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s Ai ce. inc Uanngton/Uourticc independent, tsowmanviiie, friüay, May /, 1 yyy Regional Police Briefs Charges Laid Under Lap Dancing By-Law Oshawa -- Durham Regional Police have laid a number of charges against an Oshawa bar and its staff under the Lap Dancing By-Law and Liquor Licence Act. Police have charged nine dancers, five customers, and two managers of the Dynasty Inn in Oshawa under the lap dancing by-law. The bar, along with an owner, manager, and two patrons were also charged under the Liquor Licence Act. The charges come as a result of increased enforcement by members of Durham Regional Police between April 1 and April 28. The by-law charges were laid after police allege they found dancers engaged in bodily contact with their customers. One dancer was charged twice in two weeks. The Liquor Licence Act charges include under age drinking and being intoxicated in public and/or disorderly conduct on licensed premises. Court dates have been set between May 3 and June 6. The maximum penalty under the bylaw bylaw is $25,000 per person and $50,000 per charge for the offending company. Whitby Woman Arrested In Welfare Fraud Whitby -- As a result of an investigation investigation by the Region of Durham Social Services Department and the Durham Regional Police Major Fraud Unit, a Whitby woman has been charged in relation relation to a $66,963.32 fraud. It is alleged that between October, 1986, and March, 1995, the woman received Family Assistance Benefits. It is also alleged that she received General Welfare Assistance from March of 1995 and September of 1996. Police stispect this occurred while she failed to disclose child support payments and employment income. Charged with one count of fraud over $1,000, one count of fraud over $5,000, and six counts of perjury is Cheryl El well, 36, of Dufferin Street in Whitby. Elwell will appear in court May 28. School Board Meetings Going High-Tech Clarington residents may soon be able to head out to the public school board meeting without having to go to Peterborough. The Kawarlha Pine Ridge District School Board is trying to get a video conferencing system system up and running in Bowmanvillc which would allow area trustees Bob Willshcr and Nancy Coffin to attend the . meetings locally. It would also mean that residents wishing to attend a meeting and make a presentation to the board could do so in Bowmanvillc. "It will be totally interactive," said Trustee Bob Willshcr. "The Board policy already covers video conferencing. conferencing. So it's just a matter of getting the equipment up and running." When the system is set Up, video conferencing conferencing will be done at a site in Bowmanvillc, Brighton, Port Hope/Cobourg and in the northern area of the Board. The service was supposed supposed to start in March, but has been delayed until later this summer. Catholic Board Starts Budget The local Catholic School Board is getting ready to begin budget deliberations. deliberations. At the end of March, the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board received the projected projected revenue from the province for the 1999-2000 ' school years. The projection is an increase of $4.5- million over last year. Although the the board is calling calling its projection encouraging, the number is based on a rough estimate. estimate. The Ministry's projection projection for the 1998/99 school year was significantly significantly different from the Board's estimates once the grant calcula is ■ÈlMmm Heart Shaped Strawberry ^9*95 Shortcake Decorate your own Cake Kids under 12 only *4.99 Phone to reserve 623-1700 OPEN SUNDAY, MAY 9 Sugar's Bakery 133 King Street East, Bowmanville jj Dollar$ & Sense with Deborah Kohlsmith Financial Consultant Are you a Spender, a Lender or an Investor? 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Administration will look at all options to make full use of the grants available in the best interest interest of students. Raising a Healthy Drug Free Family - part one The statistics ate staggering. Every year more than 5,000 teenagers commit suicide while another 500,000 attempt to do so. Thousands of kids are killed each year in automobile accidents and horrible acts of violence that are linked to drugs. Millions of kids are turning to drugs and alcohol to try to find their place in the world. What can we as patents do to make sure that our children grow up with the self worth and the values that empower them to "just say no" and use good judgment when they are out on their own! Imagine the pain of those people whose children succumb to the pressure of drugs. As a parent l would wonder to myself, "did l do all I can to raise my family with the right values! Did l do all l can to instill a value system that supported a loving home in which every person knew they were important, a value system based on love and understanding, and a value system free from drugs!" Is this the kind of home you are creating! Don't answer this question with the spontaneous "of course" like many people thoughtlessly do. Think very carefully about whether your day to day actions match your response. Many times, while your intention is to raise a drug free family, you are creating a drug dependent one without even realizing it. You actually program drug dependency into your family behaviour! What do l mean by this! How could this be! Please follow along with me for a minute without judgment and open yourself up to this information as you read on... it could make a big difference in the outcome of your child's life. Think about what happens when your baby is born and he/she gets sick for the first time. If you have not educated yourself about your child's natural immunity and how it develops, you might immediately run to your doctor in a panic to alleviate your child's apparent suffering, at any price, and give your child a drug. As they grow up to become toddlers they may get another cold or infection and so they won't "suffer" you give them a drug. They continue to grow up and each time they complain they don't feel good, what do you do to make them feel better! You tun to the drug store and get them an over the counter drug. Finally, they arc old enough to go to school and the teacher tells you that your child isn't concentrating or sitting still. Rather than look for alternative ways to teach, like many good teachers do, the child is labeled hyperactive or attention deficit and given a drug, Ritalin. It is amazing that in some schools, 50% of the children ate on Ritalin, while in others less than 5% of the kids ate on this drug that has severe side effects. Drug companies market their products, drugs to physicians and patents with little emphasis placed on these side effects. Ritalin, for example, includes side effects such as insomnia, appetite loss, stunted growth and suicide. Antibiotics cause digestive disturbances and create highly resistant bacteria that cause super infections which strain your immune system and are unbeatable. Aspirin causes abdominal bleeding while Tylenol and Ibuprofcn increase the risk of kidney disease. liven worse than the side effects of these drugs Is the message it sends, From the time they are bom, your children get the message that when they feel badly they should take drugs to help them feel better. As subtle as it may seem, this behaviour is conditioned, They see It every time you say "I have a headache" and choose to take a pill, Is it any wonder that when a child doesn't make the cheerleading squad or gets dumped by their boyfriend or girlfriend, they turn to drugs to relieve the pain! There is a way that you can change your orientation from sickness care to wellness care so that you and your family can strive for optimal health, Call today, you and your family deserve it, Check out next week's Spinal Column for the conclusion of this article, To lettrit more tibou! clilrojirricllc, liculllt rmtl wellness. Dr, Herron jirovitles « lictiltlr talk every Tuesday night at Herron Family Chiropractic, Howiminvlllc, Scaling Is o/ten limited so IISV1 1 can he made by (darning (905) 623-5509. The ivorkshoji runs Tuesday from 6:00 (i.m, lo 6:30 Jun, Photo Exhibit Opens at Town Hall Visitors to the Town Hall in Bowmanvillc can enjoy a collection of several several dozen photographs by. Pickering photographer Laura Sawodny. The exhibition entitled "My Dream World" continues until the end of the month. 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