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i f ) i by Peter T. Sum Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, Wednesday, June 17,1992 11 Community Correspondence The General Motors Choir came to Courticc at the beginning of the week and presented music lovers with an evening of excellent entertainment. The choir presented on Sunday evening a onc-and-a-half-hour musical musical program, entitled A Gift of Music, to an audience of about 150 people at Ebenezer United Church at the junction junction of Courticc Rd. and Bloor St. Admission was gratis but voluntary voluntary donations to help pay off a recently recently constmcted extension of the church building were gratefully accepted. accepted. "We've a small mortgage to pay" since the extended section of the building was officially opened last November, says Ken Spencer, a member member of the church. • The extended section includes a parlor, a new kitchen and new facilities facilities for Sunday school. Mr. Spencer says the extension cost about $150,000. •; The General Motors Choir, and the ,GM Male Chorus before it, has been 'performing for charitable organizations organizations across the province for 30 years. •Its members include GM employees, retirees or immediate family members. members. : Eileen Down, a member of the choir, is also the choir director of Ebenezer Ebenezer United Church. Sunday's concert was presented in t\vo parts separated by a short intermission. intermission. v The first half of the evening's program program featured 11 pieces of music, including including Ave Vcrum by Mozart. j After the intermission the program continued with a piece entitled Hand In Hand, featuring soloists Janice Paterson Paterson and Ralph Bailey. ' Other soloists in the evening's concert concert included Paul Dale, Jim Reillcy and Eleanor Bailey. • The second half of the program continued with the popular Edelweiss; Maple Leaf Rag -- featuring Doris Beaton on piano; Memory; All I Ask Of You; Music of The Night; The Phantom Of Thé Opera; Amazing Grace; and Let Freedom Ring. ' ' At a time when some people in our country opt for so-called independence, independence, it was befitting that the evening's evening's concert ended with the rendering rendering of O Canada, by both the choir and members of the audience. v Courticc United Church on Trulls Rd. north of Highway 2 has scheduled a Strawberry Fest dinner for Wednesday, Wednesday, June 24. * There will be two sittings. One at 4:45 p.m. and the second at 6:30 p.m. : The menu includes meat and potato potato pie, buns, coleslaw, mixed vegetables, vegetables, strawberry shortcake with whip cream, tea or coffee. H For tickets or reservation one may phone cither Margaritc at 436-2417 or ' Alice Hoy at 436-2735. ; Since the number of tickets available available arc limited organizers advise making making early reservations. :i Courticc and Area Community Association Association had a partial "cabinet shuf- . fie" last week. Yelverton M ' by Harvey Malcolm [ Pleased to hear Mr. Norman Wilson Wilson successfully underwent eye surgery surgery early this week. Trust his recovery recovery will be a speedy one. ; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Malcolm are currently holidaying in U.S.A. where they arc scheduled to attend a International International Farm Seminar this weekend in Des Moynes Iowa. It was Corric and my pleasure early early this week to visit Corrie's sister, and husband and family - Trims and Roy Worry in Sudbury. Pleased to see that Roy is recovering nicely from his recent heart bypass operation. Pleased to have Dennis and Debbie Scrofini and boys drop in while there. The Yelverton U.C.W. held their June meeting at the home of the President President Mrs. Hazel Gray, north of Port Perry at her cottage residence on Lake Scugog. Final plans for next week's Pork B.B.Q. were no doubt high priority in their discussions. See Coming Events for details. Recently, in our column, we bemoaned bemoaned the fact that we feared our indigenous indigenous Bluebirds had taken off for parts unknown. We are happy to refute refute this, we now have a pair of these beautiful, friendly birds taking up residence residence in one of our birdhouses. Today we actually had one sitting on a BBQ table just outside bur kitchen window showing little or no fear of human proximity. Also we had a colourful Baltimore Oriole wake us from our nocturnal reveries just outside our bedroom window this week with his cheerful repertoire of musical notes. Can you imagine your scribe communicating communicating with him in our questionable amaturish whistling style at 7 a.m. Unbelievable but true, The "bird" actually actually seemed to enjoy our musical (?) exchange. Another "Sold" Rcal Estale sign has sprung up in our neighbourhood neighbourhood as the fornfer Don Johnson properly properly appears to ave traded hands again. Linda and Ralph Pfolt enjoyed a couple of days this past week at Sir Sam's Inn at Eagle Lake (near I-Iali- btirton) observing Linda's birthday on June 2/92. Food and services were excellent. On the weekend just past Ralph and : Linda visited Linda's brother Pat in Piéton on his annual progress revue occasion - sort of a report card. On Saturday we (Corric and 1) enjoyed enjoyed our annual get together with old friends George and Evelyn Nahkaln of Thunder Bay at the homo of their daughter Lori Nahkaln who lives in Toronto. We enjoyed a very pleasant social evening including a fine dinner out at the "Faljicr John" restaurant on Steeles Avenue. Maureen Crawford became membership membership secretary, replacing Lorraine Lubitz who chose to end her two-year term before it expires in 1993. • Laurie Baird was named chairperson chairperson of dance committee responsible for organizing a Hallowe'en dance scheduled for October 17. Her sister-in-law Lisa was made carnival co-ordinator for Courticc Camival/Flcamarkct 1993. The co-ordinator for this year's camivai/flcamarkcl, which was held on June 6 at Courticc Secondary School on Nash Rd. north of Highway 2, was the community 'association's treasurer, Diana Williamson. . Pam Callus, a fonner president of the association, was named correspondence correspondence secretary. The cabinet shuffling was conducted conducted at the second session of a Board of Directors meeting that was first held on May 14 in the library of Courticc Secondary School. Last week's session, which was also held in the school's library, ended the board's meeting for the summer. The 11 members of the board will next meet on September 10 to continue continue the cabinet shuffle. Also last week the seven members of the board who were at the meeting decided to send two letters to authorities authorities in the Town of Newcastle, seeking seeking convenience and safety for Courti- ccans. One of the letters will go to the Town's library board, it will urge the board to install a "drop box" in the library library of Courticc Secondary School to help Courticcans to avoid penalties when then cannot return books on time to the Town's library in Bowmanvillc. Bowmanvillc. The second letter will go to the Town requesting that the present speed limit of 80 kilometres an hour be reduced to 60km/h on one sector of Courticc Rd. north of Highway 2. The letter to the Town will also urge authorities to designate Nash Rd. a school zone area with appropriate signs announcing the designation. Three schools are on Nash Rd. between between Townline and Courticc roads. An eight-year-old school boy was involved in a bicycle accident on May 27 when he apparently rode into the path of a motor vehicle on Nash Rd. near Cherry Blossom Rd. Nathan Schank of Clovcrfield Drive, Courticc, was pronounced dead after he was rushed to hospital in Oshawa. Weekend Visitors in Wesleyville By Edna Barrowclough Members of Moorish Women's Institute Institute held their June meeting at the home of Mrs. Catherine Hoskin, Welcome, Welcome, on Tuesday, June 2. There were 12 ladies from Elizabcthville Institute, present, which made for a fine exchange exchange of news and views of the two groups. Thcrc was also the fine Dutch girl quilt on display, of which the Morrish group arc justifiably proud. The meeting was in charge of President President Marion Hodgson. On Wednesday night June 3rd the Affinity group, Barbara Croft, Brenda Ough, and Ruth Taylor provided the entertainment for a dinner at the Car- lyslc in Port Hope. They were accompanied accompanied by Stephen Sword. Church service at Welcome on Sunday morning was in charge of Reverend Wendell Sedgwick who used as his sermon topic "the removal of the curse of Babel." He spoke of his sister's work in Papua-New Guinea Guinea and of the difficulty of communication communication because of an unknown language. During the children's minute, both children and their elders practised repeating repeating the earth pledge..."to save the earth." Instead of the full choir, Barbara Barbara Croft, Brenda Ough and Ruth Taylor sang "He" accompanied by Stephen Sword. For a change, the rest of the choir were privileged to sit in the pews and listen. The offering was received by Clarence Nichols and Wayne Ough. A large white vase with pale purple lilacs another with dark red peonies and spirea, with altar vases vases of several different flowers, all made a lovely setting for the worship period. Clarence and Dora Nichols greeted the congregation at the door. The warm weather gave an opportunity opportunity to have a friendly visit outdoors after after the service. The order for the summer summer services was distributed, showing the first one taking place at the Township Township Hall on July 5. The second one at Bowman's woods with speaker Dr. Mac Freeman. Weather so far this year has been very changeable, so it will be a chance if we arc able to enjoy enjoy the eight Sundays of fine weather we had in 1991. Ken and Helen Dinner visited with E. Barrowclough during the week to talk over a recent request for informa tion concerning Jonathan Brown, the earliest owner of their farm. Mr. Brown came there in 1796. Percy and Catherine Hoskin came on another day to do some research on the family of "Heard" who lived in Hope and Clarke. It is difficult to get information information on those very early years. Brochures are now ready for the book "Hope and its Port" and may be obtained. You are encouraged to order and take advantage of the pre-launching reduced price. The book is being produced produced in pictures by researchers of the East Durham Historical Society, and will be launched in November. There was a meeting of the Wesley Wesley ville Cemetery board at the home of Clarence and Dora Nichols on Tuesday night, June 2nd. Discussion was mainly about the terms of the new Cemetery Act which requires a license to operate a cemetery. Since this one rarely has more than two burials a year, and often none, it was decided to not apply for one at present. It is cared for by local people, members of Welcome Welcome church to which it belongs. vVUNDER THE SUN! 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