WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1987, PAGE 13 Farewell students judges for best book By MIKE JOHNSTON In the end, the five judges were swayed by the artistic merit of the illustrations. - "The pictures were good and you can learn about birds in a fun way," said one of the judges. The courtroom for this trial was an office at Col. J.E. Farewell school. The judges - five students who had to choose this year's win- ner of the Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award. r The five judges were Grade 6 students Janet Bherer, Debbie Faulkner, Kathryn Fairchild and Karen Janushewski and Gr. 5 student Stephanie Webb. The award - of $2,000 was established in 1976 and is presented annually to the author/illustrator of an outstanding work of Canadian children's literature. The five books in the running this year were Shadow on Hawthorne Bay by Janet Lunn, Have You Seen Birds? by Joanne Oppenheim and Barbara Reid, Tales of a Gambling Grandrna by Dayal Khalsa, The Cremation of Sam McGee (by Robert Service) illustrated by Ted Harrison, and The Singing Stone O.R. Melling. And the winner is - Have Y Seen Birds? "I like the rhyming and it w original," said one judge while th all agreed that the author si ceeded with what she triéd to with the book. Before making a final decisic the five students had to read all the books. "The school has a good traditi of involving students with readin And we were impressed with its a tivities," said Margaret McCli tock, literature officer of the O tario Arts Council on why the scho was selected to judge the books. Librarian Jean Free said the fi students were chosen because tht are exceptional readers. The cheque for $2,000 will 1 presented to the author on June in Toronto. Past winners of the award ha been Mordecai Richler for Jac Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang: 1976 and Jean Little for Mama Going to Buy You a Mockingbirdj 1985. BRAD COOPER (1) and Gad Bentolila, the Durham Student Painters, on the roof of the State Farm In- surance building, Brock St. S., Whitby, where they worked recently. Students operate their own summer business For the second year in a row An- derson students, Brad Cooper and Gad Bentolila will be operating their own summer business, thanks to an interest-free loan from On- tario's Student Venture Capital program. The program offers interest-free loans of as much as $3,000 to students who plan and operate their own summer business. Cooper and Bentolila, both 17, took advantage of the loan last summer and were so successful with .their painting business that they reapplied and were accepted again this year. CaHling their business Durham Student Painters, the two students who will enter Grade 13 this fall, paint exteriors and interiors. "Last year we did about 30 houses," says Bentolila. "We wouldn't have applied this year if it didn't work for us last year." Last year the two advertised their business by placing one ad- vertisement in a local paper and going door-to-door with flyers. This year, they bought a van and painted the business name on the side. Should they have any questions about advertising or about business, the loan program offers a toll -free hotline. Bentolila says he would recom- mend the program to any student thinking of running a business. "I have been telling other studen- ts about the program but no one seems to have the initiative," he says. The program is sponsored by the Ontario Ministry Skills and Development, Royal Bank of Canada and Ontario Chamber of Commerce. Before being accepted, Cooper and Bentolila were interviewed by a representative of the Whitby Chamber of Commerce who then recommended the loan to the ministry. Last year loans of up to $2,000 were provided. This year that amount has increased to $3,000._ The loans run from April 1 and are payable by October 1 of the same year. To apply, you must be 15 or over when the loan is issued, and your plans indicate that revenue will be generated and you are returning to a high school, college or university as a full-time student in the fall of 1987. (If the business is a partner- ship, each partner must be eligible.) Applicants under 18 must identify a guarantor acceptable to the Royal Bank to obtain the loan. For jnore information call the hotline at 1-800-387-0777 or the Whitby Chamber of Commerce at 668-4506. by ou vas iey ue- do on, of on g. ce- in- )n- >ol ve ey be 29 ve The board of directors of Family ob and Children's Services of Durham in Region has changed back to the 1' original name of the agency: The Children's Aid Society of Durham Region. Dr. Anton de Swaaf, executive director, explained that the former name never caught on and the agency remained widely known as "The Children's Aid." The renaming is a timely one, he said, as it coincides with several major changes the society has undergone during the last year. Following an organizational re- view and the pronouncement of a new Child and Family Services Act in late 1985, the society planned a series of major revisions in its ser- vice delivery system. Dr. de Swaaf reaffirmed the society's commit- ment to providing services at a level which is least intrusive into the lives of children and their families. He stated that it is always preferable to provide help to a child in his or her own family. To facilitate this, the agency has disbanded its separate departmen- ts for children and families. In the future the child and family will receive assistance from the same team of social workers and often the same social worker. This will remove what was seen by both clients and colleagues as a cumber- some barrier. To provide easier access to ser- vices the Agency recently moved three social work teams to a new Ajax Office (15 Harwood Ave. S., MacLean is coordinator Audrey MacLean has been ap- pointed as coordinator of the education and family support program of the Alzheimer Society of Durham Region. MacLean replaces Kim Furukawa who has recently moved to the Hamilton area. . The program provides educational services to the general public and health care professionals along with support group programs for family mem- bers of Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders' victims on a region-wide basis. Audrey MacLean Ajax; telephone: 427-2928). This west branch provides services to clients living west of Thornton Rd. and the northern part of the Region. The official opening of the west branch is scheduled to take place in June, de Swaaf said. The east branch is located at the main office in Midtown Mall, Oshawa, where four teams serve clients living east of Thornton Road, Port Perry and Scugog Island and the eastern parts of Durham Region (200 John St. W. Oshawa; Tel; 433-1551). In addition, the agency provides adoption services. With the im- plementation of Bill 165, the Adop- tion Disclosure Statute Law Amen- IT'S TIME! Time to deworm your whole herd at turnout with Banminth Il* Dairy Cattle Dewormer pellets! Get the most out of your herd with Banminth Il*: No Milk Withdrawal! Economidal! Convenient! *Trademark/Authorized user dment Act on July 1, de Swaaf ex- pects an upsurge in requests for in- formation. He says the Act is designed to give adoptees easier access to information about their background or even to facilitate reunions where both parties meet certain requirements. VARIETIESOF 3F7cHSIA'S VARIETIES OF g2lANIUM S BEDDING PLANTS ALL KINDS OF HANGING BASKETS SOME IN SHADE 655-4411 Hwy. 12, 8300 Baldwin St. Brooklin WARNER BROS. PRESENTS A MALPASO PRODUCTION CUNT EAS1W O0 "HEARTBREAK RIDGE" ALSO STARRING MARSHA MASON EXECUTIVE PRODUCER FRITZ MANES MUSIC COMPOSED AND CONDUCTED BY LENNIE NIEHAUS WRITTEN BY JAMES CARABATSOS PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY CUNT EASTWOOD Now Available on Digitally Processed HiFi Stereo 0 1986 Wn Bros mc. C 17 Wunr Hofm Vdo n. em_ _aF-OMà WANE BO. KATHRYN FAIRCHILD, a Gr. 6 Seen Birds?' Also lookiig on is Ontario student at Col. J.E. 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