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4 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, February 23,1994 Section Two Toastmasters Win Awards at Speaking Contests Bowmanville's Toastmasters gathered on Tuesday, February 15th, for their club-level speaking competition. Winners are shown above. They include (from left) Henry Lise, who received the trophy as best evaluator; Sher Leetooze, who won the trophy in the international competition and Fred Archibald, who received the tall tales trophy. Next month, the Bowmanville club will host a competition including not only the Bowmanville Toastmasters, but also Toastmasters from Lindsay and Peterborough. The group meets weekly at St. John's Anglican Church. Tyrone 4H Club Members Hold Meeting for February On Monday, February 7,1994 Tyrone Tyrone 4-H Club met for their second meeting, The topic was "A Look At Convenience Food." Our president, Lindsay Woodcock opened the meeting meeting with the pledge. fancy Knowlton, our secretary, read the minutes and members gave their answers to the roll call which was, name two convenience foods available at your local grocery store. Mark Benschop was welcomed back to our club. Members voted on our club name and we are now called Tyrone Tyrone Nutrition Nuts. Mrs. Plcasance went over some advantages and disadvantages of the 'ready made foods.* Members learned about being wise consumers by reading labels and how to find sugar and salt in the list of ingredients. ingredients. They arc often called different names like glucose and sodium. Mrs, Plcasance showed several examples of where the best before date is and Nancy highlighted "Buying A Safe Bite To Eat." Members were then split into groups and made Quick-Fix Mix which turned into Biscuits and Cheese Biscuits, Macaroni and Cheese from Scratch, Kraft Dinner and Stouffer's Macaroni and Cheese. While the food was cooking, Mrs. Plcasance went over the list of ingredients ingredients for the three cheese dinners. Members enjoyed the food and there were very few left-overs. Install a high efficiency gas, oil or propane furnace and receive UP to $500 tRADE-IN on your old furnace when you purchase a CARRIER FURNACE High-efficiency gas furnace can save you up to 65% on your heating bills! Heating & Air Conditioning Authorized Consumers' Gas Dealer Bowmanville/Newcastle 436-3212 » Oshawa/Whitby 428-0333 WEIGHT RESTRICTION issr REGULATIONS will be in force on roads under the jurisdiction of the Regional Municipality of Durham effective March 1 to approximately April 29,1994. Vehicle loads are restricted to FIVE TONNES per axle in accordance with Durham Region By-law Number 251-89. Signs will be erected on all Regional Roads to which these Weight Restrictions apply. V.A. Silgailis, P. Eng, Commissioner of Works Regional Municipality of Durham Clean-up Ontario Clubs and Organizations w5Maya's Summer Camps for the Blind Ontario's largest voluntary program, program, PITCH-IN WEEK, will be held May 2-8, 1994. More than one million Ontarians are expected to participate participate in cleaning up Ontario's environment. environment. Campaign coordinators have sent out thousands of Information Kits and will offer free garbage bags to groups planning a project. The 1994 Campaign, which is a. program of The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters in cooperation cooperation with PITCH-IN CANADA, will not only encourage groups to cleanup cleanup the environment but also provide them with an opportunity to raise funds for conservation. In 1993 more than one million volunteers cleaned litter and debris from along highways, parks, ravines, beaches and other areas. Projects took place in 477 Ontario communities communities under the direction of 1,162 volunteer volunteer coordinators. PITCH-IN WEEK has become the largest voluntary voluntary action Campaign in the province. 1994 PITCH-IN WEEK is supported supported by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Burger King and local governments throughout the province. province. States PITCH-IN's Honourary Director and Ontario's Minister of the Environment and Energy, the Honourable Bud Wildman, "Cleaning "Cleaning up oür world does start at home - in our province, in your community, down your street. Cleaning up our world is an ongoing, year-round challenge." challenge." To receive information about PITCH-IN WEEK and to obtain garbage garbage bags contact Linda Amor, PITCH-IN ONTARIO, P.O. Box 2800, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 8L5. by Lorraine Manfredo Going to summer camp can be "the experience of a lifetime" for a blind person, says a spokesperson for Christian Christian Record Services National Camps for the Blind. Blind campers of all ages can enjoy enjoy archery, canoeing, horseback riding, riding, swimming and even waterskiing at five camps across the country. Christian Record Services operates camps in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland. Newfoundland. Ages 9 to 99 attend free of charge. The camping program, begun in 1967, helps blind individuals accept their impairment while challenging them to achieve greater self- confidence. The camps are just one of many services offered by Christian Record Services. Pat Page, a representative from Christian Record Services head office in Oshawa, was the featured guest at the Monday, February 14th, meeting of the Bowmanville Lions Club. She showed members a video about the camping program and spoke about other services her organization provides to blind Canadians. Christian Record Services is perhaps perhaps best known for its long history of providing free reading material to the blind and visually-impaired. The group was founded in 1899 and publishes a wide variety of devotional devotional and inspirational features in braille. "All our materials are designed to encourage, uplift and inspire," Ms Page told Lions. But braille bibles are rarely requested. requested. "The entire bible printed in braille costs about $600. It requires 17 volumes, volumes, which, if they were stacked here beside me, would be up to my head," she said. Christian Record Services publishes publishes a bi-monthly magazine for teenagers teenagers featuring articles on travel, culture, science and humor. A bi-monthly magazine featuring sermons and answers answers to bible questions is also geared to teens. The company prints a braille journal journal for children every month which features stories of courage, honesty and kindness. A new scries of unique, full-vision books is now available. These colorful readers have braille on one page and print and pictures on the opposite, making it possible for blind parents to read to their sighted children. A number of regular journals related related to bible study are published for adults as well. Pat Page complimented local Lions on the work they do for blind members members of the community and for their contribution to the international Sight First efforts to conquer preventable blindness world-wide. When the local Lions hosted the "Through Other Eyes" seminar at the Bowmanville Mall last month Ms Page was one of those who attended. "We had to wear earplugs, goggles, goggles, weights and two pairs of gloves. We even wore waterwings and carried canes. It was an excellent way to gain an understanding of how life is for the blind and for the handicapped," she said. _ She encouraged the Bowmanville Lions to host similar seminars in the future. Ms Page herself recovered from a temporary bout of blindness when she was younger. The experience gives her added insight into the concerns of the blind. She has been associated with the Christian Record Services Camps for the Blind for three years. |Acting Academy for Maple Grove by Katharine Found When you get involved in drama, you get involved with a team that works together to create. On Wednesday, Wednesday, February 9, 18 members came out to hear Brenda Metcalf introduce this idea to the members of the Maple Grove 4-H Acting Academy through some games. Every one participated in "Pass the Squeeze please" and we talked about the Guide Dog Game. Those games were to get the club working together and to build trust. Mike Metcalf, "youth leader", showed some basic mime skills and shared some good facts about acting without words. He then led us through several improvisation activities activities which were enjoyed. Many thanks to Mike and Brenda. The roll calls were well answered and members had brought some interesting interesting books and ideas to share. On February 16, the members of the Maple Grove Acting Academy gathered for two hours to leam about die Art of Pretending. Being an actor is hard work, not just fun and glamour. glamour. It takes a lot of training and practice practice to become an actor, there's voice training, movement, relaxation, how to understand a script and a character and learning or even memorizing a script. Being a successful actor takes a lot of determination and dedication. Nancy Metcalf president of our club, led us in a game of Fortunately and Un-Fortunately. This game taught us that an actor must depend on what happens before they speak. Brenda led us in a balloon pop game. Inside the balloon was an occupation we, had to act out. The night was TERRIFIC!! again. Remember the fun is with 4-H. Katharine Found Maple Grove 4-H Acting Academy Press Reporter Pat Page, a spokesperson for Christian Record Services Camps for the Blind, displays a storybook with clear Braille pages added. These enable blind parents to read to their sighted Children. Ms Page was the featured speaker at the Bowmanville Lions Club last Monday, and described some of the services her organization offers. from DURHAM FARMER'S CO-OP isceive your' CAT FOOD%=x!| Kitten, Regular or Less Active A * SUNFLOWER SEEDS Black Oil Type 50 lbs. "[Feed the $ BipdS" $ ■ WINTER CLOTHING Qy Mew!! 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