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The Claringlon/Courtice Independent, Bowmanville, Saturday, February 8, 1996 A Weekly Agenda of Events in Bowmanville and Surrounding Communities SATURDAY, FEB. 8 VALENTINE CRAFTS -- Children aged five and up can create create their own Valentine cards, origami hearts and paper boxes at the Valentine Craft Workshop on Saturday, February 8, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Clarke Museum and Archives. Admission for children is 50 cents, adults $1. No pre-registration is required. The Clarke Museum is located off Hwy. 35/115 on Old Kirby School Road. MAPLE GROVE UNITED TURNS 125 -- Maple Grove United Church hosts a Gourmet Dinner and Entertainment Night on Saturday, February 8th at 6:30 p.m. to mark the 125th anniversary of the church. Tickets are $15 for adults, $7 for children aged 5 to 12, and admission is free for kids under 5. Call 623-7355 or 697-1574 for tickets. SUNDAY, FEB 9 ART OPENING -- An exhibition of works by artist Scott Griffin will open at the Visual Art Centre on Sunday, February 9th from 2 to 4 p.m. Scott Griffin describes his work as a "personal "personal exploration of the urban landscape." His art is filled with images of dynamic interaction, hopped up with warm color and vivid imagery. TUESDAY, FEB. 11 WREATH MAKING FOR SENIORS -- The Clarington Independent Adult pr.ogram on Tuesday, February 11, includes line dancing at 9:00 a.m. and square dancing at 1:00 p.m. At 10:15 a.m., join Gladys Ashton demonstrating how to make decorative wreaths or, alternately, you can join card players. Low-cost lunch and local transportation for a nominal fee can be arranged when requested in advance by Monday noon. Call 623-2261. Programs are held at the Lions Centre at 26 Beech Ave., in Bowmanville. BONSAI GROWERS* MEET -- The Matsuyama Bonsai Society meets February 11 at Faith Place, 44 William Street W., Oshawa, at 7 p.m. Anyone interested in learning the art of bonsai bonsai is welcome to attend. Please call 623-3951 for more information. information. •eeeeeeee SENIORS POT LUCK -- On Tuesday, February 11, the Bowmanville Senior Citizens will meet at Trinity Church in the Fellowship Hall at 5:30 p.m. for a potluck supper. Dan Pilcher, Norwood, Zone 42 .representative of USCO, will be in attendance. attendance. Other programs are planned. All seniors are welcome. Anyone needing a ride is asked to please call 623-5014 before noon on Tuesday. night profits will go to the Bowmanville Rotary Club's charitable charitable projects. STOP SMOKING -- An eight-session program to help smokers smokers quit starts Wednesday, February 12, at 7:15 p.m. at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 2850 Hwy.. 2 (at Lambs Road) Bowmanville. There is a nominal registration fee. Noji-smok- ing partners are encouraged to attend (at no charge). For preregistration preregistration or information: 623-6031 or 483-0987. THURSDAY, FEB. 13 COMPUTER USERS CLUB -- The Durham P.C. Users' Club offers support to local computer enthusiasts through monthly meetings, a news letter, software library and many special interest groups, including ones for new users and Internet users. The club currently has 250 members and welcomes welcomes more. They meet the second Thursday of every month from 7 to 10 p.m. at CAW Local 222 Hall, at 1425 Phillip Murray Ave., Oshawa. The topic for the February 13th meeting will be internet tool Page Mill for Windows 95. Call Allan at 623-1313 or Linda at 623-2787 for details. VOLUNTEER LUNCH -- On Thursday, Feb. 1.3, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the Durham Region Association of Volunteer Administration holds its annual meeting and lunch at the Lions Centre in Bowmanville. Guest speaker will be Suzanne Christie who will speak on "Trends and Issues in the Voluntary Sector." PALLIATIVE CARE TRAINING -- A training course in palliative care will be held at the Oshawa General Hospital on two consecutive Thursdays, February 13 and 20, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The course is ideally suited to those who would like to acquire the skills to volunteer in palliative care. There is a fee for this course. To register, please call Volunteer Services at (905) 433-4301. • RELAXATION FOR CANCER PATIENTS -- Become a member of Hearth Place Cancer Support Centre in Oshawa and experience all the benefits of Relaxation and Visualization in a six-week program beginning Thursday, Feb. 13, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. This program is designed to increase awareness of the relationship between body, mind, and spirit for cancer patients. Hearth Place Cancer Support Centre, located at 86 Colborne St. W., is open as a drop-in centre Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Call 579- 4833 to join. ' Build Courticc campaign to raise funds for a new Community Centre. Ticket price of $100 per person includes $20,000 in funny money to play the games and participate in a mystery auction. Live entertainment is featured and there will be a door prize of a trip for two to Florida. Call 404-8200 or 728-5167 to order your tickets FOR YOUR INFORMATION JOIN KINSMEN -- The Kinsmen Club of Bowmanville is calling all gentlemen! Community minded men between the ages of 21 and 45 are invited to join the local Kinsmen for dinner dinner and business sessions. Meetings are on a bi-weekly basis at various locations in Clarington. Networking begins at 6:30 p.m., dinner at 7:00 p.m. and business at 8:00 p.m. followed by fellowship time. If you want to be part of this "all-Canadian service club" and possess the desire to serve your community, please call at 987-2236. CHRISTIAN SCHOOL REGISTRATION -- Do you want a Christian Education for your children? Knox Christian School in Bowmanville (JK to 8) is now accepting registrations for the 97/98 school, year. This school of around 300 students offers thorough academic instruction by qualified and committed committed Christian teachers, a high degree of parental involvement as well as computer lab, music, sports and a park-like playground setting. Registration takes place on February 19 and 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please call 623-5871 for an appointment time. Knox Christian School is located at 410 Scugog Street N., in Bowmanville. NEW YOUTH CLUB -- The Optimist Club of Newcastle is starting a new youth program. Youths aged 12 to 17 may drop into the Newcastle Public School gymnasium on Tuesday evenings between 7:00 and 8:30 p.m. to participate in pick-up sports and other activities. Enter by the east side main doors. Bring clean indoor athletic shoes. This program will run until March 4th. •eeeeeeee HEART & STROKE CAMPAIGN -- Starting February 1 and running the whole month, hundreds of volunteers with the Heart & Stroke Foundation will be conducting a door-to-door fundraising campaign The object is to raise funds for research and health promotion. This year, the Heart & Stroke Foundation was able to fund less than a third of the projects requested. People are encouraged to leave their porch lights on this month to make the volunteers welcome. •eeeeeeee WEDNESDAY, FEB. 12 TIME FOR A COMEDY -- The Bowmanville Drama Workshop will perform the play, "All in the Timing," by David Ives on February 12, 13, 14 & 15 at the Bowmanville High School auditorium on Liberty Street N., in Bowmanville. This is a comedy consisting of five short acts and it is directed by Fred Archibald. All performances start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults, ($5 for seniors or students) and can be purchased at the door or may bé ordered at 436-2899 or 697-2380. Opening FRIDAY, FEB. 14 BUILD COURTICE CASINO -- Spend Valentine's Day at a Vegas-style Casino Night Extravaganza 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Parkwood Estate in Oshawa. The event is organized by the JAMES R. YANCH Trustee in Bankruptcy Offering all insolvency services including personal and corporate bankruptcies OSHAWA 122 Albert St.-721-7506 Ajax: 50 Commercial Ave. -619-1473 Cobourg: 72 King St. W. - 372-4744 Saturday and evening appointments available. FREE initial consultation, ©j.p. BOWMANVILLE COUNTRY CLUB 623-2670 BANQUET HALL RENTAL Licensed Banquet Hall for up to 180 People • Weddings • Meetings • Parties • Dances, etc. GOLF MEMBERSHIPS AVAILABLE Book'Now for 1997 Tournament Dates . @J . R 4 Hooper's Jewellers... 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