PAGE 12. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1986, WIIITBY FREE PRESS Whitby !ire department The following 24 calîs were responded to by the Whitby Fire Depar- tment for the seven day period from 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 3 until 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 10. FEB. 3 5:05 ,p.m. - 110 Ferguson Ave. Chimney fire. , - FEB. 7:57 a.m. - 175 Halls Rd. S. Building Cal. 19 QULTYPRDCS 1:03 p.m. . 715 Halls Rd. S. Assist to other agency. 1: 20 p.m. - 147 Pringle Dr. Building caUl - burnt out motor. 3:49 p.m. - 311 Rossland Rd. W. Check call -furnace problemn. 7:45 p.m. - 207 Dundas St. W. Assistance to ambulance.* 11:57 p.m. - 225 Hickory St. N. Building caîl. 12:14 bouse soi th on IT C.P.R. 2:19 from Wc Rd. S. Wj 7:07 p. and Dun( vehicle ci 8:03 P. St. W. Resuscit 4:15 Br«~k1in Byines ~ By IBETTY-JEAN BLYTH, Cail 655-369 wlth Items for this column ANDERSON FLOWER SHOP 728 ANDERSON ST., WH ITBY 666-9509 "Say it with flowers" We have a nice selection of siIk à fresh flower arrangements. Roses & cut flower bouquets Delvery-Whltby.OshawaAjax-Brooklîn and completing 100 laps will receive a $1 Canadian coin.> Pledge books are available at the offices of the schools or from Brooklin Esso. As this day is a PD day for Meadowcrest students, the organizers hope that many of themn will take advantage of this ta get out and do something for, their comrnunity. The proceeds will go to aid in ail the Kinsrnen projects wbich Include such tbings as the Kinsmen Park, Participark, minor sports and the Heritage Day Essasy Contest. The principle of St. Leo's Sehool has graciously consented to give ail bis students the timneoff to take partin this endeavor. Anyone who requires additionalIinformation can cail 655-3454 after 6 p.m. Any of you moms and dads who plan on taking your kids to the arena that day are invited to join In and even though you won't be eligible for any prizes, your rewards will be in get- ting some exercise, giving moral support to your kids and providing them with a concrete example of true commnunity spirit. EUCHRE PARTIES Brookfin Legion Euchre party for this month will be held on Feb. 19 in the Legion, The following evening, Feb. 20. there will be another one in the basement of Myrtie cburch. Botb of tbem offer prizes and lunch for a mere $2. If you are looking for something to blow away the winter blabs, get, out and enjoy one or both of these evenings. The price la right and the welcome is guaranteed to be warm no matter what the weather. WOMEN'S INSTITUTE MEETING Brookiin Women's Institute wil hold its Resolution meeting next Wednesday, Feb. 19 in Brooklin Community Centre at 1:30 p.m. Al -in- terested ladies are invited to attend. The motto for this meeting is "perfection'is not expected but improvemnent is". LIBRARY NEWS Kich of ail ages are invited to join in the Mug of Hearts Valentine draw. To enter just check out a book and be sure that you have no overdue books, The pre-se hool story hour takes place every Tuesday from 12:30 to 1:30 until Feb. 25. Another program will begin right after the March break. If you haven't taken advantage of this deligbtful hour of entertainment for your little ones yet, plan on enrolling tbem for the next session. 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The same amount of protection is i provided for pur- i chasers' deposits in the event the builder cannot complete the sale. "For example, if a builder goes bankrupt after you've put down a deposit on a bouse, but before construction bas started, you'd be covered by the program," says Lewis. Ail builders have to be registered and eacb bouse scheduled for construction mnust be enrolled witb the SEE PG. 21 Today Is the first day of the 1986 Lenten season. FEB. 5 Custom dictates that we give up something in order a.tn.- First to prepare ourselves for the coming of Easter. Most uth of Wentwor- of us neyer seem to be a ble to keep Up our seilf-denial hickson Rd. S. for the entire period wbetber Easter is early or late. Perhaps a new approacb to ridding ourselves of bad 'P.m. - Across habits is needed (and I don't mean tbrowing out our ~oco, Thickson old wardrobe eitber). I recently read that the best ires down.1 way to get rid of bad habits la to pick Up some new .ni. - Lupin Dr. ones. It seems to me that tbià ides bas a lot of merit. clas St. E. Motor Instead of trying to give up something, why not ollision. think positively and resoive to do something in- r m. - 925 Burns stead? Instead of attempting to give up smoking or unit 10. junk food, wby not decide to use that money to sup- Lator. port a needy child? Instead of resolving not to yell at p.m. 52 the kids so much, why not try to spend more timne See pge 21 doing things with them and really listening when Sce pge 21 tbey speak? Instead of 'giving up' sending items in- ta this colunin, make up your mind to bave them ready at least a week in advance. Then you bave the INC1IVE choice of etber cailing them in to the phone nuniber above or to 666-1133 or using the drop box at the IGÀ. DING Yes, it's stili there on the windowsill, just left of-tbe rATIONS doors. I eipty it early every Saturday morning and wveek's paper. So' for tbe next few weeks -lets al tbink positively and, see if we can't make our own lives and those around us just a little more pleasant. I.,,.SKATE-A-THON Brooklin and District Kinsmen are holding their annual Skate-a-thon on Monday, Feb. 17 from il a.m. to 3 gm. in Luther Vipond Memorial Arena. Tbere will be prizes for the children wbo colleet the most pledges. These prizes wili be divided into r weddîsg four categaries - girls 10 and under; girls over 10; ; rom our boys 10 and under ; boys over 10. In eacb of these stalogue. categories, there are first and second prizes. In ad- s Keepsake coy dition, each child bringing in at least $20 in pledges