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}But all that‘s changed now and for /o very good reasons. h sure, I know I‘ve said some things the past about watching curling on F‘flevision was somewhat slow, like vatiching postal workers on Valium. k But I love this game. I really do. _ Presumably these same people Nould drive for miles on a sweltering ummer night to have a sauna. /And yes I may have said that urling was such a simple sport that oe Clark had figured it out. It‘s so typically Canadian. I‘m told hat bush pilots flying over remote eas of northern Alberta have witâ€" â€"ssed beavers curling on the Peace iver. On a traditionally cold winter‘s ‘ght, hundreds of thousands of ‘anadians bundle up and drive for iles and miles to the curling rink, here indoors, they bundle up and lay a game, on ice, under traditional old winter conditions. I love this sport â€" men sweeping in uses, women ordering men to eep, men following orders. asically the game consists of you rowing rocks into a house, then ur opponent throws a rock at your ck, rocks hit rocks, some rocks are ken out and at the end of an end verybody gets their rocks off and en they start all over again. As I aid, it‘s a very social sport. But hey, I‘m teasing. As I‘ve said fore, curling is the truly great social tivity of our time and unique in that competitor can still continue to play hile hookedâ€"up to a lifeâ€"support sysâ€" s we near the end of yet _ another exhilarating season of k. the sport of curlmg, I for one left gasping and on my knees in nt of the television set during that 1al end of the world championships hen I dozed off and fell out of my clining chair. of the students was talking excitâ€" ly at home about an artist who ame famous "without even using a intbrush" â€" abstract expressionist kson Pollock. "Well, I never," laughed McLean, using that it is more often Pablo casso who takes the fancy of the pung ones. "I think they like the und of the name Pablo Picasso... ; eventyâ€"threeâ€"yearâ€"old John McLean, art book tucked under his arm, has wandered into the mne art/music room at Oakwood School in Oakville every week the past three years. As a working ist who clearly delights in sharing own love of art, he is happy to e kids a glimpse into the colorful rld of art and artists. t’Last week he was thrilled to learn 1 20, 1994 UNLOAD YOU OLD TIRES FOR FREE? Residents are permitted to drop off up to 4 tires. Tires must be from passenger vehicles, bicÂ¥cles, wheel barrows and lawnmowers. The tires are disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner. utting seniors to work in schools paying dividends Oakville residents wishing to dispose of old discarded tires may do so on: SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1994 A MESSAGE FROM THE TOWN‘S CITIZEN WASTE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE hen it comes to action, there‘s nothing like curling we near t h end of Yet oo thae martale.] â€" 208 Visiting teams may n curlâ€" ning team from the Pro of â€" William Thomas Cranshoot Bon 9:00 a.m. â€" 1:00 p.m. ONLY at The Oakville Department of Public Works 2274 Trafalgar Road between First of all, curlers are finally takâ€" ing my advice. Some time ago I initiâ€" ated a campaign to get more exciteâ€" ment and action into the game. My suggestion was to take the deplorable and dehumanizing violence out of hockey and put it in curling, in my opinion, a game that desperately needs it. I felt that bodychecking, tripâ€" ping, fighting and above all, highbâ€" rooming would be welcome additions to the rather staid slide and sweep routine. Well, at last month‘s Canadian men‘s curling championship in Red Deer, Alberta, now dubbed the "Redneck Brier," Ontario skip Russ Howard was screaming blue bloody murder, the fans were heckling him and his team, there was tension, rudeness and a real divisiveness between provinces. Only two fist fights and benchâ€"clearing brawls kept it from matching a Toronto Maple Leaf, Montreal Canadiens but Jackson Pollock? You know, that‘s just great; that‘s the kind of thing that makes it all worthwhile." Dick Marshall, Chair of the Halton Grandtime Committee, said although there have been seniors in schools for years, it has been only in the past three years the program was formalized. McLean is one of 125 seniors who volunteers in various ways in both eleâ€" mentary and high schools across Halton. Dubbed "Grandtimers," they work in all areas of the school â€" from reading to kids, working in the library, sewing crafts or taking those odd few minutes during class time such as McLean and speaking on a topic of interest. All in all, it‘s a great success all round. Simmering hatred between fans "Well, it‘s very easy to sit in a 1. Call 845â€"5585 (touch tone only) 2. When prompted enter the 4â€"digit code from the directory 3. To end your call press * "The Redneck Brier" was delayed for four hours when Russ Howard, on the third day of yelling "HARâ€" RRRRR," blew out the rink‘s sound system and hogs, both domestic and wild, began congregating at the front door. And, just last week in Truro, Nova Scotia at the Canadian junior women‘s championship there was an injury. Honest. The skip of the winâ€" and visiting teams may not win curlâ€" ing a national television contract â€" but it‘s a start. rocking chair in the corner and not do anything, but this keeps us in touch with what young people are thinking and doing,‘ he said, adding such interâ€" generational activity provides many kids with the grandparents they no longer have. Marshall and his wife Marjorie speak to area seniors centres in an attempt to recruit more seniors and retired people into the Grandtimer program. "It‘s a wonderful program," enthuses Oakwood principal Bonita PUD Join us: Wednesday, April 27, 1994 700 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Oakville Trafalgar High School (West of Wedgewood, on Devon) Organized by the Oakville Chapter of the Professional Engineers of Ontario This is your opportunity to hear and ask questions of speakers from the public and private sectors. Topics will include: Tuesday, April 26, 1994 For answers to these and other questions about Oakville‘s waste management initiatives, join the Oakville Chapter of the Professional Engineers of Ontario and Councillor Kevin Flynn for a: Tuesday, April 26, 1994 Monday, April 25, 1994 What does it cost to collect Oakville‘s garbage? Who generates it? How much can we really recycle? Is our present system of waste management the best that it can be? Public Forum on Waste Management in Oakville Oakville‘s current waste management practices, their costs and future plans Reduction, reuse, recycling and recovery issues in Halton Hazadous wastes programs â€" household small business : Composting â€" public and private initiatives and more! COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS CHURCH DIRECTORY.......................... COMMUNITY/ NONâ€"PROFIT GROUPS COMPI@t® css ENTERTAINMENT Top 10 Weekly Movies.... Top 10 Weekly Videos.... Oakville Symphony Orchestra.. Oakville Centre for the Pedormmg Arts.. Theatre Sheridan..... i HALTON SPECIAL EVENTS Halton TOuriSMm....................... HEALTH FACT............ JOKE OF THE DAY LIBRARY DIRECTORY... 1225 TRAFALGAR ROAD + OAKVILLE, ONTARIO + L6K 2L1 Planning Development/Council 730 p.m. Council Chamber Community Services Committee 7:30 p.m. Oakville Room Administrative Services Committee 7:30 p.m. Bronte Room And the second reason my impressions of the game have changed is that over the past winter I became a curler. This is true. The Welland Curling Club, not overly amused at my remarks about their sport, hosted the This was the only recorded injury in the history of the game of curling that did not occur within a 15â€"foot radius of the bar. Another volunteer in her first y ear is 70â€"yearâ€"old Bonnie McCabe, a grandmother of six who said she believed reading was integral to sucâ€" cess. She spends her volunteer time reading with students, in the hope they will become stronger readers. She said two of her sons had readâ€" ing problems and yet grew to be sucâ€" cessful, intelligent men. "It‘s so easy when you‘re at that She has grandtimers with an interâ€" est in computers, reading, as well as McLean who works in the art room. ning team from the Province of Manitoba accidentally poked herself in the eye with her own broom. This was the only recorded injury in the history of the game of curling William Thomas Crapshoot Bonspiel last fall in which two ducks were put in a pen, on the ice, and spent the better part of an hour pooping on a series of my columns. And I did. It was great. They let me be the lead rock, almost every end. Plus they were very gracious â€" they said my columns were very absorbent. Stewart, who has six Grandtimers working in her small school. 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And then, if you have trouble reading and think that you‘re stupid, you‘re going to be behind the eightâ€"ball. And what else is there to do then but misbeâ€" have?" McCabe said next year she plans to work an extra day at a high school, as well as continue her work at Oakwood. So kids get to see seniors in vital, active roles; seniors learn a little more about what makes kids tick. All in all a success in many tangiâ€" This is something the entire membership of the Welland Curling Club wanted to do but past president Gordon Dandy convinced them that this was a job best left to ducks. A one day workshop with Barry Siskind, North America‘s leading trade and consumer show expert. 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