By GORD KOLE Special to the Beaver The citizens and companies of Oakville are being asked to open their hearts and pocket books to a group of Oakville recruit firefighters who are giving their time and newly earned skills to travel down to the flood stricken midwest United States and help out rebuilding and cleaning up. Compassion is a trait everyone admires and understands but it truly becomes noble when translated into action. Recruit firefighters volunteer to help U.8. flood victims Today‘s Paper A Metroland Community Newspaper »#kt.. â€" Vol. 31 No. 112 Longhorns trash English team Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement #435â€"201 100% Government Guaranteed Strip Coupons Maturing in 2003 Jolly Good Time SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Loblaws, Canadian Tire, Kmart, Food City, AP, Biway, Aikenheads :/Z;am ¢ Best M\'M@ Me ewuspoper CCNA Better Newspapers Competition 1993 Page 28 * Rates subject to change Mark Slipp. (416) 359â€"4633 New Brunswick Premier at Liberal fundraising lunch Damage to these midwest comâ€" munities is in the millions of dolâ€" lars andâ€"countless thousands have been left homeless. Relief workers speculate that it will take until at least the fall of 1994 before any semblance of normalcy returns to the areas ravaged by this past sumâ€" mer‘s floodâ€"swollen Mississippi River. The recruits will be leaving Oakville Sept. 24th for the Quad Cities of Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa, and Mollene and Rock Island, Illinois. They‘ll return Oct. 2nd just before they are schedâ€" uled to begin work as Oakville fireâ€" fighters. The recruits say they are just happy to do their part. "We all jumped at the chance," New Brunswick Premier Frank McKenna is the guest speaker at a fundraising lunch for Oakvilleâ€" Milton Liberal candidate Bonnie Brown on Sept. 30th. The "working lunch" will take place at 12 noon at Le Dome, 1173 North Service Rd. E. Tickets are $30 and can be arranged by calling Brown‘s election headâ€" quarters at 827â€"2077. McKenna will discuss What Makes New Brunswick Work, And What Can Make Canada Work Better? A box lunch will be served. AKVILLE BEAVER 4 (See ‘Quad‘ page 3) Lightweight steam/dry iron. Fullâ€"range temperature dial and fabric guide for ironing convenience. 37â€"vent soleplate 4d?!szpenses steam. Don‘t miss this hot price Reg.$18.9 : G 4 LE$999 Oakville Artist Jim Paterson likes to point out life‘s idiosyncrasies through his unique artworks many of which are on display at his Bronte Road home. The unusual piece picture here with Paterson is entitled The Automatic Businessman and uses one of his frequent images â€"a man and his tie. For more on Paterson and his artwork see Karen Alton‘s Profile on page 12. (Photo by Peter McCusker) =L 70 SUNDAY, 1993 UPPER OAKVILLE SHOPPING CENTRE Upper Middle at 8th Line Open Sunday 11 a.m.â€"5 p.m. 36 Pages 75 Cents (GST included) 550 Kerr Street Open Sunday 10 a.m.â€"5 p.m. OAKTOWN SHOPPING PLAZA