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Quote - "Fear of change causes some persons . to be comfortable in their misery, secure secure in their mediocrity and paralyzed in their prejudice." - William Arthur Ward. A very large attendance at the Sunday morning service for the sacrament of Baptism and Confirmation. Infant baptism for Andrea Michelle Legault, baby daughter of Glenn ana Susan Legault (nee Dr. Susan Finlay). Adult baptism for Mrs. Sharon McCartney, and Confirmation Confirmation for Ruth Ann Fenn (sister of Christine VanDrcn- Vcldc). Mr. and Mrs. Ross Taylor, Scarborough and Mrs. Edith Taylor, were Saturday evening dinner guests of Mrs. Minnie Exhibit at Visual Arts Centre ' The theme of order and chaos is explored in the latest exhibition at the Visual Arts Centre. Artist Adrienne Trent is shown above with one of the works on display in her "Cell/Mess Scries" which opened on Sunday, January January 14th. The show combines microscopic images of individual cells with images of household clutter. The medium used is color xerox on acetate. This exhibition will remain at the Visual Arts Centre in Bowmanville until February 2nd. Taylor, Mill St., North. Congratulations to Grist Mill Auctions, Ncwtonville who will celebrate 25 years in business in June, and have already already a very attractive large banner up in the showroom. Mrs. Nancy Hcckbcrt and daughters Jessica and Jennifer were last Thursday night dinner dinner guests of the Challiccs. It is certainly good to see work going on in the old Oro- no Armories, and some use to be made of it. Sympathy of this community community to Mrs. Dolly" Patton on the sudden passing of her husband Roy, who passed away suddenly suddenly Sunday, January 7. The present day economy had little or no effect on the Auction Sale prices at Grist Mill last week. We were surprised surprised to see a copy of my book, "Spirit of the Hills" sell for $15.00 and had originally sold in 1976 for $6.00! Glenn Rae dairy milk bottles going for $2 or $3.00 each! Orono Horticulture Society executive meeting held Monday, Monday, January 15, at Challiccs and drew up plans for coming year. Mrs. Sandra Haslaam and daughter Rachel were Sunday evening dinner guests of her mother, Mrs. Jennie Bowins. Sr. C's Meeting The first meeting of 1996 was held Thursday, January 11, in the I.O.O.F. hall with an excellent attendance. President Inez Harris welcomed welcomed everyone and • read a poem "It's January". There were 3 birthdays to celebrate, May Tabb, Minnie Taylor and George Carson. Following a short business period, euchre was much enjoyed enjoyed with eight tables playing. Following scores - High Minnie Taylor 69, Mary Tam- blyn 68, June Wilson 67. Low score - Marie Gibson. Bingo - George Dunlop. Next meeting February 8, 1996 at 1:30 in I.O.O.F. hall. U.C.W News Nineteen ladies attended the first U.C.W. meeting of unit #1, held Wednesday, January 10, at the home of Mrs. Mary Berry. The meeting was in charge of Dorothy Robinson (our new Pres.) Bertha White and Mary Berry. The devotional period entitled entitled "Promises" and some materials materials taken from our new study book "5 Minute Studies". Studies". The old favorite hymn "Amazing Grace" was sung. A very long business period of upcoming events, was heard, catering jobs, a new "big" "Quilt Show", January 27. Both oldies and new ones, and an afternoon tea. Be sure to mark your calendars girls January 27, from 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Invite your neighbours neighbours to come along! We head a very encouraging financial report from our Treasurer for 1995! A delicious lunch closed a very excellent gathering! Choir Party Excellent attendance at the annual dinner and meeting of Orono United Church choir, held Wednesday evening January January 10, at the home of Cliff and Eleanor Terrill, Winters Road. Reverend Mervyn Russell said grace and welcomed eve- QUIT SMOKING COURSE IN BOWMANVILLE - The Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Bowmanville is the site of an eight-session program known as the "Breathe Free Plan to Stop Smoking." It begjns Wednesday, January-17, at 7:15 p.m. The church is located at Hwÿ. Two and Lamb's Rd. There is a nominal fee of $20 for supplies. Non-smoking partners are encouraged to attend the course free of charge. For information or pre-registration, call 623-6031 or 438-0987. LEADERSHIP COURSE BEGINS - A new session of Christopher Leadership classes will start in the St. Joseph's parish in Bowmanville January 24th. These courses are offered by the non-profit Christopher Leadership Group, They promote effective speaking and self-coilfidcrice skills in a friendly classroom setting. For registration or further details, call Hughctte Antunes at 436-0338 or Graham Cantwell at 728-1078. FINANCIAL SEMINAR - Got the credit card blues? Are you caught on a financial treadmill or are you giving up long term dreams for short term survival? If so, you'll be interested in attending a workshop entitled "Survive and Thrive Financially." It takes place at 7:20 p.m. on January 17th at the Newcastle Town Hall. It is sponsored by Money Concepts, the money management people. Call 1-800-532-9732 to reserve the best seats. RED CROSS CLINIC IN BOWMANVILLE - The next Bowmanville Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic will be held on Wednesday, January 17th. It takes place at the Bowmanville Lions Centre, 26 Beech Ave. Hours are from noon to 7:30 p.m. New donors arc welcome. Please note that this a special clinic, held in order to help replenish the short supplies of blood. The regular quarterly clinics will continue to be held in Bowmanville during the year. MAYOR'S LUNCHEON PLANNED - The Oshawa and District Chamber of Commerce and the Clarington Business Group will sponsor the annual Mayor's Luncheon at the Bowmanville Recreation Complex on Tuesday, January 30. This event will take place at noon. In her annual address to Durham businesses, Clarington Mayor Diane Hamrc will be taking an in-depth look at the fiscal realities facing Ontario municipalities. Hear how Clarington plans to deal with provincial cutbacks. The topic of the mayor's presentation will be "The Politics of Downloading." •••■■■■•••■a TALES FOR TWOS IN NEWCASTLE - This program is for children two years old and their parents or caregivers. It consists of a half-hour of stories, songs and fingerplays which will help young children discover the library and its services. Talcs for Twos will be held at the Newcastle Village Branch on Fridays, January 26, to March 1, from 1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Admission to this program is free, but registration is required. You can register in person at the Newcastle Village Branch or call 987-4844. HELP AVAILABLE - Has your life been affected by someone clse's drinking? There arc organizations which can help you. For a list of meetings of Al-ATEEN or AL-ANON, call 728-1020. WINTER LUNCHEON AT TRINITY - Trinity United Church in Bowmanville will host a Winter Luncheon on Wednesday, January 24th, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The menu includes your choice of two of the following: soup, sandwich and salad. For tickets, call the church office at 623-3138 or call James Insurance at 623-4406. For take-outs, call 623-2210. ANNUAL MEETING AT VISUAL ARTS CENTRE- The annual general meeting and election of officers for the Visual Arts Centre will be held Tuesday, January 30, at 7:30 p.m. The meeting is in the Visual Arts Centre, 143 Simpson Ave., Bowmanville. Margaret Rodgers, the VAC administrator, will speak on "Art at die Front: A Case Study of the Visual Arts Centre, Whitby Arts, and the Robert McLaughlin Gallery." This is a paper which she presented at the Third Penn State Svmnosium on the History of Art in Education in October of last year. The public is welcome to attend. KIDNEY FOUNDATION NEEDS CANVASSERS - The Central Ontario Branch of the Kidney Foundation of Canada is looking for about 100 enthusiastic volunteers in the Bowmanville area to assist with various tasks connected with the 1996 Kidney Foundation campaign. Canvassers, team leaders, and tag day volunteers arc needed. For more information, please call cither Joan Montgomery or Lisa Jackson at (416) 445-0373 or 1-800-387-4474. ••■•eeeeeeee ANNUAL MEETING OF AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY - The Durham Central Agricultural society will hold its annual meeting at one p.m. in the Orono Community Centre on January 27th. Committee reports and elections will be the order of the day. Anyone with a current membership is entitled to vote. Non-members arc welcome. Refreshments will be available. 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A good musical practice was held for Sunday and a social social time was spent by all. Thanks to Cliff and Eleanor for hosting such a lovely evening. U.C.W. #3 Eleven ladies of unit #3 were present Tuesday, January 9 at the home of Mrs. Jean Bcmrose, Division Street. Isabelle Isabelle welcomed the ladies and opened the meeting with a New Year's story and prayer. A great deal of business, for the first of the new year, good financial returns from general U.C.W. A thank you read out to the ladies for our donation of money to general U.C.W. in memory of 4 departed members members last year. Work shop meeting January 23 "Reaching Out". January 24 - Luncheon meeting. January 27 - Our big "Quill Show" and afternoon lea, here in Main Hall of Orono United Church. This will be a large quilt show "Oldies and New ones" and opens 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. We have a large amount of quills coming in already, so plan to bring your friends to this social outing! Ruth Allin gave secretary's report, and Marg Gunter gave the financial report of $1,272,75 for the year ending 1995, good work girls. Devotions were in charge of Ruth Allin and Olive Millson. Scriptures from "Matthew" The Birth of Jesus. Ruth gave the article "New Year's Resolutions", Resolutions", and reminiscing on past years. Olive gave an arti cle on "Memories" and closed with prayer. A delicious lunch was served by Jean and committee and we were happy to have Donna Scott as guest and bring us up to date on the exciting "Quilt Show" she and Bertha White are co-convening. Leskard Card Party Held in Leskard Church hall Thursday, January 11, with 8 tables of euchre in progress. Following scores - High scores - Gladys Grecnwood"83. Allan Downes 82, May Tabb 77, Marion Tennant 73, Charles Campbell 70. Low score - Cathy Mitchell and Bruce Tennant lied. Lucky draws - Allan Downes, Walt Mitchell, Velma Jakcman, Mary Henderson, Charlie Campbell. Next party February 8, 8 p.m. in Leskard Church hall. Orono United Church News Birthday greetings to: Haley Empcy - Jan. 14 (O), Gordon Worry - Jan. 15 (O). Up-coming Services: Sunday, Sunday, January 21 - Regular Services Services at 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday, January 28 --Regular --Regular Services at 9:30 and 11 a.m. Leskard Evening Service and Pot-luck supper. Sunday, Fcbmary 4 - Service Service of Holy Communion, Evening Evening Healing Service. Annual Meeting: K. - January January 25 - Pot-luck supper 6 p.m., Meeting 7:30 p.m. O. February 1 - Pot-luck supper 6:30 p.m. Meeting 7:30 p.m. Orono Announcements Our greeters: Ken and Joyce Gray. Our ushers: Gordon, Pama- la, Carla and Wayne Worry. U.C.W. #4 meets on Tuesday, Tuesday, January 16, 8 p.m. Main Hall. From the Office: Someone has left a knitted toy rabbit at the Sunday, December 24 (Christmas Eve) service. CHILD CARE FORUM - "Building Bridges III" is the title of a child care information night to be held Thursday, January 25, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Dudtam Board of Education Administration Building. This will be an opportunity for local members of parliament to respond to the proposed cutbacks for child care and explain their impact on the Durham community. MPPs and their representatives have been invited to attend. The Administration Building is located at 400 Taunton Rd., Whitby. For information, call 427-8862 (ext. 339). NEWCASTLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETS - The Annual Meeting of the Newcastle Village and District Historical society will be February 5tit at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Library Room at the Newcastle Village Community Hall. This is a general meeting with a theme of "Show and Tell." The public is invited to participate. Anyone with any item or artifact of historical significance is invited to bring it along and tell its story. The Society's collection will be on display. There will be no admission fee and refreshments will be served. MILL GALLERY OFFERS NEW SHOW - An exhibition by Adrienne Trent entitled Cell/Mcss Scries opened January 14th at the Visual Arts Centre in Bowmanville. The work remainins on display until February 2nd. The medium in this exhibition is colour xerox on acetate and her subject matter combines micro-cellular images and "household mess." Over die past decade, Trent's work has been exhibited extensively within the parallel gallery system in Ontario and Quebec. The January exhibit will be followed by the Centre's twelfth annual "Winter's Harvest" show February 18 to March 8. -- liBjjljp (VA FORTUNE (m) %|r. nanc.au J&, Ken Richards ' ■ ■ FORTUNE FINANCIAL IM»*. GROUPING. Ken Richards 13 John Street West, Oshawa Personal Financial Advisor 728-3111 THINKING OF INVESTING IN A VENTURE CAPITAL FUND? 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Volunteers Needed: Greeters: We arc always in need of people to greet at our door each Sunday morning. No experience is needed. Please call the office. Story Tellers: We also need individuals to tell the story during during the children's time. We will supply the story and again, no experience is needed. Please call Janet Standcvcn at 983-9461. Service of Holy Baptism and Confirmation Candidates: Baptism - Andrea Andrea Michelle LcGault (O). Baptism and Confirmation: Sharon McCartney (O). Confirmation: Ruth Ann Fenn (O), Cheryl Reid (K), Leslie Riscbrough (K). Young People's Confirmation Confirmation Class: The minister is going going to hold a young people's confirmation class beginning Friday, February 2, at 4:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. (approx, times). Any parent who has a child that they would like to include include in the class please contact contact the minister. Ladies fellowship and Bible Study group has f'onncd at Leskard. Leskard. Wc would welcome anyone anyone who wished to join us orf Tuesday afternoons at 1 p.m. Wc meet at the home of Bud Grant (983-5567). ! Oshawa Prcsbytcrial U.C.W. Workshop: Tuesday", January 23, Prince Albert United United Church, 9:00 a.m. - 3 p.m: Registration S2.00. Bring a bag lunch. Morning Theme: 'Reaching Out' - Presented by Betty Van- derburg from Oshawa Commu- nity Ministry Centre. Afternoon Theme: 'Work, Money and Meaning' - a mission mission study theme presented by Mary Sproul, Prcsbytcrial Stewardship Stewardship Portfolio. For further details contact Dorothy Robinson Robinson (983-5059). Week of Prayer for Christian Christian Unity: Ecumenical Worship Worship Service, Sunday, January 21, 7 p.m., St. George's Anglican Anglican Church, Newcastle. Preacher - Reverend Noel Gordon, Gordon, Knox Presbyterian Church, Oshawa. Special Music. Music. Everyone invited. Sponsored Sponsored by Clarington East Ministerial. Ministerial. U.C.W. Fundraising Quilt Show and Tea: Saturday, January January 27, 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., Orono United Church Main Hall. Admission $3.50. Ladies Time Out Lasagna Supper, Silent Auction and Talent Show: Saturday, February February 3, Orono United Church Main Hall. Donations for the silent auction and participants for the talent show would be appreciated. Contact Donna Morrison at 983-9107 for details. details. Town Hall Card Party Twelve tables of euchre at the weekly card party held in Orono Town Hall Wednesday January 10 and following reports reports - High scores - Alice Hooey 83, Reid Harness 83, Marie Couroux 82, George Mercer 78, June Wilson 76, Alf Pigott 76. Low scores - Shirley Copping, Copping, Bernice Partner. Lucky draws - Clare Mcul- man, Charles Stapleton, Lisko Rcyndcrs, Jim Gordon, Roy Hayward, Marion Scars, Olive Little. Card party every Wednesday Wednesday night 8 p.m. Lundi supplied. supplied. St. Saviour's Church ; News Confirmation classes for teenagers will begin next week and an enquirer's class for adults is being organized. Anyone Anyone - teenagers or adults who is interested should call Rcvcr : end Ann Tottenham 987-5678. Everyone is encouraged to attend attend the Annual Ecumenical service to mark the beginning of the "Week of Prayer" for Christian Unity to be held on January 21st at St. George's Church, Newcastle at 7 p.m. The preacher will be Reverend Noel Gordon, Minister of Knox Presbyterian Church, Oshawa. Special music will be provided by Youth Choir of Newcastle United Church and the "Praises Group" from Rc : hoboth Christian Reformed Church. Remember the St. Saviour's Saviour's Annual Vestry meeting after the morning service on February 4,1996. Pregnancy Discussion Free talks on how a baby grows during pregnancy will lie discussed later this month in the main branch of the Ajax Public Library. The talks discuss how the baby grows, healthy lifestyle choices, common physical and emotional changes, as well as prenatal care and childbirth choices. The first talk, entitled "Growing "Growing a Baby" is Monday, January January 22, between 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Other talks are entitled: "Pregnancy Changes" (February (February 26) and "Choices from Childbirth" (March 25).