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Meet Your Rural Neighbours Countryside Adventure The Clarington/Courtice Independent, Bowmanville, Saturday, September 6, 1997 Page 13 Get ready for a gigantic Open House and harvest celebration celebration next weekend, highlighting highlighting the best Durham Region's farmland has to offer. The Durham Region Countryside Adventure will be held Saturday, September 13, and Sunday, September 14, in Clarington. The event is being promoted promoted by the Durham Region Tourism office and the Municipality of Clarington as a means to increase agricultural agricultural awareness and appreciation appreciation of the agriculture community community in Durham. Stops on the tour will give guests an opportunity to learn, the art of hand-milking from a goat farmer; hear the garden secrets of rural gardeners; dig into hearty harvest fare served up by country churches, churches, and much more. You and your family are invited by your rural hosts to see swooping falcons and prancing Arabian horses or sample honey from the hive, herbs to spice up your life, or the taste of an orchard harvested harvested in a bottle of wine. All this and more is waiting for you on the Durham Countryside Adventure. Tickets for adults are $8, children just $3, or $20 per family. They are available at any venue gate. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Choose from 38 locations to entertain you with their history, history, culture and art. 1997 United Way Kick Off Features "Most Wanted Wings" Howdy Partner! It's time to dust off those hats, sparkle up your spurs and saddle up your horses! Mosey on out and help us celebrate our 1997 "Wing It" kick off to the Annual Campaign on Thursday, September 11 at 5:30 at General Sikorski Hall. The band Chaser will be tuning up their guitars and playing us some "New Country," tunes. Thirteen local restaurants are involved once again this year to help us rtistle up some grub. They include Belamys, Casey's Grillhouse and Beverage Co., East Side Mario's, Fitzrichard's Pub, Flying Squirrel, The Lion and The Unicorn, Melanie Pringles Restaurant, Mickey Finns Sports Cafe, Oh Canada, O'Tooles Roadhouse and Restaurant, Sassy's Restaurant Bar and Billiards, Tailgate Charlie's and Winchester Arms arid they all claim to have the best wings this side of the range! These restaurants are an integral integral part of getting us started for the annual campaign. With their help, we will meet our goal in this tough economic economic climate. This Kick-Off affords United Way supporters and volunteers an opportunity to help celebrate the official beginning of the fall campaign, campaign, Everyone is welcome to join in the fantastic event by calling the United Way Office at 436-7377. A booklet and map will help you design the adventure that best suits your interests. Among the stops you might want to visit is the Balling Residence, where you will see a uniquely built Scandinavian log home. Purchase twig furniture or embroidered, custom- designed clothing made on site. Special storytelling presentations presentations detailing the history history from the area will be given by biographer and author Sher Leetooze. You can purchase purchase her book and have it personalized with an auto graph. Or how about a tour of the historic Tyrone Mill? Learn how flour is ground from wheat and examine lumber produced on the water- powered powered sawmill and purchase mill-pressed cider and cider donuts. Arabian and Canadian sport horse demonstrations will delight both young and old at the Magik Morn site.. Purchase a ticket for a pony ride and watch a child smile! At Willsona Farms, you can get a sense of what it's like to milk 110 head of cattle a day. Enjoy the 700 rose bushes at the Bryants' private gardens gardens or relax by the pond. At the Clarke Museum, hear the history of Boer War hero, Captain Milligan. Jan Oegema will show you a wide variety of wood carvings carvings and sculptures, And there are many more interesting places to discover. For more information, contact Durham Region Tourism, 1-800-413-0017 or the Municipality of Clarington at 1-800-563- 1195. r '>! n f : B il » Back to School On the first day back to class, the sound of the 8:45 a.m. bell sent the children at Central Public School racing to form an orderly line at the entrance. Parents stood at the sidelines smiling as their children marched off to class. Their kids seemed just as happy to be re-united with school chums and to find themselves back in the usual routine. Here's why you should choose Canadian Tire © Free exhaust inspection ©We'll honour all competitors' warranties • Full line of quality, aluminized mufflers for longer life Why buy anywhere else? wllMNW ^Lifetime Warranty not applicable to Performance or Exostar mufflers. 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