6 Friday, April 26, 2019brooklintowncrier.com Community Calendar Fri., April 26: 4:00 - 5:00 pm (4th Friday of each month) Teen Leadership Council at Brooklin Library Whitby Library's Brooklin Branch seeks Teen Leadership Council members to share ideas & assist with special events and programs. Grade 9-12 students earn community service hours. Snacks provided. No registration required. For information, email teenservices@whitbylibrary.ca. Sat., April 27: 9 am-Noon: CLOCA Tree Planting For Earth Day is Every Day At Heber Down Conservation Areas on Cochrane, next to off- leash dog park Register at www.cloca.com or call 905-579-0411, ext. 142. Sat., April 27: 9 am-11 am: Pitch-In Brooklin At all Brooklin parks Check it out on Facebook to win prizes For more info, email: Michael_argue@hotmail.com Sat., April 27: 10 am-3 pm: WindReach Farm Open House Entrance $25 per car Enjoy hay wagon rides, sheep shearing, refreshments (Please leave pets at home) Sat., April 27: 7 pm: "The Joy of Music" concert at Brooklin United Church A variety program featuring popular music and show tunes. Tickets are $20. and available from the church office 905-655-4141 Sun., April 28: 7:30-9 pm: Trivia Night At MichaelKelly's Eatery on Winchester and St. Thomas. $20 per person cash only. Teams of 4-6 ONLY. Each team receives a large pizza and an order of garlic bread, with a beer per person. Winning team members each get a $10 gift certificate to MK's. Register by emailing your name and nmber of team members to: editorofbtc@gmail.com Capacity is 42 people, so registration is first come-first served. Hosted by the BTC with all proceeds to Prostate Cancer Canada Network (PCCN) Durham. Fri., May 3-Sat. May 11: Beech Street Theatre Company Presents: Earthkraft A comedy by Michael Khashmanian At Brooklin Community Centre Six shows: 4 evening + 2 matinee performances. For dates and times, visit bstconstage.com $27 per ticket online through web site or at the door. Seating is limited Sat., May 4: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm: St. Thomas' Anglican Church Spring Market Bazaar Sat., May 4 - Grand Opening of CB Pools/Spas 30 St. Thomas St. https://cbpools.ca/ Sat., May 4: 10:30 am and 1:30 pm: Doors Open Brooklin Heritage Walk In historic downtown Brooklin Meet at the Brooklin Legion parking lot Sun., May 5 - 6th Annual Autism Awareness Run/Walk (5k Run or 1K walk) 8 am registration - 9 am opening From Anderson CVI in Whitby All proceeds to our charity CCRW and will pay for our program SOAR, a summer employment program for teens and young adults with Autism. A Family Friendly event centered around supporting the autism community. Face painting, live music, refreshments, live mascots, prizes and more! We will also be protesting the new OAP plan and will have local MPPs and petitions on site. Contact details: Kara Onofrio: 416-333-3858 autismangels.com Sat., May 11: 11 am: Big Bucks Euchre At Odd Fellows Hall, 42 Bagot St. Regular progressive- No partner needed $10 includes lunch, excellent prizes Advance tickets only Proceeds to Camp Trillium camps for kids with cancer and their families 905-655-4652 Wed., May 22: 7:30 pm Whitby in Bloom Presents: Carol Pasternak on "Drama in the Butterfly Garden" At Brooklin United Church Learn how to focus on the life in your yard. Will feature a book signing of "How to Raise Monarch Butterflies, a Step-by-Step Guide for Kids." Space is limited. Register and reserve your spot early at whitby.ca/whitbyinbloom. Sat., May 25: 9 am-1 pm: Brooklin Horticultural Society annual plant sale At Grass Park. Also $55 Rain Barrel Fundraiser. Barrels can be ordered at www.RainBarrel.ca/ Brooklin by May 14. Pickup at Brooklin United Church on May 25, 9-1. Locally grown healthy perennials, annuals, vegetables & more for sale! Vendors selling gardening decor & supplies. BHS members on site to answer gardening questions. Details at: www.brooklinhorticulturalsociety.com/ bhs-plant-sale.html. Sun., May 26: 9 am - 12 pm: Pet Valu Walk for Dog Guides Hosted by Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides At Brooklin's Pet Value store Visit: walkfordogguides.com/ locations/walk.cfm?ID=1981 Thurs., June 13: 1:30 pm: 14th annual "Fore the Future" Charity Golf Classic At Royal Ashburn Golf and Country Club. Proceeds to programs supporting children and youth in care throughout Durham. For more information or to register, contact Sian Gibson, Executive Director sian.gibson@durhamcaf.ca Sat., June 15: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Nova's Ark's 9th Annual Friendship Walk. 3 km walk from Grass Park led by Bing the camel Fundraiser to help maintain our unique program facility. Music from The Working Dawgs, face painting and hands-on interaction with therapy animals. Nova's Ark Charity is a not-for-profit organization based in Brooklin that provides individualized programs for people of all ages and abilities. To register for the Friendship Walk or to make a donation, visit www.novasark.ca. French Family Storytime: Children and their caregivers can join Madade Sue for weekly French Family Storytime! A half hour of French stories and songs, with a dash of English! Drop in at Central Library's Children's Program Room Tuesdays: 7:25 pm: Brooklin Toastmasters Club Practice public speaking at Brooklin Community Centre & Library. Contact John Johnstone at jajhj@sympatico.ca or phone 905-683-4439 or Patricia Romano at promano257@outlook.com or phone 905-626-7055. 1st & 3rd Tuesdays Community Care Durham (CCD) Basic Foot Care at St. Thomas' Anglican Church. 905-668-6779 Mon.-Fri. CCD delivers hot or frozen meals. To order: Karen Andrews 905-668-6779 If you have a community not-for-profit event you would like included in the calendar, please email it to editorofBTC@gmail.com with the subject line "calendar." Priority will be given to Brooklin events. Some editing may occur. Burns Presbyterian Church 765 Myrtle Rd West (just 4 minutes north of Brooklin) 10am Worship, Kids Zone Fun & Nursery Care "Discovering God, Sharing God's Love" 905.655.8509 www.Burnschurch.org Brooklin United Church 19 Cassels Rd. E. Sundays 10:30 am • Sunday School & Nursery Care Come catch the Spirit! www.brooklinunited.ca 905.655.4141 Renaissance Baptist Church of Brooklin 40 Vipond Road (Just West Of Library) Sunday Worship & Kids Program 10:30 am We're here for Brooklin! 905.655.4554 www.brooklinrbc.ca Brooklin Village Church At Brooklin High School, 20 Carnwith Drive W. Sundays, 10:30 am Our Mission is to share the love of Christ as we live out our calling to become more like Him. www.brooklinvillagechurch.com St. Thomas' Anglican Church 101 Winchester Road East Sunday Services: 8:30 and 10:30 am Sunday School & Nursery Program (10:30am) Wednesday 10:00 am Communion & Healing Service Celebrating 150 years in Brooklin 'Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, we welcome you!' 905.655.3883 www.stthomasbrooklin.ca Our Brooklin Kids By Leanne Brown Big Blue passes on When my daughter was two, we inherited a swing set from our neighbours. They were moving and their kids who were older teens had no use for it anymore. My daughter was delighted. The set, an older metal version like I grew up with, needed some TLC but, after a few repairs and a coat of paint, it worked great. It quickly became her favourite toy and was constantly in use. On hot summer days, we'd run the garden hose down the plastic slide, turning it into an impromptu water slide. The grass at the bottom wore away leaving a giant mud puddle to splash in. Crowded set At her fifth birthday party, she and her guests managed to cram 13 kids onto the structure. This required my dad, my brother and my husband to hold onto the supporting frame to ensure it didn't tip over. The kids had a blast. The next year, the seat on the two-person swing cracked. My father replaced the broken seat with a wooden plank and the swing was back in action. Over the years, it required many repairs. At times I'd squeeze my behind onto one of the swings and listen to my daughter's angst while we swung. Sometimes she would share a secret, sometimes a funny story, and sometimes she shed a few tears. Like all toys, the set started to show its age. Last summer, it earned the nickname "the blue death trap" while my husband saw it as "the blue liability." My daughter called it "Big Blue." And then... It weathered one more winter and, finally, "Big Blue" had had enough. It was beyond repair. One day last week, a man with a truck arrived, dismantled the blue warped metal, and carted it away. I felt relief that the safety hazard was gone. But as I watched him drive away, I realized I was also saying goodbye to part of my daughter's childhood. That night, when I told her Big Blue was gone, she just shrugged. "Its okay. It was really old. I can go to the park to swing if I want to." And so another milestone passes. Help Stop Water Theft In Durham The Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Department is asking Durham residents to help stop water theft by reporting suspicious activity around hydrants. The Region has plastic rings to help the public quickly identify which hydrants are permitted water filling stations. The plastic ring contains the Regional logo, identifies the hydrant as a permitted filling station, and provides a contact number. Every year, thousands of litres of water are illegally taken from Durham Region fire hydrants. Water theft has the potential to damage the fire hydrant, rendering it inoperable when it is needed during emergencies, and poses a threat to local water quality. If a hydrant doesn't have a plastic ring and someone is taking water from it; they are stealing water. The Region has a Hydrant Permitting program and a Water By-law, which detail how companies can obtain a permit to legally take a specified amount of water for a cost. Through the permit program, only approved water haulers should be filling up at hydrants. Hydrant permits can be obtained at any of Durham Region's depots; for contact information visit www. durham.ca/Depots. To report suspected water theft, please email WaterTheft@durham.ca, or call 905-668-7711 or 1-800-372-1102 ext. 3488 with details about the location, company name, license plate, and/or a photograph if possible. For more information, visit durham.ca/WaterTheft.