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Whitby Free Press, 8 Jun 1983, p. 9

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Local student can't find job so she creates her own An ambitlous local girl ls pullng eut ail the stops in ber efforts te flnd a summer job. Katby Plummer, 20, is frustrated wltb the lack of jobs in tbe areasos she bas created' her own business. The Henry Street High School graduate bas decided te, create a service for vacatioming familles. For a fee, she wil check the bouse daily,. remove ail cir- Poster Contest winners Wnnen cof the Wbitby, f&e department's "fire prevention poster con-' test" wereannoued recenty at the youtb and civic administra- tion mock council meeting. .Melissa Kerach, a stu- dent at. West Lynde Public Scbool, captured first place honors in the girls, category wlth a poster tltled 4 Careless is dangerous" Eric Martland, of Florence, M., .Heard PublicSchool, tok first, place in tbe beys divi- sion with a pester titled "Fire is catchy". Second Place went te Mary Waterman, frem Florence M. Heard, wltb a poster titled "Put it eut or else you'il sbout" , and Michael Lopes, a student at St. Theresa's Separate Scbool, with a poster titled' "Sadness is a home on fire" Third place was taken by Heatber Lèennox, of St. Paul'ls Separate Sebool, -wlth a poster titled "I1t's ne joke"t and Armand Parvint 0f E.A. Fairman Public School, witb a poster tltled "De net play witb fire" Over 200 entries were submltted for the con- ,test. Bridge Mn. Jack Doughty tie witb Mns. Zetta Cun- -and Mns. Marg- aret Jones, 64. The resuits of dupli- cate bridge play are reported each wreek li culars and mail, check appliances, water plan- ts and feed the family pets, the exception of doge, wblch, Katby says require tee mucb cern- panlensbip te ho left alone. She will also shop for tbe vacationers 50 ,tbat staple items wiil ho ln the bouse when the family returns. Ligbts and radies wilI h left on in varlous locations te give the lieuse the occu- pied look. Kathy flnlsbed 8chool at Seneca College's King City campus May 20 and had been unsue- cesaful locating a job. " The people ln the area just aren't blrlng,"l she said. 111 was trying te thlnk of somethlng new to do and miy father saw an ad lni a Toronto newspaper offerlng a houseslttlng service se 1 declded to try it around here and see wbat hap- pens. Y Katby said for an ad- ditional fee she will check pools and keep lawns and gardens in good shape. If the response to this service is great enough, Kathy may be able to employ another student in her business. Familles minterested li the service may contact Katby at 668-5955. WHITBY FREE PRESS$ WEIJNESDAY JUNE 8, 1983, PAGE 9 Laborers will work for free How would you like te receive some free slave labor fer three heurs. The Wbitbyand Ajax Canada ,Employment Centres for Students are making this possible wlth a "hire a student/ odd job sql[ad giveaway contest." The lucky winner wli receive the services of the entire Ajax' and Whitby Employment Centres for Students staff fer a period of up te tbree heurs. Yes, Maria Volpe, superviser, as weil as student placement of- ficérs David Blair, Waily Beaton, Richard Martin and Sharon San- tes wiIl be forced te practice what they preach as seme lucky bemeowner or business wli recelve their "slave labor." The contest, wblch wlll last from June 15 te 240 is open te any area homeowner or business person wbo is able te provide a bona fide odd job preposal for the team. Anyone interested may contact either of- fice before the deadline. Fer the Whitby office, cail 668-5233, for Ajax, cail 683-7691. Althougb office heurs are from 8: 15 arn. te 4:30 p.m., it is best to cail in the merming. SThe winner wiil be drawn June 28 and ar- rangements regardlng the odd Job wlll be made at tbat time. The contest Is being run te promoe thte odd job squad, a speclal file of students set to per- form any od job task, includlng wlndow wasb- Ing, lawn mowlng, baby- sittlng, painting and cleanlng. N* IBY 10 *OUT BY 4 I ntroducing the Witby Breakfast. In Whitby, you can start your day every ay .... everything from the- per f ct breakfast and, w'ith The wvith the perfect breakfast, because scores and detais of last night's > Star's convenieént sections, you can now The Toronto Star can be on sports events to inventive consumer take ail or some of it to work with' your doorstep every weekday articles and recipes, complete daily you'. There's 'no more waiting until before 7 a. m. TV coverage and listings and Best youý get home to, read about what's As part of a nutritious, informative Bet entertainment reviews. And> beeri happening in'your world. breakfast, The Star contains 100 planning ahead is easier because Start your mornings in Whitby per cent of these essential daily The Star delivers this information to fresh, nourished and informed. Eat requiremnents: you first thing in the morning. a good breakfast, and start with - -. - - --The Star. - I 1

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