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The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, June 17, 1998 Section Two Pace 13 Thinking Small It only takes a couple of kids or lambs to get adults on the same level as their children - low to the ground. These animals were just one part of the big fun lair on Saturday, June 6, at the Loblaws Bowmanvillc Market. All proceeds from the event, which included a barbecue featuring ball-park style franks, went to the Toronto Sick Children's Hospital Burn Unit. L Heritage Railway Opens * The York Durham r:Hcrilage Railway started .'its second operating sca- 'son Saturday, May 16. ; Opening weekends and (holidays from the Victoria Day weekend until October 18, the tourist train offers a 20 km ride (12.2 miles) between Stouffvillc to Uxbridge through some of the most MedicAlert Protects And Saves Lives ! 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J For more information or to become a member of (MedicAlert, please call toll-free (Monday to Friday, 8:00 (a.m. - 7:30 p.m. EST) 1-800-668-1507 throughout (Canada or (416) 696-0267 in Toronto, or visit ■MedicAlcrl's web site at www.mcdicalcrl.ca. i •'V tf* $! % Victorian Tea and Children's Workshops Offered at Museum (tjj- The Bowmanvillc Museum, 37 Silver Street, is 2 pleased to hold its weekly Victorian Tea on the front ~ verandah every Wednesday, starting July 8th and running ;<•; to August 26th. v Our tables arc set with fine linen and antique dishes, v We will be serving tea, coffee or juice with two >' scones, jam and butter for only $3.00 per person. After your lea, lake a tour of the Museum or check tti out our new items in the Museum Shop. For more infor- T mation please call the Museum office at 623-2734. '• These craft workshops arc for children aged 7-10 and will be held every Tuesday, July 7th to August 25th, from » 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Bowmanvillc Museum. We * arc offering a different craft each week and parents can enroll their children in all of them or just one. Space is ; limited so your child must he prc-rcgistcrcd to partiei- * pate. The cost is $6.00 per child per workshop. * Refreshments will be included. - The first workshop on July 7 will explore pioneer X toys. It will be followed by Pot Pourri Decorations on P July 14; July 21 Bird Feeders; July 28 Beeswax Candle >1 Making; August 4 Nature Notes; August 11 Yarn Dolls; j! August 18 Paper Making; August 25 Mystery Craft. ;( Please call the Museum office at 623-2734 and ask î\ for Andrea to register your child. | Strawberry Festival \ Helps Research Into î ? & % Strawberry Cystic Fibrosis Fun for the whole family awaits visitors to the (estival at Pingle's Farm Market June 20 and £ The Durham Chapter of the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis £ Foundation will be holding the annual Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 20lh and Sunday June 21 si at [î Pingle's Farm Market, 1805 Taunton Road East, ÏJ Hampton, featuring face painting, clowns, lucky wheel, petting zoo, barbecue and, of course, strawberries. £ [- Highlights on Saturday June 20th....Special Edition £ doggers, dancing at 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. and the ■Î Oshawa Country Band performing at 2:00 p.m, ' On Sunday there will be pony rides and at 2:00 p.m. ,<i it draw for a delicious Father's Day Cake. Proceeds will be going to cystic fibrosis research. beautiful countryside in Ontario. The track winds through the scenic Oak Ridges Moraine with a whistle stop in the village of Goodwood, the midway point of the journey. Trains leave Uxbridge at 10 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. and trains leave Stouffvillc at 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. (Note: The 3:30 p.m. train docs not return to Stouffvillc). The York-Durham Heritage Railway Association is a non-profit, non-profit, volunteer organization that has spent the last 11 years preparing for the opening of the line. The association is run by the efforts of 150 member volunteers volunteers and friends of the railway who work in all aspects from track maintenance maintenance to car restoration to fundraising. Financial support has been received from the Government of Ontario, the Township of Uxbridge, the Town of Whilchurch- Stouffville, local businesses businesses and private donations. Tyrone 4-H News On May 25 we had our 4th meeting. The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. and we repeated the 4-H pledge. The name of our club is Tyrone Time Travellers. Our achievement program is June 22 and we arc going out for Chinese food then visit Oshawa Sydenham Museum for a tour. Members worked on their pot holders and pillow covers. covers. Some members worked on their pot pourri hearts. Meeting closed at 9 p.m. On June 1 we had our 5th meeting. Our books are to be handed in to Mrs. Plcasance on June 17. Mrs. Pleasancc discussed special celebration days we celebrate celebrate in Canada. Some are religious ones and some arc ethnic ones. We are trying to finish our potholdcrs. Some of us have completed the potholdcrs and started making making a braided rag hot pad. Melissa made scones which soon disappeared. Ashley Stevens Breakfast Network The 3rd Thursday Breakfast Network meets June 18 at 7:30 a.m. at the Harmony Creek Golf Club. 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