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WhItby Free Press, Wehiesday, Februwry 21. 1M0, Page 15 ONE PARENTFMLE Ti.On, Parent -Families Association of Oshawa wll meet Tuesdayp Feb. '279, 8ap.m., at the. Adria Cultural Club, 432 Sizncoe St. S., for coffe., cardea and conservation. AUl single parents, custodial or -not,, are invited to attend. For more information, cal (Jien at 579-7915 or Debbie at 404- 0629. BRRAST CANCER Th. Oshawa and District Breast Cancer Support Group will meet on Thursday, Feb. 22, 7:30 to 9:30 p., at Kngsview-United Cliurch (corner of Wilsn and Adelaide St.) For more information, cali 725- 5349. The. Llteracy 'Network of Dtunhm Region will hold displays and events in Durham Region for Family Literacy Week, Feb. 24 to, Manmh 2. There will b. displays at 5 Points MaIl in Oshawa and the Pickering Town Centre on Feb. 24, libraiy tours on Feb.- 26 in Oshawa and ANax, Reade;s Wednesday challenge on Feb. 28, and open hou... on Feb. 28 at the John Howard Society office In Oshawa and Literacy Council office in Oshiawa. Cail 725-4786 for more information. FATHER GOOSE' Author William Lishman and hie daugiiter Carmen, will read from Father Goose at the. Literacy Council of Durhama Region booth at 5 Points Mail, Oshawa, on Saturday, 'Feb. 24, starting at noon. JK ANI) SK REGISTRATION Immanuel Christian School i. accepting registrations for junior and senior kcindergarten on Feb. 27 for September. Cail the. ahool at 728-9071 to register your cbuld, or for more information about tii. school. MNER PEACE Fre. lectures on managing and healing stress and anxietyr, the. eight causes of stress, developing perception dkills will b.- presented by Dorie Hanson at 1 and 7:30 p.m., at the YWCA, 1 McGrigor St., Oshawa,- on Wednesday, Feb. 28. BLANKLETS Thei. àlvation Army Street Ministry is again- collecting blankets and' gloves for the. homeles. in Toronto. Items can b. dropped off at the, Whitby Salvation Army family service office on 225-Brock St. N. -Wings of 1 "A Uique Store1 with a Special TOUChI 1 h - - -- - - - - -- - - - - - - I& FryIOREABRT On Saturday, Feb. 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., for every lift or trail ticket purchased, Ski Dagmar will donate $1 to thie Heart and Stroke Foundation. For more information, cail 571-1582. MODEL RAILROAD» Beglnnlng model railroaders can get a basic lcnowledge cf the. hobby'. fundamentals at the. Central Ontari o Division (COD) beginners' clinies on Saturday, Feb. 24, il am. to 5 pan., at Durham College,, room 1006. Admission ls free. Attendance is limited to the firat 100 registrants. Registration will bc-gin at il a.m. DANCE Whitby Légion Branch 112, Ladies Auxiliary will hold a dance on Friday, Feb. 23, 8 p.m., at 117 Bryon St. S., Whiitby. Disc jockey, cash bar, casual dress. Admission' i. $5 at the. door. Ail welcome. NATUBALI¶ Durham Field Naturaliats will meet Monday, Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m., at Northview PublieIàbrary Oshawa. Debbie Freeman from thi. Wildlands League will discuse Algonquin Park. New members and people interested in nature are welcome. ABESTY Tii. Amnesty International Pickering/ÀAjax group Winl meet Tuesday, Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m., at Pickering Village United Church, 300 Church st. N., Pickering Village. The 'topic i. %Rwanda.' For more information, cali 905-839- 3969. ORGANIC GROWERS Canadian Organic Growersi will mùeet -in the Revenue Building, King and Centre streets in. downtown Oshawa,,on -Monday, Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m., for an open panel 'discussion on techniques used te extend the Canadian growing season. For further information, caîl AI at 436-2418 or Judy at 786-2089. MIEAL-THY PREGNANCY A free Hecdtl&y Pregnancytalk, Tregnany Changes,' will b.e held Monday, Feb. 26, - Uthtei.Ajax Public Library, main branch (Harwood Ave. & 401), 7 te 8:30 p.m. No pre-registration i. requlred and everyone i. welcome. The talk i. held by the. Childbirth Education Association of Durham. FORTU NE FI1NA N-C 1A L el 'iZ, GERONTOGOGY The. sixth annual gerontology conférence, pres.nted by Oshawa Generai Hospital in cooperation wlth a number ofother community partners, Ie belng held at Cullen Gerdens on Tuesday, Feb. 27. Tii. locus of this year's conference 1s 'Planning for Future Healthý Caro Decisions.' Ouest-speaker. are Dr. Willie Molloy, director of geriatric researchi group at McMaster University, Dr. Christine Harrison, etiiicist consultant at McMaster and Judy Lever,' r.gistor.d nurse with the gerlatrlc researchi group. Registration i. $65 and includes 3 workshops and a lunch. Deadline for registration i. Feb. 23. SPRJNG FLOWERS Tii.- Durham' Red Cross i. holding the. spring flower campalgn until Feb. 23 wlth daisies and carnations for 43.50 a bunch, or $70 for a bucket (20 bunches), with pick-up or delivery on Marcii 6. For more information and, to order, caîl 723-2933. There will aise b. a table display at Wbltby Generai Hospital tiie first w.ekend in March. CAT SHOW A cat show will b, held on Feb. 24 and 25 at the. Pickering Recreation Complex, 1867 Valley Farm, Pickering. KIDNEY FOUNDATION Marc-h in Kldnqy Month ini Canada, and the. Kidney Foundation of Canada holds its largest annual fundraiuing event, the. Mardi Drive campaign. Acrosa the. Whitby area, over 300 volunteers wiil b..going door-to- deor te rais.- mon.y, fortii, foundation. The. gai in the.Whitby aria in te raise $24,000. For m ore information, cal1808-44 HORMONE REPLACEMENT Two piiysicians vii host an evening of -information on hormone replacemen.t therapy, at the, Education Centre, 400 Taunton Rd. E., Whitby on Feb. 29,7:30 te 9 p.m. Caîl 571-1582 te, -reserve a seat. MARCH BREAK, A pirate program, toymalng session, drama workshop, orimgami stoiyt.lllng, bab sltting instruction, Kd on te Block and stmytime wiii among -March break activities at the. librazy. Details wlll soon b. given, and registraionll begin on Monday. Feb. 26 (in person) at the llbrary (by telephene after Feb. 26). OREATIVE WR-I-ING Wrltlng Creatlvély for Obidron la the. toplc cf a workshop on Saturday, Feb. 24, il a.m. ta 1 p.m., at the. Toronto School of Business, 1450 Kingston ]Rd. (at Valley Farm Road) ln Pickering. Speaker Ia Maia ComogIlo' Balmont, published autiior of four multilingual chldren's storles. Participants viii have the opportunity to creato new children' satari... There lsaa workshop f.. cf $10 for memibers and $15 for non-member. FEELINGS A one-esson.workshop that will focus on recognizing feelings and learning more about emotions will b. held at Kinark Child & Family Services, 1916 Dundas St.E., unit 2, on Saturday, Feb.24, 10 a.m. te 1 p.m. Cost i. $8 per person. -For more information and ta, register, SUi 433-03861, ext 316. ASSERTIVE Assertiveness - Within Relationohipe 1,, an -eight-eesson study group designed ta, educate, develop and promote assertive rightswithail relationahipe and activitieis, 9viiUb. offered at the Michael Starr Building, 33 Klng St. E., Oshawa, on Thur.day, Feb. 29, 7 te, 9 p.m. The f.. i.3 $48 per person or $72 per couple. Pre- registration and pre-payment i. required. To register, cal-433- 0386, ext. 316. ~BROOKI2N g SkaeatonFicay By Steve Leahy -Br6oklin and District Kinsmen wiii iiold their annual skateatiion on Friday, Feb. 23 at noon in Luther Vipond arena. Kids froru St. Leo and Meadowcrest wiii b. eut and about collecting pledges from parents and neighbours for' each lap skated around the. arenaâ (100 laps maxNimum). Money raised wiii go tawards tiie various projects the. Kinsmen fund sucii as cystic fibrosis research, se b.e as generous as you can. Kinsmen vili supervisetii. skate and offer thiikda goodie bags. Four terrific prizes will aise b. given ta the. tep pledge-gett.r. Kinsmen previously donated thousandé of doll ara te, St. L.o and Meadowcrest for tiie purchas. cof computer .quipment and covering the costs of bus far. for outings. Second Brooklin Scouts and otiier community groups have aise been the. beneficiaries cf Kinsmen goodwill. MARCH BREAK MADNESS It's oniy day. away now and tiiere are two wiiole we.ks te fil1. -But don't panic, the. local libraries have * lined up some terrifie prograros ta iielp you and your children, survve. For instànce, tii. Dundas brancii wiii offer a pirate. program, a tey making- program, a - drama worksiiop, -origami .starftelling, babysitting -instruction, special sterytime and more. Tii. Brooklin, branch is aise offering someterrfiic progrma. More details next week or call 655- 3191. A groéaner courtesy of the. Brookiin Branch Cildren's Club: Oratorical competition Ii. Brooin Optimist Club will hold an oratarical contest on Tuesday, Marcii 12. Youth aged 15 and under (before Jan. 1, 1996) are eligibie, and must speak on the. subject 'Now la the, Time.' The club winner receives $75 and moves on *the. district competition at whicii tii. inner receives a $1,500 sciiolarsip. >Second-place finisiier at tiie club competition recoîveis $50 and third-place -finisiier $25. Fer moe information, caîl Gratit at 655-8153, William, at 576- 1198 or Bob at 571-1229.' Q: Wa do you mouse?., cal a Bad A-A mouse-ka-tean! GOING FAST A- rellable source says. that Brooklin's Sparks, Brownies, Guides and Pathfinders are seiling record quantities of their 'world- famous cookies. This i. a onoe-a-year opportunity te, gettuçe. cookies and thi. Sale will' b. over by thi. end cf the. month. A year is toc long ta wait for -a box cf- thes, wonderful vanilla and. chocolate cookie delights.: It i. tiirough the. sales cf tues. delicious cookies tiiat Guider. rais. money te support al cf tiie activities in wiiich our local girls participate, so, contact your local cookie sales rep teday. societyto meet, The Brooklin Horticuitural Society wiii meet on Wednesday, Feb. 28,8 pan., at Brooklin United Ciiurch. The topic viii be <ontructrig and pianting moss-hanging baskets.! Lug-a-mug for refreshments. BROOKLIN PHARMACY. 6Fj BALDWIN ST. e BROOKLIN e LOB 100.- 905- 655- 3301 FIBER FACTS Our North American diet may be depleted in fiber due to milling and food processing. Some feel that Iack of fiber in the diet may Iead to constipation which may increase the risk of hemorrhoids, hiatus hernia and varicose veins. There are, many different types of fiber. For instance, wheat bran is&agoodstool- softener but poor as an absorber of cholesterol; rolled oats or fruit is more effective for that. Also cooked bran is 'a Iess effective stool-buiker than the raw form. Commercial preparations of psylliumn (Metamucil, Prodiem, Fibrepur) are effective stool- buikers for those who have difficuly ding fiber to their diet Conuit our pharmaIclst. P.E.. Potatoes (10 lb. bag -3 bag lirnit) Cauliflower (rimft of 3) 99~oo. Mexico Tomatoes 6,N IL Romaine Lettuce 2 r 025 (While quantities last) or 69* eue STORE HOU Moiidavz o Fiidai.: 9i 7pm,