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Whitby Free Press, 28 Jun 1995, p. 40

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Dancing in the streets Saturday Ther e will be dancing in the streets July 1 at the County Town Carnival. A street dance, complete with disc jockey, is planned for downtown Whitby Saturday night from 8 p.m. te Live music will be featured on a stage set up at the four corners (Dundas and Brock streeta) earlier ini the day. [RaporVm s e .....).. The Toronto Raptors' mascot and representatives w=l be on hand Sun- day, July 2 for a 3-on-3 basketball tournament in the south GO parking lot in Whitby Sponsored by Welcome Wgn wit help from Rotary Club of Witby Sunrise volunteers, the County Town Carnival event gets underway at 10 a.m. Gatorade will have a booth, says organizer Elli Van Wijngaarden, and National Sports will be on hand with music and prizes; local businesses Parade on Satu rday The Whitby Junior Chaxnber of Commerce/Jaycees have organized the second annual Canada Day Parade on Saturday, July 1. Evrone attending shouldbrna Canachan flag, preferably homemadle. The parade begmns at 10 a.m. at Cochrane Street and Dundas Street West," and proceeds east on Dundas, then South on Brock Street te Rotary1 Centennial Park. Everyone is invited te, join in the1 Canada Day birthday cake celebration 1 at the park immediately following the1 parade. For mnore information, cail Anne Bradfield chair of the parade commit-1 tee, at 698-1529 (phone) or 668-5424 f (fax). have also contributed prizes. Teamas of four players (one person ia a back-up) aged il or older are welconie. Prizes will be awarded to the best team ini each of four age categories: 11-12, 13-15, 16-17 and 18 and over. Registration ia $25, which entities each player to a Whitby County Town Carnival/3-on-3 basketball tourna- ment jersey. Registration forms are available and can be handed in to the office at Iroquois Park. The tournament will be moved to Soccer City, 100 Sunray St. (north of Consumers)Drive) if it raina. Cail Van Wijngaarden at 668-0580 or Information Whitby at 6ý805 o more information. 6805fo Scavenger hunt Sunday A scavenger hunt will be held on Whitby's waterfront trail as part of, the County Town Carmival. Br id by the Optimiat Club of Broin, it will begin at 1 p.m., on Sunday, July 2 at Heydenahore Pavillon. The hunt is for those aged six to 12, and participants will gather 20 items, ail on the 'hunt list.' There will be nine winners, with "fun, sumniertime' prizes for each. Six groupe are scheduled te perform between noon and 6 p.m.; two of them Johari's Wmndow'and 'The Brown' wilf compete in the Battie of the Bands at Soccer City that evenig "We're trying te cater te ail age brackets, n notes Town parks and recreation director Larry Morrow.- "It's a real variety.» The other performers will be 'The Sweet Adelines,'"Barber and Watson Duo, 'Brasa Knýuckles' and 'Mo, Rayn and Sýunahine.' Bands wiII baille it out Twelve local banda will be vying for aupremacy Saturday, July 1 in tbe Battie of t he Banda. The non-alcoholic event, which la being sponsored by Welcome Wagon, ets underway at Soccer City, 100 Sunray St., at 7 p.m. and will run until about 1:30 a.m. The bands taking art will be Kore, Winnie's Concept, wan Dive Suicide, Incoherent, I, Bazooka Kid, Ini- somnia, Mide Earth, The Brown, Monty, The Rejected and Johari's Window. .Each group will get 30 minutes te perform. The winner will be selected "Wee ec~t anywhere from 800 te 1 000 ]ki says organizer Elli Van «ryjngaarden ofWelcome Wagon. ts been amazing the response we've got- ten froni the kids for tis one." SIt'a the first such event ever held in Whitby, she adds. Advance tickets are $5 ($6 at the door) and can be obtained from any member of a band taking part at Soccer City or byc:fing in Wyjngaarden at 668-0580. Wesley 'S.9World 401of Travel imc. 301 Brock St. N., Box 485 Whitby, Ontario Canada LIN 5V3 "Cali us for the Best Cruise Specials" 8 Whitby Free Press r~ -C~. '~ 300 Brook St. N. 430-88571' See the différence.. Feel the difference... ILJ~~'We are the difference... (Wlu We welcome you to joÎfl us as we celebrate the anniversary of our i st successful year. Juy t **19 -12- p

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