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2 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, January 14, 1986 ANNUAL MEETING Ontario Pine Grove Cemetery Co. Municipal Building, Port Perry SAT., JANUARY 25th ... 1:30 P.M. All Plot Owners welcome. G A. Wanamaker, Sect./Treas. SEVEN MILE ISLAND RESORT FRIDAYS SATURDAYS * SUNDAYS 12 to 9 PM. 11 to 9 P.M. -- Effective January 2nd, 1986 -- Sunday Brunch - Buffet Available From 12 to 9 Sundays (Salad Bar) ~ -- BANQUET ROOM AVAILABLE -- Scugog Island - Port Perry " Please Call for Reservations oor 085-9949 Fi LJ "RESORT Aldred's 11th Conc Corner Island Rd Soo = 0 rr FURNITURE Wall @ paint 20% Large assortment of Accessories ww 50% off Dont Miss this Once a Year Event 183 QUEEN ST. POR I PERRY - * 985-8234 OPEN: Weekdays '@ Saturday 9:30 - 5:30 FRIDAYS TILL 9:00. SUNDAYS 1:00 - 5:00 If you've been feeling a little blue lately and can't figure out why, relax--you're probably got a case of January. Blahs. | The Blahs is a grumpy, listless sort of ailment that strikes just about everybody at this time of year. It's the same type of disease people develop on Monday mornings when the last thing on earth they want to do is face another week of work after a terrific weekend. The bad thing about the Blahs is everyone is susceptible to it. The good thing about getting the Blahs is knowing its not going to last long and realizing you're not alone. Dr. Esmain Arfai, a psychiatrist at Whitby Psychiatric Hospital and a consulting psychiatrist at Com- munity Memorial Hospital in Port Perry, says the Blahs is a common problem in January and February, when people come down hard after the excitement of the holiday season to face reality. "It's just like the Monday blues, if you magnify that feeling and add a half dozen factors to it,' he said. - The Blahs are a direct result of Christmas and New Years, when people tend to shelve their pro- blems, whether personal, work- related or financial, and lose themselves in holiday spirit. They may know, for example, they can't afford to buy a lot of ~ Christmas presents, but they do anyways, knowing deep down it is going to catch up with them eventually. "Christmas has a special mean- ing to many people and it's healthy in some ways that at least once a year they can say to hell with it and . have a good time," Dr. Arfai ex- plained. 'But when all the excite- ment is over, they have to deal with all their old problems, plus some new financial problems caused by Christmas." The holidays also mean a great deal of socializing for Canadians with all sorts of parties and family gatherings to attend to. Dr. Arfai says people tend to get wound up with all the festivities and when they're over, they face two or three "months of cold, bleak weather with hardly any special holidays or occa- sions to break the monotony. "It's a real vacuum he said. . Not surprisingly, the Blahs are more common in colder climates, where nothing but snow and ice put a damper on simple pleasures like sitting out on the front porch enjoy- ing the sunshine or taking a walk. Senior citizens are also more susceptible to the Blahs, because "'they can't go out, they often have to rely on other people for transpor- tation and they find themselves stuck inside most of the time,' the Doctor said. Jokingly, Dr. Arfai says he had 'no prescription' for the Blahs but assures us they tend to disappear on their own as spring comes closer. They go even faster if the victims keep active, either with night courses, sports or any type of activity. You can also be assured, that in Feeling blue? You've got a case of January Blahs most cases, the Blahs aren't serious. In most cases victims are left with an inexplicable moodiness rarely deep enough to bother with. For that reason, psychiastrist don't see any real increase of patients because of the blahs. "You can be blue, you can be depressed, but it doesn't mean you'd run off to see a psychiatrist, ' he pointed out. "January is-simply a fertile ground for feeling miserable." Surprisingly, January isn't the busiest time of year for psychiastrists. Spring and fall are traditionally the most depressed times of the year for people with serious problelms, with more suicides occurring in those times than anytime else. So if you're feeling a trifle blue these days, take heart. More than likely the feeling won't last and by the time springtime rolls around you can thank your stars you're feeling good--and not in search of a doctor. YMCA is now taking 1986 registrations The Durham Region Family YM- CA is now accepting registrations for the 1986 program season. A variety of new and exciting pro- grams for all ages are being introduced. Of special interest are the pre- school programs featuring art or music. New this year, are Saturday classes which enable working parents to enjoy programs with their young children. For Blackstock residents the 'Y' is introducing two programs at Cartwright Public School: Floor . Hockey and Babysitter Training. Brochures are available at the school. Teens will be interested i in the "Leaders-In-Training" program. Participants meet together every Thursday for a training session and social evening. Practical experience is gaining for those interested in a short work placement during the program. Adults may enjoy the Badminton. Club, Life Skills or the Take-A- Break programs. For those who en- joy family fun, a Family Sports Night is scheduled Thursday even- ings. In addition, trips to Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake, a Men- nonite Fair and a weekend cross-- country skiing trip are all a part of the Winter '86 program line-up. For more information on these and other programs, please pick-up a YMCA brochure from the follow- ing locations: YMCA Port Perry Of- fice; Scugog Library; Municipal Of- fice, Port Perry Arena or local grocery stores. If you prefer, you may call the Program Co-ordinator Margaret Geer for details. Country Classics Annual January [we HAVE ONLY TWO | SALES A YEAR & THIS IS. ONE YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS? CONTINUES With Almost Everything in Stock" OFF 1/ 3.1/ S OLE pantry ok ag lassics 985-8221 (*excluding selected items ) All Sales Final - No Exchange or Refynd on Sale Items VISA MASTERCARD ACCEPTED le LN i a i Ce a or oon o yi i fv. fg x R 4 'A ¥ ;