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Whitby Free Press, 26 Apr 1978, p. 1

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Lions help, safety patrolers ScoIl safety patrollers in Whitby will have an, oppor- tunity to participate in a number, of functions this year, thanks to the generos- ;ty of the Whitby, Lions Club. West, Lynde -doin g well Membership in the West Lynde Community Associa- tion increased by 181 during the past year,. reports Mem- bership Chairman Gerry Hill. The association currently 4 arrested Four Whitby meu were arrested in drug raids'by the Durham Regional Police April ai1-and charged with possession, of marijuana. Arrested were: James A. Watson, 16, 580 Mary Street East; Keith Gregory Femnia, 22, 435 Brock Street North; bas 782 members which rep- resents 84.1 per cent of the, subdivision, says Mr. Hill. According to Mr. Hill's, report in 'the West Lynde newsletter, memnber famnilies in the subdivision have 1,253 children.- in,drug raid 0 Frank Lavalley,- 22, 435 Brock Street North; and Peter Robertson, 35, IOOA Byron Street South, Apt. 1., pouice executed search warrants at the rsàidences of tiiose charged and made the arreats, a Durham, Police snkesman said. Reeently the Lions Club presénted a $1,000 cheque to the Durham Regional Police to send Whitby safety patrol- lers to a three-day national jamboree in Qttawa in May. One patroller from each of Whitby's 10 participating sehools will be able to attend. .The rnoney wHi also, be used tO send one- patroller from each sehool to -Camp Sarnac for one week in July to attend a training sess ion for safety patrollers who will be sehool captains in 1978-79. Constable Peter Wraight, safety officer for Whitby, accepted the- eheque from Lions Vice President Don Johuston. Two Whitby safety patrollers, Angela Worona, of St. 'Paul's, Sehool and Kevin Powell, of E. A. Fair- mian Schogl, spoke tW the Lions Club-about their safety Constable Peter Wraight, Whitby safety officer for the Durham Regional Police (left) received a $1,00 cheque for Whitby Lions Club Vicé-President Don ohnston (right) to provide opportunîities -for Whitby's safety patrollers. Participating -in the presentation, left to right, are: Constable Wraight; Kevin Powell, a safety patroller at E. -A. Fairman, Sehool;1 Lions Safety Chairman Larry Moore; Angela Worona, a safety patroller atSt. Paul's School; and Mr. Johnston. The' money will be used to send safety patrollers te a jamïboree in Ottawa and a summer training session for next year's school captainis. Free Press Photo At Pickering High School May 4 1,000 delegatesl expected "tsntENERGY- SAVER -AT SCIENCE FAIR «Isntnew; it's under you," says the sign 'on a school project demhonstrating how underground housing can conserve energy and heat. Grade 8 students Liz Forbes and Irene Jaciw shoew off their project which won fo,,urth prize at the seconXd annual science fair at St. John the Evangelist School. The fair, which consisted of abou t 150 exhibits by Grade 7 and 8 students, was held April 20 and 21 as part of Education week. Free Press Photo A Au tp rvCisa ScEnfSomaKIT.Z Om esin>hR eNWIt a tr Company's latest youth group show: £45ktsophrenja. Mary Roeey (left) is a lady paseig hmmf*ihrrasesohier passengers ah a loca bus stop. The other passengers mm- il-r*hâm autW ma lianmal. Abby Zotz and Karen Orme. "SkItt4ophrenla" In February, Community Care Vice-chairman, Jiin Speers placed a poster, soliciting volunteer help from allyoung people, in the Sehools do Whitby schoois made a good showing at the Durham Regional Science Fair, held at Dunbarton High Sehool, April 13 and 14. Anderson Coilegiate won first prized for Grades 9 and 10 Intermediate Physics with a solar power battery back- up car built by Wayne Conrad and Lloyd Hutchin- Memorial. A memnorial scholarship is being established at Denis O'Connor Iig h Sol in memory of Fleda Vella -a former student who was killed i a car accident last year. 11we Freda Veila Menori Schlarship will be granted to a Grade 10 student at the scho0's commemcement «rcimn Miss V"law«s very acive local Senior Public & High Schools. Over seventy young people responded by attend- ing an information session and 35 of these eventually well at f air son. Kathleen Rowe Public School won first prize in Grade 7 Junior Biology for a display on green eggs and ham by Lisa Hi.tchinson. Whitby Senior Public Sehool took second place In Grade'7 Junior Physics for a display on friction and lubricants by Susn Aggett. sîcholarship ini the workof the Durhamn Region YMCA and will be remeufbered for having worked i he late 1960's and early 1970's-at Gandolf's Tea House and Youth Power. She also directed a Y day camp for two summers and initiat- ed a tutorlng program. 'Iluse interested i cootri- btatng ot. he scbolarshlp fund may cewtact Cathy Arbowr at OU-M. signed up as volunteers to work with the elderly. One of the eagei' volun- teers is Mark Drew the grandson of a present Com- munity Care Qient. Since others -have helped Mark's grandmother where he couldn't, he wanted to help someone es, i his own way. Youth volunteers will be needed even more ini the coming weeks since there will be an increasing emphasis on yard work, pamphlets regarding Com- munity Care will be distribu- ted and many people will want spring cleaning done. Although there wiUl always be a need for more young people to aid others ithese activities, there is just as great a need for volunteers to do saine driving for elderly clients, Anyoee, youth or adult, who wishes to volunteer a small part af their time or skilIls to help our senior citizezs, zay contact the CnMuunty Caroffice at 101 Mary St. W. (0s.03).

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