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Glen Alda Seniors
by R. Allen
Judy Muzzi, the President of the United Senior Citizens of Ontario, an organization with over 2000 clubs, will be one of our guest speakers. This will make for interesting listening and participation. Seniors are welcome; come join our club for fellowship and informative discussions on the community and other topics of interest. Our club meeting times are the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. For further information contact Shirley Allen at 656-1791. Our ‘own’ Dinner Theatre in Apsley
by Judy & Christine Everett
If you were fortunate enough to purchase a ticket for the dinner theatre on Nov. 15th, “Dirty Work at the Crossroads”, you would have witnessed some great talent and the product of lots of hard work and dedication. This group of outstanding people ranging in ages from 12 to 20 years old practiced twice a week for 3 hrs , from Sept. until the night of the show. Some of them would forfeit an evening out with friends, or karate lessons to remain true to the group and practice for the play. My daughter, Christine had a dream of organizing a dinner theatre in Apsley. She approached Gary Geraldi, Parks & Rec. Manager for North Kawartha and he gave her the approval. Gary contacted the caterers, Helen Parberry and Gloria Seabrooke who did an excellent job with the roast beef dinner. Christine was in charge of the play. This was the first play that she directed, and after seeing the results, it won’t be her last. If you missed the play, tickets are now available for an encore performance ,to be held on Saturday, Jan 31st at the Apsley Community Centre. (Judy Everett) = = =
As director of “Dirty Work at the Crossroads”, I had the pleasure of working with Gary in making a dinner theatre in Apsley a reality. My cast and crew were great and had patience with me during some of my, well, to put it bluntly, temper-tantrums. They did an excellent job, pulling off a spectacular performance and entertaining the sold-out crowd. I am looking forward to organizing a different play to be performed in May or June of this year. If you are interested in being involved (actors and stagehands needed), please contact Christine or Judy Everett at 656-4035. Christine Everett 1st Apsley Cubs & Scouts
Brian BarnesWe wish to thank the community who has supported us in our Raffle draw The winners drawn on December 17th/2003 were: Elaine Bridges-Ptb.- Handmade Quilt Len Creamer - Ptb - Homemade Christmas Pillows Heather Hoeslaar - Ptb Starlight Diner Gift Certificate Special thanks goes to Sheila Brock, Mr & Mrs. S. Lyons and Mrs Maltis for their donations and the Apsley Lions Club for sponsoring the raffle on behalf of Apsley Cubs & Scouts. All proceeds are going towards our Spring Break We’re Going To Ottawa During March Break !! Ottawa Trip - 3 days, 2 nights March 15-17, 2004. To help keep the cost affordable for all our Apsley Cubs & Scouts, we are hosting a few fundraisers over the next month. Please help us by purchasing tickets for our next raffle or by attending our Spaghetti Dinner. (Information about these events will be posted throughout town or by call 656-4901) We are also collecting clean recyclable pop cans. If you have any empty clean pop cans to donate to us, please contact either Gloria/Brian Barnes 656-4901, or Shelley McColl 656-1062. Music in Apsley
Sandy ZimmermanImagine if... North Kawartha had a band of its own for parades 
and special events! Are you interested? Age and musical background are not
important. Teens, seniors, and everyone in between - come and enjoy! We can
teach you how to play the instrument and read the music, even suggest which
instrument might be good. We have done it successfully before -- and it's
just plain fun! If you are already a player, and enjoy playing in a group,
please come too! Here are some of the instruments we will need for the band:
flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, French horn, trombone, baritone, tuba,
drums. If you don’t have an instrument, it can be rented reasonably in Peterborough.
We have all the information you need. We’d like to start soon. Please call
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ABC Seniors
Dianne LangilleA new year, and our regular meetings are underway. Join us each Tues for a nourishing lunch and a game of euchre. A dart board has been added for anyone who may be interested in playing. Our exercise program with Helen Parberry will resume on Jan. 20th. We are meeting at the Community Centre, Wed. Jan 21st, @ 10 am. to discuss a once-a-month craft day. If the support is sufficient, a day in Feb. will be scheduled. Election of your executive will be held on Mar 2nd.. Nominations on Feb 3rd.. Come & support your club!! Membership fees are due Apr. 1st. All new cards will be prepared ahead, and available in February. We wish to remind our area seniors, 55+, that we will be participating in the Ontario Senior Euchre Tournament. Fri., May 7th, at 9:30 A.M. is the scheduled date for our games,for details, contact Fred House at 656-3220. Apsley.ca – Propelling the Community
Online
Jeff SayersThe internet is growing in popularity at a rapid pace. In just the last 5 years, the number of users in Canada has increased exponentially as the latest surveys by internet researchers at Neilsen NetRatings calculate that over 16.8 million people use the internet in Canada alone, contributing to the estimated 605 million users in the world. With the internet’s popularity continuously increasing, the information available online is becoming greater in quantity and easier to access. It has become very common to research products online before making major purchases. Similarly, it is quite typical to research a vacation online before making the journey. Considering this, I think it would be fair to say that Apsley is not technologically prepared for the future as only limited information regarding the town is available online. Potential visitors to the town need as much detailed information as possible in order to be confident that Apsley is the ideal location for their visit. With the introduction of Apsley.ca this past summer, the town has finally taken the first big step necessary to generate awareness on the net in hopes to attract new visitors to the community as the total visitors to the site since June 1st nears 2000. However, efforts must continue in order to make this attempt a success. For this reason, Apsley.ca is offering FREE WEB SITES for local businesses. This free service will include a one page web site (www.apsley.ca/your_business_name), free web hosting for 12 months, and a free email account (yourname@apsley.ca). For detailed information, go to www.apsley.ca/promo, or email us – admin@apsley.ca. Apsley Easy Walkers
R. Allen
The Apsley Walkers hope you had a pleasant New Year; we certainly did. At Christmas we had our luncheon at Cody Inn in Buckhorn, we also had a social outing at the community centre, having the usual laughs and fellowship, we are approaching our third year as a walking group and we have. 10 dedicated members who' walk six to seven Km per week - not bad for old folks, Walking is for fitness and it is said that is also helps stimulate your memory. I don't think the memory part is working because in the last short while some members have forgotten their walking shoes, lost gloves, mixed up days and dates, and come to walk having only one shoe! It looks like the memory part needs more work On the serious side, we will be expanding our program to include weight training with light weights to strengthen the arms; something we all need, We will also feature special sessions showing health and educational movies and when possible the assistance of qualified people to answer questions, If you are interested in joining our group for health and fun, please contact Gerald Watson at 656-3505 or Roy Allen at 656-1791. Diabetes
(Synopsis of an article in the Globe and Mail by Public
Health Reporter Andre Picard) by Margaret Currie Half the Population of Canada is at risk for developing diabetes. This shocking situation is due to an aging population, an obesity epidemic and our ethnic diversity. The Diabetes Association of Canada is debunking the notion that diabetes is a benign blood sugar problem. It is, rather, "a cardiovascular disease that requires early, aggressive treatment". The culprits are not sugars but fat and inactivity. Guidelines state that everyone over 40 is at risk, especially if a person suffers from high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity or heart disease. There is also an hereditary factor. The abdominal girth measurement for women should not be more than 36 inches and 40 inches for men. Dr. Stewart Harris, endocrinologist and chairman of the Guidelines For Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes says "many changes and revisions are due to an explosion of new evidence about the gravity of the disease. It's a disease that "effects all major organs and it's not just about blood sugars anymore". The good news is that diabetes is preventable by adopting a healthy lifestyle and healthy weight. This is done by eating lots of fruits and vegetables and less sugar and fats, especially transfats which are hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (which turns the oils from liquid to semi-solids such as margarine). Living well and making the right choices helps prevent Type 2 diabetes. Once you are diagnosed as diabetic then lifestyle changes are not enough. The damage has been done and medication is needed, says Professor Keith Dawson at the University of British Columbia. On average, persons live five to seven years with diabetes before health problems lead them to visit a doctor. A simple blood test will detect impaired glucose tolerance. This pre-diabetic condition causes fluctuating levels of insulin which in turn damages blood vessels. After lunch sit a while, after dinner walk a
mile.
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