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I / 4 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, July 25,1990 Handling It... by Lloyd Scott A couple of years ago, the following column drew protests protests from several readers. To my surprise, they found it sexist. Perhaps they didn't notice that it was adapted from an article written by a woman. Maybe I should have published published it on Mother's Day as a tribute to wives. But then, that's not what it's about either, either, although the recent Mother's Day at our house brought it back to mind. Here it is. A wife, of course, is a very good thing to have. Look at some of the advantages advantages in having one. She looks after your home, cleaning, vacuuming, decorating, watering the plants, keeping the books and records in order, cleaning cleaning out the fridge, stocking the freezer. She's the one who takes care of it when you expect the house to look especially nice for company. She prepares your meals, perhaps as many as three each day. If you're a brown- bagger, she's the one who fills it with goodies and the one you complain to if she doesn't. She looks for bargains, making sure your family eats nourishing food. She knows about vitamins, nutrition, nutrition, calories and chemical chemical additives, all those tricky things one should know about these days. She reads the list of ingredients on packages of food order to ■ protect your family's health. Wives do the after-meal cleanups, scraping and rinsing rinsing the dishes, loading and unloading the dishwasher, scrubbing the pots and pans. They polish tne silver and clean out the kitchen cupboards. cupboards. Wives take care of your children. They shop for their ■ clothes and, because no one else in the family knows how to run the sewing machine, machine, they also mend them. They make the kids' dental appointments. Wives explain to the children children anything you've forgotten forgotten to say, especially all your good intentions. Wives arrange the baby-. sitters, the car pool and call the plumber when the drain clogs. They toilet-train the toddlers and socialize them, having nursed them through infancy. Wives anticipate your needs even before you realize realize you have them. They pack your bags for your trips and give you extra hugs when you return because of all the stress and strain you've had to go through. Wives try to think of the small things that will please you when you come home exhausted exhausted at the end of the day. They settle for little or no communication when you don't feel like talking but are always sympathetic when you have a problem you need to discuss. Wives educate and inform inform you about many important important things - how the school board works, whether antibiotics antibiotics are effective for a vi- News from Elizabethville By Mrs. Thickson Last weekend, Mr. and Mrs. Morley McAllister spent a few days around Ottawa Ottawa and visited Reverend and Mrs. Kennedy who were at Welcome a number of years ago. They were fine and asking about everyone. A number in the area are on holidays. Mr. and Mrs. C. Mercer had a turkey dinner last Tuesday evening and had Mr. and Mrs. R. Mercer and Bryan, Glenda Crombic and boys, Mr. and Mrs. B. Ter- bcnche. Mr. and Mrs. J. Peacock had Mark and Linda and baby Aaron over the weekend, weekend, Mrs. Susan Hodgins in on holidays this week. Mrs. Mac Muldrew had dinner on Sunday with Shirley Shirley and Bruce McIntosh. She is taking treatment for a back problem in Peterborough Peterborough at present. Mary Trow is staying with her sister Irene Beatty. She is improving after an eye operation. I wish to thank whoever left me some of the largest roses I've soon while I was at Suzanne's on Sunday. They arc beautiful but I haven't been able to find out who gave them. Next Thursday, July 2G will bo our Seniors July Pot luck day and the service on Sunday, July 29 will lie at Welcome at Roland Bowman's Bowman's with Dr. Mac Freeman. Freeman. Darlene Staats spent Sunday and Monday with Susan WoBthousor and hero with mo. I wont over to Susan's Susan's for supper Sunday and also went to Bowmanville with them on Monday and was at Suzanne's for supper nftor. Darlene went homo on Tuesday. Alyson Wcsthouser has boon accepted at Brock University, University, St. Catharines for n course In accounting. ral infection, what menstruation menstruation means to your 12-year- old daughter, and why your seventeen-year-old son no longer wants to talk to you. Have I forgotten any of the advantages of having a wife? Those who still have wives are very lucky and should do everything possible possible to nurture ana keep them. They're becoming an increasingly rare and endangered endangered species. Somehow, however, wives themselves never seem able to find wives. A nanny, a secretary or a housekeeper, are a partial replacement, but they can always quit because because they're committed to a specific job. A wife, on the others hand, is committed to the whole you, so to speak. Women need wives too, particularly those who are working both outside and inside inside the home. For example, when women serve on boards and. committees, they need wives at home keeping dinner warm when meetings run late. And of course to tidy the house. The male committee member who invites the group back to his home after a meeting has a wife who has spent all day preparing the house and the food and who may spend hours cleaning cleaning up afterward. Meanwhile, Meanwhile, the female committee member who has no wife returns returns home late and may have to listen to her husband's husband's complaints about be- jng neglected. If that female is also a good wife, of course,. she'll try to make up for her absence by doing double duty before leaving and after after returning. Wives have served .well but that trend is changing. Many wives are now realizing realizing that they may have paid too high a price in the service service - of others. The price may even be as high as the loss of themselves as individuals. individuals. So, many wives are now reclaiming themselves. As a result, those who have depended depended heavily on them, may have to learn to look after after themselves a little more. Otherwise, they may lose them. Part of this column is adapted from Monica McGoldrick's, "On Reaching Mid-Career Without a Wife, in the June 1987 issue of The Family Therapy Net- worker. 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The Girl Guides of Canada, Canada, Ontario Council International Committee, term the trip as, "An Ontario Adventure Trip," that may well be an understatement for a 13-year-old from Orono. Orono. Carla is a member of the 1st Orono Pathfinders (a progression from Guiding) under the leadership of Guider Pam Allin of Orono. -Photo courtesy Orono Times j-;.;'. ; Oshawa Generals' hockey star Eric Lindros made an appearance at Home Hardware on Thursday, July 19 to sign some autographs during the Bowmanville Sidewalk sale. Players on the Memorial Cup winnin Generals team were on hand throughout the weeken to sign autographs for the kids. FINAL COUNCIL SESSION - Newcastle Council held its final meeting before the summer recess on Monday. Although there are no scheduled sessions, special meetings may occur if the. need arises. The next regularly-scheduled session for Town Councillors is on Tuesday, September 4, at six p.m. At that time, a meeting of the general purpose and administration committee will take place. YOUTH DRAMA CLUB - The Bowmanville Youth Drama Club will perform "The Visit" this week. The play starts tonight (Wednesday, July 25) and runs to Saturday, July 28, at the Newcastle Village Community Community Hall. Curtain time is eight p.m. LIBRARY PROGRAMS - A puppet show will be featured featured this Thursday, July 26, at the Bowmanville Library. Library. The show, entitled "Frog and Toad in The Garden" Garden" is for youngsters aged four and up. No registration is required. On Tuesday, July 31, children children are invited to attend a fun-filled hour of storytelling storytelling in which they can listen and take part. The title title of the program is "Telling Tales" and no registration is required. The program, which is suitable suitable for children aged six and up, begin); at 11 a.m. J • LOCAL ARTIST DISPLAYS WORK IN OSHAWÀ - Paintings by Ron Eccles entitled Sandbar Series will be displayed at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery starting this Thursday, July 26. The show continues to September 9. An opening reception will take place Thursday, August 2, from seven p.m. to nine p.m. MUSEUM HOSTS GARDEN PARTY - The Bowmanville Bowmanville Museum invites everyone to attend their annual annual Garden Party. This elegant affair begins at one p.m. on Sunday, August 12, and will conclude around 4 p.m. Lemonade, iced tea, delicious finger foods and pastries will be served. There will be old-fashioned garden games, musical entertainment and a contest to see who is wearing the fanciest hat. So, feel free to put on your best Victorian finery and drop by. FEDERAL LIBERALS RE-SCHEDULE MEETING MEETING -- The annual meeting of the Durham Federal Liberal Association will take place Monday, July 30, rather than this Thursday. The location of the meeting meeting has also been changed to the Orono Community Centre on Orono's Main Street. Apparently, the change has come about because of the fact that the new Liberal leader, Jean Chretien, is visiting Oshawa and area this Thursday, July 26. He will address supporters supporters at a reception and fund-raiser at Oshawa's Holiday Inn at 6 p.m. This means the riding association association meeting will take place at the new date. The purpose purpose of the meeting is to elect officers of the Riding Association Association and to choose delegates to the Liberal Party of Canada's annual Ontario general meeting. HERITAGE WEEK MEETING - Heritage Week '91 will be the subject of a meeting which takes place next Wednesday, August 1, at the Board Room of the Bowmanville Bowmanville Recreation Complex. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. Eveiyone is welcome to attend. You're invited invited to bring along ideas or suggestions for next year's Heritage Week events. Service Club representatives are especially welcome, since the continued support of such organizations would, no doubt, enhance next year's efforts. ORONO FAIR -- Circle September 6-9 on your calendar, calendar, because those are the dates for the Orono Fair. You won't want to miss this popular event which is now in its 138th year. More details will be announced in future editions. NEW HOME FINISHED NOW? For all fencing, decking and landscaping needs, roly on a reputable company that has been in business for over 15 yrs. Rely on the experts from ALL SEASONS GARDENING and MAINTENANCE LTD. Call tor FREE estimate 576-4972 PC NOMINATION MEETING - Kay Wetherall, president of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Association, Association, will be the guest speaker at the Durham East PC Nomination meeting slated for August 8. 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