Whitby Free Press, 27 Jul 1983, p. 9

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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY JULY 27o 1983, PAGE 9 Triviacontest Wbtby's Tourlst In- formation Centre bas announced a trivia con- test, open te anyone ex- cept for memnbers of the. histerical society, Town of Wbltby employees or their immediate familles. The S5 W's Trivia Test"y consista of 25 questions, each of wblch wlll challenge anyone's knowledge of Wbltby. One of the questions la Wb as Wbltby choen hemarlgold as its town flower?" You saY you don't know the answer. Well take a guess. Information Cen- tre staff have come up wlth at least 10 accep- table answers. Does the test sound too easy? Well bow about, "Wby was Doctor James Hunter arrested' la 1837?"1 Accordlng to Jo-Anne Soutbwell, project manager of "Cultural Exposure, Tourism '83"P, the contest was dreamed up wltb the buge success of Trivial Pursuit la mmnd. "Trivial Pursuit is sucb a popular game and bas brougbt laterest to trivi, she sald. 1"We hope thiwll spark an laterest la local trivia."Y "We wanted a contest people of ail ages could enter," she added. The contest is open for entries from July 23 to August 13 at 5 p.m. and copies of the questions are available at the Touriat Information Centre, Town 'Hall, Iroquois Park Complex and Lynde House. Tests must be brought in or malled te the In- formation Centre at 900 Brock St. S. A special prize will be awarded te the person wlth the most correct answers, and the winner wiil be selected by means of a draw. The winner 'will be announced August 17. For furtber Infor- mation cail 666-1533. Pre-sehoolers camp crR te Artist winners Coueilor ossBatenpresents first place awards to Mattbew Grabianskl (left) and Darlen Cole, Win- Parets!1 Are your nlng some -basic French from Maplewoods Cen- ners in a grade scbool art competition at an Art in the Park, session Saturday at the Whitby Tourist Infor- pre-schoolers at loose vocabulary before en- tre at Christ Church on mation Centre. Mattbew, 7, attends R.A. Sennett Public School and finished first in the age 5 to 7 category ends durlng these weeks tering kindergarten. Hillroft Street, Oshawa wltb bis drawlng of Ail-Saints Church. Darlene, 13, attends Meadowcrest Public Sehool and took flrst in the Df summer holiday? The sessions for camp from 9:30 - il: 3o a.m. age 11-13 bracket. Aaron Agostlnio,* 10, was absent for the photo, but be took first place in the age 8-10 group The 'Y' as play camp are of two weeks August 15 t2 for bis drawlng of the Station Gallery. There were 61 entrants in the contest. ~In LS4kh i t.f t 4 0Q IÉ éW- - .1_.._ SAVE 7 % SALES TAX... 8 DAYS TO GO!

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