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C rooWeekiyTieW neay Atoast to one of our own Ann Dreslinski orchestrated the Mayor's 'Roast & Toast' evening last Thursday. Pictu red are (lefi to right) former councillor Ann Dreslinski, Mayor-Diane Hamre and husband Rod Harnre. Mayor Diane Hamre was on the hot seat Thursday night as friends, colleagues and family took turns roasting her. The evening, a Durham Provincial Liberal Association fundraiser began with a recep- tion at 6:00 and dinner at 7:00. Regional Chair Roger Anderson began the after din- ner entertainment, taking sorne kind shots at Hamre. Bill Stockwell followed Anderson. Stockwell, Clarington's Chief Admnoistrative Oflicer said not every,.one is given the chance to speakabouit the boss thiee short weeks afier they resign. On behaif of staff, Stockwell thanked the Mayor for her great support. Uxbr -idge Mayor Marg O'Connor said Diane's become a real politician. "Politicians are like diapers," stated O'Connor, " they should be changed frequently, and for the same reason." Friend Bonnie Reid and daughter Lisa gave sorne insight into Hamre's uin-officiai activities. Before the Mayor was giveni the chance to speak in her own defense, emcee Ann Dreslinski m n w~I- Arthur Black WATER, WATER EVERY- WHERE AlI day I face The barren waste And crave the taste 0f water Song Iyric for aspoonful. The Dutch spent millions of guilders and As 1 settle into my seat man-hours trying to keep the aboard Canadian flight 1773. stuff away from their homes. Vancouver to 'Victoria, a Ancient Romans put equivalent woman sits, down across the amounts of sýveat and money aisle. She is clutching a copy înto building splendid aque- of this week's Macleans, a duets to pipe water from the Tommy Hilfiger sports bag, her mountains to tlî.ir cities. boarding pass, and a large clear it is everywhere. It literally plastic boulie of Evîan Water. falîs from the sky. It winds up Designer w ater. Don't leave in tumbling streams; in a hun- home without it. dred tbousand unnamed lakes. The flight from Vancouver On endless wheat fields and to Victoria takes 24 minutes, pinging off the pavement of but this woman is prepared dingy parking lots. You find it For Any Eventuality. in spotty tumblers on restaurant Consider the humble water tables; 'you find it mingling and molecule. A strai-ghtforward subtly enhancing molecules of blend of two gases -- two parts scotch in a Bay Stree lawyers hydrogen to one part oxygen. whiskey glass. Fifteen hundred passengers on Given ail that -- could some- the Titanic died from to much ýone please explain the concept of it. Many desert cro ssers of bottled water? would have traded their souls Bottled water is the fastest- introduced minnow races. Three sections of eaves troughs each containing water and one minnow were set up in the cen- tre of the room. Since the event was a fundraiser, partici- pants had to pay a toonie each to coax their rninnow past the finish line by blowing through a straw. When she finally did get the chance to speak, Mayor Hamre said she had been terrified about the night. Her closing words were "I can't believe where 1 arn today, I arn one of the luckiest ladies alive." growing segment of the North American beverage industry. It's expanding at double thue pace of drinks like Pepsi and Seven-Up. No rth Arnericans can choose frorn more than 700, brands. There's one 'bar' in Beverly His that stocks 77 different brands of water and encourages patrons to join a mail-order "water of the montIV" Club. Customers dlaim they drink bottled water because they're worried about the quality of the stuff'that cornes out of their taps. But the Consumer 's Association'.of Canada con- cludes that most bottled water is neither healthier nor better tasting than tap water. In fact, according to the Ainerican Dental Association, drinking bottled water may actually be bad for you -- it doesn't contain fluoride which they say is nec- essary for healthy teeth. In any case, chances are the stuff you're drinking out, of plastic botules might be nothing more than tap water. Last spring, t'he Kansas City Water department decided to climb aboard the Designer Water bandwagon. It became the first public utility to market its tap water mn boules. You cani find aitn Kansas City superm arkets under the label- "City of Fountains". The Water Companies Association d ismisses bottIed water as "one of the great cons of the twentieth century" -- but that hasn't stopped thirsty eus- tomers from lin'ing up at the cash register. One out of every ten dollars we spend on bever- ages goes for bottîed water. Naturalîy, this has not gone unnoticed by the tycoons who are aîready getting rich off the stuff. They're expanding., College studients are now being offered a water-based product, called Water Joe. Each glassfuî of il contaîns the same amount of caffeine as a cup of coffee. Athletes are being encourage to gulp down 02 Water -- 'super- oxygenated' water that dlaims to boost athletic performance by 'up to' 30 percent. Certainly makes you won- SERVING DURHAM REGION SINCE 1841 FUNERAL SERVICES PRE-ARRANGED & PREPAID "WIhere ~Professiona[Etiquette is Important Funeral Directors Paul R. Morris Robert E. Williams Gary M. Conway Doug R. Rutherford ANSWERING YOUR CALL 24 HOURS 623-5480 4 Division St. BowmanvilIe 199 FINAL TAX NOTICE FIRST INSTALMENT of the 1998 FINAL PROPERTY TAX NOTICE is due for REALTY TAX FIRST INSTALMENT PAYABLE OCTOBER 30, 1998 If you have flot received your Final Tax Notice, please tele- phone the Municipal Office at (905) 623-6520. 1998 Realty Taxes are PAYABLE at the locations detailed on the froint of the Tax Notice. Failure to receive a Tax Notice does not eliminate the responsi- bility for the payment of taxes and penalty. NOTE: FOR THE OCTOBER 30, 1998 INSTALMENT ONLY: The Municipal Offices iocated at 40 Temperance Street in Bowmanviîle wiII be open 8:30 a.m. ta 6:00 p.m. on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998., R. L. Swan Tax Colector Date of Publication. Wed., October 28,1998 P.O. #7379 October 28, 1&', 1 was stiýý wondering as I disembarked from flîght 1773 Vancouver to Victoria. I l]et the Bottled WaterLady go ahead. She left behind her copy of Macleans and her boarding pass. But she nieyer stopped clutching her bottle of Evian Water. Choose From Our Book By Rain bow Invitations Or Have Us Design One Unique For You! j Pp<P eWedding Cakes ~4q e Cakes for ail Occasions ~ I ~ ePastries - Donuts - Pies 0* JJ Bread &Buns r&Tea RVoom 9397 Proprietors. Gary & Carol Vreeker98 97 9 Main Street, Orono Closeci Sunci y & Monday