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PAGE 14. WMBFBEEpaEmWDEf&Y AS.1 ing of Alison Henry, Sarah Breen, Amanda Smith and Breen, Yvette Parker Amanda Yvette Parker ini ten pinte trio; Smith and'Jennifer ISean, aise Aison Henry n Jnier Dean won gold. in senior duo musical comedy; Winning silver were Katie Van the junior tap group of Maya Camp in junior solo ballet Maya -Mcý-y, Jgime Marks ,Stephne McKcay in 'junior solyiCal, Taylor and, Jaim ee-Lynmne Die- Alexandra Golas in 'Junior folk- nem;' theVunior ballet goup Of loric solo, Amanda Sith i teen Jaime, Marks, Kim Thomas, tap solo, Kara Leigh Harnesi Maya McKÇay' and Stephanie senior ololYrical. Taylor; junior jazz group of Katie AIse, winning were Sarah and Andrew Seeley, Alexan~dra Blue Rodeo in Oshaw a Blue Rodeo will perform a benefit concert at the Purple Onion in Oshawa on June 3. Proceeds from the concert will un to Sunrise Recreational Youth roup, which sponsors develop- mentally handicapped youth -at summer camps. Tickets will ho $15 in advance or at the door. Tickets are avail- able at Discs & Data in Whitby. For a complete istý of participating garden centres, please cail Durham Region's DUC 44 Compost -Hotl.ine at .IL DRHAMON1-800-667-5671.0 REGION~~d.4* , toi,~. * *. s o e iHAMI'e Gelas,.,Kim Thomnas, Katie Van Camp, Sarah'ýTomâa,,Sarab.Mer- rion4aimeeý-I4ynne Digneni annd, Adra Tooze. Ail qualifled for the finals in %New York, Lâs'NYegas or Florida. Katie Van Camp Srah.Breen, Yvette Parker, Axnandà Smith, Alisn Hnryand Jennifer Dean all vona ballet schjpolarshbip te Palm Desert 'Califobrnia in JuIy. ,SHO*STOPPERS Van Camp had,, a, firet-place, f»inish ,ijn ballet .solo 'junior at, Showstoppers in Niagara Falîs on May 9 and 10. She tied for sixth in the top ten soloists. There were 1,200' acts in the competition, one of 60' events held annually as part of Showstoppers, the largest dance competition in the world. ,< The junior ballet gproup of Van Camp, Katie and Andrkew Seeley, Sarah Toma, Andrea- Tooze, Alexandra Gelas and -,Jaimïee- Lynne Dignem had a firýst-place finish and was ninth in the top geu; 9itb group -also hada first-place fiish ithe pointe gopsenior, Wby the group of SihHenryï Dean, 'Parker and Firsti pohfite, trio teen were Smith, Breen and Parker; first i character.dup «senior were Henry and Dean" Sec'ond'in character solo senior was Shannon Marks. 'Fashionnations' 1o.n May 21. 'Fashionnations' will be held at A kid's Spanish summer fun General Vanier Secondary p1rogram ip'planned for June and School, 155 Gibb St., Oshaa on July -MUy 21, 7:30) p.m. F or -more, -information about Mca Arnold, memtber of the 'the show and language progranis Ontario Advisory Council ,oni caîl Arnold at 579-34 Multiculturalism and Citizenhi a on t snd' a member - of the Spanis O tmit d n t Canadian Cultural Society <, is in- 0cout volved in the show. $le UUU 10 ut * he and her heritage 1laag students willmodel,, ical - lity ptmstsrecn ments from Ltn rcn gave '$1,000 te thelet Whitb countre n pali Venturr ompariy for, their 'Arold, a Spaish languagesotiprra. instructor, will each n o- Optihinst preésident *Jean. Yelle verstional Spanish at -Vanie an yice presidentPtii ie and at Monir Premapresentetefnst ihe 'Seconfdar 'School,, as wéll.-as I oùrahine ýson of venturer adyl- the Northview and John St. Osh- sor A lex iflourahine 'during awa citizen centres.creôyldpi2. ECOLOGO CERTJIES L ARGE APPLTANCES Tie EcoLogo was launched te help consumers flnd products, that ease the. burden o'n the envirenient. Goods and services- that meet the"program's rigorous czïteria are identified by, three stylized dovea hfitertwinied4o te en a maple leaf. I February, new Ênrwf"ronmental Choice certif'ication' 'criteria for five large a ane was-made public by the. Miniser o _.ta e ftÎnvironmenty -Paulie, Browes. The' announcement camne aftpr more than aî year <>f guideline, development, in consultation with enviromnental, groups, industry and academia. Manufacturers ,and ~prters of.y clothes 'drrers and washers, dishwaébhers, zrm an'Xf«Hgetators mé:ym ow, apply to the'Environme4tai-Choicel P*jgam teohave itheir- prouctgcertified ücordigto e eie establislhed in.the MAjor appliances account fer approimately 20, per, cento energy consumptiçrn in thijiome and m>yre than four per ce't of the country's total eneV1 demand. Energy-efficient -models muet meet consuLpio_,mituesta3blished in the new, Environmental Choice guidelne te qualify for the EcLoo "By, idéritifyring' for consÛ1nero. major housheld, appliancesê that are leadefrs ý n energyfefficiency, t'-ýEvirneënW Choice Prograrn endeavouris té reduce ergy démand àhd the envirnment l olmoascated withenergy productioz, said Browesi.. "cin ua ineCarrigtecL wIhepextenld te eof Capida a eiiergy é Ëçî-é5 addecL - The acceptanci of linge appianc'hrigsthe' mer-of product pe toý 34. for which the EèoLéo , may now be granted. To dte, there are nearly 600 preductâ tioin 110 com esbearin-7g-the mpromra's symbo of crtificatitin. These prod CIcu sc itemns-as'reusabe cloth diapes reduce Ilution- 1id wood-based insulation,-and recycled moter ou. There were several first-place finishes by membèe of the i n-ta Kids Dance Co. from the The Studio of Dance -and Performing Arts, in Whitby at recent com- petitions., Andrew Seeley won gold in juio jazz solo at theDac Edctors ofAmerica dance com- petition in Toronto May2 and 3. The senior tap group, consist- coý ST, RIGHT FOR ~.A REDUCED, Durham Region con help you compost your organic kitchen 'and yard wasre, easily, in your own badýça'rd. Two rnodels of composters taO choose from are avoulable now,. for only, $15 eadi., at a garden centre close ro you. Composting and recycling, together, con make a big difference in reducing the« amount o f waste going ta Ilandfill. Not' orl'y wiIl the envîronment benefit, your garde'will be greener from the nutrie nt nich compost you odd ta the soul! Pick.up the composter of your choice at the followving location: Whitby: OGS Garden Gallery 5515 Thickison Rd. 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