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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8,1976e PAGE 9 '-Cyril Wick, a past president of the Brooklin Horticultuiral Society received a special Ontario Horticultural Associa- tion Service Certifîcate at the annual mee tin gof the Brooklin society November 24. The highest award a horti- culturalist can receive, it was presented to Mr. Wick by Miss Viola Gillion of Mouint Albert, District Five director of the Ontario Horticultural Association. Mr. Wick is well known throughout the Durham Region for his work in horti- culture. Among bis achieve- ments is the reorganization of the Ajax Garden Club. .Mr. Wick has been growing vege tables and flowers al bis life, and his retirement years have been dedicated to pass- ing on his knowledge to others. He has been a guest speaker at many of the societies in the district, as well as a guest speaker at the W hitby YMCA take-a-break program. For the past two, years he has taught classes in gardening at Durham College in Oshawa. He was instrumental in working with the Town of Whitby in an advisory capa- city when the town was planning its fîrst publie allot- ment gardens. Mr. Wick lias also looked after and super- vised înany civic plantings done by the Brooklin Horticultural Society in the area. Mr. Wick's dream for years was that Brooklin should have its own parkette or point of interest in the community, and he noticed that miost visitors to the village go to the arena. Hence, when the new addition to the Brooklin, Me morial arena began in 197 1, Mr. Wick approached the Town of Whitby on behaîf of the Brooklin Society to draw up a plan to improve the area in front of the building and make a truly mnemorial flower bed where the Brooklin Legio)n branch could hold their mernorial services. Over a period of a few years and with the co-operat ion of the Town of Whtby, foundation shrubs were plant- ed and a crescent bed estab- lished in iront of the addition. .Under Mr. Wick's direction and planning, a raised bed was planted to serve as a living mnemorial to the wvar veterans A MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE Crczft Works ho p TO HELP YQU WITH YQUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING OUR GIFT SHOP OFFERS YOU A WIDE SELECTION 0F HAND CRAFTED POTTERY. 668-951il 115 BROCK ST. S. WHITB Y SWeekly Specials J Sthis Week's Special Co-ordinat'es *& Velvets 10% OFF Large selection for Christmas. Use our Iay away plan. Sizes 5-15 6-16 Whîtby ç Christrms Shop for Women 126 BROCK S- WHITBY Chargex 6 812 6 Mastercharge A. ON-SAT9 -,6 FR1 lqj,4 ',o of the former Township of Whitby. Also, when his son Cordoni served as president, a lôcust tree was planted at a cere- mony in memnory of Brooklin's great horticulturalist and agricultLlralist Heber Down, and a benchi placed in the parkette. Mr. Down died in May 1 972, and the memorial planting took place a year later. The work at the Brooklin Mernorial Arena is almost complete and with the recent paving of the parking lot it can be completed next spring. Cyril Wick, past president of the Brooklin Horticultural Society, receives an Ontario Hlorticultural Association Service Certifîcate from Viola Gillion, District Five director of the Association. The award, the highest which can be given to a horticulturalist in Ontario, was presented to Mr. Wick in recognition of bis services to Brooklin and district over a period of many years. Photo bv Gord Wick Cyril Wièk wns'top award for'work in horticulture WHITBY DOWNTQWN BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION INVITESYOU TO ENTER AND WIN ONE 0F THREE MQNEY- VALUED AT $25000 $10000 $5Q00 0 Entry Forms Available From On. 0f These Participating Members Enter writh every $200 purchase Agnes Disney's Fashionable Half Sizes Bassett's Jewellers Brian's for Books Brock Theatre Butt Radio & Appliances Chainway Collins Shoes COOPER'S RUGS Corner Stone Gif t Shop Craf tWorkshop Courtice Allan's Pharmacy Dodd & Souter Decor Centre EI Fashions 126 The Frame House 0J ) y ki ki The Greenery HARPER HOUSE Jay Tras Florist JURY & LOVELL K & M Cleaners M.B.M. Publishing & Photography Imc. MacCari Hardware Mercantile Department Store Middleton's Book Store Mowat Insurance Agency Music Factory Nearly New Shop Ottenbrite's Men's Wear Patricia Ann Shoppe Peter & Joseph Russell Travel Ltd. Shorty's Cigar Store Style-Lite Shoes Ill Il1l FRI SAT 10 il 9p.m. 6p.m. 13 14 15 16 17 18 9p.m. 9p.m. 9p.m. 9p.m. 9p.m. 6p.m. 20 21 22 23 24 25 9p.m. 9p.m. 9p.m. 9p.m. 6p.m. Closed R Â 27 Closed Durham Regional Police are investigating a number of incidents which occurred at 4 a.m. Saturday at Iroquois Park during an industrial league hockey game. Police said four wallets were stolen fromn a dressing room, and someone took a fire extinguisher and sprayed the inside of a car in the parking lot. The extinguisher was tossed away in the lot, p olice said. THE CORNE RSTON E GI FT SHOP Chess Sets, Canister Sets 122 Brock St N., - Whitby MON-SAT 10-6 FR1 10-9 "Gifts for J-eople who care" HOLIDAY SHOPPING HOURS SUN MON TUE WED THUR