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PAGE 8, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7,1982, WHITBY FREE PRESS Craft show 'to h ave,110 exhibi*tors When- a windo w is' broken in Unionville, Ontario, the shattered remains can inevitably be found in Dawn Busato's studio.. <Sh's not reaiiy the cuiprit, it's just -that, friends and1 neighbours are often the source of suppiy for'her unusual craf t, sagging glass. Bursato crates beauti- fui -plates,.,,trays, plaques and boxkes using the extreme heat of a klln to cause of sheet of glass'to sag into a dlay F CA YU, MISS THIS $1 59*0 Twn l79,00Single Incudes transportatIon/accom- modation. Reserved seat for race/hotel taxes and U. S. e x- c hange. Pick up Whitby. Cali 185 BROCK ST. N. WHITBY Corner of rock & Mary ~tWr1of j c. .Stay Young..Have Fun.Travel! mold. It ail sounds very simple, but the glass must first be expertiy painted and eut, and the influence.«f the heat on the piece carefully calculated. The resuls are delightfül, with each piece being uniquely dif- ferent and interesting. The more. traditional craft of china painting is the, forte of. Britt Hayne of Ajax,. Ontario.. Born' in Norway and educated at -Oslo College, she specializes in porcelain jewelry and special oc- casion plates . Her use of soft colours and her attention to detail make each piece a work of art. Ceramie painter Her- ta Sand brings her own unique talents to her work. Having followed her father's work. in sculpture and worked with her husband for years, she.had an excell- ent grounding when she set out to develop her own style and tech- nique. Her delicate and beautiful ceramic pieces are an excellent example of the quality craftsmanship ta be, founid in Eastern On- taio. The Whitby Festival ADMISSIONU$.00 Chlrn14 and under accompanied by an aduit FR EE of Craft and Fashion wiii be hosting these and. many more craftsmen an Saturday, May 1, 1982 at the Iroquais Park Arena'in Whitby. With 110 exhibitors, many on-going demon- strations and a fashion show at 2 p.m., the festi- val is a Mnust for anyone wiÎth an eye for ex- cel lence and is perfectly timedý to help in the search for that perfect Mother'S Day gift. The Iraquais Park Arena is located at 500 Victoria Street West- in Whitby. Show hours will be from 10Oa.m. t 5 p.m. with a $1' admission charge for aduits. Child- ren under t welve will be admitted free of charge_ and there isîpienty of free parking. Gides wanted The, Whitby Museum is seeking people who are interested in volun- teering as Museum guides at the museum from mid-May ta the end of October. A Museum guide is responsible forgreeting the museum's visitors and providing informa-. tion relatinig ta 'the Museum $s'collection, history of Whitby and the Museum building.ý Previaus experience or knowiedge of local history is not required,. although it would be helpful. >Ail that.is required is that a'person be friend- ly, interested and will- ing ta learn. Volunteers will receive ail the train- ing necessary ta, do this job. However, volunteers must be willng to com- mit four hours of their time,. one ,af ternoon. (Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday or Sunday) per month. Volunteering as a museum guide is a rewarding experience. It gives a person a chance to-contribute ta the community, in- crease one's knowledge and develop personal skilis. Museurns need volun- teers .in order 'ta offer the public basic1services and the Whitby Museum needs, you. ,For .further information 'Contact the museum's'-curator, Margaret May, at 668- 4401. -Conversion of retal food store scales from pounds and ounces ta grams and kilograms <g and kg) is underway and stores everywhere in Canada Mll be 1 Aeighing food exclusively in metric by the end of 1983. It's the, last major stop in metrlc conversion directly affecting consumers - after adoption of centimetres (cm>, 'metres (ml and kilornetres (km) for length; litres CL)' for volume, and degrees Celsius for temperatures. How familiar aie vou with the new units? Here's a fun quiz ta help you test youirself.,Look out for trick questionsi <Answers are at the end of the column,> 1. Litres are ta gallons s Canaçda's exports are ai- (a) Inches are ta degrees ready sold in metric units. Celsius ? <b> Kilomotres are What- proportion? Ca> 5per to miles? <c> Ounces are to cent? <b 7.654 per cent? centimetres? ic) About haîf? 5. How much ground meat provîdes average par- tions for a family of five? <a) 500 g? <b) 5 kg? (c> 25 g? -~ k6. Turkeys cost a dollar a pound at Christmas. Nauv it's $2 20/kg. Has the price la> Gone up? (b> Gone down? (c> Just about un- 2. Gertie Greenthurit s changed? 7. -Athiet e Jae Jock is 2 m taîl. Is' hoCa> A, jockey? <b) 'A basketball star? <c> Average height in the NHL?> -(q) ~L ~') 9 ~(') .g ~) 4 (u) .~ ~(q) .~ ~<q> *i SU3A4a~SNV G overnment, confus ed over metrie, too It seems that even the Canadian -Metric Com- mission. is confused by the- new set of weights and measures that were recently imposed by the federal government. Last week, the Whitby Free-Press received a letter from the commi- ssion's director of infor- mation,,V.J. Peiisek, ~akng. aur heip in prornot.ing ,metrie- through the publication of a series entitled -"Test YouÙr Metic Skils, 'a« ,sample of wbich is seen I FAMILYHAIRCENTRE I I 900 BONACORD AVE. (OTTER CREEK) I WHITBY Durham's Firsi True FamIIy Flair Centre I A new concept in quailty, customlsed famliy hair cdare availabie atI I BUDGET PRICES - I EASTERSPECIAL 1 Braids Colouring Streaks Cuts* -Beard Tri m $5.00 off perms 20 %of f othe r services APRIL 7TH - APRIL 14TH with this coupon. No appaintment necessary. Came together & Save. Senior citizens haif price. PIràv area2for toddr1s. Ear Plerc ingi Manicures Eye Brow Arching Hair Removal: I By Waxing I Free rnonthly draw - dinner for 2.-I I666-2254 f&n.- Tues. 9. 6 F-RyNaiC e. Sit. 8 - lU above. In, bis letter, Pelisek pointed out that food stores have been required ta, set aside the aid Imperial,-system in favor of the Metrit system.. IIConsequently," he sad,"fo 'od will be wýeighed, sold and ad- vertised in grams and kilagrâms." Naw, this is where ,the letter -gets interestlng. "This change-over," Pelisek continue&,"i the - ia'ýst ýmajor move that affects consumers in Canada's conversion ta metric (after the switch to, Celsius-temp- eratures, kiiograms for distance, litres for gaso- line and metres for home-furnishing). ", Well, it seems that the, commissio n should be taking its ý own test as almost: any school stu- dent will teill you that in the metric system, dis- tance is measured in kiiometres while food-. stuffs are weighed in kilograms. Hawever, we should kep in mind that nobody's perfect. EDITOR'S NOTE: On page 60of today's edition there Is a letter from a newly formed organiza- tion from Meaqure Canadian, a group dedi- cated te preservlng the Imperial system of welghts and measures. Give yourself a Break with' CALLTHE DANDI-LINE 666-3187 Whýitby. 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(a> It's wlting..needs ten- der, loving care? <b> lt's grown about 50 per cent? <c> Quickl lt's going through the ceiling? 3. How many stores ac- ross Canada are affected by the change ta metric sca- les? (a> 35 000? <b> 10 000? _Ac) 50 000?' 4. In order ta meet aour' customners' needs, some Of e8ley8 do ý*4,