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mp" Scugog Citizen -- Wednesday, January 4,1995 --7 + Juno winner will entertain in Greenbank cure those mid-January blahs? Looking for a sure fire way to hall in Greenbank on Saturday, singer/song writer Jamés Keelask Jan. 14 as the Greenbank Folk Look no further than the town Music Society p Canadi Keolagh 's third album, My Canadian singer/songwriter and Juno award winner James Keelaghan will entertain January 14 at the Greenbank Town Hall. This t by this tal d artist Is p d by the Greenbank Folk Music Soclety. Keelaghan and his music are a sure way to nip the January blahs. See story. Skies, released in 1993, won a coveted Juno in the traditional. roots category over four other artists including Bruce Cockburn. Since coming onto the music scene just over a decade ago, Keelaghan has emerged as one of the top concert and festival performers. His live shows are described as Patchers at the Scugog Memorial Public Library, 231 Water St., Port Perny presents the exciting work of the Port Perry Patchers Quilt Guild with an opening tea for i the public on January 14 between 1-4 p.m. Come and learn about quilters. The Port Perry Patchers Quilt Guild is a group of ladies and gentlemen with diverse backgrounds and ages which comes together ten months of the year to share one very large interest their love for quilts. They like to see them, touch them, snuggle into them, make them and talk about them. The Port Perry Patchers Quilt Guild has been in existence for five years having originated in the classroom of "Daisy's Fabrics" of Port Perry. In a relatively short period of time the word spread and the guild began to grow to its present membership of fifty-two. The skill level within the guild is varied. Some teach the craft of quilting, some make quilts for themselves and their loved ones while others make quiltd for those in need. Each monthly meeting has a brief business agenda followed by show-and-tell which is "powerful and commanding", and His Juno winning album "My his tours have taken himacross Skies" explores personal Canada, to Di k, A lia landscapes, as well as political and the United States. and historical events. Not only is he a dynamic performer on stage, he is an admired song-writer whose music has been recorded by performers like Garnet Rogers, Roy Bailey and Freyda Epstein. He has been profiled in numerous publications and his music published in Sing Out! magazine. sometimes inspiring and sometimes intimidating but always wonderful. This is followed first by block-of-the- month-raffle and then activity- of-the-month. The latter is either a speaker or mini-workshop in a specialized area. The Port Perry Patchers Quilt Guild is active within the community making beautiful quilts for the raffle. The profits is an independent primary health care provider who specializes in the examination, diagnosis, treatment, management and prevention of diseases and disorders of the visual system, the eye and associated structures as well as the diagnosis of related systematic conditions." VISION REPORT by Dr. Darryl Workman The Greenbank Folk Music Society is proud to bring this outstanding talent to the area on January 14. Tickets at $15 each are available at the Chicken Coop in Greenbank, Circular Sounds and Irwin Smith Music in Port Perry, Blue Herron Books in Uxbridge, or by calling 985-8351. Library are donated to worthy causes. Recently, the Guild made a colourful wall hanging for the Stephen Roman Wing of the Community Memorial Hospital. Many members of the Guild have provincial recognition for their expertise and their quality workmanship. "Show continues at the Kent Farndale Gallery of the Scugog Memorial Library until Feb. 3. Marlin Travel now offering ... BRITAIN [RELAND EUROPE Roundtrip Charter Fares May to October 1995. return for London (plus tax). Marlin vy Travel 246 QUEEN ST., PORT PERRY - (905) 985-2268 Prices start as low as $499. Book early to avoid disappointment. 180 Mary St., Port Perry (behind the Post Office) The eye contains a lens located aL the iris, the coloured part of the eye. Any opacity bf the lens sufficient to cause visual impairment is called a cataract. This condition has been known since the b of medical history. C are the leading cause of blindness throughout the world; in fact, 5 of the legally blind in the U. S. have cataracts as the cause. the causes o are | or 3 to f s such as rib eye injuries, radiation, 'eciric shock (lightning), eye diseases and like drugs such as corticosteroids, gold therapy and chlorpromazine. However, 90% of cataracts develop as part of the process. Some loss of transparency of the lens is as I as wrinkling of the skin or graying of the hair. At least some degree of lens opacification is present in 95% of persons over age 65. The usual visual symptoms of cataracts i a slowly in visual Ot may include glare, halos while night driving, pol impaired colour vision. Cataracts are best assessed using a biomi (basically a large, table-mounted microscope), and in the early stages the condition can be monitored. However, when the visual impairment is sufficient to interfere with the paieme lifestyle, a referral to an ophilemclogal (eye bt ssl By by ancient Hindu physicians at be 2500 ois 330; Yady's 1oiheiuas Dave thaie tHe pRICedurs 511i ard ok Workman provides ocular-visual examinations that assess the cloudiness of the lens, as well as the overall health of the eye. a change in ription can vision, but not always. Pationts are counslled regarding thei visual Ratvs and wholes cataloet surgery or a change 'in iotion"s| . Living ara working in Port Poity for the health of your vision. Dr. Darryl Workman Foran eye examination please call °o85-1361 or come and visit us at our office Pp