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CUMBERLAND The Cumberland Lions Club host its Third Annual Breakfast with Santa on Dec. 1, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Lions Maple Hall on Old Montreal Road. Adults $6, children ad- mitted free with the donation of a gift to help fill Santa’s toy sack for children in need. Non-perishable food items also accepted for the food bank. Children get to meet Santa and also enjoy a variety of games and other activities during the morning. The Cumberland Christmas Farmers Mar- ket is Dec. 1 at two locations this year. They are the village arena at 1115 Dunning Road on the main level and the upstairs mezza- nine and at St. Andrew’s United Church at 2557 Old Montréal Road. The Cumberland Heritage Village Muse- um presents its Vintage Christmas Village of Lights display, Dec. 1, 3 to 8 p.m. There will be horse-drawn sleigh rides along with the light displays, and visits with Santa for the children. EASTERN ONTARIO The Canadian Mental Health Association (Champlain East) seeks new applicants for its volunteers program. For inquiries phone CMHA contact Marie-Josée Karwanyi at 613-938-0435, ext. 410. HAMMOND Christmas Fair, Dec. 9, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Hammond Community Centre, courte- sy of le Club Optimiste de Hammond. More than two dozen vendor displays of seasonal arts and crafts and other items. For more details phone Diane at 487-3914. FOURNIER The Nation Seniors Christmas Luncheon, Dec. 4, noon, at the South Plantagenet Hall on County Road 9. Cost $9 members, $11 non-members. Music at 11:30 a.m. Phone Dytha at 613-673-2866 for reservations. ROCKLAND The Royal Canadian Legion (branch 554) hosts its annual Christmas Dinner & Dance, with a silent auction, Dec. 1, 6 p.m. to 1 a.m., at the Club Powers building on Giroux Street. Tickets $20 per person in advance or $25 at the door. Tickets just to attend the dance are $10 after 9 p.m. For information and reservations phone Doug at 446-4866 or Joan at 446-0483 The Annual Guignolée Community Food Drive is Dec. 2, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Volunteers will be knocking on doors to collect dona- tions to the Rockland Help Centre Food Bank and the Christmas Hamper program. Volunteers can phone Alain Bernard at 613- 446-6115 to sign up to help. Le Choeur du Moulin present its annual Christmas Choral Concert, Dec. 9, 1:30 p.m., at Ste-Trinité Church on Laurier Street. Guest performance with the Alta Vista Cho- ral the OttawaWoodwind Orchestral Group. Admission by donation. The New Beginnings Church (Pente- costal) hosts its production of “Cliff’s First Christmas” Dec. 16, 10:30 a.m., at the River- Rock Inn. Admission to the play is free. Tick- ets for the banquet following are $15 adult and $10 child. Phone 446-7586 to reserve banquet tickets by Dec. 9.
Rockland | Little children can help out the librarians at the Rockland Public Library entertain a special visitor. Katja, one of Santa’s elves, wants to hear stories about Christmas and about what children like to do in school and at home. “He (Katja) loves stories,” said librarian Nancie Bolduc. “Mostly Christmas stories but he likes other stories too. So does Santa. Santa loves kids who read.” Katja wanders all over the library so chil- dren may have to hunt around a bit before they find him. “As soon as a child comes into the library, he becomes still,” Bolduc said, adding that
Kaja “freezes” and becomes like an ordi- nary doll just so children can hold him and tell him stories. When they leave, then he comes back to life and goes wandering around the library again until the next child
comes looking for him. Katja will be at the library until after Christmas. While visiting the library, chil- dren can also learn the “secret history” of Santa’s elves from the librarians.
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la crête osseuse. Le résultat : des sensations très inconfortables lorsqu’une prothèse instable vient y faire pression. Certains patients se plaignent même d’une sensation de choc électrique lorsqu’ils mastiquent des aliments plus durs ou encore de sensation d’engourdissement. Cette situation ne pourra pas être corrigée par le biais d’une prothèse conventionnelle dont la rétention repose sur le contact intime avec les gencives. Le seul moyen de parer à ce handicap est d’avoir recours à une prothèse supportée par des implants dentaires afin d’en décupler la stabilité et d’éliminer la pression sur cette région critique qu’est le nerf dentaire inférieur. La seule façon connue aujourd’hui de contrer la perte osseuse est la pose d’implants dentaires en nombre suffisant pour arrêter la perte osseuse ou la ralentir de façon significative. Sans parler du confort que vous retrouverez! Suivez nos chroniques ou consultez-nous pour évaluer vos alternatives...
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