PAGE 16, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1979, WHITBY FREE PRESS Brooklin Redmenprepare fr17lcose son The'..Brooklin ýRedmen Lacr4osse Club executive havebeen bard at work over the past winter and are now putting the finishlng touches on plans'for the 1979 lacrosse season. The Major Seri'es has changed somewhat this year and will be composed of a highly competitive four- team'league made up of Peterborough (Iast year's Mann Cup Champions>; Brampton (Ontario Cham- pions); Oshweken Warriors (a new entry from the Six Nations near Brantford) and Brooklin. Windsor, Owen Sound and Fergus have ail dropped back from Major to Senior B so the calibre of play in the Major Serip-. hculd be con- siderably upgraded. The hManui Cup emblemnatic of Canadian Lacrosse supre- macy >and the oldest sports trophy in Canada will be competed for in 1979 in British Columbia. General Manager Mike Gray wishes ta announce that Peter Vipond has agreed ta return as coach again this season. Pete is a veteran of "The Jim Bishop Se hool", having played Junior Lacrosse with the Green Gaels in Oshawa. Pete will be assisted by Zeny Lipinski, a former pro- fessional player with Phila- delphia of the National Lacrosse League. His experience, as a player and in a coaching capacity, should be a grreat help ta Brooklin's younger players comning up. Also assisting with the team will be Eric Branton, a former player' with the Brooklin Redmen, who is wellkInown in local lacrosse circles. Brooklin has been affil- iated over the past three seasons with the Whitby Builders and has protected ail their graduating players in the 1979 Major Series draft.ý They are Bryce Jordan, Larry Graham, Rob Gemmell, Chris Reed, Wayne Colley and, Tim Lintner. Teleý-kphone irproved Bell Canada is spending more than $500,000 to im- prove telephone facilities and keep pace with growth in the Whitby exchange, -Marion Crocker, local Bell Manager, said today. Work will start before the end of April ta provide an addif.ional 1,200 telephone lines in the industrial area along Hopkins Street. Con- duit and cable will be laid but this will not interfere with traffic. The cost is $131,000. The company will also be spending $373,000 for phone equipment in three new sub- divisions, Mrs. Crocker said. They are the Ash ýCreek, Garden Street and Anderson Street housing develop- ments. A NI -J In addition, the Redmen have drafted top calibre over-age junior players, Tom Wreggitt from Oshawa Green Gaels; George Chand- 1er from Mississauga; Larry Dobie from Elora and Matt Egan from Scarborough. The team expects ta have a nucleus of key players back from last year's team includ- ing Stan Cockerton, Tim Briscoe, Jim Branton, John & Les Reed, Gary Nicholson, Bill Down and others. Chuck Lepine, who was Most Valuable Player ini 1978 will be difficuit ta replace- he having been appointed as coach of the Whitby Builders., Wîth this kindof talent and if the Redmen can convince other talent available in the Oshawa-Whitby, area to return to lacrosse, they have an excellent shot at the Mann Cup in 1979. Work0rer _issued LIOU(NS CLUB q PRESENTS "AtoASTTO SPRUNlG BALL"' FEATURING ART HARTMAN'S CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA. > Saturday,- April 28, 1979' 9p.m. to 1 la.m. IRO(IUOIS PARK ARENA, WHITBY. Attendance draw- for $100-00 at 9p.m. Six other cash. draws of $25.00 and $50.00 throughout the evening. Main draw at la.m. <is a ZENITH .26" COLOR T.V. Console model with Remote Control. Fooa Included - flroq, Optional Bar Facilities $20Opercouple ALL PROCEED S FOR COMMUNITY PROJECTS For -Reservatidns Please Cail: W. Schatzmann Real Estate - 668-3338. John Townsend - 668-4465 Bill Whittick - 655-3166 WHTYLIONS CLUB MEMBERS LIC: 235464 was stopped on Jan. 30. Judge Edxnondson noted that Daly had family and financial difficulties, but has sold bis car to pay a finance company debt and has moved back home. Because of this action by the accused, the judge decided to imùpose the lesser penalty. This penalty included probation for a year. Harbor will be opened Jume 19 The Whitby Town Council at its last regular meeting received a progress report from the Co-ordinator of Development, Forbes McEwen, on the Port Whitby Marina. In his report he stated that there have been rentais requested for more than 30 of the Marina docking slips. There will be 100 docking slips installed hy May of this year at the Marina. In Addition, to the report Mr. McEwen infornied the Operations Comrnittee and Council that the Officiai Opening of the Port Whitby Marina is scheduled for June 19, 1979. A 20-year-old Whitby man was ordered to do 100 hours of community service work, following conviction on a dangerous driving charge in provincial court last week. The court usually imposes substantial fines or jail terms for this offense, said Judge Norman Edmondson, but he gave the community service order as a result of the circumstances -of the case. The court was told that Gary James Daly, 600 Burns Street West, led police on a high-speed chase before he Local artist gets teaching grant Whitby artist Na ncy Steele has been awarded a grant by the Ontario Arts Council ta teach jewellery making at Anderson Collegiate. Under the awards regula- tions the artist has ta contact 'a school, in which he or she would teach and obtain ap- proval fromn the school board for the program. Nancy Sféele is well known in Whitby and teaches jew- ellery making at Whitby Arts Inc. PIYAH ART AUCTION- Piyah Chapter of HADASSAH-WIZO Invites you to an art auction of c;iginal Canadian works on Sunday, April 8, 1979 at PAUL GIOVIS GALLERY 44 Richmond Street McLaughiin Square, Oshawa Admission to auction $2.50 Includes: Prevlew 6 to 8 p.m. Auction 8 p.m. Refreshments Door prizes DURHAM REGION DISTRICT HEALTH COUNCIL 575 Rossland Rd. East e Whitby, Ontario LIN 2,M8 e (416) 668-6214 THE MEMBERSHIP SEARCH COMMITTEE 0F THE DURHAM REG ION DISTRICT., HEALITH COUNCIL INVITES NOMINATIONS of persans who are willing ta serve in a voluntary capacity on the Durhamn Region District Helth Council. TheDistrict Health Council is an advisory body ta the Ministry of Health on ail matters related ta health care planning within the Region of Durham. Meetings are held nianthly. Interested persans with a broad interest in health care wîthin the community and who have » the tixne and willingness ta be a member of the District Health Cauncil for a three year period arejnvited ta apply. Participation in Council subcommittee work ta be expected.' Please submit nominations aiong withcurriculum vitae ta Chairinan, Membership Search Committee, Durham Region District-Health Council, 575 Rossland Road East, Whitby, Ontario, LiN 2M8, ta be received by no later than April l8th, 1979.