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The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, November 4,1992 15 Students and Realtors Take Part in Hallowe'en Antics •ymm V.V,V,v,v'..-',v: Members of the Family Trust Real Estate office in Bowmanville donned their Halloween finery on Saturday, October 31, to hand out Halloween goodies and trick-or-treat bags downtown. Family Trust staff shown above include: Betty Smith, Bob Craig, Ann Simpson, Norm Smith, Lucien Lambier, Nicki Grantham and Aline Gagnon. Junior students at Central Public School wore their Halloween costumes on parade last Friday, October 30th. Dressed as pumpkins, fairies, clowns and their favorite cartoon characters, the children children marched around the block singing Halloween songs. Batman asks a friendly bystander for a few pointers in the challenging art of apple bobbing while visiting Maple Grove Public School's annual Halloween Party last Thursday, October 29. The Parent Teacher Association was aiming to raise $500 through ticket sales to events such as sponge toss, face- painting, and spooky stories. Funds raised last year were used for sporting equipment, field trips, and team uniforms. Mrs. Webb's Junior Kindergarten class is seen here returning to their classroom after a lively Halloween parade in the Lord Elgin gym. The children enjoyed a Halloween snack and were taught some safety rules for Saturday's trick-or-treating. Shoppers at Graham's IGA in Bowmanville got quite a charge out of cashier Nicole Forbes last Friday when she came to work dressed as a bunch of grapes. Nicole and her IGA coworkers coworkers wore a variety of outrageous costumes Friday and Saturday Saturday to show their Halloween Spirit. Pharmacist Attends Las Vegas Conference Fred Tippins and his wife Margaret Bowmanville attended the Pharma- Education Conference held recent- in Las Vegas, Nevada. More than 0 people were in attendance at the nfcrencc sponsored by the Apotcx imp any, one of the leading Canadi- manufacturers of pharmaceutical igs. After a exciting "sports night" rc- ption on Sunday evening, the Phar- icist delegates were up early every aming to attend lectures until mid y. On Monday Dr. Michael Spino, cc President, Scientific Affairs for )otex Inc. and a professor at the Fa- lty of Pharmacy, University of To- nto, spoke on "Bio-cquivalcncc : cts and Fallacies". This paper pro vided the background for Pharmacists and Physicians to appreciate the rigors of current Regulatory Guidelines for bio-cquivalcncc, thus enabling health care professionals to gain the confidence confidence required for prescribing and dispensing dispensing equivalent, but less expensive generic drugs. This was followed by a presentation presentation from James Mann, M. Sc. Phm., currently Director of Professional Affairs Affairs at Apotcx and Associate Professor Professor at the University of Toronto. Mr. Mann presented, "Opportunities for Pharmacy", speaking about the health care system, the role of patient drug profiles, the Lowy inquiry,. Pharmacy Services in both Hospital and Retail practice, the philosophy of Pharmacy Care, and the opportunities available for all pharmacists to provide good Pharmacy Services. Mr. Carl Goldcnberg, C.A., discussed discussed "Financial Planning for Pharmacies Pharmacies in the '90"s." His paper included included a review of business earnings, tax planning, disposition of a business,' and retirement and estate planning procedures. On Tuesday morning, Dr. John Langstaff spoke on Biotechnology, with some of the major advances in this field and the impact on the health care system. The next speaker was Dr, Mark Grccnwald who has a consulting practice practice devoted to the study and treatment treatment of Allergy and Asthma and is Director of the Toronto Asthma Program. Program. His topic was "Treating Asthma - How Deadly arc the Beta - Agonist drugs?" Dr. Grccnwald gave a short history of past and current knowledge of asthma - "we have known what asthma is for 100 years," however, appropriate appropriate treatment continues to'bc a problem. Airway inflammation is the major symptom and cause of asthma. Effective treatment reduces both morbidity morbidity and mortality. Dr. Grccnwald discussed treatment objectives, guide to treatment and his treatment and action action plan in the care of his patients. On the final morning the speaker was Dr. Jerry Tcplilz, PhD. Dr, Tc- plitz is an attorney, author, speaker and consultant. His topic was "Effective "Effective Time Management - getting the most out of your working day." The sponsoring company had allotted allotted time for golfing, tennis and shopping shopping for the ladies, One of the mornings mornings the spouses were treated to a look "Behind the Scenes," on a tour back stage at the Bally's Casino Resort. This was a great opportunity to see the costume room, special events equipment equipment and scenery. A showgirl explained explained what it's like to be in a show and then transformed from her "girl next door look" to full makeup and decorative costume. There was time to see the lights and glitter that make Las Vegas a truly truly sparkling city all year. The delegates delegates and their spouses were bussed to the Stardust Hotel and witnessed one of the newest spectacular shows, "Enter "Enter the Night." It included dynamic dancing, magnificent costumes and magic, a flying acrobat and a spectacular spectacular high-tech laser light show. On the Wednesday afternoon the conventioneers had a choice of a cmise on Lake Mead or a river raft excursion excursion from the base of the giant Hoover Dam down the Colorado River River amidst the breath-taking beauty, of the Black Canyon. Parting is always such sweet sorrow, sorrow, especially when one must say good-bye to the action, excitement and desert sunshine of Las Vegas. However, everyone enjoyed a gala farewell banquet that included the "Legends in Concert Show," a dynamic dynamic tribute to rock 'n' roll's most beloved beloved stars. The Legends featured the stunning likenesses of such lyrical luminaries luminaries as Elvis Presley, Tina Turner, Turner, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison and many morel The conference was a huge success in that it combined some of the glitter and excitement of Las Vegas with cx- - collent educational sessions for the Pharmacists. In Tough Times . The Easy Way Out Is to Cut Your Advertising Budget The Easy Way... Out of Business! 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