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Donations are Welcome at Scugog Rd. Light Display by Michelle Wyton Staff Writer It draws spectators from miles around and causes a surge in local traffic traffic every night for a month. For the last eight years, people from across the region have been taking a drive along Old Scugog Road during the holidays to sec the Christmas lights. And, for the past five years, one family has been collecting donations for The Salvation Army Food Drive. The McCauley family has been collecting the Letter to the Editor Skaters Disappointed Over Cancellation Dear Editor: My friend, Sarah Dykeman 12, and I, Paula Cicogni 12, also, were very disappointed when we were dropped off at. the Garnet B. Rickard Complex, we were in charge of three younger children, on Sunday, December 6th at 2:00 p.m. and it was suddenly cancelled cancelled for a hockey game, with no warning!! Since we were only 12, we had no way of transportation and we. had to walk all the way down highway #2 and all the way home. I was very disappointed to see that the public public skating was cancelled at the last moment. There were other people that went for public skating, but found that there was a hockey game. Very Unhappy, Paula Cicogni EDITOR'S NOTE - It would appear that the public skate was cancelled due to a hockey tournament. tournament. Dates for public skating have been advertised in this paper. But perhaps, not everybody recalls the dates. Maybe a sign could be posted at the arena entrance on dates when public skating is cancelled. S>t. Inbretu's flmftytcrinn Cljurclj 47 Temperance St. N. Bowmanvillc Minister: The Rev. Hugh Donnelly Christmas Services Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 13th Church School Pageant Sunday, Dec. 20th Choir Cantata Thursday, Dec. 24th 7 p.m. Community Worship 11 p.m. Communion IÉ>t. Sfoïm's Anglican Cïmrcï) Temperance St. S., Bowmanville SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20TH, 1998 ADVENT IV 8:00 a.m. Holy Communion 9:15 a.m. Contemporary Service m , r 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion 7:30 p.m. Service of Lessons and Carols Each Wednesday 9:30 a.m. Holy Communion and Laying-on-ol-Hands lor Healing, © j p. Reclor - The Reverend Canon Byron Yates, B.A., S.T.B, [ ê>t. fPaul'tf ®mteb Cljtu'tij 178 Church Street Bowmanville Rev. Nancy J. Knox, B.A., M.Div. Organist: Mr. Douglas Dewell Church Secretary: Helen Mclnnes 623-7361 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20TH, 1998 Worship Service - 10:30 a.m. ADVENT IV "Beautiful Dreamer" You are invited to St. Paul's LIVING NATIVITY Sunday, December 20th Monday, December 21st Tuesday, December 22nd 7:30 p.m. Nursery Cure for Pre-School Children Every Sunday If you're new to Bowmanvillc, we invite you j.P. to make St. Paul's your church home. donations and Karen McCauley says the response has been phenomenal. phenomenal. "People will drop money in the box if they didn't bring anything else to give," she said. "Even the first year, when there was no advertising whatsoever, whatsoever, we collected 2,000 pounds of food." The McCauleys empty the bin nightly to make sure the donations aren't damaged by the cold. Contents are stored until they can be picked up. "I usually call the Salvation Army to pick it up when my laundry room gets full," laughed Mrs. McCauley. So far this year, the drive has collected 242 pounds of food over two weekends. But, the number number is down slightly from past years. In the past, the average collection has been about 500 pounds per weekend. "The people around here have been extremely generous each year," said Mrs. McCauley. Although rumour has it that the lights arc part of a friendly decoration competition competition between residents, Mrs. McCauley said it was more spontaneous than that. "It just started out with people putting out holiday displays and it snowballed from there," she recalled. "People started making special trips out here and before we knew it there were busses full of people coming out. I figured with the amount of traffic coming coming through the area, it was a great opportunity to take a collection." "So many people get so much joy out of the lights, so why not share that?" she added. The lights are out from Dec. 1 to Jan. 1 and every night a steady stream of cars slowly makes its way up the road. "Traffic is really crazy, especially on weekends. People are coming around until 11 and 12 at night," said Mrs. McCauley. "At times you can't get in or out of the court." The box itself was donated by Kemp's Orchard and the red paint was donated by Canadian Tire. Donations will be taken until New Year's Eve. The box is located on Andelwood Court, at the south end of the light display. display. Trinity United Church Church and Division Streets Bowmanville, Ontario Church Phone Office Phone 623-3912 623-3138 Rev. Dr. Frank W. Lockhart, M.A., M.Div., M.Th., Th.D. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20TH, 1998 10:30 a.m. - "God's Gift of Grace" 7:30 p.m. - Choir's Christmas Concert THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24TH Christmas Eve Pageant - 7:00 p.m. Nursery Care and Church School Available i ^J i P bHe ^^ e A e lWzrmU^/com^hA/ZVzs//ors e|e| Capsule Comments with Neale McLean, B.Sc. Phm. Rosacea, a skin condition that begins as a redness on the cheeks, nose, chin or forehead, is a troubling skin condition that Bill Clinton and old-time actor W.C. Fields suffered from. You can obtain a booklet about rosacea by calling I -888-ROSACEA. Although there is no cure for this condition, this booklet will help sufferers cope with the problem. Splitting tablets in two is occasionally required to get the proper dose of a medication. 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The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, December 16. 1998 Page 5 FORA GOOD CAUSE -- The McCauley family has been taking advantage of the traffic along Old Scugog Road during the holidays to collect food and toys for The Salvation Army. Karen McCauley, shown above, says there are so many people coming coming to look at the lights that it was the perfect opportunity to collect for those less for : lunate. Diamond Solitaire Pendant and Earrings Large Selection of J 10 Karat Gold Chains Good Selection of10 karat / and 14 karat Gold Earrings ■0//" Tennis Bracelet From $329 Specially Priced SAVE 20% on Bidova, Seiko, Citizen and Roots Watches Free Engraving Grandfather Clocks See our gift department! Cherished Teddies Swank Mens Jewellery Crystal Figurines Country Artist Figurines Trish Romance Collectible Plates flB ooper s Jewellers Ltd. Your Family Jewellers Since 1945 39 King St. W., Bowmanville Christmas Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9-9 \ Sat. 9-5 i \ Sun. 12-5 / Free Gift Wrapping Tel. 623-5747 Here's why Santa Claus keeps cornin' to town in Bowmanville. Not once in 37 years has Santa missed his slop in Bowmanville. Thai's because nine of his helpers won't lei him disappoint the thousands of children there. This dedicated group of nine make up the committee that organizes the annual Santa Claus parade, In May, they start to organize the parade, canvassing for support from area businesses and lining up local service clubs and schools to participate. "Ours is one of the largest non-commercial Santa Claus parades in Canada," says committee member Sue St. John. "This year we attracted a record-breaking crowd of 15,000 children and parents!" Sue is the committee's assistant secretary while Valerie Gardiner serves as its Chair. Valerie McCormick looks after designing and creating costumes while Stacy and Greg Belanger take charge of the "Fillers and Floats." Sharon Smith, a 20-year veteran of the committee, takes care of funding, expenses and the bands These six Santa helpers work for Royal Bank in the Oshavva and Clarington area. They're just some of many Royal Bank staff across Canada who take time out to help in their communities. And we'd just like to take this opportunity to thank them ju for dointr wlnl lliov do ROYAL BAINK mg uhal tlu.) . iSHti FINANCIAL GROUP (| 0 Rvglsluvtl tunic mark of Royal Hank of Canada Illinylno S A New Spirit ol Community gg