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Park site approved By Mike Kowalski A final attempt to inclu Whitby's proposed senior ci zensy centre in the new reert tion complex has failed. By a 5-3 vote, Town cour Monday endorsed an operatiu committee recommendation th Bradley Park be the site of f. new centre. Desit th efforts of councill otherwise, the majority of coung fieit the time had corne te make final decision on a location. They tended te support tl feelings of councillor Joe Drumý who said, "We've waited lo. enough, we have to start the ba rolling.» Saying heappreciated ti urgency Of a final decision on site and was not simply usii delyin tatic Batenwarne ingBrpadle~y Park. He sa that while BradIe Park may be dloser to, thedowi tewn, it is located in a resider tial area and has por accesE Batten argued that by includin, it in phase-two of the Town $10.5-million recreation comple:i seniors will be better served. "There would be more parking better access and transit fier vices," said Batten. «They would have access te thi new facilities in p hase one anc there arepln or a shoppiný area across the Street.» (The recreation complex is nom under construction immediatel) west of the municipal offices on ]Rssland R. Bradley Park is located on Brock St. X., South ol Manning Rd.). J J~JJLÊL Cadet goes to sea Page 13 Residents frustrated over Ilittering Page 15 ude ea- ricil hat the Ilor cil ea lie a -k- ri- 9.5 r- le "I think we would be making a mistake with Bradley Park. We should take another look at the location,» added Batten. Councillor Lynda Buffett said Whitby's seniors "have been waiting long enough.» She said council should inake a decision so that the seniors can concentrate their fundraising efforts on the Bradley Park loca- tion. Councillor Joe Bugelli sym- pathized with Batten's position, but said timing was a problem. «We have an acute need for it now and it will be a number of years before phase two is in place,» said Bugelli. «I will be surprised if it starts in five years.» He added, "In the long terni he (Batten) is probably correct, that would be 'the best site. But we have te do something now.» Councillor Marcel Brunele did flot agree. SM ?PACE 31 No advanoe word on. town budget ý4IBy Mike Kowalski W Mum-'s the word around Town y hall this week concerning n Whitby's budget. 1a Town officials remain tight- flipped heading inte tenightes (Wednesday's) budget presen- Neither Mayor Bob Attersley > nor budget chairman Joe Drummn would disclose any details prior te the document being presented te council.. Attersley referred comment to Drumm, while Drumm's only comment was, "Pm doing the best I can with what rve got.» The budget chief would not indicate if Town staff and coun- cillors were given a target figure Nor would Drumm say if the expected increase would be held te a single digit figure. At last week's operations com- mittee meeting, councillor Mar- cel Brunelle warned about 1990 [being a %tugh budget year.» lIn a subsequent interview, Brunelle termed last year's 3.9 per cent increase «very reason- able» and predicted that it wil be tough, if not impossible, to meet that number.» Brunelle said treasury staff may know the final figure but councillors are at a disadvantage because each focuses on a parti- cular departinent. In Brunelle's case it is the parks and recreation depart- ment. .«We're look*n at all -the ser- vices we provide. The tewn is growing and people expect ser- vices. "Every time a new subdivision goes up, the people living there want a park in their area. Tonight's budget will be pre- sented at 7 p.m. in the council AUDREY MACDONALD of -Witby bas corne a long way since taking up woodworking in grade 9. Recently she and her Ja Petta marionettes delighted crowds at the Oshawa Centre, just one. of the many perfor- rnanoes she- has given in Cana-da and Whitby's maestro of the ma rionettes By Trudie Zavadovlcs Many years ago Audrey MacDonald opted for a non-traditional woodworking course over another, mandatery grade 9 course. Little did she kniow that she would carve out a career that would brng entertainment and laughter to many throughout Canada and the United States. Her grade 9 woodworking teacher (A Mr. MacDonald - no relation) asked her if she was familiar with woodworking Audrey, now admit- ting she barely knew a hmmer ftrm a nail, piped up with an enthusiastic «yes.» WhÈen teacher asked her what she wanted to make, she thought a moment and replied, «a puppet,» thinking he would neyer take her up on something 50 outlandish. However, he replied with «Great, Audrey, when do you want to start?» Within two weeks she had written for and reoeived a pamphlet on how te make a marionette. She now has a collection of 27 characters that she has carved, dressed and brings to, life in shows that entai-tain young and old alike. The new Whitby resident has a joie de vivre that spilîs over te hber marionettes and her audiences. For MacDonald, bringing her marionettes te life is "as easy as talking on a phone. »Ijust love it. The first marionette I made was a black tap dancer. 1 lived in a small community. 1 would entertain at churches, socials. Even- tually I realized, gee inmetting popular. Then I made a second - a fiddler. Besides carvig the body, and making the clotes, acDnald carefully carves a distinct chai-acter inte each of her marionettes. It takes, her about three months te make one marionette. Stringing is the most intricate part of' the process. Eventually the bilingual puppeteer teamed Up with a Montreal goup, theý Blue Sky Review, who teured Canac dandthe U.S. She has also entertained television audiences with. many of her wooden buddies in a style al her own. Her professional show is known' as- Ja Patta marionettés, in recognition of the old classical, pupptmkrwh brogtPinoeho t12 fe i eJJMm