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Whitby Free Press, 5 Dec 1984, p. 7

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I Brlin Byines By BETI'Y-JEAN BLYTH ~_Cali 655-3679 wlth items for this columin Here it 18 Decemnber already and I haven't ee started my first batch 0f Christmas goodies yet. Yu notice I.say my first batch. Most mothers wiil understand what I mean unless kids have changed a lot since I was Young. The first batch is always made well ahead of time and carefuily hidden away until the holiday festivities begin. The second batch 18 whipped up ina hurry at the last minute when its discovered that the resident "mice" have been nibbling at the first batch. Maybe this is the year when 1 should fool the "mice" by leaving ail the baking until the very last minute. Can Ireally be that mean? WINNERS The winners of the draws held at the Navy League dance on Nov. 24-were S. Wiliamson who won a loin of pork donated by Dempster's Butcher Block in Whitby and Sarah and Peter Kelly who won glft cer- tificates donated by Earl of Durham ln Whitby. The ladies' auxiliary would ýalso like to thank Brooklin Village Shoppe and Rennies Flowers for their generous donations. CHRISTMAS CONCERT The annual concert at Myrtle United Church wil be held on Saturday, Dec. 15 in the church hall. Ail members of the community are invited to attend. LIBRARY ADULT GROUP The last meeting 0f the season will be held on Dec. 11lfrom 12:30Oto 1: 30 p.m. as usual. Catharine aigle from Durham Health Services w ill prescrit "Time of Our Lives", a workshop dealing with menopause. It is hoped that discussion groups will help make this a more positive experience for women and give a greater understanding of what is happening to their bodies. CANDY CANE DRAW This is a library event for the kids. All they have to do is drop into the library and choose a book to take out and they are automatically entered in this deliclous prelude to Christmas fun. SANTA'S MAIL BOX Callip 1 ail kids who are writing to Santa Claus and would like an. answer. Just mail your letter at the library and the librarians wiIl see that he gets it. PAPER DRIVE The Brooklin Beavers, Cubs and Scouts will hold their monthly paper drive this Saturday (Dec. 8). IHouse of Commons page named Whitby's student of the year iÇatherine Dobranow- ski has been named the 1984 "Student of the chamber's annual meeting last week but the honor was accepted KATHERINE DOBRANOWSKI Year"$ by the Whitby Chamber of Commerce. The 19-year old resident of Garrard Rd. wasn 't present at the on her behaîf by her father, Julian. Aside from attending Carlton University, Dobranowski 18 also one Whitby sorority celebrates its first annivers ary By LORNA MACHELL Preceptor Gamma Mu Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi celebrated it's first anniversary at their Chapter Meeting held at the home of San- dy Mestelaar on Nov. 7. Five new members were welcomed into the chapter at a ritual con- ferring the "Preceptor Degree"., officiated by chapter president Myr- na Lou Simpson. The five new members are Judy -Hill, ,,Pat Mac-' Donald, Sandy Met- selaar, Helen Nagy and Erlyne Young. The Chapter has a Santa Claus suit for rent and additional infor- mation 18 available by calling 725-3317. Final arrangements are being made for a family Christmas Party in early December. EDITOR'S NOTE: Lorna Machel is the publicity dfrector of Preceptor Gamma Mu Sigma Phi. of 40 young people from across- Canada who works as a Page in the House of Commons a rare honor. She was named after a rigous selection process. She is atten 'ding Carlton as the recipient of the Frederick William Baldwin Scholarship and is the holder of thîs year 's Faculty Award for Ex- cellent. Dobranski graduated from Anderson Collegiate with her grade 13 diploma earlier this year and, was named an Ontario Scholar. In presenting her with the award, the chamber said: "She has been en- thusiastically involved in a wide variety 0f ex- tra-curricular activities and has demonstrated natural leadership ability. "Perhaps her greatest strength is her ability to get along with diverse groups of people. She was well liked and respected by the student body and by her teachers."1 While at school she was involved in the Canadian Mathematics League Contest, was a writer for the student newspaper and a mem- ber of the community public relations staff; was a member of the student council; par- ticipated i n five intra- mural sports as well as being a member of the school soccer team. She is also involved in the Whitby-Oshawa Polish community, she travelled to Belgium Scouting World Jam- boree and to Quebec for the Ecole de Langue Francais and is a mem- ber of the United Nations Association. 25 GREAT VIDEO GIFTS UNDER $301 AIRPLANEI AMERICAN GIGOLO BARBARELLA DRAGONSLAYER EDDIE MURPHY DELIRIOUS ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ FLASHOANCE 48IIRS. FOUL PLAY GREASE THE JAZZ SINGER MEATBALLS AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN POPEVE RACE FOR VOUR LIFE, CIIARLIE BROWN RAIDÇRS OF THE LOSTARK' SATURDAV NIGHT FEVER. STAR TREK-THE MOTION PICTURE STAR TREK< Il: THE WRATH 0F KHAN STAYING ALIVE TIME BANDITS TRADING PLACES, UNCOMMON VALOR UP IN SMOKE URBAN COWBOY The perfect holiday gift for friends, family, Sbusiness associates and clients. Avallable until Jan. 6 or whlle quantities lasi. 76 Baldwin St., Hwy. 12, Brooklin 655m4229 WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1984, PAGE 7 Funding cornes from reserves...l Taxpayers money won't be used to improve Iroquois- CONT'D FROM PG. 1 so that when the projeet gets underway in early 1986, the council wilI have approved a facility that it can be proud 0f." Coun. Joe Bugelli, chairman of the operations committee and the parks and recreation department, said that none of the $4.3 million. needed for the project will come from the. taxpayer. Neither will aniy of it be deben- tured. He noted that the town has $2.9 million in a recreation development reserve fund and that additional funding will be secured from federal and provincial grants, lot levies and other sources. "This will be the largest undertaking in the municipality for a number of years," Bugelli said. "But we are not talking about tax dollars a t al. " Reg. Coun. Tom Ed- wards said that the project will correct a number of problems that the town has been experiencing at the facility. The issue will go to council at its meeting Monday night. M ý à. 1 - - ,1 , ýE - MOILY MAID "Specializing in Houso Cleaning For Particular Peopleý" 666*214ý4 IfNy~~THE CORPORATION 0F THE TOWN 0F WHITBY HOLIDAY GARBAGE COLLECTION, DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, THE NORMAL GARBAGE COLLECTION ROUTINE WILL BE CHANGED TO THE FOLLOWING: TUESDAy December 25> The collection for these days wiII be made WEDNESDAy December 26) on Wednesday, January 2, 1985., THURSDAy December 27) The collection for these days wiIl romain FRIDAY December 28) the same. TUESDAY January 1 The collection for this day wilI be made on Wednesday, January 2,1985. Addltlonal mon and trucks wlII be used in the week of January 2nd. and citizen co-operation Is requested to have ail garbage out by 7:00 a.m. on the collection day to ensure pick-up. 1 1

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