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6 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, February 27,1991 Couple Celebrates 60th Anniversary Velvet Bear Re-opens After Extensive Renovations Enniskillen News by B. Wright The U.C.W. meeting was held Feb. 20th in the Sunday Sunday School room. After arriving arriving we were treated to delicious delicious desserts and coffee. Our second vice president, Lois Nimigon, welcomed everyone, and a special greeting for several visitors. She opened the meeting with a reading "Intangible friends". Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. approved. Business was conducted. conducted. All were in favor of supporting the second Enniskillen Enniskillen Brownie Group. Several other donations were dealt with. World Day of Prayer will be held at Zion United Church March 1st, 1:30 p.m. Everyone welcome to join with them. Presbyterial meeting at Port Perry United United Church, March 5th, 9:00 a.m. registration. Phone Lois Nimigon to make arrangements arrangements for a ride. Velma Griffin, Ruth Stenzer and Muriel Butson were the committee in charge of the program. Velma Velma read scripture from John, and using the devotion devotion book "Please give a Devotion" Devotion" read some veiy meaningful passages on love and the influence of a small child demonstrating faith. Offering was received and dedicated with prayer given by Muriel. Ruth Stenzer Stenzer introduced our guest speaker, Mrs. Penny Davidson, Davidson, a very talented lady. She brought her spinning ia carding snei wheel and carding sheets to demonstrate to us what life was like in pioneer days. A woman was expected to wash and card sheep wool and then spin it into wool to clothe her family and this was done with a good deal of ' time and patience. But to make it not only warm, they '• devised ways to dye it and make the garment more attractive attractive in different colours i using what they grow for dye, onion skins, tea, marigolds marigolds and other flowers. Mrs. Davidson also used flax to card it and show us the early making of linen. A very interesting meeting brought to a close with prayer by Lois. At our church service on Sunday we had the Sacrament Sacrament of Holy Baptism. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Van Dam's children - Keith Glenn, Kiystal Leah and Kevin Joseph Joseph were baptized. The flowers in the sanctuary were placed there by the Floyd Beckett family, honouring honouring Floyd and Elsie's 50th Wedding Anniversary. Announcements: Spring Concert - There will be a Spring Concert held at the Enniskillen United United Church on April 21st. The Enniskillen Public School Choir will be singing at this event. Sat. April 27th - Enfield Yard and Craft Sale at Enfield Enfield United Church. - tables for crafts inside are available. available. -tables for yard goods outside are available. Anyone wishing to book a table call Lois Alloway at 263-2393 or Gerrie Heard at 263-2113. Saturday, May 11th - Enfield Enfield Country Quilt Show and Bazaar. Craft and Bake Tables, refreshments. Anyone with quilts to show or who would like to book a table please call Lois Alloway at 263-2393 or Gerrie Gerrie Heard at 263-2113. Ross and Janet Ryan and Kathryn Leadbeater R.R. Baltimore were Friday supper supper guests with Mr. and Mrs. Art Leadbeater. This week's visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Len Stainton were Ruby Trewin, Ann and Roy English, Bowmanville; Mr. and Mrs. David Stain- ton, Cobourg; Harold and Deanna Corner, Joanne and Lisa Cryderman, Steve Kel- lett, Mary Durent, Oshawa; Hospital Funding Up 9.5% ■ Ontario hospitals will re- • ceive more than $7.325 bil- - lion in operating funds for J the 1991/92 fiscal year, ' Health Minister Evelyn Gig- •" antes announced last week. O',. ; * ; • ., .... . ; ;• i.. 'Region Seeks : Ontario Funds The Region of Durham is , seeking provincial' funding for the household hazardous waste program. \ v Councillors approved' a „"recommendation last week* " to apply to the Ministry of the Environment for funding " under the Financial Assis- ' tance Program to cover, the capital costs of the program. 7' The region is seeking 60 ■J per cent funding to locate a ■. HHW storage building depot ^ at the Oshawa Transfer Sta- j. tion and at' the Scugog !j Transfer Station. ! 1 ; There is currently a ij HHW depot at the Brock i! West landfill site and the !; Toxic Taxi door-to-door col- ;■! lection pilot program operat- r inginUxbriage. '1 At the depots, the Dur- }< ham Region is hoping to op- i; erate a paint exchange, '• ; since household paint ac- ■' counts for 60 per cent of the {< HHW received. At the present time, ofii- U cials say, household hazardous hazardous waste is being disposed of through the sanitary sewers sewers and as regular garbage. Council approved applying applying to the ministry for funding. funding. This allocation represents an increase of 9.5 per cent in funding from 1990/91 for the province's 221 hospitals. "This funding increase is • significant considering the current economic climate," Ms. Gigantes said. "While it is less than the hospitals asked for, we believe the funding will allow them to maintain necessary services, offer new and expanded programs programs where needed, and deal with increases in workloads? workloads? "It now has become even " more important for the ministry ministry ana hospitals to continue continue their work together to provide communities with the most cost effective services." services." She emphasized that the allocation announced today will have to cover all costs of operation for hospitals in tne next fiscal year, including including all regular wage increases increases for employees. The government will, however, be providing hospitals hospitals with funds to help them meet pay equity obligations. Ms. Gigantes also noted that the ministry ' and the OHA have been making strides toward improving the fairness of the hospital funding system. "I am pleased the allocation allocation includes additional funds for transitional funding funding initiatives, so that this very important collaborative process can be continued," she said. Bob, Gail, Jell and Jessica Simpson, Linda Cryderman, Bowmanville; Lori and Jeremy Jeremy Landon, Whitby, were. Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Len Stainton celebrating celebrating Gail and Joanne's birthdays. birthdays. Many Happy Returns of the Day. Mrs. Wilfrid- Bowman and Miss Myrtle Tamblyn attended the 60th Wedding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Stainton at Hillsdale Hillsdale Manor, Oshawa last week. To help celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary, weekend guests of Floyd and Elsie' Beckett were Muriel Weaving, Ancaster; Henry and Ruth Beckett, Jim and Joanne Marshall, Stratford; Sunday callers were Grant and Evelyn Rice, London; Ken and Sandra Fletcher, Oshawa and Rev. Bonnie Kelly. Callers at Floyd and Elsie Elsie Beckett's on Friday to wish them well on their Anniversary Anniversary along with their own family were Gordon Stevens, Clara Page, Bill and Aileen Page, Ross and Dorothy Sharp and Gord and Katie and Drew Sharp. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Barbeau, Barbeau, Peterborough were Thursday evening visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Lance Milne, and family. Mrs. W. Bowman and Miss M. Tamblyn were Tuesday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. Leadbeater. Wednesday callers with the A- Leadbeaters were Mrs. L. Stainton, Mr. Gordon Gordon Stevens, Miss C. Page, Enniskillen; Mrs. R. Trewin, Bowmanville. Rev. Bonnie Kelly was Thursday night dinner guest of the Leadbeaters ana the Errol Groves; Jackie and Durrel, Mr. and Mrs. B. Brauwer; Potters Lane were Thursday evening callers. Miss. Heather Perigoe, Brooklin visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ted Wer- ry. Congratulations goes to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Beckett on celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary. The family held a Come and Go' Tea on Saturday for them at the church.. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Nimigon and Stephen, Oshawa were dinner guests on Saturday evening of Mr. . and Mrs. Steve Nimigon. Steve and Lois visited Mr. and Mrs. Mike Corrigan.and boys, Oakville and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ostrowski and Hayley, Mississauga. Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Lamb and Mr.' and Mrs. Maurice Pollard have returned returned home after vacationing vacationing in Florida. Shirley visited visited relatives while there. To round off the perfect day following their 50th Anniversary Anniversary open house on Saturday Floyd and Elsie Beckett were treated by their family to dinner at the Marina in Bowmanville. Elizabeth Alloway has returned returned home from Arcadia Florida. She went with the Van Leyden family. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Pollard were Saturday evening evening supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Avery. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Ratz, Huntsville were Friday Friday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Wright and Betty. Visitors last weekend with Miss Myrtle Tamblyn and Mrs. Wilfrid Bowman were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Demers and Shawn Avery, Kingston and Kevin Avery. Lindsay and 'Lorraine Staples, Staples, Janetville. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Virtue Virtue were Sat. evening visitors visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Ball, Orono. Mr. Darrell Walton, Otta- Do you want a Christian Education for your children? ... contact KNOX CHRISTIAN SCHOOL KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION ... for the 1991-92 School Year Dates: Tuesday, March 5 and Wednesday, March 6 Times: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Location: Knox Christian School, Scugog St. North, Bowmanville - 623-5871 Junior Kindergarten: two mornings per week Children must be 4 years old on or before Dec. 31, 1991 Senior Kindergarten: three full days per week Children must be 5 years old on or before Dec. 31, 1991 Please bring written proof of health records indicating immunization dates Proof of age (e.g. birth certificate) is required Please call the school for an appointment time Registration for all other grade levels (1 - 8) will be accepted as well. wa visited at Gordon Stevens. Stevens. Mrs. and Mrs. Dick Howe attended Grandson Kyle's Birthday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Brad Huggins, Courtice on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wally Griffin, Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Terrill, Terrill, Kendal were Friday eve- 'ning dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. Hollingsworth, Bethany. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ferguson Ferguson visited on Saturday evening evening with Mr. and Mrs. Les Kissock and Jenny, Oshawa. The Enniskillen Ziggy Piggies Fitness and Health 4-H Project met on Feb. 19th at the Enniskillen Public Public School for their first meeting. They named our group the Ziggy Piggies and we held an Election of Officers Officers for this project. They are as follows: Elizabeth Knox - President, Kathi Del- worth - Vice President, Dan- nielle Alloway - Secretary, Amber O'Donoghue - Treasurer, Treasurer, Jaime Alloway - News Reporter, Alecia Yarmie - Hostess. Our group ranges from the ages ten to fifteen years and there are fifteen youths registered for this project. We had a game of Volleyball Volleyball and discussed why stretching before exercising is important to prevent injury. injury. This week we are having a speaker from YWCA in flannwa The Enfield 4-H Group Annual Friends Project. The Four-Paws Up Club met for their second meeting with eleven members present. Their officers for tne Club are as follows - Dianne Bowman Bowman - President, Amber O'Donoghue - Vice President, President, Ashley Cook - Secretary, Secretary, Alecia Yarmie - Treasurer, Treasurer, Jaime Alloway - Press Reporter, Danielle Suter - Scrapbook Person. All members chose their project animal and brought a sample of the food. We were sent samples of different different foods for dogs and cats, according to their needs. We finished our meeting by bathing May and Rnonda two American Cockers. Our group combed and groomed them taking care of eyes, ears and nails. The samples and booklets were provided for this meeting by Welcome Feeds, Terribrae Pet Shop and Pet Valu. After weeks of renovations, The Velvet Bear opened for business on February 25. Lorrie Willson, owner of the gift store, said a wall was removed downstairs and on tne upper level, creating more space for customers to move about. Staff at the store, posing in front of one of the renovated areas, are from the left: Val Lloyd, Fiona Kennedy and Doreen Gilroy. Please join us for our re-opening. ! 1 /■' ; 'r+yh:'\r ' F'":'.' -\'4-WfTto Our extensive renovations have been completed. Come in and see what we've g<pe with our store, view the many items we've collected from around the worE and join us for a cup of tea or coffee. To celebrate our re-opening, we arc offering savings of up to 50% off on selected items throughout the store. Visit; the Velvet Bear and meet the people who think our customers deserve complete satisfaction and courteous, friendly service. . Stationery . Fine Gifts . Country Gifts . Food . Children's Gifts... Art and Boohs . Jewellery . Toiletries . Gift Baskets . Picture Frames "Gifts for the heart and home" rmifl.v '-iff , ■ '■ :■ •<: V z'v'CS & 129 King Street East Bowmanville Telephone 623-5100