The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

PAGE 6, WR)NESDAY, APRIL 3, 1985, WI-ITRY FI ]Brn»k lin B3ylines By BE'ITY-JEAN BLYTH Cal 855-3679 wth Items for this column Well this year March certainly lived Up to its reputation of going out like a lion. I'm sure many of you wilI have ptories about last Sunday to tell for years to corne under the heading of "The Icestorm of '85" or "Where were you when the lights went out?" As for me, it took me back 20 years to when we fir- st moved to Brooklin and power failures were a regular occurence. Back to the many nights when my husband and I took turns keeping a lonely, shivering vigil in the basement to bail out the sump hole by candlelight. 1 learned to keep a can of sterno handy to heat the baby's bottle in my chafing dish and on really cold nights we set up camp in the livingroomn around the fireplace. It had a way of drawing the famnily dloser PRO DODGE Your Local Chrysier- Dodge sales and service c :JDealer Parts & Service - Thursdays titi 9 p.m. WH ITBY 209 Dundas St. W. 666-3000 REE PRESS together, not just physically, but spiritually as well. Without the boob tube to turn to we had to draw on our inner resources and we spent many a hilarious evening huddled around the fire toasting marsh- mallows, telling stories and playing games. Yes, the other night brought it ahl back. I was also reminded that then 1 was prepared for such ernergencies, this time I wasn't. The problem was what to eat when there is no electricity to cook with and the weather is far too wild to use the gas barbecue (somehow bringing it into the middle of the kitchen didn't seern like such a good idea). I debated between fixing a cold supper which didn't seern too appealing when we were already freezing or in trying to f ix somethîng hot in the microwave during the brief periods the power came on. What it ail cornes down to 15 that in years to corne when someone asks"Where were you when the lights went out?", l'Il reply 'Somewhere bet- ween the soup and the salad." SCORE WITH SAFETY A new 4-H club called "Score With Safety" will be starting on April 10oin Brooklin United Church. The meeting times are 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for a period of seven weeks. At the end of this time an "Achievement Day" will be held. Topics tai be covered are safety at home, safety outside, safe driving, water safety, flire safety and first aid, Anyone between the ages of 12 and 21 (by Jan. 1, 1985) are eligible to join. For further information contact leaders Anne Sonley at 668-7502 or Neil Guthrie at 686-4509. In the light of so many recent tradgedies in- volving young people, this is an excellent oppor- TURMBERG KEN NELS REG'D Where They Get Tender Lovlng Gare SPRING TRAIN ING CLASSES Starts April 9, 1985 Reglster Now! ALSO PET FOOD -100% Frozen Beef 314.95 (Govt înspected - 30 Ibs. in 32 15-oz. blocks) 655-4721 Coming this weekend on Beta & VHS ~104.95 also available for rentai 68 Wator st., Port Porry 985-9888 76 Baldwln St. Hwy. 12, Brooklln 1 655-4229 tunity for teens to prepare themselves for that unexpected emergency. Be sure to mark April 10 on your calendar and plan to attend. TEA AND BAKE SALE St. Thomas' A.C.W. is holding a tea and bake sale on Saturday, April 20 from 2 to 4 p.rn. There will also be a good selection of home crafts for sale. This is a great opportunity for you working mothers especially, to pick up some real homemade goodies for the family. SPRING FASHIONS Despite the miserable weather, the optimists among us seem convinced that spring is really on its way. So to breathe a breath of spring into our lives, there are two spring fashion shows coming our way. The first is being held on April 9 at Thunderbird Golf Club under the auspices of Ashburn Kirk Guild that offers up-to-the-minute styling in dresses, spor- ts and swirnwear as well as makeup and hair tips. Tickets are $5 each and are still available at Ash- burn General Store, Warrn Woolies and Whatnots and Irwin Smith's in Port Perry. The second is in Brooklin in the United Church C.E. building on April 20. This one is sponsored by the U.C.W. and features the latest spring wear at our own Brooklin Village Shoppe. Tickets are -$3 each and can be picked up at the Village Shoppe it- self. Be sure to take in one or both of these events and then no matter what the weatherrnan has in store, we can at least "think spring"!1 SUNRISE SERVICE Myrtie residents, don't forget the Sunrise Service the Sunday School is sponsoring this Friday mor- ning at 7:30 in the park where the old Myrtle school was situated just east of Hwy. 12 on the Ashburn road. Everyone who attends is invited back to the chur- ch afterward for coffee. EASTER CONTEST The Buddy Bunny Bean Bag and Easter Surprise Contest is in full swing at the library and ail kids are invited to enter. By just corning in and taking out a book, their names are entered in the lucky draw. MYRTLE MOMS AND TOTS The library will be visiting Myrtie Church again on April 10 at 1 p.rn. Corne on moms, bring your pre- schoolers out for a fun-filled hour of stortes, games and songs. Its a great way for both you and the youngsters to meet new frîends and neighbours in your community. *STATIONERV ENVELOPES 0 POST CARDS 0 HANDBILLS 1 r-FRro *REOT<RTS eS PROGRAMS a BOOKLETS " BULLETINS *CATALOGS * CIRCULARS IASK ABOUT OUR 1 mi Ashburn plan gets approval despite Batten Whitby Town Coun- cil's administrative comrnittee has given its approval to a plan that will see the develop- ment of 17 new single family homes in the hamlet of Ashburn over the next two years. The site, located within the harnlet's tir- ban boundary, is currently zoned for agricultural purposes. However, the plan was not without op- position. North Ward Count. Ross Batten, chairmail of the comrnittee and a resident of Ashburn, isn't happy with the plan because it has only one access which leads directly onto Regional Rd. 5 but has no secon- dary access to the Ash- burn Rd. Batten is also unhap- py because the planned subdivision will be located on a 'T'-shaped road, ending in two cul- de-sacs. 11 think a cul-de-sac is a pain in the neck anywhere," hie said, "And I really don't like to see thern in a rural area." However, the commit- tee was assured that both the public works department and the fire department are satisfied that their equipment. will have adequate access to the homes for both snow clearing and firefighting. Batten also believes that when future plans are considered, this plan, put forward by Ernest and Bert Kahn, would mean 'too rnuch construction in too littie time. " While hie believes that the Kahn proposai is essentially a good one, hie thinks it to be premature because development should spread outwards from the four corners of Ash- burn. "'ve always felt (the hamilet) would develop from the four corners outward," hie said, "I CONT'D ON PG. 16 Poptte scla That's 80w Richard Oay descri bed the Kinetico twin- turbine sottner as ho wrote about if In the October Issue of tho Popular Science. he Unique KInetico system Is <lip automatic and uses no eiectrIcity. It works on the Kinetic energy of flowing wate,. assuring years of preci5ely ralijable and ef. ficient water sottenfing. For more Information on this remarkubie product catit: BROOKLIN WATER CONDITI ONING INC. 53BALDWIN ST. BROOKLIN 655-3600 655.8989 1