check out the new 1985 models. Both Cowan dealers report large crowds at their shows and few of those on display, area held Open House so prospective customers Pontiac-Buick and Roy Nichols Chevrolet-Olds favorable comments on the new models. Here are a "xl ?" o V 1811 p Vv:77 _ , ]1 T:| Rotarians Told Meaning of Thanksgiving Rev. John Peters was the guest speaker last week when the Bowmanville Rotary Club focused on the meaning of Thanksgiving. Rev. Peters, president of the Ministerial Association, offered some thoughts on the season during the club's regular Thursday luncheon. He's shown here witli Rotary Club President A1 Strike. Members of the Bowmanville Bowmanville Rotary Club were urged to enjoy life's smaller pleasures in a Thanksgiving address presented at last week's regular luncheon meeting. Unfortunately, today's world tends to think big rather than small. "We tend to measure success success by bigness and expan sion. We measure the worth of an individual by how much he can produce," said ltev. John Peters. Rev. Peters, president of the Ministerial Association, suggested that overcoming this philosophy is one way to truly appreciate wluit Thanksgiving means. "We can learn to he more aware of small things and we can learn to sec the value of small things," he said. High technology provides a concrete example of the expression "small is beautiful". beautiful". Rs computer chips arc an example of high achievement, achievement, Rev. Peters said. "Truly it is the little things of life that arc the most important," he concluded. concluded. Mrs. Coates chose as her title for the one- women show "SUMMER-SETT". It includes only works started during the summer of 1984, forming a series of sets of one or more and involving the use of fibre in a variety of forms. There will be approximately thirty pieces in the show and six areas of fibre arts will be represented: hand-made felt, handmade handmade paper, needlelace and surface stitchery, applique, novelty quilting and basketry techniques. The majority of the works are wall-pieces, although there will be a selection of wearable art, including variations New Fast F of the poncho, some of these with appliques of leaves in ultra-suede or leather. For this show she has combined her interests in novelty quilting, which include variations of the cathedral window, strip quilting and English- pieced diamonds and hexagon with a longtime longtime interest in works by Amish , and Mennonite qùilters. Having taught in the area of York County and having travelled through Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, home of many Amish quilters, the strong colour's combined with black so often utilized by Amish quilters are apparent in her 'wall- ood Restaurant pieces. These comprise the "Lancaster Series". One of the hangings, "Lancaster Triptych", utilizes the Cathedral Spire variation of traditional Cathedral window quilting developed by Mary Ryder Kline of California. In conjunction with the show, Mrs. Coates is offering a weekend workshop on Saturday, October 20th, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. entitled "Christmas Cathedrals". Cathedrals". Participants will be able to finish two or three small projects utilizing the variations of Cathedral Window. Registration is limited to 15. Those interested may register by calling the Visual Arts Centre Launched Regional Chairman Gary Herrema, Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard, and Regional Councillor Marie Hubbard were on hand to help launch Bowman- ville's new fast food restaurant located at the corner of King St. and Scugog Rd. The restaurant, which is owned by Jimmy Chow, will be completed early in 1985. And Mr. Chow said last week that he plans to donate the first week's proceeds to the Memorial Hospital expansion program. The restaurant restaurant will feature a regular fast food menu and will offer seating for 100 indoors, along with an outdoor balcony and ample parking facilities. Shown here at the ground-breaking last Wednesday, October 3, arc (from left): John Eaton, manager of the Bank of Commerce in Bowmanville; Mayor Rickard, Councillor Hubbard, Regional Chairman Herrema, Jimmy Chow, Mavis Brown, consumer loans officer for the Bank of Commerce; Accountant John Winter; Joe Bonura, ofTowne and Country Homes, the builder of the restaurant; restaurant; and Joe Silva, also ofTowne and Country Homes. The company is an associate of Durham Building Supplies, in Bowmanville. (416) 623-5831 between 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. Registration deadline is Thursday, October 18th, 1984 and the cost is $10.00 for VAC members and $20.00 for nonmembers. nonmembers. In keeping with Mrs. Coates strong belief, that the visual and performing arts should be combined, we have invited Mr. Fred Cacciotti to the Durham Classical Guitar Society to perform a series of selections from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. on opening day, Sunday, October 14th. Refreshments will be served. Everyone welcome! To reach the Visual Arts Centre, take 401 to the Liberty Street cutoff, cutoff, go north past the Flying Dutchman Motel to Baseline Road, turn right to Simpson Avenue, and follow Simpson Avenue to the Centre, which is located in the old Cream of Barley Mill, in Soper Creek Park. Raising Funds in Memory of Dead Constable Fund-raiser Bill Mole puts his best foot forward during a visit to the The Durham Regional Police 16 Division in Bowmanville. Mr. Mole, a marathon walker, is en route from Brampton to Ottawa in order to help raise $90,000 in memory of a Peel Regional Police constable who was killed in the line of duty. Mr. Mole is pictured above with Sophie Kalmuk, secretary at 16 Division. The walker stopped just long enough to collect 52 cents from each officer at 16 Division. I-Ie's challenging all police personnel in Canada to make a similar contribution to the fund established in memory of Constable Dwayne Piukkala. Fund-raiser Bill Mole hasn't had much'time to rest from his latest 5,365 mile walk across Canada. A new project has put him back on the road for a 500 kilometre trek between Brampton and Ottawa. When lie heard that the Peel Regional Police were planning to raise funds in memory of a constable who died in the line of duty last August, Bill took up the cause, Last Thursday, the marathon walker travelled through Bowmanville and stopped to talk about his latest project. "I was getting fed up with the shootings and stabbings in Toronto," he said. lie discovered that the Peel Regional Police Force was embarking on a $90,000 project to raise funds for a trauma and resuscitation unit in the new Credit Valley Valley Hospital. The facility will be in memory of Constable Constable Dwayne Piukkala, who was killed while on duty last August. With enthusiasm enthusiasm generated from over 15 years of fund-raising, fund-raising, Bill Mole volunteered to help raise the money and publicize the project. He's asking all Canadian police officers and prison guards to contribute 51 cents towards the Dwayne Piukkala Memorial Fund. If every officer accepted that appeal, then the force would have $25,000 towards the project. In describing the earlier cross-Canada walk which he completed this summer, Bill explained that the trek took him 5,365 miles. Because Because of food and lodgings offered him throughout the journey, he was able to complete complete the walk at a total cost of just two cents. All money raised was donated lo the Barbara Turnbull Fund. Barbara Turnbull is the 19- year-old convenience store clerk who is a quad- rapelegic as the result of a gunshot injury received in a robbery. Ilis previous projects included included Terry Fox Runs for three years as well as other fund-raising efforts which have taken him across Canada. Canada. A former government employee, employee, Bill Mole gave up his career last year when lie needed the time to devote to the cross-Canada walk. At a pace ol'30 to 35 miles per day, the 36-ycar-old walker expects to reach Ottawa Ottawa October 9 or 10. And if the Peel Regional Police still need more funds when the journey is over, Bill is more than willing to volunteer for another project. project. "I'm not going lo give this project up until we raise the $90,000,"