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Shooting Victim Honored with Special Woman of Distinction Award ly Services Award, I said to myself 'Now, I've got a little more work to do here.' I'm really shocked. I don't know what to say." She thanked as many people as she could for helping to guide her along her way. Nicholas' story has been told by herself on many occasions through a number of different media, including radio and television. Earlier in 1993, her story was publicized on the American American television show "911." "We want to show not just the local, local, but the national and international community, how much we really care and are behind this woman," said Doreen Doreen Robinson. Donna Babbs, who introduced recipients recipients at the awards banquet, told the audience of more than 300 that Nicholas "has directly improved the situation of abused women in the Durham Durham Region and the province" by her outspokenness. smesa Above is a photo of the head table guests at the Branch 178 Royal Canadian Legion Armistice dinner here, Saturday night. They were lined into Hie hall by Bill Colville and following the opening cere- C pi. . _ monies by President Jim Connell, Padre Roy Taylor said Grace. The guests were introduced by Joan Daigle. They included, 1-r, Art and This year's Remembrance Week events began on Sunday morning Joan Daigle, MPP Goal Mills, Zone Chairman Ken Davies, Zone when Lcgionaircs paraded to St, Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Commander Belle Potter, Durham Regional Police Inspector Bmcc Bowmanvillc, where they were met and welcomed by the minister, Pugh, President Connell, 2nd Vice Pres. Lync Puddistcr, Rod Hamm, the Rev. Harvey Osborne. Merc, the participants arc entering the 11er Worship Mayor Diane Hamrc, Art Sheehan and Nyhl Sheehan, church through their colors. Actually, these veterans marched so I .allies Auxiliary Pres, and Branch Poppy Chairman. smartly from* Legion parking lot, that they arrived early at church. Young Carver Creates Beautiful Birds A 13-year-old Port Hope resident resident surprised a number of people almost three years ago when she decided to try her hand at carving birds. "I started about two and one- half years ago," said Vanessa Adams. She was one of many people who exhibited their craft at the Bowmanvillc Wood Chips carving club show and sale on Saturday, Oct. 30, at the Bowmanvillc Lions Centre. She has taken courses from mentors Brad Kelly of Port Hope and Bruce Leppcr of Mill- brook. Learning different skills from Kelly and Lepper, she has been quickly honing her skills and talents. And those courses are obviously obviously paying off. During this past spring, she won first prize in the Youth Division Division of the Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Carving Competition held in Maryland. Maryland. An avid birder, she began looking at carving after painting in acrylics and water-colors. She look up carving as a way to further her painting skills. She "thought it would be neat to try carving as well to get . a three-dimensional look," She has surprised herself, and her parents, by being able to get a piece of wood to "look like areal bird." For those who sec carving as a hobby, Adams is the first one to admit it isn't a cheap hobby. She'll be paying her mother off on the purchase of a tool needed for obtaining a better texture to her birds. In fact, one of the birds she was working on during the show and sale is expected to pay for most of the expensive tool's cost. The small bird, after all the etching, carving, painting and many hours of crafting, will cost one of her teachers $500. Adams likes working with tupclo, since it is a "softer wood, but is good with a tool." While she does not have all the necessary saws to cut her own forms, her current mentor is able to do that for her. She and a few other carvers were demonstrating their techniques techniques at the Bowmanvillc Wood Chips show and sale. Port Hope resident Vanessa Adams is a young carver who is beginning beginning to make a name for herself in the field of carving birds. Here, using a small engraving tool, she makes the delicate lines needed, needed, to give this Golden Crown its feathery appearance. by Laura J. Richards By the time a woman is 20 years old, her doctor should have instructed her on how to perform a breast self- examination. That is because, with early detection, detection, hreast cancer can be treated and the survival rate is high. "The good news is that survival of v breast canccr improves with early de- r tectidn," said Dr. Jim Nelson of the \Oshawa General Hospital Cancer Unit. He was the guest speaker at the Clarington Cancer Society Annual meeting on Oct. 20 at St. Paul's Church in Bowmanvillc. . Currently, breast cancer is the most common cancer women in Canada can get. ! But, men should not sit back and breathe easily. Men can get breast cancer too, Dr. Nelson stated. "With early detection and treatment, treatment, cancer is not necessarily a bad disease to have," Dr. Nelson said. Cancer can be treated in three ways: surgery, chemo-therapy and radiation radiation therapy. Preventative cancer care includes breast self-examination, mammography mammography (pronounced mam-og-ra-fee), a well balanced diet, no smoking, regular regular medical and dental check-ups, protecting protecting oneself from the sun, regular Pup tests, and checking out any lumps or sores that do not heal. The percentage of non-malignanl lumps average between 80 to 85 per cent. However, the age of a woman, family history, and prior breast cancer are all factors in getting breast cancer or having it reoccur, Dr. Nelson said. The only single, foolproof method of preventing breast cancer is a radical one -- "100 per cent removal of both breasts." However, it is not a method Dr. Nelson advocates. A video shown to those attending the meeting. discussed the various ' ' ' ■ ' - - : ; Dr. Jim Nelson methods women can use to examine their breasts. The tastefully-done video video showed a woman actually examining examining her breasts under the watchful eye of her doctor. There are three methods used to check one's brqasts. They are wedge, circular and vertical strip. The video also discussed the importance importance of low-dose mammography and how important it is to request it. Dr. Nelson also suggests that women women ask for the low-dose mammography mammography for their own protection. While he couldn't comment on any other hospital but Oshawa General Hospital regarding the care technicians technicians in the mammography lab display, display, he did say "technologists in this area arc especially trained for this work. It takes time, care and compassion compassion and only a special few are trained." For those who have never had mammography, Dr. Nelson explained some of the procedure accompanied by a selection of slides. "Two views of the breast arc taken: taken: top to bottom and tail view," he said. These views are then placed side by side and meticulously gone over by the technologist and doctor. Sometimes, breast ultra-sounds are done to evaluate lumps or lesions, Dr. Nelson noted. While many lumps found are benign, benign, there are those that are not. If the lump is cancerous, it is far better to know early, since early detection detection can mean fewer people die of breast cancer. Legion Armistice Dinner and Parade Honor War Veterans by Laura J. Richards A surprised Bowmanvillc resident accepted a special one-time only Woman of Distinction Award on Thursday night, Nov, 4, at the General Sikorski Polish Veterans' Hall in Oshawa. Francine Nicholas, a nominee for the Community Service Award in the YWCA Woman of Distinction Awards, was surprised when she reached the podium to accept special recognition after not winning the award for which she had been nominated. nominated. The special award recognized her role in providing support to abused women. She has also helped in educating educating the local, regional and national communities in her bid to ensure that spousal and child abuse ends. "I will not stop Until it stops," Nicholas declared after she reached the podium. "When I didn't win the Communi- Nicholas has lobbied for services for abused women and raised the awareness and understanding of the community's professionals towards abused women and children. She accompanies women to court and helps them make contacts within the criminal justice system when victims victims are being harassed or abused by their male partners. "All of this is done on a volunteer basis when she isn't busy raising her children and running her own business in Bowmanvillc," said Babbs. "Nicholas was shot five times by. her husband in front of her children. "One of her greatest strengths is in the fact that she is able to tell her wrenching story over and over again so other people can learn from her experience experience and help others understand what abused women live with," said Babbs. Other winners at the Women of Distinction Awards were Marion Wil Bowmanville resident Francine Nicholas received a one-time-only YWCA Woman of Distinction Award from Donna Babbs (on right). The award was presented at the annual Women of Distinction Awards Banquet last week. liams in the arts category; Margaret Down for community servi.ee; Doreen Smyth for business; Gloria Tuck for health Care; Fran King for education, training and development; Patricia Oakes-Scattcrgood for non-traditional roles and Denise Campbell for young woman of distinction. Williams is a member of the Oshawa and District Council for the Arts, Program Facilitator Arts/Music for Durham Region, Founder of Music Music Highnotes, Ço-director of Durham Board Music Camp, Representative zi for Durham Board on the CORE music music organization, and the conductor and founder of the Oshawa/Whitby Durham Board Teachers' Choir. Down volunteered her services to the Campbell Children's School for the Disabled, Community Care, Meals on Wheels, and Family Respite Services. Services. She is the vice-president United Church Women, Member Mission and Service Committee, and a volunteer with the Durham Health Unit. Symth is the General Manager of the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce, a member of Hope Community Centre, Co-founding director of the Durham Shoestring Performers, and a member of the Oshawa and District Council for the Arts. Tuck is the chair of the Women's Centre Committee, the Assistant Executive Executive Director of Patient Services Whitby General Hospital, Board Member of Registered Nurses Association Association of Ontario, Canadian Council on Health Facilities Accreditation Chair, President of Victorian Order of Nurses, Nurses, Chair of the Nursing Advisory Committee, an inaugural Member of Durham Region District Health Council Council and a member of Durham Save a Heart. King is an educator and counsellor, counselling students and parents in coping with stress, eating disorders, violence in dating, sexual harassment and self-defence. She works with support support groups for the Multiple Sclerosis Society and Cancer Society. Oaks-Scattergood is a consultant, Aboriginal and Northern Affairs, Ontario Ontario Hydro, Rigging Training Instructor, Instructor, member, Toronto Employment Equity Practitioners' Association, Volunteer speaker Outreach Program, Tmstec Ironworkers' Local 721. Campbell maintains an 89 per- cent OAC average, is a member of Outreach Outreach Program, Board Committee Member of Future Visions Committee, Committee, 94/National Youth Vote organizer and Assistant Advisor to the Royal Commission of Learning. SECTION TWO WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10,1993 We Asked and You Said 4 Page from the Past 5 Around the Town 8