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Holiday Gift Guide Supplement of The Canadian Statesman, Wednesday, November 21,1990 7 , "u7 PUT THIS IN THEIR HANDS BEFORE GIVING THEM THE STEERING WHEEL. m A gift certificate from Young Drivers starts them driving the right way. By showing them practically every emergency maneuver they could need. With Young Drivers, you know they'll be getting the best driver training in the country. Learning emergency maneuvers like brake and avoid, threshold braking, and head-on collision avoidance. So when you finally do give them the keys, you know they'll be ready. For anything. You can give a Young Drivers gift certificate for any amount up to the full price of the course. For further information call the YD centre nearest you. Young Drivers off Canada We reach von more than how to pass your driver's test. We teach you to drive and survive. call 98 King Street W. today! Bowmanville 623-7017 Here Comes Santa Claus While the current Bowmanville Bowmanville Santa Claus Parade Parade has been held annually annually for the past 29 years, it's not the only such parade parade ever to take place in town. A 52-year-old edition of The Statesman records a Santa Claus Parade which took place in 1938. It may not have been as large as the extravaganzas extravaganzas of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In fact, it appears to have had just one band and only two floats. But it nevertheless nevertheless conveyed the Christmas spirit and was enjoyed by a crowd estimated estimated at 3,000. A story promoting' the event in an edition dated December 8, stated that "for the first time in five or six years, St. Nicholas, better known as Santa Claus, will pay his official visit to Bowmanville on Saturday and expects to meet every man, woman and child in the district during his short stay here. The article added that Mayor R.O. Jones had received received a special telegram confirming Santa's arrival. arrival. The preparations included included a meeting by more than 30 merchants at the Bowmanville Town Hall who arranged for a parade parade to welcome Santa. A subsequent article describing the arrival of St. Nick for Christmas of 1938 indicated that, as hoped, almost everyone in town did show up to shake Santa's hand. "An estimated 3,000 youngsters and adults crowded King St. Saturday Saturday afternoon to welcome Santa Claus to Bowmanville Bowmanville and receive from him a bag of candies and possibly a few words of hope to carry them through until Christ mas. The procession was led by the Legion Band "in full regalia". The band was followed by a fire truck decorated with cedar cedar boughs and manned by all the firefighters. Scouts and Cubs were also part of the parade. So were the seven dwarfs, complete with papier mache heads, who led Santa to his place of honor. honor. The dwarfs were, by the way, some of the local Scouts in disguise. Santa held court at Challice's Garage, where Brock's Service Centre is now located. The organizers proudly reported that 2,500 bags of candy were dispensed that Saturday. The bags had been filled through the efforts of the "newly-formed" Girl Guides organization. Come in and see our beautiful selection of • Coats • Jackets • Dresses • Hats • Gloves • Scarves • Handbags • Sleepwear and Housecoats • Pants and Sweaters • Blouses • Co-ordinated Sportswear • Party Dresses and Daytime Dresses Seniors' and Gentlemen's Purchases will be beautifully gift-wrapped. OllLSE asiiions 49 King Street West -- 623-5854 -- We Honour MasterCard - Visa - American Express Bowmanville V. V -L • • *«*. 1 • * » *- * »■ *• * t. •* i 'ixxt.x i