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6 rnWeek-ly Times. Wedýeda-y, August 20,19ý97 BBIQ serves about 450 Brooklin's i 5Oth Anniversary Stirling Mather kept an eye on the beef at the Orono Park ail day. About 450 people came to this year's BBQ whlch raised approximately $1,500 for the the Orono Athletic Association. Gail Stapleton won the 50/50 draw which was $180. Whitby's Annual Heritage Day is taking place onk Saturday, September 6th. Organized by the Local Architectural ConservatLioni Advisory Committee (L.A.C.A.C.-) it will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m-r. throughout Brooklin. Thie celebration this year xill focus on the 15Oth Anniversary of the naming of thie Brooklin. It was in 1847 that the village changed ifs naine froin Winchester fo Brooklin. Heritage Day has events planned for ahl ages and is sure to be an event that the whole family will enjoy. There willbe Hors e and Stagecoach Rides through the village as well as performances from the Old Time Fiddlers and the Horseless Carriagemen. Children will have fun partic- ipating in gaines or entering in the photo contest, both organized by the Sorbara Group. Adults can enjoy a game of horseshoes or darts at the Brooklin Legion. There will be a wide array of displayýts to look at such as WoodarvngBasketwveaving, Antique Tools, Splnning and Weavlng, and Antique Clocks. There will aIso Ibe Steain Engines, Tractors, Fire Trucks ald displays put on by the Whitby Archives and the Whitby L.A.C.A.C. When you get hungry, St.- Thomas,Anglican Churcli is serving snacks and the, Brooklin United Church is serving lunch. There wiIl also be cake offered during the noon time ceremonies held in Grass Park. At these cere- monies the Mayor will be pre- sentrng plaques to' a number of Brookiin residents. There is no admission fée, s0 come out with your faniily and enjoy a fun day in Brooklin. For further infor- mation about Heritage Day please contact Lesley Burchinore at the Town of Wvhitby at 668-5803, ext. 280. Arthur Black Kds say the darndest things Art Linkletter book title They certainly do -- and nobody knows it better than the star-crossed profession- ais who get to spend most of their workçing hours with our klds -- their teachers. Teachers get to mark tests and examinations, and that's where the teachers learn that some kids don't retain infor- mation quite as efficiently as others. Hence the Student Blooper ,Phenomenon. Herewith a collection of somne of the more outrageous howlers committed to paper by our littie darlings.- SCIENCE WITH A VENGEANCE We get our temýperature in different ways. F-airinheit, cel- dius, or centipe2de One horsepowver is the amount of energy iftakeJs to drag a horse 500 feet in one second. A molecuie 13 so-smnall it can't be observed, by the naked observer. Famous people of science don't escape the swipe of Bloopismn. One student wrote that The Law of Gravity was passed by Isaac Newtonl, while another inisisted that the Russian Pavlov was famous'for sltudvinlg th- Sl- vation ofdg. Youing suet ~mt have an ev it- kier , 11-p o WenIflout 10exlI llte swamp and to coiiect littie orgasms." And another juve- nule chronicier recorded "In Bioiogy today, we digested a frog." You want to hope that these klds don't choose a medicai career: The big artery in your neck is called thej ocular vein. The pelvis protects the gen- files. A permanent set of teef h consists of elghf canines, two molars, and eight cuspidors. The heart beats faster when you are younger-, aver- age when you are middle age, hardly at ail when you are old, and nof af all when you are dead. THE ZOUNDS 0F music Music sung2by two people is called ua duel. A harp is a nude piano. pus. Agnus Dei wacs a woman composer famous for her cliurch imutsic. A tvery liked. piece is the Bron!ze Luflciby. PUTTING THE LITTER IN LITERATURE trgdecom'idk's ad hils Allergy alert The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning consumers with egg allergies not to eat sugar pies sold throughout Quebec and Ontario under the following brand naines: > IGA in 425g packages, including all lots bearing best before-dates up to August 3 1, 1997, UPC code 68 293 60210; > Petite Douceur in 652g packages, including ail lots bearing best-before dates up to September 1, 1997, UPC code 0 55 742 05041 7; > Aunt Maif sin 652g pack- ages, mncluding ail lots bear- lng best-before dates of August 14, 1997 and August A great Jewish leader in ScotlandA was Rabbi Burns. I like the story -Mhe Uist of the Moccasins." Ini Ibseni's "Ghosfs", Oswald dies of congenial syphilis. Jake Barnes, in -The Sun ALso Riseýs" was ijured in the groini region, and was impu- dentfor the rest of his life. And then of course there's hifstory ancient and mod- ern. One student noted that Rome was invaded by The B3allbeaïrrngs. Another explained that the Bolshevik Party was led by -John Lennon. And my favourite - a stu- dent commenting on fashion in.Ancienit Egypt: Early Egyplitinwomen wore a garmencia lied ai cal osius I s a sheer dress which starfed beinah îic breasis Iwhich hunmg (o frhc undeclared eggs 21, 1997, UPC code 0 61 07790 140 9. Ail pies, which are soid in cardboard packages, have been found to contain eggs which are not declared on the labels and could cause an allergic reaction for individu- als who are allergic to egg. The pies, sold under the brand naine Aunt May's are dlstributed oniy in Ontario. In Quebec, Hudon et Deaudelin, Montreal, dis- tribute the IGA brand and Muiti-Marques Inc., Lavai, distribute the brand names Petite Douceur and Aunt May's. These companies are recalling ail affected pies from the marketpiace and con- sumers miay retumn the prod- uct to point of purchase. Consumption of these products is of concemn only for those who areallergic to eggs. 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