place mats, linen, suede and woven fabrics. Thous- ands of sheets, pillow cases, laundry bags and so on. A quarter of a million dollars of stock to be sold much cheaper than you could probably find any- where else. This most probably will be the largest sale of its kind ever held in Canada. Remember you will read all about it in the Whitby Free Press very soon. No one is ever one-minded when it comes to shop- ping. They are not apt to leave the town after being in one shop but will browse around and no doubt go WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1982, PAGE 9 into many stores. This is what Whitby needs and so do our shopkeepers; browsers and shoppers who wi return again and again hopefully with their friends. We need a public who are aware of what we have to offer. A friend of ours wrote a few lines about a store in Whitby in a large daily paper and the response was quite incredible. Someone even rushed down to the town from Toronto on a Sunday hoping against hope that the shop would be open. It was not but he HEART FUND returned on the Monday and placed a large order. Creative intelligence in its various forms and activities is what makes man. James Harvey Robinson. We have two interesting topics this week, Cordon Bleu cooking classes and news of p'robably the largest linen sale ever held in Canada. Cordon Bleu means blue ribbon, a badge of high distinction, a reward for excellence, French words of renown. The origin of the words Cordon Bleu comes from the skyblue ribbon worn as a badge by knights of the old French order of the Holy Ghost, the highest order of knighthood under the Bourbons. Thus it means an award or an honor for any person of great distinction in his or her field, in this case cooking. Carol Kosurka who holds an advanced certificate from the Cordon Bleu Cooking School in London, England will give the classes at Flavours on Brock Street South. The classes will be held in the room at the rear of the shop. Hopefully there will be a "viewing" win- dow between the front part of the store and the kit- chen so anyone may take a peak! There are many parts to this course, the philo- sophy of teaching this art, methods of cooking, basic preparation methods, planning menus which is very important, ideas for entertaining and much more. So many aspects to this course and it includes gracious living as it pertains to food preparation, cooking and serving meals. All children should learn these basics; gracious living once acqui-ed or learned will stay with them throughout their lives. What a wonderful atmosphere for cooking classes. This shop intrigues us with the lovely old antique counter, the assorted spices and teas and-- last but not least Ross Frames' cheese department. A practical kitchen with working space for four- teen persons where the students will prepare and do most of the cooking. They will be given six recipes at each lesson. How do you cook the lowly egg? Eggs can be a gourmet's delight. Do you know about water tem- perature and the swirling action of the water which determines what the end result will be? After taking the egg out of the water and trimming it, what then? Will you serve it as a round, oval or square on toast or with smoked. salmon and a delicious sauce? There is no end to various methods which can be used and just imagine how good food will look and taste done the Cordon Bleu way! Eye appeal is very important when it comes to the enjoyment of food. This is especially true when preparing meals for invalids or someone recovering from a severe illness. Gourmet dishes can be prepared to appeal to all the senses and to young and old alike. For information about this course phone Flavours at 666-3060. Classes will be held during the day and evening. There may be classes for teenagers and another for children. The adult classes consist of adults up to and beyond 80. One class from 10 a.m. to i p.m. includes lunch, your own lunch! Another class from 1 to 3:30 p.m. and in the evening from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Men enjoy this too and ofteri are wonder- fui cooks it seems with little effort but then we may not know what goes on behind the scenes! Watch for ads in the Whitby Free Press about a forthcoming sale of linen, table cloths, table-top Durham Region gets grant to save energy The Region of Durham has received a grant of $17,925 to plan for energy conserva- tion, Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Claude Bennett announ- ced last week. Durham will use. the grant to examine its planning policies and standards and to iden- tify opportunities for saving energy. Part of the study will involve determining the amount of energy now being used by different types of development in the region. 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