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Students of the high school's S.A.D.D. program Kiefer Mink Ranch Ltd. presents: giaaeflal Fur gwanfe naaa Wlntir Cltinne» 3«H On All Kind, Of Fur Ca«t« And Jaclcata Mink-Fox-Fitch Raccoon-Badger-Coyote hosted the clinic, which ran all day on Friday. Nurse Roselyn Gruam (right) pictured above, helped Joy Toker of the Bowmanville High School's S.A.D.D. committee, give her share to the Red Cross. Elizabethville W. I. Irene Konzelmann, President of the Bowmanville Toastmasters, takes the podium at a recent meeting of the local club. The club has been operating in Bowmanville for over a year and recently received its charter. The purpose of Toastmasters is to help members develop verbal communications skills. The emphasis is on practical training, with members learning to speak by practising before their peers. Benjamin Abileah believes that peace will eventually come to the Middle East. Mr. Abileah, who was speaking at Durham Christian High School on Tuesday, Tuesday, February 9, is the Consul-General for the Israeli Consulate in Toronto. He was speaking to staff and students as part of the week-long Special Emphasis Week that is focusing on the problems in the Middle East. The week's theme is "Healing the Brokenness in the Middle East." Above, Mr. Abileah points to the relatively small country of Israel that is his homeland on a large wall map made Friday Feb. 19. 1988 Holiday Inn, Oshawa 1 Day Only: 10AM -10PM This Is The Right Time To Buy Her What She Deserves ! Our Vast International Experience In Co-Operation With Designers & Manufactures of Elegant Fur Fashions For Ladies & Gentlemen is Your Guarantee For Quality At A Very Affordable Price ********************** ess Intended for Last Week On Tuesday, 14 ladies met for our February Women's Women's Institute meeting. Mrs. Barkwell, president, presided. presided. The meeting was held at Miss Edith Carruthers home and opened in the usual manner. The Roll call was name a product that is made in Canada. The Motto - "Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something something to do that day which must be done." Being forced to work and forced to do your best will breed in you, diligence and strength of will, cheerfulness. cheerfulness. contentment and a 'hundred virtues which the idle never know. The minutes of the last meeting were read by Mrs. McAllister, the secretary. Mrs. Ken Trew, Treasurer, f ave us a financial report. 1rs. Barkwell spoke of the Federated W.I. meeting held at Lindsay. Mrs. Beatty and Mrs. Elliott also attended. The 4-H club's new subject is Camping Out. We don't expect expect to nave this club this time. Thank you's were read as well as any news. Our Home and Country magazines magazines were given out. Our meeting was then turned over to Miss Carruthers convenor convenor for Canadian Industries. Industries. She had Mr. Mac Walker as a speaker for our meeting. He spoke on Christmas tree farming. He told about how they had come to grow trees as a crop. His father bought their farm in 1922 and as it is very hilly and had consider able bush, it was not good for crops, so they started by planting pines on the sand blow places and as a market developed for Christmas Trees they bought up more land and now nave a large acreage of trees. He also spoke of a produce "sootfoe" which he exports and sells. that is mixed at the farm. This product is to counteract the soot that fills stove pipes and fire place chimneys. Also "Rootfoe" is made to dissolve roots that grow into drainage tiles. We enjoyed his talk very much. Lunch was served by Mrs.Barkwell and Miss Carruthers. Next meeting is Resolutions under Mrs. C. Mercer's leadership. We also had verses on Trees read as well as a contest. Seniors met as usual on Thursday with the usual number attending. The foot clinic is meeting today with no charge. They had been charging $2 each time we met. On Wednesday Mrs. Trew; Mrs. Peacock; Mrs. Quantrill; and Mrs. Muldrew attended the annual meeting of Cobourg Presbyterial United Church held in Port Hope. A number also attended attended from Garden Hill U.C.W. Mrs. Kellogg was the guest speaker. Mr. and Mrs. J. Peacock attended Sir Sandford Fleming Fleming Convocation, at Lindsay to hear Dr. McClure speak last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. Peacock; Mr. and Mrs. A. Peacock; Mr. Ken Trew; and Alan Trew were some of the ones who attended the Farm the FLOOR with Phis oupspqriding mSRVINGsÆ wxGMGumm The Floor Connection is celebrating its Burlington Connection with this outstanding Savings spectacular. Burlington Factory Au thorized Sale. This is it. The Big One. It's a celebration of our Burlington connection connection when Burlington Burlington reduces their prices to us on their best Selling lines for a limited time . . . and we're happy to pass those savings on to you. Burlington Carpets are superb. Luxurious styles with an outstanding outstanding choice of colours all protected from soil, stain and static. It ensures ensures years of worry- free, easy care performance. It all adds up to special value. But hurry! There's a time limit! With the factory- authorized savings we're passing on to you, you get. more carpet for your money, money, no matter what price you pay. IHIIH >\l ( I Rill III ) SIAINMASTIiR More carpet for your money No matter what price you pay. 1405 KING ST. E., OSHAWA (Just east of Townline Rd.) 576-0102 by Gretchen Ballantyne Whatever your goals, your success in life depends upon your ability to speak. This is the philosophy that keeps some individuals standing up week after week, before their peers, polishing and refining their speaking skills. Toastmasters International International is a program which provides an ongoing series of different speaking situations situations for members. Irene Konzelmann, president of Bowmanville Toastmasters, believes the club is invaluable invaluable in building confidence and skills for public speaking. speaking. It appears that 131,000 other Toastmasters worldwide agree with her. First formed in 1924 by a doctor in Santa Anna, California, Toastmasters World Headquarters are still situated there. All applications applications for a club membership membership must be sent to the headquarters for approval. On December 1, 1987, the Bowmanville Toastmasters became a charter club, with 20 members. The club has attracted individuals from all walks of life, each with a different reason for joining. joining. "We have teachers, homemakers, homemakers, people from the business world and farmers. farmers. In some cases they just want to improve their skills for personal reasons. Others are in business situations situations where they need to be able to speak on any given topic without hesitating," hesitating," said Mrs. Konzelmann. "Speaking on your feet", is a skill which can be picked up through daily experience experience or seminars, even college courses. But Toastmasters utilizes an atmosphere atmosphere of understanding and friendship developed within the club, to achieve its goal. "People are supportive in the group. There is constant growth because you have a positive feed-back system. It's just a very co-operative atmosphere," the president explained. Once a week, Toastmas- Show in Toronto this week. Mrs. M. Muldrew was with Mr. and Mrs. W. Longyear, Longyear, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Trew were with Mrs. Mary Trew, Mill- brook on Sunday for tea. Beryl DeKoker was with Thickson's on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E. Fowler had Mrs. Betty Anderson, Elmer's Elmer's niece visit on Saturday. Saturday. Her husband died at Christmas. She lives at Fort Francis. Elizabethville U.C.W. Unit II will be held February 16th at 2 p.m. at Trew's. Mr. and Mrs. S. Peacock; Mark Peacock; and Linda Stothart were with Peacock's on the week-end. 1 -- -v ....SBSsg SAVE -SSSSf" Elmira Stove Works ITreplaie Plus' 800 Hopkins 8L el Durni Whitby 66B-3192 ters meet for an evening meeting. It consists of a short business session which gives members the opportunity to practice parliamentary parliamentary procedure. Table Topics enabling members to get up and give short, impromptu speeches follow the business session. Then a few members give prepared talks based on a project from the Toastmasters' Toastmasters' manual. These speeches are evaluated by the group. The speaker then has the opportunity to learn the audience's reactions. reactions. A general evaluator offers a Critique of the evaluations and meeting as a whole. "We have guest speakers come in and give lectures on various topics such as effective effective listening and parliamentary parliamentary procedure. We try to cover all aspects of public speaking," Mrs. Konzelmann Konzelmann said. The Bowmanville Toastmasters club is always open to guests or individuals individuals interested in joining. ■ For further information call Irene Konzelmann at 983-9423 or 623-4381. by DCHS. students. about newspaper delivery people. Jody did her pet termite. termite. Dave spoke about swimming. Grace told about her being a flea. Margaret pretended to be a garbage can in her speech, and Peter did hockey. The judges decided decided that Dave's speech was the best and Grace's was second best. I liked all the speeches because they were funny and well done. by Darryl Humber Gr. 2. There were a lot of speeches. Jody did a speech on her pet termite. I liked the part where she had her pet termite do a double jump into the water. I also liked the termite's car; it was a micromachine! micromachine! I can't remember any more speeches but they were funny and they were good. Junior students at Central have been gathering facts and ideas about various interesting interesting topics in preparation preparation for the Legion Public Speaking Contest on February February 14. The school "finals" were held on Tuesday, February February 9. The expertise of the speakers provided entertainment entertainment for the audience, consisting consisting of Grades 2 and up. Some audience observations follow: On Tuesday, February 9, there were people doing speeches. The people were - Doug Smart, Wendy Yates,. Jody Mothersill, Dave James, Grace Freethy, Margaret Margaret Moynes, and Peter Schoep. Doug talked about teenagers. Wendy told us sikkBUB PROTECT YOUR PINE • Extra clear mat finish • Prevents pine from yellowing • Dries in an hour • Make it UV Pine by Sikkens Central Paint and Wallpaper 295 Ritson Rd. S., Oshawa 434-3939