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6 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, February 2,1994 Co-op Student Learns About Life as a Firefighter Bowmanville High School co-op student Matthew Gregor decided to find out what it really is like to be a firefighter this year. He spent his co-op placement at the Clarington Fire Department, Matthew has' an uncle with a fire department in Etobicoke and has been out in the truck with him a few times. He thought a placement in the local fire station would be an informative co-op assignment. "Dime Power" Makes the Difference "Over 65 Municipalities across the province have declared January as Ontario March of Dimes Month," states Andria Spindel, Executive Director Director of the organization. "Volun- • tcers in many of these towns and cities cities arc helping us raise the $500,000 we need to supply assistive devices to teens and adults with physical disabilities disabilities in 1994. There are 1.3 million adults in Ontario Ontario who have physical disabilities and need assistive devices to get around and to communicate. "A leg brace, an electric wheelchair or a communications aid means independence independence - living at home, rather than in an institution or the possibility of employment," employment," explains Ms. Spindel. Ontario March of Dimes has launched an aggressive public awareness awareness campaign this month to help raise money for their Assistive Devices Devices program. Continues Ms. Spindel: "The people people featured in our "DIME POWER" ad volunteered their time because they believe in our mandate which is to assist adults with physical disabilities disabilities to lead more meaningful and dignified dignified lives." The three people in the "DIME POWER" ad include: Wade Hampton, Hampton, a stockbroker with R. Brant Securities, Securities, Laurie Alphonse, a York University student and Wendy Murphy, Murphy, a professional model and actress with Wrights' Talent Agency. "Laurie, Wade and Wendy are role models and were chosen to represent represent our organization because they all lead successful, independent, and fulfilling lives." Concludes Ms. Spin- del, "These are qualities that all people people in the province aspire-to, not just adults with physical disabilities." Ontario March of Dimes' Community Community Campaign continues through to February 15, 1994. Donations can be made by calling 1-800-263-DIME or your local Ontario March of Dimes office. For Your Information HOR0SCOMS February 6-12 ARIES - March 21/April 20 A daring mood may lake over and lead you to an interesting place. You could find yourself with a travel agent booking an exotic vacation. Just be sure you have enough money for your lofty plans. A family member will look to you for advice. Try to see things from his or her point of view. TAURUS-April 21/May 21 A friend in a faraway place will contact contact you. This familiar voice will remind you of happy times from the past. Tuesday and Wednesday will be great days. You'll find yourself doing something completely unexpected. unexpected. You may decide to change your life in a drastic way. GEMINI - May 22/June 21 Delays at work seem to happen at the worst possible lime. You'll have to put in twice (lie effort just to keep up with the pace. Your load will be lighter by the week's end. A romantic romantic weekend is in store. Single Gcminis should keep an eye out for Libras of die opposite sex. CANCER - June 22/July 22 Your usual "crabbincss" is replaced by a happy, optimistic attitude. You'll have loved ones asking "Why are you in such a good mood?" Just say, "What do you mean, I'm always like tirisl" By the way you're acting, they may actually believe ill Don't be hasty or impulsive in matters of love. LEO-July 23/August 23 Surplus energy should be directed towards projects at home. Decorating, Decorating, repairing and organizing will all be productive endeavors. If travelling this week -- for business or pleasure -- be sure to get an early start. Keep track of official documents documents and all important paperwork. VIRGO-Aug 24/Sept 22 Personal relationships should thrive this week. A new closeness with a family member brings old problems out in the open. You may decide to "bury the hatchet." You will be inspired by a friend who's followed his or her dream. Maybe it's time you followed yours, too. LIBRA-Sept 23/Oct 23 An important agreement will be made with your partner. You'll feel that a fair and reasonable compromise has been reached. A current problem at home could be resolved with little effort. Romance is the highlight of the weekend. A new love interest may have you confused. Make sure you're honest with your feelings. SCORPIO-Oct 24/Nov 22 Avoid taking on too many work projects projects at once. If you don't get enough rest this week, your health will eventually suffer. A balance is what you need. There may be tension tension at home. Be reasonable when it comes to family disputes. You'll be lucky at games and contests. SAGITTARIUS-Nov 23/Dec 21 A few frustrating days at the beginning beginning of the week will be followed by an easier, more enjoyable weekend. You'll have time to tackle personal projects that have been put aside for some time. Health will be tire focus on Friday. You may consider starting a serious exercise routine. CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Patience will be needed at work this week. A difficult associate may introduce obstacles, but you'll know how to get around them. Show your strength, and the weak will surrender. surrender. Play fair in areas of romance. Don't let "friends" take advantage of your good nature. AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Fcb 18 A financial windfall will come at a very good time. You'll be able to do much more than make ends meet. A phone call front afar will bring surprising surprising news. You may re-think a course of action you were planning to take. Another Aquarius will influence influence your decisions this week. PISCES-Feb 19/March 20 You'll gain respect if you're willing to admit you made a mistake. A chance meeting with an old flame will get you thinking about the past. You may realize that you had been selfish at times. A new approach is what you'll decide to take. Spend the weekend with close friends. YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK The next 12 months: The most significant change will take place at work. You'll either be promoted, promoted, or move on to an impressive position in a new place. This change will leave you with a better sense of self and an increased income, too. Your love life will be happy and stable stable throughout most of the year. For single Aquarians, the search for new love may have some pitfalls, but will have a happy ending. You could find love in an unusual place (like the laundromat or supermarket). A relationship with a casual acquaintance acquaintance could turn into a meaningful friendship. By this time next year, you'll feel happier with your life. FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY CLUES ACROSS 1. Used in modem clocks instead of pendulum (6,7) 8. Momentum, impulse or incentive 9. Circular path of celestial body 10. In a state of balance 11. Com and male get mixed for a teller or talcs 14. French hackney-coach 15. A saw for cutting the skull 17. Hulk done up as a large Norwegian dog (3,5) 18. Teach hastily for exams 21. A small, pleasant and ornamental wood 23. Covering case in the end 24. What a flat but snappy game CLUES DOWN 1. Alive, swift and nimble 2. Brandy made from apples (5,4) 3. Small birds of various sorts 4. A regular habit 5. A collection of navy clerks 6. Swift wrote the tale of this 7. Pertaining to the Pope's cathedral church 12. A decorative covering for a horse 13. Real boar for this nature of trees or tree dwellers 14. Ship's cargo 16. In truth 19. Gold king 20. A flat-bottomed boat, sounds bovine 22. Uneven and left over SOLUTIONS PPO 'ZZ MOag'OZ scp!W6i paapui'91 rq3iay prejoqryei uosucduo.-gt ircjanrq ■[_ qnj/9 Xruuutoax S utoisno •(, s]tj,'£ ^Dcf-a[ddv 'Z qomft •[ NMOQ squt«^p5|pp!l pasuoug '£Z oaojq •[£ unrig -g[ punoq-qig 7,1 uudarj/gt orouy >1 jaaucutoyti [oax '01 WO '6 smadurj'g icisto-zmmj) •( SSOHOV X LOCAL FLIER FEATURED ON NBC PROGRAM - The making of the half-hour film "C'mon Geese," produced in Scugog Township by Bill Lishman and Murray Cooper in 1988-89 will be featured on NBC's "I Witness Witness Video" Sunday, February 6, at seven p.m. The film traces Lishman's lifelong quest to fly with birds and includes outstanding close-up footage of Canada geese in flight. NBC conducted interviews last August with the Lishman family who participated in the making of the film. The film won five international awards, including the prestigious Grand Prize at the 1990 Festival of Film on Flight in Hillaire, France. CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP - A support group has been formed in co-operation with Trinity United Church for persons who are providing care for an older, chronically ill or disabled family member or friend. The group meets on the second Monday of each month at 1:30 p.m. in the Church Hall. For further details, call 623-4123. DOWN'S SYNDROME ASSOC MEETS - The Durham Down's Syndrome Association provides information and support for families of individuals with down's Syndrome. The February meeting is Tuesday, February 21st, at 7:30 p.m. in Whitby Baptist Church. The guest speaker will discuss "Wills and Trusts." For details, call 579-0187. CPR COURSES AVAILABLE - Durham Save-A-Heart is offering numerous courses in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation throughout February. These include the basic and rescuer CPR program as well as refresher courses for persons previously trained. You can also learn about infant/child CPR and participate in the Heart-Saver course. There will be a four-hour Heart-Saver CPR course in Bowmanville on February 19, from nine a.m. to one p.m. Advance registration is required. For further details, contact Durham Savc-A-tieart at (905) 666-0995. LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSE « The First Oshawa ITC Club meets regularly for dinner, training and fellowship. On February 1, at six p.m., there will be a meeting at the Hong Kong House Restaurant. For information, call 725-9179. LADIES' CAR CARE CLINIC -- Cowan Pontiac Buick Ltd. will hold a Ladies' Car Care Clinic on ■ Tuesday, February 8. It's at the service department of Cowan Pontiac, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Those in attendance will include an OPP officer, a GM representative, service manager, and technicians. To register, please call 623-3396. VISUAL ARTS CENTRE HOSTS "WINTER'S HARVEST" - The Visual Arts Centre's annual exhibition of crafts will open Sunday, March 6. The tenth annual Winter's Harvest event will include several special events, including a video scries and Jurors' Workshops. Entry forms are available upon request, with the deadlines for entries being February 18. The show will run from March 6 to 31. LUPUS ASSOCIATION MEETS -- The Durham Region branch of the Ontario Lupus Association will hold a special meeting on Thursday, February 3, from 7:30 p.m. at Faith Place, 44 William St. W. The guest speaker will be Mark Borutskie, a Bowmanville pharmacist. HEART AND STROKE MONTH -.February is Heart and Stroke month. The Heart and Stroke Association nepds" help from volunteers to canvass local communities. If you can help, please, call 623-4125 or 623-9177. COURSE IN HELPING SKILLS » The COPE mental health program of Durham Region and Community Care are offering an eight-week training course in basic helping and communication skills. It is open to anyone interested in helping others cope with changes in their lives. To register or receive more information, contact Janice Kroft, Program Manager, at 6234123. RE-USE CENTRE -- A Re-Use Centre has been set up in Oshawa to divert and reduce the amount of waste going to landfill sites. The centre will offer • a location where people can drop off unwanted items such as small! appliances, some furniture, computers, housewares, tools, gardening ' equipment and office equipment. The Centre is an initiative of the Oshawa : GreenCAP Green Conservation Action Program, Oshawa and District! Association for Community living and the Friendship Club ofj Bowmanville. Staffing of the Centre is funded by the Ontario': Environmental Youth Corps program. For information, call 728-1263. Hooper's Jewellers ... Antique Pocket Watches and Modern Watch Repairing We use only fresh Maxell watch and electronic equipment batteries. All watches purchased include a FREE lifetime battery replacement. Hooper's Jewellers 39 King St. W. Bowmanville Telephone 623-5747 sennoo OFF 1 ! > ■ ■ *•,*»; , -ij tfUU Vi I | i iMHiMft |;J on complete GAS FIREPLACE 1 . * : ! is : ' ir ft *»u i INSTALLATIONS this month! S 1 BUUW00DÜ Homing & Air Conditioning ESTl Bowmanvlllc/Ncwcastlc 436-3212 Oshawa/Whltby 428-0333 AuVionieil 1 Conumil' Gn Dff'ii. COURTICE CARNIVAL COMMITTEE MEETS - The Courtice Area Community Association will hold a meeting of its carnival committee on Wednesday, February-2nd, at Courtice Secondary School. This will be a planning meeting for this year's carnival. The organizers are looking for new ideas and people to help with the event The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. and concludes at 7:30 p.m. For further information, call 436-7706. BLOOD DONOR CLINIC TODAY - This Wednesday, February 2nd, the quarterly Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic is under way at the Lions Centre on Beech Ave., in Bowmanville. It runs from noon to eight p.m. Please do your utmost to attend this event. There is currently a shortage of blood, and your donation will help. GHOST TOWN AUTHOR VISITS NEWCASTLE » Ron Brown, author of "Ghost Towns of Ontario," vol. 1 and 2, will be the speaker at the Newcastle Village and District Historical Society's Annual General Meeting on February 7. Ron is a geographer who presently works as a community planner. He has been tracking ghost towns for 30 years and will relate many interesting tales about his research. Please bring your books for the author to autograph. The meeting will be held in the Lions Room at the Newcastle Community Hall, commencing at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served and a collection taken. PC USERS' CLUB -- The Durham PC Users' Club supports local computer enthusiasts with monthly meetings and a newsletter as well as a software library and many special interest groups. Meetings are the second Thursday of each month in the CAW Local 222 Hall, 1425 Phillip Murray Ave., Oshawa. The next meeting is February 10th, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. There will be a presentation from the Software Publishers' Association on the topic of software piracy and how it affects computer users. For details, call 434-7420 or 728-9351. YWCA LAUNCHES FEBRUARY MEMBERSHIP DRIVE - The Oshawa YWCA has announced that February is Membership Campaign' Month. Using the theme "Each One Reach One," the YWCA is reaching out ,; to women, women's organizations and members of other organizations ; which share the YWCA's desire to be responsive to human needs. For; information, contact the YWCA at 576-8880. !■ TOURISM SHOW - The Tourist Association of Durham Region is ! holding a tourism show on Sunday, April 17, at the Metro East Trade; Centre (Pickering Flea Market) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Businesses are also ;i invited to bring their exhibits to the show. For more details, call (905) ' 668-8000. i CPR INSTRUCTION - Memorial Hospital. Bowmanville, offers certification and refresher instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation for;! the general public. For further information, call 623-3331 (Ext. 5182.) COIN CLUB MEETS -- The Oshawa and District Coin Club will hold its ■ next meeting on February 13. The group meets in the Arts Resource Centre, ' behind Oshawa City Hall. 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The dinner is at 7:30 p.m. It is a community event sponsored by the Second Marsh Conservation Dinner Committee of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - The Oshawa and District Association for Community Living supports individuals with developmental handicaps. The organization is looking for volunteers in the field of literacy programs, living skills training, and the sharing of hobbies, sports, and oilier common interests with individuals who have developmental handicaps. For more information, please call the Volunteer Co-ordinator at 576-3011. CANCER CARE FORUM - A community forum entitled "Prescription for Cancer Care." will be held on February 9th at eight p.m. in the auditorium of the McLaughlin Public Library. The meeting is sponsored by the Canadian Federation of University Women. The panel includes a radiologist, palliativc carc co-ordinator, an oncologist and bereaved families counsellor. 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