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8 - PORT PERRY S h ERAS RE ROSS BAILEY - HARVEY GRA- HAM Auctions - Farm sales, all types of auctions. 'Call 986-4856. NE: | BACON Xe UCTIONS NS LTD. PO Box 220, Greenbank, LOC 1B0 n AN N on: (416) 985-1068 gy =m Vw=-Irrcoomx PORT PERRY STAR REAL ESTATE AND CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 985-7383 \ « VACATION and ALL OTHER RITA RRR PRIVATE MORTGAGES - The place to go when you bank says no! Wii Investments, 416-668-7200 MORTGAGE HOY IS) 7 FIRST & SECONDS at PRIME RATES 7 UP to 90% NHAMORTGAGES v EXISTING MORTGAGES BOUGHT & SOLD PROPERTY 7 DEBT CONSOLIDATION ¢ NO COMPLICATED INCOME or CREDIT REQUIREMENTS « POWER of SALE REFINANCES « REFINANCING of PROBLEM SITUATIONS « PERSONAL LOANS and LINES OF CREDIT FOR ANY PURPOSE LEASING: Auto, Boat, RV, Etc. For more information call: 571-2880 Raycan Financial Ltd. 215 Simcoe St. N. Oshawa, Ontario SUNDAY, MARCH 1 SALE TIME: 12:30 P.M. Antique & collectable auction sale. Orono Town Hall (Main St., Orono), Viewing: 10:30 a.m. This sale fea- tures some excellent antique furni- ture in original & refinished condi tion, plus a fine selection of unique & rare collectables (dolls, toys, old marbles, glass & china, etc). Also several named art prints highlighted * by a selection of estate jewellery & pocket watches & 2 rifles & shot- gun. Partial list to include oak ice box (ref.), East Lake dressers, Brunswick gramophone, oak side- board (ref.), floor model "Stromberg- Carlson" radio (c 1938), oak & pine" parlour & kitchen tables, 6 oak press back chairs, oak press back rocker (ref.), oak double pressed slipper chair, wicker baby carriage (c 1925) (exc.), spinning wheel (c. 1870), wool winder, washstands (org. & ref.), blanket box (ref.), butter churn, wooden washing machine, iron single bed (unique), pine drop leaf table (ref.), quilts (inc. Life Tree, mint ¢ 1950), Gingerbread clock, cherry wood clock shelf, 5 pcs. wicker set, marble top Victorian lables, small china cabinet, old cup- boards (pine), old sleighs, older teddy bears & old dolls (Regal, Star, American, Character), child's wicker rocker (ex. c 1920), Davey Crockett pocket knife, large selection of old marbles, toy cash registers & household toys, brass candle sticks, sterling silver pcs. & more. Also a fine selection of glass & china still to be unpacked (Nippon, Press Glass, Depression, etc.). Art prints to include Trisha Romance, Simpson, Warnock & C.K. Krieghoff (water colour "On Rideau"). Estate jew- ellery & pocket watches include Elgin, Gruen, Mayhew, Waltham, Goodyear Service Pins (w/Dia- monds), necklaces, lockets & much more. Guns include Remington 30- 06 model 740, Marlin 35 sport car- bine & 12 gauge shot gun. This sale features some of the finest arti- cles that we have had the pleasure of auctioning, make this an "| WAS THERE EVENT" & not, "WISH | HAD GONE". Come early browse & enjoy our hospitality. MacGRE- GOR AUCTIONS, Mike MacGregor 416-987-5402, Junior West 416- 983-5556. Community News Ideas? call The Port Perry Star |985-7383 FOR ALL YOUR Auction needs, farm sales, antiques, estate, real estate, etc. call Kevin Barker (705) 439-2101 or Fraser Macintyre (705)374-4091. Book your sale now!! COCHRANE AUCTION SERVICE Estates ® Antiques Farm Equipment Livestock e Real Estate ® Appraisals Call Don, Freida or Phil 416-985-2788 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29 SALE TIME: 11:00 AM. Auction sale at Lemonville Commu- nity Centre at McCowan Rd. The property of Mrs. Frances Rain. Antiques, collectables, furniture, dishes, glassware, primitives, Ben- nington spittoon, mechanical banks, gout stool, hockey cards. Come and see our selection. EARL GAUSLIN, Auctioneer 640-3079. SATURDAY, MARCH 14 SALE TIME: 3:00 P.M. Mini stocker sale at the Woodville Community Sale Barn. To consign or for more information, call KEVIN FRIDAY, MARCH 6 SALE TIME: 6:00 P.M. Comeil's Auction Barn, Refinished flat top farm scales, 3 pc. modem bedroom suite, walnut end tables, walnut 1/2 moon table, washstand, walnut dining chairs, chesterfields, walnut extension table, more details next week. If planning any type of spring auction at your place or mine, large or small, we would appreciate a call. Contact DON or GREG CORNEIL, AUCTIONEERS, R.R. #1, Little Britain. Phone or Fax 705- 786-2183. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 SALE TIME: 5:00 P.M. Auction sale of appliances and household items from a Bolton "home; selling at NEIL BACON AUCTIONS LTD., corner of HWY 12 and 47. TO INCLUDE: Admiral fridge and stove, Inglis washer and dryer (appliances are almond in colour and are like new); 7 pe. din- ing room suite, RCA 50° colour TV, child's bedroom suite, Electrohome (4 head) VCR, hi-fi stereo, 100 VHS movies, bookcase, Dorchester record player (new), Kenmore microwave, guitar, accordion, Nin- tendo and Robot, World Book Ency- clopedia (ex), 1400 comics, Wedgewood, collector plates, large quantity of books, food processor, no. of prints, pots and pans, Christ mas ornaments (ex), linen, Atari and games, unicorns. NOTE: The owners of the Bolton home have recently moved to the United States. All items are in new condi tion. "Sale sold and managed by NEIL BACON AUCTIONS LTD. 985-1068. ross SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29 SALE TIME: 10:00 AM. Quality furniture, antiques, colletta- bles, crafts & gifts, vehicles at ORVAL McLEAN AUCTION CEN- TER - LINDSAY. On instructions from a secured creditor we are sell- ing contents of gift store including antique 4' showcase, plus estate contents of Victorian home and select inclusions. Beautiful dining room stes., gorgeous bedroom stes., oak curved glass china cabi- net, oak side-by-side cabinet, 12 Royal Doulton figurines, beautiful Victorian setee, oak round table & chairs, flat back cupboard with lead- ed glass, butcher block table, spin- ning wheel, oak ice box, corner whatnot, Victorian fireside chair, secretary desk, cedar chest, oak desk, early walnut chest of drawers, walnut drop front desk, pine wash- stand, beautiful chesterfield & loveseat, wing chairs, fancy carved tables, A.Y. Jackson drawing plus collection Limited Edition prints including A.J. Casson, etc., 2 men's diamond rings, qty. new cupboards, vanities, countertops, coppertone refrig.. & matching range, dishwash- er, air conditioner, some household items, glass, china, 1990 Pontiac Sunbird LE 5 speed, air, 1990 Chev. Corsica LT auto, air, 1980 El Camino. Partial list. NOTE TIME 10 AM sharp selling double ring with gift store & new cupboards first. Vehicles 12 noon. To consign estates, quality fumiture, antiques or list your spring sale call ORVAL McLEAN AUCTIONS (705) 324- 2783 LINDSAY. ORVAL & BARRY McLEAN, Auctioneers. Fumiture & antiques, - Auction sale of furniture and antiques from a Stoufiville Home, selling at the Wi son Sales Arena, Uxbridge, Ont., including walnut extension table, 4 caned gun stock chairs, buffet, cof- fee table & end tables, Seth Thomas clock, drafting table, oak lable & 4 chairs, kitchen comer din- ing unit, half size English slate snooker table with cues & racks, pine pc., 3 glass top oak display counters, dresser, Zenith sewing machine, commode, blanket box, crock with lid, rugs, dehumidifier, linen, dishes, 4 x 8 pool table, gum display stand, old pop bottles, ellery, hockey & baseball cards, chain saws, 20' alum. ext. ladder, hand tools, plus many other items. Sale managed & sold by LLOYD WILSON AUCTIONS LTD, UXBRIDGE, 416-852-3524 or 9755. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 SALE TIME: 5:00 P.M. Auction sale of furniture and antiques from the Estate of Norene Drader, as well as Coke memorabil- ia to be sold; selling at NEIL BACON AUCTIONS LTD., corner of HWY 12 and 47. TO INCLUDE: Walnut china cabinet, ant. oak hall seat, wicker table, 5 pc. maple kitchen suite, 4 pc. bedroom suite, oak lamp table, dishes, lamps, pic- tures, hockey cards including Bobby Orr. Also quantity of Coke memora- bilia including large Pepsi sign, tele- phones, bottles, boxes, horse and wagon, leather jacket. Sale sold and managed by NEIL BACON AUCTIONS LTD. 985-1068. BARKER 705-439-2101. By Michael Evans SO YOU GOT A COMPUTER FOR CHRISTMAS! Even though the recession makes it virtually impossible for most of us to afford big ticket items for Christmas this year, there may be a few folks lucky enough to have gotten a com- puter as a special family gift. If you're like me, you want to open the boxes, slap the thing to- gether, turn it on, and get going. Unfortunately, computers rarely work that way. As well, you may find that if things get strange, stores won't be open to help you. READ THE MANUAL! Although this sounds obvious, many people choose to ignore the manuals that come with computer hardware and software, hoping they can figure things out for themselves or find someone to explain it in. their native language. While many manuals seem quite technical, read them slowly and carefully. You will find that you can understand more than you first thought. And manuals tend to cover all common problem situations, so persevere. Get used to the language. Writers have gotten better over the past couple of years at communicating complex technical in- formation in simple terms. If you can stand it, skim through all of your manuals completely so you know what they cover in case you encoun- ter problems down the road. WIGGL E WI . If a piece of equip- ment does not seem to be working properly, make sure all connections are secure. Wiggle the wires, remove cables and put them back, make sure extra circuit cards are properly aligned in the slots inside the computer. You would be surprised how much computer repair shops make on merely performing these sim- ple tasks for people who think their computer is on the fritz. . If you're try- ing to perform a function and you keep getting error messages like "Abort, Retry, Fail" or some other scary phrase, pay attention to your disk drives. If you have just started your com- puter and you get a disk error message, make sure that you have not placed a disk in the flop- py drive and closed the door. Assuming you have a hard disk drive, your computer is trying to find the disk operating system files {DOS}. It will check your floppy drive first and stop if DOS is not on that disk. If you don't know what DOS is, read the manual. Merely remove the disk and press a key. Your computer will start up properly. Also, make sure your disks are properly for- matted before you try to use them. This pro- cess should be outlined quite specifically in the manual that comes with your copy of the com- puter's operating system {DOS if you're using an IBM compatible machine}. Formatting is the process of preparing your disks so that they can be used to store information. Incidentally, you can tell which of your disk drives is operating by watching for the flicker- ing lights on each of your drives. As long as those lights are on, don't mess around. Let the drive finish operating before removing a disk. If the light stays on and nothing happens after 15 seconds or so, restart your computer by holding down the "CTRL," "ALT," and "DEL" keys simultaneously, then releasing them to- gether. This is again assuming you're using an IBM compatible computer. There are similar processes for Apple, Atari, and Commodore/ Amiga computers for all the procedures out- lined here. Consult your manuals. START WITH SOMETHING SIMPLE. If you're new to computers, begin your explora- tion with something designed for fun. We tend to be encouraged when we actually succeed in using a program! This increases the chances we'll want to learn more. If you received enter- tainment or educational software, try this first before you tackle your word processor or spreadsheet. | often recommend programs such as The PrintShop or Bannermania {both by Brodurbund Software} to begin with be- cause they are so easy to install and operate and the results produced by such programs can be quite spectacular. They're also inex- pensive and available everywhere. There is nothing worse than feeling your excitement over your new computer dissipate because you can't get it to do anything interesting. STAY WITH IT. As I've mentioned many ' times, computers do not work by themselves. You must learn to tell them what you want them to do. Get acquainted with your Christ- - mas gift on the understanding that it takes time, patience, and yes, some creativity. If you don't believe this, prepare some storage space in your closet now, because that's where you'll be keeping your computer,