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4 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, May 15,1991 Section Two Toastmasters Examine Special Events Top Students Selected for April at Courtice Public School Once, not so long ago, ' there was a Toastmaster "(TM) meeting unlike _ any ' that had gone before it. A ♦meeting where dogs rode off, " by candle light, with caskets on their backs. -, But how did we get 5 Obituary : : EMMA DORRENE % POWELL ^ Rev. Donald A. Stiles offi-. f'ciated at funeral services > which were held on Monday, .(April 22nd, 1991, at the £ Morris Funeral Chapel in . ^Bowmanville, for Emma s Dorrene Powell, who died Friday, April 19th, at Memo- Krial Hospital. Bowmanville, 'J-after an eight year battle m with cancer. Miss Powell was born «i March 30, 1933, in the Lake ^ Shore community on the v family's farm, Lot 17, B.F. > Clarke Township. She at- h tended Lake Shore School, ;-tand Newcastle and, Bow- "manville High Schools. Normal Normal School courses were completed at North Bay and Toronto. Further study was in the field of Special Education Education and Art. Miss Powell taught at rural schools' in Clarke- Township before moving,to Bowmanville. -■ Always interested in Fine Arts, she gained her Supervisor Supervisor of Art standing. Later, she - chose to teach special classes; Dorrene had worked in education for over 27 years- when she resigned from the Northumberland Newcastle Schools in 1979. Daughter of the late Marjory Marjory Grace (nee Selby) and Samuel J.R, Powell, Dorrene - is survived by brothers and sisters: Mrs. D.R. Coulter (Maurice), Downsview, and Mrs. Jack Crago (Hazel), Newcastle, and Flovd, Ronald Ronald and Russell of R.R.8, Newcastle. She was predeceased predeceased by Donald (1922- 1945) and Elaine (1941- 1956). She loved and enjoyed enjoyed her nieces and neph-, ews and their children. Miss Powell studied for many years with the Orono Art Group and became a life member of the East Central Ontario Art Association. She was a member of Newcastle United Church. Always ready to give of her time and talents she worked with the Boy Scout movement in earlier earlier years and was a valued member of the Pioneer Button Button Club, serving as secretary, secretary, until recently. Pallbearers were nephews nephews Rick Powell, Gaiy Powell, Powell, Floyd Coulter, Dana Coulter and great nephews David Rudge and Kevin Coulter. Another great nephew, piper Donald Sherman Sherman played Amazing Grace after the committal. Interment was in the family plot in Orono Cemetery. Cemetery. ARTHUR HAROLD FOUND Born in Darlington Township Township on the farm homestead, Arthur Harold Found, age 84, died in Oshawa General Hospital on Thursday, April 25, 1991, following a lengthy illness. Son of John and Mary Jane Found he attended S.S.#4 Public School and Bowmanville High School. He was married to Laura Marie Rundle on June 3, 1933. He had farmed his entire life. on the homestead but had been a patient in the hospital the past six and a half years. An active and dedicated member of Ebenezer United Church, he had served as a trustee, on the building committee committee and other committees. committees. Surviving are his sons Ronald James of Oshawa, and Stanley Arthur of Courtice. Courtice. The Reverend David - Jones officiated at the funeral funeral services held on Saturday at the Northcutt Elliott Funeral Funeral Home, Bowmanville. Pallbearers were Messrs. Wes Oke, Wes Down, Ron Bickle, Gord Vinson, Syd Worden and Glenn Picket], Interment Ebenezer United Church Cemetery. Farm Machine Club Holds First Meeting by Reuben Korte The first meeting of the Farm Machinery Club was held on Monday April 22, 1991 at the Agriculture office. office. We met our leaders Tom Barrie and Bill Tam- blyn who introduced out topic topic of study - tractors. We decided decided to call ourselves the Kings of the Furrows. After vyatching a video we discussed the history of tractors. tractors. We elected the following following club officers, President - McKenzie Korte: Vice President President - Alan Rickard; Secretary Secretary - Kate Barrio; Press Reporter- Reporter- Reuben Korte. Our next meeting will be held on May 21 at Brad Pound's. there? Several weeks ago it was promised we would examine examine in detail the various parts of a Toastmaster meeting. meeting. Today we will look at a special events meeting. No pattern exists to special event meetings, one can be ' totally different from the next. In our example the usual business meeting, table table topics and speeches were waived by popular consent to accommodate a 'workshop' 'workshop' or in this case a TUN- SHOP. On Tuesday May 7th the Chairman Wanda Phillips started the meeting by welcoming welcoming guests, and introducing introducing the head table. T.M. Marilynn Dow then in turn introduced our 'FUNSHOP presenter and the stage was set • for a very special ■ eve- . ning. Excited anticipation filled the room as TM Marg Kropf moved toward the front of the room. No one was disap pointed as she commenced to tantalize the child in all who were present. She followed followed all the concepts we learn at TM to build and deliver deliver presentations. The introduction introduction included an outline outline of the evening, a brief history of story telling, a comparison with T.V., a review review of styles and purpose, finally how to choose a story and how to learn to deliver it. This included such concepts concepts as grab and blab. Then she told a wily tale of greed corruption and heroics. heroics. It was not until she was finished that we found out that she had just told us a bit of her family history. What an entertaining way to pass on family history and moral lessons to the ■kids. Do you have a historical historical family event that could be turned into a fun story? Cric crac by Marilyn Derringer Derringer a professional story teller was then played on tape. The focus here was to note the effect of voice control control in her delivery. Studying Studying professionals is always a good way to pick up new ideas. After break a variation of the big bad wolf and little red was told. In this story the wolf was innocently trying trying to obtain a cup of sugar to finish the cake he was baking for his ill grandmother. grandmother. This technique of variations variations on a theme is a good way to get started. TM Kropf had us break up into small groups to develop our own stories based upon well known tales. What followed were the tales of snow yellow yellow and the seven bootleggers, bootleggers, the three bears living under the Bowmanville zoo, three more bears muscling in on their territory ana three billy's the toll opera- . tors. Concocting these stories stories was both challenging and fun. Finally TM Kropf left; us with a French Canadian tale where the poor non-believer was carried off by the dog with a coffin strapped to his back. Moral of the story: believe believe what the story teller tells you or else. Another very special meeting is coming up on Tuesday May 28th as Bowmanville Bowmanville Toastmasters host a 'CITIZEN FORUM' to discuss discuss Canada's future. Don't miss your opportunity to input input your ideas. Seating will go to people with reservations reservations first. Reservations are strongly recommended as space is limited. To reserve of for more information please call TM Connie Nelson Nelson 623-2243 or TM Irene Konzlemann 983-9423 for more information. We meet every Tuesday night at St. John's Church, Temperance and Queen, at 7:30. All are welcome, please feel free to join us. . Staff at Dr. Emily Stowe Public School in Courtice recently selected the students of the month for the month of April. The students are pictured here. They are, in the front from the left: Tara, Ahmad, Antoine, Carrie, Michelle, Donna-Marie, Gary, Warrèn, Athena M c D's PATIO CENTRE Quality Patio Furniture at Warehouse Prices "Nobody Beats Our Prices" 37 King Street E. Bowmanville 623-5353 hit. trim lawn and garden service government licensed professionals specializing in property maintenance tree and shrub pruning landscaping robert Strickland free estimates Catherine Strickland 623-9711 BRINK'S EXCAVATING R.R. #2 Newcastle, L0A1H0 * Trenching * Gravel & Top Soil * Grading & Levelling * Septic Installations * Back Filling * General Excavating * Dump Truck Service (416)987-4995 Siding, Soffits, Fascia, Capping Roofing, Doors, Windows, Trough No job too big or too small Telephone 434-7994 Bowmanville, Ont. EVERGREENE Property Maintenance and Landscape Design Spring Clean-up, Fertilizing, Weed Spraying, Grass Cutting, Shrub Planting, etc. 62 Duke St., Bowmanville, Ont. L1C2V5 KEVIN CROOKS (416)623-5125 STUDENT EMPLOYMENT CENTRE - The Bowmanville Bowmanville Canada Employment Centre for students is now open. Its purpose is to help students find jobs and to serve employers and homeowners seeking help throughout the summer. The office, located at 36A King St. E., Bowmanville, will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. The Canada Employment Employment Centre for Students can help with resumes, covering covering letters, job search techniques and information on a variety of federal and provincial programs. Jobs available range from casual employment to foil-time summer work. For details, call 623-9221. LEARNING DISABILITIES ASSOCIATION - The next meeting of the Learning Disabilities Association, Oshawa Chapter, will take place on Thursday, May 23, at the Whitby Public Library. At this meeting, there will be a panel discussion about the purpose of the Special Education Advisory Committee. Everyone is welcome. For further details, call 623-4934. COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD MEETING - On Wednesday, June 5, the Newcastle Community Services Advisory Board will be holding a meeting at; the Newtonville Community Hall. The meeting gets under way at 7:30 p.m. JUNIOR AGRICULTURALISTS WANTED - Are you a young person wondering what to do this summer? summer? Are you a farmer with a wealth of agricultural knowledge that you'd like to share with someone. If you answered yes to these questions, then the junior agriculturalist program may be for you. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the junior agriculturalist agriculturalist program which is open to youths 15 to 24. No previous previous farnv experience is required, but participants must be willing to live and work on a farm for the summer and they need to have enthusiasm and an interest interest in agriculture. Host farm families should be running a full-time commercial operation and have an interest in training and working with inexperienced youth to help them develop the agricultural skills they require. If you are interested, contact the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The toll-free number number is 1-800-461-0329. FOR MATURE DRIVERS ONLY - The Canada Safety Council, in co-operation with the Victorian Order Order of Nurses is offering a refresher course for mature drivers. This program is designed specifically to help the mature driver improve his or her skills and maintain maintain independence. It takes just six hours of in-class instruction to become aware of driving habits that can help you avoid collisions and cope with the frustrations frustrations experienced in today's driving environment. The first course is slated for June 10 and June 17, between 12:30 and 3:30 in the Latch am Centre in Port Perry. There is a fee which includes two half-hour in-car driving sessions as well as the classroom work. For more information or registration, call* the VON (Volunteer (Volunteer Services) at 434-2530. JURIED PHOTO SHOW - Wednesday, May 29, is the deadline for entries in the Visual Arts Centre's eighth annual Juried Show of Photography. This event takes place from June 9 to June 30 at the Visual Arts Centre. The juror is Ian Ransberry, MPA, of St. Catharines, a past president of the Professional Photographers Photographers of Ontario. In connection with this annual show, there will be several workshops and lectures dealing with darkroom skills, hand-coloring photographs, photographs, creative photography, and the correct usage of light. Call the Visual Arts Centre for costs and other details. Entry forms are available at the Visual Arts Centre and at local photography stores. For further information, call 623-5831. GIANT SECOND HAND BOOK SALE - The latest book sale held at the Clarke Museum and Archives was such a success that the museum is holding a second second sale in June. It runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both June 22 and June 23. However, the museum has to re-stock its shelves. And therefore it is looking for donors wishing to give the museum books and magazines magazines suitable for the sale. The books can be dropped off at the museum during regular public hours. All proceeds raised from the sale will go directly to the ongoing ongoing development of the museum and its services. UNITED WAY WALK-A-THON - The Oshawa/ Whitby/Newcastle is holding its third annual 60 kilometre kilometre walk from the CN Tower to Oshawa. If you start practising now, you just might be in shape for the event. For further details, please contact Anne Kinsella at the United Way Office (436-7377). FIREWORKS FOR SALE'-- The Bowmanville Vol- , unteer Firefighters dnd thé Bowmanville Kinsmen Club will be selling fireworks this Victoria Day weekend. weekend. The sparklers, skyrockets, etc. will be sold Friday and Saturday at the Walter Frank Real Estate parking parking lot on King St. E. And on Sunday and Monday they will be sold at the neighbouring Beaver Lumber parking lot. Check the advertisement in this week's edition for further details. All proceeds will go to community community projects. PIONEER SHEPHERDS - This Sunday, May 19, there will be a Pioneer Sheep and Wool Day at the Lang Pioneer Village. Events include sheep shearing using pioneer shears, sheep dog herding demonstrations, demonstrations, fleece rolling and sorting, dyeing, spinning and carding. Of course, all the other Lang Pioneer Village Displays will be open. Hours for the special Sunday events will be from one p.m. to six p.m. Lang Pioneer Village is located 10 miles southeast of Peterborough, two miles north of Keene. Dr. Bruce G. Wilson DENTIST 118 King Street West Newcastle Village 987-2155 Mon., Wed. 9 a.m. -1 p.m.; Tues., Thurs., Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. COBOURG HOUSE TOUR - The Victoria Hall Volunteers Volunteers will present their 1991 Cobourg House Tour on Saturday, June 15. Seven Cobourg century homes will be on display as well as the Victoria Hall, Marie Dressier house, the Fire Hall Theatre and Trinity United Church. Tickets went on sale March 1 and can be ordered through the mail or by phone, if you call --Jan Howieson at (416) 372-4159. HERE COMES HERITAGE WEEK - The Town of Newcastle will celebrate its past and present with a special week of events coming up at the end of the, month. Heritage Week begins with a big parade on Saturday, May 25. And there will be lots of other special special events between the date of the parade and the final final day of Heritage Week on June 2. This is the third annual Heritage Week in the Town of Newcastle. Be a part of it. For all your Home Improvement Needs •Doors • Windows ' Siding • Fascia •Eavest roughing 47 King St. W., Bowmanville Telephone 623-0444 • 1 Olde Tyme / Fish & Chips / ■■ ■■ p v\ / 136 King St. E. / Bowmanville 1 J ' ji 623-1781 1 / 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 serving quality Fish and Chips. MEET THE AUTHOR -- Gregory Ward, a local resident resident and author, will give readings from his new novel novel on Thursday, May 23, at the Bowmanville Library. The program takes place from 7:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. Gregory Ward's chilling first novel, The Carpet King, has just been released by Little Brown Canada. Please join the author and the library branch for what promises to be a fascinating evening. There's free admission, admission, but you are asked to register in person or by phoning 623-7322. REALTORS HOST CIVIC MEETING - A spokesman spokesman for the Reform Party in Ontario will be a guest speaker this Thursday, May 16, at the Oshawa and District Real Estate Board's annual Civic Meeting. The meeting takes place at La Gala Conference Centre Centre (65 Sunray St., Whitby), from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Michael Dean, President of the Don Valley West Constituency Association and one of the first 100 members of the Reform Party in Ontario, will be the guest speaker. Other guests will be seven of the Durham Durham Region's mayors, MP Ross Stevenson and various business persons in the Durham Region. OPEN CHURCH -- Bowmanville's Seventh-Day Adventists Adventists will be giving away free household goods and clothing all week at the church on Lamb's Rd., east of Bowmanville. All items have been donated to the church and they will be given away to anyone who feels they need them. Hours are from nine a.m. to six p.m. daily, except Friday when the closing time is four p.m. Drop by the church during these hours and help yourself. OPTIMISTS WASH CARS - The Optimist Club of Bowmanville will be back on duty this Saturday, May 18, equipped with hoses, buckets and brushes. They will wash cars between 8:30 a.m. and the afternoon hours at the Bank of Montreal parking lot in Bowmanville. Bowmanville. All funds raised from the project help the Optimists support youth activities in the town. HEALTH COUNCIL MEETS -- The 14th annual meeting of the Durham Region District Health Council Council is on Friday, June 14, at Cullen Gardens, Brooklin Room, in Whitby. Dr. Myrna Francis, former director of the Health Promotion Braqch of the Ministry of Health, wil! be the guest speaker. For details, call the Health Council at 433-4262. GOOD NEIGHBOURS PROGRAM - The Good Neighbours program will be formally launched in the municipality on May 31, with a kick-off taking place at the Bowmanville Museum at 2 p.m. The purpose of the concept is to encourage public awareness and promote promote the idea of citizens "standing by each other." In preparation for the launching of the Good Neighbours project, the Good Neighbours committee is looking for short stories and anecdotes about how a good neigh- ■ hour has helped in some large or small way. Prizes will be awarded for the first 12 entries received. For more information, please contact Roxy Barnes at Community Community Care. Call: 623-2261. WAYSIDE MOTOR INN - The Bowmanville Drama Workshop invites you to stop by The Wayside Motor Inn May 23 to 25. Those are the dates that the workshop workshop will be presenting an adult comedy by A.R. Gurney Gurney Jr. in the Bowmanville High School auditorium. Show time is 8:15 p.m. For reserved seating, call 623- 9219 or 623-7596. 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