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PAGE 16, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1984, WHITBY FREE PRESS Antique fIre ]pumper given to Witby Asmall piece of Whit- by's heritage was retur- ned to the town in a brief ceremnony last week. Well known resident Jim Watson presented the town with a com- pletely reconditioned 1827 fire pumper tha t was buiît in Whitby by William Spencer. The purnper was used by Watson's great- grandfather to combat fires in the grain elevators at Windsor Bay, which is now known as Port Whitby. Watson's great- grandfather was a director of the elevator company and the Win- dsor Road Company. The pumper, which was restored to its original condition by Fawcett Motors of Whitby, was turned over to the Whitby Fire Com- pany when inaugurated by.council in 1857. After it was pressed FAMHXYLIFE ~j "Parents, Loyers & Kids" WHITBY SENIOR PUBLIC SOI-fOOL SUNDAY6:30 P.M. Community Service of WHITBY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY I 668-1310 852 BROCK ST. N., WH IITRY ,INI #ACT Pickering Museum Vill September 15 '& 16, lOam - loin -the excitement! out of service, it was returned to the Watson family who kept it until they turned it over to the town last week. The Watsons have a long history of service with the Whitby Fire Department and started with Harry Watson who gave 42 years service. Others involved in- cluded: Sheldon Wat- son, 30 years service; Warren Watson, 32 years service; and, Jim Watson, 26 years ser- vice. Jim Watson was a district platoon chief at the old Garrard Rd. Fire Station until he retired from the volun- teer fire department a few years ago. Whitby Deputy Fire Chief Tony Van- Doleweerd said that the Watson family bas "ex- traordinary in- volvement with the f ire company almost from the day it was started. 1 The pumper, which took eight months to restore, is manually operated. Two men had to pump while two manned its leather hose. curreni] others filled its well with It is a far cry from the the fire water and another modemn equipment The pi Pool renovations delayed 'tiI sprn The Town of Whitby Ross Batten, chairman Batten says he will arts roomn to the decision until we have has decided to delay of council's operations "have a complete report Iroquois Park Complex the overail picture. " work on the Iroquois committee, the decision on the renovations at the same time in Batten said that ail Park Pool, recently re- was made because the needed to they Anne Ot- honor of Canadian judo existing reports - in- named the Anne Otten- town wants to ensure tenbrite Pool."' champion and Olymn- cluding the mammoth brite Pool, until the that ail needed work is He also noted that the pian Glenn Beauchamp. Jean Montieth study spring of next year. done at the same time. town wants to add an "But there-is no sense are on hold. According to Coun. Hopefullv next week, ececiAqni uri i inr .. cin l-. s re mi an Ac 16) )ee history m"i ac Pickering Museum The grounds are ideal illage, a unique for a family picnic, with 'stored historical a number of picnic useum is hosting its tables scattered nnuaI - "History-in- throughout the grounds, ction" weekend this or take a luncheon to the eekend (Sept. 15 and grassy banks of the Duf- 0. fins Creek which winds The - museum is itself around the proner- %.la- t -i r CIII- aiu 5L vunas- anaU Wi!! Lu accompjJ1~iis u. located three km. east ty, and enjoy a lazy af- strated is the l9th cen- have the opportunity to there," Batten sà of Brock Rd. on Hwy. 7 ternoon in this idYllic tury toy reproduction participate in the many "By early October in the village of Green- setting. Refreshments which the children are activities which will be will know exactly wh ITBY wood and can be are available to the fascinated with. taking place. we are going." reached by a pleasant drive through rollinge and picturesque coun- ION 84tryside. a "portrait of pioneer life" filled with heritage activities such as but- î termaking, open hearth baking, weaving, wool dyeing, candie dipping, chair caning, rug - l. hooking, quilting, ,. -blacksmithing and numerous other pioneer crafts. Children visiting the.. museum will par- ticipate in old fashioned ~4 games, burr sculptures, apple peeling, help with. the corn grinding, try*.ê* . balancing on stilts, and take home a balloon to .~ remember their day at the museum. Visitors are able to tour the historice -buildings where guides and craft demonstrators in costume are on hand to answer questions and give visitors a glimpse Donation ho no red of pioneer life, watch a blacksmith at his forge, The generous donation of two Whitby residents towards the renovation of the second floor of the Dr. marvel at the J.O. Ruddy General Hospital was honored last week. lage technology 0f the Here, Bruce and Marjory Shier are seen next to the plaque that was unveilled last Friday by hospital working gas and steam board chairman Don Fleming (right. -5m' engines, see the log The Shiers donated the money needed to renovate an entire wing of the fluor which is now being used pmsplitter and old as a chronic and rehabilitative care unit in the memory of Mrs. Shier's two sisters, Isabel Cleland an& fashioned shingle milI in Ella Armstrong. opération and view the The Shiers have livedin Whitby for 26 years and recently celebrated their 54th wedding annversary. collection of model While Fleming would not say how much money the Shiers donated for the 16-bed wing, he did say it steam engines in the was a "substantial amount"' and thiat the hospital was extremely grateful to themn. 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