PAGE 6, WEDNESDAY. MAY 2(),1985, WIIITBY FREE PRESS Br(ok1in Bylines By BETTY-JEAN BLYTII SCal 655-3679 with items for this column A couple of years ago, I made an impassionei plea on behalf of a littie gir's softball team. It was made Up of Brookiin girls looking for a Brooklin sponsor. As usual, the good citizens of the town came through and last year these kids were able to play under the Brooklin Legion banner while Group NAIL DRI VING LOG SAWIN G 2 p.m. Sot., Juu,. lst 74 is backing themn this year. 1 wouid like to tender a belated thank you to these two organizations. In the last two years, these girls have grown Up to be not oniy young ladies but aiso baliplayers with a capital "B" in every sense of the word. It is a real pleasure to watch the skiil and teamwork that they demonstrate. The first game of this season, they routed a top Whîtby team 29-2. Pitcher Diane Coates was the undisputed star of the day by not only tossing severai shutout innings but coming through at batting time with a triple and a grand slama as well. It's a shame that more of the towns people cannot see themn play, but ail of their games are in Whitby. Athough the new Meadowcrest diamond is empty severai nights a week and the arena diamond is unused until 8 p.m. each night (the girls games have to end at 8), the organizers were unable to book even one game on home turf. It is even difficuit to get a local diamond for practise sessions. It seems that in the world of sport, local at ieast, femaies are second-ciass citizens. The most insidious part is that I don't think for one moment that it is a deliberate siight, I think it is simply that the powers-that-be have forgotten that they exist. I realize that since the major leagues are al maie, the maie Little Leagues get more attention (as witness the recent grand parade through Whitby recentiy, bands and ail, for the opening of the boy's leagues). It means that the parents of littie girls cannot aspire to seeing their offspring someday DR. FRANK A. GOLD ANNOUNCES THE OPENING 0F HIS NEW OFFICE FOR THE PRACTICE 0F DENTISTRY AT K MART PLAZA become homnepiate heros. But isn't sportmanship and fitness supposed to be the main reason for these leagues, and isn't this as necessary for littie girls as it is for boys? Who knows, there just could be major league women's teams in the future when some of these littie girls grow up. After ail, we've had the vote for some time now and we even have women wrestlers. Whiie I'm on the topic of girls softball teams, the littie girls who were involved in that nasty accident on the way to bail practise a few weeks ago are showing marked improvement. My sources tell me that Leanne Cole has come out of coma and is showing signs of movement on her ieft side; her speech is aiso beginning to return. Alison Fleming la in a body cast with a broken collar bone and severe hip damage but is reported to be in good spirits. Diane Randali is recovering from plastic surgery to ber face and neck as weii as a severed aorta. Al three girls are in Sick Children's Hospital in Toron- to. Cards and letters of encouragement may be sent tbrough Meadowcrest Public School where they are students. Dick Randaîl, Diane's father and the driver of the car is recuperating at home from iess severe injuries. The thoughts and prayers of the wbole community are with ail the famiies involved. WOMENS INSTITUTE At the recent meeting, the agriculture and Canadian industries convenor showed a movie en- titied "A New Beginning" telling about farms worked by fathers and sons for over 500 years. The roll cail was answered by naming a piece of modemn macbinery and telling its use. One mother toid how her son made a type of machine that enables one to plant and cultivate at the same time. Hostesses Mrs. Ruby Sonley and Mrs. Elaine Gilroy served the 75th Anniversary cake. The June meeting will take the form of a picnic on June 19. Road race okayed, CONT'D FROMI PG. i are heaithy, fit and run- ning and know where they are going, " he said. However, Mayor Bob Attersley didn't concur. 111 support the race 100 per cent but I can't support the closing of Brock St.,", he said. Attersley noted that Brock St. also serves as Highway 12 and as sucb, is a major access to nor- thern Ontario for people traveling through Wbit- by fromn other parts of Durham Regionai and southern Ontario. He also believes that the closure of Brock St. for the event could pose a bazard for emergency vehicles. However, he dld not convînce bis coliegues. Council voted to ap- prove the race and the ciosure on a recorded vote of 6-1. Ail Round Cord winner A beaming Laurie Mead proudly steps up to receiver ber Ail-round Cord from Brownie Commissioner June Conneii. The 12-year old Mead had to earn approximateiy 50 badges in order to be eligible for the second higbest cord a Brownie can receive. The West Lynde student plans to go on to the Patbfinders, the next stage of the Girl Guide movement. 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