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C id e lR iven SALES REPRESENTA1 ?»**-"Th eO a k v il l eBe a v e r V 'o l.3 8 N o. 70 itv n : A M e tro la n d P u b lic a tio n Wxkend Oakville's Award-Winning Community Newspaper OAKVILLE-CENTRE C O N V E N IE N C E H rt_L : A n d (. u x u r y 842-5000 2 8 Pages SUNDAY, JUNE 11,2000 75 Cents Plus GST P a re n t Watch fo ld in g ? By Tim WhitneJI SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER A free-service support group for Halton parents of troubled teenagers may hold its final meeting on Monday. Parent Watch, founded by social work er Ray Pidzamecky in Oakville seven years ago, could cease to e x ist, he said, because it has been denied provincial funding that enables it to be offered with out cost to its participants. The irony of Parent Watch's predica ment is that Pidzamecky and Penny Smith, his Oakville colleague, are to receive the Bob Brooks Award this week end from the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation. Parent Watch is being honoured for its school/community involvement Pidzamecky, a co-director, along with Smith, of Lifecycle Counselling, the pri vate social service agency that provides Parent Watch, said the regular monthly meeting for Halton parents at Burlington's Brant Bible Church, could be the last one anywhere. Not only will the monthly Halton (S e e `P a r e n t p a g e 5 ) Photos by Peter C. McCusker Stefan Parkinson, of the Bee Hive hair salon, puts the finishing touches on two metal headpieces he'll be featuring at the "Not Your Av erage Hair Show" in Burlington tonight (Sunday). The hairpiece above is modeled by his wife and Bee Hive co-owner, Sabrina, and the creation below is modeled by Bee Hive stylist Natalie Fokit Not your average hair stylist By Sandra Omand SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER he imagination and skills of the stylists at the Bee Hive Hair Studio is being put to the test tonight (Sunday) at a noholds-barred hair show. Called "Not Your Average Hair Show", stylists from 10 leading salons from Toronto to St. Catharines have been invited to partici pate at the event at the Splash Night Club in Burlington. Back for a third show, the benefit raises money to support Martha House, a shelter in Hamilton for abused women and children. The show started four years ago, but skipped last year. In the second year $13,000 was raised with over 1,000 people attending. Donna-Lee Langton, of Langton Communications, said all the salons which T are participating have been chosen because they exhibit a flair for creative design. "They tend to be the more progressive salons and have a higher profile than most," said Langton. "They are always the leading edge stylists and there is always a buzz around them in the community." Stefan Parkinson, who owns the Bee Hive in downtown Oakville along with his wife Sabrina, said this emphasis on creativity is what makes the show so entertaining. "Pretty much anything goes," said Parkinson. "It's not a competition, but you want to do the best work and produce some thing different or interesting." Last time out, the Bee Hive based their presentation on an East Indian theme set to a combination of upbeat Indian and house music. (See `Avant-garde" page 4) 0AKT0WN SHOPPING PLAZA YOURGARDEN HEADQUARTERS 9 9 -4 6 1 6-8 ' 5 5 0 K e rr S tre e t 15" Versailles Planter Reg. 7.99 /r J c m in D m n M ire 8 4 4 -0 2 0 2 UPPER OAKVILLE SHOPPING CENTRE U p p er M iddle at 8th Line 8 4 9 -8 4 7 3 SAore. H ours; M o n .-F r i. 8 : 3 0 a . m .- 9 p .m . S a t. 8 : 3 0 a . m .- 6 p .m . Sale price in effect Sunday, June 11 to Saturday, June 17, 2000