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i 12 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, March 9,1988 Giant Yard Sale Raises Funds for Hockey Team's Overseas Trip The Bowmanville Toros hockey team held a giant yard sale last weekend. It is just one of many events the team has planned for its fund raising drive. The Toros are heading to Europe in December 1988 and are really starting to get the fund raising drive un der way. Helping out with the buying and selling are, from left: Greta DeSmedt, Brian Taylor (assistant (assistant coach), Brenda Goode (chairperson for the yard sale) and Fred Brown (coach). Lions Club Chefs Feed Blind Skiers at Kirby Hills Four members of Bowmanville Lions Club continued a longtime tradition on Saturday when they cooked hamburgs on the outdoor barbecue at Oshawa Ski Club and fed about 40 blind skiers and their associates. The Statesman photographer photographer took this picture showing the cooks in action, left to right, Jim Cryder- man, Pat King, Carson Elliott and Master Chef Dr. Ed Ewart. Girls Win Championship at Havelock At the Havelock Tournament on Saturday February 27th, the Bowmanville Bowmanville Bell Toro Junior Girls met Bewdley in the first game of the day. Our first goal was scored by Sarah Ewles assisted by Laura Abrams. On a super pass from Cheryl-Ann Cole, Laura Abrams shot another one in, giving the Toro's a 2-0 lead. However, by the end of the second period, Bewdley had us 3-2. Our Toro Girls weren't going to be outdone scoring four unanswered goals in the third period to give them a well deserved victory of 6-3. Goals scored by: Laura Abrams assisted by Denise Budgen, Laura Abrams assisted assisted by Susan Brooks, Joy Alehin assisted by Laura Somerscales, Laura Abrams Abrams assisted by Cheryl- Ann Cole and Lisa Morrison. Morrison. Way to play, girls! In the second game of the day, the Bell Toro Girls played Keene. This was a very tense game as both teams played exceptionally well, keeping the game scoreless until the third period when Keene man aged to score one. Well, the pressure was on and our Bell girls gave it their best. With one minute and 10 seconds left in the game, Laura Abrams came through, unassisted to give the Bell girls a 1-1 tie, and a place in the 'A' finals. In the Championship game, the Bell Toro Jr. Girls met Keene once again. This proved to be one more well played game. Laura Abrams Abrams opened the scoring assisted assisted by Lisa Morrison. When Keene scored to tie it up, it was touch and go for a while. Then Kim Duczmalewski came through for the Bell Girls and scored the winninggoal assisted by Cheryl-Ann Cole. This gave our Bell Toro Girls a 2-1 victory as well as "A-Champs." Con- gratulatons girls! Most valuable player trophies went to: Laura Abrams, Abrams, Lisa Cobbledick, and Arigie Taylor. Also special thanks to Assistant Assistant Coach Chuck Cross- en, Lës Duczmalewski and Dave Ewles for their help in the absence of our coach. Bowmanville Beats Ajax 'Phis was a return match, being played at the Ajax Arena. Arena. Bowmanville's roster was cut to 11 skaters and one goalie; but they rose tot he occasion to defeat Ajax 7-4. Ajax scored the only goal in the first on some pretty passing passing play and then rifled a shot past the outstretched Bun King goalie. Bowmanville Bowmanville scored 4 goals in the second to Ajax's 1, for a 4-2 lead after 2 periods. The first two goals were almost identical, identical, whereby the player carrying the puck would ATTENTION ALL GOLFERS Come and see the Golf Experts For your next Golf Getaway We have played the courses and can help you choose a course you will love. "PLAY" GLEN ABBEY3 nts. from $309. 00 IRELAND 7/12 days from $999. 00 ST. KITTS 7 days from $999. 00 All packages pp/dbl occ. include green fees and various other features. See us for full details, I Travel Agents International I We're with you all the way. VELTRI COMPLEX 68 King St. E., Bowmanville 623-6600 drop it off to the trailer, following following the play and he'd drill the shot past the Ajax goaltender's glove side. In the third, the Toros out- scored the host team 3-2. Some excellent penalty killing killing was displayed by the team, as on two occasions in the game, they were short handed by two players. The defense played well, clearing the puck out of harm's way and taking the man out. The forwards played aggressive hockey, but also made an effort effort to back check on the play. Goal scorers: Steven "Bam Bam" Desmedt - 3 (hat trick) Joel Crombie - 2, Captain, Captain, David "The Train" Szabo Szabo -1 and A/Capt Ryan Stewart Stewart - 1. Assist (s) Steven DeSmedt - 3, Ryan Stewart - 3, Joel Crombie - 2, Sean Brown - 2, Chad Vanderende - 2 and Jeremy Woodcock - 1. The team is preparing for the Welland Tournament during the March Break and the Oshawa Tournament at Easter. Pnront(s): Reminder - The Annual General Meeting is scheduled for the 27th March at 1:00 p.m. - place - Memorial Park Club House. This is where you can voice your opinion and have a say in the running of Minor Hockey in Bowmanville. Remember, Remember, we do it for the "Kids" to tench them fairplay and sportmanship, taking winning in the same stride as losing. House Fire Causes 9 27,000 Damage on Monday Central Public School News Logo On February 22, Mrs. Falls' Grade 2 and 3 class and Mrs. Derry's Primary Special Education class started started Dinosaur Activities. They were fun. Activity 2 was in Mrs. Falls' room. We made Pipecleanosaurus there. Activity Activity 3 was in the library. We played Colour the Dragon. Dragon. Match the Dinosaur and one other dinosaur program on the computers. Activity 4 was in the staff room. We made Alligator Soup but we pretended it was Dinosaur Soup and that the alligators were allosauruses. We made bean dinosaurs out of beans, peas, macaroni and noodles. Activity 5 was in the nurse's room. We watched a filmstrip filmstrip to learn about dinosaurs. dinosaurs. Activity 1 was in Mrs. Derry's room where we wrote a story. Some of our stories are reprinted below. I liked all of the activities. by Darryl Humber Gr. 2. One morning a big brontosaurus brontosaurus came in my window window for some food. I was scared and I said, "Please don't eat me!" So I jumped out of bed, so I got him 10 apples. One gulp! He was gone! So I went back to sleep and he said, "Good-bye!" by Lisa Doherty Special Education. One day allosaurus came to Bowmanville. Everybody was afraid. There was a boy named Jason. He was playing playing in a tree and he didn't see the allosaurus. Everybody thought that he was a mean allosaurus but he was a nice allosaurus. The boy said, "Don't eat me!" The allosaurus said, "Would I eat you? I am a nice dinosaur. I don't want to eat you!" Everybody came out of their hiding spots and said "Hi!" to the dinosaur. by Jeremy Bowen Gr. 3. Once upon a time there lived a dinosaur named Brontosaurus and I was walking down the street and I saw a hu...hu...hu...huge brontosaurus looking at me. At that time, the only thing that was, well, I should say the only thing that could be going through my mind was if he was going to eat me or not? Then I said, "Ar..ar..gulp..are you going, to eat me?" "No! Me eat you? Why, no! I only eat plants!" "O.K." I said. "I will bring you a lot of food." and I said good-bye, and then he said good-bye to me. by Michael Macleod Gr. 3. ■ She Knows All About Herbs Visitors to the Bowmanville Library last Thursday, Thursday, March 3, were introduced to the fascinating world of camomile, stinging nettles, basil, rosemary, rosemary, thyme, and many other useful herbs of interest interest to the home gardener. The guest speaker was Grace Orlob, a Brooklin resident who describes herself herself as a herb "enthusiast". Her chat covered some of' the origins of herbs, their use and cultivation. It concluded concluded with an invitation to sample some herb tea made from the guest speaker's own recipe. Grace Orlob Orlob is shown above with one of her books on this subject subject and with some dried herbs from her own garden. The next speaker, Len Koendermann, will discuss basic floral arrangements on March 10. And on March 17, the spealter will discuss "Celebrating Ireland". Ireland". Coffee chats take place each Thursday afternoon, afternoon, from two p.m. to 2:45 p.m. ep< On Monday, February 29th, three students from The Pines participated in a beneficial progam called 'Quest For Knowledge'. The experience that the three students students encountered was held in Cobourg and was taped to later be played on the Cobourg Cobourg Cable network. We participated against a Cobourg Cobourg School, called C. R. Gummow. When we first arrived arrived at the television station we were informed of the rules, question and the four different rounds and categories categories in which we would play. Then we were seated on a bench and our buzzers were handed to us. The pressures lay heavily on all of our shoulders. We looked to Mr. Farrington to lend us the encouragement encouragement we needed. After After all, we had reached the big time T.V. Well, after the first round we led 6-5, then after that I don't know what happened. I swear the other team's fingers were attached to those buzzers. Crazy glue was evident on those fingers! Good grief, what a quick introduction introduction into showbiz. We had a lot of fun and we've sparked the training plans for future years' contestants. We shook hands with the opposition opposition and piled into Mr. Farrington's car to grab a, you got it, Big Mac at McDonalds. McDonalds. by Brendenn Bates A Little Bit Of Everything It has been a very busy week for the teachers and students from The Pines Senior Public School. Sherry Bassin, the manager of the Oshawa General came to the school and talked to the students students about representing our country on an international basis. On February 23, the Ministry of Education chose certain students to take a math and science test. The students had to be born in 1974 and be 13 years old. The countries which are taking taking part in the test are Great Britain, Ireland, Spain, United United States and the provinces of British Columbia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario. Ontario. It was a special P.D. day for the teaches because all of them went to Cobourg. In the morning there were seminars seminars and in the afternoon there was a key-note speaker. speaker. The students have just started the third and last term. Teachers are busily getting ready for the report cards for the DREADED day, Thursday, March 10. That is the day that they are sent out! Good luck, everybody! everybody! by Shellie Nowak, Mark Sytnk. Students at The Pines have been working on a special special Olympic unit for the last two weeks. To compete in the unit we all took part in the Olympic Spectacular at the Orono Arena. It was Thursday, February February the 25th. Kids were competing competing in the 15th Olympic games, hoping to grasp a gold medal. They were hungry, desperate desperate and giving all they had just for the slightest chance to win a medal for their country. Each class chose to represent an actual country that was participating participating in Calgary. Kids were cheering as their country's hope streaked for perfection. Here are the top three countries' medal count. 1. West Germany with 3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze (8A), One sunny morning I heard a huge thump, thump! I thought that the end of the world was coming! I looked out of my window and there was a pink tyrannasaurus rex. I asked him what he was doing here. He said he was looking for his glasses. I told him that they were on the top of his head. He said, "Well, so they are! Thank you!" I told all of my friends that I talked to a pink tyrannosaurus tyrannosaurus rex but none of them believed me. I even tried to tell Mrs. Shay but she didn't believe me either. I told my cat and ho believed mo and I didn't try to toll anyone else. by Leah Gust Gr. 3. MICRO - DIET Is Returning to Bowmanville MONDAY, MARCH 14th at 7:30 p.m. MEMORIAL PARK CLUB HOUSE Liberty St. Bowmanville For tasting and information hour No Obligation For those already using the program Thursday, March 10th at 7:30 p.m. LIONS CENTRE A blaze on Monday afternoon gutted one room in a family home at 21 Church Street in Bowmanville. Misuse of smoking material was listed as the cause of the fire which resulted in damages estimated at $27,000 to a bedroom bedroom located over the garage. (The room was unoccupied at the time of the fire.) 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