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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8,1978, PAGE 15 FOOD SEMINAR An ecumenical seminar on World Development and food for Third World countries will be held Feb.16 at 8 p.m. at All Saints' Anglican Church. John Burke will be the seminar leader forthree work- shops. The first workshop will deal with the politics of food "Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast," and the agribus- ness link between First and Third World lifestyles. The second workshop will deal with "The Baby-Killers, "Bottle Babies,"and irrespon- sible advertising by multi- national companies which is said to lead to stunted brains and malnourished bodies in the Third World. This subject was featured recently on the "Man Alive" CBC television program. The seminar is. part of "Ten Days for World Develop- ment," an educational pro- gram sponsored by the Angli- cari, Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Presbyterian and United Churches of Canada. This year the program's em- phasis is on food. NEWCOMERS' CLUB The February General Meeting of the Oshawa- Whitby Newcomer's Club will be held on ,Tuesday, February 14 at 8 p.m. in the Blue Flame Room, Con- sumer's Gas Building, Con- sumer's Drive, Whitby. The guest speaker will be Sgt. Roy Hobbs of the Durham Regional Pôlice,who will pre- sent the film "How To Say No to a Rapist and Survive." For further information a- bout the Club, contact Ronni Zolumoff at 576-2554. AGLOW MEETING An "Aglow" Christian Fellowship meeting will be held Feb.9 at the Blue Flame Room in the Consumers Gas Building, beginning with re- refreshments at 7:30 p.m. and prayer ana worship starting at 8 p.m. The guest speaker will be Donna McLaughlin of Lon- don, Ont. Formerly of Ottawa, she hosted her own TV show, and was co-host of "100 Huntley Street" a Toronto TV program. Mrs. McLaughlin will speak of the three doldrums facing home- makers: dishes, dirt and diapers. Hope MacDonald of the Evainge iPentecostal Church will be guest soloist. Dr. Roger Wiles will be guest speaker in March . Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. there will be the popular film fea- ture,"American in Paris" with Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron. Feb. 18 at 7:30 p.m. there will be a Valentine Dance Party at the centre with D.J; music and entertainment. Mondays at 1:30 p.m. .there is swimming for senior citizens at the Iroquois Park pool, with the emphasis on fun and fitness. March 6 from 7. p.m. to 9 p.m. Doug Davidson, a local accountantc will help Whitby's senior citizens with their income tax returns. Appointments for this ser- vice, which is open to all seniors regardless of member- ship, can be made by phon- ing the centre 668-1424 on Feb. 21 and 23 during office hours. Cribbage tournaments be- gin on Feb. 13 as a break from the règular class. Call Tom Ashby at 668-4659. • The centre is looking for more people to join a table- top photography class. All that is needed is a simple camera and some black and white film to begin. "RAFFI" CONCERT' The Parent Pre-School Centre of Whitby and Oshawa will present a children's concert by the Canadian folk singer "Raffi" at Eastdale Collegiate Audi- torium in Oshawa, March 18 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. The concert is for children up to the age of eight, and there are no reserve seats. Tickets are available at-Middleton's Book Store, Whitby and R.H. Thomas Music Store Oshawa, and will be on sale at the Oshawa Shopping Centre ticket booth Feb. 18 and 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. VALENTINE'S DANCE The Ladies Auxiliary of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 112 will hold a Valentine's Dance Feb. il from 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Legion Hall on Byron Street South. There will be a light lunch and spot and door prizes. Tickets are available by calling 668-6498 or at the door. LECTURES ON STROKE As a public service to the community, the Dr. Joseph O. Ruddy General Hospital in collaboration with Fair- view Lodge will present a series of lectures on "Stroke," on Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Fairview Lodge. The balance of the program will be presented on thre next three following Wednesdays, t4eb. 22, Marchr I and March 8 at tire same tlime. Tire program is designed tb increase understanding of the multiple causes of stroke as well as its physical and psychosocial effects. The aim is also to assist i tire improvement of tire quality of care for those afffEcted as well as for those who are involved in caring for the stroke patient. It will be of iriterest to health profession- als and also to lay persons. The presentation will con- sist of a series of lectures, film strips and discussion ses- sions in which a physician, a nurse, a physiotherapist, a speech therapist, and an oc- cupational therapist will take part. WINTER CARNIVAL Whitby's fifth annual winter carnival will be held at the Iroquois Park Arena and Pool Feb. 23 to 26. Events include broomball, hockey, skate races, ringette, figure 'skating, a swim meet and McDonald's Hockey Show Down. Admission each day for spectators and participants is 50 cents for children 12 and under and 75 cents for stu- dents and adults. This does not include the Whitby Iroquois Senior A hobkey games. Everyone in Whitby and surrounding area is invited to attend this carnival, spon- sored by the Whitby Recrea- tion Departmert. For fur- ther details call 668-7765. NURSING IN NEPAL Edna Clysdale, a nurse whose work in Nepal has been supported by St. Mark's United Church, will be speak- ing at the church Feb. 27 at 8 p.m. P. C. MEETING The annual meeting of the Whitby ProgressivefConserva- tive Association will be held on Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. in the Whitby Municipal Building on Rossland Road. Durham West MPP George Ashe will be the guest speak- er, and an election of officers will be held. Everyone is welcome to attend. ART EXHIBITION The 19th annual juried exhibition of the EastCentral Ontario Art Association is on display at-the Whitby Arts Station until Feb. 26. Area artists are represent- ed in this travelling exhibi- tion organized by the ECO AA. A varity of media is featured, such as watercolors, oils, etchings and batiks. Awards were won by Barb Whelan, Monika Van Wollan and Donna Cameron. Muriel Anrews, Meg Pederson, Laurine Sage and Lillian Peddie- received honorable mention. give a lithography demon- stration in the Whitby Arts' new box car print shop Feb. 26 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Everyone interested in this special art form is invited to attend., FILMS "My Man Godfrey" one of the screwball comedies of the 1930's will be shown. at the Whitby Arts Station Feb. 19 at 3 p.m. This film stars William Powell and Carole Lombard. HELP FOR VICTIMSOF RESPIRATORY DISEASE A Physical Conditiorning Course for adults suffering emphysema, chronic bronmi- tis or severe asthma will begin at the Regional Health Unit, jax and Pickering General Hospital on Wednesday March 8 at 7:30 p.m. This free Course will be funded and operated by Durham Region Lung Association, (local affiliate of the nation- wide Christmas Seal Organisa- tion), and during tne seven weekly sessions participants will be taught relaxation techniques and tolerance ex- ercises designed to improve, or assist, their lung capacity. All procedures will be under the guidance of a licensed physiotherapist and a regis- tered nurse. Interested per- sons should contact Durham Region Lung Association, at 723-3151, as soon as possible. Author to research Welsh nmmigration John Roberts, owner of Plum Hollow Books, and a resident of Whitby will be visiting Wales early this month to obtain information with respect to immigration from Wales to Canada and the Welsh influence in Canada. Mr. Roberts has been re- qqested to undertake this assignment by the Depart- ment of the Secretary of State for Canada, and will write a book on his findings, which will be published in September 1978 under the auspices of the Secretary of State. Mayor Jim Gartshore has presented Mr. Roberts with a letter of greetings from the Centre size to double Tenders for an expansion of the Corbett Creek Pollu-. tion Control Centre in Whitby will close March 22, the regional public works committee decided last week. The expansion will in- crease the four million gal- lon per day plant to eight mil- lion gallons per day and should be completed by 1980, says Regional Engineer Vic Silgailis. The existing plant, con- structed in 1971-72, has al- most reached its capacity and won't accommodate much more population or industrial growth, he says. The contract must be awarded before March 31 so tthe region can receive a $7 million interest-free loan from the Ontario Ministry of Housing under the Ontario Hoiising Action Progran. council and, citizens of the Town of Whitby, and has asked Mr. Roberts to convey this letter and a set of historical drawings of Whitby buildings to the Lord Mayor and council of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. Hunting ban discussed The Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority may be getting ready to reconsider its ban on hunting in its con- servation areas. The Conservation Area Advisory Board and the Oshawa Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee listened to comments from area hunt- ing clubs last monthregarding hunting. in the conservation areas. The Wildlife Advisory committee would like to see the ban lifted in the Heber Down Conservation area near Brooklin, and in other areas outside Whitby. Last year CLOCA refused a requeíst by pheasant hirters to use the Heber Down area, and also turned down duck hunters wishing to use the Lynde Shores Conservation Area for hunting. The Oshawa Fish and Wildlife Advisoriy committee and CLOCA are expected to meet. this month to further discuss the issue of hunting. YOU CAN NOW BOOK YOUR CHARTERS TO LONDON' AMSTERDAM MANCdESTER PRESTWICK Passport Pl DUILUN FRANKFURT ZAGRED DUBROVNUK ictures Complimentary with Booking Contact RUSSELL TRAVEL 116 BROCK ST.S., WHITBY 668-5000 HOURS Mon. - Sat. 9-5 p.m. onnn, ve ts m ý..m