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Whitby Free Press, 19 Nov 1975, p. 8

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PAGE 8, WFI>NESIAY NOVEMBER 19j,1975, WIIITBY FREE PRESS MOW AT FOR MAYOR WHAT MOWAT WANTS TO DO *IMPROVE CO-ORDINATION, CO-OPEIèATION and COMMUNICATION between Town Deparftments, Depart- ment Heads and Taxpayers. *LOOK seriously into the approval of Residential Lots below 50" and; -Row Housing *Town Housing *Higli Rise -situated in or close to single famnily dwellings. *STOP Culdesacs beyond reasonable depths- due to possible serious problems getting emergency vehicles (Fice, Ainbulaiîce, Police) if road blocked at entrance. *WOULD STRIVE for GREATER use of present facilities -Arenas, Halls and Schools. *INTRODUCE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION on important matters which have changing effects on desires of what Whitby should be. WHAT MOWAT HAS DONE? FORMER - Mayor, Deputy-Reeve FORMER - County Councillor FORMER - School Board Member FORMER - Commissioner on Police and Hydro FORMER - Volunteer Firemnan and Deputy-Chief VOTE District Governor Ed Leslie and President Gene Posteraro recaîl 16 years of service by the Whitby Lions Club by looking at a plaque listing the naines of the club's past presidents. About 100 people attended the club's l6th birthday party Saturday nfight. Free Press Photo Whitby Lions Club 16 years old The biggest birthday party in Whitby last week was cele- brated by the Whitby Lions Club, as about 100 guests assernbled at the Centennial Building for a dinner, and entertainment by tlic County Town Singe rs. President Gene Posteraro opened the proceedings with an outline o>f the accornplih- ments of the club in the pasi year. Hie told h0W fthe Lions had pu rchiased a sporistimer for the Iroquois Pafk Arena, donated to safety vehicles to tie Durhamn Regional Police, operated beer gardens at the County Town Carnival and World Plowing Match, and sponsored a numnber of rninor sports tearns. Mr. Posteraro remninded the Whiitby Club that tlie dinner Saturday marked tfl1th an- niversary of' the club, wllichl grew fromi nothing in 1959 to a mcembershîp of more than 40Oin 1975.- ý This lias jrovcd to nie we have accomplished somnething l'or Lions International and oui comnuffity , lie said . Mr-ê Posteraro also offered a speciai thanks to Bol) Heron, who provîdes the tractor for the Lions carnival train, and Heinz Kurz who provides a refîidgeîator truck for the beer gaîden. Acting Mayor Don Love- lock commented that service clubs don't do enough preach- ing about what they do in the community. Hc thanked the Lions for thefr work with the blind, and the sportstimer do- nation, and said that without service clubs the town would not have many of the facilities it lias in the community. District Governor Ed Bruce Lush spoke of the work of Lions International, which has more than a million mem- bers in 150 countries. Mr. Lush reminded the memnbers that "regardless of how large we are or become, success depends on the individual. He is the keystone of Lions International". __ The County Town Singers provided a concert in the theatre, and the cvening con- cluded with a dance. Atrip or $600 work. 28 tons of paper eolleetéd The Whitby District Boy Scouts collected alm-ost 28 tons of paper for hiome insul- ation products during their Novembcr-8 paper drive. The next drive is December 1 3 and people are asked to put out bundled piles of news- print paper only. A one-week hioliday for two in Cuba, including air fare, hotel and three meals daily, or $600 in cash, is being offered by the Whitby Rotary Cluib as its latest fund-raising project. Tickets are available at $5 eachi froni any mnemnbers of the club or fromi Middleton's Book Store and the managers of the Montreal, Toronto - Domiinion and (Cornmerce B3anks. The draw will hco held at 12:15 p.m. at the Rotary luncheon at the cuirlinig club, Deceruher 23. Ail proceeds_ WEST WARD VOTE EVOY BRIAN, Dec. 1lst for community invoIvemeJ C CRAFT WORKSHOP VISIT OUR, G;IFT SHOP FR HANDCRAFTED: POTTERY MACRAM E INQUIRE ABOUT: POTTERY CLASSES POTTERY SUPPLIES 115, BROCK. ST, S. ý66e79511

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