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Canadian Statesman Your Community Newspaper Since 1854 x= The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, Wednesday, May 18,1994 11 --- ■ ^ A Weekly Agenda of Coming Events in Bowmanville and Surrounding Communities James Publishing Supplying all your printing needs. 623-3303 WEDNESDAY, MAY18TH BLOOD DONOR CLINIC - Don't forget the Red Cross Blood Donor Donor Clinic which is set for the Bowmanville Lions Centre from noon to eight p.m. The Lions Centre is on Beech Ave., Bowmanville. New donors are welcome and donors are reminded to bring two pieces of identification. •••••••••••a BBQ AND FUN FEST AT ST. STEPHEN'S - St. Stephen's Elementary School CPTA will present their first annual BBQ and Fun Fest. It is to take place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The activities will include a cakewalk, face-painting, bowling, hockey shoot, ball-throw, and many great raffle items. eeeaeeeeeaee HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY MEETS - The Bowmanville Horticultural Society will present a program about ornamental grasses this evening. Their meeting takes place at 7:30 p.m. in Trinity United Church Hall. The guest speaker will be Jonathon Staples from Sugarbush Nursery. Potential new members are always welcome. THURSDAY, MAY 19TH ACTIVE LIVING SEMINAR - The 50+ Movin' arid Groovin'Club will hold an Active Living Seminar at the Bowmanville Lions Centre. It takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be demonstrations of line dancing and tai chi as well as a report from the Seniors' Community Action Team. Also, there will be a presentation by a representative of the Public Health Dept, on the topic of osteoporosis. Entertainment will include the Country Four barbershop quartet and The Clogging Grandmothers. A lunch will also be served. We are advised that tickets to the event arc no longer available. It has been sold out. eeeeeeeeeeee FUN FOR KIDS AT THE BOWMANVILLE YWCA - Are you looking for something to do after school on Thursdays? Why not drop by the YWCA in Bowmanville for some after school fun! Anybody six years old and up can come by and learn how to make simple, after-school snacks, play lots of entertaining games, and do some crafts and other exciting activities. Just bring $3 to the YWCA office on 133 Church SL The program runs from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. For further details, call 623-9922. . eeeeeeeeeeee BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S CLUB - The next meeting of the Bowmanville Business and Professional Women's Club is at the Port Darlington Marina Hotel. Club chairpersons will give their annual reports at this time. SPECIAL EVENTS AT BOWMANVILLE ZOO - Look for two Bowmanville Zoo elephants who will visit the downtown as part of the zoo's 75th anniversary. Between noon and 2 p.m„ the DBIA will serve up a 75-foot long submarine sandwich for hungry elephant-watchers. On Thursday evening, Clarington Mayor Diane Hamre will officially open the Bowmanville Zoo's new jaguar enclosure. Bowmanville Zoo Week continues to May 23rd. SUNDAY, MAY 22ND CLARINGTON CLEAN-UP WEEK BEGINS - Clarington Council has declared the week of May 22 to May 28 as Clarington Clean-Up Week. Refuse from residential properties will be. collected on the regular garbage collection day. However, trash collected by service organizations, volunteer groups and schools, should be placed in pre-arranged locations on Monday, May 30. To set up â pre-arranged roadside location, groups can call the public works department at 623-3379, Ext. 247. TUESDAY, MAY 24TH RETIRED TEACHERS MEET - The Superannuated Teachers of District 28, Durham Region, will be meeting at the Baseline Community Centre in Bowmanville. There will be a social hour, spring dinner and business meeting. After dinner, musical entertainment will be provided by the Sweet Adelines. All retired teachers are welcome. For further information, call Ross White at . 905-725-3413. Dr. Bruce G. Wilson Family Dentistry 118-C King Street West Newcastle, Ontario LIB 1H7 Office Hours By Appointment Phone 987-2155 New Patients Welcome "I Didn't Know Your Store Was So Large!" Drop in and browse, anytime Orchard Park Furniture 1 ,28 King St. W. 623-1131 BRINK'S EXCAVATING 688 Regional Rd. 17, Newcastle L1B1L9 • Gravel and Top Soil • Trenching • Grading and Levelling • Septic Installations •Back Filling • General Excavating • Dump Truck Service (905) 987-4995 Wednesday may 25th New Exhibit at Visual Arts Centre YOUTH COMMITTEE MEETS - The Clarington Youth Committee will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, May 25th, in Bowmanville. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in Court Room One, above the Bowmanville Fire Station. Volunteers are needed to help co-ordinate youth activities, recreation and leisure, fund-raising and administrative duties. For information, please call Pat Street at 623-4599 or Kim Huestis, 623-1741. THURSDAY, MAY 26TH PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON OAK RIDGES MORAINE - The Oak Ridges Moraine Area Draft Strategy has been released for public discussion. A series of open houses is being held. In Bowmanville, the Open House will take place at the Bowmanville Recreation Complex. The presentation will take place at 7 p.m., with an Open House running from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. eeeeeeeeeeee COUNTRY QUILT SHOW AND BAZAAR - There will be a Country Quilt Show and Bazaar at Enfield United church Saturday, May 28th. The event begins at 10 a.m. and concludes at four p.m. It includes a quilt display, bake table, bazaar items and refreshments. There will be an admission fee. eeeeeeeeeeee KINSMEN BIKE-A-THON « The Great Pine Ridge Kinsmen Club holds its bike-a-thon and bike rodeo on Saturday, May 28, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It's at the Clarke High School. eeeeeeeeeeee VISIT THE COURTICE CARNIVAL - The annual Courtice Carnival will be held Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29, at Courtice Secondary School. Saturday's events run from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. and include a five kilometre run craft sale, children's entertainment and "Concert on the Hill." The concert, which features some of the entertainers from the 'Oranges and Tea' recording, will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday evening. CANADIAN TIRE BIKE RODEO - Don't miss the Bowmanville Optimist Bike Rodeo which takes place at the Bowmanville Canadian Tire Store at the comer of Highway Two and Regional Rd. 57. Ruth Latimer of Whitby is among the three artists holding an exhibit exhibit at the Visual Arts Centre in Bowmanville. Her Sad Lisa and Steve are just two of the graphite drawings in her 25 works on display display at the exhibition. The other artists are Ruth Read of Whitby and Richard Toms of Brooklin. Read.'s exhibit includes a number of drawings rendered with powdered graphite, bronze powder and willow willow charcoal on tracing paper. Toms' works are on a number of different different media, including mylar and small sculptures hand-modelled in clay. SATURDAY, MAY 28TH YARD SALE IN COURTICE - The St. Anthony of Padua Parish Yard Sale is scheduled to take place in the parking lot of the Mother Theresa School parking lot at 78 Glenabbey Dr., Courtice. Hours are from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. You're invited to drop by and help the organizers raise funds for building a new church in the community. YOUTH GROUP HOLDS CAR WASH - The Trinity Hi-C Youth Group will hold a Car Wash at Trinity United Church. It takes place between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN FUND-RAISER - You can. enjoy "A Day at the Fair" on Saturday, May 28, in Burketon. The fun takes place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 25 Sumac Rd. It will feature the magic of Peter Loughran, Master of Illusions, who will perform at 2 p.m. There will be a rodeo, an old MacDonald's Farm, a ventriloquist/ clown, and refreshments. The kids will enjoy a hula hoop contest, bike decorating, and sidewalk pictures. At 4:30 p.m., there will be an auction. All proceeds will go to the Hospital for Sick Children telethon. SUNDAY, MAY 29TH SMALL WONDERS MINIATURE CLUB EXHIBIT - You can see dollhouses, miniature rooms, stores, demonstrations and also enjoy delicious home made refreshments at the Small Wonders Miniature Club Show and Tea. It takes place at the Memorial Park Clubhouse in Bowmanville. Hours are from noon to four p.m. Each ear, the club chooses a specific project to create. This year, they ave built miniature rooms from ice cream containers. Those who attend are eligible to win a door prize. An admission fee will be charged. Proceeds from the show will be donated to charity. eeeeeeeeeeee COURTICE CARNIVAL CONTINUES - Today's events include a community church service, community barbeque and children's Olympics. Activities take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. All proceeds will go to the Courtice Community Centre. The REMAX hot air balloon will be visiting the carnival both days. The event is sponsored by the Courtice and Area Community Association. For further details, call 436-7706A CHORAL CONCERT - The final concert in the St. Paul's Performing Arts Series is on Sunday, May 29th. The featured artists will be La Jeunesse Northumberland Girls' Choir. They will perform at St. Paul's at 7:30 p.m. For tickets, call 623-7361. Hooper's Jewellers... Antique Pocket Watches and <22^=^, Modern Watch Repairing We use only fresh Maxell watch and electronic equipment batteries. All watches purchased include a FREE lifetime battery replacement. Hooper's Jewellers 39 King St. W. Bowmanville Telephone 623-5747 EAGER READER CLUB NEEDS VOLUNTEERS - The Clarington Public Library needs high school students to devote 1 1/2 hours of their time Friday afternoons at the Bowmanville Branch this summer. They will be asked to spend six weeks helping helping young children practise reading. You must have completed grade eight, have good reading skills and enjoy working with children. children. Although this is a volunteer program, it is an opportunity to gain work experience. For more information, contact the Bowmanville Bowmanville branch at 623-7322. VON VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT - The Volunteer Services of the Victorian Order of Nurses, Durham Branch, is actively recruiting dedicated people to become volunteer visitors, office volunteers, pet visitor volunteers and volunteer phoners. For information, please call 434-2530. CPR INSTRUCTION - Memorial Hospital Bowmanville offers certification and refresher instruction in basic rescuer and infant/child CPR for the general public. For further details, call For Your Information Coming Up... CLARKE MUSEUM OPENS BLACKSMITH SHOP - The opening of the Blacksmith Shop at the Clarke Museum in Kirby has been postponed, It will take place on Saturday, June 18th, in conjunction with the museum's next giant second-hand book sale. The book sale will take place on June 18th, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The Blacksmith Shop will be unveiled at the same time and will be open for viewing by the public during the sale. The board of directors regrets any inconvenience which may have resulted from this change in plans. SEA CADET DINNER/DANCE - The Bowmanvillc Sea Cadets arc holding a dinncr/dance reunion Saturday, June 4th, at the Baseline Baseline Community Centre. The event is open to all former cadets and their guests, 19 years and older. For information, call Anne Cook- Abbott at 623-7964 or Ron Cooke at 623-6192. The deadline to purchase tickets is May 20. YWCA SUMMER CAMPS - The YWCA has summer camp programs to suit almost everyone. For pre-schoolers, there is a Crazy Critter Camp. For those aged six to 12, there's an Orono Adventure Camp. There arc also baseball and basketball camps for those interested in improving their skills. And, for anyone wishing to leant how to become a babysitter, while having fun at the same time, there is a Babysitter Camp. Also available arc special theme days throughout the Clarington area. For more details on die YWCA's utKoming summer programs for young people, call 623-9922. MUSEUM FUND RUN - Bowmanvillc Museum will hold its eighth annual 10 kilometre Fund Run Sunday, June 12th. An added feature this year is a 10 kilometre walk. The walk begins at 8:30 and the run commences at the usual time of 9 a.m. For a registration form, please visit the museum or call the museum office at 623-2734. A-1 Eavestrough Systems "Your Eavestrough Specialists" Eavestrough Cleaning and Re-Sealing Installation of new trough for as low as $2.00 per foot Manufactured on site for home owners or contractors Don't Wait To Get Wet, Call NOW! 905-786-3059 Quality Body Work Quality Painting FREE ESTIMATES ON BOTH INSURANCE AND NON-INSURANCE WORK Open 5 Days a Week Monday through Friday PONTIAC--BUICK LTD. BO WAAANVILLE -- ONT. 166 King Street East Telephone 623-3396