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Mmmmm... Good! Students from Mrs. Cavanagh's Grade I and 2 class at Courticc North Public School enjoyed various types of fruit last week during "Good Food and Healthy Snack Day" at the school. The fruit was donated by Loblaws in Bbwmanvillc and Wilmot Orchards in Newcastle. The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, December 23. 1998 Section Two Page 7 Driftwood Announces New Board of Directors The Driftwood Theatre Group has elected its new board of directors and officers officers for the 1998/99 season. Driftwood welcomes new board member Sharron Morrison, who joins existing members Grant Osborne, Dick Povinsky, Barbara Smith, Keith Miller and Jeremy Smith. The upcoming upcoming year's slate of officers are: Keith Miller (Chair), Barbara Smith (Vice Chair), Dick Povinsky (Treasurer) and Jeremy Smith (Secretary). Now in its fifth season, The Driftwood Theatre Group continues with its mandate to educate and entertain the public about Classical and Contemporary Canadian forms of Theatre through live performance. Each summer, the company tours municipality parks in the Durham, Northumberland, Peterborough and Toronto areas presenting outdoor pro ductions of Classical works. In October, Driftwood also announced plans to produce an original work in February • 1999. LIBBY, by well known Driftwood actor Steven Burley, is adapted from an original screenplay of the same name and will feature the work of Steven and Jeremy Smith (marking his return to the Driftwood stage after a two year absence). The Theatre is also excited excited to announce the arrival of its newest staff member, Kathryn Westoll. Kathryn comes to Driftwood after graduating from Queen's University (Kingston) and The National Theatre School of Canada (Montreal) and brings practical experience to three years employment with The Thousand Islands Playhouse in Gananoque to her post. She will be working as Production Manager for the upcoming summer production production of Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare. The Driftwood Theatre Group is a registered, nonprofit, nonprofit, charitable organization organization based in Oshawa and has presented six productions to over 11,000 audience members members since 1995. Tales of an Alaska Adventure On December 9, the Lions Club of Newcastle held its last regular meeting meeting of the year. Guests at the meeting were Sam Brcrcton, Irv McCullough and Adam Reese. "Members Who's Who" for this meeting was Lion Francis Jose. Francis, a life-long Newcastle boy, was born on the family farm down on Metcalfe St. He received his education in Newcastle, Bowmanville, and at the Agricultural College in Kemptville and operated the farm with his father and his own until 1986 Newcastle lions News when he sold the herd. He sold the farm in 1988. Francis, for most of his adult life, has been involved in Church organizations organizations and boards and later, Parkview Seniors' Residence, Durham Central Fair Board and various various agricultural boards. Married to Erla, they have 3 children, sons living in Newcastle and Acton, and a daughter in Georgetown. Francis joined the club in February 1994, and has served on committees such as Chicken BBQ, Bulletin and Program. Guest speaker for the evening was ' Dr. Bev Brcrcton, who was introduced introduced to the club by his brother-in-law, Peter De Jong. Dr. Brcrcton served as a dentist in Belleville for 17 years before selling his practice and going into semi-retire- ÂleVLu ûhtlôtmaô % 01/ Christmas Eve Is almost here. Santa's on the way, Bringing happiness and cheer, And presents in his sleigh, And wishing every one of us A Happy Holiday! from all of us at Medicine Chest ÜPHARMASAVE 98 King Street West, Bowmanville 697-3784 ment. He, his wife Theresa and daughter live the good life on a 130 acre farm in Flinton, a small community community north-west of Kaladar. Dr. Brcrcton spoke on his hurried trip to Alaska and participating in a hike over the Chilcoot Pass, and a relay race from Skagway Alaska to Whitehorse Yukon. His team placed 1st in the Medical Class, and 16th out of over 100 teams. Brother-in-law Sierd DeJong thanked him for a most interesting talk. Getting into the Christmas spirit, the club once again showed its service to the community it loves. A $300 donation from the club is being given to Willie Woo and his committee that is organizing the Christmas Day dinner being held at the Newcastle Hall.AIso in the spirit: Of giving; the club donated $500 to the survivors of Hurricane Mitch and $300 to the Salvation Army. ■Wearing two hats this night was Lion Brenton Rickard, who is also chair of the Newcastle Hall Board, he presented to the Lions Club a "Certificate of Appreciation" for their contribution towards the addition and renovations. In upcoming Lions Club events, the Lions' annual Christmas Party is being held on December 18, at the Newcastle Community Hall. It should be a great time all around. Lion Carl Good is asking that all available Lions come to help out. It looks like the New Year's Dance will be another great success. success. Lion Dwight Napier announced to the club that all tickets for the New Year's Dance have been sold. Any Lions available to help set up during the morning of December 31 are asked to come out and lend a helping hand. In closing, the Newcastle Lions Club would like to wish everyone everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We look forward forward to serving you all in the upcoming year! The next meeting will be held Wednesday, January 13 at 7 p.m. in the Lions room at the Newcastle Community Hall. Guests are welcome, please call Sierd DeJong at 987-4976 for confirmation. «tlJllJl.tu- With %)<»« éidihf CfüÉm At this special time of year we want to thank our friends and wish them all the joy and peace of an old-fashioned Christmas. Gmumi/s Upkobfory Orono - 983-9874 onCavRCH May you and uours rekindle the spirit of Christmas past. Q Blue Circle Cement Bowmanville ©j.p. Here's why Santa Claus keeps cornin' to town in Bowmanville. Not once in 37 years has Santa missed his stop in Bowmanville, That's because nine of his helpers won't let 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 Oshawa 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 a Dr . VA , nAIXJL , to-*i„ s ISJ mANQAL GROUr <19 Uunlstvivil Ir.nlv in.uk of Uoy.il ll.mk of C.m.nl.i IllKIgllie Ë A Now Spin! ol Community gg