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PAGE 8, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1976, WHITBY FREE PRISS .Raf riders. ecef,,,or children only by DA RRE LL VICKERS If was a fine day for sail- ing aid Maurice and Peter cntjoyýed every Minute of it. luie> ' ijst la>' 0n their backs takiiig ini the mar3'elous scener.y as they floafed mnerril>' alo,îg the placid river. A t one.point in the afternoon Maurice manouevered the crait f0 shore and they spen t a ioveiy hour diving off the rafi and splashing around in the wafer. Affer fixe> had finislied, Peter gof out the last pie and the last bit of mlilk and th ey had 'a snack to build up their strength before the>' sfarted back. . he day had been long and the'sun was Îust sfarting to go down in fthe sky. First Maurice and then Peter yawned, stretched and finaily fell asieep. 7'his might have been ail riglit if things had have stayed as the>' were but a stiff breeze camze up and if pushed fthe raft away from the shore and sfarted il/t wo young traveliers drifing even further away from Forest Giade. Little did our frùmnds know as flic>'siepf the>' were floating past the big trees And past the fields on the outskirts of the forest anid into the great swamp where oniy the braves f animais ever wen t. lhe occasional deer and squirrei tried, to cali to tnrem to wake up when they saw what danger fhey were ini but Maurice and Peter were very tired and just kept ight on sleeping. Well, eventuaill>'the sun had gone down completel>' and they had corne to rest in some weeds near the entrance fo the swamp. As the night air grew cooler if awakened Peter who was used to sleep- ing i a nice warm bcd at nighfs. Firstone eye opened and then fhe other but it did ver>' littie good at ail as he couidn 't see- anyfhing ini the dark "Oh dear. dear me!" he LIMITED QUANTITY - - 1 E exclaimcd, beginning f0 gef a littie frightened. "Maurice, Maurice wake Up! If 's nigh t time and we're lostl" he screamed as he franticaelly tried' to wake Maurice up. "Whaf seems ýto be' the matter? " asked Maurice, îust beginning to open his eyes. "Wc're iost somewhere in. ON ALL ITEMS AUG. 13-16, 1975. *" fthc dark and we can't find our way home!" "Don 't worr about. if lit fie sknk, i'm sure we will be fine." At this moment la Porcupine happened f0 look- yp and saw a smali slow moving obleef in! fhe air. Suddenly he gof 'a marvelous idea. '"Excusez-moi *mon- What's happening by DARRELL VICKERS _"i HOTELS Whitby Hotel: Par Three Plus One will be back for another week of fine entertainmrent, Dundas Street West, Whitby. Central: .Sound of Fury wil also be week of diversified music, King Street W., Oshawa. Lancaster: Chef Adams and the Adam boys are helping the week pass merrily at the Blue Horse lounge with some good country music, King Street West, Oshawa. THEATRES Plaza: If you're in the mood for somne shore sore or some teeth on the reef 'Jaws'is still in town, King Street East, Osh awa. Odeon: 'White Line Fever' is an action picture with ian Michael Vincent. If you like trucks and violence ^ you've comne to the right place. Oshawa Centre: 'The Wind and the Lion' is not about the great cat's case of indigestion but a story of love and war. Ceith: 'Nashville' is appearing at cinema IL. Somne people hate it and somne people love it, but by ail the controversy, al have seen it. Oshawa shop- ping Centre. Regent: 'The Apple Dumnpling Gang' wiil give you a few laughs. T im Conway is starring in this Walt Disney Film, need 1 say more? King Street East, Oshawa. Festt val1 offaith St. Mark's United Church in- Whitby has announced that a 'Festival of Faith' will be held at the Canadian National Exhibition on Sun- day, August 17 at 3:30 p.m. in the bandshell. The festival is billed as "a celebration of Christian Faith" and was planned by an inter-church committee including The United Church. The theme is "Alive and Free" with guest speaker Rev. Marney Patterson, Dir- ector of "Invitation to Live Crusades". Fest val Of art The Whitby Recreation Department is holding an arts festival today. The festival, to be held at D'HilIier Park, begiris at 1 p.mf. sieur firefly. " The firefly landed on the raft and Maurice expiained his plan. A 'few minutes later he flew Of."Weil whats goig on?"j iýoqured Peter who was anxious to know what was going on. 1 "Y'ou wiil see my littie skunk, you will see, " was al he replied. Ail of a sudden hundreds of firefly's friends and himself flew overfop the raft. 'Ho w are th ey go ing to h eip us Mauric e? " askea Peter who stili wasn 't sure what the clever porcupinu had up his.sleeve. "Véry simple," hel said giving a signal to the fireflys. As soon as he had done so they ail glowed together and the light was enough that they could flnd their way out of the swamp and, with the ittle source; of light flying over top of the raft, find their way home with ease. Peter Skunk also had time on the way back to the. Glade to think up ail kinds of excifing stories about their adven ture f0 teil ail the other animais when he got home. Report f rom the Legisiature BILL NE'W'MAN4 M.P.P.. ONTARIO SOUTH RIDING .4 Take a scenic boat cruise; tour a nuclear power station; visit a pioneer temple aglearn with some 3,000 window panes. You might prefer to admire an antique cars display; enjoy superb theatre; or attend a renowned fair and horse show. Ail reasonably close at hand, here's a sampling of things to see and do: Nothing beats a sightseeing cruise for relpxed holiday fun and this area offers an attractive variety. For example, fromn Orillia there's a boat cruise on Lake Couchiching, with a stop at the home of Canadian. humorist, Stephen Leacock. Leaving Peterborough, cruises tour Little Lake, past Centennial Fountain, through Lock No. 20 on the Trent Canal, over the famous Peterborough liftlock, and to Trent University. There are trips out of Midland, among the 30,000 Islands of Georgian Bay, through Honey Harbour and Beausoleil Island area, and Georgian Bay Islands National Park. From Penetanguishene, too, cruises ply through Geor- gian Bay's 30,000 Islands. Your car may very well feel at home in Oshawa, for this is the site of Canada's biggest automotive plant. "Parkwood", the splendid estate of the late R. S. McLau- ghlin - auto king of Canada, is open to the public and contains aIl the original furnishings and a beautiful con- servatory. The same city also hosts the Canadian Automotive Museum which traces the automobile from its earliest days up to the present. Just west of the city, you can take a guided tour of the Pickering Nuclear Power Station, shoot an atom and watch it split before your very eyes. Complete with a barreil organ, ark and Jacob's ladder, the temple of a Canadian pioneer sect stands at Sharon, a symbolic structure built in the Upper Canada wilderness of the early I9th Century. Candies were lighted behind each of teh 2,952 window panes during services at this curlous three-storey church, now a museum. Though noted for its excellent sprine and winter ice fishing, Lake Simcoe is also one of the choice targetsý of anglers in summer, when thoughts turn to bass fishing (with leeches a favored live bait in this water). Trolling for Lake Trout is quite widespread, but is particularly practised off the Oro Station Shore. About 30,000 lake trout are planted in Lake Simncoe annually, and 20 per cent of the catch of this species is stocked fish. In sports fishing Lake Simcoe continues to produce surprisingly well for water so, closely pressed by the densely populated Golden* Horseshoe of Lake Ontario from Niagara to Oshawa. It is easy for the public to rent a boat at one of the many marinas bordering Lake ÏSimcoe (or launch their own craft) for a bit of cruiing cr flishing, and there's free mun of the numerous goverrnent docks around the lake's per1meter. Readily accessible too for a hot day refresher are swimming and picnicing faiities at the area's parks, including three provincial parks - Sibbald Point, near Sutton;, Mara and McRae Point, near Atherley. Here and there, as at Beaverton, you might find a small municipal or p ivate park beside a harbour or rivermfouth. or te many enthusiasts who enjoy summer stock theatre, there are excellent performances presented at the Red Barn at Jackson's Point, at the Georgian Theatre in Barrie, and at the Old Opera House in Orillia. Another annual highlight of the district is the Sutton Fair -AdHreSo hc rnslaighree from $AVEU P. ECIALS -3- é r S .1 Ar ea r- É-tn