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Waterloo woman rolls up her sleeves to celebrate her 50th birthday Continued from page 5 "I thought if the Queen tion blitz and decided to _ can have one so could I, so lend an arm. It‘s something _ for a gift for my 50th birthâ€" she does quite regularly _ day I thought I would get 50 having donated 31 times in â€" people to donate a pint of the nast. blood." And she thought it would be a great idea that instead of giving gifts this year, wellâ€" wishers could instead give the gift of life. Hill knows as a longâ€"time donor with the Canadian Blood Services that each blood donation made can help save up to four lives. "I‘ve been working on the idea since Christmas," said Hill who is celebrating her own golden jubilee year along with Queen Elizabeth. "Last fall I went to the blood clinic to see about how to put together one of these blood donor parties because I thought I have everything I need in life so I thought of making it a golden jubilee year. Local public high school teachers reach agreement with school board Local public high school teachers ratified an agreeâ€" ment last week that will give them a 10.85â€"perâ€"cent increase over three years. Members of the the local chapter of the Ontario Secâ€" ondary School Teachers‘ Fedâ€" eration voted 86 per cent in favour of an agreement that is retroactive to 2001 and buys some labour peace until The agreement also included key provisions that will protect new teachers from layoffs this fall when the OAC year is eliminated, and fewer teachers will be needed Md-â€"&om%:! saupoutt sappontt sapgon‘r sappowr sappout‘ samcourr sabeoott sapcparr saipcon‘t The area‘s largest selection of unique pottery, glass, jewellery and crafts by more than 350 Canadian artists and artisans, plus cards, music, books and more in a warm, friendly atmosphere. Cobblestone Gallery 33 Erb St. W. 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The pay increase will happen in stages retroactive to 2001 and in installments until August of Teachers had already received notification of a potential layoff, but will now be reassigned in the system, and are guaranteed work for next year. No other school board in Ontario has negotiâ€" ated similar protection. husband Bud Adams. Other friends and relatives will be making donations at the blood banks in their area, making Hill confident of reaching her goal of 50 donors. ‘ il-nr With that goal in sight, she was more excited that some many firstâ€"time donors decided to join her on her big day. "That‘s great, and I know that Canadian Blood Services is really thrilled by that because it‘s a lot harder to get new people in," said Hill One of those firstâ€"time donors was Kim Laliberte, who joked that it was an easy decision to make when you‘re offered a piece of birthday cake. p F and Atagee ha C fv-. §3 ~aminead "I think it‘s a great idea," Tilley Hats float, tie on, repel rain and are 965 certified as providing excellent ultraviolet pe 50* protection. All hats come with a 4â€"page owner‘s manual 1 and hat insurance. The c } hat of choice even < ‘ comes with a lifetime P . quarantee against w; 4 wearing out, so l _ 0/ it‘s the last hat ~ommab CS he‘ll ever need New â€" Tiley AOWZO to own. We‘ll add the gift box & bow. WATERLOOG CHRONICLE every Wednesday Come home to us Y Guaranteed N to go to his head. Upstairs in River Worke, St. Jacobe 664â€"2668 * Bridal! & Gift Registry Available Head to Toe available at she said. 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