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Free girls‘ selfâ€"defence classes in early July ‘NoBody‘s Angel‘ is a girls‘ selfâ€"defence school now being offered for a second year at Lindsay Park in Glen Abbey from July 5th to 9th, 9 to 10:30 a.m. The school, to be offered only once this summer, is open to girls 7 to 12, and instruction is being given free of charge by Ron Krayewski and his wife Catherine Cole, both black belt karate experts specializâ€" ing in selfâ€"defence techniques. To date, about a dozen girls are registered and between 25 and 40 can be accommodate. Refreshments will be courtesy of Royal LePage Glen Abbey. Girls interested in participating must preâ€"register by calling 338â€" 8383 evenings. (Continued from page 2) at Tuesday‘s meeting, including two representatives from Executive Search films, alerted to the outâ€" standing pool of talent here. People come from Mississauga, Burlington, and Oakville; and as far as Niagara Falls, London, and Kitchener. At this week‘s meeting, 16 new members signed in â€" ranging in expertise from finance and marketâ€" ing to nutrition and horticulture. (Two weeks ago, after a story appeared in the Saturday Toronto Star, 50 new people joined). New members are asked to arrive at 8 a.m. to complete some paperwork while the actual meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. They are then given the opportunity to introduce themselves to the membership at large. All newcomers are greeted with a warm round of applause. USING HUMOR The chairman of the meeting had a rapier tongue and an ironic wit. He offered encouragement and solid advice. Among other thing, he sugâ€" gested researching and targeting resumes more precisely (rather than the scatterâ€"gun method). He also emphasized the imporâ€" tance of the cover letter, "With the number of resumes circulating out there," he said drily, "you have about 1.8 seconds to make your point or be shuffled to the bottom of the pile." There was an item on the agenda called "Good News". A fellow hopped up and said that he‘d been out of work for about a year and coming to HAPPEN for half that time. On Friday of last week, he became the new comptroller of a small Toronto company. Another guy followed with his good news. After 13 months of looking, he too was delighted to be gainfully employed, although, he admitted to having mixed emotions about missâ€" ing these Tuesday morning sesâ€" sions. LONG RECOVERY Economist, Beigie, was just one in a long series of speakers who have donated their time and experâ€" tise to the group. Beigie, calling himself ‘kind of‘ retired (which ‘kind of‘ describes most of the members of HAPPEN) launched into a talk on "the Canadian Economy, Trends and Prospects." The news was decidedly not good, though the candid, genial style of this academic/business guru seemed to soften the blows. "There will be no soft landings (from the recession)," he said. "No surge to full employment." It will be 10 years before the Canadian economy gets back on track, he preâ€" dicted. At which point, however, "the prospects for Canada are as good as any other country in the 0% ARGUS ELECTROLYSIS CLINIC 581 Argus Road, Suite 202 (5 mnn from GO Station) Proven Permanent For Faster Results Please phone 844â€"4247 for appointment For New Clients Valid ‘til June 24/93 world." Sounding a lot like the university professor he once was, the economist said the world was embarking on a new era, but the transition was going to be rough. He said we were entering the Electronic Age, made possible by breakâ€" throughs in the telecommunications field. He likened it, in scope and effect, to the Industrial Revolution. This was no mere blip on a graph, he said, but a jump shift â€" a major transition with fundamental changes in the way we go about business. PLAN FOR CHANGE What should young people be studying to prepare for the future? Beigie was somewhat at a loss. He suggested, in general terms, we should be moving away from speâ€" cialization and concentrating on the fundamentals of "problem solving." He seemed to say what are needed are "logical, clear thinkers," with flexible skills. Young people could almost certainly expect to be employed by five or six different employers in their life times, he added. Colorful and thought provoking, Beigie was just the kind of catalyst the HAPPEN folks thrive on. BLENDED VISIONS During the coffee break, I chatâ€" ted with a couple of Oakville chaps who have branched off into an "entrepreneurial group," â€" a sort of Executiveâ€"forâ€"Hire syndicate, called "Blended Visions." (They meet at the Olive Garden, of all places). They spoke highly of the conâ€" tacts they have been able to estabâ€" lish through this organization. They were just preparing to break into small group sessions, where they would meet face to face with eight or 10 others in various fields. Personal contact, they said, is very important. You can ask how things are going, who have they seen, those hiring? This can sometimes lead to job referrals or, at the very least, turn a ‘cold call‘ into a ° warm call‘. But it‘s not all business, one of the fellows admitted. "Sometimes you have personal things that you want to get off your chest. There is a level of understanding here. You feel better after." For more information on HAPâ€" PEN, call 632â€"4557. MX Ond FREE PARKING EVERY SATURDAY IN.ALL MUNICIIAL LOTS (Excluding the parking garage) Eor 'li_[:|iL»Li‘«HI|‘liI’lIHIIInll contact the Downtown Oakville BIA at 844â€"4520 €661 ‘81 ouny ‘KEpPHJY SMHIN 117IANYVO â€"