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Whitby Free Press, 31 Aug 1988, p. 23

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WITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31,1988, PAGE 23 JURIED ART SHOW The Station Gallery juried art show will be held until Sept. 4. Entry is open to anyone working in the visual arts. Call 668-4185 for more information. The Whitby galleriy is open noon to 5 p.m., 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, noon to 5 p.m. Friday and 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. BARN DANCE The Great Britain Social Club of Durham Region will hold barn dance and corn roast on Saturday, Sept. 10, 7 p.m. Cost is $15 per person, music by "The Other Guy." For location and tickets call Irene Stone at 668-9519, Ruth Snaith at 430-3096 and Tom Chapman at 427-6496. GIRL GUIDES Registration for Whitby Pine district girl guides will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 7 p.m. at All Saints Church hall. White Pine units include the lst, 3rd, 4th and 6th brownie packs, 3rd, qth and 9th guide companies, 3rd pathfinders and lst rangers. New leaders are required this year, otherwise units will be limited in size. Call 668-0003 or 668-7816 for more information. MEETING The Upper Canada branch of the United Empire,. Loyalists Association of Canada will meet on Tuesday, Sept.. 20 at Scugog Shores Historical IMuseum, on Scugog Island, at 5 p.m. There will be a tour of the museum, and, at 6:30 p.ni., the auidliary of the Pioneer Church will provide a sit-down, country-fare, harvest supper. Historian Paul Arkulus will speak about pioneer Port Perry and its inhabitants. Cost is $10. Advance tickets only. Call 576-3175. ... FASHION SHOW The annual fashion show will be held at Trafalgar Castle School ,on Wednesday, Sept. 28, starting at 7:30 p.m. Sponsors include Brooklin Village. .Shoppe, --Leo- nard's Flowers and Cherney's Furniture of Whitby, from which tickets can be obtained. Tickets, at a cost of $10 which also includes buffet, can also be obaiied by calling 668-0525. The fashion show is sponsored by the school's parent guild to raise funds for the school. QUILT SHOW A quilt show will be held Friday, Sept. 16, 1 to 8 p.m., at the Oshawa Senior Citizens Centre, 43 John St. W. Proceeds go to the United Way campaign for Whitby, Newcastle and Oshawa. Call 576-6712 for more information or to enter quilts for display. MEETING The Whitby-Oshawa branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society will meet Sept. 6, 7:15 to 10 p.m., in the auditorium of the Whitby Public Library. Guest speakr will be Matthew Szybalski who will discuss the Anglican Church records in Ontario. Call 723-7460 or 668-8177 for more information. DISPLAY On Thursday, Sept. 8, Sharon Noble of Durham Save-A-Heart will be at the Whitby Public Library from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a display entitled "Know Your Blood Pressure by Heart." Those who drop by can have their blood presure taken and will be advised what it should be and how it can be reduced if too high. FLEA MARKET The third annual giant flea market will be held on Saturday, Sept. 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (rain or shine) in the parking lot of Whit- by General Hospital. Vendors may rent a 8'x18' spot for $15 by calling 668-6831 (ext. 1323) during business hours. Rental proceeds will go to the staff education fund. DANCE Whitby Minor Baseball Women's Auxiliary will hold a sweater dance at Holy Family parish hall, at Ribblesdale and Manning, on Saturday, Sept. 17, 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 per couple, including buffet. Tickets are available from Doris Holley at 668-5661 and Brenda Hutton at 666-6511, or at the door. MEETING The first fall meeting of the Durham Business and Pro- fessional Women's Club will be held at The Murray House, 279 Queen St., Port Perry, Sept. 28. Guest speaker Doris ~Guyatt will discuss Canada's peace policy. An all-day seminar, for persons with a business or considering a business, will be held Saturday, Sept. 24, in the main dining room at Durham College. For more information call Faye Kerr at 852-7362 or Kim Bradshaw at 683-0130. BRIDAL PARTY Welcome Wagon will hold a bridal party for all brides-to-be in Whitby, Oshawa, Ajax and Pickering on Sunday, Sept. 25, 1 p.m., at the Polish Veterans Hall in Oshawa. Admission free. Registration necessary. Call 434- 2010. FALL PROGRAMS Fall programs at Emmanuel Reformed Church begin Sept. 12 (7 to 9 p.m.) for those 9 to 14 and Sept. 29 (6 to 7 p.m.) for those 3 to 8. Programs include Calvi- nettes for girls 9 to 14 (call 655-3935), Cadets for boys 9 to 14 (call 683-1733), kids club for 3 to 8 (call 668-2850). Murray Dryden, founder of the organization Sleeping Children Around the World, will speak at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Whitby (Sunrise club) on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 7:15 to 8:30 a.m., at the Whitby Mall restaurant. The organization, begun by Dryden in 1970 with his own funds, has since distributed 108,400 beds in dozens of Third World countries. Dryden travels DOWN SYNDROME The Durham Down Syndrome Association will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the Whitby Public Library, program room. A parent panel discussion will be held. Coffee will be served. For more information call 427-6805. CILIIDREN'S BAZAAR Whitby Jaycettes have begun booking vendors for their second annual All About Children bazaar at Henry Street High School on Sunday, Oct. 23. Tables are $20, booths $30. Call 668-6619 or 666-3772 to reserve. The bazaar, a sale of children's clothing, books, educational toys, etc., is the Jaycettes' major fundraiser to support such endeavors as the Children's Wish Foundation, Fairview Lodge. and Christopher Robin Home for Children. SCOUTS Registration for the lst Whitby boy scouts will be held Wed- nesday, Sept. 7, 7:30 p.m., at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Cochrane St. Call 668-9855 for more information. the world distributing the bed kits. The organization sends money to international organizations, such as Rotary, Kiwanis, Salvation Army or Jesuits in Third World countries, which employ local people to make pyjamas and sweaters, and roll and assemble the kits. Sunrise members will make a donation to Dryden's organization at the Sept. 7 meeting. Coming events CALL A PROFESSIONAL SPECIALISTS IN: • Concrete walks & patios m t • Fireplaces & stone work •Garages &additions CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. • Leaking basements, etc... 427-0659 e Also backhoe rental MEMBER OF "THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU" AL'S DRYWALL , Ornamental design ceilings • Plaster work • Painting & decorating • General contracting 668-8958 666.1657 Scotty AI RRIF'S ANNUITIES FOR FREE QUOTATION CALL HERBTRAN 725-6564 PATRICK'S GENERALSERVICES Improvements & renovations. Interlocking brick, patios, and walks. Roofing, decks & fenclng. Satisfied references available. P... 430-1422 ACCIDENTSSCONVICTI ETC... Special 3 mont h policies TOWNE & COUNTRY INS. 430-TOWN (8696) 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday BIG SISTERS An orientation will be held Sept. 8 for anyone 18 and over wanting to become Big Sisters. Orientation begins at. 6:45 p.m., at Settlement House, 387 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa. About 20 Big Sisters are required to match with Little Sisters. Call the office of Big Sisters of Newcastle- Oshawa-Whitby at 436- 0951. PEANUT CAMPAIGN The peanut campaign held by the Toronto & District chapter of the Kidney Foundation of Canada will begin Sept. 17. Volunteers have 6,000 cases of low sodium peanuts to sell by Halloween. Money 1raised supports patient services ( such as the children's Camp Dialysun), public education and research to find a cure for kidney disease. For more information call 445-0373 in Toronto. EMOTIONAL HEALTH Anyone interested in gaining for maintaining sound health of body and mind can attend an eight-week study to start Sept. 21. The study of the "Cons- tructive and Destructive Effects of the Human Emotions" will be held at Henry Street High School. Call 668-5036. FAMILY SUPPORT Fairview Lodge will hold a family support group meeting (potluck dinner) on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 6:30 p.m., in the auditorium. The meeting is open to all interested relatives and friends of lodge residents. Call 668-5851. YMCA The Durham Region YMCA's Centennial nursery school, in the Centennial building, is about to begin its 10th year of operation on Sept. 6. The YMCA has other nursery schools in Whitby, Osh- awa and Pickering. Call 668-6868 to register or for more infor- mation. BIRD SHOW> The Durham Avicultural Society of Ontario will hold a bird show Sept. 23 to 25 at the Ajax Community Centre. Entries can be made Friday evening and Saturday morning, the hall will be open to the public Sunday. For more information call Ken Powell at 655-4386. 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