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I \ i 16 The Canadian Statesman, Bowman ville, November 28,1990 Plaque Pays Tribute to Dedicated Volunteers at Careuiew Manor : EHBIH1MWMBBMB CtliBRATlOH •Q tf 'b'T party Wma Happenings at Vinœnt Massey Mrs. Johnson's grade 2 class is studying the community community by visiting many differ- - ent places in Bowmanville. Newtonville Brownies Welcome 13 New Members to Pack ng l Bovm an ville Museum. The students go to the Newcastle Fitness Centre to take swimming lessons every every Monday morning. They are becoming very good swimmers. Mrs. Johnson is attending attending a course on Wednesday evenings. She has found the course very informative and particularly likes the section on literature for children. by Emilie Lavictoire A student in Mrs. Read's grade one class has written a poem that she would like to share with the readers of this column. Late I love being late. pB Late is my life. Trying to get a place in that lovely late line. ■ " v I'm late, late, late. Ill A memorable event took place on Thursday evening, evening, Nov. 22, 1990 at Careview Manor on Church Street when a plaque was unveiled and a replica presented. presented. They marked the extensive financial and physical help that had been given Careview by members members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to bring the home up to a higher standard so that it would be able meet the requirements of a local zoning bylaw. The wall plaque being unveiled in this photo was presented presented by Mrs. Mary Redmond of Cobourg as a memorial tribute to her late husband, Jim. She received a replica. replica. Taking part in the unveiling were, 1-r, Master of Ceremonies Peter Krecklo of Oshawa, Vera Forrest who operates the home and was often referred to as Bowmanville's Mother Therese, Mrs. Redmond and Father Leahy from St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Bowmanville. Not shown are Jim Guerin, President of the area Vincentians and Vince Beamish, both from Peterborough. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is an international Catholic organization of lay persons, founded in 1833 in France by Frederic Ozanam and his companions. They placed their small society under the patronage of St. Vincent de Paul who had called the world's attention to social problems 200 years before. before. The Society is made up of people committed to works of charity and the personal service of the poor, their only reward being individual quiet inner satisfaction. satisfaction. Dancers Rock Around the Clock by Laura J. Richards Forty-seven out of an initial initial 50 students made their way slowly off the dance floor on Saturday morning,. Nov. 24 after a 12-hour dance marathon at St. Stephen's Stephen's Secondary School. The "Rock Around the Clock" dance ended with students lying down while someone took a picture said Father Bill Moloney. "There were a lot of smiles and, unlike unlike our,: usual dances, no one wanted one more song to dance to." At 6 p.m. on Friday, when the gym was visited by The Statesman, there was Your Best Deal New 1990 Fold XLT Lariat Pickup M.S.R.P. $21,262. 00 NOW ONLY $16,995r . STOCK #90-0697 or 2 VR. LEASE PLAN SW 1, per month HWY. #2 AND MAPLE GROVE WEST OF BOWMANVILLE 623-8166 BOWMANVILLE 'Plus freight ($580.00), taxes and license. Above lease based on 24 months with $1,000.00 down with lease end value, 54,000 km allowance. O.A.C. Refundable security deposit required. Rebate applied to sale price. Tax applicable on rebate. Lease slightly higher with no down payment. more life in the group. They were eating pizza and slurping slurping pop during a break. One of the students participating was Jeff Laforet. He explained explained who would benefit from the $4,000 profit the students hope to raise . "We're going to give the money to charities in the school and outside," he said. Taking his remarks a step further, Father Maloney Maloney said 50 per cent of the money would be split be- twéen Jamaica Self Help, Camp Northern Lights, St. Joseph's Parish's St. Vincent de Paul Society, and St. Francis of Assisi Parish's St. Vincent de Paul Society. Twenty-five per cent will go to a school project list which includes purchasing a cam- recorder, a pair of bicycle racks and a universal weight machine. Student Council will get 15 per cent, while the remainder of the money will go to the office emergency fund. "Besides raising the spirits spirits of students," Jeff said, "the event was planned to raise their awareness too." The event has been on the drawing board since October October because "the students wanted to do something different." different." However, they have been talking about it since last year (1989-90). One member of the Maureen Maureen Atkinson and Claudia Graziotto dance team won a ghetto blaster for getting the most pledges for the 12-hour dance-a-thon. Miss Graziotto Graziotto was able to get people from the two places where she works to sponsor her for the dance. She will be contributing contributing $528 to her school. What did Claudia think of the dance? "Well, it's free and it's fun. I get to be with everyone everyone from different grades." And, most importantly, she found that "the music is better than at the other dances we have had. There is a mixture of Rap, Metal, For Sale 11 H.P. Craftsman Lawn Tractor Two Years Old Mint Condition 36" Mower Deck with Rear Bagger 40" Snow blade with tire chains and weights $2500 Phone 623-3284 or 623-3303 Reason for Selling... Getting Married! Reggae, and stuff from the '50s and '60s." At the end of their short break the students jumped onto the gym floor for another another session and a pep-rally type talk from Father Moloney: Moloney: "Are we going all the way to midnight?" There were hoots and yells in response. "Are we going to make it?" More cheers. "We're half way there!" he concluded. With 20 per cent of the student population taking part, Father Moloney, said he thought the turn-out was good "considering this event was the first of its kind for the students." The majority of the students participating were from Grade 10 and Grade 11, with some from Grade 9 too. Will this event happen again? "We'll probably make this an annual event. It will be bigger and better, but hopefully hopefully not louder," Father Moloney said. Xmas Seal Campaign is In Jeopardy The lung Association's Christmas Seal Campaign is in serious trouble, due in part to the' recession but also to unexpected distribution distribution 1 problems. For over 80 years, the Association has relied on the Christmas Seal Campaign for primary funding funding of its many community programs to prevent and alleviate alleviate asthma, emphysema and lung cancer. This year, however, a series series of glitches at a mail distribution distribution centre in Scarborough Scarborough has resulted in some Durham residents receiving no seals and others receiving receiving three or more packages. "We have been flooded with complaints" says Association Association Executive Director, Angela Tibbies. "People are understandably angry at what appears to be poor management and a tremendous tremendous waste of postage." The mail distribution centre made several attempts to rectify problems caused by their computer and package- I ing errors. Unfortunately, J this resulted in duplicate mailings which only made I the situation worse. i "All the costs involved in these mailings have been; covered by the distribution ' centre" says Mrs. Tibbies, "so the Lung Association is not wasting or losing money. The Lung Association needs to raise $165,000 from this Campaign to ensure the future of its services to Durham Durham Region residents. "We would be happy to respond to any concerns our donors may nave" says Mrs. Tibbies, Tibbies, "and wo invite them to call us at 416-436-1046." All contributions are tax- doductiblo. Donations to the Christmas Christmas Seal Campaign can be made at the Bank of Nova Scotia, 11 Simcoo Street North, Oshawa or directly to the Lung Association at Suite 605, 40 King Street West, Oshawa, L1II1A4 Kyley Lowe Our school will be holding holding a Book Fair on Dec. 13th and 14th in our new library. The book fair offers a wide variety of children's books and other exciting items. Daytime hours are from 9:00 to 4:00 and evening hours are from 5:30 to 8:30 on Thursday Dec 13th only. The school will be able to earn as much as 45% of the total sales in new books or 35%in a combination of books, tapes and videos. Please support us in this most worthwhile venture. Mrs. K. Strong In Mr. Cavanagh's class they are talking about Nursery Nursery Rhymes. They have enjoyed enjoyed acting out different ones after they heard them. They even tasted cheese curds just like Little Miss Muffet. During the last two weeks their parents have been able to come and observe observe them in their class and speak to Mrs. Cava- nagh.... . Scion they will be doing activities about Christmas. ' The children have just completed completed a mural of The Santa Claus Parade. Sarah Morrison and Natalie Zawada Sarah Morrison and Alison Alison Whitehead have entered the Remembrance Day contest. contest. They wrote an essay about what it means to them. Sara Jobb wrote a poem for the.contest. ' The studehts are writing stories about trees. They must describe the life of a tree from the time it was planted until it dies or is cut down. Soon- they will begin their study of Mexico. Sara Jobb and Michelle Axelson Touching magic toadstools can have a happy effect, especially if you were once a Tweenie and are now a Brownie! The Newtonville Brownie Pack grew by 13 new members on Nov. 21. The newest Brownies are: (Front row) Pamela Hurvid and Ashley Veldhuis. (Second row) Lindsay Walter, Amanda Jerbert, Laura Hisson and Jennifer Kindratiuk. (Third row) Rachel Anderson, Marley Gimblett, Heather Boyd, Samatha Michael, Tricia Rylance, Melody Wootton and Rachel Brittan. (Back row) special guest Marion Knapp, the District Commissioner for Newcastle; Tweenie Leader Kathy Hisson (Rainbow Owl); Brownie Leader Cheri Michael (Brown Owl); Second Leader Sylvia Anderson, Anderson, (Tawny Owl); and Tweenie Leader Jackie Kindratiuk Kindratiuk (Snowy Owl). Board Appoints Superintendent Trudy Lum, currently Principal at George Hamilton Hamilton Public School near Port Hope, has been appointed Superintendent of Instruction Instruction (Curriculum) with The Northumberland and Newcastle Newcastle Board of Education. Her appointment takes effect effect January 7th. Lum becomes the second woman to join the Board's senior administrative team. Director of Education, Dick Malowney, said the Board "received 26 applications from superintendents and other candidates across the Province and she emerged as the best candidate." He added that he finds it gratifying gratifying that the Board's new emphasis on staff development development is creating top calibre people - people who stand at the top in the Province. Lum replaces Grant Yeo who was recently appointed Chief Superintendent for the Board. Her 18-year teaching background is wide and varied. varied. She has worked with both the North York Board of Education and with N&N.. She has taught in all elementary elementary divisions, worked as special education teacher, as a resource consultant with the Board and as a vice-principal. She has delivered numerous numerous workshops and presentations presentations on curriculum to other other Boards and to the Ministry of Education and has served as an instructor at York and Queen's Universities. Universities. As well, she has been involved with a number of Board curriculum committees committees and with the Board's Leadership Training Pro : gram. Lum said, "One of the main areas of emphasis will and implementation of curri- culm, and through empowering empowering staff to accept leadership for the changes that will continue to benefit students in the system." pr quality educational programs programs for the students through the development PARENT Save 10% Wide range of brand-name Stoves, Inserts and Fireplaces with a model and price to suit all budgets. We will NOT BE UNDERSOLD! 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