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4- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, October 1, 1996 RE HESE WORDS, centuries motivational force behind an independent recording project called Carried by Wings, undertaken by local gospel singer Deborah Kiezebrink. my The 30-year-old Nestleton singer- x songwriter says she made her . . first recording, & Christian gospel tradition, "because of a number of "Carried by Wings" produced with Local gospel singer r By Karla Ingleton Special to the Star "You will seek me and find me when you seek me wth all your heart." (Jeremiah 29:1) written ago, were the in the influences which over the years shaped her life. "My first public church singing Together, her expe began to focus here for a recording was a player) was a great singer. "He made me was to just get the ba Upon returning t to Springfield, Mi from Evangel Colle lege sl ging. "Terry Posthumus . performance was when my songs, - + I was two years old," myself. te '+ she recalled. "He also Sin TR, "Singing was always turned me on to Nn. « ., encouraged at my . Phil Manning, ; home before bed. Mom a producer and recording engine that Phil had an affordable studio. This encouragement . played the accordion, piano and guitar. I guess ;+ [Ihave always had a song #_ inmy heart." fire in me." « © Born to missionary The recording experie parents, Kiezebrink spent Kiezebrink, was "fascinating. many years in Africa where "Phil was wonderful. He she witnessed the of time into my project devastation of poverty, something valuable to get my start." : F > -- Computer donation - is helping firefighters By Heather McCrae Special to the Star There isn't a day that goes by that a new com- puter and printer aren't used by someone within the Port Perry Fire Fight- ers Association. The two new pieces of equipment were recently donated to the association by IBM. The donation is part of the company's pro- gram that recognizes its employees who are in- volved in volunteer non- profit services that assist the disadvantaged, elder- ly and/or people with disa- bilities. When IBM employee Blake Reid learned about his company's Fund for Community Service he ap- plied on behalf of the local fire fighters association. A non-profit, charitable organization, the Port Perry Fire Fighters Asso- ciation donates money every year to several foun- dations. Through their an- : \ disease, violence and desperation, com- mon to the oppressed societies 7% of the third world. /4 = With guitar in hand «\.- at age 15, she set out _4== to bring a little joy, was so clear that the ideas for arrangements came across. She : A faith and love to _a recent telephone pongselion. ; was no background music. Her ! these people and her hear the music and what she was songwriting skills, and so could I. The rest was easy." Phil Manning, owner of Recording Studio, Osha Deborah Kiezebrink to be "very "She came to me with all material on a raw vocal demo," He "Y; .,). voice and conviction The next thing was to bring A - Ad Stuart Houthuys (left), president of the Port Perry Fire Fighters Association, and Blake Reid are shown with the new computer IBM donated to the Port Perry Fire Fighters Association. It's being used for a variety of tasks, and will be a valu- able addition inthe future. nual "boot drive," car washes and other fund- raising efforts, they do- nate to Muscular Dystro- phy, the burn unit at Wellesley Hospital in To- ronto and, on the home front, our local hospital and Operation Scugog. "We use the computer for training," Stuart Hou- thuys, President of the PPFA said. It's also used to keep minutes of meetings, as well as do up newsletters, other correspondence and bookkeeping for the asso- ciation. With a retail value of $4,300 the Aptiva Multi- media computer with ac- companying software and Lexmark color printer are "wa J wr welcome of equip- ment at the Port fire hall. "Everyone in the associ- ation uses it - either for personal use or business," Stuart says. : Now oa the associa- tion has this new state of | starting Oct. the art equipment, imme- | thesame time diate plans are being For further made to get on the Inter- | at 985-8015 or Al net. -