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*j .~ Page 26, Whitby Free Press, Wednesdlay, Apnil 17. 199 Several participantsi Pringle 's ReadingNight On Wednesday, May 1, Pringle Croek Publie School in Whitby wil host 'Family Reading Night' for children, parents and educaters te promoe, share- and celebrate literacy. at Club Latino The Oshawa Senior Centre at 43 John St. W. la offering a fun, intermediate Spanish program tbrough Club Latine on Saturdays, 1:15 te, 3:15 p.m., startng April 27th. The. focuas will be on conversational activities with the use cf posters, videos, gaines and tape cassettes. I addition, a typical recipe will be preparod in class, giving participants the chance to bearn the food vocabulary and prepare a Latin Americbân recipe. Tii. end-course optional 'Fiesta' will be oebrated with a Meican band. FOr more information about Club Latine and other spring prugrmas for adults, cail 579-4326. Local author John Green will share his work, as wiil sculptor Dianne Jamieson, whose sculptures cf storybook characters bring children's literature to life. Celebrity readers are MWP Jim Flaherty, school trustes Patti Bowman and Laura Elliott, superintendent cf Whitby area schools. Puppeteer Gloria Garvie will also be storytelling. Other events inciucie a publishers'of children's literature and a collection of student- authored work.. Activities take place on the main floor cf the sehool from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Ail are welcome. Lnjurd workers i Dmuhm Reon NIried Workers Inc. will meet on April 24, 7 p.m., at the Steelworkers Hall, 115 Albert St., Oshawa. Dr. Anthony Dulvesteyn will discuss chiropractie care and associate Laurle Perklns will diwss proper body movements. For more Ifiormation, oeil 721- 9158. DONATIO1 Daisy Day raises $5,OOO The YWCA of Oshawa raised $5,000 from Daisy Day sales last month. Despite falling well short cf the goal of $20,900, YWCA exe- Glasgow club, The Glasgow Rangers Soccer Club, Whitby Branch, has dona- ted $1,000 te the Dunblane Primrary School Fund.' The funds, raised from raffles and donations, were given te the Whitby branch cf Scotiabank which, at al cf its branches across Canada, has account num- ber 61382 for the trust fund for the central, Scotland school where 16 students and a teacher were killed. Funds had previously been raised in Whitby for the fund at a musical event at The Lion & The Unicorn. The Glasgow club in Whitby has 100 members who meet every second Sunday at the Cen- tennial Building in Whitby. cutive director Eva Martin Blythe says the sales were still botter than last year. Funds raised from the sale cf the 'silk, la el-sized daisies at locations througeut Durhamn Region will ho p make up a $160,00 reduction ini fundin from theprovice. The YCA is looking at other The ~CA last 'year provided emergency shelter, counselling and refer-rals -te almost 1,20 mothers with children and single women. Beer stores Rive $300 Whitby's two Brewers Retail stores will donate $300 te, the Salvation Army neit week. For Waste Reduction Week last November, the stores collec- ted 1.5 cents for every bottle returned. Funds raised were te go te a charitable group. The presentation will be held in the mayor's office next Tues- day morning. DEING EHPPIER A four-session workshop. on being happy ini life and with yourself will start Tuesday, April 26, at lnark Child and Fanily Services, 1916 Dundas St. E., Whitby, from 7 te 9 p.m. The fée 1 $32 ver Person. POSIIVE DISCiOPIN A workshop to help single parents make clear, focused discipline decisions while maintaiming positive levels of interaction with their children, wiil be offered at St. Theresa School, 173 Crawforth St., Whitby, starting Monday, April 29, 6:45 to 8:45 p.m., for éight sessions. ENRICHMENT A workshep, "Couples Enrichment - Improved Communication with your Partner," wMl be offered at Klnarh. Child and Family Centre, 1916 Dundas St. E., Whitby, on Wednesday, May 1, 7 to 9 p.rm The fee is $36 per person or $54 per couple for the six-session study group. Pre-registration and pre- payment are required. Cail 433- 0386, ext. 316. Edward Canning L FATHER LEO J. AUSTIN A bearded giant wearing tight clothing glides past me as I write this article from the new-deserted school cafeteria. He skipse nte the stage and then disappears behind the curtain. I stop scribbling, stroke my chin and think with a -iht Mmm ...," rve ne idea who that bearded gant was. None, at ail. I take eut the information that the main office se graciously presented me with and I begin te s ort eut the newsworthy from the more .hackneyed information, keepi.ng one oye on the stage, one eye on my notes, and one eye on the boyr who in scurrying around in the lihting dock up above. Ail this e-straining is giving me quits the headache se I decide te rest my head on the table and close my eyes for a second or two.. I fall asleep and in mydream I became a Parrot upon a pirates shoulder. Ho kept whispering things to me and I, as parrots do, became the orator. A huge audience was watching and listoning with eager eyes and ears as I began te speak cf how the Ausin Spirit Days are begning=* neit week and how there wiil b. a carnival along with ail the usual events that make theso days se, great. I was beginning te wonder who this Austin fella was but he seemed like a very nice guy se I left it atthat. A bearded pirate carrying a rugby bail then ontered from stage left, singing songs cf sporting deflance and claiming that Austin' rugby team is number one and wiil win the beague this W\ pring. 1 found such confidence admirable and became more intrigued by this Austin.person who ebvioualy must be quite wealthy if h. in in the position te own hie own rugby team. The pirate on whose shoulder I sat quickly ushered me from the saeand withiin moments, I was standingmo oan f his> instead replacing them with their own jubilant tones. One pirate ontered his bag and proudly bogan shewing off a certificate that said he was on the team that was third at the Durham Region SMills Challenge. Thon one man shuflled past, whistling a tune from T7&e Phantom of the Opera only te, be interrupted by the verve cf a pirate who began te sing the song at the top cf her tiny lungs. She apparently went te see the play last Thursday. With Austin. I had ne idea who this Austin man was - I got the impression that ho was net the kind cf man who la takon fer granted. He was a philanthropist feoding thankful minds and apparently a pleasure te be associated with. I awoke te the beautiful sound cf the bell, and very seon students were heading te their lockers and outside te board their hemeward buses. I, on the other hand, stayed in the cafeteria wondering what, exactly, my dream meant. I began perueing ail the news items I was te write about and they were beginning te, look very familiar; identical te those that I, as a (cough) Parrot, had anneunâced in My dream te a roomful cf onlookers. I was anl starting te, make sense aithough I had ne idea why the whole pirate angle introduced itself; perhaps it was soething supernatural or perhaps it was seme kind cf subliminal message or, dare I say it, advertisoment. I was well and truly baffied. On my way eut cf the cafeteria the bearded giant once again skipped past me and I saw Mr. Labriola, the drama teacher, on the other side cf the hall. "Remember te write about our play ZYze Pirates of Penzanoe wbich istaking Place from April 24 to27 with -tickets costing a paltry five dollars," he yoiled amidst ne breaths at ail. .7Ui try and romemhnr. srh.* To the editori We have hoard a great doal lately about the perks that teachers receive. Major newvspapers have had negative articles attacking the integrity cf teachers. There is another side te this and we would like te share with you a smail part cf that story. Teachers are caring individuals who give up many heurs cf their personal time for those extra- curricular activities. Manycf us remomaber school for those exams that helped keep us focused and in school. The .Durham, Atliletie Science fair SINCLAIR STUDENTS Stephen Dorrepaal (Ieft) and Andrew Shiner (right) explain their prol*ects to judges Bill Evans (leff) and Simon Faulkner at the 27th annual Dur- ham regional science fair. Photo by M"levk Roso. Whlty F». Prou Association is just oe example cf what is happening in the schools cf the Durham Board cf Education. This association organizes cross country, volleyball, basketbail, gymnastica, wrestling, folk dancing and track and field for the students we teach. Last yoar, over 12,000 students frcm 91 schools teck part in these programs. Ini total, ovor 730 teachers, 32 per cent. cf the teachers employed by the Durham board, teck part in these athietic events. Thes. teachers donated in excesa of 60'9000- hours of theïr time.for your children. I many other boards, -qchool teams' are coached by paid community members. The cost te Durham Region for this extra time spent by teachers weuld be worth weil in excescf $1 millon. We have only addressed athletics bore. Ail schools'have choirs, bande, drama and many other clubs which are erganized by teachers outside cf school heurs. Durham Region students are wel served and cared for by their teachers. il I LI,-u-rI,] * 1 Teachers donate hours of their time > - 1 1 1