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Whltby Free Press, Wedresdy, July 5, 1M9, Page 13 Timbeliurgs lbbyng for more health care funding. Dennis imbreil, president of the Ontario Hospital Association, was keynote speaker at the annual general meeting of the Grandview Rehabilitation & Treatinent Centre, Oshawa, June 22. He spoke about emerging trends in délivery of health services across Canada, and emphanized the unique aspects of the voluntary governance model i Ontario. He encouraged aIl health care providers in Durham Region to lobby the provincial government for equitable funding for services in this rapidly growing part of the province. Tinibreil emphazized the need for resourcefuines, collaboration and a unified effort to reailocate resources froni other parts of the province, which are more generously funded. The annual meeting alo featured the élection of trustees to the governing board of Grandview. Audrey Macean and Doug Little were elected to positions vacated by retiring trustees, MaryLynn West-Moynes and Ran Browne, wbile Charlie Ryan, Michnel Smith and Joyce Suniara were re-elected. Other board members continuing thg eir ternis of office are Catherine Ambler, Rtick Koeteczko, Jeanne Frolick, Susan Bland and Kathy Gurr. Charlie Ryan was elected as chair of the board. ~f ROOKLN } Hig shoo nxt fo ryoung students By Steve Leahy Grade 8 students at Meadowcrest and St. Leo held their graduation ceremomies (celebrations?) last Tuesday evening. Next year the graduates will be bused te the 'big" hi h achools down in Whitby. It willtb a shock for these 'big Ids" to find theniselves considered the littie ones" In-'a, strne achool. Right now, they niay be deligbted te move on, but come September many wiil wish they were back in their old familiar hallways. They wiil need help and support froni their parents and coninunity te make this transition from 'Id& te 'young aduit.' LOST BABY PHOT'OS Two innocent babes are without their photograph-of-a- lifetime as contestants in the Brooklin Spring Fair's baby conteet. Amber Prost reports tbat she put these beautiful pictures inte the mail but they were returned because the addresses were incorrect-on the application forma. Axnber says she bas tried everytbing ahe can think cf te contact the parents of Agel Dwight and Taylor Carnwi t te two bbe sin question) but tono avail. Anyone who niight know their parent, can contact ber at 668-7601. STRWBERRY SUCCESS What a wonderful evening, Wednesday last. Pleasant ternperatures. Convivial corn- pany. Lovely music, singing and 1igplump strawberries tepped with rich ice cream. Young cblrnhappily spinning and dancing away. A couple of hundred Brooklinites enjoyed one of the precious pleasures of living in a aniall village thanks to Broolinlis UCW who hosted another enjoyable Strawberries in Grass Park. After the raucousness (and wet) of the apring fair, that clear, quiet evening set the toeie for the rest of the summer. Great work, United Church wonien. There wiil be even more people next year, so youd better double your strawberry order. ASHBURN'S CANADA DAY Last weekend, Canada Day célébrationis were beld in tommunities snia]l and large acroISS the country. The extravaganzas held in Ottawa were funded by the federal government (iLe. taxpayers) -- and this year, one in Whitby (also funded by taxpayers). But many, niany others, auch as the celebration in Ashburn Park, were organized'and funded by volunteera. These are a. truer illustration of what it mneans to, be Canadian than sonie expensive event set up for the benefit of TV cameras. Once again, the Ashburn community board volunteers and their friends organized an afternoon of gaines and fun-filled activities for id and adults alike. They even fed everyone, and there was a monster Canada -Day cake, free of charge. And they do it, flot because it is their job, but because they want to celebrate, in their own community, the good fortune we ail enjoy as Canadians. BUTFEBFLY SEASON Here' something unexpected -- early July is the height of the butterfly season. Look for flowers and you'Il find butterfiies. The Durham Field Naturalists do an annual butterfly count in the area and have identified as many as 43 different types of butterfiies on one outing.Fo those of us who seem o;tl to see the odd Monarch butterfly now and again, that seems like an awful lot. But there are in fact over 500 distinct types of butterffies in the eastern U.S. and Canada. Butterffies thrive in wooded areas and undisturbed meadows. Heber Downý Conservation Area, with its wide variety of habitats, is an excellent place to visit. To find butterfiies, walk slowly where there are lots of flowers. When sometbing flutters by, wait for it to settie and then use your binoculars for a good look You can tiy and sneak up for a better look but don't be disappointed if vk e &.h/s co1um.oà,pffara evey woe.kA9kCJB eà6cd à t d489orà'ô66'8(k). the abject of your deaire floats away on you. You can alIso find butterfiies dloser te, home but with yards that have little else but lawns, alo ng with using pesticides, weil, tere just aren't enough wildflowers for a butterfly te, bother visiting. YOUTH GOLF The Optimiat Club is running a four-day instructional gof progran starting Saturday, July 8, il1sam. te noon. Youtha aged 10 te 16 will learn the fundanientals of the gaine froni a local gl pro. The program only costs $10 and is an excellent way to introduce new players te, the gaine. Applications are available at Brooklin Bulletin Signa (corner of Way and Baldwin). Space is limited te 12. Be prpred SARAH HANNAM of Ashburn, a member of the Brooklin 4H Club, Iearned emergency first aid In a St. John Ambulance course for youth, sponsored bythe Optimilst Club of Broo .klin. The 4H* club recently completed a 'Safety First -- In and Around the Home'unit. Photo by Pêter Nilas, Whltby Free Pross Answers to Whitby Trivia from page 10 1. The Hon. William Atkinson 1 868-1939) was born in W hitby and served as British Columbia's Minister of Agriculture. 2. St. John A. Macdonald visited Whitby' in 1869 and Pierre Trudeau visited Whitby in *1979. 3. A piece of damask from the Coronation of 1937 is in St. Thomas Anglican Church in Brooklin. 4. Iroquois Park is named atter prehistoric Lake Iroquois which was on the site of Lake Ontario.