PAGE 8 MONDAY, DECEM BER 23. 1985 WI-IITBY FREE PRESS %VWhycouftcillors look to future By SUSAN LESJAK Free Press Staff With the euphoria of post election celebrations over, Whitby's re-elected council is sitting down to the demanding work of ruiining the municipality once again. Ater the heady cam- paign rhetoric, the daily affairs of council often seem disappointingly mundane. To a casual observer, council rnay appear to be trudging, aimlessly from.Wek to. week with no -"grand- I scheme" to give it direction. While it is true that grand schernes are sometimes lost in the exigencies of the day, as the spven members of council enter their new term, ail have a clear idea of what they would like to accomplish by 1988. Here are the objec- tives as they see them for the next three years. MAYOR BOB9AITERSLEY Rëads are listed as a high priority by the rnaygr a nd several cûilrsWith the GO train coming to Whitby, PEACOC DURHAM REGION'S WOOD SPECIALISTS IN Harwood & Softwood Lumber Dry KIns & Dressing Facllties, DIn De utmMd rm Harwood & Mrieolyod As Wel1 as a ccmlt tc of Building Materials. N À a le ROSANO wIx o o 725-4744 A0LAlQEý 328 T RITSON RD. N., OSHAWA- HWY. 40. I Attersley says the town will have severe problems with traffic movement if im- provements aren't made now. He would like to see Consumers Dr. extended from Hopkins to Brock St. and Thickson Rd. widened to four lanes from Hwy. 401 to Dun- das St. E. To accomplish such road work, Attersley says the town will be ac- tively lobbying the On- tario government. 'We didn't create th~e problem, they did," he says referring to the Drovince's decision to id the GO line in Whit- uy. "We'll be after them to get 100 percent fun- ding for much of the work." Attersley also plans to "keep his fingers on development" in town and insure that it is "controlled". While he disagrees with those who say residential development should be curbed until industrial development is in- creased, he stresses that the town must at- tract the rîght kind of development and not allow it to spring Up helter skelter throughout the municipality. STHE WHITBYAREA ANGLICAN CHURFȈ -O yWELCOME YOU TO CHRISTMAS SERVICES 10 T. JOHN'S RiOSBT.THOMAS stack end Victoris St. E. Wnchter and Anderon Whitby Brol:c«b2. Saaday.DcmotfdSai, Dcemnba,22ad AdamtVAitatIV Tpm, Caadeialght SanÇa of S830a&. HoyCommunion Lsos endCarols 1030 &.MCritmas Painant CtatatmaaElaChr.stms ECIS 7< 7pm. Moly CommimIon 11:30 0.. ln om uno 1 p. remisoend Moy Communion tt oms e Christma Dey030*,m Famy Worstip 10a. Mly CommunIIin115a.m nHolyCommunion ~ Sr. PAUL 300 0unda Street W. Uxbdadge WhItby Suadoy. Decomber 22nd unday. Dcoemba, 22d SAdent IV Adent IV t:3Oasm* MoyCommunffion item. Moy Communion 11 arn. CauoIld tlLanson' tam ,koiService VI Chritma E Chistmas E,. 1:Il30 p.m. ChorlEtietalai7pm.FamlIyMyICommuiIon 11:30 pm.oy Cmmnio ChimaDay (4~1 &.m.amIaaCOiSioamaDy Ml omno i« ï*sme. ei= M M t= In view of the numerous housing star- ts, Attersley says that the town "has a lot to do to keep its recreational services up" to meet the growing demnand. "It's important to keep that cultural base (the recreational facilities, theatres, art galleries and service clubs) strong 50 that the new people have a chance to meet and blend in with the rest of the town, " he said. REGIONAL COUNCILLOR TOM EDWARDS Edwards, the newly appointed chairman of planning, has four plan- ning objectives he'll be concentrating on - a review of the town's ap- proach to developmnent standards; the corn- pletion of the downtown core streetscape im- provemnent and revitalization programn; the Brooklin Ontario Neighborhood Im- provement Plan, and the Port Whitby development study. He is also concerned that the town get a proper sign bylaw in place, one that is not 'honored more in the breech than in the observance" as is currently the case. As for hîs other priorities, Edwards From page5 Swan's ghosts of Christmas past heart by mentioning that episode. Another ember from the f ires: The evening of the Christmas concert at the village church: the families that sit squirming through the whole performance, hours and hours long it neyer seemed to end, until Santa Claus came jingling down the isie and handed out presents - always the best presents to the kids whose parents could afford more, always something meager to each of the six children in the family that couldn't. And at the end of the evening we rushed home on winged feet, to beat home our parents. But when our parents arrived, (they had taken the car the short block away to the church) they were frantie: brother Bob could flot be found. He was not at home. It's Christmas Eve. And the bows you saved The stores are closed. from last year dnn't You're finally gettiflg match the paper. around to gift-wrapping Sound familiar? and there's no tape. The "Ive heard many tissue paper you thought stores of woe over the was in the closet isn't. years and I think the common thread is a lack of organization," says Mary Yeigh, Hallmark's gift wrap- ping consultant. "If you're prepared wrap- ping is fun and allows you to express your thoughtfulness and creativity." Mrs. Yeigh suggests keeping the 'tools of the trade' in a special box or wicker basket for easy retrieval. Make sure you have a good pair of scissors and stock enough tape, namne tags, seals, straight pins, glue, tissue paper, nib- bon, bows and wrapping paper. Now that you're al set, tune in to some Christmnas carols, pour yourself a glass of egg nog and follow Mrs. Yeigh's terrific tips, which she has developed during more than 15 years of professional wrapping experience. "Your Christmas gif t- wrapping project will be a creative success if you use your imagination. Your reward will be the cries of delight on Christmas morning," explains Mrs. Yeigh. 1. If you've ever tried ta wrap a bicycle or umbrella, you know how difficult it is to conceal its identitv. Solution: A S 1-l; >G . 1 ' I County Town St. Andrews Presbyterian Church was filled with the sounds of Christ- mas last Wednesday evening when the Whitby County Town Singers put on a performance of Christmas classics for a large and appreciative audience. Director Lori Easton-Flynn is seen here putting the choir thrughFreePress Staff Photo He was not with Mom and Dad. 50 a search party convened, and the little village of 254 souls,- I would count them at night like sheep so I could sleep the night before a hockey game - the village scÃ"ured for the missing five-year-old. Hours the search went on. Parents drove up and down streets, called on neighbors, revisited the church. No Bobby.. And on the point of giving up, they turned one last time into our short driveway, ready now to phone the police and by now worrying in earnest. ,But as they turned into the drive, a thump on the floor of the backseat aroused their curiousity. They turned. And there, on the floor of the car (an old Essex), stîll asleep, lay brother Bob. He had slept on the back seat of the car the whole time. Be prepared for Christmas wrapping