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The Durham College bursary fund for students in financial need was expanded by $10,000 last week as the result of a recent donation from the Durham-Ontario Dental Society. On Friday, December 13, the Society contributed contributed its cheque to Durham College. Here, Dr. Rod McArthur, of Newcastle, Newcastle, the president of the organization, signs the papers and presents the cheque to Dr. Peter Zakarow, the new chairman of the Durham College Board of Directors. Standing are: Merrill Cook, college administrator; Jim Kirkconnel, community services co-ordinator at Durham College; and John Sciuk, treasurer of the Durham-Ontario Dental Society. Mr. Kirkconnell and Mr. Cook are members of the dedication funding committee for the bursary fund. On Saturday, Dec. 2nd, the B.M.H.A. House League hockey draw was made at Bowmanville Arena, under the supervision of the B.M.H.A. Sponsorship and Promotions Committee. Hockey mothers were on hand to assist with the draw. The three prize winners are as follows : 1st prize - a set of 4 Goodyear tires was won by D. Kilgannon of Bowmanville. 2nd prize - a 35 mm automatic Fujica camera was won by Debbie Colbourne, Pickering. 3rd prize - a $30.00 restaurant voucher from B.M.H.A. participating sponsors was won by R.J. Ivasiuk, from Janetville, Ont. Thanks to all of the boys, girls, coaches and parents of the B.M.H.A. House League Division for making this draw a success. The Durham-Ontario Dental Society is participating in Durham College's Dedication Program to assist the College's bursary fund. On Friday, December 13, at a special ceremony at the main campus in Oshawa, the Society's President, Dr. Rod McArthur, and treasurer Dr. John Sciuk, and Dr. Peter Zakarow, Durham's new Board Chairman, arranged the club's gift of $10,000. Beautiful plaques will designate specific College areas which are being dedicated dedicated to the Durham-Ontario Dental Society in honor of its support. The Society is one of the first area organizations to participate participate in Durham College's special dedication program. Dr. Rod McArthur emphasized emphasized the importance of helping helping Durham students who are in financial need, to enable them to complete their course of study. Dr. Peter Zakarow officially Optimists Hold Toy Drive in Time for Christmas Last week, the Bowmanville Optimist Club held their dinner meeting at The Flying Dutchman Motor Hotel and followed with an Open House when they invited local citizens to donate toys to be handed over to the Salvation Army for distribution to area families. The response was fantastic and in this photo, club members are gathered behind the donations. No doubt many children in the commùnity are going to have a merrier Christmas than it Would have been without these donations. Providence - Shaw's W.I. Holds Meeting In December After a. welcome by the president Annabelle Rickard, the Providence-Shaw's W.I. and their guests enjoyed a pot luck luncheon at Maranatha Church on Dec. 12. A short business meeting followed with the secretary-treasurer's reports. The collection is to be forwarded to the Salvation Army for their Christmas work. The roll call was to show a handmade Christmas item used for a decoration and we were shown a variety of cone wreaths, tree trimmings, table centerpieces and door hangings. The motto, given by Betty Blaker, was on the theme quoted from Helen Keller, that Christmas brings out the best in us. • A thank you was received from the Oshawa Hostel for our October donations. On a motion by G. Hendrikx, it was carried that the quilt project, as we see it now, was not feasible as a money making project and should be dropped, Donna Sutherland, a floral arranger, was introduced by G. Hendrikx and made center- pieces of dry Christmas materials. It looked so easy Donna, I'm sure we'll all have new arrangements this year. Dorothy Crago, on the violin, accompanied by M. Killeen, favored us with some Christmas selections. January 16 is the next meeting date with the topic of Medication Awareness under the Family and Consumers Convenorship, thanked the Durham-Ontario Dental Society for its generosity, generosity, and expressed the belief that this gift will encourage other organizations, companies, companies, and individuals to contribute contribute to the College's bursary program. He stated that at the present time only half of the requests received for bursary assistance can be met. He outlined the new dedication dedication program whereby gifts are recognized by plaques placed on a special College building, area, lab, or classroom. classroom. The initial response to the dedication program has been excellent. The Ontario Christian Music Assembly presented a Christmas Concert at the Trinity United Church in Bowmanville on December 11th. The mixed choir and band, under the direction of Leendert Kooij, and organist Andre Knevel performed a wide selection of Christmas music which the large audience throroughly enjoyed. Clarke H. S. Artists Decorate Orono Post Office Windows Those six stained glass window panels which decorate the front of the Orono Post Office were the result of a special project by students from the grade 11 art class at Clarke High School. The Christmas decorations have been made by a simulated simulated stained glass method. Shown here, from left, are: Melissa Miskie, Vanessa Maki, Shelly Portsmith, and Postmaster Carole Boyd. Other artists artists who contributed to the display but were not available for the photo are: Linda Pegg, Mike Mills, and Karen Goodwin. The stained glass art will become the property of the school and will be used in the future as places that the school decides are in need of Christmas decorations. Students from Vincent Massey Public School in Bowmanville found the "Fabulous Farming Show" an extremely enjoyable way to learn about the importance of farming to our economy in Ontario and about the chain of people who help get our food from the farm to the grocery store. With song and dance numbers like "The Truckers Tango" and "Get Closer To Your Grocer" the show was highly entertaining. "The Fabulous Farming Show" was presented on December 12th by Theatre on the Move. Seen here with a very attractive Hereford (Mark Terene) are (from left) Gordon McLaren, Susan Wesson, and Paul Shilton. Winners Drawn in House League Draw Dr. Robert Hilliard (right), chief of pediatrics at the Hospital for Sick Children, was the guest speaker at last week's educational program for staff of Memorial Hospital Bowmanville. The day's activity was part of an ongoing educational program at Memorial Hospital. With Dr. Hillier are Dr. Izzer Dubinsky, educational co-ordinator for medical staff and Ruth Anne Whicher, sales manager for Medical Supplies, one of the sponsors of the information session. Christmas Concert Held at Trinity Church al)r ([anuinvm §>lalreman Speaker Discusses Sudden Infant Deaths Section Two Wednesday, December 18. 1985 Students Enjoy Fabulous Farming Show Dr. Robert Hillier, Chief of Pediatrics at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, was the guest speaker on Tuesday, December 10, when Memorial Hospital held a special workshop for staff. The day was devoted to the study of Sudden Infant Death Sindrome (SIDS). Activities Activities included not only the featured speaker, Dr. Hillier, but also a paneldis- cussion and equipment demonstration. demonstration. Young hearts are usually healthy hearts and a cardiac cardiac or respiratory arrest comes without warning in a child with infant apnea syndrome. syndrome. This unexplained phenomenon usually affects affects infants within the first year of life and statistics show a mortality rate of 3.5 per every thousand live births. S.I.D.S. incidents occur in families from all parts ofso- ciety. But chances of occur- ance tend to increase when spacing between live births is decreased. Low utilization utilization of prenatal and postnatal postnatal medial care tends to be a factor as well as the smoking habits of the mother. Premature infants, those by weight as well as gestation, gestation, tend to be more af-. fected than full-term infants. infants. The lack of time spent outdoors seems to be a prevalent prevalent factor in the lower socio-economic levels. Studies support the fact that a central disturbance in the regulation of breathing breathing is a cause for the cessation cessation of respirations in premature premature infant's. Siblings of a known S.I.D.S. are felt to be a great risk factor as well as infants who develop respiratory respiratory infections or have a respiratory problem such as asthma. With the advance of medical medical technology, apnea monitors have been developed developed for home use. These monitors, used on infants infants and children who have shown signs of respiratory respiratory problems or those who are considered at risk, set off an alarm if respirations respirations cease. This alerts parents parents to the emergency situation situation and thus prevents death from occurring. Last week's information session on thy topic was sponsored by Memorial Hospital in conjunction with Medical Supplies and MDI Canada. It was attended mostly by doctors and nursing staff and was organized within the hospital by Ron Ther- tell, director of materials management and Audrey Stephen, associate director of nursing. Dental Society Makes Presentation to College