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4 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, December 12,1990 Section Two Sleeping Beauty Awakes at Bowmanville Library V*' Ir/iS Inner Stage Music Theatre presented Sleeping Beauty - A Dream Quest at the Bowmanville Library on Saturday, Dec. 1. Shown here (from left to right) are Su- sie Dias, Rose Stella and Kelly McGowan. They are. three of the four actors in the p ay about the Beautiful Daughter of the Dawn. The production, which entwined drama, dance, song, mime, masks and music, held the attention of 20 children and their parents for one hour. In the Dim & Distant Past 50 years Ago, Thursday, December 5, 1940 At the BHS Commencent Exercises last week, the main attraction was the presentation of the "Moon Maiden," as well as the presentation presentation of awards. Donalds Donalds Créas ser portrayed the Moon Maiden and other members of the cast. were Marion Dudley, Dolly Purdy, Purdy, Ruth Hutchinson, Helen Williams, Helen Tighe, Bill Brown, Jim Powers, Keith Slemon, Blain Elliott, Trevor Trevor Davison and Jack Colville. Colville. The Town of Bowman- . villes Provincial Gov't municipal municipal subsidy cheque for $2,287.20 was received last week by Clerk Alex Lyle. The cheque paid by Ontario Treasury Dept, represents one mill of the assessment. With returns incomplete in the Boys' Parliament election election held on Saturday. Returning Returning Officer T. E. Hancock Hancock reports that candidate Ralph Found of Ebenezeer is well in the lead. Under the guidance of Padre C. R. Spencer, a soldiers soldiers auxiliaty composed of about 50 ladies of the town was formed at St. John's Parish Hall on November 27th. The executive consists of Pres. Mrs. C. R. Spencer, Vice-Pres. Mrs. W. E. Gerry, Sect'y. Mrs. F. Tighe, Corres. Sect'y. Mrs. William Clarke and Treas. Mrs. Ethel Ethel Wylie. Dr. Wallace Horn and Mrs. Horn, have returned from McMasterville, Que. to his former position with the Radium Refinery Co., at Port Hope. 25 years Ago Wednesday, December 1,1965 Bowmanville Drama Workshop are making plans to present Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit" early in the New Year. Taking part on stage will be old favorites Bob and Jean Sheridan, Sylvia Sylvia Tucker, Ken Dennis, Doreen Doreen Kitney, Iris Campbell and Ida Goodwin. Any girls interested injoining injoining the Sea Rangers in the Hampton area and are between 15 and 18 years of age please call Mrs. Molly VanDeBelt. Miss Carolyn Stacey, Queen's University, Kingston, Kingston, was home for the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Mansell Sta-i cey, Orchardview Blvd. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Venton, Scott and Mary of Weston visited with his parents, parents, Police Chief Venton and Mrs. Venton, last weekend. weekend. Newcastle Lions Club's President E. R. Lovekin recently recently presented a $1,000. cheque to District Chairman Nostrand Sprague, of Trenton, Trenton, on behalf of the club,'to the Lake Joseph Adjustment Training Centre for the Blind. Sharon Larmer, Black- Van Belle I Floral Shoppes ...much more than a flower • store! 14 STORES .«ghwyNo.2 King Si, W., 0»h«w« SlmcoiSt, N., Oihiwi lOODunduSt.W., Whitby Ttêàemarin of Van Mb Oardmi Ltd stock and John David Allin, Bowmanville, were presented presented with watches for outstanding outstanding work in the 4H Club, at the annual banquet recently. 10 years Ago Wednesday, December 5, A large crowd was on hand Friday night for the official official opening of the expanded expanded Lions Centre on Beech Avenue with Mayor Garnet Rickard cutting a ribbon to mark the occasion. Others taking part were Ed Leslie, Mrs. Doug Kemp, Pres, of Lioness, Fred Eyman, Pres, of Lions and Sam Cureatz. M.P.P. Joseph P. Wright, Bowmanville, Bowmanville, is the owner of this year's Reserve Senior Champion Mare of Standard Breds, at the Royal Agricultural Agricultural Winter Fair, Toronto. At the Bowmanville Museum's Museum's popular Victorian Christmas party on Friday evening, Bonnie Cowle provided provided tne entertainment and led in carol singing. Vern Rowen, guest speaker speaker at last week's meeting of the Bowmanville Men's Canadian Canadian Club also displayed his collection of artificial limbs. He was introduced by Pres. Kenneth Flint. Maiy Ann Warkman has recently published her second second book, Durham Diary 1981. The book is now currently currently on sale in various stores in the region. JO-ELEN SPORTSWEAR & GIFTS Suppliers to Teams, Schools and Clubs Corporate Gift Packages 43 King St. W„ Bowmanville, Ont. (416) 623-8161 J. Wayne Aasen For all your Home Improvement Needs • Doors • Siding • Eavestroughing • Windows • Fascia Bluffing} Placi 47 King St. W., Bowmanville Telephone 623-0444 A ■•«••Uiatf ui cAÉrX "KRACO" ^ Carpentry & Contracting • Custom Homes • Renovating • Additions • Barns • Designing • Drafting • Permits • Finishing "30 Years Experience" Box 401, Newcastle 987-5400 BRINK'S EXCAVATING * Trenching * Gravel & Top Soil * Grading & Levelling * Septic Installations ' * Back Filling * General Excavating * Dump Truck Service R.R. #2 Newcastle, . no-z Anne L0A1H0 (416) 987-4995 Traveller and Cat Visit Church ^ ar ^ e Museum Hold Decoration Week-end Wesleyville News by E. Barrowclough I * / J I J Olde Tyme / Fish & Chips / 136 King St. E. f Bowmanville 623-1781 Mon. - Thurs. 11 a.m.---7 p.m. Friday-11 a.m.--9 p.m. Saturday • 11 a.m.--7 p.m. We take pride in sen/ing quality Fish and Chips. (intended for last week) There was a large attendance attendance at Welcome United Church on Sunday morning, December 2nd. Weather was lovely and there were two specials for the day. A beautiful beautiful green tree was decorated decorated for the coming month, and on the altar was a circle of green branches, enclosing five candles for advent, of three mauve and one eacn of pink and white. The first Advent service was conducted conducted by the Sword family, with Phillip reading the stoiy of the shepherds, and his mother telling of the change in their lives and those of all to come. Marie, with help, contributed her part and Andrew Andrew lit the first candle and closed with prayer. Two new members were added to the church through the baptism of Robert James Taylor, son of Daniel and Ruth, and Nathaniel Nathaniel Alexander Wisnicki, son of Melanie and Gregory, the latter a grandson ofRev. Sedgwick, who baptized them both. They were welcomed welcomed on behalf of the congregation congregation by Glen Thompson, Thompson, elder, and the congregation promised its future care by standing. The choir's anthem was sung by ladies' voices and was dedicated to Robert and Nathaniel. Nathaniel. Once again for children children and adults began the repeating of the first four verses of St. John, during Advent. Rev. Sedgwick's message was the dramatic story of incidents in a slave prison camp of the Stalin era which showed the power of Christian prayer on the mind of a man, and in future future years to use his future writings to influence many. The offering was received by Allin Osborne and John Graham. Graham. As well as the Christmas Christmas tree, two bright poinset- tia plants brought December cheer to the church. Sincere sympathy is extended extended to the family of Mrs. Allan Ough whose death occurred occurred at her home on Friday, Friday, Nov. 30. Mrs. Ough had been ill for some time, at home and in hospital. Son Wayne and wife Brenda, children Nicole, Kerri, Michelle Michelle and Alicia, are faith ful members of Welcome church. On Saturday, Nov. 24th, members of the AOTS of Hope charge of the United Church, attended a function of the larger organization ar Hastings. Preceding the meeting, George Tufford suffered suffered a heart spasm and was brught home to Port Hope hospital where he spent a day in intensive care, and after coming home later, was monitored for his condition. condition. It was good to see him able to be out to church on the second of the month. Lewis Thorndyke and Gerald Gerald Anderson are busy at their new Parkview garage in Port Hope and Lewis has been in Toronto and Camp- bellford for a day's study in new materials for cars and new parts. It's a fast changing changing world in cars as well as all else. Harold and Verna Austin and others report Port Hope's Santa Claus parade in Port Hope on Dec. 1st as about the best they have seen. Children seemed to predominate in the parade and oh the street. One group of young girls participated, dressed- in summer gowns. That seemed chilly apparel for December, but they appeared appeared to be warm enough. June Nichols was in Toronto Toronto on Sunday, the 2nd, to attend a program in which grand-daughter Allyson Young was participating. Grandfather Carroll was at home fighting the bane of the season, a cold, and some of his neighbours are suffering suffering the same malady. Congratulations to Jessica Jessica Nichols, . daughter of Timm and Laurel, for her design for a bookmark, and called "Books are a pile of Fun," which brought her an award in connection with Newcastle's new library contest. contest. It was good to see Stephen Stephen Clarke out on Sunday morning at Welcome church, walking straight, with littlq lameness. Stephen is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Clarke and suffered serious injury in a car accident some time ago. Eleanor (Retallick) Rankin Rankin of St. Catharines visited with Inez Symons at Mor- rish for a few days recently. Eleanor was a former Wesleyville Wesleyville teacher. Mrs. ' Emma O'Neill and Mrs. Roy Hammond of Port Hope visited at this house last Saturday, also niece Danya Jiggins and her cousin cousin Helene Karvonen of Scarborough who comes each week-end. We are sorry fellow correspondent, correspondent, Edna Thickson, is in hospital for treatment of a faulty leg and hope that she wifi soon be completely healed. She has been brought from Peterborough to Port Hope hospital. The very warm days of November have upset nature's nature's timing. Rock garden flowers are growing and some tree buds snowing some swelling. Just before service on Sunday at Welcome church, a man came in from the highway, carrying a cat on Ws shoulder, knelt before Clarke Museum registrar, Shirley' Moffat, helps Allan and Chris Gurney of the altar, presumably said a Burketon, to weave heart-shaped decorations during the Clarke Museum Chr'ist- and y wèntrL ^ mas Decoration weekend. Allan and Chris dropped into the Museum with their he h^d come qmetly P arents > Pat and John, on Saturday, Dec. 1. TVOntario needs you TVOntario's Southcentral Regional Council is seeking someone to represent the area from Osliawa to Bowmanville. The 15 volunteer members of the council meet four times a year to discuss the educational and cultural needs of their region, as well as the many ways to promote TVOntario's services and programs in their communities. The council represents the various socioeconomic and cultural elements of its region. The councillors supervise the organization of promotional activities, meet with school board directors and regional and local elected representatives, contact various clubs and associations and the local press, inform libraries about TVOntario's resources, etc, TVOntario regional councillors are appointed for terms of up to three years, renewable once. If you wish to take on this challenge or obtain more information about the position, please contact the Advisory Councils office at TVOntario, toll-free at 1-800-387-8450, extension 2615, between 9:00 a.in, and 5:00 p.m. Candidates should contact TVOntario before 21 December 1990. TVONWUOT? < * CHRISTMAS AT THE LIBRARY - Bring your teddy teddy bear to the Bowmanville Library this Thursday, December 13, for a fun-filled half-hour of stories and songs. The bedtime storytime starts at seven p.m. and concludes around 7:30. You may come in your pyjamas pyjamas if you wish. And on Friday, December 14, you're invited to join the Bowmanville Library for 45 minutes minutes of Christmas stories, songs, and magic suitable for ages 3 to 10. The program is from 4 p.m. to 4:45 and no advance registration is required. Also on Friday Friday is a program of animated and live-action Christmas Christmas films for children aged 3 to 10. It will take place from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. OPTIMISTS SPONSOR CHRISTMAS MOVIE - The Bowmanville Optimist Club invites children to visit the Bowmanville Mall on Saturday, December 15, for a screening of "A Christmas Story." The movie will be shown at two p.m. There will be free admission to anyone bringing a non-perishable food item; a toy, or a monetary donation. Proceeds will go to the Salvation Salvation Army for distribution in the Bowmanville area. LIVING NATIVITY -- An open-air presentation depicting depicting the birth of Christ will take place on Friday, December 21, and Saturday, December 22, at the St. Paul's United Church in Bowmanville. The event includes includes participatory carol singing and the re-telling of The Christmas Story. The whole family is invited to take a short break from their busy holiday schedule to attend the Living Nativity enactment which takes place from 7:30 p.m. to . 8 p.m. on both of the above evenings. The program will occur on the church lawn ■ofChi ' " PC USERS MEET -- The next meeting of the Durham Durham PC Users' Club will be held on Thursday, December December 13, in the staff lounge on the second floor at Durham Durham College. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. The meeting is open to all interested and a "bug session" is a regular feature. For further information, call Bernie at 655-4156. at the corner < tiurch St. and Silver St. EXTENDED SHOPPING HOURS - Don't forget that you can shop in downtown Bowmanville on any weekday night until nine p.m. from now until Christmas Christmas Eve. The additional hours will give everyone an added opportunity to see what the DBIA's shops are offering as Christmas gift suggestions this year. While you are downtown, you'll also want to complete your Passport to a Downtown Christmas. If you collect all of the required stamps for the passport from participating participating merchants, your name can be entered in a draw for a Panasonic camcorder. Finally, we must remember remember to remind everybody of Santa's visit downtown. downtown. He will be holding court outside the Bank of Montreal from 10 a.m. to noon and from 2 p.m. to four p.m. each Saturday between now and December 25. . KINETTES HOLD TEEN DANCE - On Friday, December December 14, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., the Great Pine Ridge Kinettes will host, a Teen Dance at the Orono Town Hall. Teens from grades 6, 7, and 8 are invited. In addition to the admission fee, students are asked to bring a canned good to be donated to the Salvation Army Christmas Drive in Bowmanville. Randy Cowan will be the D J. POLICE COLLECT TOYS AND FOOD - The Durham Durham Regional Police Fitness Awareness Association will be holding its second annual Christmas Food and Toy Drive from December 10 to 21. Members of the Durham Regional Police will be in Bowmanville and Newcastle on December 18 to collect contributions or cash donations for needy families of the Durham Region. Region. You may also drop off your donation at a depot that the police have established at 64 Simcoe St. N., in Oshawa. For further details, call 725-9093. KIWANIS MUSIC FESTIVAL COMING UP - The 20th anniversary of the Oshawo/Whitby Kiwnnis Music Music Festival will be observed this April. However, entries entries close on January 15. Those wishing to partici- pnte can obtain a festival syllabus and entry forms at music stores and teaching establishments throughout the Durham Region. For further information, call 263- 2080. The festival dates are April 8 to 19, ART DISPLAYED AT TOWN HALL - A collection of paintings by Maureen Edwards and Ernest Jenner is featured at the Municipal Administration Centre this month. Maureen Edwards, a former resident of Bowmanville, specializes in portraits and character studies in oils in addition to florals from her own gardens gardens in water colors. She also paints landscapes in both mediums. Her work has been sold across Canada, Canada, U.S.A., Germany, England and Wales. Ernest Jenner, Jenner, who was born in Scotland but emigrated to Canada Canada in 1962, has shown his works in the Tom Thomson Gallery and has been awarded prizes in juried shows. His specialty is beautiful homes and gardens, interesting interesting churches, historic buildings and old fishing boats. He specializes in water colors. The paintings will be displayed in the foyer and corridors of the Town Hall in Bowmanville. BIG SISTERS ORIENTATION - Big Sisters of Newcastle, Oshawa, and Whitby is holding its monthly monthly orientation for volunteers this evening (Wednesday, December 12th) from 7 p.m. to nine p.m. at the Big Sisters Office, 387 Simcoe St. S., in Oshawa. For further further information, please call the office at 436-0951. ATOMIC ENERGY CONTROL BOARD VISITS - This evening, Wednesday, December 12, the Atomic Energy Control Board will be holding a public meeting meeting in the Town Hall council chambers in Bowmanville. Bowmanville. The meeting is at 7:30 p.m. It has been convened, convened, at the request of the Town of Newcastle, in order to discuss the licencing of the Port Granby nuclear nuclear waste site. Although Port Granby is no longer receiving receiving nuclear waste, its continued operation is subject subject to reviews and approval by the AECB. Staff of AECB will present their recommendations, the licensee licensee may respond, and comments and questions from the floor will be heard. FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS - Visiting Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village in Whitby is a pre-Christmas tradition for many families. Their festival of lights includes includes a miniature Santa Claus Parade, Christmas trees decorated according to the customs of seven different different countries, and even Santa Claus. Everyone will enjoy seeing the miniature village and other attractions attractions decked out in over 100,000 lights. Alter the pre- Christmas festival comes the Winter Carnival which runs from December 27 to early January. TVOntario a besoin de vous ! Le Conseil régional du Centre-Sud de TVOntario est à la recherche de candidats pour représenter la région d'Oshawa à Bowmanville. Quatre fois par année, les 15 membres bénévoles du Conseil se rencontrent pour ■ discuter des besoins éducatifs et culturels de la région, ainsi que des nombreux moyens de faire connaître les services et émissions de TVOntario dans leurs localités. Le Conseil représente les divers groupes socioéconomiques socioéconomiques et culturels de la région qu'il dessert. Les conseillers ont pour rôle de superviser l'organisation d'activités promotionnelles, promotionnelles, de rencontrer les dirigeants des conseils scolaires ainsi que les élus régionaux et locaux, d'établir des liens avec divers clubs ou associations, de faire appel à la presse locale, d'informer les bibliothèques des ressources lie TVOntario, etc. Les membres des conseils régionaux sont nommés pour une période de un à trois ans ; leur mandat est renouvelable une seule fois. Si vous désirez relever ce défi ou aimeriez avoir plus de renseignements à ce sujet, veuillez téléphoner entre 9 heures et 17 heures de l'Est au Bureau des conseils consultatifs TVOntario Sans frais : 1-800-387-8450, poste 2015 Les personnes intéressées doivent communiquer communiquer avec TVOntario avant le 21 décembre 1990. 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