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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, October 17,1984 Section Two Friends Honor Dirk and Alida Brinkman ties in the province. / Mr. Brinkman became involved involved in volunteer work not long after he brought his family to Canada from Holland Holland in 1950. Since 1963, the Brinkmans have resided in Bowmanville and they have lived in the immediate area since 1953. ! He estimates that it takes about one day per week to accomplish his volunteer jobs. But he adds that the time is well spent. "You can't live just for making money," he says. "You live off society and you have to put something back." Mr. Brinkman adds that his business gives him flexible flexible hours. He has been a State Farm insurance agent for 33 years and he has found the business is one which allows him time to devote to his church and his community. He also credits his wife, Alida, with offering plenty of assistance. They work together, together, he said. "If there is no support from one party, the other cannot do these things. Dirk and Alida Brinkman have 10 grown children living living in Ontario and British Columbia. The entire family, family, including 16 grandchil- B.H.S. NEWS Students' Council News BOWMANVILLE, Ont. -The fashion world looks to Bowmanville High School this week as avant-garde students are setting trends. Paris eat your heart out! TUESDAY - The "nerd" , look is in for fall. The truly trendy will be sporting hornrimmed hornrimmed glasses, "floods" pulled up to the midriff as well as "wimpy" out-of-date shoes. WEDNESDAY - 50's nostalgia is sweeping the school! The well-dressed students are wearing circle skirts (poodles are especially chic) with crinolines, letter sweaters, leather jackets and greased hair or ponytails. THURSDAY - The colours red and white are the spirit of fall. Enthusiastic students are seen in "vogue" combinations of red and white - our school colours. FRIDAY - "Arctic" is the Something To Think About GARY CONWAY DIRECTOR- THE CONDOLENCE CALL The condolence call is distinct distinct from attendance at the viewing or funeral. It is a personal personal home visit made to a bereaved bereaved individual or family by relatives, friends, neighbors, associates, acquaintances soon after they have learned of the death. However, the individual individual who fails to go early to the bereaved home need not assume that he may not go later. Condolence calls may be made at any time, before the funeral or after, during the first weeks of grief! The condolence call has several several purposes, jt expresses sympathy and otters help in a difficult time, The bereaved should know that they are not alone in their grief, that there are people who care about and understand their sorrow. It also helps maintain ties between that person and the society. This not only demonstrates community support, it can help the mourner from slipping too deeply into grief. Morris Funeral Chapel 4 Division St. Bowmanville Tel: 623-5480 Serving Durham Region Since 1881 fashion buzzword. Everyone is talking about mukluks, parkas, balaclavas and other warm n' woolies. With the temperature of our school usually hovering around 2 degrees, everyone will be dressed appropriately. Actually, these weird manners of dress are a part of United Way Week. Students' Council has planned four Spirit Days - Nerd Day, 50's Day, Red 'n' White Day and Arctic Day - with special activities such as bubble-gum blowing and jelly bean guessing contests, a pep rally on Thursday and a dance on Friday evening with all proceeds to be donated to the United Way. The Dress-up Days are to encourage school spirit and for every day you dress up you get 50 cents off your $4.00 dance ticket. Each day you dress up, present yourself in costume at the box office at lunch and Students' Council will give you a coupon good for 50 cents off the purchase of a dance ticket. While you're there, buy a ticket to the pep rally last Tuesday in homeroom period, everyone will vote for his or her favourite songs to be I played at the dance. Friday is the date for Bowmanville High I School's Biggest Musical | Chairs Game at lunch. Students' Council Elections ! for General Council will also I be held this week so stay I tuned for further updates of the results. Students' Council Executive would like to thank the following for their generosity in donating the prizes for the activities: Square Boy Pizza, Bowmanville Audio-Vision, Denis Pizzeria, Light's Video Action. Try. Buy. Fly! çrtt Free! Simply come in and cul with one of our Pionm/I'arlner chain saws and we'll help you keep your chains sharp with a free Nordlec file y.uide. 95 King St. W. Save up to $40.00! Win! 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The Thank You Dirk Brinkman Night took place at the Durham Christian High School and included tribute from representatives of the various volunteer groups in which Mr. Brinkman has served. Mr. and Mrs. Brinkman are shown here with one of the gifts they received. The Durham Christian High School was an appropriate appropriate setting for a "Thank You Dirk Brinkman Night" held on Tuesday, October 9. The new high school represents represents one of many projects projects to which Mr. Brinkman has volunteered his time and talents. And although the Bowmanville Bowmanville resident has participated participated in a variety of projects projects ranging from a medical medical co-operative to a home for the aged, he has been especially interested in Christian education. He chaired the building committee for the Knox Christian School which opened in 1957. At that time, Knox was among the first Christian schools Ontario. Mr. Brinkman later was head of the building committee committee for the two expansion expansion programs at Knox as well as the construciton of the Durham Christian High School. At the moment, he is one of the advisors to the Commission Commission on Independent Schools. That body is investigating investigating alternative schools in Ontario, and Mr. Brinkman notes that there are over 1,500 such independent independent educational facili- Vladimir Orloff Mr. Orloff made his debut in 1947 with the Bucharest Philharmonic Orchestra. He was nominated state soloist in 1953 and awarded first prize at the Bucharest International Competition, followed in 1955 by first prize in Warsaw, and Geneva in 1957. With subsequent outstanding success throughout Eastern Europe, Mr. Orloff was appointed Professor Extraordinary at the Vienna Academy of Music in 1967 and served as a member of the jury for the International Cello Competition there. Since his first concert in Vienna in 1968, for which he received critical acclaim - Die Presse hailed him as "a brilliant discovery. Many great cellists have performed Don Quichote in Vienna, but his performance will be remembered as the most outstanding and beautiful" - Vladimir Orloff's career has continued over four continents. continents. He has performed with many famous European orchestras and world- renowned conductors. Audiences and critics alike have been captivated by his forceful personality, his brilliant technique and sensitive misicality. Single tickets and subscriptions for the upcoming six concerts still available. Please call 579-6493. Representatives from all levels of government brought greetings to residents of Blackstock and the surrounding community on the occasion of the Cartwright Township sesquicentennial. Here, Ross Stevenson (right), MPP for Durham-York presents a plaque from Premier Bill Davis to the sesquicentennial committee. Looking on are Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor and Durham-North- umberland MP Allan Lawrence. The ceremony also included the planting of a tree at the Blackstock Recreation Centre. dren returned home for Thanksgiving and for the Dirk Brinkman Appreciation Appreciation Night held for their father. The family gathering was also a way of celebrating the Brinkmans' 40th anniversary anniversary which is being observed observed early this year so that the entire family could be together. In addition to his work for Christian schools, Dirk Brinkman is a former board member and past president of the Christian Medical Society. Society. This organization was a health co-operative which invested its capital in a senior citizens housing project project when health care was taken over by government agencies. He serves as a board member and secretary secretary of Holland Christian Homes, the senior citizens' residential centre which was founded by the medical co-operative. Just a few of the other groups in which he has been active are: The Dutch Credit Credit Union, Salem Christian Counselling, Durham Christian Christian Homes, Rehoboth Christian Reformed Church, Redeemer College, and Christian Businessmen's Businessmen's Association. 33\i HALLOWEEN Extravaganza Wed.Thurs., Fri. Oct. 25-26-27 in Downtown Bowmanville too* 7 / Wipe the cobwebs away from your door and come on out on the town this Hallowe'en for fun and bargains sponsored sponsored by the Bowmanville Downtown Business Improvement Area. • Shell-out bags FREE for children of customers. • Hallowe'en artwork supplied by all Junior Public Schools, on display in local stores and and businesses. Each business will be judged on how well they presented presented the Hallowe'en theme. Judging will take place between 12 noon and 6 p.m. on Fri., Oct. 26th. k, % Sponsored by the Downtown Business Improvement Area R g; O D O bJ U.M 85DQI BOWMANVILLE BUSINESS CENTRE