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Inspiration came from his teachers credits Dave Creighton and Jim Henderson, two teachers at Oakvilleâ€"Trafalgar High School, for inspiring him to write. (Continued from page 10) In Grade 12, Gatenby submitted a long poem (which he describes as a "wonderful piece of juvenilia") to Creighton. It was the first time he had shown anyone outside his famiâ€" ly his work. The poem was returned with a mark of 95% and the comment: ‘There is nothing to say. You are a writer.‘ "It was an incredible boost," said Gatenby, who has not doubted his artistic callin@ since. Although Gatenby has not lived in Oakville since he left O.T. to attend York University‘s Glendon College, his parents still live here and he enjoys coming back to visit, particularly taking a stroll through the old part of town. "One of the joys for a historian is walking through the old houses and old streets," said Gatenby. "People don‘t realize most of the great metropolis of Canada would have looked‘l.fke"i(."" moun e mm m e n an sn ons n Canadian wines, especially the VQA wines from Ontario, have perâ€" formed extremely well. Ever since our industry established the Vintners Quality Alliance, our wines have been accepted internationally and have won medals at nearly every competition. Keep this in mind the next time you buy a wine from Canada and look for the VQA label on the neck of the botâ€" tle. It assures you that the wine is one that is produced wholly from grapes grown in the area to the highest stanâ€" dards. By the way, I believe Ontario produces the best Ice Wines anyâ€" where. 1993 saw the first announcements from the medical profession that the moderate consumption of wine is benâ€" eficial to one‘s health. I understand that this is a hot subject as there is also the abuse of alcohol to be considered, but prohibition did not work nor will it ever, so we are doing the right thing by educating the public. I have plenty of material from the most respected health professionals and universities, which actually advocate the moderate consumption of wine and I would foresee that by the end of ‘94, the health aspect of drinking wine will be a wellâ€"known fact. I support every organization that is dedicated in their fight against impaired driving. 1 also have a suggesâ€" tion. The National Department of Justice in the USA has determined that the percentage of people arrested for impaired driving who report drinkâ€" ing wine is 2%. Can you imagine how few impaired drivers we would have if everybody would drink wine? Could it be that wine drinkers are more responâ€" sible? ‘The past year was one of surprises and a year, that if all is taken into conâ€" sideration, was quite positive to us the consumers. Best of all, it promises to be even better in 1994. While we are on the subject of drinking, if I had an award for responâ€" sibility, and that may be a thought for next year, it surely must go to Seagram Canada. "How to Talk About Alcohol" is a free program designed for parents with preâ€"teens. The easy to follow audio cassette and handbook is 1994 promises to be even better packed with information and facts which every youngster and parent should know about alcohol including how to reach your youngster, all about peer pressure, and other difficult situaâ€" tions. Give your children a good start in life and order your free kit by writâ€" ing to: Seagram Canada, P.O. Box 847, Station H, Montreal, P.Q. H3G 2M8. Well done, Seagram! Another award I may have in place by next year could be the Best Wine List of a local restaurant as selected by myself and my readers. Keep this in mind and if you find one that you feel is exceptionally good, write to me. If I had to choose this past year, taking the area from Burlineton to Toronto into CXJ ZOOFF i " ANIV CEDV t‘:x The staff at HAIRLOOM HAIRSTYLING welcomes ROBIN to their salon. Robin invites all his clients friends as well as new customers to visit him at his new location. Robin is formerly from Oakville. CHairtloom r ANY SERVICE 9 | WITH ROBIN | w oleonte qob HAIRSTYLING 5291 Lakeshore Rd. E. (Parkwood Plaza â€" Between Burloak Appleby Line) consideration, it would have to go to Rogues in Mississauga. When you go there, make sure you ask for their speâ€" ciality list. As a matter of fact, feel free to write me in care of this paper if you have any questions, suggestions, or if you have a topic you would like me to cover in a future column. The time has also come to mark your calendar for Apr. 8th to 10th as the date for the Toronto Wine and Cheese Show at the International Centre in Mississauca. 1994 will see me conduct a numâ€" ber of wine tastings and seminars, and the wines covered and tasted will be from around the world. If you would like to go on my mailing list, send your name to me at the newspaper. The next tasting, in February, will be on wines from South Africa. Finally, as I say on my free phone info line, (845â€"5585, then press 5200), this is Alex Eberspaecher wishing you all the best for ©94. Call 815â€"2021 for tickets and information JANUARY 20 â€" 22 AND 26 â€" 29, 1994. THE OAKVILLE CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS GRUMPY OLD MEN (PG) Evgs. 7:20 9:40 Sat. Sun. Mat. 2:00. TOMBSTONE (R) Evgs. 7:00 9:35 WAYNE‘S WORLD 2 (PG) Fri.â€"Tues. 7:10 9:45. Sat. Sun. Mat. 2:00. Blink (AA) Coarse Language, Violence Starts Wed. Jan. 26. Eves. 7:00 9:45. BEETHOVEN (PG) Sat. Sun. Mat. 1:30 only. MRS. DOUBTFIRE (PG) (Dolby Stereo) Evgs. 6:40 9:15. Sat. Sun. Mat. 1:30 SHADOWLANDS (PG) (Dolby Stereo) Evgs 6:30 9:05. Sat. Sun. Mat. 2:00. PHILADELPHIA (PG) (Dolby Stereo) Evgs 7:00 9:35. Sat. Sun. Mat. 2:15. No passes accepted BEETHOVEN (PG) (Dolby Stereo) Fri.â€"Tues 6:30. Sat. Sun. Mat. 1:30. REMAINS OF THE DAY (PG) (Dolby Stereo) Fri.â€"Tues. 8:50 only. Blink (AA) Coarse Language, Violence. Starts Wed. Jan. 26. Eves. 7:30 9:50 "If you breathe, it breaks." The Pelican Brief (AA) Evgs. 7:00 9:35 Sat. Sun. Mat. 1:30 THE PIANO (R) Evgs. 7:00 9:30. Sat. Sun. Mat. 1:30. THREE MUSKETEERS (AA) Evgs. 7:15 9:15. Sat. Sun. Mat. 1:45. REMAINS OF THE DAY (PG) Evgs. 7:00 9:30. Sat. Sun. Mat. 1:30. COOL RUNNINGS (PG) Evgs. 7:15 9:10 Sat. Sun. Mat. 1:45. BATMAN (F) Sat. Sun. Mats. 1:30 3:00 SISTER ACT 2 (F) Evgs. 7:10 9:25 Burlâ€"Oak Theatre Group celebrates their 50th production with a 50th anniversary presentation of: "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams RoBrx Wibutays SLLLEY F14FLD DoURTFIRE SHADOWIANDS Draad aus tons staus The best comedy of the vear! \2 GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS is Drowa Or ThE Year! Waton Ou T Os losy PEA WicCR T y Horkins â€" DesRa WiNGER Richard Attenborough‘s film _ Based on a true story PF Ti K VE NO PASSES