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Oron WeelyTies, ednedayMay 26, 1999 9 Plant a columbine Clubs Orqani&itions Bowmanvifle'Toastmasters In lieu of a regular meet- ing Bowmanville Toastmnasters met Ini a joint meeting with Oshawa Toastmnasters on Wednesday, May 19, 1999 in Oshawa'. Th1-e evening was filled with verve and spontaneity as members of both clubs were twinned to f111 duplicate shared roles. Eveiyone dernonstrated a positive attiu de and the resuit was learning amIdst the laughter. We are back to regular Tuesday meetings. Corne' and join us any Tuesday evening, we meet at -TMe Darlington H-ydro Information Centre", Bowmanville. Visltors are welcome. For more Information please cal Mary Anne Maye 983-9845 or Irene Konzelmann 983-9423. MAY 30-lUNE 5 Do gour Parr for cdean air rkj5 xummer hg using gour car es Amber Pascal, Nicole Muizelaar and Gemma Shepard (in the forefront) each planted a dolumlbine in the garden at Newcastle Publie School, as a tribute to lives that have been lost to violende. Pictured directly behind the girls are Cathy Abraham - Chair of the School Council, and Rev. Da-4id Chisling, who is spearheading this initiative. The Newcastle School Council is challenging other sdhOols to get involved in the Columbine Project. "It's important for kids to know they need to take gare of each other," said Abraham. The columbine is the flower of the school in Columbine, Colorado; where sev- eral students were shot to death last month. "The whole idea of the Columbine Project is Ù) get people involved," stated Chisling. *Pedicures/Manicures *Waxing *Nail Extensions; *Ear Candling *Eyelash Tinting *Air Brushing ESTHETIC STUDIO 4 17i' Mill St., Orono, Ontario LOB IMO0 (905) : A Arthur Black BAR1NG OUR SOLES It's a treat to beat your feet in the Mississippi mnud Old song lyric l'Il bet it-is, too. I've neyer had the pleasure of walking barefoot along the shores of Tom's and Huck's old stomp- ing - well, rafting -- groiunds, but I've had the sensual delight of watching and feeling gumbo ooze up between my toes in miany another locale. It's a poor man's massage. The best fun you can have with most of your clothes onl. A chiidish pleasure, you say? Perhaps it is.ý Now thatI1 think of it, I haven't walked ,irefoot in the mud for about a Y...uarter of a century. ]But I believe I just Might give it a try this summner. Because V've discovered the Dirt-y Sole Society. It's a Website, of course. A Website devoted to folks who have rediscovered the simple pleasure of shucking shoes and socks and going around with their bare feet hanging out. Not just at the beach, you understand. These folks go shopping in their bare feet. They go dancing in their bare feet. They even hike and jog and climb mountains in their bare feet. A Calgarian bare- footer by the naine of Jay Winkler doesni't even let Canadian wvinters slow him down. lie says he particularly loves bare-hoof*ing along a high mountain trail around Emeriald Lake, B.C. because it takes him across every kind of terra-in from sun-warmed gra-ss to glacial ice. But isn't that a ittle tough on the tootsies? Not after you've gone bare- foot for a few months, appar- ently. The unrshod human foot soon develops a 'leathery' sole that makes it impervious to just about everything this side of sharp glass. As one enthusi- ast puts it "Sure, I stub my toe and scratch my feet fromn time to time. 1 also scrape my knuckles, catch my thumb in the car door, cut myself peeling potatoes and burn my fingers lighting candles - but î don't say to myself 'this would neyer have happened if only I'd been wearing gloves." They're flot fanilties about it. "I put on boots when I'm moving heavy or bulky objects"'says onc- They regard shoes like haird hats and athletic supporter,-: a great idea when absoIutzly fleces- sary. They wear 00ies when there's a reason to. Otherwise they go au naturel f17,rom the ankies down. They've got a pPiIit whien you think about it. Mhe reason our feet are so te-ndeî is that we keep them covered op most of the time. That's also the reason they're smelly. Barc feet don't stink - just feet that have been cooped up in shoes t&O long. There's a better ceason for going barefoott fïýeI5 good. It is, like the song seýys, a treat to beat your feetm in te Mississippi mnud. Also to féee pine needles, spring grass and beach sand against trile bottom of your feet. Let the, riglt wing whackos get their gotchies ifl fa twist over the Right Tjo Boar Armns. I'm more interestcdin My Right To Bare Feet. As a m atter of fact, wherev- er you are, waevryou're doing - stIop. RÏiht 9n1W, Reach down and pil those shoes off. Socks too.. Ahhhhh. D)oesn',t that féee grand?! Iýs just like they zay about goïng barefoot: it's good for the Sole. 1RCYCLE Try us before you decide by visiting our new Sales Office, or cail us andi arrange for an appointment in the com fort of your home. Public Information Meetings c~boete~t*e fLong Term Waste DURHAM4 Management Strategy Plan 7 As part of the Regions Long Termn Waste Management Plan, a series of four Public Information Meetings are scheduled. The meetings will be held on the dates and times as follows: May 26 May 27 Uxbridge Municipal Offices Pickering Recreational Complex 51 Toronto St. South, Uxbridge 1867 Valleyfarm Road, Pickering 5:30 pm. - 8 p.m. 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. June 9 June 10 Iroquois Park Sports Complex Courtice Community Complex 500 Victoria St. West, Whitby 2950 Courtice Rd. North, Courlice 6 pr.. 8 p.m. 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. The purpose of these meetings is to obtain comments from residents about the final draft recommendations being considered by the Region's Waste Management Advisory Committee. These recommendations, when approved by the Advisory Committee, wiIl greatly assist in formulating the final details of a long termr waste management plan for the Region of Durham. Members of the Regions Waste Management Advisory Committee will be in attendance to answer questions. Residents are encouraged to attend. For more information please contact the Region of Durham Works Department at (905) 668-7721 or 1-800-372-1103. V.A. SILGAILS, R. ENG. 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