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( l 12 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, May 13,1987 AROUND THE TOWN ffl E311 0 00 iii 1 CARNATION CAMPAIGN -- The Multiple Sclerosis Society reports that a very good response response was received from this year's Carnation Day. Although not all the proceeds have been counted yet, preliminary results indicate that $7,032.92 was raised on Saturday. We also understand understand that over $5,000 was collected through carnation sales at the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station and over $2,000 was raised in sales at the GM truck plant. Thirty eight volunteers volunteers gave generously of their time to ensure a successful campaign. The groups who took part include: Lioness Club, Jaycettes, Capa ; Delta Sorority, Kinsmen, and friends and rela- • tives of people with MS. This year, there were • 10 locations in the Town of Newcastle. Coin l boxes are still in place at various businesses •/ throughout May. And organizers are optimistic \ that $10,000 will be raised within the Town of \ Newcastle this year. DURHAM COLLEGE CONVOCATION -- Durham grads will be receiving their diplomas diplomas at the Oshawa Civic Auditorium May 30. There will be a Business and Technology convocation at 10:30 a.m., followed by a convocation convocation in the afternoon (at 2:30) for graduates in Applied Arts and Health Sences. Guest speakers are Glenna Carr, assistant deputy minister in the Ministry of Skills Development and David Fletcher, a Durham College alumnus alumnus currently teaching in the college's business business faculty. Ms. Carr will address the applied arts and health sciences grads, while Mr. Fletcher will be the speaker at the business faculty graduation. Receptions will follow each ceremony. : FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE WOULD BE ; PROUD -- of today's nurses. And to recognize ; their importance across Canada, Nurses' Week : will be observed the week of May 10 to 16: The ; events coincide with the May 12 anniversary of : the birth of Florence Nightingale. ' Nurses' Week has a two-fold purpose. Its primary primary function is to make the public more aware of the role and duties of the nursing profes- l ; sional. (Nursing is the single largest component ; of the health industry.) More importantly, it is ? ■ l'an opportunity for nurses to celebrate the fact î . that they are nurses and to acknowledge their ' dedication and hard work as care-givers. Locally, the nursing associations have spon- : sored a poster contest for students in the area elementary schools. The theme is "Nurses ;; Care". ■ Prize-winning posters belong to Joanne ; Brown of Cartwright Central Public School ; (1st); Marsha Masterson of St. Stephen's Sepa rate School (2nd); and Steven Green of Newton- ville Public School (3rd). , You'll see the posters from the competition at the Bowmanville Mall this week. PROGRESS AND PROFESSIONALISM -- is the theme of the 1987 national convention of Ukranian Canadian Professional and Business Business Federation. The event begins May 15 at Oshawa's Holiday Inn and continues to May 18. On Saturday, May 16, there will be a luncheon luncheon with New Democratic leader Ed Broad- bent delivering the keynote speech. At a banquet banquet that evening, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Hon. Thomas Sidon will be the guest speaker. The event is chaired by Dr. Peter Zakarow, of Bowmanville. POST OFFICE CLOSED--Canada Post advises us that the Post Office will be closed Monday, May 18, Victoria Day. There will be street letter box collection on the Saturday before the holiday holiday and also Special Delivery and Priority Post service on May 18. It'll be business as usual May 19. TICKER TEST -- The Durham Save-A-Heart organization will offer a test to indicate if you are at risk of having a heart attack. It's called a Ticker Test and it takes only a few minutes to complete at Save-A-Heart's booth in today's Health Fair. The Health Fair features a variety of exhibits and it runs all day at the Bowmanville Bowmanville Lions Centre. RED SHIELD CAMPAIGN -- The Salvation advises advises us that a little over $6,000 has been collected collected thus far for the annual Red Shield Appeal. Appeal. That represents approximately half of this year's $12,700 goal. Further fund-raising events may be announced later in the month, since all of may is devoted to fund-raising for charities sponsored by the Salvation Army. Please give generously. CHRISTIAN HERITAGE PARTY -- This group will hold a meeting at the Bowmanville High School ^Thursday* May 14, commencing at eight p.m. Further information is available from 983- 9277. CLARIFICATION ON SCOUT TREE PLANTING PLANTING --Last week's story on the Scouts' Trees for Canada program stated that monies,col-: lected from the sponsors go to "Operation > Amigo". This is correct, but the story implied all funds raised through the project are earmarked earmarked for "Amigo". And that's not the case. The West Durham Scouts advise us that most of the funds stay within the groups that raise them. A small portion also goes to the provincial provincial and district councils. A small portion goes to the District Jamboree Account and District Operating Account and a small amount goes to the national council which helps fund Operation Operation Amigo. The main point is that most of the funds are used here at home. And the local Scout leaders just wished to point that out. 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We notice a pertinent passage where the thief at Jesus' right hand on Calvary's Calvary's hill was likely a murderer. murderer. Yet in deep repentance repentance he looked for mercy, and the Lord said to him, "Today you will be with Me in Paradise" (Luke 23:43). As to the subject of deterrents, deterrents, who is to say how many persons have been kept from cruel murder because because they fear the result when capital punishment is enforced? Nowadays, one can be suspicious of humanistic reasoning, the so-called wisdom of the world, modern modern philosophy and recent theology. Moreover, psychology and psychiatry have their limits, too. In one case, quotes from the Bible by a regular patient were considered a no-no! In almost all countries capital punishment has been abused, but this doesn't justify its abolition in premeditated homicide. Human hate, personal vengeance, vengeance, antique nooses, are not to be given loose rein here. Not long ago a Dr. Morgenson, psychologist at Wilfrid Laurier University, University, listed 12 religious groups in Canada believing in abolition of capital punishment. Years before that, I had found in Oshawa 5 different churches for the death penalty. Two important matters are overlooked or avoided. When a prison inmate has to face the supreme penalty, penalty, he has before dying the chance to make his peace with his Maker. But when a gunman at large without warning shoots to death a nonbeliever, his victim has no opportunity to be prepared prepared for kingdom come, come. Will the Canadian govern- Art and Music Students Join Forces for May 20 Show These Bowmanville High School Senior Band trombonists are practising very hard for the upcoming upcoming Art and Music Show to be put on by the school, Organizers of Bowmanville Bowmanville High School's upcoming upcoming spring concert and art show hope to raise upwards ment, sitting in its ivory towers, towers, not permit a participatory participatory democracy for the 70 to 80 per cent of believers believers in capital punishment. punishment. If not - it's the great sin of omission. Who are the statesman in Ottawa? Any day there will be a final death penalty at the White Throne Judgment. Satan has been having a field day. Yet God prepared Hell not for man but for the devil and his angels. If a person goes to hell (also called Hades, Sheol, pit) he does so by his own free will. Amen?! John Knott Oshawa of $2,000 for the Memorial Hospitalproject. And, of equal importance, is the opportunity provided Fire Losses Newcastle firefighters were among the four departments departments who spent more than 12 hours battling a forest fire in Port Perry on Saturday. The firefighters joined Oshawa, Port Perry and Caesarea in battling the blaze which ultimately consumed consumed 200 acres of forest. Damages were estimated at $50,000. Durham Regional Police believe careless campers started the blaze. The fire was reported shortly before noon hour and was extinguished at about 1 a.m.. May 20. Tickets for the evening are $5, and it promises promises to be quite a display of talent by all the students involved. by the show to demonstrate the artistic competence of the BHS students. The program commences at eight p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, at which time the high school's front corridor between the music and art rooms will be transformed into a gallery of student art. In addition, a concert will be performed by the junior and senior concert bands, the senior jazz band, and some smaller chamber groups and soloists. "The bands have been working hard to pull off some pretty difficult material," material," says Ron Parker, head of the music department. And Jane Eccles, of the art, department, notes that the same holds true for her students. In all, there will be about 375 students par ticipating in this program which includes students from the classes of Jane Eccles, Eccles, Ron Parker, Elliot Tre- meer and Deborah Henderson. Henderson. Throughout the program, the emphasis will be on the high quality being achieved by students at the high school. It's also a chance for some of the senior students proceeding to further studies in art and music to exhibit their work. In addition, visitors will see demonstrations of how computers are used in both the music and the art departments departments to provide one more creative tool for the BHS artists. 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