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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 5 Oct 1988, p. 21

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I ! Top Ten Finish for Students I, ' ' 7 • fc- à. ' iüaç% x ;?":/' T 'ï ii , . •. m These Hampton Jr. Public School students were in the top 10 at the Harrier Meet held at Enniskillen Conservation Area, Thursday, September 22, 1988; back row, 1-r, Craig Mallet Grade 6 - 8th place; Brian Wojarowski Grade 4-7th place; Jeff Crawford Grade 6 - 4th place. Front row, Tamara Freeman Grade 6 - 7th place; Cara Gardner Grade 5 - 2nd place; Lee Ann Simon Grade 5 - 3rd place. Students Planning Scary Fundraiser Students at Courtice Secondary Secondary School have organized organized à "Fright Day" for area school children to raise money money for the United Way. The event is planned for October 28 at Courtice Public Public School North where events such as Beat the Elect HAL MCKNIGHT Mayor THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM HOLIDAY CLOSURE OF SANITARY LANDFILL SITE The NEWCASTLE TRANSFER STATION (formerly the Darlington Landfill Site) will be closed on Monday, October 10,1988 for Thanksgiving Day: Normal operations will resume on Tuesday, October 11, 1988. W. A. TWELVETREES, P. ENG. COMMISSIONER OF WORKS uil BSI KITTEN KNITS FOR FALL The Newest Styles The Latest Colours Now in stock at Roannes Easy care Kitten Knits are a careful blend of wool and polyester. Just drop them into the washer and dryer for a fresh, bright look. Roannes OshawaCentre 576-5161 ,, , i,'.I 1 1 >»- Blackstock Family Wins Top Breeder Award Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, October 5,1988 5 Rotarians Study Whatsits Ghoulie, Pin The Tail on the Cat and pumpkin carving, will amuse children for the day. A Haunted House and tattoo tattoo parlour are also scheduled. scheduled. Children aged 2-10 are welcomed to attend the event as a nursery area is being being organized for youngi children by Family Studii students. Tickets for the different activities planned cost $1 for four. Some of the activities such as the Haunted House may require three tickets while others may only need one. Money raised will go towards towards bus rental for children's children's theatre and the United Way. Frank Barkey and Family of Blackstock won the Purina Premier Breeder Award at the Durham County Holstein Show, held in conjunction with the Orono Fair. Pictured here are from left: Judge Robert Robert McDonald of Dalkeith, Sharyn Barkey, Carolyn Barkey, Kathryn Barkey (front), Donna Barkey, Purina Purina Salesman of Vanstone Mills in Bowmanville Andrea Vice, Frank Barkey, Glenn Barkey, Elaine Barkey, Eric Barkey and Wilma Benschap 87-88 Dairy Princess for Durham County. Welcome U.C.W. Sponsors Bus Trip WesleyviUe News by E. Bairowclough :er .ies The lovely morning of Barbara Irwin going on to September 25, service at attend the meeting of the Welcome church was conducted conducted by Reverend W. Sedgwick who, with the congregation, congregation, sang with enthusiasm enthusiasm some of the lovely harvest harvest hymns. The theme was "waiting" and it was illustrated illustrated so well for the children children by showing an eared stalk of corn and some of the kernels. Even the very small children in this rural church East Durham Historical Soc- ciety in Port Hope. All there were much interested in the talk by Mark Jackman, curator curator of Clarke museum, on funeral funeral customs of the Victorian Victorian era. Harold Barrowclough who had been in Port hospital hospital for some time, returned home on Wednesday after tests and treatment, and feel- had no difficulty under- j n g much better. Glad to restanding restanding the meaning of port too, that Lavern Farrow alaced the gladioli, to cial migration. They fly low, of the changing sea- and light frequently and ma offee hour followed y be seen for several days. M: waiting from seeding to maturity maturity and its comparison to the wait of humans in the growing process, both pyh- sical and spiritual. The sermon developed this idea to show that the term of waiting is changed to trust throughout all the years, to reach the kind of person God had planned. Our faith is shown by actions actions in every day life, with sharing -of convictions. The choir's anthem, Handel's "Holy Art Thou", was accompanied accompanied by Stephen Sword at the piano. The offering offering was received by David David Kellogg and John Connelly. Connelly. Arrangements of chrysanthemums and cosmos cosmos replaced the gladioli, to tell us son. Coffee the service and as well as the usual visiting. A special attraction attraction was little Kailin Newton of Port Hope who came to church with her grandmother, Gwen Newton. Newton. Especially interested in her were the Graham twins, themselves always a delight to the congregation. Mrs. Phyllis Symons announced a series of meetings to be held in connection with the different different organizations, including Youth Tracks to be held in this Presbytery at Cobourg. On Wednesday, September September 21st, 47 ladies had an enjoyable enjoyable bus trip sponsored by- Welcome UCW. They were joined by others from Garden Hill and Canton, and left Welcome at eight a.m. Arrangements for this year were as usual, arranged by Jean Payne and included a visit to the Kleinburg Art Gallery. They arrived before before it was open for the day, but did not find it difficult to find something entertaining to do in the meantime. They were safely home by seven o'clock, with at least one, and Harold Austin are home and much improved after a short stay in Port Hope hospital. hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Nichols returned home on Friday evening the 23rd, after after a motor trip to Manitoba. Their grandson, Michael, was home from Queen's for the weekend of 18th, with other friends from Port Hope. Saturday was as lovely as a September day .pan be. Bright sunshine highlighted the bright colours of different different asters, golden rod mixed with the white of Queen Ann lace. On the ground, and in the air, wave after wave of bluejays in their spe- Thompsons, Allin and Carrie Osborne and Mrs. Vallerica, Tom Wilson, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Austin. 50 years ago: Wk. of September September 26: Dr. W. E. Millson conducted the opening meeting meeting of the YPU with Dorothy Mason acting secretary. Officers: Officers: Pres. George Tufford, Convenors, Carroll Nichols, Bemiece Best, Truman Austin, Austin, Margaret 'Hill, Sec. Arnold Arnold Tnorndyke, Treas. Orald Tufford, pianist Olive Mason, current events, Harold Harold Best and Catherine Dinner, Dinner, Recreation Dorothy Mason Mason and Bertha Hale. Miss Hill and Miss Menzies of Pt. Britain attended teachers' meeting at Helen Gray's home, Garden Hill. Col. E. E. Snider was present. Alex Carruthers elected president and Miss Suggit, Welcome, Secretary. Mr. Hayden gave one of his popular readings at an evening event at Mrs. L. Holdaway's. ' Story concerned concerned David and Abigail from book of Samuel. Men present decided women had not changed since those days. Think Canadian târ ianv Armed with intriguing "whatsits," Dagmar Buss- hoff, Dean of Bowmanville's Centre for Individual Studies, Studies, on Thursday attempted to simulate for Rotarians the 1 feeling of illiteracy which is Newton ville W.I. The September meeting of Newtonville Women's Institute Institute was held at the home of MayBurley. The president, president, Bernice Milligan, welcomed welcomed the ladies, thanking May f or inviting us to her home. Minutes were read and adopted. Correspondence was read. Bessie Stephenson and her husband, Lloyd were thanked for inviting us to their cottage at Picton for our picnic and pot luck dinner dinner in August. A few men went also. A lovely time was had by all. Lloyd drove the men around the community. community. Also some of the women. women. We should have all walked after the sumptuous dinner. A letter of thanks was read from the bus driver for the donation that was given t o her. Olive gave a report on the meeting held at Vi Ashton's . home. She is the district president. president. A second vice is needed needed for the district. The Fun Fair is to be held on October eighteenth. Soli- na to be the hostess. Registration Registration at 1.30. An invitation from Shaw's Providence group on Thursday, October Twentieth at one o'clock was accepted. Joan Tax will be the hostess. A paper was passed around to arrange donations for the fun fair. Collection taken. Meeting was then turned over to May. After the roll call, a young man, Scott Yeo by name, showed slides he had taken on a trip to Europe. Europe. Thirteen college students students and two instructors were chosen to go. They had to have a certain amount of money to pay their way. Scott had worked beforehand beforehand tomake his. The slides were very good and Scott was a fine narrator. A lunch of fruit bread and cheese with birthday cake ended the meeting. May celebrated celebrated her birthday recently. recently. P.R.O. E. Skelding. so alarmingly prevalent in our society today. What's a whatsit? It is a word puzzle which uses English English words but which may not be immediately understandable. understandable. "Busines" is a whatsit. It stands for "unfinished "unfinished business." The point of the exercise was to inform Rotarians firstly that there many functionally functionally illiterate people attempting attempting to survive in our increasingly high-tech world and, secondly, to inform them that the Centre for Individual Individual Studies can help adults to gain their literacy. "We have adults in our community who speak very well, but cannot read," Mrs. Busshoff lamented. "It is difficult difficult to spot because they become very good at covering covering up." "It is not uncommon, she said, "that a person not be able to recognize his or her own name. As leaders in the community, it would nice to be aware of what's happening." happening." The Centre can also assist adults to finish their high school diploma. As well, English As A Second Language Language is offered. The Centre is located in the basement of Central School in Bowmanville Bowmanville and is holding an Open House on October 19. All are welcome to come and meet teachers and students. Prior to Mrs. Busshoffs speech, Rotary President, Don Welsh, announced that the Bowmanville Rotary Club had contributed $1,000 toward the relief project to assist Bangladesh flood victims. victims. In attendance in Bowmanville Bowmanville for the first time since July was MPP Sam Cureatz. Mr. Cureatz reported reported that he has been travelling travelling around the province hearing testimony about the proposed legislation which will expand Sunday shopping. shopping. He has been visiting various Rotary Clubs during his travels. The weekly meeting was .1, at the Flying Dutchman Hotel in Bow- held, as usual, at the Flying manville. WINDOW SHOPPING? For Your New Home or Renovation we ll help you! Bring your plans to Dash wood! We offer a complete selection of windows, patio doors, entrance systems, garage doors and skylights. We'll help by installing your windows too! ■ Quality Window and Door Products Since 1928 dBDASHWOQD WINDOW AND DOOR CENTRE 1200 Phillip Murray Avenue Oshawa 436-1344 ; '/Is A ' * A-< 7 v a ,>■' ' f v -7 '< >ir.ssh , : l ' ;• V'7; j|; x days. any remain here all winter winter but most fly west to Niagara, Niagara, and they are a pleasure to watch. Peterson's Field Guide says fall warblers are confusing, other birds are too. Manitoba maples are losing their leaves rapidly, so birds can be seen, but locusts still remain a dark mass of leaves which hide the birds. It took time to identify one bird which was a thrush and possibly an olive back. There was a happy time at the home of Arnold and Kay Thorndyke on Sunday afternoon when they entertained entertained 18 handicapped people people from Rose Glen Road and King St., as well as their own grandchildren, and the Cadieux children from across the road. Lewis gave them dune buggy rides and you could feel the joy and happiness bubbling over. 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