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These Orono Public School students had the opportunity to perform their speeches last Thursday, before a panel of judges. Front row - left to right - Frances Duquette, Emma Lunn, Melissa Nelson. Middle row - Jim Nelson, Andrew Vandergaast, Kristen Verkuyl. Back row - Emily Malcolm, Brendon VanderWeer, Brittany McDonnell, Jennifer-Lyn Gunn. Brittany McDonnell has been chosen to advance to the Legion Competition with her speech on 'Personalities'. Brendon VanderWeer was runner up with his speech on 'Algonquin Park'. GRCA invites you to a moonlit walk The Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority invites you to venture out for a moonlit walk in the Ganaraska Forest . on Saturday, February 26, from 7 to 9 p.m., to discover the intriguing world of owls . Participants will be looking looking for a glimpse of saw-whet, barred and great-horned owls during one of the Ganaraska Forest Centre's most popular public programs programs of the season, the third annual Owl Prowl. The evening begins with a slide show about these nocturnal creatures. Then participants Eire taken on a guided hike in the forest to hear, and even see, owls in their natural natural habitat. So dress warmly and join us at the Ganaraska Forest Centre on Saturday, BowmanviUe Toastmasters enjoyed a lighthearted meeting meeting on February 15th, 2000. Not only were flowers and hearts the theme, but, the Chairman, Carol Wonnacott, also distributed red carnations carnations and chocolate hearts, and the Table Topics Master, Maiilynn Dow, treated every T February 26. Please pre-register pre-register by phoning (905) 797- 2721. Admission is $12 for families, $6 for adults and $4 for children, students and seniors. Members of the Ganaraska Forest receive a $2 discount on family rates and $1 per person discount on all other rates. The Ganaraska Forest Centre is a 20 minute drive from Port Hope and Orono. If you're travelling from the west, exit Hwy. 115 and travel travel east about 10 km. on Durham Road 9. Turn left at the Cold Spring Camp Road sigh and proceed 4 km to the forest. From the east, travel west off Hwy. 28 onto County Road 9 and proceed about 2 km west of Elizabethville. Turn right at Cold Springs Camp Road into the forest. one to delectable Valentine heart cookies. A heartfelt thank you to both Toastmasters. The very first speech often causes trepidation. The "Ice Breaker," as it is called, is noPonly a new Toastmaster's introduction to fellow club members, but it is also the first step toward improving his or her speaking skills. What is sometimes surprising surprising and, I might add, pleEis- ing to the new member, is that the evaluator points out the degree of skill an individual individual already possesses. TM Karen Martin detailed the logical flow of the information, information, the sincerity and emotional emotional quality with which the speech was made when she evaluated Muriel Bizi's "Ice Breaker." Both TM Martin and TM Bizi won the trophies for Best Evaluator and Best Speaker respectively. We are pleased to welcome Richard Gagnon to our club. Speech contests are part of the Toastmasters program. It gives members an opportunity opportunity to test their mettle in different circumstances. BowmEmville Toastmasters invite the public to attend their Club Contests on Tuesday, March 7th, 2000 at the Ontario Power Generation Darlington Information Centre at 7:30 p.m. We alw'ays appreciate visitors. Refreshments available. available. For more information, please call MaryAnn Maye, 983-9845 or Irene Konzelmanti, 983-9423. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE 983-5301 BowmanviUe Toastmasters Home invasion A 78-year-old BowmanviUe woman. was attacked and threatened at knifepoint after four males broke into a Liberty Street North residence on Sunday morning. Around 1:00 a.m. on Sunday February 20th, 2000, the victim was awakened awakened by the sound, of her door being smashed open. Four males rushed into the residence and threatened the elderly woman with bodily harm. The victim was then bound, hands and feet, and terrorized at knifepoint. knifepoint. The suspects stole a quantity of cash and the victim's- television. Before fleeing, the suspects damaged damaged the telephone in the house, rendering it inoperable. inoperable. The woman managed to free herself around 3:30 a.m., but fearing to leave hër residence, waited until 5:30 a.m., before making her way to a neighbour's house and calling police. The victim suffered minor abrasions to her wrists from being bound, but did not require medical assistance. Ail four male suspects were wearing balaclavas and gloves, and two of them, were wearing black, pants with white stripes, down the sides. No further descriptions are available. Police would like to speak to the driver of a white car that was seen in the victim's driveway about 11:40 p.m. on Saturday February 19th, 2000. It is not known if this vehicle was related to the attack. Anyone with information information on. this incident is asked to call the Durham Regional Police Service at (905) 579-1520, ext. # 1689, or Crime Stoppers at (905) 436-TIPS. 'Optimal Health Chiropractic Centre kt DR. ERNEST SCHROEDER, B.Sc., D.C. Doctor of Chiropractor 152 Church St. Kendal Res. Clinic: BowmanviUe L1C 1T6 7486 Thompson Rd„ Kendal LOA 1E0 (905) 697-0355 (905) 983-5510 FRED'S AUTOBODY LTD. 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