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1 i Science Fair Winners from Courtice North School A A '■ Students at Courtice North Public tichool participated participated in their annual Science Fair on Tuesday, March .26 and Wednesday, March 27. Some of the winners in •the fair, which featured projects in the fields of biology, biology, physics and the environment are: (front row) Jumping Rope for Heart Christine Sharkey, Jamie Hayter, Allison Edwards, Aileen McIntyre, Nicholas Rowe and John Spicer. (Back row) Lindsey Palmer, Eric Cole, Mandy Dunn, Cheryl Aquilina and Ryan Burrows. Fitness is Theme Of This 4-H Club erg k.. J :rv .. is®, Courtice North Public School and Courtice United Church were the places to be last week if you were a Mexican Jumping Bean in training. Over 70 students and staff participated in a skip-a-thon on March 28. They were jumping for the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation in what is to become an annual event at the school. Here, Grade 3 student, Aileen McIntyre, shows just how to jump until you drop. r Today as many as 65% of children with acute leukemia are alive and well 10 years after diagnosis. Cancer can be beaten. Please support our April campaign dun I sottftl Ut I (AKWU# "F*" by Nancy Pleasance On Monday, March 11, at 6:30 p.m. Tyrone 4-H club had tneir third meeting at Tyrone Sunday School room. Members in attendance tonight were Holy Penward- en, Sara Cornish, Janey Knowlton, Misty Carr, Tammy Tammy Barrett and Nancy Pleasance. Pleasance. Absent was Rebecca Archibald. Holly Penwarden opened the meeting with the pledge and Nancy Pleasance conducted the roll call. The ? iuestion was what was your avourite sport or exercise? Answers ranged from biking to walking. Mrs. Pleasance spoke to us about energy. Energy is based on the idea that food we eat should give us enough energy to work or If we eat more calories, we gain weight and if we eat less calories, we lose weight. No matter how much or how little we do each day we need a certain amount of en- rgy just to keep going. Everybody dissected their lunch to decide how many calories they had at that meal. We divided the group , into three and did a cracker test. Group 1 was Holly Pen- warden and Misty Carr, they ate their cracker and then sat for 13 minutes. Group 2 was Janey Knowlton Knowlton and Sara Cornish, after consuming the cracker they walked smartly around the room for four minutes. Group three was Tammy Barrett and Nancy Pleasance Pleasance and they jogged on the spot for one minute and 42 seconds after eating the cracker. These activities showed how much energy can be exerted exerted versus the number of calories. Mrs. Pleasance showed us a picture of a skeleton foot and we discussed some foot problems. Members learned that each foot is a complicated structure. It has 26 bones and 33 joints which make the foot flexible and 20 muscles con- "WOW! What a Deal! 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If you like testing the limits (risk taking), taking), can shut out distractions distractions and needs competition to get you motivated, you might enjoy sports like martial martial arts, tennis or golfing. The meeting was adjourned adjourned by 9 p.m. Fit Tip Did you know that almost half of your body weight is water? Water is essential to every part of your body. You can live for weeks without food but you can survive only a few days without water. water. When you are playing hard or exercising you need to drink extra water to replace replace the water your body loses as sweat. There's no need to buy expensive "sports drinks" as plain old Water is good enough. Food Guide Reviewed On Monday, March 18, 1991 at 6:30 p.m. Tyrone 4- H club had their fourth meeting at Tyrone Sunday School room. Six members were in attendance tonight, absent was Rebecca Archibald. Archibald. Holly Penwarden opened the meeting at 7 p.m. with the pledge and Nancy Pleasance conducted the roll call. The secretary read the minutes from the previous meeting. We reviewed Canada's Food Guide and the four categories categories are: milk and mild products; meat, fish, poultry and alternatives; fruits and vegetables and breads and cereals. Teenagers need about 2,400 calories a day and it is important to have a variety from all major food groups. All members then tried to make a balanced menu plan for a day using their 10 favourite favourite foods and Canada's Food Guide. Members learned about some better food choices. Instead of having Cheddar Cheddar cheese - mozzarella is better. Likewise for rich vanilla vanilla ice cream compared to orange sherbet. Fat contains nine calories a gram, compared compared to four calories per gram for protein or carbohydrates. carbohydrates. It is eating foods high in fat that often contributes to weight and body fat gains. So next time you are offered offered pretzels and potato chips take the pretzels as you will have saved 234 calories. calories. Mrs. Pascoe and Mrs. Pleasance brought in box label label ingredients from various foodstuffs that families usually usually consume to show what we are really eating. After reading these lists of ingredients ingredients we had a matching game in our books to complete. complete. We briefly discussed diets that we have seen in magazines magazines or been tempted to use like the grapefruit diet. Hopefully all diets that people people go on are recommended by their doctor, and have choices from all of Canada's Food Guide. Sara Cornish adjourned the mooting by 9 p.m. Fit Tip fit is great. If you're lit you will have more fun, stronger bones, better posture, more flexibility, more self-confidence, pride in your body and the chance to get more out of life. Fashions are Featured at WI Meeting March 20th, Solina Women^ Women^ Institute held another successful luncheon at the community hall. Greeting the guests in the upper hall were President Lois Yellow- lees and Blaikie Rowsell. Spring flowers and containers containers of pussy willows set a spring theme. Following grace, the guests proceeded to the lower lower hall where the tables were set with pots of spring flowers. Following a most delicious first. course of casseroles and super desserts, desserts, draws were held for the potted plants. The guests then returned to the upper hall where Betty Grant introduced Catherine Bougniet, of Toronto. Catherine introduced us to Week-Ender Fashions. Several of our members were models for the versatile versatile garments. Jean Taylor presented Catherine with a floral arrangement on behalf of the W.I. for an interesting afternoon. The lucky ladies who won potted plants were: Arlene Yeo; Marg Hall; Ethel King; Dorothy Tremble; Sylvia Pollok; Marjorie Ren wick, Alice Delve; Olive Mill son; Eunice Barteaux; Faith Alexander; Alexander; Loretta Gates; Ruth. Tink; and Elfreda Haunsberger. P.R.O. Bernice Watson PRO St. Stephen's High School Happenings Spring is officially here, and so is mid-semester. For many, that means lots of hard work as OAC mid-term marks go into the universities. universities. It is tough for many to get back into the swing of things after a much-needed March break. Along with the arrival of spring comes track and field tryouts which are taking place. Rugby has also begun, while our nockey team is finishing finishing off its year. On March 21, the midget boys' volleyball team placed third at a tournament held in Port Hope. Port Hope ilaced first, while St. Mary's inished second. Midget boys played on March 27 at another another tournament" in Co- bourg. There are also two feeder school tournaments coming up in basketball on April 8tn and 9th. Good luck, boys! As Easter approaches, so does the ending of our Lenten Lenten lunch series. March 22, Joyce Murray, CSJ came to speak to students about her work with the poverty stricken of Peru. March 27 was the last luncheon series with guest speaker Joe Mill Mill eve from Development and Peace. Mr. Muldoon, the school chaplain and Fr. Bill had plenty to talk about from their 13-day retreat to Cuernavaca, Cuernavaca, Mexico. This will hopefully become an annual experience. Next year, they hope to bring 10 students with them. OSAID raised money this past week by having a "guess the number of eggs" contest. The winner received the jar of eggs, a nice Easter treat. The 1991 senior prom is not so far away. The details are not yet finalized, but it is looking as if it will be May 24 at Trillium Valley. Hope to see you there. -by Kristin Macey Being rn'ro lit ; i The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, April 3,1991 15 Optimist Club Welcomes Young Orators and New Member's The Bowmanville Optimist Club recently welcomed its first female member to the organization. Jan Ja- nack became a member of the club during the March 27 meeting. So did her husband, Jon. The Janacks are also the first husband and wife to join the Bowman- A/i YWCA Lists Programs The Easter chocolates have come and gone and now it's time for some serious serious workouts. Join up with one of the YWCÀ's many adult exercise exercise programs and remember remember that children need exercise exercise too. If they are between the ages of three and five, Fun/Fit Kids is a program which they will enjoy. Recreational Jazz and Ballet are great ways to trim up small bodies and the Bowmanville Play group will keep your children busy. Kids Spring Crafts is a one night course for those crafty little fingers for ages six and up. This class is instructed instructed by Sharon Magee. The children will be working with fresh "spring" flowers. Children can be creative using all sorts of media in our Friday at the Mill Workshop. Workshop. If you are seven or older and enjoy working with paper, paints, brushes and lots of other materials, then this program is for you. Creative Friday at the Mill is from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Visual Arts Centre. The YWCA is also hosting hosting Summer Camps in Bowmanville Bowmanville and Orono starting at the pre-school level, a half-day program, up to and including the Senior level (12 years old) a full day program. program. These are weekly camps and the programs include include such interests as special special events, special guests, swimming in Orono (and Bowmanville if available), camp crafts and much more. For creative fun and wholesome activities go and visit the YWCA at 133 Church St. or phone 623- 9922. . All programs must have pre-registration and information information for special needs children for summer camps is only a phone call away. ville Optimist Club. Shown in the above photo are, from left: Michael Airey, Lt. Governor, Zone 11; Jon Janack, Jan Janack; and Clare Howse, president of the Bowmanville Optimists. TV-'i T~)r fA'vr' 1 , „ : ■- . • ' , X'j "*« s These public speakers were competitors in the Bowmanville Optimist Club's annual annual public speaking contest held on Wednesday, March 27. Contestants are shown above, along with representatives of the Optimist Club. From left are: Club President Clare Howse, Jean O'Brien, Natasha Bal, Brad Humber, Michelle Walsh, Stephanie Morgan, and Sam Ivanoff, the Optimist Club member in charge of the speaking competition. Treat Your Windows to a NEW SPRING LOOK All Drapes Made on Premises CUSTOM DRAPERY SALE Up To... OFF Also Venetians, verticals and pleater shades. Blinds of all kinds including Levelor, Kirsch, and Shade-O-Matic Products. Better Ideas Come From... Valeo Draperies Ltd. 1415 King St. E. (Courtice Court) Oshawa 436-3636 Ample Free Parking Flours: Mon. - Wed. Thurs. - Fri. 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