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Orono Weekly Times, 5 May 1993, p. 5

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Orono Weekly limes, Wednesday, MayB, 1993 - Community Gare presentation Pictured is Betty, the Community Care in MeGregor, recipient of the Bowmanville. Prcsenting the Community Care Honour Roll award is Janet Rice. Plaque. Betty is tbe Chairman of Commun ity Care presentation Newcastle Commun ily Care VolunteerAppreciatiofl Night by Carol-Ann Oster a person who bas made someone The Town of Newcastle else's lufe more mneanîngful, was Community Care Annual Meeting presenied Io Helen Moon. Helen and Volunteer Appreciation Night spent two years living in with an was held last Wednesday, April Alzheimer patient, making his life 28, at the Baseline Community more meaningful, and allowing Centre in Bowmanville. him the dignity to remain in bis Speakers at the Annual Meeting own home. reported on tbe success of the Community Care Home programs available through Support Special Recognition Community Care throughiout the Awards were given to the past year. In total 1,059 people Parkview Quilters, who have have used Community Care in the donated a number of bandmade past ycar. quilts. Also receiving was the The success of these, programs Poppy Fund - Royal Canadian is due largely in part 10 the huge Legion. The Legion has donated amount of volunteer help and the money fromn the fund from poppy time tbey commit te Community sales. $1500 has been donateri for Care. 'Me list of volunteers that in foot care and $3000 lias beent some way helped the Community donated for the Meals on Wheels Care in the past year was In total campaign. almost two pages long. Community Care has also During the awards part of the recognized the JFCs for providing evening several Recognition Pins tray liners to the Meals on Wheels were handed out te those who and thc Kinettes wbo purchase on have provided excellent service a regular basis supplies for the foot tbroughout the year. Honourable care clinics. Mentions were aiso given to those who have previously received ______________ Recognition Pins, but have maintained a high level of service Use the throughiout the year. I.A1ant Ads The recipient of the Kathleen in th Grundy award was JLE. (Ted) Barnes. The recipient of the Orono TUrnes Honour Roll Plaque was Betty Just aphone call away McGregor. 983-5301 The Tom Smith award, given to Book Review firom Crystal Pages DODSWORTH by Sinclair Lewis - First published in 1929, and obviously somewhat dated in its social structures, the story manages nonetbelcss to strike a reminiscent cord of selfishness truc to any age., The hero was a prince of a man, who learned reams about himself when faced with completely new surroundings and choices he fieyer dreamed hed bc required to make in thc solid, stable view lie held of bis own life. The story is of a mid western businessmnan, and an anibitious wife cauglit up in the temptations of an old-world society as .they embark on THE post-retiremelit trip to Europe. A Nobel Prize Winner, the author secs his characters wîth brilliant clarity; and handles therm wîth great love and care., An outstanding novel for then and now. he11 bur coms f or peple on te go.. The Lifesaver course is designed to teach essential lifesaving first aid skills to people of al ages. Three and a half hours of your time could save a life. Cal! St. John Ambulance for détails. *~668-9006 '5'St. John Anxbulanoe If YOD think you don't know a woman who is a victim of Violence Betty McGregor anld Helenl McGregor was the recipient of the M,0Oon display the aýwards Honour Roll Plaque. Helen Moon presented to îhem at the was the recipient of the Tom Community Care Volunteer Smith Award. Appreciation Night. Betty Sichoo--l Boards work toward joint bussing The Northumberland and New- castle Board of Education along with tic Peterborough, Victoria Northumberland and Newcastle Separate School Board are studying ways in which the two board may save funds through mutual use of a single bus service. The two boards have received a provincial grant in the amQunt of S162'000 te undertake the study. The money is from a f'und hîhhas beenl set up by the province toW sisc~hool hoards reduce costs of operations. Members of both boards have met several times over the past few mnonths to discuss the study. A pilot project cornes into use in the Campbellford/Grafton area this coming September. The funding allows the boards to make use of computers to assist with the study by plotting student locations and arrangiflg routes. it is expected it wilI take ai least a year to gain aIl the information as to joint use of busin? ..Look again! The woman down the street, your co-worker, your best friend-anyone can be a victimi of violence. As neighbours and fri'ends, we ail have a role to play in ending the abuse of women. For the safety of our homes and communities, let's put an end to violence against women. Violence against women-harts as ail. -'Status oft Women I ICanada Condition féminine Caniada Canadm

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