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Whitby Free Press, 1 Oct 1980, p. 7

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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1980, PAGE 7 BURN'S CHURCH LADIES GUILD The ladies of the Burn's Church Guild would like to thank al thoee who helped with their fashion show of September 23.; the Brooklin Village Shoppe, Kurly, Susan Smith, Nancy Codhin, Irwin Srnith, Eleanor's Flowers, Shirley Scoble, Emporium, and Fred Young. BROOKLIN BEA VERS, CUBS AND SCOUTS Any mother wishing to buy or seli unilorms, please contact Anna Mae Smnith at 655-4210. OPEN MEETING Everyone is welcome on October 8 at 8 p.m. in the Brooklin Commumity Centre to attend the first meeting of the Meadowcrest Public Sehool Advisory Council. The purposeeof the council is to promote the school within the community and to provide opportunity for input to and from the communlty on ffiatters concerning the school programn and policies. More information will be available at the meeting. For- mation of a community with representation from school, parents, and the community will be discussed. Asthma el i nle Does your child have asthma? If the answer is &"4yes", then Durham Region Lung Association may bc able to help. Beginning o t Thursday, October 23, Ir' local Christmas 1 #,ai Association will run a fa.-. asthma course for .chil r between the ages of 5 a - i 12 years, at the Eastviem boys' and Girls' Club, Lulalie Avenue, Oshawa. The progra m, off.-, ied free of charge as a Christmas Seal Service, will run for six consecutive TLmrsdlays, from 5:30 to 7 p. m Participating childreri will be taught breathing exer- cises and relaxation techniques which assist in the control of asthmatic at- tacks, the symptoms of which are often aggravated by fear as breathing becomes increasingly dif- ficuit. All procedures are under the direction of qualified staff, and the program also includes a swim/water orientation session. Parents will have the opportunity of hearing lectures on the physical, medical and psychological problems of asthma, from attending health professionals, and anyone interested should contact Durham Itegion Lung Association, at 723- 3151, as soon as possible. Susan Smith 655-4737 Brow n's Foodmaster (before noon Saturda.v..) Roche seeks election to separate ]board "Parents won't get in- volved in the goinga on of the school (sic> unless they know what's going on," said Charles Roche, a seven-year veteran of the Durham Region Roman Catholic Separate School Board. Roche will be running for re-election to the board on November 10 for another two year term. "The quality of education in the system is definately improving," he said. "We are certainly- getting a broader range of students. " Over the past seven years Roche has been involved with the salary negotiations committee, high school liason, transportation board, education policy board and the role description board. Currently he is working as a mathmnatics teacher at the Stouffeville Secondary School. He bas been a teacher for 13 years. Roche feels it is important that the board have a certain number of teachers as members. I'You have to have someone who is on the scene and in tough with what's going. on." DENTURE THERAPY CLINiC 111 DUNDAS STREET WEST WHITBY 668-1464 FARMER STOVES PION EER COTTAGER .ne.@ n@M299~ a aa 3r ' aa$ 37500 EASTERN.............. $38800 RANCHER ............39900 THIS 15 CASH & CARR Y SALE MCHELL BROTHER CASSELS & CHURCHS T BROOKLIN 655m4991 .11 "Every board should have teachers made of 10-15 per cent off it's memberships. " He feels in that way the teachers can see both ends of the spectrum. Roche is concerned with the amount of parental in- volvment in their. children's education. "I think we have a real concern from parents and the church," he said. "We still need more parental in- volvement though. " one area which he feels this lacks in some cases is that of student dress . «"The parents and the church should be more in- volved* in the way their children dress. " He said that hie did'nt want to see dress codes or uniforms but that such attire as t-shirts with questionable slogans and general sloppy dressing should be phased out. ,q wouldn't want to see uniforms nor should we ex- pect to see kids dressed in suits but the way a student dresses directly affects their & Ind acquered Furniture. Fniahed fra:e 0 comptete with 14 year tap seam mattress, heator lier, ttnetock, pedestat shoot. Cholce of stains avalabto. attitudes and outlooks." Roche worked in industry for 12 years before becoming a teacher in 1967. The experience in dealing with people he gained three bas corne in very handy for him he elaims. "I t.hink that every teacher should be out on the job scene they are preparing the students for." As of press trne, there are no other declared can- didates for Whitby's two seats on the Separate School Board. Stained & Laquered Furniture. Finlshed bookcase ftrame, complote with 14 year tep seam mattrosses. Heater lier, lnortock, pedestat and sheot. chalce of stains avatiabte. COMPLETE PACKAGES INCLUDING': PINE UNFINISHED FLOOR FRAME (ANY SIZE) LINER, LINER LOCK, ALGECI DE, LAP SEAM, BAG AND HEATER FOR ONLY$280.OO MOTION LESS MATTRESS AVAI LABLE FOR $1 00.00 ADDITIONAL. OVER 200 MODELS TO CHOOSE FROM. MANY SPECIALS AND END OF THE LUNE CLEARANCES. . 10% Discount For Ait restdents In the Durham Roglon on presentatton of thts ad. Locations At: 2124 Bloor Si. W., Toronto 769-4596, 2355 Eglinton Ave. E., Scar. 759-4979 239 Queen St. E., Brampton 459-9867 VSA I i Do you suffer f romn a pain in. the pocketbook everytime you stop to f 111 your car? Then leave your car at home and GO Transit. You'II save on gas, parking and rush*hour hassies. And you'Il get there fast. Here's how to GO and enjoy it. LOCAL GO BUS services between Oshawa and North Metro prov ide frequent daily service via Hwys. 2 and 401 to Scarborough Town Centre, York Milis Subway and Yorkdale Bus Terminal. Also rush hour Express. GO BUSES f rom Oshawa, Whitby and Ajax con nect with ail GO Trains at Pickering for service to downtown Toronto. INFORMATION 579m4224 or 1 -800-268-1983 toli1 f ree Hon. William Davis Premier w A1 Hon. James Snow Minister -AND SAVE AS YOU GO 1 CALL WATERBEDS UNLIMITED WHITBY THEATRE Compan TM£ <O1 Ty CEM7EHNIAL bUlLDI4G ..te AUDITIONS FOR "BECKET"5 TO BE DIRECTED BY GAIL CHEYNE will be held at the CENTENNIAL BUILDING THEATRE Centre St. S., Whitby LARGE CAST REQUIRED Maies, Femaies Ail Ages Oct 59,6,8 7:30 p.m. ENTRY 8V STAGE DOOR ONLY, WEST SIDE 0F BUILDING cAdst building ce»tre 1

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