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"Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" 22 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, October 1, 1991 Brenda Parish, a Grade 12 Brock HI "0 0, Japa, ii Lo gh School student, and Kazue Yanagisawa, a student at Shinyo High School in Sapporo, Japan, visited Greenbank Public School recently to talk to Grade 6 students about Japan. The stu and Kazue are pictured above (seated) w dents will be studying Japan In the spring. Brenda ith the Grade 6 students. Japanese student visits Grade 6 class at Greenbank Public School The learning process was brought to life for Grade 6 stu- dents at Greenbank Public School recently. The students, who will be studying Japan later this school year, had a special visi- torone day last week. Kazue Yanagisawa, a Grade 12 student at Shinyo High School in Sapporo, Japan, ac- companied Brock High School student Brenda Parish to the class. The two girls are participat- ing in a cultural exchange be- tween the two countries. Bren- da visited Japan for three weeks in June, and now Kazue is in Canada for a two-week stay. As well as teaching the girls about the differing cultures, the exchange was set up to help them learn a foreign language. The 'Greenbank students broke into a round of applause when Kazue counted to 10 in English. Since Kazue speaks limited English, Brenda told the stu- dents about Japan. To give the students an ex- A. OPPERS LTD. ample of how far away Japanis, Brenda told them it took about 12 hours to reach their destina- tion by plane. The weather is quite compar- able to Canada, except Japan gets more snow in the winter, she said. In Japan, people sleep on mats on the floor. When morn- ing comes, the mats are rolled up and putin the closet. Rice is served with every meal, she said, adding it is very sticky and therefore, very easy to eat with chopsticks. "We ate with chopsticks eve- ry night I was there," Brenda told the students. "I'm getting pretty good atit." The price of clothing is more expensive in Japan. Shoes are the priciest article of clothing. But Brenda said the Japanese don't wear out their shoes as quickly as Canadians because they never wear shoes inside the house. "They take .their shoes off right at the door," she said, add- By was hard to get into the habit. Japanese students go to school from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. * Quality Replacement and New Construction Windows * Expert Custom Installation or Cash and Carry * 15 Years Experience Monday to Friday, just like Ca- nadians. But they also attend school for half a day on Satur- days. Because it takes Kazue about two hours to travel to school, are is no time for a part time job. Kazue attends a private school. The boys are not al- lowed to have long hair and the girls cannot have their hair permed or their ears pierced. All the students have the same uniform, gym bag, and shoes. The only item of clothing they can pick is their socks, Brenda said. During the three weeks she was in Japan, Brenda saw only nine cows. As for cats and dogs, she said they aren't as healt y looking asin Canada. Brenda told the students she enjoyed her visit in Japan. She is looking forward to a taking a Japanese language course at Brock High Schoo next se- mester. She also hopes to re- turn to Japan for another visit in the future. Greenbank teacher Marilyn Watson thanked the girls for visiting the school and bringing the students' studies to life. Perfect Pie contest at Legion, Epsom News by Jean Jeffery Another busy and happy week has ended. This week looks interesting. The W.I. had an excellent meeting last Wednesday even- ing. About 20 members toured Uxbridge nurseries and we thank the DeBoers for their hos- Pjiail . Florence went on to arg Bruce's home for the regu- ~ lar meeting. Mable Carter has been visit- ing former friends and neigh- bours in the area. We extend sympathy on behalf of Epsom former friends and neighbours to the Hockley family. Utica-Epsom Social Club met at the Church on Friday evening to see Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Slute's pictures of their wonder- ful trip to the Arctic. We also enjoyed a talk by Kathy Anderson about the wonderful work of "Community Care" in our area. The video she showed was excellent, mainly I think because we knew most of the participants. Now the Community Care have their eye on a pie in the sky. They want to find out who can bake the best pie in the area. This Perfect Pie contest will be held at the Legion Hall October 26, 1991. - There will be lunch, including pie and coffee. There will be fid- dlers and dancers and down home fun and pie sale Auction. Would you be willing to make Oct. 26 extra pies to be used during the lunch or sold after the ceremonies? Epsom-Utica U.C.W. are plan- ning a yard sale for October 11 at the home of Mrs. Fielding, Utica. They will have pies for sale or pie and coffee for a lunch. While you are in the area, you will enjoy a visit to Willow Tree Market. East from Utica, west from Manchester. Our W.I. members found the talk by Gerry Smith a very informative and profitable pre- seniztion for ladies travelling one. Happy Birthday to Mrs. Ruby Beare. Barbara Evans and Carrine Croxall attended a seminar on Child Care last week, namely Blueprint for child care for the Nineties. Epsom-Utica U.C.W. at Epsom at 1:00 p.m. October 8 for luncheon dessert. Roll Call - "Thankful". Topic - Communications - Personal and the Media. Earl and Marie Wilson visited Richard and Joyce Leichuk and family of Kitchener on Sunday. Former Reighhouts Mrs. Murrell and her daughter Norma moved to Englehart where Norma married Ken Elliot. We are sorry to learn of Ken's passing due to heart ° trouble. On Sunday, Stella and Dan Asling visited her brother Joe "Ryall of Lindsay. - Entry forms for the "Perfect Pie" Contest may be obtained at the Library, Kitchen Scoop or Community Care office. 4-H achievement days at Port Perry Fair By Barbara Weese The Durham West 4-H Beef Club, South Ontario 4-H Dairy Club and Port Perry 4-H Dairy Club held successful achieve- ment programs at the recent Port Perry Fair. Champion Beef Showman Sedowe Multi Fuel Stove UP TO 24 HOURS - CLEAN BURN Firewood - Corn - Wood Pellets Recycled Wood - Paper Cubes - Logs etc. 10183333 .N\% (0300 D aX C333 BES) D3 24 V4 (8) R.R.#3 Port Perry, Ontario SISISTAS ISY24 3] m Simple Tech m Non Electrical m Gravity Feed m Easy Heat Control Patented design far surpassing conventional airtight stoves and winner of the Pine Ridge Packers Ltd. trophy was Kevin Vale. Reserve Champion Beef Showman was John Karkoulas. The Champion 4-H Beef Heifer was shown by John Karkoulas and Reserve Champion Beef Heifer by Kevin Vale. Champion Showman of the Port Perry 4-H Dairy Club and winner of the Canadian Imperi- al Bank of Commerce trophy was Graham Carnegie. Reserve Champion Showman was Ken- dra McCrae. The Champion Calf was shown by Graham Carnegie with Matt Phoenix showing Reserve Champion Calf. South Ontario 4-H Dairy Club Champion Showman and winner of the U.C.O. Clare- mont trophy was Troy Jackson and Reserve Champion Show- man was Darrell Wade. The Maplehurst Farm Trophy pre- sented to the 4-H member showing the Champion Dairy Calf was awarded to Troy Jack- son, with Jeff Finlay showing Reserve Champion Calf. We Offer Quality Printing of oe Letterheads e Business Cards e PORT PERRY STAR OFFICE CENTRE 188 Mary St. - Port Perry / /