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PAGE- 8, WEDNESDAY, JULY 19,1978, WHITBY FREE PRESS Reponse determines program,9s utur The future of children's summer playground programs in -Whitby will dépend very much on the outcome of an experimental program being conducted by the Whitby Recreation Department and the Durham Region YMCA. Sc says YMCA Program Director Elizabeth Moore, who toured the playground sites with an officiai frorn the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Recreation last week. When the Whitby town council voted durigits 73 budget discussions eariier this year to discontinue the summer 'playground program in the town parks, the YMCA and Recreation Department applied jointiy to the ministry for a grant under its Experience '78 pragrani 0701 ta carry out a more structured experirnen- tai program this sumnmer to see if there is a demnand for such a program. The ministry pravided a grant of $6,000, which pays for six, staff, two ini each of three locations. SELECT COMMITTEE ON HEALTH-CARE FINANCING AND COSTS. A Select Committee of the Legisiature has been established to review ealth-care osts and alternative rethadis of iancng-ealth are. lntereste.d individuais, graups or organizations should obtain- the precise terms of reference tram the Clerk of the Cammittee and shauld present written briefs ta hlm by July 27,1978. Requests for oral presentatian of briefs shauld be made ta the Clerk of the Comm ittee for cansideratian by the Committee. It: is intended that> oral presentatians will be heard between Manday, July 31,1978 and Tuesday, August 22, 1978 subject ta revision by the Comm ittee as may be required. Robert G. Elgie, MRP, MD, Chairman. Mr. Douglas Arnott, Clerk of the Comm ittee, Legislative- Building, schoolers andd 25 school-age Queen's Park, Tronto, children in each prograni ta M7A lA2.ensure quaiity, she says. (416-965-1406)1 The fees charged this year are being set aside ta see if the prograrn can caver its * mummmmmm -mmm mmm mmm mmm mmmM M CUTASSFEELING 71 M I 04t1ass &doft3roughvn 4-Door- ManY to choose from 1 231 CIO V-S Sngine sutnanderd MORÈ: log & he.d room, front & rfi & 2 6 0 o 3 0 6 C l O -S o n ire a v ai a bleM O Rt E : F u e l effic ie n t th an lest y .r Sul lonleSles Iteprosenttive * *~ Cvt o Sole.John Croise Iuko 2&4doer Stan WestfoilI * ut2. Supr emeTou Lo R. I 2dole r cacieob Arcler 'm *~ Cut eorCusi. rd Dooeuelly a I~pâ 2doPilSteve,.,, -J I * Bank of Nova Scotiai Finance Plan Avoualble 8 8SONUC * * ~ Chevro lm -Oldemobi4m a * f5011Hwry. No. 7 Kîn»ei 5à21 Instead of an ail-day drop-mn programn like that conducted by the town, the new ,vpiayground program bas set hours-9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for three to five- year-olds and 1:15 p.m. to 3:15 for schooi age chiidren, says Mrs. Moore. "It is a structured program so it means we are accountable to the parents,"! she says. The prograni is operated undfer the name of the Green Pepper Club with a member- ship fee of $10 per month, plus a daiiy 50 cent fee 'to control numbers and quality of the prograni, says Mrs. Moore. The pre-schaolers meet at All Saints' Anglican Church in Juiy and August and the schooi-age children meet at Palmerston Avenue Schqo1. Florence hear Heard School is also a location for both age groups in Juiy, with the prograni moving from there to St. Theresa's School in August. For Brookiin Children of both age groups, the Green' Pepper Club meets at Meadowcrest School in July and St. Leo's School in August. The two-hour programs operate Monday through Friday, with one hour for crafts andd one for sports. So far, only 56 ebjîdren are participating in the program and there are still apenings availabie, particuiarîy in Brooklin, says Mrs. Moore. own costs, and wili be appiiedd to next year's program budget, if there is a sufficient demand for summer playgraund pro- grams this year, says Mrs. Moore. "It is up to the people who live here to indicate if this is what they want in a prograi, " she said. It is hoped that disco dancing can be added to the program at Ail Sainits' Church. on Fridays soon, she said. Anyone wish to register' their child in the Green Pepper Club is askedd to eall the YMCA at 668-6868. Big fish SDelmer A. Neimann, 98 Appiewood Crescent, placed sixth in'the lake trout c'htegory in the recently held Molson's Big Fish contest. Mr. Neimann caught a lake trout weighing 16 poindý 12 ounces in Drag Lakç, Dudley Township, Ontario. The fist was 34 inches. long and had-a girth of 20 inches. #The Moison's Big Fish ,ontest is aperated by the intario Federation of Anglers and H-unters. L.AS VEGAS LADIES Getting ready for the fun an Las Vegas Night at the Whitby Arts Station are Margaret Shorter, Dorothy Debiche andd Jan Bishop. Las Vegas Night, featuring music, games of chance and disco dancing, wiil be July 29 froni 8:30 p.m. to 1 a. m. as part of the 1978 County Town Carnivai. Admission wiil be limited to persans aged 18 'or over. Free Press Photo Puppet show cornes to Children from five ta, ten introduce chiildren ta years of age wiIl delight in troupe of deiightful puppe the ant 'ies 0f Mr. Jampot, in twa puppet plays that ce Mr. Beanpole, Lancelot the be seen in almost ail pubi: Lion, PoIly and the lavable libraries in the region Bandicoot, when the Travel- iibrary system throughoi ling Puppet Show cames ta, the summer. town on Friday, July 28, Three studdents - HeathE 10:45 a.m. at the Brooklin_ Muider, Margaret Shorte Community centre andd 2:30, and Christine Leonard - wi p.m. at the Whitby Public make the eight puppets use, .dbrary. in the two plays and wl For the second consecutive operate' the 'Travelling 'ear, the Travelling Puppet Puppet'Show. ;how sponsaredd by the On July 28, at 10:45 a.m. ii ,entrai Ontario Regionai Brookiin andd 2:30 p.m. a, Lib~~~~~~~~~jlrary Sse iiWib ulc .~,t De TH APAR Denture Teait 214 Dundas St. E. Whitby 668-7797 HOU.RS Morn.- Sat. & Evenings By Appoirtment Only p cg eidren and their families wif e able to enjoy "'The King's Dinner"l by Elizabeth Merten andd "The Egg" by Violet Philpott. "The King's Dinner", produced with kind permis- sion of Thomas Nelson & Sans (Canada) Ltd., tells the story 0f the Knave of Hearts who may or may not have stolen the King's tarts. Two cooks, Mr. Jampot and Mr. Beanpoie, who spend their tume arguing constantly, set out ta, catch the tart- snatcher. But they make a Irather nasty mistake and almast get their heads bitten off in the process. However, everything turns out well in the end, and the King's tarts are safe again. "The Egg" aiso features a rascal who attempts ta, steai Polly's nearly-hatched egg and replace il with a cocnut. Poor Bandicoot, who always gets blamed for everything, is the natural culprit, but this time even the audience knows'he is nat ta, blame. The ensuing excitement as the egg is discovered makes for a liveiy afternoon's entertain- ment. The Travelling Puppet Show was originally con- ceived by the Children 's Services Committee of the Central Ontario Regional Library System. The com- mnittee is made up of Children's Librarians froni public Libraries in the regions of Peel, York and Durhami. Gloria Furtney of CORLS headquarters who co- ordinales the programme, says the puppet troupe expects to perform in as many libraries as poSsible during the summer. "TI fact, there are 63 loca- tions we could visit,"1 she said, "and we hope many ehildren willtaike advantage of this chance to seS some really entertaining and educational puppet plays.1y AUl performances arefree and Mr. Jampot, Mr. 3eanpole, Bandicoot and Polly "oakforward tW seein hefr frlend at Broolin anW Vhltby on P'rldy, JuIy 2s. a ets ai )ut ili in .216 %-OF *y - - - --- - 1 local* lîbrary tg li c