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THE OAKVILLE BEAVER A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol 32 No. 63 . Are you ready for two weeks of March Break? By KATHY YANCHUS Oakville Beaver Staff ‘~% he proposed Halton public school year calendar for BA 1994/95 could mean an ‘extended‘ March Break, longer Thanksgiving weekend and fewer Professional Activity days. If passed by school trusttees at the next board meeting June 8th, March Break 1995 will be twoâ€" weeks long. (See ‘Public‘ page 3) INSIDE Today‘s Paper _ Oe People Person Walâ€"Mart executive looks forward to challenge Page 4 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Food City, Kmart, The Bay Canadian Tire, AP, Biway, No Frills, Valdi Foods, Centreville 100% Government Guaranteed Strip Coupons Maturing in 2004 Mark (416) 359â€"4633 *Rates subject to change Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement #435â€"201 wel CANADIAN TIRE f MA wéwfiwtmu@ /Véa@gaer CCNA Better Newspapers Competition 1993 ED PUNKRIS Sales Representatives BIG ON SERVICE SUNDAY, MAY 29, 1994 28 Pages 75 Cents (GST included) Young Andrew Mantenga (top) gets a boxload of books ready for sale, while his older brother Lucas(below right) counts up the day s profits at a recent garage sale. Garage sales are full of hidden treasures By KATY CLARK Special to the Beaver ~~% ach Saturday morning as * the sun rises, dozens of ; Oakville families particiâ€" pate in an unusual but common ritâ€" ual. They haul all their old and discarded belongings out on to their driveways and offer them for sale. Over the next few hours their castoffs become someone else‘s treasures. Beneficial and fun for both vendors and customers, garage sales in Oakville have been flourâ€" ishing since they first became popâ€" ular 15 years ago. This year, more households than, ever are hosting garage sales. Eileen Mackie could be described as a garage sale junkie. Every weekend she faithfully attends all the sales that are held in Oakville â€" often as many as 30 in a day. "I start at 7 a.m. and go home at 4 p.m.," said Mackie. "I take my paper and do all the east side (of Oakville) first, then the rest of the afternoon I do the west." "I don‘t come come out looking for anything, because I have enough of my own," said Mackie. Nevertheless, the selfâ€"confessed garage sales addict admits some of the deals are too good to pass up and she often spends $100 a weekâ€" end. s Like Mackie, Elizabeth Bremner is also a garage sale junkie. She estimates that she and her husband attend over 200 (See ‘Garage‘ page 11) SAVE 28% Just right for one person Tote 6 cooler hold up to 6 cans of pop. Includes refreeze bottle. 5.9â€"litre capacity (Photos by Riziero Vertolli) OAKTOWN SHOPPING PLAZA 550 Kerr Street Open Sunday 10 a.m.â€"5 p.m. 844â€"5732 > ;'UPPER OAKVILLE SHOPPING CENTRE Upper Middle at 8th Line Open Sunday 11 a.m.â€"5 p.m. 849â€"TIRE