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< Thu Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, May 3,1389 Section Two Skippers Raise Funds for Heart Fund Students at The Pines Senior Public School spent nielle Peel and Paula Darrach (foreground) man the the afternoon of Friday, April 28, jumping rope to rope for some of their friends, raise money for the Heart and Stroke Fund. Here, Da- Club Catches Blooper in Heading The April 18th meeting of Bowmanville Toastmasters, chaired by former President Irene Konzelmann, featured the humorous occurence of "bloopers" in the private lives of the head table. Since the grammarian's word was "digress" the chairman attempted attempted to keep head table introductions precise. Vice-president of Publicity, Publicity, Margaret Kropf, used flashcards to show that the absence of Even One Letter in a newspaper article could cause a REAL misunderstanding. misunderstanding. Tiy taking the "1" out of "public" as in public speaking, and see what remains! remains! Hardly the kind of speaking for which Toastmasters Toastmasters would choose to be renowned, and yet the Canadian Canadian Statesman headlined a photo and article regarding the area contest with exactly this infamous headline!! Tut, tut! Fortunately, we Toastmasters have a sense of humour. Table Topics Master Nancy Nancy Barnes asked us to play a trivia gave with the use of cards containing incomplete sentences. Toastmaster "Invisible Fencing® works. There's no getting around it." With one call to Invisible Fencing, you can teach your dog to stay within your property boundaries, without unsightly fences. fences. University tested, vet approved, and your satisfaction is guaranteed. guaranteed. It even costs less than traditional fencing. Call today, and find out why Over 50,000 dogs stand behind Invisible Fencing®' 111= INVISIBLE FENCING of Southeast Ontario Telephone (416) 797-2431 Call Day or Night Margaret Kropf was awarded awarded tne Table Topics trophy with her rendition of a "cool" resident of Harlem. The Table Topics Evaluator Evaluator observed that most toastmasters toastmasters needed to include a short but' concise conclusion in the minute allowed, rather rather than breaking off in midsentence midsentence when "caught by the bell". Spark Plug was awarded to Walter Piersma who has now won it four times in a row for "sparking" the business business session. Congratulations, Congratulations, Toastmaster Piersma! Three very different speakers entertained us. President Helen Biyden asked us to imagine that she was presenting a seminar to animal health clerks, advising advising them to "Be the best you Can". Toastmaster Connie Nelson spoke on the art of solving-life's problems with a speech /entitled "Yes or No". Toastmaster Margaret Kropf dressed as an old Acadian Acadian washerwoman, "La Sa- gouine". who peels carrots from a bucket while rocking in a chair and musing upon the injustices of life. Best Speaker award went to Toastmaster Kropf. New Toastmaster Pat Pingle received the largest number of votes for Best Evaluator. Congratulations. Evaluation is an essential essential part of any meeting and of the development of Toastmasters. Toastmasters. The challenge to the evaluator is not only to observe the speaker, making notes on strengths ana weaknesses and suggesting areas for improvement, but organizing these observations observations into a coherent shape and presenting them with only a few minutes' preparation. preparation. 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Yelverton News by Harvey Malcolm Welcome home to Mr. and Mrs. Mike Smith and family of Yelverton and their friends from Janetville who have just returned from a two week holiday in Daytona, Daytona, Florida. The group report report a very enjoyable vacation vacation visiting the usual tourist traps located in that area and tne lovely weather. On Thurs. evening a public public meeting sponsored by Landmark Planning Association Association of Peterborough was held in the Manvers Twsp. Arena auditorium. A Senior Citizens complex for the Bethany Bethany area is being proposed and the input of those residents residents present was sought as to advisability of such a project project being pursued. Currently Currently there are no facilities of this nature in Manvers Twsp. and considerable interest interest was displayed in the proposal. The current trend for the area is that there will be a considerable increase increase in the number and percent of the population 65 years and older in the next 20 years and an increased demand for housing for this Spring has sprung the grass has riz. We wonder where the birdies is!" is an old couplet which appeals to us as a re-run every spring. We're convinced Spring has finally arrived. Flocks of V- shaped Canadian geese are currently honking their way northward and the first froggies froggies are croaking their courtship tunes in the evening evening from the neighboring wetlands. Local farmers have already sown many acres of spring grains. Here at Malconia we have finally removed those storm windows. windows. Irrefutably, spring has arrived. W averley Public School Off To Toronto by Heather Youngman On Thursday, April 27, 1989 Ms. Ballantynes grade 5 and 6 class went to the Metropolitan Zoo in Toronto. They departed from Waver- ley in cars at 9:00 a.m. and arrived at the zoo at about 9:45 a.m. They had 6 parent volunteers to help them drive there and then they had 6 groups. They went because because the grade 5 students in their class were studying Canada and the grade 6 students students were studying Australia. Australia. They each sketched animals animals tnat were in the country that they were studying. studying. Some of the animals that they saw were: seals, elephants, elephants, chimps and many more. At lunch they went to one of the McDonald's that they have in the zoo. Some of them also got to go on a train ride through tne zoo. They learned a lot while they were there and they also had a great time! Junior Choir Goes to High School By Amy Ramage On Monday, April 24, 1989 the Junior Choir went to the Bowmanville High School to sing for the opening opening ceremonies of Education Week. Mr. Gray saved the choir the front row seats in the auditorium. There were five teachers from Waverley and they were: Mr. Gary, Miss Pitcher, Mr. Reid, Ms. Porter and Mrs. Pieken- brock. The Waverley choir was very well-behaved through the whole show. The choir sang "When Children Children Join Hands" and "Sing" and "Make a Song for my Heart to Sing". Mrs. Wal- chuk was our piano player and she did a lovely job. When I was up on stage I was really nervous and I thought I would fall on the stage because I was dizzy. Even though we were really nervous we could not let the audience know. In the end several parents made a lot of comments about our singing. singing. Well, if you ask me, I say the choir did a great job and I'm very glad I didn't pass out on stage in front of everyone. Special Friend Day by Heather Youngman On Friday, April 28,1989 Waverley had a "Special Friend" Day.. That is a day where students pick a special special friendi to,-come to the school and;,look at their work and how they are doing doing in their class. The student student takes them on a tour of our school. At recess, which is 10:20 the primary choir sang some of their songs in the gym. Parents, grandparents, grandparents, aunts and uncles came to see this. Each person stayed about half an hour. The special friend day was from 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. There was also a refreshment room for the friends, before they left. Our special friend day was a big success and everyone everyone had a great time! A Kid's Point of View by Amy Ramage Last week, Mrs. Robinson's Robinson's Kindergarten class went to the Downes' Farm. When they got back I talked' to Allison Barrie, Susan Lawrence, Robert Cummer, Adam Fulton, Tanya Gibson, Gibson, Neil Dion, Tÿler Hayward Hayward and ... Robbie Bilcox about the farm. All the kids loved the hayride and the animals. Mrs. Downes took them around the farm. A few kids got to pet the horses horses and they said that they were very soft. Some of the animals were: cows, pigs and sheep. The class went by bus and parents went along to help. Robert fell in the mud. Well, from talking to the kids, it sounds like they had a really good time. Waverley Students Place Second in Music Festival Corporation of the Town of Newcastle PUBLIC NOTICE TO ITS CITIZENS APPOINTMENTS TO THE NEWCASTLE COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD WARD - 3, 2 POSITIONS WARD - 2,1 POSITION Applications will be received by the undersigned in writing until Noon, Friday, May 12, 1989, from any eligible person who would like to be considered lor appointment to the Newcastle Newcastle Community Services Advisory Board - Ward 3. Applicants Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and meet the qualifications qualifications associated with this Board. All applications should state: NAME ADDRESS TELEPHONE NUMBER QUALIFICATIONS OR EXPERIENCE PRESENT OCCUPATION All applications should be forwarded to the Town Clerk. Patti L, Barrio, A.M.C.T.(A) Town Clerk Town of Newcastle 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario L1C3A6 Telephone: 623-3379 File: 10.12,4 Date of Publication: May3,1989 The Waverley Public School primary choir placed 2nd in the Kiwanis Music Festival in 'Oshawaf They °f Adventure. Lori McWilliam (left), Jan Sousa,, won the award in class 101 singing a polished rendi- an " P nncl P a l John Reid join the singers here. Agri- News DURHAM EAST SOIL & CROP ASSOCIATION TO SPONSOR FORAGE MASTERS COMPETITION by John Finlay, Agricultural Representative A competition to promote excellence in forage crop production production is being sponsored by the Durham East Soil & Crop Improvement Association. Association. The competition will involve involve entering a field with a minimum of 10 acres of an alfalfa based mixture. The field will be visually inspected inspected a week before second cutting, the first cut in storage storage will be inspected, a soil analysis report collected and a feed sample collected. Participants Participants must be paid up members of the Association and must enter the competition competition by May 12th, 1989. For more information, please contact the Ministry of" Agriculture Agriculture and Food office, Bowmanville, 623-3348 or 1- 800-263-8023. 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