Oakville North News (Oakville, Ontario), 3 Dec 1993, p. 16

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Oakville North News . z forl f 4 w6 Ask for details No wonder Fox Fiddle customers have more fun! 055 punDAS ST. WEST + MISSISSAUGA (Just west of winston churchil} blvd.) _ Ey . Oakville North News Four hits now out on video This week at Not Just Flicks, four new titles will be available, and all were box office hits and are sure to appeal to all tastes. First up is the romantic comedy Sleepless In Seattle starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. A lonely Seattle widower becomes the obsesâ€" sion of a young Baltimore reporter after she hears him talking about his late wife on a radio callâ€"in program. (Rated PG) Bob Hoskins, Dennis Hopper, and Samantha Mathis star in the action adventure Super Mario Bros. which is based on the megaâ€" hit videogame of the same name. Two plumbers embark on a brave There are many reasons why someâ€" one will choose a cruise vacation and why they do it again and again. For many of our customers, it was the serâ€" vice that was appreciated and the ‘relaxâ€" ing, carefree‘ nature of the cruise experiâ€" ence. One feature of many ships that conâ€" tributes to a great cruise experience is the ship‘s library. A great deal of planâ€" ning and research goes into each library installation. An organization called Ocean Books, based in England, has installed over 30 libraries on cruise ships. Each ship is approached on a very individualistic basis, depending on pasâ€" senger profile, ship size, itineraries, onboard activities, and budget. Ideally, there should be something in the library for every passenger. Having just recently returned from a cruise on the "Queen Elizabeth 2," I had the pleasure of enjoying the resources of the largest library afloat â€" the 6,000 volume QE2 library. Over 400 passengers a day use this library which is overseen by a fullâ€"time Visit library aboard ship 1. Rising Sun 1. Sleepless in Seattle â€" Dec. 8 â€" PG 2. Snapdragon 2. Super Mario Bros. â€" Dec. 8 â€" PG 3. Life with Mikey 3. Guilty as Sin â€" Dec. 8 â€" R 4. Adv. of Huck Finn 4. Dragon â€" Dec. 8 â€" PG 13 5. Splitting Heirs 5. Bodies, Rest in Motion â€" Dec. 15 â€" AA 6. Made in America 6. The Firm â€" Dec. 16 â€" R 7. Clifffanger 7. Dave â€" Dec. 22 â€" PG13 8. Carnosaur 8. Warlock IIâ€" Dec. 22 â€" R 9. Lost in Yonkers 9. Surfer Ninjas â€" Déc. 22 â€" PG 10. Free Willy 10. Die Watching â€" Dec. 22 â€" R Feel free to drop in visit us soon at our Abbey Plaza store on Upper Middlle Rd. Third Line pick up a free copy of our inâ€"store newsletter for full details on these other upcoming movies. Sponsored by Cruise Holidays quest to save a princess, encounterâ€" ing many challenging, possibly deadly, obstacles along the way. (Rated PGâ€"13) The thriller Guilty As Sin stars Don Johnson and Rebecca De Mornay. A hotshot young attorney finds herself falling victim to the deadly charms of her client, a suave playboy accused of murdering his wife. (Rated R) Finally for the fans of martial arts comes Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story starring Jason Scott Lee, Lauren Holly and Michael Learned. Critically acclaimed biography of famed martial arts expert and film star Bruce Lee, whose mysterious licensed librarian, June Applebee. One of my interests is the period from 1900 â€" 1930 and the growth era of the Transatlantic Ocean Liners. June was able to direct me to an excellent section on my subject. Libraries range in size from 200 volâ€" umes on the small sailing ships up to the QE2 library that would do credit to a city of 10,000 people. Ships that have programs catering to families may have an excellent chilâ€" dren‘s library. Some ships have VCR‘s in your cabins and have large videoâ€"casâ€" sette lending libraries for your inâ€"cabin enjoyment. The QE2‘s very popular library is so comfortable. It‘s always busy and could use an expansion. Fortunately, the wide. death at an early age contributed to his legend. (Rated PGâ€"13) See all these and many more at Not Just Flicks, located at Upper Middle Road and Third Line. Submitted by Not Just Flicks. corridors in the library area have many comfortable chairs facing picture winâ€" dows looking out to sea. Of course, there is nothing stopping you from taking your books up to the acres of deck space and find your favorite deck chair for a relaxing afterâ€" noon (you might have to bundle up from the weather as some did on our North Atlantic crossing). One of the more fascinating libraries is on Holland America‘s new "Statendam" which has over $20,000 in reference books alone â€" Encyclopedia Britannica, atlases, dictionaries, lanâ€" guage books, art, and travel references. Some of the more beautiful libraries would include the Ibsen Library on the "Norway" and the three spacious libraries on Royal Caribbean‘s "Sovereign, Monarch, and Majesty of the Seas". Child Find sells Christmas cards Child Find Ontario has Christmas cards available for public sale. The cards, featuring 15 cards per package, retail for $5 per packâ€" age and depict hand drawings by Canadian children. Proceeds from the sales of these cards will aid in supporting Child Find‘s free services including case registration and administration for the families of missing children, a Canadaâ€"wide, 24 hour national toll free line for tips on missing chilâ€" dren, poster and flyer production and distribution, the Kidcheck finâ€" gerprinting program, child safety public forums and workshops, proâ€" duction and distribution of child safety literature. Christmas cards are available at Child Find Ontario‘s Oakville office at 710 Dorval Dr., St.e 210, weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., or call 8§42â€"5353. â€"Submitted by Bob Kerby, Cruise Holidays, 338â€"2077. Libraries are regularly updated with the latest fiction, biographies, reference material, current events volumes, and special travel books. _ useA _

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