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Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, September 18,1991 7 Museum Exhibit Looks Back More Than 10,000 Years by Lorraine Manfredo A newly-opened exhibit at the Clarke Museum covers more than 10,000 years of area history. Ancient inhabitants and their unique customs arc noted. Such early visitors to Clarke Township ranged from indigenous mammoth-hunters to romantic steamship passengers. passengers. The permanent, walkthrough walkthrough exhibit chronicles the evolution of what is now part of the Town of Newcastle. A collection of period artifacts, artifacts, costumes, and history highlights are displayed in a borderless series of vignettes. This flow serves to illustrate the connected chain of effects various settlers had on the culture culture and development of the "We have been delivering hot, nutritious meals with a friendly visit to people who need some help to maintain independence independence in their homes for 10 years," says Sally Barrie, Meals on Wheels Co-ordinator for Community Care. During the week of September September 22 to September 28, 1991, Meals on Wheels celebrates its service across Canada. Last year, 150 volunteers delivered approximately 700 meals each month to 60 clients in the Town of Newcastle. We want to publicly thank all of our volunteers, and also extend our appreciation to Memorial Memorial Hospital, Bowmanville for supplying the meals. Meals on Wheels in the Town of Newcastle is a'program a'program provided by Community Care and operates in cooperation cooperation with Bowmanville Memorial Hospital. Meals on Wheels are available available throughout the Town of Newcastle. Routes operate in Bowmanville, Courtice, Hamp- Discussion Group for Parents with Young Kids To be Held Is it realistic to assume that when a baby is bom the new parent, as if by magic, somehow somehow knows all about child rearing? Today there is more information and knowledge available about child growth and development than ever before. before. Our expectations of the kind of children we want to raise is so different from even one generation back, that parents parents are eager for skills that will help them in their task of raising responsible children. Children who feel good about themselves and who can make choices and decisions with confidence. The Family Education Resource Resource Centre of Durham House is offering a 10 session study group at Vincent Massey School, 10 Church St., in Bowmanville Bowmanville starting Monday September September 30 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. The focus will be on understanding understanding why children behave behave the ■ way they do and learning positive practical ways for redirecting misbehavior misbehavior and encouraging children. "Kindness, Respect, Firmness and Encouragement are the ingredients ingredients of Positive Discipline," Discipline," says Jane Nelson from whose book this course is modelled. modelled. For more information and to register for this or any other parenting programs being offered offered this fall please call the Centre at 579-2021 or 686- 4353. Great Pine Ridge Kinettes Hold Skating Fund-raiser Saturday, October 5, 1991 will see hundreds of local children children skating at the Newcastle Arena in the Village of Newcastle. Newcastle. The purpose, besides fun and exercise, will be to raise funds for their schools and community. A small percentage percentage of the money will remain remain in the Kinetic club to offset offset their costs. There will be a gift for every every child who participates and many prizes to be won. The Skate-a-thon takes place between between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., and is open to all children children from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8. If you child docs not attend a participating school in the Ncwcastlc/Orono area and wishes to obtain a pledge form, please contact Cindy Grant at 987-3824. Museum curator and exhibit designer, Mark Jackman, intends intends his retrospective of the past to help forge a direction for the future. "We can't celebrate current achievements without recognizing recognizing the past." And, in typical curator fashion, fashion, Mark Jackman found himself himself wishing for unlimited time travel as he researched and scouted for display pieces. "In hindsight, there's a lot that could have been changed. One mistake I would have avoided was the total destruction destruction of the Ganaraska Forest." Huge stands of White Pine were tom down to supply planks for English ships in the late 1800's. It was their custom to use this specific wood exclu- ton, Mitchell's Comers, Orono, Newcastle, Newtonville, Tyrone Tyrone and surrounding areas. Volunteers deliver meals on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday Thursday at the noon hour. The volunteer volunteer is a vital link in the Meal on Wheels program in our community. Their help is appreciated in making this service service available to so màny in our area. sivcly. By the turn of the century, century, the "immense forests", as charted on an early map in the exhibit, were barren wasteland, useless even for farming. Much earlier in the Newcastle Newcastle history, the French explorers explorers and missionaries passed through. Unlike the English, the French were uninterested in harvesting native trees, as their ships traditionally used oak. The French, however, thoughtlessly thoughtlessly exploited the land for fur-bearing animals. They constantly constantly battled the Woodland Indians to gain dominance. Mr. Jackman says, "The fur trade wars decimated the Indians. Indians. Iroquois and Hurons were culturally extinct by the 1750's." European settlers and homesteaders homesteaders arrived in droves soon after, looking for a better life. It was a quest many present- day newcomers to Newcastle share. In the 1800's, the new farms needed farming equipment. equipment. Local foundries and blacksmiths unable to meet the demand set the stage for the Masscy-Harris company to move in. The industrial farming farming machinery giant established established a factory at Highway Two and Mill St. in Newcastle Village in 1849. 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Another thought-provoking element in the, exhibit is a woman's elegant travelling outfit, dating from the steamship steamship era of the late 1800's. The tapered 18" waist seems a cruel reminder of the extreme, self-inflicted distortion distortion women once endured for fashion's sake. Binding, whalebone corsets caused their internal organs to shift unnaturally. unnaturally. Cramped lung capacity caused the legendary fainting spells. Waists compressed, often often into pregnancy, were the unfortunate cause of widespread widespread death during childbirth. In the same era, many lives were lost on sunken steam vessels. vessels. The Ongiara; The Juno, a steambarge; and The Erie Belle, a schooner arc all still unrecovered. In the future, Mark Jackman proposes to extend the Newcastle Newcastle story another generation, to take the display into the 1900's. The history exhibit is at the Clarke Museum and Archives on Highway #9, at Kirby, just off Highway 35/115. Hours are Tucs.-Fri., 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Sat. and Sun., 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. Mark Jackman, curator of the Clarke Museum, gave Newcastle Mayor Marie Hubbard a guided tour of a new exhibit last Thursday. The exhibit, which is entitled "Vignette," looks at the history of what is now known as the Town of Newcastle from 500 A.D. to 1901. The show has been prepared prepared by the museum in preparation for the upcoming 20th anniversary of the Town of Newcastle. LEGION WEEK -- We are now midway through Legion Legion Week. However, there are still a number of special events to which the public is invited. Tonight (Wednesday, (Wednesday, September 18, the Ladies Auxiliary will be presenting presenting their bingo in the Main Hall. On Friday, September 20, there will be an amateur night in the club room, commencing commencing at eight p.m. Everyone is welcome to come out and show their talents. Saturday, September 21, there will be a meat, roll at 7:30, followed at nine p.m. by a dance with music provided by "The Two of Us." NEWCASTLE VILLAGE FALL FESTIVAL - The Newcastle Village Chamber of Commerce is proudly presenting their popular Fall Festival this Saturday, September September 21. It takes place from nine a.m. to five p.m. at the Village Hall. It includes a pancake breakfast served by the firefighters bright and early Saturday morning. And throughout the day there will be a bake sale, flea market, craft sale, bike decorating contest, and refreshments. refreshments. The event concludes with a dance at 9 p.m. in the Community Hall. Come out and meet your neighbours and be part of the fun. WHEELCHAIR MAINTENANCE CLINIC - On Wednesday, September 25, the Ontario March of Dimes and Doncaster Home Health Care will host a Wheelchair Maintenance Clinic at the Bowmanville Mall. It will take place between the hours of two p.m. and 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to participate and qualified staff will be on hand to give cost estimates for major repairs. Any minor repairs and cleaning will be done free of charge. Refreshments will be provided throughout the day, including including a cake to mark the 40th birthday of the March of Dimes. ^ KIDS ON THE BLOCK - A Durham Region educational educational puppetry group is looking for volunteers willing to serve in the 1991-92 school year. If you have a desire to perform, have an interest in children's well-being and want to have fun while teaching healthy attitudes, this program is for you. Training sessions begin September 27. For details, call 576-0597 or 668-2174. GET SET FOR APPLE FESTIVAL - Put a big circle around Saturday, October 19. That's the date when the Bowmanville Business Centre will host its annual Apple Festival and Craft Sale. The festival will be based on Temperance St., which will be closed for the occasion between Church St. and King St. However, many of the downtown stores will have special themes related to the harvest and to apples. Those attending the festival are invited invited to complete their "Passport to Apple Country." Once the passport has been validated by 10 stores in the downtown, the passport holder is eligible to enter a draw for one of several prizes. ART SHOW AT MCLAUGHLIN GALLERY - A colorful exhibition of art by members of the East Central Ontario Art Association begins September 26 at the Robert Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa. This is the 33rd anniversary anniversary for this juried exhibition. The organization represents represents over 300 artists in a district extending from Kingston to Scarborough and north as far as the District ofHaliburton. FOR THE BIRDS -- The 32nd annual National Caged Bird Show will be held at the Pickering Recreation Complex Complex from September 27 to 29. Of special interest will be a display of parrots held between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on September 29. The show will be open to the public on Sunday only, at which time visitors can see which of the entries were judged to be the winners. WHAT'S NEW AT THE VISUAL ARTS CENTRE? - Winners from the 11th annual Juried Show of Fine Arts sponsored by the Visual Arts Centre will be on display display until October 6. Drop by during the Centre's regular hours and see what some of the area's top painters and craftspcrsons are producing. And don't forget the numerous numerous workshops and courses available. There arc courses in photography, watercolors, drawing, and oil painting, Day-long workshops in basketmaking, botanical studies and drawing arc also coming up during October and November. November. Most kids' programs are starting this week. But there's probably still time to register. CAMP 30 RE-VISITED - Don't miss the special events taking place at the Bowmanville Museum next month in connection with the 50th anniversary of the Prisoner of War Camp located in Bowmanville. In connection connection with this anniversary, there will be a special display display of Camp 30 artifacts at the Bowmanville Museum throughout the month of October. LEARNING DISABILITIES ASSOC. - The Learning Disabilities Association, Oshawa Chapter, will hold their next monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. on September 26 in the Whitby Public Library. There will be a presentation at that time on the topic of "What is a Learning Disability?" Disability?" Admission is free. This organization is a parent support support group. Everyone is welcome to attend. For further details, call 655-4175. BIG SISTERS HOUSE TOUR - From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., this Saturday, September 21, some of the area's finest homes will be featured in the annual House tour sponsored by the Oshawa and District Real Estate Board. Funds from the tour will support the Big Sisters of Newcastle, Newcastle, Oshawa, and Whitby. For tickets and more details, details, contact the Big Sisters office in Oshawa 5 at 436- 0951. A fine century home in Bowmanville will be one of the dwellings featured in the tour. CRAFT SHOW AT CONSERVATION AREA - On Sunday, September 22, the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Conservation Authority will be holding its annual Craft Show and Autumn Fun Day at the Enniskillen Conservation Area. The event will include pony rides, handicrafts, face painting, a petting zoo, and lots more. Admission is free and there is ample parking. The Enniskillen Conservation Conservation Area is located on the 7th Concession, north of Hampton. Watch for the conservation area signs. The Autumn Fun Day is from 10 a.m'. to 4 p.m. NEW SCHOOL OPENS -- The official opening of the Mother Teresa Elementary School in Courtice is scheduled scheduled for October 20. Of course, the school has been in operation since the beginning of the school year in September. September. The separate school board will also be officially opening two other schools in the near future. These include: include: St. Joseph's Elementary School in Cobourg and St. Alphonsus Elementary School in Peterborough. ■•••••••••••' WOMEN'S NETWORK -- The Third Thursday Breakfast Breakfast is a women's network which meets every month at the Old Munich Cafe in Oshawa., The next meeting is Thursday, Sept. 19, at 7:30 a.m. New members and guests are welcome. Phone 723-1143 if you would like information or reservations. AROUND THE WORLD IN SONG - The Wilmot Creek Chorus will present a variety show entitled "Passport "Passport to the World" on Friday, September 27. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. at the Bowmanville High School. This is your invitation to pack your bags as the chorus takes you around the world with music. The evening will include solos, comedy, and sing-alongs. Tickets are available at the door or by calling 623-4104. All proceeds will go towards towards the St. John's Church Building Fund. APPLE FESTIVAL AT PIONEER VILLAGE - To ■get in the mood for our own Bowmanville Apple Festival, Festival, you might want to visit Lang Pioneer Village this Sunday, September 22, from one p.m. to six p.m. The village will provide a display of old-fashioned apple harvesting harvesting including apple cider making, pioneer crafts and food, old time fiddlers, horse and wagon rides, and much more. Lang Pioneer Village is located 10 miles southeast of Peterborough and two miles north of Keene, CAMP SAMAC ART FESTIVAL - Obviously September September is à month for ait shows. In addition to the display display at the Visual Arts Centre and an upcoming exhibition exhibition at the McLaughlin Gallery, there's yet another art festival at Oshawa's Camp Samac. It opens on Friday, September 27 and continues to September 29 in the Camp Samac main council hall. Admission is free. Close to a dozen of the works featured at this show arc by artists artists from die Town of Newcastle. You won't want to miss this one. And, better yet, why not take in all three of the local art exhibits? I V n RAS CPR COURSES IN BOWMANVILLE - Due to popular popular demand, Durham Savc-a-Heart is now offering CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) courses in Bowman- vilic. The 12-hour basic rescuer course and the six-hour infant/child CPR course will take place on Mondays, with the basic rescuer program starting on September 23. Courses run from seven p.m. to 10 p.m. Registration information information is available by calling Durham Savc-a-Heart at (416) 666-0995. Courses will be at Bowmanville High School. ••#••••••••• MULTIPLE BIRTH PARENTS - The Durham Region's Region's Parents of Multiple Births Association is holding a giant sale of ncarly-new clothing for infants and children. children. Toys, accessories, furniture, crafts, and home cooking cooking will also be available. The sale is Saturday, September September 21, at Kingsview United Church on Adelaide Avc. and Wilson Rd., in Oshawa. Hours arc 9 a.m. to noon. ••••■••••••a DIABETES IN THE NINETIES - This is the topic of a general meeting sponsored by the Durham Diabetes Centre this month; The meeting will take place at St. Gregory's Auditorium in Oshawa on Wednesday, September September 25, commencing at 7:30 p.m. Several health professionals professionals will be on hand to speak and answer questions. questions. There will also be product displays and free samples. samples. All members of the public are welcome. 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