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16 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, March 18,1987 Wins Top Honors at Legion Cribbage News from Starkville Another Winner in Sunburst Pageant The Jack Baker Memorial Cribbage Tournament was held at the Bowmanville Legion oh Sat., Mar. 14, and was a huge success with 108 players attending. The winners were: Charlotte Thompson and Audrey Stephens from Port Hope with seven straight wins, Nancy Gordon and Linda Grey from Marmora in second with six wins, George Read and Tom Pearson from Bowmanville in third with six wins, Helen Balson and Harold Balson from Bowmanville in fourth with six wins, I. Whitney and M. Gibbs from Bowmanville in fifth with six wins and Marg Perris and Dot Fair from Bowmanville in sixth with five wins. The draw prize of a wine cask was won by Doreen Park of Tyrone. First prize winners Audrey (left) and Charlotte are seen here receiving their trophy from Art Sheehan. Pontypool Happenings by Nettie Aiken On Friday, March 6th, Dorothy Dewar, Sue Kucher, Ruth Richardson and Marie Finney attended the World Day of Prayer meeting in Bethany United Church, It was an interesting service. There was special music from two local Bethany women, and also a decorated cake made especially to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the World Day of Prayer service. Also on Friday, March 6th, Ken Benford lost control of his van near the pond, but the response of the neighbors and the occupants of the following vehicle and their quick action saved him from more serious injuries. We all wish him a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Benford are pleased to announce the engagement of her youngest daughter, Tina Marie Ward, to Steven Bradley Gilbert, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Gilbert, Oakville. Wedding to . take , place,, in, ..Oshawa, ;,on August 29th, 1987. We thank Doreen Benford for these last two items of , news. Hopefully there will be no more bad news before the wedding. In her service on Sunday, March 8th, Rev. Heather Smith told a story to the .children about temptation, by using cookies as an 1 illustration of how we can be ■ tempted to eat more than we should and that one can be tempted to do so many other things that are not always right. In her sermon, she told about how Jesus was tempted so many times and of all the ways that this made things hard to be true to his Heavenly Father, or how we can be tempted by the way others act towards, us. A surprise luncheon guest on Sunday with your correspondent correspondent and her husband was Mr. Joe Leguire. He did work iand other business for Tom's dad on the farm and wanted to 'find out how he was now. Mr. Leguire has sihce moved from his Bailieboro home to take up Residence in Red Deer, 'Alberta. Tom showed him around the subdivisions, both north and south, in Pontypool. Gwen Raper was the high bowler on Monday, March 9th. She had a high single score of 208 and a high double score of 415. The Strike Fund was. unclaimed this week. There will be bowling at the start of the March Break but some ladies have bowled off. Friday, March 20th is going to be an exciting day in Pontypool. Both Dagg's Variety Shop and Christine's Restaurant are due to have official openings that afternoon. Bob Brown and the Council will be involved. The ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at Dagg's at 2:00 p.m., with the ceremony repeated later at Christine's Restaurant, Best wishes to both enterprises. How about a sign on the highway pointing the way into town? March Break will mean that children are carefree to some extent in their play. Everyone will need to be cautious in order to save a tragedy from happening. One hazard is fast running streams. Let us have a safe week. Drivers, the children should be on your mind also. Looking ahead to April 10th, the 2nd Annual Pollock and Music Variety night will take place nt the Pontypool Community Centre. If you wish to volunteer your talent, please contact Bob Bolton at 277-2084, Suggestions arc also welcome. Please mark your calendar: June 8 ■ 20, If you will be able to help with renovations in the Pontypool United Church basement. Volunteers will be needed days and evenings during that time period to tear up the old floor and put in a concrete floor. Cement mixers, wheelbarrows, and hand tools will also need to be borrowed. Don't miss this opportunity to build muscles, lose weight, help with a community cause, and have fun all at the same time! Stewart Walker (277-3263) will be co-ordinating this project. The Pontypool Anniversary Service is on June 7th at 11:00 a.m. Guest speaker is Rev. Tadejo (pronounced Ta Day O). The family will be involved with special music. Everyone is welcome. They have not been mentioned for a while, but the Pontypool Residents' Association continues to keep working on our behalf. Any concerns or suggestions, please write to them at Box 323, Pontypool, Ontario LOA 1KO. The Pontypool U.C.W. are looking for your help in collecting points for the C.C.A. (Community Club Awards) campaign. When shopping in Lindsay, take your C.C.A. Elizabeth ville [intended for last week) , On Tuesday afternoon the W. I. met at Barkwell's. On Wednesday evening the U.C.W. unit II met at Mr. and Mrs. J. Peacock's home. Mrs. Peacock opened the meeting with a hymn followed by a talk on what the twenty-first century may be like. Some of the topics touched on were: population, changes in education, breakdown of morality and peace. Mrs. Trew, President took over the business part and Mrs. H. White read the minutes of the last meeting in the absence of Mrs. Quantrill. A luncheon was planned which we have been asked to cater for on the 19th at Vincent Massey Arena. Lunch was served. Church service was held as usual. The choir sang, Rev. Sedgwick had questions for the juniors all about Ash Wednesday, finally ending with another question for next Sunday. How many days from Ash Wednesday until Easter? The announcements for the next while are: official board meeting at Garden Hill at 8 p.m. on Aril 6th. Photographs for the pictorial directory for the Hope Township Pastoral Charge will be taken on April 1st3:30-9:30 p.m. Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Finnie were taking appointments for that day on Sunday. Rev. Sedgwick spoke on another beatitude. Blessed are those who are persecuted. Sermon - Invitation to Happiness V. A promise that has never been broken. A Call Marty Preston Moving Consultant before you list your home ALLIED T/iuC<i/eM Movers l-lo can provide details on how you can make your next move not only professional but PROFITABLE too, with Allied's CASHBACK Program. Preston Transport Limited 420 Baseline Rd. 623-4433 Bowmanville On Tuesday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stark visited in Colborne with her sister Mrs. Irene Somerville. Mrs. Bev Higgins visited Tuesday evening with Mrs. Jeanette Layng and Dyana. On Wednesday morning, craft class was held at the home of Mrs. Mary-Lou Fonk with 15 ladies and 3 little girls present. This also was a baby shower for one of our members Mrs. Brenda Towler of Stewart Road who is expecting her baby very soon. The prettily decorated shower cake was by Mrs. Bernice Stark. After lunch, everyone nolticed the robin on the lawn. Mrs. Patti Andrews, Janelle and Daniel visited Wednesday morning with Mrs. Jeanette Layng and Dyana. Mr. Milton Wannan of Kirby visited Friday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Souch. Mrs. Jean Todd with Mrs. Bonnie Pearce of Orono enjoyed a great holiday from Thursday to Sunday in Las Vegas, Nevada. . Mr. and Mrs. Fred Higgins of Toronto visited Saturday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Gary Higgins, Mary, Sarah and Maia. On Friday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stark visited in Orono with Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Tamblyn. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Hallowell of Canton visited Saturday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Llew Hallowell. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Lee of Cambray spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Todd. On Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. Brian Caswell spent the day in Guelph attending College Royal held at Guelph University. They met their son Jeff and enjoyed a tour of the buildings. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Fonk and Peter spent the weekend at Lake Bernard. On Saturday, they were supper guests in North Bay of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dobbs, Scott and Janet. On Saturday morning, Mrs. Sandra Goorbarry and Miss Erin Windatt motored to Quebec. Erin will stay a few days in Montreal with Miss Audra Goorbarry and Sandra continued on to Knowlton to stay with friends for a while to help out with making maple syrup. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Brettell were morning and luncheon guests on Thursday of Bruce's parents Mr. and Mrs. Hartley Brettell, Toronto. A good crowd attended the St. Patrick's Day dance held at Newtonville community hall on Saturday evening with proceeds going to the Newtonville Manse Fund. The watercolor painting made and ' donated by Mr. Ron Phillips was won by Mr, Morley Robinson. On Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Isabelle Trim attended the 90th birthday party in honor of Mrs. Sadie Hamilton of Orono and held at the Odd Fellows Hall in Orono. Mr. and Mrs. George Walton, Robert and Douglas of Newcastle visited Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Farrow. On Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rowe and Tiffany of Bowmanville were noon dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Trim. Mr. and Mrs. Brian Caswell visited Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Jeanette Layng and Dyana. On Sunday afternoon, Mrs. Isabelle Trim visited in Orono with Mrs. Hattie Wilson at the Durham Complex and later with Mrs. Maude Cooper. Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy were luncheon and supper guests on Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Harold ; McColm, Kathleen, Ginny and Patrick, Thornhill. The children returned to Starkville with Joan and John to spend the March break with their grandparents. There was a good attendance at Shiloh United church on Sunday for services. The sacrament of communion was served by Rev. Bryan Ransom. On Sunday afternoon, Mr. Jim Hallowell visited with his niece and her husband Mr, and Mrs. Gary Higgins, Mary, Sarah and Maia. Jamie Marie Burley, 6, will be competing in the International Sunburst beauty contest in Toronto this July after winning Miss Photogenic and first runner-up in a beauty contest at the Oshawa Centre on Mar. 10. The international event, held on July 17 and 18| will be at the Cara Inn. Booklet (which will be delivered to you soon) and collect points which later can be turned in by the U.C.W. for money. Save sales slips, and also labels from various products. For more information, call Marie Finney at 277-2327, Sue Kucher at 277-3421 aor Elaine Grabko at 277-2162. At the Pontypool Keenagers meeting at the Community Centre, March 12th, there were seven tables of Euchre. High Lady was Kay Youngman, with a score of 72; Low Lady was Mary Finney, with a score of 48. High Man was Rick Woods, with a score of 70; Low Man was Paul Mucha, with a score of 48. Winner Take All Draws went to Paul Mucha and Lawrence Adams. C.C.A. booklets were distributed for the benefit of the U.C.W. Next meeting will be March 26th. Keep in your prayers those who are ill and their families. Do let me know if any of your loved ones should .be mentioned in this column. ' "A gardener raises a few things, a farmer raises many things, and the middleman raises everything." .to: discussion on whether God can be seen. The Hebrew people had images of God and such things but the Christian does not see God. When Moses asked he eventually was hidden in a cave and saw God float by but only saw his back. No one has seen God but we are to believe He is at hand with us in sin and good deeds. Mr. Watkins and Mr. Hancock took up the offering. Mr. Banister was at the door and J. Taylor gave out the bulletins. Coffee was served as usual. The seniors met as usual. I wasn't able to attend. I was sick with the cold. I also missed the World Day of Prayer at Welcome so can't report much. Mrs. W. Longyear just phoned to say she saw the first two robins, she has seen this year, out under a cherry tree. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. E. Fowler had the family for dinner at the ski shack. Most of the family along with Mr. and Mrs. McMurray attended. Mrs. Lottie White celebrated her 85th birthday this week. Mrs. Grace White took Lottie out for dinner on her birthday Thursday at the Legion. Miss Noreen Prouse entertained Lottie and Clara Sheppard who also had a birthday this week and her sister Mary, one evening this week. On Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. Milford White held a birthday party and had the families on both sides also Gerty Beatty to help Lottie celebrate. - Only the Mint ttfW Nl iffrH&N ffiaf - kïBa-.Vi 11..' I E&e Canadian statesman 62 King Street West, Bowmanville 623-3303