The Independent, Canadian Statesman Weekender, Bowmanville, Saturday, October 23,1993 3 Cider Booth a Popular Spot During Bowmanville Apple Fest BLUE CHIP SEMINAR SERIES Mutual Fundfest The All-Star Investment Conference Oct 30,1993 Come join us and learn from some of the top money managers in the Mutual Fund.industry on how to invest your money 'in today's investment climate. Topics discussed will include: • Investing globally. • Are Canadian stocks a good place to be? • Do Canadian bonds make sense now? • Is the U.S. market overvalued? • How does proper asset allocation work? • Investing in the Far East. • Investing in emerging markets. • Interest rates and the Canadian dollar. • Question and Answer period with every presentation. Guest Speaker Line-up Fidelity Investments Mackenzie Financial AGF Investments Trimark Investments Templeton International Saturday, October 30/93, 9:30-2:00 Le Gala, 65 Sunray, Whitby R.S.V.P. and Directions phone Cathy at 416-576-1726 • 1-800-661-0243 Stefanie, Rebecca, and Matthew Jansma enjoy a taste of cider from the Tyrone Mill during the Apple Festival held in downtown Bowmanville on October 16. It was the fourth year for the festival. And despite despite showers later in the afternoon, the event was considered a big success. An excellent turn-out was reported. Organizers estimate that. 3,000 people visited the special Apple Festival's Festival's events in downtown Bowmanville Bowmanville on Saturday, October 16. "People loved it," said Garth Gilpin, Gilpin, the manager of the Bowman-' ville Downtown Business Improvement Improvement Area. "There was ,a positive Environmentalists Receive Awards From page 1 the environmental movement for. over 20 years He was the founder and chairman of SEAP (Save the Environment from Atomic Pollution, Pollution, and GOOD (Garbage for Ontario Ontario Diminished.) He has worked on the Port Granby Monitoring Committee. Committee. In addition, he has written school texts for grades seven to eight and has been a speaker on environmental environmental issues for numerous groups. • Helen MacDonald is a founding member of Citizens for a Safe Environment, Environment, an organization which concerns concerns itself with the successful siting of low-level radioactive waste management management facilities. She also organizes organizes volunteers to visit local primary schools to make students aware of the significance of the environment. She co-ordinates environmental fairs, waste exchange days and networks networks with other environmental organizations. organizations. She also writes extensively extensively on environmental issues and is involved with organizations such as the Ganaràska Region Conservation Conservation Authority, and the waste caucus of the Environment Network. She is a founding member of the Durham Environmental Network. "I'm very pleased to be a recipient," recipient," said John Veldhuis. "It's always always nice to be recognized." He added that he is pleased to be in the company of so many people who have done so many great things for the environment. "Everybody who works for the environment should be recognized, because it is very important," said award recipient Flclcn MacDonald. She added that protecting the environment environment is not just the responsibility of individuals, but is "the work of many people." feeling down there." Although heavy rain probably kept some participants away later in the day, Mr. Gilpin added that the crowd still exceeded last year's attendance. attendance. ... Sales at the apple fritter tent were up 25 per cent over last year and it took 11 bushels of northern spy apples apples to meet the demand. At one point, the wait in the lineup lineup for apple fritters was three- quarters of an hour long. But, Mr. Gilpin said nobody complained about the wait. In fact, anyone who has been to any of the previous apple apple festivals knows that the line-up is part of the tradition. Besides, the fritters are well worth waiting for, even in the rain. Next year, the organizers expect to add more frying machines at the apple fritter tent in order to keep pace with the line-up. The apple festival included displays displays by over two dozen crafts persons, persons, the sale of cider, fresh apples and other apple treats, and live music. music. ' Mary Ellen Craig, of Bowmanville, Bowmanville, was the winner of a prize package valued at $2,500 in the Apple Apple Fest Draw. The prizes were all donated by downtown merchants participating in this year's festival. 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