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economistsunsuntribune qommunityt saturday march 22 2003 frogin bymikeadler staff writer soon theyll be awake and on the move then karaoke nights will start at marshes as male frogs begin to peep loudly quack like ducks or sound like wet hands rubbing a bal loon and gta wedand watch wants you to be in the audience the group is hosting meetings to find volunteer frogwatchers ordi nary folks armed with tapes or cds of frog calls out to record their pres ence theres more than appreciation involved frogs or salamanders are sensitive to pollution so where they are found in york region indicates whats happening to the local envi ronment starting this year frogwatchers will also be asked to note vegetation and bird calls since west nile virus may affect bird populations but while people should wear repellent and cover up as much as possible frogwatchers should not feel threatened by the virus which some mosquitoes carry said mark carroll wetland watchs coordinator not high risk mosquitoes need perfectly still water for their eggs they may find it in old tires or parts of the sewer system but not in marshes or other wetlands he said theyre not the highrisk areas the group which can be reached at 4162840257 holds 7 pm recruitment sessions tuesday at oak ridges community centre on old colony road in richmond hill april 7 at lemonyille community centre on mccowan road whitchurchstouffville and april 8 at rouge river community centre rouge bank road in markham environment canadas canadian wildlife service call glenn barrett at 9053364952 or glennbarrettecgcca also seeks volunteers to listen for frogs in their backyards at creeks and ponids and along rural roads if warm weather continues frog migrations could start next week mr carroll said the wood frogs should be out very shortly and then well get spring peepers by the middle of april about one third of frogs moving to summer homes are squashed on roads so mr carroll suggests if you find yourself driving between a woodlot and a wet place you try to avoid amphibian friends toads in particular like to sit on roads at night he said offer s march 3 strippers fight atnighlxdub by kathleen griffin staff writer stitches were needed to close a gash after a stripper at the friction nightclub in markham was assaulted by another dancer police said the 33yearold victim was trans ported to hospital from the anderson avenue club after the incident early thursday f all witnesses were uncooperative said sgt heidi schellhorn the woman was struck on the left side of the head with a heavy drinking glass after an argument and collapsed box used to haul away goods police are seeking a lone suspect who carried his own blue box to haul away the spoils after a smasharidgrab at the esso station on kennedy road wednesday more thari 4900 worth of cigarettes were taken about 145 am the suspect is described as male fivefeet teninches with an average build he was wearing white running shoes loose tearaway pants light- coloured gloves and a jacket with the numbers 05 on the back anyone with information is asked to call 9058811221 ext 7541 or crime stoppers at 1800222tips premier visiti whitchurchstpuffville ontario premier ernie eves will be in whitchurchstoufiville monday morning to attendthe grand opening of the bloomirigton cove longterrii care centre located on the ninth line just south of bloqmington the 1 12bed facility replaces green gables nursing home mr eves is expected to arrive at 1030 aih just in time for the ribboncutting ceremony bloomingtori cove owned by specialty care inc is york regions first alldementiacare facility construction went well were on target said company spokesperson nan rosenberger foan ransberry moms computers wardenhwy 7 905 4752856 one to one personalized training 1 overcome computer phobia in 68 hrs intro to computers windows word excel moms grand moms should get back online learn computers to 1 get back in the job market help kids with school assignments computerize your family business send email with pictures internet seniors receive a special discount