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fl Langtrageharrieirwas etridentf si t . _ili" di SKSTERS .eroPA! Auntie over and over and over liked acting out Bible stories, They foundasimilarcontrastin The gimme: fan blew their pat- again," she recalled, Daniel in the Lions' Den was pop- the church services they attended . . tern pIeces around though, in the And the language barrier was ular. she said, but their favourite while they were there. -a=l=NNMe!L"y. “4;" . wc-, Lu... 3'titgrt1treettherr,theycuuid not certairilythere, she added. seemed to be David and Goliath. One was an Assembly of God , . tumitlThetwo tablesun which "Weleavned onthe 12thday that The simple props they'd brought service, an evangelical high- 7.- .7 i, Fl') , g ' ‘ I" - 5 k they could lay out and cut the Falr a brief sideways shake of the head along added to the fun. energy service for about 1,000 "- A 'ii' " A "ri,ii'cN ric were smaller than standard- meant yes. ft sort of looked like And they always loved craft people. Another was a visit to a “Pg ' E ih E'aififi" size card tables, and the fiom. was no," time, small church, where a baptism by . ' Mia' N . e M too dirty and too full ofthe playful Bobbins jamniing.thi-ead break- "Anycrafts theycodd take home immersion was followed by box ‘ ' - e children thewomen broughtalong iug,children cry1'ng-itallrequired were wonderful," Clarke said. lunches for all of the dozen or so I Bt I Yi , t to use for work space. enormous patience, Marshman When the occasional grateful in attendance. ‘ , ' ' = " q ' 'l‘heystzirtedoiitwithziclassol'is. admitted. parent would invite them fortlin- Church services were almost $i5iiiiiiiiiiE Ilh' 'e' and ahaitudozen others eventually "Being exhausted at the end of nor,sheadded,itwasan invaluable exclusively attended by women, _ '. C, _ " , -. CCI] ' r ct-tiff?.],! jolt}? in, addingto the challenge. the day was an understatement." opportunity to learn more about Marshmsm said. - TF V " “u w’” ‘ "" cr ey were easy patterns, but Even so. theys ent many a ni t the poverty the Sim led with. It "Most men do not make a ulr, difficult for beginning sewers sortingoutthe fiihrir andtryingilo was not JL',',',",',',,"),',] g) an entire iic display of their Jrr'iCtildli'l'y", cdr/yt'?,',',",,", 'fgtgl"frp,', Itw.s who had never used a machine," fix sewingmistakes.Buttheyfound family tobe livingin a two-mom because they don't want their t d . -- 0 er or S, ' pfirm-l- Marshman said. itwaswellworth the extra tWort. hottse,relyingonapublicwatertap neighbours to know." P? e r the foUI‘lh annual Danielle 5 "Some women cut tight to "Tl1ejoywas evident as theygrad- in the street to bathe, brush their The sisters did make time for a Diamonds Tournament of Hope the pattern, some added a cou- ually mastered the art of sewing. teeth and do theirlaundry. fewhighlightsoftheirown,includ- where more than $l0,000 was raised _ ple of inches here and there. Wheathewumenheldup theirfin- The sisters had the relative lux- ing a stop in New Delhi to ride a for ancess Morgorel Hospital and a , “Thesewingmachincs were iichal: ished garments, ourMrwas equal ury of being bilieted in a bigger camel and see the Taj Mahal, ly) mm"; ALA/pl: lenge tokeep operatingat uneven to theirs, The smiles, when they home, but a good night's sleep A far deeper impression N " t “M519 (4‘05 l pace. and the fabric moving for» completed their. projects, were so eluded them for another reason - resulted from their visit to Mother G ft sf x/k ward at the same time, rewarding" the almostalmust-11ightlyfestivals House where Mother Teresa is ra o n a ”(Al , "ft was not uncommon for all Clarke said that Bible school and parades held for one reason ontorubed and flowers spell out I , Isix women to be threading their made a wonderful start to each or another, with u1aivhingbands, “Love only Jesus" on the floryr, sky-pitch machines and demanding assist- day. The childi'enloved theactions horns rmdtyoisterous; crowds going ThesistersendedtheirpresentatU1 , once at once. We were all called songs theylearned. and especially strong into the wee hours. with aquote from Mother Teresa. "What you e.tndo,lcannot.What to u rna m ent , I can do, you cannot. Together, we . I can dogreat things." raises $10,000 cnasmith@postmediacom _ tr '. Twitier.cornr/NT-cnasrnith to fig ht cancer . ---"-"e-"'--rsrrc=-s-----, - _..___..V_- '_--'------'---.--,, _r--='5-lt. - . . - . 'i"lrrr.. tdl " _ _ Fourth annual = m S S T "Es .. "M 'I la P I ' Danielle's Diamonds ' lsr.) F Fist: ' I , _ I Tournament of l 'ialrs::itt"t, ‘ "i - . * Hope fundraiser a vi ‘ ' i ’ . l e orm at .. Eggs f’ bts, I a I resounding success _ T'?? '+ 'kj, f 7 t k - - 's' I Cr) I; r i r , _ Lit NORTHUMBERLAND __ A local she I, . _ é - Tr III II F, . l Bi TI pitch fundraiser had a smashing out- F, A 'llt t , . , till "rs I l _ at. , "s'", ing after raising more than $10,000 for ' ' T 1/ I .5’ , I m i I ' _ tl s , I ' alocal familyandhospital. _ - l » u , lg Br' u. _ _ ,, , - Danielle's Diamonds fourth annu- , U oRtw "tbeau. W31! -rmo 6 y A, srd' i x i & , ' life, g al Tournament of Hope took over the I .4416 . 'u/g T _ _ " _ 'ri h l H. l MEL' ‘ " ' ' ' Grafton ball diamonds on Iuly9for the The 2016 Shelter Valley Local originality, creativeness and -.. Rita. . - . ' ' , , I J » l fundraiser in memory of Danielle Pro.. ' Songwriters' Showcase was held uniqueness. _ - . V ' _ ' ‘ . Bi WM who was diagnosed with an inop- in front of Victoria Hall last The top three were Doug " SI ' - r arable brain tumor at the age of 18 and , Tlyyy.1ay evening in Coboul'g. Alcock. Sadie Gearing and Peter ' 'l , i sssi-aiiiii-iiiiii-ii. died when she was 25, Eight artists from around the Graham, who will now be per- ' ti5 I t [ Since her death, friends and family ereaperformedItWO songs for the forming at the Shelter Valley , l "tl L, ', _ . ' . have organized an annual tournament judges and audience. Folk Festival during the Labour _ M, i ', "W ' to raise money for local families affect- The artists were judged on Day weekend, b i. . Fl . V, u V l ed by cancer and the Pencer Centre at " vr . Ki , TC, e. ’ / il ",1ti,','s,i,', Margaret 'e,1ftl: Sh k ', J, ‘ _ trs, . » l ' y _ a g,.',,, T is year, 19-year-o anna er " . ' T E l I. ”"ti tr ' ' l i ”I . Ir.. rf - "v' from Grafton was the recipient. She i" . " s'-,'? T [l, Eel, ; ' w - We , was diagnosedwith an aggressive form 3'. D. . . ' . . ' V‘ i of lymphoma in March, according to _ . c llMt1 'ir) - '. the event organizers. " ’ _ ' . "She just finished three months of _ , y, 'C/ ig E intensive chemotherapy," Alexandra . u r - i. , " r,” T - 'ir _ McCarthy said. I F' , ' " . r _ ' The event began at noon with Sarah . [ - ' . " , 'P')' - r. If; ' . _ k . _ _ . . t I and Lindsey Gillespie cutting their hair _ I , it. ' Bam. r .. ' , and raising $800 for Shark. Then, Sherk , . - A " " ' " ’ " B. BIN. L. - - -- :u .. ,5 I “a, ._ , mewthe firstpitehto Danielle's step- "ii I " "Erdi5 q " , Ir, ' ' Julie) is "3‘ _ T'", . ‘ f , - I ti r,,', ‘ father, John Cartwright, to kick " the . V , Il 'Le, titlgiL". t _ " a“. I , "EN " s" tournament. . b' ' 'tN i: has " .. - ... l nu * Fl" , . To date, the tommert has raised . , I g I r tr - e e tiQ tll ' i M-M', LQ Pja , morethan$42,000 for Pri?.rssMargr- l - ' " l . I l r. C " a, (l -- ' ' rgql" ‘ w rat Hospital andlocal families. , . _ _ . r - . . c. - i I PETEHSHER/NORTHUMEERLAND TODAY ri I .. IT - Peterborough residents Phaedra Muirhead and her husband Mark perform at [ PErE FISHER/NORTHUMBERLANDTODAY the Showcase. Sadie Gearing was one of three finalists chosen. "if) _ i\__.} ---d