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THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, SEPTEMBER 13,2000 PAGE 5 In BRIEF SEPT. 13, 2000 Raffle items needed Raffle items are still needed 1 for the upcoming Enniskillen Street Dance and Barbecue. The get-together get-together is set for Saturday, Sept. 16 from 4 to 10 I p.m. Items includ- j ing baking, ; crafts, vegeta- | bles, pickles, and ! prizes for people i of all ages would be welcome by organizers. For more information, information, call ! Sonya Pratt at i 263-2661. School buses are fine j Don't fear j the bus brakes. School board j officials say local i bus companies ! don't have the 1 same model of I buses with re- i called brakes, j and anything ! close has been i inspected. "When the news came out j on the weekend, administration contacted the bus operators right away," says Judy Malfara, communications communications director with the local public school board. "They assured assured us they don't use Bendix System brakes." Staff called McNab Bus" Lines, the Ontario Ontario supplier of Blue Bird buses, to double check, she adds. Local bus operators with buses made after the March, 1998 ■ -- when the new j brakes came out j -- inspected j them before the first day of s school, Ms. Mai- ! fara says. Nancy| Sharpe, with the local Catholic ! board, says staff ; there made simi- ; lar inquiries and ; are satisfied all ; buses are safe. Anxiety support group meets Local bi- i weekly meetings ; of Clarington " COPE Mental ! Health Program's anxiety support ; group are set to ! start. The meet- | ings will resume Tuesday, Sept. 19- c For more in- i formation, call ; Janice Kroft at j 623-4123. Alzheimer ! support j group meets Alzheimer Durham Oshawa ! Support Group j meeting will be I held on Wednes- ! day, Sept. 20. The meeting is set for 1 p.m. at 419 King St. W„ i Suite 205 (The | Oshawa Centre), ! All caregivers caregivers are welcome welcome to attend. For further j information, call 576-2567. Lakeridge Health meets Thursday The board of directors of Lakeridge Health Port Pcny. The meeting will be Health Corporation will hold an open held at 7 p.m. in the education resource board meeting on Sept. 14 at Lakeridge centre, 451 Paxton St. SAFE, EASY, AND SO EFFECTIVE. LOSE WHAT YOU NEED. ANDREW IWANOWSKI/Statesman photo %7"~r-"W" *' * Based on full program Weight Management and Nutrition Centres Excludes product. :---- : : : Expires Sept 17/00. www.herbalmaglcsystems.com 243 King St. E. BOWMANVILLE MALL Scenes from, summer As summer winds down, 'Ryan Hibbard is up Skateboard Park, near the Garnet B. Rickard to some tricky business at the Carson Elliott Recreation Complex.