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Page THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK Friday Man 1 MM Environment Reducing garbage helps environment By BARBARA HALS I was brought up in a family where porridge was on the breakfast menu Monday to day I tried to avoid eating It when at all possible much to my mothers disappointment My mum died 20 years ago but if she could hear me encouraging peo ple to eat porridge after all the battles she had with me she would turn over in her grave at the shock The attitude that porridge takes too much time to prepare leads busy families to buy cold cereal or individual cereal packs All those cereal boxes add up to a mountain of garbage While we hope that box board like cereal boxes will eventually be part of Blue Box recycling we would be much further ahead if we reduc ed the amount we are purchas ing Perhaps there is some young person in your family that could compare the number of servings in a large bag of rolled oats to an equal number of servings packaged in cold cereal boxes It would not take very long to see that when you cook it yourself either on top of the stove or in the microwave that much less gar from packaging is produc ed Also stove top cooking of oat bran takes only five minutes Throw in a handful of raisins and it is even good tasting People wonder how we ever came to produce so much gar bage A great deal has to do with convenience Many mothers who used to be at home are now work ing and pick up something quick on the way home Pro cessed individually wrapped por tlons leads to tremendous waste and mountains of garbage Ask other members of the household to assist in meal preparation so that more can be done from basis ingredients Wont that be a new approach for teens Now helping out can be shown to be good for the environment Years ago flour was purchased in 25 SO or 100 pound cotton bags After the flour was used the bags were washed and used as dish towels or just as plain cotton Nothing was wasted No garbage created Are you baking less Well perhaps we dont need sweet treats and that could be healthier but if you are buying cookies and cakes instead look at all the packaging that comes with them If someone in your home wants to reduce our impact on the environment try baking your own cookies It is important to double or triple the recipe so less energy will be used by baking several batches when the oven is hot Packaging very often contains Cancer Society draw winner This tranquil scene of loons on a lake done by ar tist Lester was won by Mark Shepherd far right of Acton who bought a draw ticket for the print The Spectacular New Age Vaudeville Show for 1991 sponsored by the Georgetown and Area Cancer Society The print was donated by Theresa far left of Pictures and Presents on Main Street Members of the Cancer Society on hand to present the print to Mr Shepherd were from left to right Paul Armstrong chairman Kelman communications coordinator Al Rorlson president and Elaine Cancer Society member Herald photo Early Bird Membership This annual membership is designed for the early bird The dub can only be used from to 00 a Monday thru Friday Weight Training Change Rooms Showers Service f plus WORK THAT BODY GEORGETOWN 8770771 73 MAIN ST S DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN John 8774313 est Jewellers mixed materials which makes recycling difficult Examine what you are buying Dont be overwhelmed by the problem but try to make one change each week It took the collective actions of all of us to get into the en vironmental troubles we are now facing It will certainly require everyones efforts to turn things around Remember porridge at least once a week You can make a dif SAME DAY TAX RETURNS Guelph St Georgetown 8772217 Buying or Selling List With Success HuoVMw HEY FRED Have you heard Country Lane has opened a Pizzeria and they deliver to Terra Cotta Norval Glen Williams surrounding area 8772254 Return Me To Dave At STEAK EXPRESS SHRIMP RING ELECTRONIC SERVICE DAY GUARANTEE SI MATES All ON BY ED IEC1 FOB THE BEST SERVICE AT THE PRICE GEORGETOWN CUSTOM CAR SOUND SIMdlAVmul UOE uniti Learn to Drive and Survive with Young Drivers of Canada SPECIAL MARCH BREAK PROGRAM 4 DAYS MARCH 11 12 13 14 900 am338 pm 8770751 1 6 MOUNTAINVIEW RD S SUITE 302 GEORGETOWN 350000 GRADUA RECOMMEND YOUNG DRIVERS OF CANADA