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1UNE 2004 ES.§§§§§:539§3 .ousfluconfiaznsgfii 3.33.45. Jmizsgsgsfias 8% figagé‘ogfiuuaxuifi €83.39... zigggségagsggiosioii §£§§¥.Â¥ gtiliils 335525;...332‘51 figfiif figigigfltflgosgbg 8.333» TheSUoufivifleDistndHighSchoolOrdIemisshmmningupinme 1958-59 Wine and White yearbook. Standing: Gaty Baston, Roget Mole, David Stouffer, Wayne Hamilton. Mr. Waite (cmdudm), Wanen Hendndns, Tim Kennedy, Roger Stovev, Leia Byev. Seated: Nonnan Hendricks, Lois Stouflet. Historic photo submitted courtesy of Whltchurch-smuflvilla Museum DON’T I“ “BOOBS OPEN’ WWWOIIFFVIHE ROUTE MAPS AVAILABLE AT Stouffville CO Train Station or on the internet at: www.DoorsOpenWS.ca Optometrists . 5035 Main St. . 905 642-3937 Llama-mum Eye Care in Stouflvillq By now my inner procrastinator was operating at full throttle, so I abandoned my real iob and typed 'National Menopause Day' into my search engine. just for fun. You will doubtless be as thrilled as l was to learn that Oct. l8 has been proclaimed World Menopause Day and that "an educational outreach event” called 'Applause for Menopause' was launched in Baltimore in I999 to mark this momentous occasion. It's enough to drive a woman to drink, except that experts on menopause management were firm in their condemnation of attempts to escape dreary reality via a couple of glasses of via ordinal". "If you drink alcohol," one lectured stemly. ‘Ilmlt It to no more than one dr1nk per day." A strange phenomenon occurred in the workplace last Monday. The sun shone, the mercury hit the midâ€"205 and something resembling spring finally hove into view. One of my fellow drones was so ovenrvhelmed by the sudden shift in temperature that she jokingly suggested someone must have declared May IO National Menopause Day. Abandoning her winter woolies, she donned a sleeveless dress and went around flinging windows open in stuffy offices. The advent of unaccustomed warmth in a hitherto soggy and frigid spring even persuaded her to leave the windows of her car open to the elements. Alas, like a woman in the throes of menopause, sultry summer weather is often accompanied by violent thunderstorms. Precipitation happened and the car's interior was decidedly damp by the time my friend got in it to drive home. On the upside, she had inadvertently discovered a novel way to keep cool when all around her were overheating. Since the day's only previous claim to fame at Chateau Gilderdale was that it happened to be my birthday, I decided to find out whether May l0 held any significance in the world at large. As a dedicated sloth suffering from a severe case of healthy lifestyle information overload. I could hardly contain my mirth when I learned that the day of my birth had been designated "Move for Health" lntemational Day for Physical Activity. As a woman experiencing the dubious delights of midlife, I found it difficult to think oi much to celebrate in the change of life department and the information on the web did little to add to my ioie de vivre. "Menopause can bring with it serious dramatic health implications for women. including increased risk for heart disease. stroke and osteoporosis, as well as lifestyle changes," intoned one physician. A bunch of learned doctors. every last one of them male, threw in their two cents' worth. 'World Menopause Day is really about honouring all women. It‘s about acknowledging that millions of women around the world are entering this vital stage of life every day, yet many still don't understand menopause or its health impacts," explained Wulf Utian. MD, PhD, chairman. Council of Affiliated Menopause Societies. He didn't mention this, but it's also about dodging stuff your wife-is throwing at you in a moment of menopausal rage. Meanwhile. Dr. Andre Lalonde of The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada had more enthralling news for the estrogen-deficient in an age of longevity. “Most Canadian women will spend more than one-third of their lives in post-menopause." In the interests of equality, if menopause has a place on the calendar. can we look forward to World Erectile Dysfunction Day?All my research turned up was National Impotence Day. which is celebrated, if that s the word. every Feb. I4 in the U K. Only in Britain you say Pity. 1W MOLLER INSURANCE Experts Turn Up The Heat 0n World Menopause Day Mum '1'” 64'Sandlford Drlve, Unit 1, STOUFFVILLE Home * Auto ‘ "NH/WM Ffl'r'vT :11 197-17110” l'l”i'3l"t"')TH‘i‘."."‘ "WHITCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE THIS MONTH' - 7 te ‘ Fla catte