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o * nlivyi» x ‘ A signed certificate of _ authenticity is part of â€"7 every purchase, every time. Call evenings (905) 336â€"4077 All kinds of dogs â€" German Shepherds, Black Labs, Fox Terriers, Cocker Spaniels, and just plain mutts. The Hall of Fame dogs come in large, medium, and pintâ€"size, but they all atchdog: a dog kept to guard your home, usually ~L by sleeping where a burglar would awaken the household by ~falling over him. :~__ No question about it... dogs do not get the respect they deserve. Pet ownâ€" ers will sing the praises of their canaries, tropical fish, and chocolateâ€" : point Siamese, but Fido? He‘s just the : dumb old pooch stratching his fleas : under the kitchen table. _ Well...correction. Dogs do get _some respect â€" from the folks at Ralstonâ€"Purina Canada. Ralstonâ€" Purina makes a buck or two selling dog and cat chow and back in 1968, they decided to show their appreciaâ€" tion to their customers by opening the Purina Hall of Fame. Since then, a total of 80 Canadian animals have been inducted into the Hall. i 5 Sixtyâ€"three of those animals have been dogs. anines are special heroes In fact, they are a fraud. It is part *of the greater conspiracy to drive all *women absolutely mad trying to do a «Imillion things â€" order a happy turkey <so why do we all want to eat some Bappy bird anyway?); make colorâ€" individual origami place *settings with the kids (seriously... am #I certifiable or what); remember to a book that hasn‘t been in the for 12 years and looks pathetic ‘begging the book store to write another one, if they have too:; and try " to meet dreaded holiday publication w« While Stock Lasts _ a Day Attempt to plan ahead for Christmas hits a sna s [R eware of bakeâ€"ahead _ Christmas cookies. For as sure as the borrowed camâ€" *Corder fails at the annual school «Christmas concert, those wonderful, perfectly symmetrical bake ahead . tookies are a seasonal illusion. deadlines And, 3 never the fried out eschew th of conious 1i (Remember B'aseball?)' * *# Gilmour, Lemieux, Guzman, Bure, Clark, Olerud, Molitor December 14, 1994 *# Handâ€"signed licensed photos by a variety of sports superstars. 4# Individually sleeved or elegantly plaqued for special gifts. # RARE World Champions collectibles $30 to $1500. ~â€"COMMENT P en wl 1 Yzerman, Hull, Messier, Alomar, Potvin, Carter et al ... Just in time for Christmas! Perfect for Corporate Giftgiving, Performance Awards and special Oneâ€"ofâ€"aâ€"Kind requirements anytime. Bronte Village Malil (Corner of Lakes_horf Rd. Bronte Rd.) Available At: That‘s what Nellie was doing one spring afternoon two years ago, when suddenly, his master‘s tractor swerved off the road and up a steep slope, where it bucked, heaved, and fell on its side. Ken didn‘t have time to get out of the way. The tractor rolled right over Nellie... is a sixâ€"yearâ€"old Alsatian who likes nothing better than followâ€" ing the tractor when Ken Emerson goes out to check the fields on his tobacco farm near Tillsonburg, Ontario. Three dogs made the cut this year â€" Belle, Sam, and Nellie. These are their stories: have one thing in common... a heart the size of SkyDome. i) e‘ Would my spouse face the indigâ€" nity of grabbing sales staff around the throat demanding a box that fits? Not at all. He‘d simply go elsewhere. How I admire that unruffled calm. And so, this year, my ticket out of the asylum of the season was to be the bake ahead cookie. "Just give me a list and I‘ll do it late at night," I am told, calmly. I think they simply detach themâ€" selves from the weighty details of the season and go about their business. And, you know, why is it that it is never the men who look absolutely fried out of their brains? Do they eschew the pretense of organization â€" of diligently sitting down to write copious lists in the absurd attempt to look oreanized? (See ‘Dogs‘ page 8) Don‘t pay high prices for "Environmentâ€"minded Gifts" For further information, contact Carol Provost, Town of Oakville, Clerk‘s Department, 338â€"4179. Persons wishing to appeal this decision may do so by applying to the Ontario Municipal Board within 15 days from.the 14th day of December, 1994, being the date upon which this Notice was published in the Oakville Beaver newspaper. TAKE NOTICE THAT Oakville Town Council on November 21, 1994 did resolve that it has no objection to the construction of a mausoleum addition located at Glen Oaks Memorial Gardens, Ninth Line, Oakville. PUD This is where I take control, I said. Bakeâ€"ahead will be my salvaâ€" tion. Containers of wonderfully intriâ€" This year, I was joining the ranks of those women who make Christmas their season to shine. They have cleaned out their cupboards months in advance, have all their "glam" outfits dryâ€"cleaned and ready to go; the wreaths on the front of their homes are color coordinated and don‘t fall off the hook when the door slams. Pursuant to Section 5(3)(b) of the Cemeteries Act: No longer was I to be lying disâ€" traught in my bed, whimpering in the fetal position, completely overâ€" whelmed by the details of the season. 1225 TRAFALGAR ROAD + OAKVILLE, ONTARIO On January 2, 1995 improved bus service will be introduced to the following areas: Oakville Transit Bus Tickets reduce pollution and are valid all year! Available at all Ticket Agents. Southâ€"west Oakville (Hixon St. Bronte) Glen Abbey West (Heritage Way) Glen Abbey North (West Oak Trails) Lakeshore Rd. (3rd Line to Maple Grove) Route 11 Eastlake/Linbrook Community Bus Time Schedule Adjusted Night Service Monday, December 19, 1994 Council Meeting 730 p.m. â€" Council Chambers LUEMIETERIES / TOWIN OF OAKVILLE 345â€"6601 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER And it all went so well. I mean, I even measured all the blasted things correctly, so the dough actually seemed the right doughy consistency, and I wasn‘t left slamming the entire mess against the walls. I have to And so I entered that kitchen where I was to create, not only a cookie, but an entire coping philosoâ€" phy for the Christmas season. Call it Christmas recovery â€" the 12â€"step method. First, we prop up the picture from the magazine, just to keep a note of heady optimism in the air. Then, we begin. cate cookies to pull out of the freezer at a moment‘s notice are going to be lined up, maybe even color coded, in the freezer. I had visions of cookies lined up, like they looked in the magâ€" azine, perfect little things eliciting great gasps of wonder from an adorâ€" ing appreciative family on Christmas Day. The opening of this portion of Cornwall Road culminates over 20 years of planning, engineering and construction. It will create a vital East/West link south of the Queen Elizabeth Way for our community. Come join us for the ribbon cutting ceremony scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 16, 1994 at Cornwall Road just east of Reynolds Street = Join Mayor Ann Mulvale and guests at a special reception in honour of Oakville resident, Donovan Bailey â€" Canada‘s #1 rated sprinter and gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games. Location: Town Hall Atrium, Monday, December 19, from 6:45 p.m. â€" 7:30 p.m. An awards presentation at Monda)'/’s Council Meeting will follow at 7:30 p.m. Donovan Bailey to be honoured at Town Hall I looked again at the magazine picture, now almost mocking me from the cupboard door. This was not what I had imagined. And so, what was I to do? Was I to wallow in my own inadequacy, a bakeâ€"ahead cookâ€" ie failure? Not at all. Think of peering under a petri dish and that‘s what these bakeâ€"ahead little jobs looked like. These bloody bakeâ€"ahead Christmas trees resembled some kind of squashed amoebaeâ€"like figures, rather than perfectly symmetrical trees with a jaunty sprinkling of snowâ€"like icing sugar. admit to being somewhat Gestalt about my baking. Still, these Christmas trees â€" the ones that were to look absolutely, fabulously creâ€" ative and unique with jolly red balls made from strawberry jam â€" fell apart. They literally fell apart in my hand. I ripped that sucker down from Her Worship Mayor Ann Mulvale Members of the Oakville Town Council and Staff of the Public Works Department cordially invite you to attend Monday, December 26 Tuesday, December 27 Monday, January 2 For emergencies on these days, call the Oakville Fire Department at 845â€"6606. CORNWALL RD Town Hall, will be closed The Corporation of the Town of Oakville For Excellent Real Estate service advice, just call JACKIE VAN‘T ~â€" HULLENAAR 4 ~ _ Sales Repre;e;ta_ti-v: old winter books. vSymmetri# angels in the snow? Don‘t bet on it. I doubt it. Details be damne Bake aheadâ€"cookies be damned. T snow beckons and all I really fe like doing is tramping about in 1 But then again, we are happ our rather haphazard, rumpled Those cookies may look a li weird, let‘s be honest, but who re cares anyway? On my deathbed, I going to prop myself up and say| one final gasping breath that I sho have persevered on these bakeâ€"ah cookies? Symmetrical cookies fit us much as a designed wreath or a s of lights with all the bulbs in pl We don‘t do symmetrical very we in the Trafalgar Room _ at the Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Road, following the ceremonies. the cupboard to the astonis delight of the kids. Symmetrical doesn‘t suite us; the family wh paralyzed by a snowstorm beca all the shovels are hidden under snow. You are also invited to attend a reception by Steve Neqs 4# \\ BEAT