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Letter to the Editor The Canadian Statesman. Bowmanvillc. December 2, 1998 Page 7 See n & Heard DISTINGUISHED MUSICIAN WAS BOW- MANVILLE NATIVE -- A reader has brought to our attention the fact that Gwendolyn Williams Koldofsky, a prominent musician and teacher at the University of Southern California died November 12th. Mrs. Koldofsky was born in Bowmanvillc in 1906. She lived with her family on Queen St. and was educated at Bowmanvillc High School and Central Public School. Her piano studies took her to England and France. Upon returning, she chose to use her musical talent in the field of accompaniment and toured Canada with her husband, Adolf Koldofsky, a gifted violinist. She later moved to Los Angeles where she developed and headed the Department of Accompaniment at the University of Southern California and conducted master master classes in Canada and the U.S. Mrs. Koldofsky was truly a distinguished Bowmanvillc native. And, with the exception of long-time residents, she is probably unknown to many. LAWN-MOWERS IN DECEMBER? -- Our Orono correspondent reports that some of her neighbours are thinking of getting out their lawn mowers again, because the weather has been so balmy. Surely they're joking. We don't ever recall seeing lawn mowers in operation this late in the fall (though one staffer says she remembers a slightly eccentric neighbour mowing the lawn one warm Christmas Day in the Iatel970s.) But, then again, this is seen by some experts as the warmest year of the century. And they say there's no conclusive evidence of a global warming trend! Just look around you. INCREDIBLE RESPONSE TO DINNER -- Volunteers expect to feed nearly 200 needy people at St. Joseph's Church in Bowmanville December 11th. The dinner is dedicated to the late Carson Elliott, who was well-known for his support of charitable causes in town. "The response has been incredible," said George Khouri, one of the organizers of the event. He'd.like to thank all who volunteered with donations and offers to help out in person on the night of the meal. If anybody would still like to help or if businesses wish to make a donation, they can call Viv Woolford at 697-3508 or George Khouri at 697-2225. LOCAL PIANIST LAUNCHES CD -- Glady Brown, a long-time resident of Orono, is now featured in her own compact disc entitled "Reminiscing with Glady Brown." Her CD will be launched on Sunday, December 13th, at the Orono Town Hall. There will be a party in honor of the occasion from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Glady Brown's CD contains mainly jazz piano numbers and other old favorites. She plays by ear and has been heard at functions throughout the town. But, until now, there's never been a permanent record of her playing. Look for further details on how the CD came to be produced in a feature in this newspaper. LITERARY T-SHIRTS -- You can add Claririgton Public Libraries to the growing t-shirt mania. The library has its own blue and white shirts which feature a sun reading a book and the slogan "Read 4 Life @ CPL." The logo has appeared before in connection with the program aimed at encouraging grade fours to read. GENEROUS READERS -- Even before December 1, we had collected close to a dozen toys in The Canadian Statesman's annual Christmas Toy Drive. And, thanks to the generosity of our readers, we'd wager that the front office will look like a department store toy floor by the time Christmas arrives. It's heartwarming heartwarming to see such generosity. Keep those toys coming coming and get yourself a free month's subscription to The Statesman in return for your generosity. The donations will be turned over to the Salvation Army for distribution distribution to local families. by Telma R. Grant r.p.t. Your Feet are "Gateways" to Your Knees, Hips and Back QUESTION: Telma, I am starting to get the idea that I should come and see you if I have flat feet and let you examine my feet. I have enjoyed three articles on flat feet. How do you mean that flat feet can cause a problem in my knees, my hips and my back? I do not quite understand understand that. Put down the newspaper newspaper and stand UP. Take your left foot, roll the arch in and keep it rolled. Now walk. Right away you'll feel a pull in your leg, either in your knee, hips or in your back. This is an example of how a flat foot affects your walk, and how your walk will, In turn, affect other areas of your body. A person person with flat feet is actually walking on his/her arches, Multiply this little demonstration demonstration by the number of steps a person will take In life, and the picture for complications from flat feet becomes very clear. Everybody rolls In on their arches when they walk, but It's only for an Instant and only.to transmit the weight from our heels to our toes for the push-off. Walking normally, the heel will strike and then we roll through the mid-fool, it flattens flattens for an instant, but then when we push off again we should be pushing pushing off with the toes, But a flat foot will cause the walker to push off the flattened arch. A strain' on the knee results because the motion pulls on the knee. If left uncorrected, ling hip the knee to the hip are affected. Now hip pain will surface. II left uncorrected the pain will spread to the "ack and the body will try fljiack a to compensate. Depending on the "solution" the body tries, neck pain and headaches headaches could be just around the corner. Another possibility possibility is that a flat foot will predispose the sufferer to heel and foot problems and we talked about that in the last article. Through writing about this condition, I hope I have made my readers more aware of the dangers of leaving it untreated. We learned that children can be helped and the good news is that physiotherapy will also help adults. Where the foot is flattened flattened because the person is actually walking on their inside arch, but the arch remains in good condition, orthotics are critical to support support that arch and stop it from flattening any further. I do, however, suggest physiotherapy as a treatment treatment before jumping into orthotics. Why? Orthotlcs will not correct the muscular Imbalance that has caused the flat foot. The physiotherapist physiotherapist will examine the foot, your knees and your back and will emphasize muscles that help to stabilize stabilize or correct .the flatness of the foot. One of the most Important sets of muscles in this case Is the PELVIC, the HIP, the BACK and the ABDOMINAL muscles. By training those muscles to be a little stronger, we can help support the hips, the back, the knees and ultimately the flat foot. The numbers are promising: In 80% of cases treatment will correct the problem. Grant Physiotherapy Is located at: 214 King St. E„ Bowmanville (905) 623-2783 PUTTING PEOPLE IN MOTION cj.bJi Santa Claus Committee Thanks All Suppliers Dear Sir: On behalf of the Santa Claus Parade Committee we would like to thank everyone who assisted us with the 37th annual parade. As you are aware, without the support of the community, we could not continue to provide such entertainment for the children children of this area. Your excellent coverage coverage of this annual event ensures us of a good turnout, and enables the Royal Canadian Legion to sell the buttons that finance our parade every year. Our local council and the many arms that it envelops, all work so well to help us make this parade the best every year - and we just keep getting better. Most of all, we would like to thank the members of our community who supported us this year. It was indeed a pleasure to sec all the smiling faces along the parade route. It makes us feel that the work we do is indeed worthwhile. May the happiness of the season be with you and yours. Your truly, Valerie Gardiner Chairman Bowmanville Santa Claus Parade Committee A TASETE OF CHRISTMAS - Baked goods disappeared very quickly last Friday, November 27, during a Christmas bazaar held to raise funds for the Clarington Older Adults Association. 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