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Port Perry Star, 28 Aug 1990, p. 26

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26 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, August 28, 1990 Expect the best. An Upright For those classic Lr operating applications, choose Dashwood. Efficient double weatherstripping, securely locking hardware and Twin Seal® insulating glass. Rubber ducks flying in for Durham Ducky Race On Thursday, September 13, 10,000 rubber ducks are due to ar- rive from Calgary. The ducks are in town for the Durham Ducky Race, to be held on Sunday, September 16, 1990. The Oshawa & District Real Estate Board is organizing this event as a fundraiser for Rose of Durham, a support group for young parents. Therace takes place on Oshawa Creek, and begins at 1:00 p.m. by the John Street bridge (between Park Road and Centre Street, Mid Town Mall). The ducks will ad- vance (float) down the creek to Cordova Valley Park (end of Cor- dova Road, south of Bloor Street), where a floating boom will _ retrieve all ducks. A special chute will also be in place, to catch the first three ducks - in order. The approximate finishing time is 3:00 p.m. There are three cash prizes, which will go to the corresponding ticket holders for the winning ducks. First prize is $3,000.00; se- cond - $1,500.00 and third - $500. 00. Tickets are $5.00 each and can be purchased at your local real estate offices, as well as at the Oshawa & District Real Estate Board office, at 50 Richmond St. E. (McLaughlin Square), Oshawa. A ticket-selling booth will be at the Five Points Mall (285 Taunton Rd. E., Oshawa), on Saturday, September 8, 1990, from 9:00 a.m. t0 5:00 p.m. Bring the kids to meet Davy Duck! Legion open house September 16-23 by Paul Saulnier The Ed Given corn boil was a fun event. I would have liked to have seen a larger crowd but the people who were there had their fill of corn and we all enjoyed fellowship. I noticed the talk was centred around our 3 ships that set sail for the Middle East. Should we or. -- PSYCHOTHERAPY -- Port Perry Counselling Services MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, 462 PAXTON ST. - Maureen Salkeld, B.A., M.Ed. should we have not. Those of us who at one time served in an area of conflict have mixed feelings and I hear our youth asking ques- tions. I have personal mixed feel- ings also. Let us all pray it will on- ly be a war of words. I received word from Wales that one of the veterans who spent some time here with us one year ago has died. We who knew him will miss him, he was a hard worker for Cardif Legion Branch. Branch. Doug Butt Ding Dong Dance Sept. 1., Doug would like a full building; $5.00 a couple, $3.00 a Ba Te DASH IASHWOOD' 1200 PHILLIP MURRAY Ror" OSHAWA 436-1344 person at the door. 8 Our golfers report they are still - MARRIAGE & FAMILY COUNSELLING -- -- DIVORCE MEDIATION -- 985.0757 Registered Trademark of Dashwood Industries Limited "-- STRESS MANAGEMENT -- -- DAY or EVENING -- " 4 Fy at it and many world records are broken, but some of us know different. Grant Bright is up and feeling better. Keep it up Grant! To all our shut-ins and those under the weather, we wish you well. Drum Head Service, Sept. 23 - Peterborough. Leave your name at the branch. We need a good turn-out. : Legion open house for the public, come out and see us, see our building, and see who we sup- «port. Sept. 16-23. Fuel burning cooking stoves hazard to boaters The carbon monoxide poisoning of 10 boaters this summer has prompted the OPP to issue a war- ning about the dangers of the im- proper use of alcohol and propane stoves for heating purposes. Due to the unseasonably cold summer some boaters have utiliz- ed fuel-burning cooking stoves as heaters. In unventilated areas below decks these stoves burn up available oxygen and replace it with deadly carbon monoxide. Poisoning by this colourless, as sports and recreation, arts and culture, hospitals, and province- wide charities. odourless and tasteless gas causes death or severe brain damage, long term memory loss, | when she was six years old. With the help of a prosthetic leg, o ) . chiatric disorders and Parkin- Sharmila is able to skip and swim This is how Lottery funds are 4 Disease-like symptoms. The with her friends . Ty severity of the poisoning depends : working for you in your area. upon the concentration of the gas Helping people with disabilities and the length of exposure. PR - The 10 le affected this year " IS just one way lottery funds Lung Association (Hastings-Prince Edward), were Doisoned in three br ho are used. Belleville . incidents. Fortunately all funds d3 Outreach Abuse Prevention, recovered, but only after getting Lottery funds are also used to Oshawa prompt medical attention that | | | | | | | | Sharmila lost a leg to cancer | | | | | Peterborough and District Information Centre and Volunteer, Peterborough These organizations have received funding through the Trillium Foundation likely saved their lives. "This holiday weekend marks the transition from summer to the beginning of fall and even cooler I ET EE TI TT a WW er RT: EG. ry provide grants in other areas such RR night time temperatures. If you a Ontario Lottery Corporation are a boater, remember do not B1 Together we're making good things happen. use fuel-burning cooking devices i for heating purposes. Even brief exposure can cause drowsiness and a lessening of the ability to we perceive danger and respond to Provincial t," said S/Sgt. Larry Smith, marine coordinator, traffic and marine branch. -_ ET ° on S ; EXTRA | | ky a \// BMRA RE | Thais

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