Observed on the fourth Saturday in October is Make A Difference Day
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Love Your Body Day is October 15
Third Week of October is Business Women’s Week
October 1, 1883: Canada’s first medical school for women opened. The Toronto Woman’s Medical College
Young Women’s Day of Action is Observed the fourth Thursday of October
Arts and crafts
Iron art using collected leaves
Thursday, October 7th 1:00pm-3:00pm
Story time
Reading poems & short stories
Thursday, October 14th 1:00pm-3:00pm
Open Discussion
Thursday, October 21st 1:00pm-3:00pm
Halloween Party
Thursday, October 28th 1:00pm-3:00pm
Education Night
October 13, 2010 at 7:00pm. Discovery North Bay Museum at 100 Ferguson St.
Desiree Ducharme of Greening Nipissing will be doing a presentation on composting and vermicomposting.
Bring your own mug and receive a complimentary organic beverage.
Participate in the toonie raffle and donations are always welcome!
Habitat for Humanity Annual Bake Sale
November 6th.
North Bay Mall NoFrills.
There will be apple, raisin, blueberry pies, squares and much more.
If you would like to donate bake goods, please call the Office 495-6244 or Ellen @ 493-6043 .
Habitat for Humanity Hockey Raffle
Tickets are $10.00 each and are available by calling Habitat for Humanity
Balanced Living Workshop
Monday, October 18 · 1:30pm - 3:30pm
105 Ottawa Avenue, South River
Come out and join us for a fun afternoon of listening and sharing ideas about creating and maintaining balance in your life
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
AUTUMN
CANDIED YAMS
CELEBRATION
CORNUCOPIA
CRANBERRY SAUCE
FAMILY
FEAST
FRIENDS
GATHERING
HARVEST
HOLIDAY
MAYFLOWER
MEAL
PARADE
PILGRIMS
PUMPKIN PIE
STUFFING
TURKEY
A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.
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1-Connect one end of the Positive(+) cable to the Positive(+) post of the dead battery.
2-Connect the other end of the Positive(+) cable to the Positive(+) post of the good battery.
3-Connect one end of the Negative(-) cable to the Negative(-) post of the good battery
4-Connect the other end of the Negative(-) cable to a good solid shiny, non painted metal part of the engine on the dead car. Usually a giant shiny nut on the engine block will do. You’ll get a normal spark as you connect the ground and complete the circuit.
This month’s article has brought up the topic of choices, mostly because there are so many worthwhile topics to choose from. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Healthy Lung Month, Love Your Body Day is October 15th, and of course Halloween. When trying to decide, it came to me that choices themselves are an important part of each topic. So choices it is.
Breast cancer is not something you choose, but certainly how you deal with it is. You can choose many early detection methods including regular self examination. You can choose a healthy lifestyle for prevention. You can choose if faced with it, to not own it, but disown it, stay positive, as you do have support. You only have to look at a group such as the Warriors of Hope to see what positive can do. You have choices.
Healthy lung month is another choice filled topic, and October is a great month for it. Choose to get out and enjoy the fall colours, don’t hide indoors. Choose exercise as your drug, and breathe in wellness. This time of year often has less pollution and allergens in the air, so make the best of it. From Acupressure we can stimulate lung function by tracing from the front of the chest near the arm-pit, up and along the front of the shoulder, down the inside of the arm, and off the thumb. This is the lung meridian. Tracing it in this direction will help energize the lung. Choose to avoid things that damage the lungs. We know what they are, yet many choose not to avoid them. The choices are yours to make.
Love your body day, what a wonderful choice. We often choose to ignore what our body is telling us, and in fact become numb to its messages. Stress builds up and becomes “normal”. Junk food becomes an easy choice, and we ignore that our body dislikes it. The body is an endless source of amazement, and is capable of incredible acts of balancing life’s insults. Yet our choices often push it past where it can balance. Simply choosing to respect, love, and honour our body will result in renewed energy to rebalance and thrive. Choosing to love our body everyday WILL make a difference. The trick is to say I love you to your body and mean it. It needs to hear that often. Choose activities to keep the body strong, flexible and resilient. Choose to care for your body and nurture it.
Finally, Halloween is one of my favorite days of the year and filled with choices. Choosing the right costume, where to go, what to do, or simply choosing to have a little extra fun that day is all good. Even the choices in candy are staggering to think about. Now since this is a health column, I’m not advocating diving into the candy, but a few of your favorites will not harm the waistline, will do wonders for your spirit and bring back fond memories with a little fun. Choose moderation, and the benefits of the fun and being a kid again are well worth it. There are always choices…
CHOOSE to: Stay well, stay strong… you deserve it.
©Darren Renaud Natural Health Practitioner
October is Canadian Women’s History Month. It was in this month in 1929 that five women took to task not only the Canadian but British justice systems to have women in Canada declared “Persons”
One of the “Famous Five” women was Nellie Letitia McClung (née Mooney) Born Chatsworth, Ontario October 20, 1873. Died September 1, 1951.
At the age of 16, she left home and attended Normal School (Teachers College) in Winnipeg, Manitoba. While teaching, she was introduced to the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and its strong philosophy by her future mother-in-law. Marrying Druggist Robert Wesley McClung in 1896, they would raise five children together.
Nellie pursued a career as an accomplished writer and in 1908, she had completed her first novel, a national best seller, Sewing Seeds in Danny. She was a member of the Canadian Women’s Press Club. In 1912, she became a founding member of the Political Equality League, helping female wage earners.
When the family relocated to Edmonton in 1914-15 this effective speaker who captivated audiences with her humorous arguments was welcomed enthusiastically by local women’s groups. She became the single woman delegate at the Canadian War Conference of 1918 and was a Methodist delegate to the World Ecumenical Congress of 1921, where she advocated women as clergy. From Edmonton, she represented her ideas as a member of Alberta’s Legislature from 1921 through 1925. In 1927 she was one of the “Famous Five” who forced the courts to recognize women as “Persons’ in Canada. She was the first woman to be appointed to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Broadcast Network. In 1936, she was also a Canadian representative to the League of Nations.
A popular author, she wrote newspaper and magazine articles, columns, short stories and published 16 books and 2 autobiographies.
As a member of the Famous Five she is part of the famous tea party statue of the women which has been erected in Alberta and outside the door of the Canadian Senate in Ottawa. To date, these are the only Canadian women to have statues on Parliament Hill.
By Dawn Monroe. www.famouscanadianwomen.com
Chocolate Popcorn
Ingredients
2 quarts popped popcorn
1 cup peanuts (optional)
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup corn syrup
1/4 cup cocoa powder
½ cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions
Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Oil a 10×15 inch baking pan with sides. Place popcorn and peanuts into a large metal bowl and set aside. Stir together the sugar, corn syrup, cocoa powder and butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat until it comes to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes. Stir in the vanilla. Pour over the popcorn. Stir until the popcorn is well coated. Spread the popcorn into the prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, stirring several times. Remove from the oven and allow to cool to room temperature. Break into small clumps.
Protein Popcorn
Ingredients
1/3 cup light corn syrup
1/3 cup honey
1/3 cup white sugar
3/4 cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 packages popped microwave popcorn
Directions
Bring the corn syrup, honey and sugar to a boil in a saucepan. Cook at a boil for 2 minutes. Immediately remove from heat and stir the peanut butter and vanilla into the syrup mixture until the peanut butter has melted completely. Pour the popcorn into a large bowl. Pour the sauce over the popcorn and stir until evenly coated. Allow to cool completely and break into chunks to serve.
Rocky Road Popcorn Balls
Ingredients
3 cups mini marshmallows
1/4 cup butter
8 cups popped popcorn
½ cup dry-roasted unsalted peanuts
½ cup miniature chocolate chips
Directions
Place the marshmallows and butter into a large pot over medium-low heat and melt them together, stirring often. Cook until blended and smooth, about 5 minutes and remove from heat. Stir in the popcorn and peanuts and stir gently to thoroughly coat them with the marshmallow mixture. Stir in the chocolate chips.
With greased hands, shape the mixture into 3 inch balls and wrap each ball in plastic wrap.
1. Do your dressing in your boudoir to keep your allure. Be ready to go when date arrives. Don’t keep him waiting. Greet him with a smile!
2. Men don’t like girls who borrow their handkerchief and smudge them with lipstick. Makeup in privacy, not where he sees you.
3. Don’t sit in an awkward position and never look bored, even if you are. Be alert and if you must chew gum (not advised) do it silently, mouth closed.
4. Careless women never appeal to gentlemen. Don’t talk while dancing. When a man dances, he wants to dance.
5.If you need a brassiere, wear one. Don’t tug at your girdle and be careful that your stocking are not wrinkled.
6. Don’t use the car mirror to fix your makeup. Men need it in driving and it annoys him very much to have to turn it around to see what’s behind him.
7. Don’t be familiar with your escort by caressing him in public. Any open show of affection is in bad taste, usually embarrasses or humiliates him.
8. Don’t be sentimental or try to get him to say something he doesn’t want to by working on his emotions. Men don’t like tears, especially in public places.
9. Don’t be familiar with the headwaiter, talking about the fun you had with someone else another time. Men deserve and desire your entire attention.
10. Don’t talk about clothes or try to describe your new gown to a man. Please and flatter your date by talking about the things he wants to talk about.
11. Don’t drink too much as a man expects you to keep your dignity all evening. Drinking may make some girls seem clever but most just get silly.
12. Don’t be conspicuous talking to other men.
13. The last straw is to pass out from too much liquor. Chances are your date will never call you again.
Source: www.blogcatalog.com
Executive director of LIPI, Lana Mitchell is a woman of compassion and drive. At the age of 17, she was a single mother and struggled with the day to day needs of raising her family. “In 1985 a small group of us who were in the same circumstances formed LIPI advocating and seeking supports and/or financial assistance for low income families.”
One year later, Low Income People Involvement of Nipissing (L.I.P.I) was Provincially Incorporated. LIPI delivers community support programs throughout the District of Nipissing.
Lana sits on the advisory council at Sunset Park Public School. She is also the Treasurer of the Blue Sky Hall Charity Association. “It is very important to make what is available in our communities to all of our children equally.”
This is the 16th year for LIPI’s Santa Needs Help Campaign. “The people of North Bay are very generous. It’s incredible what comes in to the office.” One component of the SNHC is the Adopt-a-Family Program where individuals can adopt their own family. A list is provided to them of what the children want/like and they go shopping for them. Everything is confidential; all they know is the age, gender and family composition. “It’s not uncommon for individuals of an adopted family to adopt their own family some time later when they’re back on their feet.” LIPI partners with all of the other similar agencies/organizations in the Nipissing District and was instrumental in the development of No Wrong Door. “No Wrong Door was organized to eliminate individuals and families in need from having to run around for help and retell their story over and over again. It’s also becoming a nationally recognized service delivery model process for agencies and organizations”
The No Wrong Door Resource Directory has been designed to provide a seamless one-stop destination for people in need. For more information visit their informative website at www.nowrongdoornipissing.ca
Lana would like to thank the people of North Bay and area for their generous support to families in need. “The Nipissing District shows LIPI that they care and I look forward to being part it for another 25 years.”