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THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, DECEMBER 21,1999 PAGE B5 Entertainment CANADIAN STATESMAN' DEC. 2 l 19 9 9 Local artist to share proceeds with women's shelter l)Y JACQUIi: MclNNi:S Slaff Writer BOWMANVILLE - Jean d'Age- nais lias always painted strictly lor the love of it. And no one was more surprised surprised than she when her work began getting recognition from patrons of her daughter's Bowmanville store. "I've never taken any art lessons," she admits. "I do it strictly for me. When my daughter, Sandy, opened her shop (The Natural Nut) she pul my paintings up. Suddenly, out of the blue, people started buying them. I couldn't believe it." There was one work in particular that seemed to garner extra attention but neither the artist nor her daughter was willing to part with it. "I was given a very large canvas by my friend Anna who owns Brush Strokes (art store) in Oshawa. Someone Someone had brought it back. I went away with it and out came this painting. It just emerged. It has turtles, llsh, all sorts of creatures, eats and you can't tell whether its in water or in air. "Just at the time I was finishing the canvas, Princess Diana died and a week later Mother Teresa died. I thought as a symbol, I could do something." something." f|i the painting, entitled Nirvana, Mother Teresa is represented as a fig- JEAN cl'AG ENA IS lire with a blue and white head dress while Princess Diana is a figure holding holding a rose. Their laces are not distinguishable distinguishable but radiate gold. "So many people asked about it that Sandy found out how she could go about having it reproduced." Three hundred numbered prints are now available. From the sales of the $50 prints, $5 from each will go toward toward Bclhcsda House, a women and children's shelter in Claringlon. Print orders eiin be made at the Natural Natural Nut, 53 King St. E., Bowmanville. Regards FROM ALL OF US Thank you for your friendship, goodwill and loyalty. May the happiness and good cheer of the Holiday Season be yours throughout the New Year. Kim, Joe, Marty & Chris Cooper Fuels 4333 Hwy. #2, Newtonville Closed Dec. 24 noon 25 1 26 >all day 27 J 31 noon 2 jail day Important Notice to Drivers and Vehicle Owners Some Ministry of Transportation (MTO) driver and vehicle licensing services will only be available until 11 a.m. on Friday, December 31,1999, as the ministry will be taking the necessary steps to protect critical driver, vehicle and carrier information for the new year. After 11 a.m., some licensing transactions, such as plate renewals, will continue to be available. However, payment must be made by cash or cheque only. Licensing services that will not be available include: • renewing driver's licences • replacing driver's licences • replacing vehicle or plate permits • issuing first-time driver's licences • changing/correcting vehicle identification numbers (VIN) • obtaining a Used Vehicle Information Package (UVIP) • obtaining driver, vehicle and carrier abstracts • ordering Own Choice Plates • exchanging out-of-province driver's licences • changing licence classes or endorsements • booking road tests by telephone Carrier licensing services for the trucking industry that will not bo available include: • issuing Commercial Vehicle Operators Registration (CVOR) certificates, Truck Transportation Act and Motor Vehicle Transportation Act and Motor Vehicle Inspection Station licences • replacing or changing CVOR certificates, operating licences and Motor Vehicle Inspection Station licences MTO services provided through ServiceOntario kiosks will not be available from li a.m. on Friday, December 31,1999 until noon on Sunday, January 2,2000. MTO offices will open for normal business after the New Year's holiday on Tuesday, January 4, 2000. Some issuing offices will be open on Monday, January 3,2000. Please check directly witli the office in your area. Numbers are listed in the blue pages of your telephone directory. www.mto.gov.on.ca/english Ontario r,/ cyuwf GWiMMW Together we pray for a world filled with peace and joy. Dan and Adrian Holkema and staff of Skylight Sbonuts in Bowmanville at Baseline and Waverley - Drive Thru Baseline Rd. and Liberty St. - Drive Thru HOLIDAY HOURS: Closing Dvv. 2-lilt ill 6 p.m. - Re-opon Dec. .Till) Closed New Vein's live (> p.m. - Re-open Jan, 2 MPP hosts levee OSIIAWA - There will be lime to reHeel on the year past and look forward to the year ahead when Durham MPP John O'Toole hosts a New Year's Eve levee next month. On Sunday, Jan. 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. Mr. O'Toole will hold the annual levee at Camp Samac, in the administrative administrative building, 1711 Simcoc St. N„ Oshawa. Everyone is welcome. For more information call 697-1501. SEASON'S GREETINGS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS ADVANi TRAVEL l CRUISE C Bowmanville ■m Travel 19 King St. W. Tel: 623-3182 "Bowmanville's Travel Professionals since 1950" Carol Dodsworth Francine Fortier Alison Van Loosen Have a great holiday season and a happy new year. Thanks, friends, for shopping al our place. We are always happy lo serve you, and look forward lo your continued patronage. 'J\pss and Isa Get Çrafiam & staff of Çra fiam's IÇ21 225 'King St, £. Boivtnanviffe \\ eyre and £7° (__/ Thank You to all our customers from SBUHÜY'S COUNTRY UPHOLSTERY Custom Upholstery - Free Estimates Call 983-9874 Monday-?riday, Sam to 5pm TJdappy THotidays The Oshawa Clinic and Courtice Health Centre extend Holiday Greetings to our patients. The following are the hours of operation for the Urgent Care Clinics during the holiday period. Christmas Eve, December 24th Christmas Day, December 25th Boxing Day, December 26th December 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th New Year's Eve, December 31st New Year's Day, January 1st January 2nd Oshawa Clinic 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. 11:00 a, m. to 5:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Courtice Health Centre 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed Closed 9:00 a,m. to 8:00 p.m. 9:00 a,m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.. For more information call... ÔSHAWACLINIC 723"8551 COURTICE HEALTH CENTRE , • | / A. n / ■ ' " ; Thun day, December 23 if you haven't been to see Santa yet, now's the time. Visit Santa just for fun, or for that special photo. This year, you will receive a quick digital photo prim-out... ready within minutes. Also, all of Santa's visitors receive a complimentary activity hook and treat. Hut hurry, Santa's last day in the Castle is Thursday, December 23. VISIT SANTA AT HIS CASTLE Monday to Saturday, lOam to 8pm and Sunday, 11 am to 5pm. Æ fc '€ OSHAWA );•hl(V/'filPf') ï i Ùl'/d VLyRff'.D-'Adh ; i 1 'VI-!'< 1 (LVlij); ; AhA ( *î * lïi tïï/; s t ^a w i