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4 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, December 9,1992 Section Two VAiirPpts Durham Veterinary Clinic Pre-Christmas Check 'Twas a week before Christmas just a quarter past three, when the cat had once more just knocked over the tree. Half of the tinsel he had strewn on the floor, and I think he'd digested about a half a box more. ' Those of you who own cats will already already be aware that cats like to climb things, and all too often the things they choose to climb are the things we wish they wouldn't. Falling into this category are such things as drapes, furniture, and for the purpose of this article, Christmas trees. For this reason reason I would advise making sure that your tree is well secured. After the novelty of trying to climb the Christmas Christmas tree wears off, most cats will probably turn their attention to the decorations on the tree. No matter how nice you think decorations may look on a tree, chances are your cat will feel they truly belong on the floor, behind the furniture and in those places you never find until years later. Unfortunately making a mess is not the worst thing your pet can do with your decorations. Apart from making a mess, glass ornaments, if eaten, can cause serious internal damage. As well, tinsel, if ingested, can sometimes sometimes cause a blockage of the intestine which may require major surgery to repair. Those of you who own puppies should also take special precautions, since puppies like to chew on the wrong things as much as cats like to climb the wrong things. Power cords for Christmas tree lights are perhaps one of the best examples. Every year most veterinary clinics receive at least one phone call from an owner whose pet has just eaten some of their Poinscttia. Although Poinset- tias arc not good for your pet, they . will usually only cause mild gastric upset, the symptoms of which may be vomiting and diarrhea. However, if any other symptoms appear you, should contact your veterinarian im- • mediately. j A part of many people's Christmas ; celebration is a Christmas dinner. Al- ! though it is always tempting to feed | Rover those few pieces that no one j else will cat, this temptation should be avoided. Both dogs and cats do best on their regular diets. Feeding fatty meats and treats may cause vomiting and diarrhea, which I am sure you will agree is not much of Christmas present. For Your Information General Motors and C.A.W. Join Forces in Co-op Training Venture REPLACEMENT GLASS A WIDE VARIETY OF GLASSWARE FOR VARIOUS MOUNTING i FITTERS. (Ï 2) OSSO Electric ' 209 BLOOR ST. E. OSHAWA 576-4166 An education and training initiative initiative being introduced as a cooperative venture by General Motors of Canada and Canadian Autoworkers' Union Local 222 will begin here this month. To be called EDGE (Education,, Development, GM/CAW, Employability), Employability), the program, which features tuition pre-paid by GM, is designed to enhance the educational opportunities, knowledge and skills of participating employees, and will be launched in GM of Canada's Oshawa car assembly assembly plant. Outreach to these employees has already started, so EDGE can be underway underway by year's end. Plans call for the program to be extended early next year to include all employees in the other Oshawa manufacturing locations. locations. "We are very excited about this program, because the content will be , driven by the needs and desires of our members," said John Caines, Chairperson Chairperson of Local 222's Shop Committee. Committee. Don Hooper, Regional Personnel Director for General Motors of Canada Canada Limited, said: "We welcome the opportunity to become involved in this program with Local 222. It provides provides us with an opportunity to work together for the benefit of all the employees employees in our Oshawa assembly plants and manufacturing locations." EDGE will help employees identify identify areas of interest for potential educational educational development, as well as assisting assisting in finding the local resources, such as school boards or community colleges, colleges, where appropriate courses _ are available. Some courses will involve use of on-site facilities at GM of Canada. Canada. Counselling will be provided to assess assess .individual interests, skills and abilities and to aid each employee's educational development plan as well as to provide support of those who are interested in participating but who have been out of the educational, system system for some time. Development of a "learning plan" for individual employees will also be an important, element of the program, as will prior learning assessment services, services, to provide credit for existing skills and prior training. Canadian consultants Robert Isabelle Isabelle and Associates have been contracted, contracted, through a grant from Employment Employment and Immigration Canada, to facilitate the regional employability programs. CLUES ACROSS 1. Short crowbar 4. Breast 8. Note of debt owed 9. Glue 10. Renovate 11. Transport 12. Pungent 13. Freedom 16. Carry too far 19. Courteous 23. Throwing spear 26. Prohibition 28. Pocket or pouch 29. Faint-hearted 30. Corpulent 31. Total 32. Stealing 33. Senior CLUES DOWN 2. Skinflint 3. Ceded 4. Botch 5. Scour 6. Lesser importance 7. Frumpy 9. Keyboard instrument 14. Snake-like fish 15. Young child 17. By way of 18. Fish spawn 20. Result 21. Run away 22. Maintain firmly 23. Pier 24. Regurgitate 25. Shelf 27. Mix HOROSCOPES Dec 13-19 Last Week's Solutions ACROSS 1. Explain 5. Jiffy 7. Cabaret 8. Asked 10. Mail 11. Monogram 13. Exhume 14, Assign 17. Elegance 19. Spit 21. Taper 22. Expired 23. Solid 24. Morally DOWN 2. Publish 3. Awry 4. Notion 5. Jealously 6. Faker 7. Competent 9. Dominated 12. Impaired 15. Imperil 16. Scream 18. Expel 20, Spar ARIES - March 21/April 20 It's not like you to worry too much about finances when there are more important matters -- like fun -- at hand. But money and material material possessions appear to be on your mind at the moment. Maybe you're finding that you are having to pay too much for what you consider to be of little value. TAURUS - April 21/May 21 The holiday festivities and preparations preparations will probably take up a great deal of your time this week. You'll find yourself in a happy and generous generous mood. Just beware of overspending. overspending. If you're married, this week could bring you a great success. success. Your partner has some good news to celebrate with you I GEMINI - May 22/June 21 The holiday season is probably your favorite time of year. You love traditions, traditions, and most likely arc looking forward to the ones you share with family and friends every year. This week will be somewhat hectic, but you will accomplish everything you set out to do. A letter from a distant relative puts you in a good mood. CANCER - June 22/July 22 You appear to be on the move this week. A trip to another town is quite likely. A relative may need your help with some perplexing matter. You will give very good advice. Someone celebrating an anniversary could ask you to join in the fun. You are in for a good time. LEO - July 23/August 23 Keep tight control on your spending spending this week. Be especially careful if there arc things you want to buy for decorating your home. During midweek evenings, your thoughts will most likely turn to planning for the holidays. You will te the life of the party this weekend; VIRGO-Aug 24/Sept 22 An invitation to stay at someone rise's home seems likely. Do accept; it would be good for you to get away. You need to relax and forget all your worries. With a little fun, your outlook outlook on life will become fresh and renewed. There will be good news concerning financial matters. LIBRA-Sept 23/Oct 23 Everything seems to be going your way lately. There's a lot for you to look forward to, and your energy level is at an all-time high. A strange twist of fate really works out in your favor. Just make sure that in all your joyfulness, you don't get caught up in a spending spree! SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 If you don't slow down your extremely extremely busy pace, you will become seriously run down. Do only what you have to, and save the rest for later. Take some time out to enjoy the simple simple things in life. A little R & R will go a long way. Don't make promises you can't keep. People would rather know the truth than have false hopes. SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 It would be advisable to go it alone, as the help promised by a friend will not be forthcoming. You will make a new acquaintance, probably around the 18th, with whom you have a lot in common. This could be linked with a'mutual friend from the past. A Leo of the opposite sex is interested interested in you. Lying to spare someone's feelings may get you in more trouble than you think. CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Try to be more appreciative of the efforts of loved ones. Your tendency to take others for granted may cause some problems in a valuable relationship. relationship. Make sure you make your feelings known. A project you've been working on is turning out to be much more rewarding than you had anticipated. A business associate ' puts in a good word for you. AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb IS Someone could be pressing you to take on some extra responsibilities. Don't be too hasty to accept their proposals -- you have enough to take care of at the moment. Your social schedule is also somewhat hectic. Don't accept invitations if you know you can't attend. An old friend will come to you for advice. PISCES - Feb 19/March 20 This week may start off on a fairly quiet note but will almost certainly become more lively as the days pass -- and you will take a leading part in all that is going on. Keep a firm control of cash and try not to be tempted into spending on luxuries. You will receive a surprise visit from an old friend. YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK The next 12 months: If you feel that your birthday always takes the back seat to holiday festivities, festivities, take heart. This year you will be in for a pleasant surprise. The year starts off well and keeps getting better. better. There are many adventures in store for you. If single, you may finally find that person that's just right for you. You will reevaluate your priorities, and by spring, your life will have new meaning. r V SCOUTS SELL TREES-- The 1st Orono Scouts are selling Christmas trees December 11 and 12 and December 19 and 20. Funds raised from the sale of trees will enable the Scouts to have a winter camp-out. The trees are available at two locations: 5953 Main St. N. and 4990 Main St. S. For advance advance orders, call 983-5748 or 983-5579. CHRISTMAS HOURS -- From now until Christmas, there are extended shopping hours in downtown Bowmanville. Stores are remaining open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Fridays and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday. ACTORS NEEDED - Why not let 1993 be the year that you started your acting career? This is your opportunity to see your name in lights and to become become the envy of all your friends and neighbours. This exciting experience could be yours by auditioning for the Bowmanville Drama Workshop's March production of "Noises Off." Auditions for this three-act comedy will be held Monday, December 14, at 7:30 p.m. at the Bowmanville High School. Or, if you prefer, you might consider being a member of the back- stage crew. For more details, please phone 623-2478. There are parts available available for six men and four women age 25 to 50. CHRISTMAS COLORING WINNERS - We are pleased to announce the following two winners from The Canadian Statesman's coloring page. In the six-to-12 age group, Sarah Vale, of Courtice, was our winner. Amanda Amanda McCauley was the winner in the five years-and-under category. Sarah and Amanda will each receive a set of three tickets to the Walt Disney on Ice show. There is one more week remaining in the contest and two more winners to be chosen. So, don't forget to clip out the coloring page, find the crayons, and get to work. Entries can be dropped off at our office at 62 King St. W. TOY DRIVES » Elsewhere in The Statesman, information about many food and toy drives appears. The James Publishing Company is also running running a Toy Drive this year. Bring a new, unwrapped toy to our office at 62 King St. W. by December 18th and we'll give you a free, three-month subscription subscription to The Statesman. All toys will be turned over to the Salvation Army for distribution to local families who need them. We would like to thank the many people who have dropped off toys already. We already have a substantial collection. But. there's room for more. MSS) DURHAM AUTO DETAIL COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE CLEANUP Buff & Wax • Interior Shampoo • Polyshine • Rust Proofing FRED DEVRIES (416) 697-2297 163 Baseline Road Unit 2 Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3L4 Patrick G. Deegan DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC 5 GEORGE STREET BOWMANVILLE 623-4473 or 623-6477 SOME EVENING APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE GOSPEL BUSINESSMEN'S CHRISTMAS BANQUET - On Saturday, December 19, the Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship will meet at the Bowmanville Sports Complex, commencing at 6:30 p.m. Jimmy Snow, son of country music legend, Hank Snow, will be the special guest, along with a musical group called The Bluegrass Gospelaires. Mr. Snow is pastor of Grand Ole Gospel Time, a weekly program broadcast live following Nashville's Nashville's world famous Grand Ole Opry. He has served as a consultant and member of the cast for the movie Gospel Road and Mr. Snow also owns a television studio which produces music videos and TV shows. REGIONAL POLICE TOY DRIVE -- Monday, December 7, the Durham Regional Police kicked off their annual Christmas Food and Toy Drive. ^Members of the public are invited 16 help the area's less fortunate children by dropping off a toy at any Durham Region police detachment or fire station. station. ■ V V MARCH OF DIMES SEEKS VOLUNTEERS - The York/Durham Region Region of the Ontario March of Dimes is looking for volunteers to help out with their 1993 community fund-raising campaign. Volunteers are especially especially needed to do telephone work from January 11 to 16. This year, die March of Dimes is aiming to raise from $24,000 to $41,000 through their telephone telephone campaign. All money raised from this project will be used to purchase purchase assistive devices such as wheelchairs and walkers for adults with physical disabilities. Anyone interested in volunteering is invited to call the March of Dimes Oshawa office at 434-5820. LOCAL STUDENT LISTED IN WHO'S WHO - Katrina Reitsma,. daughter of Joe and Alida Reitsma, of Bowmanville, has been selected for inclusion in this year's edition of "Who's Who Among Students in Ameri- ' can Universities and Colleges." Selections to the annual directory are based on students' academic achievement, service to the community and extracurricular extracurricular activities. Katrina, a graduate of Durham Christian High School, is a senior at Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts, where she is majoring majoring in sociology and social work, She has served as a resident assistant for two years and spent one semester in a Gordon College exchange program program in Kenya. She is also a co-leader of "U.S. Exposure" trips to serve in inner-city Philadelphia during March of 1993. FREE CLOTHING - The Bowmanville Seventh Day Adventist Church is holding its annual giveaway of clothes 1 and some household items in its church at Lamb's Rd. and Hwy. Two. The giveaway continues this Thursday Thursday and Friday. For further details, call Ruth Jackman at 623-7031. MOONLIGHT MADNESS -- Don't forget to visit downtown Bowmanville Bowmanville this Friday night (December 11) for the special Moonlight Madness Sale. From nine p.m. until midnight, you're invited to bring the whole family family downtown to catch the Christmas spirit. There will be festive music by carollcrs and refreshments will be served in many of the stores. You can also enjoy horse drawn carriage rides, coupons, giveaways, and special prices prices in keeping with the theme of Moonlight Madness. A number of merchants merchants are participating in food drives and toy drives. And, of course, you can visit Santa while you're downtown. Blessings Travel Centre Cancun 32°C Jamaica 30°C Aruba 29°C Bowmanville 2°C IF HOT IS WHAT YOU WANT 623-0005 1&X 116 King St. W. at Scugog ^ (Vanstone Mill) Bowmanville Zyi jUT Midnight Madness Fri. Dec. 11th fred's autobody ltd. 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VISUAL ARTS CENTRE HOLIDAY SPECIAL - This Friday, December December 11, from six p.m. to eight p.m., holiday prinlmaking and other crafts will be offered at the Visual Arts Centre in Bowmanville. Instructors arc Cheryl Moulton and Jen Ten Wcslcncind. The program is free for Visual Arts Centre members. For further details, call 623-5831. Please register as soon as possible. HAMILTONS INSURANCE SERVICE MAIN STREET, ORONO, ONTARIO LOB 1M0 (416) 983-5115 FAX (416) 983-8228 at * •*««}••»« IMWI J Carpentry & Contracting - LET US HELP FULFILL YOUR DREAMS - • Custom Built Homes • Kitchen Renovations.* Additions • Decks • Window Replacement • Store Renovations, etc. 22 Years In this Area Call 987-5400 A#v*cze owwinArJA GOING ON A TRIP??? GETTING MARRIED??? Planning a Special Evening on the Town for Dinner, the Theatre or the Big Game H HOURGLASS Limousine Service wilt got you there and back In safety, comfort and style. H