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WHITBY FREEPR ESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1979, PAGE 3 HIPS are ip t te needs of thef1r children The grade'one clase at Herd, Public Sehool i the playground Police reporte... 'MunimJLy' robber has trtial set and another, store robbed The man cbarged in con- nectionwith the "mummy"q robbery of a Whitby con- viencestore will appear in provincial Frlday at which time bis triai date wil ho set. Robert Herbert, 26, of 12 Nelson Street, Ajax will ap- pear before Judge Donald B. Dodds on a charge of armed* robhory. The charge arises from a Septemhor 27 incident in wblcb a lone maie person wearing white gauze around bis head and face heid up the Mac's Milk store at 313 Brock Street South. The thief, according to Durham Regionai Police, indicated to the cierk that he was armed and subsequen- tiy got away with $1,8W0. Arnied robbery Another Wbitby convience bas been robbed. On October 23 at about 5 suspect inidicated> to the p.m. a lone maie person en- cierk' that he was arined tered the Beckers Miik Store althougb the, cierk did not at 159 Garrard Road--:sçef the weapon. wearing a blue coiored coat ýThe' thief- who wàs last! and'a ski mask,ý Inap., David seen, running -West fromn the Fleming of the Durham 'sor got away with an un- Regionai Police'said. 1 determùined amount of Accordlng to Fleming, the money. Louise Van Schaik MODO' Fa. Ny Physicin (Formerly of Dorval Quebec) wishes fa announce the relocation of ber practice to MARY"BROCK 'BUILDING SUITE, 104 185 BROCK STIX WHITBY, ONT., Tolephone 668-203 BY MICHAEL KNELL PreePress Staff HIPS are hip ta the needs of their cbildren. HIPS,, Herd Interested Parents and Staff la a home and achool (parent/teacher) organisation that decided ta do somethlng for the sehool. What tbey dld, and what they are dolng, la building a playground for their children at scbooi. .According to Jane Stevens, the president of HIPS, the group was formed earller this year after a need was seen for a playground at the sehool. The piayground. was needed,1 she explained, because- many of the cbildren are bused to the sehool from Pringle Creek and have to stay for lunch. -Theplayground at Floren- ce M. Herd Public School la a creative one, she says, and was built with "Ivolunteer work, volunteer materiai and volunteer time."I There are five stations in the playground that include swings (still uncompleted), dlinning bars,. a teepee of posta, a fort that has an in- closed sand pit (that can aiso be used as an outdoor clasaroom in good weather), balance beams, teetter- tot- ters, and an airpiane made of wood (that doesn't fly, of course.) Connie -Roy, a spokesman for the group, said that there are 30 active families in the group adding that al paren- ta and staff at Herd are con- sidered members of HIPS. "'Costs so far bave been under $30," Roysays. Money la raised tbrough yardý sales, bake salesand other events. There- are tWo events coming up in the future: a th1tmas. mini-PingoÃ"-on November 26 and a bauzar on December 1. Both events are ta be beid at the school: <1Stevens, a former teacher, gives Roy ýand ber huaband credit for gettlng the project started. Stevens, a former teacher, gives Roy -and ber husband credit for gettlng the project started. KNI TV CAR EVEý UP TI GRAND Pl Stevens aiso sald that there were people who uald that the piaygroumd could flot be built. «'WVe want ta show people that it can be done, " she says, It certainly appears that it ean ho done, because Hipc la getting it done. IGNIS 0F COLUMBUS IL E CHANNEL 10 ,RY WEDNESDAY %T 6:*000 P.M. O $375 IN PRIZES êIST WEEKS WINNERS RIZE B. THERTEIL, Bowmanville F. D UG UAY, O shawa E. O'HE N LY, 0Oshawa4 A. CHISHOLM, Bowmanville4 T. HIPPENSTALL, Oshawa quo çards avuvilabi. ut rrticipating merchunfs 1for $1.00 (SOc oaci,) iarmacy - 372 Brock St. S. (Safeway Mail), hhins - 372 Rrnpk St. S.(S.afewav Mall)'I Jury & Loveli Drug Store - 317 Brocic St. S. Kameka Footwôar - Thickson Rd. S. (Whitby Mail) Oshawa Meat- Products & Delicatessen 1818 Dundas St. E. Shorty's Cigar Store - 121 Brock St. N. Slîorty & Son Billiards - 130 Dundas St. N. Whitby Glass & Mirror - 210 Brock St. S. Towne Flowers. 601 Dundas St. W. Blair Park Varietv. Luoin flr County BowI, 118 Byron St. N., I M---------------------------- Sin Bailey Pha Baskin Rol v --qw UNCO 1 Il