Whitby Free Press, 11 Mar 1987, p. 8

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PAGE 9, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11,1987 1 FOCUS ON WOMEN Focus On Women will hold a cof- fee and dessert at the Salvation Army Oshawa Temple Corps, 133 Simcoe St. S., Monday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker is Helen Honeywell. She will also provide the special music. The feature is a Ukrainian Easter egg demon- stration. Admission is $3. For reservations phone 436-1508. All women welcome. COMMUNITY CARE Whitby Community Care will hold its regular advisory board meeting on Tuesday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the upstairs office of the Kent Building at the corner of Kent and Dundas St. Anyone in- terested in community work is welcome toattend. CULTURAL SOCIETY The Spanish-Canadian Cultural Society will hold its monthly meeting Thursday, March 12, star- ting at 7:30 p.m., at Central Collegiate (room 408), Simcoe St. F or over 90 years, the Canadian Forestry Service has been involved in the management of our country's forest sector. Our forests are worth $33 billion in the Canadian economy. You can depend on the Canadian Forestry Service to promote Canada's forest resources for the economic, social and environmental benefit of all Canadians. For more information on the Canadian Forestry Service write: Canadian Forestry Service Canadien * Service des forêts S., Oshawa. welcome. For cal 579-2334. Newcomers are more information CANADIAN CLUB The Canadian Club of Durham Region will meet on Thursday, March 12, 1987 at the Holiday Inn, Oshawa, with dinner at 6:30 p.m. Speaker will be John Grace, Privacy Commissioner, from Ot- tawa. Dr. Grace is a specialist om- budsman whose responsiblity it is to ensure the government follows the rules of the Privacy Act. He is the former vice-president and editor-in-chief of the Ottawa Jour- nal,-a full-time commissioner of the Canadian Radio-Television and Telcommunications Commission (CRTC), and a part-time lecturer at the University of Ottawa. His topic will be'public laws for private lives'. For reservations call Elsie McGuire at 576-6196 or Eleanor Rycroft at 668-2484. LOYALISTS The Upper Canada Branch of the United Empire Loyalists will spon- sor an evening of ancestry research in the program room of the Whitby Public Library at 7:30 p.m., Thur- sday, March 12. This opportunity is to assist those in their ancestry research to attain documentation. For further information please phone Donald Fox at 576-3175. FAMILY SUPPER Family and friends of 'Fairview Lodge residents are invited to at- tend the Family Supper Group at the lodge Wednesday, March 11, 7 p.m., at the lodge. For more infor- mation call Carrie Mason, ac- tivities director at the lodge, at 668- 5851. STORY HOUR Games, stories and crafts make up "Story Hour" at the Whitby Public Library Saturdays 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Boys and girls age 5 and over are invited to attend. PRE-SCHOOL STORY HOUR Children 3 to 5 not attending school can attend "Pre-School THE CANADIAN FORESTRY SERVICE 351 St. Joseph Boulevard Hull, Quebec KIA 1G5 Canad:f Story Hour" at the Whitby Public Library on Tuesdays, 10 to il a.m., from April 7 to May 12. Babytime, for children 10 to 19 months accom- panied by an adult, will be held Wednesdays, 9:45 to 10:05 a.m., April 8 to May 13. Bookbash, for children 20 to 35 months accom- panied by an adult, will be held Wednesdays 10:45 to 11:15 a.m. from April 8 to May 13. Registration for the three programs will be held Tuesday, March 31, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the program room. FRENCH PRE-SCHOOL A French pre-school program will be held at Whitby Public Library Wednesdays from April 1 to May 20. The fee is $12 for three- year-olds (1:15 to 2 p.m. Wed- nesdavs) and $16 for four and five year olds (2:15 to 3:15 p.m. Wed- nesdays). Registration is underway at the children's desk. MEETING Friends and relatives of the Men. tally Ill will meet Thursday, March 19, 7 to 9 p.m., at 111 Simcoe St. N. (second floor), Oshawa. Interested individuals are encouraged to at- tend. For more information call 728-9931. FASHION SHOW A fashion show will be held at Anderson CVI on Friday, March 27, starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, for $6, can be purchased in advance in the front foyer of the school at noon hours or at the door the night of the show. Fashions from stores in Whitby, Pickering and Oshawa will be shown. Funds raised will go to charity. NOONS IN LENT Faith, hope and charity are discussed during Wednesday Noons in Lent at All Saints Anglican Chur- ch, 300 Dundas St. W., Whitby. Speakers will be Bishop Clune on March 19, Carol Beamish Koeslag March 25, Michelle Bull April 1, Danny Kapp April 8 and Rev. Henry Dyck April 15. For more - formation call Mary Shepherd at 668-3547. COMMUNICATION ' The first Oshawa branch of In- ternational Training in Com- murication will hold its next meeting Monday, March 23, begin- ning at 6 p.m., at My Sister's Place Restaurant (upstairs), 339 Malaga Rd., Oshawa. A workshop will be held on parliamentary procedure to conduct effective meetings. Dinner is $10. For more information call Dorothy Hart at 668-8191. KIDCHECK Durham Child Find will hold the next Kidcheck 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., April 4, at Kedron United Church hall, Ritson Rd. and Concession 5, Oshawa. Children are fingerprinted and photographed to help fight child abduction. Call Child Find chairman Barrie Lennox at 434-3663 for more information. BLOCK PARENT RAFFLE The Whitby-Brooklin Block Parent Association will hold their annual raffle this spring rather than in the fall. Tickets for $1, will be available at Brooklin Bakery, Ashburn General Store and at Jerry's Drugs, Lovell Drugs, Bailey IDA and Allins IDA in Whit- by. The draw will be May 14 at the Durham Regional Police station in Whitby. Prizes are $250, $150 and $100. Furids raised help to support the Block Parent program. GREG NEWLAND, 13, of Whitby, soprano bugler in the Rebels Drum and Bugle Corps, sells to Mayor Bob Attersley one of the discount coupon books the Corps is selling, for $10 each, to raise funds. The 44 coupons in the books give discounts on dinners, clothing, car repairs and other items. Call 576-9739 or 725-0169 for more information. DR. M. GARFAT, B.S.C., D.D.S. is pleased to announce the opening of his practice in - DENTISTRY with DR. J. COTTRELL and DR. J. HARDY at the Port Perry Dental Centre 238 Queen Street Port Perry 985-8451 Evening and Saturday appointments available on request. THE CANADIAN FORESTRY SERVICE PROIECTING OURMOST PRECIOUS NATURAL RESOURCE COMING EV ENTS. 1 SEE PAGE 12

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