TOWN SQUARE a "SIDNEY DENTURE SERVICES LID. | - DENTURISTS - B.L. Ricard R.D. E.M. Clausen R.D. “Prompt Professional Denture Service." DENTURES CONSTRUCTED “Hospital and Home Calls” 2494 Beacon Ave., Sidney, B.C. SPECIALIST «Commercial ¢ Re-Zoning . x ¢ Residential _ ° Subdivisions § e Buying or Selling aimiy ; Sone De. Margetts office): is. pleased: to announce _ the opening | of. the. dental Office of ours: 8:00 aM = - 6:00 Pm: Eyes at School } We all know thai a student should be able to read what the | . teacher writes on the board, but there is more to good vision | f than this. Vision skills including depth perception, eye co- § | ordination and even color vision can have on effect on a. | | child's performance at school. While parents and teachers | } fecognize the Importance of vision In tho development and ..| wall baing of children, there are youngsters who fall behind al | schoo! because of undetected vision problems. } Today, some school districts perform vision screening for | thelr students. These valuable screenings do catch many } vision problems that result in.a decrease in visual acuity, | However, some vision problems may slip through the cracks | {and these screenings should nol be confused with a thorough vision examination by a Doctor of Optometry, Teachors are offen tho first people to pick up a vision 7 problem at school. An observant parent is also in on excellant: | position fo pick up on any symptoms of vision problems ina § young. child. Aifhough the fallowing list isn’t considered. exhaustive, signs to look for include: Covering an eye or closing an eyo; squiniing; turning or tilling the head to one. | Sida; rubbing the eyes; headaches; aspocially altar. reading; 1 feports of bluried vision; and tos INQ ONE'S place while reading, : Plt there is any question about! a child's Vistar, a ‘complete aya. exomination Is recomend, i santeiabeaniaanienionial Dr, Paul Neuman Vy. Opromenrint: i Brentwood Bay. “10-7103 Wese Saanich Rd Sperm Some tater nsipiane emetic BND F } al disexpucted: Hal DR. DAVID WESLEY a theo. The Review provides this community calendar free of charge, giving preference to Saanich Peninsula clubs, organizations and individuals holding events in our readership area. Pub- lication is not guaranteed. Please submit written information before 5 p.m. Friday for inclusion in the following Wednesday’s paper. Calendar items should be mailed, dropped off at our of- . fice (9726 First St., Sidney, V8L 3S5) or faxed to 656-5526. Arts & Crafts Sidney and North Saanich Community Arts Council Call for Artisans ’99 is.on for this 7th annual show. Call 656-7400 _ to be on the mailing list for entries. Federation of Canadian Artists, Victoria Chapter, is hav- ing a Spring Show at the Arts Centre of the Community Arts Council, courtyard of Sussex. Place, corner of Broughton and Douglas Streets, 10 a.m. to ) p.m. except on Sunday. Call Marney, 595-0220. 7 Sidney and North Saanich Community Arts Council will | hold its Annual General Meeting on March 18, 7:30 p.m. in, the Nell Horth Room in the Sidney Library. Cail 656-7400" ~ for information. Sidney Reading Series ae schte Fiction atid Boca from Sean Virgo and Timothy Brownlow on Friday, March 19, 2° 7:30 p.m. 1. at the Nell Horth Room, Sidney Larary Call 656- 2430. — Le First annidal Victoria Lesbian and Feminist Film Festival : ~ ig Saturday, March 20 and Sunday, March 21 at 1 and 3 p.m: we at the Roxy Theatre. ek The ‘Sidney and North Saanich Community Arts Council | \> invites artists and craftspersons to become involved in Ar-. ~tisans ‘99, the juried fine arts and craft show that runs for the month of August it in | Sanscha Hall. Call 656-7400 for. Tes: 2 op 504 -Plus.‘Day. at anorama: ‘Leisure Centre. is Thursday, BY March 25. Arrive at.9: 45:a.m: to take part in: weight 1 room Sidney Handicraft Gaild welcomes: new iceibers to their orientation, Hatha Yoga, Vancouveristand S oup Company, meetings, ‘which.are held: on.Monday: afternoons.at 1:30. - “1. p.m. St Paul’s United Church Hall, 2410 Malaview Avenue, : Bs Sidney, Call Helen at 655-1876. : Saanich Pénineula Arts & Crafts Society meets the first Monday of every month, 7:30 p.m. at the Brentwood Cul- ~ tural Centre. Guest speakers, workshops, resource library and a chance to network with talented painters sculptors, potters, jewelers etc. Annual show and sale is May 8 and 9, ~ Saanich Fairgrounds. Call Janet at 656-5824 for info. Business — The Saanich Peninsula Home Business Association of. ~ fers information and ideas.for people operating, or.consid- -ering a home-based business. They meet every Thursday . at 10 a. m. Please call 655-7037 for more information, Dance Sidney Fllodincers Open House is held the last Wednes- day of each month. Partners not necessary, Beginners al- ‘ways welcome, Regular program every Wednesday (except holidays) 7 to 9:30 p.m., St. Andrew's Church hall, 9691 ‘Fourth St., Sidney; 655-3970 or 656-3376 for more informa- tion. ‘The Victoria Croatian folk dancing group Zag cb is host: ing the groups at University of Victoria auditorium on May 22 at 2 pam. Adults $10, children $5, ve Fund-raisers- St. David-by-the-Sen Anglican churel is having at giant rarage sale on Friday, March 19, 6 to 7:30 p.m, and Sature: day, March 20, 10 til noon, 5182 C ordova Bay Road, ~ Mt. Newton Centre Luncheon and Fashion Show is held at Saanichton Bible Fellowship, 2159 Mt. Newton X Road, at noon March 20. Fashions by RJ's. Limited seating, Tlekets Me are $10, All pr OCLEC ds to Mt. Newton Centre, Tables are available for rent at the North Zone Spring F air to he held at Parkland school Saturday, March 27, 10 a.m. a) 4pm. Seven schools will jointly host this huge event that: : ian, ‘Speaks ¢ on Nutrition for Senlors, HERMAN® by Jim Unger “Has he had his dinner?” are $10 and craft tables $25. Donations to the garage sale also welcome. Call Aleesa Paulson at 655-6576. : Countryside’ Preschool’s. annual Spring Auction, an adult event, will:take place March 27, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Hall, 7921 St. Stephen’s Road. for more infor- mation and tickets, call Susan at 655-0921. : Health Sidney Silver Threads Be Well program on: Mondays, 1 o De a -to.3 p.m: Come and j join us for. Blood Pressure Monitoring, Reflexology and'manicures. March 22: Julia B Burke, Dietit- me Guest Speaker Dr. Ulrike Koechling, neck and shoulder ae massage and a bird expert: Call 656-7271 to, register. mee Asthma Care for the New Millennium i is the topic ar. Leia dt _ speaker Dr. Michael Mandl at Central Saanich Cultural’. Centre, 1209 Clarke Road, Brentwood Bay on. Monday, March 29, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. For those diagnosed with hasthma, - aged between 12 and 75 years old. - ve Saanich Peninsula Hospital Fou ndation will hold its first : _ Gardens Gala at The Butchart Garden on May 1, 1999. Pro- ceeds go to the SPH Foundation. Tickets are limited. Call the Foundation office, 652- 7531: Marie or Linda. The Peninsula Stroke Recovery Club meets every Mon- y.. day (except statutory holidays) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m, at - Seventh Day Adventist Church, 9300 Willingdon Road (Air- port Road) Sidney. for infor mation call 383-2623.. You and Your Baby prowrain is held every Wednesday: . Morning sessions run from 10 a.m. to noon at St. Paul's United: Church, and afternoon sessions from 1.to 3 p.m. at the Capital Health Region office.on Mt, Newton X Rd, For more information call Judy at 652-4207 or talk to your pub- lic health nurse. Healthy birth weight babics are happy babies. Peninsula . Best Babies offers an outreach program that. provides lifestyle. counseling and nutritional support to pregnant women living on the Peninsula, For more infor mation c all Heather Player, RN, at 655. 5821, You can help ‘stop violence. and ahuse against women, hook a professional volunteer speaker to talk to your coms munity, church and business organization about. the issues. of violence and: abuse against women. Call Victoria Wonicn's Transition House speakers bureau at 52+ ag’. : Kids & Youth. Rhymes that bind — A par ent: child Mother Goose pro- gram will run March 2 to May 4, 10 sessions, in the Nell: ~ Horth Room at Sidney Library, Tuesdays: 10+ 11:30 a.m. No. call Peninsula Com-.. cost, For information and.or to register, er.) people: Gare falketahten + . snunity, Services, 656-0134 local 425, Pits ay CONTINUE D ON, PAGE 24: