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PAGE 4, WHITBY FREE PRESS, HERITAGE SUPPLEMENT, SEPTEMB1ÈR 9, 1987 Heritage Day- this Saturday Welcome to Downtown Whitby during 'Heritage Month' in Whitby. The Downtown Business Im- provement Area is proud to be a participant in the Heritage Canada Main Street program and wants to share the heritage of the 1down- town area with you on Saturday, Sept. 12. A number of local groups are working together to make it a fun- filled day. Begin the day with pan- cakes at Rotary Centennial 'Park from 8 a *m. to noon. Ail proceeds will go to Rotary's international projects. At 10 a.m. or again at 1 p.m. you can join Brian Winter at Byron and Elm Streets for a walking tour of downtown Whitby. Another 10 a.m. happening wil see Mayor Attersley officially opening Whitby Lanes (153 Brock St. N.) with a ribbon cutting ceremony followed by free hot dogs and drinks as well as two fashion shows. From 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., the third annual House Tour of the Durhamn Branch of the Architec- tural Conservancy of Ontario will take place. Tickets may be pur- chased at the Free Press or a num- ber of other downtown shops for the privilege of touring some of Whit- by's beautiful heritage homes. At il a.m. you can burn off the morning's pancakes with an old fashioned log sawing contest. Classes for the event will be men, womnen, mixed and children 12-16 years. Throughout the day watch for other heritage events such as buggy rides from Byron and Dun- das.. At the Bank of Montreal you can view photographs of some of Whitby's stores in years gone by . Li JanT inens 20% Off selected Items through 103½ Mary St. W. 430-0939 and win 'downtown dollars' for correct identification of what they are now. The Jaycette face painters wil be at the corner of Brock and Colbor- ne. Put your best face forward!1 Two fine shops, Whitby Fabrics and The Olde Silver Thimble wil be offermng you the chance to try your hand at an olçi fashioned pastime, quilting. Drop in and learn from the experts. To add to the festivities, the Whitby Historical Society will be hosting a Victorian Tea at 208 Byron St. S. from 2:00 p.rn. to 4:00 p.m. Corne and enjoy fancy san- dwiches and tea in a charming Vie- torian atmosphere. Merchants will be getting into the heritage theme with windows and costumes. At the four corners, you can move to the sounds of Bob Mooney's Dixieland Band and wat- ch for those evier popular Down- town Whitby balloons. Join in the festivities of Down- town Whitby's Heritage Day and see why. for so long so many have been proud to cati Whitby their "hometown" WHITBY OPTICAL Where Value is a Tradition 105 Coiborne St. W,, Downtown Whitby 666-3831