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) Agriculture Society Meets January 29th The Clarington/Courticc Independent, Bowmanville, Saturday, January 30, 1999 Pace 11 by Joyce Kelly On Friday morning Filccn McLaughlin accompanied Elizabeth and Kathryn Peelers of Omemce to the opening of the Arthur and Sonia Lahatl Brain Tumour Research Centre at tlie Sick Children's Hospital, Toronto. The Governor-General of Canada, the Honorable Romeo LeBlanc officially opened this wonderful new facility. A longtime resident and native of this area, Miss Gertie Henry who has lived in Port Perry for many years, passed away this past week after celebrating celebrating her 90th birthday. Sympathy is extended to her niece Doris and Tom Dean and their children Janet and Brian and their spouses and families. Gertie will be remembered as a very gracious and kind lady. The funeral was held on Sunday afternoon at Wagg Funeral Home. A well known farmer of the area, Mr. Milton Stevenson passed away last week following following a lengthy illness. His wife passed away a very few months ago. His funeral was held last week. Sympathy is extended to his family, several of whom life in this general area. The annual meeting of the Blackstock Agricultural Society will be held at the Recreation Centre on this Friday evening, January 29 at 7:00 p.m. All who are interested in the Blackstock Fair are invited to attend this evening. Bring your favourite dish for the pot luck supper. Guest speaker will be Dr. Nelson Lester, of Lindsay, who will bring much humour and good ideas for our fair. All committee committee chairmen, please have your reports ready. The annual Robert Fletcher Memorial Bonspic! will be held on Saturday, February 6. In addition to the exciting curling to which the public is invited, a silent auction will also be held. Anyone may pop into the Recreation Centre to view and bid throughout the day. Bids will close at dinnertime. There were 8 tables at the weekly card party with the following following winners - Charlie Stapleton, Lyle McMahon, Vivian Kidd, Gary Noltenboom and Charlie Campbell. Draws were won by Marg Finney, Lois Huntington, Doreen McLean and Elaine Bailey. Quite a large number of farmer folk from this area enjoyed the Farm Show in Toronto last week - a situation almost like children going through the Wish Book before Christmas when these fellows eye all the new and very expensive expensive machines now available to the farm industry. The annual meeting of the Blackstock United Church will be held at the C.E. room next Sunday afternoon. Second Marsh Volunteers Grow Wildflowers Trustee Joins Reading Day at Dr. Tilley School Kawarlha Pine Ridge District School Board Trustee, Nancy Coffin, spent the morning at Dr. Ross Tilley Public School on Wednesday, January 27th. She stopped by to read a book to the junior junior kindergarten class as part of the school's Snuggle Up and Read Day. Friends of Second Marsh is continuing their successful C 1 a s s r o o m P r o p a g a t i o n Program in 1999 but with a bit of a twist. This year, the program will involve students and community members growing native wildflowers, wildflowers, instead of aquatic plants, that will be grown in their classrooms classrooms and/or homes. For the first year, the seeds arc supplied by Friends of Second Marsh through funding from Environment Canada's Action 21 Grant Program. As a way to provide a long term source of native seeds for future events and activities "Oil- Site" garden plots will be created, in the spring, at three selected sites within the Watershed. These plots will become the home for some of the native wild- flower seedlings. These seedlings will continue to grow in the plots until the fall when their seeds will be harvested. The rest of the wild- flowers will be transplanted to sites along Harmony, Farewell and Black Creeks in the spring to help restore the health of the Second Marsh Watershed. This program is being co-ordinated co-ordinated by Mandy Trecn, a co-op student student from C o u r t i c c Secondai' y School. In May '98 Mainly coordinated coordinated her school's involvement involvement in the adoption adoption of a section of Black Creek, in partnership with residents of the Nantucket Condominiums, located at the corner corner of Courticc Road and Hwy. #2. "This program went so well last year at our school, 1 thought this would be a good program to continue. continue. 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Improvements can be very costly costly so they should be made with great care, keeping in mind that certain improvements to a home are made strictly for the home owners comfort and lifestyle and will not necessarily B bring great returns when the home is sold again. A swimming pool is a prime example of this. There is however, one enhancement that does not require a very large financial outlay and which will definitely "grow" in value as the years go by, and this is - TREES ! Mature trees add real value to a properly - as does all landscaping, especially in new subdivisions. I once heard a story about a couple who had many heated "debates" regarding the purchase of drapes for their new home as opposed to spending their limited funds on trees and shrubs. It was eventually decided that the money was to be spent on landscaping. Some years later they sold their home and, you guessed it - the purchasers selected their home over a very similar one in the area because of the mature trees and attractive landscaping. So you see, money does grow on trees! YOUR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ARE IMPORTANT TO ME. I CAN BE REACHED AT SUTTON GROUP-DYNAMIC REALTY INC. 129 KING STREET EAST 905-697-1700 FAX 905-697-3565 p.Mtmtwwti OJP. iwjwmwiwwimiwif dents involved with the community. community. to work together on a common common goal," said Trcen. "This is an excellent example of how the community community can work together in a fun and educational way to achieve important environmental environmental benefits," adds Carole Scysmith, Second Marsh Watershed Co-ordinator. Partners participating participating in the Propagation Program this year include: Courticc Secondary School, Residents of the Nantucket Condominiums, Courticc North P.S., Osliawa 13th Boy Scouts, Grandview P.S., and Athabasca P.S. If you would like more information information on this program or on others, please contact contact Friends of Second Marsh at (905) 723-5047. Police Need Puppeteers The Durham Regional Police Volunteer Program is looking for volunteers to assist one or two days a week with the Durham Regional Puppet Patrol. Volunteers can contribute contribute by writing scripts, puppctccring and/or staging. The campaign begins on February 8th, 1999. The Puppet Patrohcampaign helps to increase awareness about community policing within the Region of Durham. The nine-puppet crew targets young children to effectively effectively teach them safety tips. The presentation elicits a positive response from the children as it is performed in an entertaining manner. A police representative also encourages a question and answer period. For more information please contact Susan Shelter, Volunteer Co-ordinator at 579- 1520, ext. #3669 or visit the Police Volunteer Bureau located in the Oshawa Shopping Centre. WM\X cornerstone realty ltd., realtor ® 104 King St E, Bowmanville 623-6000 Call Linda McLennan** Associate Broker 623-6000 LET APARTMENT HELP PAY YOUR MORTGAGE PLUS have a 3 bedroom home with eat-in kitchen for yourselfl Situated in village setting beside a wooded ravine with small stream meandering by. Asking $179,900. Call Linda McLennan** or M Ron Moore* NOW THAT'S VALUE! Sitting on a 50' lot in a mature prime area of east Oshawa near town- lino, this 3 bedroom back split is well kept. It features eat-in kitchen, large pantry, large combination living room and dining room, finished reo room, attached garage, close to schools and shopping. Call Ron now and don't miss this GREAT VALUE! To view call 623-6000 24HR PAGER $124,900 That's all this home costs folks! This will buy you a renovated 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 storey detached home on a 60' x 150' lot. Economical gas heat. Close to all amenities. arg Bain* at (905) 623-6000. , Marg Bain* Sales Rep. Call for details at (905) 623-6000 COUNTRY IN-LAW Quaint village setting with separate entrance apartment, attached workshop FA GAS HEAT. Now $172,900. Also Level building lot - Blackstock $33,900. Building lot near Kirby - $39,900, For a Market Evaluation of your property please ask for David Passant", Associate Broker, today! (905) 623-6000. David Passant** Assoc. Broker Over 23 Years of Service iff 'Wbmmk Yarn The Rotary Club of Bowmanville wishes to thank all those who generously supported the 1998 Memorial Tree of Hope. The Tree of Hope is done in memoriam of friends and loved ones who cannot be with us during ^4^3 this special holiday season. On behalf of the charities which received the {/ ) ©)<06c donations, we thank all of those who made donations. The Rotary Club also ' ^ ^ ^ expresses its thanks to the Bank of Montreal, Bowmanville; the Royal Bank, Courtice; Newcastle IGA; Newcastle Funeral Home; Northcutt Elliott Funeral Home and Morris Funeral Chapel for collecting donations. We would also like to thank James Publishing, the Bowmanville BIA, Snowden Electric, Langley Utilities and Morris Funeral Chapel for helping to promote the Tree of Hope. It is with your help that the Tree of Hope is a success. Charities Arthritis Society Buthesda House Canadian Cancer Society Canadian Liver Foundation Canadian Red Cross Child Find Clarington Pet Connection Community Care Durham College tic University Fund Heart and Stroke Foundation Hospice Durham Hospital for Sick Children Foundation, Toronto Humane Society Lorna Gibbons Trust Fund Memorial Hospital Foundation, Bowmanville North America Missing Children Rotary Club of Bowmanville Saint Elizabeth Health Care Salvation Army St. Josephs Church, Bowmanville The Lung Association Victorian Order of Nurses In Loving Memory of Akey, Earl Eyre, William R. Lobb, Sidney Jean Read, Mrs. Exnswith Allin, Alfred S. Gaines, Grace tic Lawrence Low Family Loved Ones Risk, Ruth Baldwin, Mr. & Mrs. Harry Gardiner, Bill Mairs, David George Roberts, James L. Begley, Hope Gibbs, Raymond H. Mann, Mr. tic Mrs, R.G. Robertson, Dr. C.T. Bogue, David Gill, Hap tic Bea Mantle, Mr. tic Mrs. Jocsph Rozema, Dora Brock, Eric Gotidie, Thomas tic Lillian Mason, Mathew Scott, Janncttc Brown, Christina Marie- Graham, Fern Mathias, David tic Betty Staples, Melville tic Muriel Brown, John F, Graham, George W. McDonald, Cuthbcrt Strike, Eloie Brown, Ruby tic Edward Graham, Robert Mcldrum, Mary Strike, W. Ross Calvert, Joan Hallowcll, Ada Mendonca Fisher, Cory Tamblyn, Ivison Calvo, Giorgio Hanley, Kenneth J, Menicr, George Twist, Ernest Cipriani, Rita Hansbergcr, Glcnys Metcalf, Mr. tic Mrs. Roy Twydell, Alan Cochrane, Editli Hobbs, Ivan Moore, Harold T. VanderVeer, Betty Cochrane, Russell tic Ruby Hobbs, Vera tic Ivan Morris, F. Donald Vooys, John Cooke, Maurice tic Jessie Jamieson, Mr, Morrow, James Wannamakcr, Trudy Cory, Phillip Andrew Jamieson, Larry Morrow, Marion Weston, H. Courtney, Mac Jansen, Percy Molly Wilson, Thomas W. Dawes, Mr, tic Mrs, W.A. Kain, William (Billy) Norrio, John Woodward, Grace Doty, Freda Marguerite Kilpatrik, Harry tic Zetta Oddi, Marcello Yob, Andrea Doty, Victor Ashton Kocndcrman, Diane Ollson, Betty ZED Doty, Victor Michael LcFrancois, Gwen Peat, William and others Down, Wesley Lewis, Kenneth Phair, Mr. tic Mrs, Anson English, Mcrvyn L Lloyd, Steven Putnam, Mel J*