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Whitby Free Press, 15 Mar 1978, p. 3

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Glynnis Burt (centre) slaps Susan MacLeod, the central character lu the play "Go Ask Mité." vilen ghb&becomes unmanaiable-durinug a-drug trip. Ibis scene 'is frein a proiduëtion bylthe Henry Street High Sehool Draina Club which won four awards at the Durham Re- glon Drama Festival March 3, and wil be presented at the Eastern Oiitario liegonal Draina Festival at Brockvifie April 6. At Ieft la Steve Cane, 'behincithe bed are David Gent, Sué Wilson and Laura Nichoils, and te the right, watching the action. are Nowel Catterall, Judy Davis and Paul Roney. The drama club hopes te raise enough money to travelto England and present the play at a acheol lu Whitby's twin town, Whitby, Yorkshire, lu June. Free Press Photo by Br ian Winter Drama club takes 4 awards. The Hen ry Street Hlgh adjudicator's award of mernt. School Draina Club bas met The play was curected by- with ùnexpected successa witli John Bolton, a bIstory teacher, its current' play, "Go Ask and another teacher, Dwight .Alce," which 18 based on the Esier is assistant director. diary of a teen-age 'girl whio Student director and ' stage gets hooked on drugs and dies «tarager is uecky Macîvor. of an overdose. The club took four awards With a cast ana crew ot 2-U, at the. Durham Reglon- Dramna it is a big undertaking to raise- Festival' Match 3 at G. L. enougli money to make the Roberts Secondary School at trip to England June 14 to Oshawa,, and is entering the 29. Already one member has play ini the Eastern Ontario had to drop out because ho Regional Draina Festival ini cannot afford the cost. I Brockvllle,. April-6. It will cost $750 per stu- Thon, if enough funds çan dent, anid only $200 per stu- be nalsed, the students wiil dent. of that arnount bas been take the play t o Whitby's tii raised so far., says Mr. Esier. town, Whitby,, England, and hinMay the school plans to- there Is a posslbiity that they hold a public performance of, wiil prè§ent "Go Ask Aice" ,,"Go Ask Aice"'to raise funds at one of the world's major and the students will receive international drama festivals at Greenwich, England. At the Durham Rogion Draina Festival, "Go Ask Alice" was selected as thec best play, and outstanding perfor- manceawards were pnesented to two membens of the cast, Susan MacLeod (Alice) and Day. Gent. Laura Nichoils, a meruber of the cast who acts as a friend to Aice when others are trying to get lier in- to the drug sceno, 'won an The rwo co-ordinators for the Canada Sumnmer Youth Employmnent Prograin have been appointed. Francine MacNeill will co-ordinate the services for the Ajax and Whtby Canada Manpower Ceune ton Students. UDave Warnlca wiilco-ordinate the Oshawa 'and Bowmanville Canada Mànpower Centre for Students. The. number of cients un- employed and registened for work at the Canada Employ- ment Centres in Ajax, Whitby and Oshawa for the. month. of February totafled 12,044, conuisting of 6,545 femnale and 5,499 male clients. .Placements in the three of- a -portion of the profit from the sale of 5,000 McDonald's Restaurant gift.certificates'to help finance the trip to Eng- land. The draina club lias been in contact with Ernest Hutcblnson, the former miayor of Whitby England, _who visited Whitby Ontario last year, and'arrange- mentshave been made to pro- sent '"Go Ask Aice" at a Whtby achool. Final arrange- ments for the Greenwich and 69 people were recoiving academic upgraling at Dur- barm College. In February, there were 4 agreements sgnod undon the Canada Manpower Industrial Tralning Prograin. As a rosult of these agreements, 4 people will benefit frein both training and employmient with the various companies lu eut area. T'he Job Exnetlence Train- lng Programwbjch commenced in D)eoember I 9V .has created a great ddal et uterest with 79 contracta being signed up to, the end of Febtuary, te- sulting lu 85 trainees being placed i employment wlth local emjloyers. The rnaority of clients we regîstered lu clenical and related, sales, service, product fabricating aud assembly, unateulal bandling and construc- *AnfAkj> draina !-stival bave flot .been made yet. The Durham Regior Fanily YMCA 18 offering- a whole package of youth pro- grams and they will ail be stant ing shortly. Among them are a ntimber of physical and'non- physical programrs. Monday night is time for guitar instruction, with classes being held for the complote beginner through to advanced. Tuesday1 niglit sees the return of the cortifiod Jhild Cane Course, for those .12 and up. Saturday is the big day, foi progr 1ams at the YMCA, witl soveral being run at Henry Street, igli School. Gymnas- tics isioad by Irmrtnaut Doenker who. bas also taught in Ger- many and South America. and nas a long ust of credentials Floor hockey will foature drills, conditioning, and a big tournament during the session including ail, of ounrogional teams, and some toams fnonm outside the region. Floor hockey. is run in various age groups. Wnostling and, weight training make full use, of the ,facilities at Henry Street 111gb Other Saturday programs include Tennis lessons, swimn Ming lessons and, a baskotball program. CanoeIng will be ex- panded, with an intormediate class boing held Saturday morning at Iroquois Park pool and a beginir's class later ir the afternoon. Our craft classs wiil soon be making us of the nice woather to, do out doon crafts. These nun al Poli ce Iay narcotCies Hashish and resin (ol) witl a street value of about $6 we.re seized in Wbitby Marci 6 by joint forces of the. RCMP OP? and Durhamn Regional Police. Police have charged Mary Van Asten, 19 and HenryVan CANCERK SVUKIY WG'Ib$200 The Canadian Cancer Society's annual appeal begins Aptil 1, but it got a good start recently With a prescutation of $200 froin the students of Anderson Coilegiate. Student's Council President Colin Mcilwain (rlght) presented the $200 chieque to Bili and Marion Irwin, co-chairman of the camnpaign for the Whitby branch. The $200 donated te the Cancer Society arks only one of the ways iu which- Andersoii students are helping local organizýation ,and charities with the proceeda frein their annual Peny Drive. fle schol's 1,100 students raised $1 ,300 in oeeweek, and divided the proceeds among eight local and international organizations. Five hundred dQllars was sent to sponsor two foster children in the Philippines and El Salvador; $200 to the Cancer Society; $100 te' Christopherý Robin Homne; $100 to developmentaliy handicapped children; $100 to theCNIB; $100 to Musculaàr Dystrophy; $50. to the Heart Fund; $50 te UNICEF; $50 te the Hfumane Society;. and $50 te Cardiac Rehabilitation. Free Presu Photo Kathleen' Rowe (wWhiby) on:i Monidays, F.M.Heard (Whitby) on Tuesdays, Palnnrsion ' (Whitby)on MondaysMeaciow- mrediàtely aftor school. crest (Brooklin) on Thunsdays, For further inîformationcall and Fridays,' and are held un- the YMCA at 668-6868. OBITUARIES, s KEITU LUNNEY Keith Telf ord Lunnoy,, a former resndent of Witby, died' at Riverdale Hospital, Toronto, Mgrch 4, following a prolonged illness, at "t.age of 68. Eley was born July'17,1899 at Campbollford, Ontario. A fartnor, he had been re. tirod for 28 years. -Ho was a member of St. Mark's United, Church and the Whitby Senior Citizens Club. Mr.. Eloy was predeceased by' bis' wife, the former Ger-, trude Alice Hall, whom he marnied May 6, 1959 at New-, tonville; andi two brothers, ~. Aresident of 50 Cordov d.1adEnst n n Ave., Isilgton, Mr. LunneY sisteri Mrs. Peakd Higli. W as born Dec. 3 1, 1909 at n Dtroit, Michigan, a son of A l Q~.m~ iMr. and Mis. George W. Lun- .CI..Sa~i t Iney. r Ho attended Runneymcede eand Humnberside- High Scliools A ljerno l t.1 Tornto 'and Dominion Col- Slege. Ho was later a contrac- -tor, and salesiman for D.:W. SMcQuay RealEstateIn Whitby. H -e retined 10 yeans ago. heAem n udofÀ Il Mn.,Lunnoy wasa .memnber Saits"Anglican CGu fhAil -of the Wlitby Kiwanis ClubSatsAnlcnCrc ne ofor a numben of vears and was cently olected its officers for y' active in the Boy Scouts. Ho 1978. 1,was awarded a Thanks Badge Thosoe lccted are: Past nby, the Scouts of- Whitbyn President, Mns. N.- R. Cor- t1960. rnack; President, Mrs. A. J S He was a memnber of St. Brady; Secnetary, Mrs. L. J. t- Mark's United Cliunch before Annan;, Treasuren, Mns. M. t moving to Toronto. 1 Toms; Social Convener, Mrs. Mr. Luaney is survived by E. W. Diiling; Téeplione Con-, bis wife, the former Donotliyveflor, Mrs. A.R.B. Conrad; Bnadshaw, whom ho married Card Secretary, Mrs. E. W. at Toronto, Jan.* 14, 1938; two sons, George of Witby and Students si >Richard of Toronto; and one daughter, Faàtnicia, of Barri e. a t n Ho was predeveasedby a ate d r l - aster, Aijeen Lunney in 1950.' The funeral was held Match Twenty-five , students at 8 at W. C. Town Funeral Anderson Collegiate whe are Chapel, Whitby, with Rev. J. taking a course in Canadian M. Smith of St. Mank's Church law recently attended a h officiating. The funeral was county court session presided 0 followed by cremnation. over by Judge JP. Kelly. 'i 1' i -Accordiug to their teacher, Howard Segul, th. idea of at- tending court is te, show tic students liow a typical cnimii- nal court operates and who takes partil tii.procdunes. .Mr. Eley là survived by cwu step;.daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Fusco of Oshawa and Mrs., Hilda Gilbert of Toronto, and one step-son, Edgar Hoad of Newcastle. The funoral was held Match 1 at W. C. Town Funeral Chapel, withRev. John Smith of St. Mark's Cliurch conduct- ing the service. Interment will ho later aI Groveside Cometery Brooklin. sChurch On Guild Ls officers Diling and Mrs. L. J. Annan; Red Cross Contact at fairview Lodge, Mrs. S. J. Strowger; and Scnipture Reading, Mrs. G. Levingston. The Guild's Spring Dessert Bridge wiil be held in the parish Hall, Apnil 26 frein 1 p.m. to, 3:4'5 p.m. Good pnuzes will bc offered, and desents wlll bc senved with diabetics in mind. Adisson is by ticket only. tudying Iaw court cases While lu coutt,the students sawý a man sentenoed te jail after plêading guilty te drug tnafficking changes. The stu- dents aise atteuded a number of Supremne Court trials pre- sided over by Mr. Justice J. E. Eberle. On returning 'frein the countrom, the students tutned lu reports on what they bail wltnessed. Plenty of üativityoff ered by YMCA Youth employment -co -ordinatorhired, 1

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