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Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowman ville, April 24,1991 3 Happy 1st Birthday Rotary Hears About Cancer Society Happy First Birthday by Lorna Miller April is Cancer Month. On Thursday, April 11, the Rotary Club of Bowmanville had, as its speakers, Donna Ritch and Mary Tillock, registered registered nurses, with the Canadian Canadian Cancer Society, Workplace Education Ser vice Division. These two ambitious ambitious ladies take the message message cancer prevention into the workplace. Mary and Donna outlined their education goals for on- the-job seminars. These are: the elimination of tobacco, bad foods and too much ex- Happenings at St. Stephen's H.S. Hi! My name is Caitlin Martin, my first birthday was on April 3, 1991. My Mommy and Daddy are Car- olin and Ted Martin. My Grandmas and Grandpas are Dorothy and Ray Stapleton and Helen and Laverne Martin. Thanks to all my cousins and friends for making making my birthday a happy one! Birth Announcement BEDARD - Norma and Susan (VanDorp) are proud to announce the arrival of their beautiful baby daughter, daughter, Risa Lynn, born February 8, 1991, in Listowel. Enthusiastically and lovingly welcomed by big brother Isaac and "Big Bug" Marg. Delighted to have a granddaughter granddaughter are grandparents Henk and Bea VanDorp, R.R.l, Enniskillen and Jean Paul and Leah Bedard, New Liskeard. by Brianna McGuire It has been a happening week here at St. Stephen's High. Students are busy pre- E aring for the upcoming pirit Week, which kicks off a full agenda of activities for the spring and summer season. season. As a prelude to Spirit Week St. Stephen's hela its 2nd annual Feeder boys and S 'rls basketball tournament. rade 8 teams from Msgr. Cleary, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Stephen's Elementary, Pines Senior Public and an all-star girls team from SSHS participated in the tournament, where Msgr. Cleary girls and St. Stephen's Stephen's Elementary bow came out on top. MVP awards went to Meghan McGuire and Andrew Ferguson. Ferguson. On the topic of basketball, basketball, the SSHS annual Free- Throw competition came to a close with Mauro Scanga taking the trophy once again shooting ten for ten in the finals finals against Chad Vande- rende. Usually you have a hard time getting an OAC to dress up in diapers or pyjamas pyjamas and carry your books for you all day; however this was not an uncommon sight at St. Stephen's as people took advantage of the OAC Servant Auction, held April 10 in order to raise money for the upcoming prom. • Bursting with enthusiasm, enthusiasm, St. Stephen's is fully prepared for the seasons ahead. DAFFODILS MEAN HOPE by Sandra Haggett April is the month of showers and spring's rebirth. rebirth. It is a month of daffodils! daffodils! Daffodils are a symbol of hope to cancer patients. A hope for a cure, for a cessa- R A TRAFFIC REMINDER FOR MOTORISTS USING THE BROCK STREET EXIT IN WHITBY FROM THE WESTBOUND LANES OF HIGHWAY 401 Work will be commencing on May 1,1991 to reconstruct new exit ramps from the westbound lanes of Highway. 401 to Brock Street in the Town of Whitby. As a result, this exit will be closed to Highway 40| westbound motorists from approximately May 1,199*1, to July 15, 1991. Westbound motorists whose destination Is Brock Street, and particularly the GO Station in Whitby, are advised to use the Thickson Road exit and follow the detour signs (D-l) west along Victoria Street as an alternate route for the duration of construction. The Ministry and the Region requests the cooperation of motorists while improvement works are underway and regrets any Inconvenience this work may cause. Ministry of Transportation Ontario DURHAM 1 pai a healthy happy life with loved ones. When I was a child my father father would often recite poetry. poetry. One of his favorite poems was "Daffodils" by William Wordsworth. As he spoke the words aloud with genuine genuine emotion I could almost see ten thousand daffodils "tossing tossing their heads in sprightly dance." In 1981 Dad died from lung cancer. Mom and Dad lived in our basement apartment. apartment. In one year I saw my father deteriorate from a strong independent man to a disheartened, helpless man. He had a hospital bed and spent hours on oxygen. When the time came for Dad's suffering to end, I was by his side. During his last week of life my emotions were in a turmoil. I loved him and did not want him to die. I loved him and wanted him to die so his pain would cease. I hated him for not giving up smoking years ago, because his failure to do so was a selfish destruction. Then Dad died! And I felt guilty for all the anger, hurt and betrayal I knew in those last moments holding his had. Over the years cancer has claimed my father, my uncle, uncle, my aunt and my sister's three year old son. My younger sister has had two cancer related operations and has emphysema. I have lived with the smell, the fear and the destruction destruction of cancer. I have seen a scared six year old girl abandoned in hospital during her final months of life because her parents could not cope with the entire entire ordeal. Cancer has' touched my life in many ways and made me aware of the importance of finding a cure for this rapacious rapacious disease. • Canvassers will bë on the march this month for donations. donations. Daffodils will be sold to raise money for the Canadian Canadian Cancer Society. With the financial support behind research maybe "Cancer can be beaten!" Maybe one day many .diseases like cancer, cystic fibrosis, aids and hundreds hundreds more will no longer exist. exist. We can certainly hope. "For oft when on my couch I lie In vacant mood, They flash upon that inward inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude. solitude. And then my heart with pleasure fills And dances with the daffodils." daffodils." William Wordsworth Hope can illuminate life's darkest hours. Reunion Set For C.W.A.C.s Dear Editor: This is the 50th anniversary anniversary of the Canadian Women's Women's Army Corps and a great 3-day reunion is Being: planned from September 27th-29. For information, write W.W.II C.W.A.C. Veterans, 201 Niagara St., Toronto, M5V 1C9 or phone 416-781- 2872, 416-755-0296 or 416- 535-2930, day or evening. Will you be there? Complete Professional Lawn Care • Weed Spraying • Crabgrass • Chinch Bug Control • Fertilizing • Insect Spraying • Plug Coraeration • Programs jiOBBtf SPRAT 623-4597 Bowmanvlllo Courtlco 983-5598 Orono Newcastle posure to the sun from employee employee lifestyles. 'Tobacco, food and sun- sense are the three main topics we cover in these seminars", seminars", said Mary. "People must become responsible for incorporating their own cancer-preventing cancer-preventing programs into their lifestyles. Our program program is geared to making people aware of the changes they must make in their lifestyles lifestyles to lessen their chances chances of getting cancer." The Cancer Society tailors tailors a corporate report for the company which is holding the seminar. This report includes includes a tally of how many employees are smokers, how many overweight, and how many employees do not have complete annual check-ups. Then a health-plan program is suggested which guides the employees through the program by using the "awareness, acceptance and adjustment" approach." "We encourage the employees employees to adopt the attitude T choose to do this", whether whether it be quitting - smoking, modifying their diet, or exercising exercising more. This puts the responsibility for their lives in their own hands and makes them stronger and capable of making wiser decisions decisions in their lives," said Donna. The Society also provides other services for cancer patients patients and their families. These services include: home support, boarding-out allowances, dressings, pros- theses, supplemental foods and other assistance for over 300,000 people across Canada Canada annually. Seventy-one of these patients live in the Bowmanville area. "We also provide emotional emotional support through group programs such as, Diving with Cancer", and "Reach to Recovery" and "Cancer- mount" a one-to-one program," program," said Donna. The Cancer Society puts 96 cents of each dollar donated donated into the various programs programs it supports. Fifty- seven cents goes to research for a cure. The workplace seminars are free and conducted conducted on a volunteer basis as are all the services provided. provided. The Cancer Society of Canada depends entirely upon donations to carry on its good works. For more information call: (416) 261-6942. For information information about Sunsense call: 1-800-263-6750. Dr. Howard Rundle thanked Donna and Mary for speaking to the Club. Ron Moore introduced the guests of the Club who were: Paul Cook of Aurora; David Lee, of the Bowmanville Bowmanville Golf and Country Club; Steve Smith, Greg Pàzyet- ton and Chris Gagne of the Cobourg Rotary Club. Anniversaries were celebrated celebrated by: Don and Norma Welsh, Ted and Georgina Watson and Brad and Tracy Hockin. John Brown announced, that the Rotary Easter Seal Campaign was running about $7000 behind its goal. There are 47 children depending depending upon your donation. We know times are tough - but yours will soon be over - theirs will last a lifetime. So give a little or a lot to make their lives a little easier. Two new members were inducted into the club. Irwin Hamilton and Joe Gerrits now enhance the Rotary Membership roster. Dr. Joe Pinto is asking for environmentally conscious conscious people to PLANT TREES. Acting President, Ken Hockin, closed the meeting with the thought: "A fanatic sticks to his guns even if they're not loaded." Hi! My name is Luke. I was one year old on April 23, 1991. My proud Parents are Shelley and Dominic Molica. My grandparents are Gloria ana Charles Gray of Newcastle ana Frank and Clementina Molica of Courtice. ed_n n n n rt--n n--n__n-- ^r. n n n n n tr n n fi II n lus#. If n n n n n n n n n n n n n r ■ j Mary Tillcock and ' Donna Ritch were the guest speakers at the April 11 Rotary Club meeting held at the Flying Dutchman Hotel. Mary and Donna are registered registered nurses with the Canadian Cancer Society, Workplace Education Services Division. The ladies outlined the goals and aims of the workplace seminars which are given free of charge to any corporation who desires them. twice n-- 485? J. 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