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PAGE 16. WHrMLYFPME PRS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9,1 Whltby or have a su bstantial Whltby membership may >place thelr. upcomlng meetlngd or-actîvities on thîs page at no cost. Profit miaklng or non-Whitby groe6wIlI b.char ad- Oai 868.1 1 eadlfne for followlngweksInserton ls Frlday t 5p.m FIELD NATURALIMT The public is invited by the Durham ý Regional .Field Naturalista for an "Introduction te Birdwatching"' at the Lynde Shores Conservation Area parking lot on Sunday, Jan. 13 at 1:30 p.m. te view- winter birds of the woods and field areas. Ail are welcome. LEVEE Durham MP Rosa Stevenson wiil hold bis New Year's Leve. for 1991 in Oshawa on Sunday, Jan. 13. Residents of the DUrÊara federal constitutency are invited to meet* him and wife Elaine between 2 and 4 p.m. at Parkwood Estate, 270 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa. IÀght refreshments wiil be served. Parking is available. on the grounds of Parkwood, which can b. entered through the main gate on Simcoe St. N. The Cesarean Birth- Support~ and Eduation group willbe meeting on Monda, Jan. 14 at 8 p-m. t 80Toddington Cres., Whity. Te group provides information and euaint parents -ýand professionals anticipating cesarean birth or vaginal birth, and the options available in the Durhamn Region. For more information, contact iàsa Weston, 576-0562 or Jil Basson, 655-3896. 'q. OSHAWA DEAF CENTRE The Oshawa Deaf Centre and the Durhamn Board of Education wili have a reception to celebrate the opeming of ' Thrive,' a literacy and lifeskilis prograra for Ianguage-chalienged deaf aduits, on Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m. at the Oshawa Deaf Centre, 750 King St. E. Special speakers will be MNPP Gary Malkowski and Henuy Wihalen, president of the Ontrù Association of the Deaf. For more information, contact Betty McPhee or Ray Richer at (416) 579-3328, TT or Voice. FULL GOSPEL The. Durham chapter of the Full Gospel Business Men's Feiiowship will hoid a special Caribbean Emphasis dinner meeting Monday, Jan. 14, at 6:30 p.m. at the South China Buffet Restaurant, 1300 King St. E. in Oshawa. Special guest for the evening will be Barry Beckford, president of C & B Dental Labs,, and president of the Marcus Garvey Grou Homes for displaced boys.Bon in Janiaica, Beckford will share bis testimony of how h. has come from a difficult background to own one of the top dental laborateries in North America, meet with success in real estate development and construction, and be a major sharehoider in a pharmaceuticai coMay. Special music wiii be provid ed ose singer Sooz Wells. ickets are $14 per person, and may b. ordered by ponng 725-8363. FOR THE WIDOWED THEOS, a self-help group for newly widowed people, wili meet on Sunday,' Jan. 13 in St. Andrew's PreabyteranatChurch, Cochrane St., Witby a 2 P.m. Sekrwili b. Dr. Elizabeth eed (video presentation) followed by a potiuck supper. Ail widows and widowrs are invited to attend. For mure information, cail 668-2648 or 676-7908. VOLUNTEER CO-OIRDINATORS GROUP The. monthly meeting of the Voluiteer Co-Ordinators' Group of Durham Region wiil be held on Thursday, Jan. 10 at the Northview Community Centre, 150 Beatrice St. E., Oshawa at 12:15 p.m. Lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. Cail 432-1984 te reserve. New members are welcome. For more information, cail 576-3261. GOODWHJU NEKDS Do you have unwanted but useable clothing and good qualiýr househoid items? Goodwiils training programns need them year-round. Fïnd out how te donate them by cailing 362-4711. WOMEN7S AGLOW FELLOWHP Women's Aglow Feliowshi wiii be meeting on Jan. 10 at M~uien Gardens, Whitby where there*are handicapped facilities. The cost wiil be $7. Fellowship and refreshinents are at 7 p.m., with praise and worship at 7:30 p.m. Newcomers are welcomne. For more information, cail 436-9425. BOT'LE DRWE The Northwind ]Rebels Drum &-Bugle Corps will hold a door- to-door bottie drive in the Osh- awa-Whitby area over the Christmas holidays up to the Jan. 12-13 weekend. Cali 666- 5899 or 723-8750 to request bot- tle pick-up. ORIENTATION Big Sisters Newcastle-Oshawa- Whitby invite ail potential volun- teers to, attend the monthly orientation night on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 7to 9p.m. at 387 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa. Por more inf-or- mation caîl 436-0951. The. Big Sisters office will later be reloca- ted to 179 King St. E., Oshawa. ATZHIMR FAMILLES A support group for Alzheimner famihies ineet the fourth Wednesday each'month. The next meeting will be Wednesday, Jan. 23 at 7:30 pam. in the Senior Citizend - Activity, Centre, 910 Liverpool Rd., Pickering just South of Bayiy St.). Speaker wil be. -Chan Lam, pharmacist Everyone welcome. For more information cali 676-2567. DANCES 'Clean and sober' dances are held at the Knighits of Columbus Hall, Whitby, every other Friday. Surprised at "condenatio-n" To thé*E ditor. Cp o letter te Gordon Mlls, East MPP Dear Sir: This is with reference te your statement that Transport 2000 ilagrees that a. commuter train service te, Peterborough-Havelocký is not cost-efficient." At Transport 2000, we are surprised that our support for an interim bus service is expanded inte a condemnation of passenger trains. What we told your assistant was that a heavy ilocomotive-hauled GO train would b. more costly than the rail diesel car operated by VIA Rail on the Peterborough lin. previous te Jan. 5, 1990. W. suggested te, your office that a study of various rail options should take place. soon, while the bus provides a formi of service, W. also told your office that the bus service was unlikely te, satiafy the needs of the former VIA rail service -usera, because of its longer overali time, transfers and lesser degree of comfort. Transport 2000 Canada believes that buses can serve as useful stopgaps on the Havelock-Poterborough.Toronto lin., but maintains that a cost-effective rail passenger Bottie drive Brooklin girl guides wiil hold a bottle drive on Saturday, Jan. 12 9 te 11:30 a.m. P~or more information cali Donna Kahn at 655-8760. BrookI'n paperdrive The. 2nd Brooklin scouts pick up newspapers for recycling on the second Saturday 9:30 a m., of every month in tA. Brookli area. The. next pick-up will b. Satur- day, Jan. 12. Residents should tie paper and avoid shiny paper (magazies) or heavy bindinga. (tôèlphonboo ks).", service is necessaay and pasible. This will require goodwi=-ad a consistent approach on the part of gov.rnment. Pireden Transport 200 Brooklin United Church news The. first Sunday of the new year was 'celebratied by- the congregation of Brooklin United Church as a covenanting service and communion. Rev. Laoeys sermon title was 'A Light for the Nations!' mhe lat'service of the year, on Dec. 30, concluded the sesquicentennial célébrations. Shirley and- Jake Morrow acted as co.chairmen of tbis year of celebration. Video tapes and pictures of the year-iong events were, on display foliowing the service, and a time of fellowsbip was enjoyed. mhe uCW Unit meetings were held on Jan. 8. The new UCW president is Jan Denley. Annual reports should b. submitted te, the office no later than Jan. 11. mhe annual congregational meeting will beheld on Sunday evening, Jan. 27. Next Sunday, Jan. 13 will b. baptism Sunday. The. annual potluck and games night of the Sociables is sciiedule for Jan.'18 in the commurnity events building. Everyone is*invited te, attend. People whose last names begin with A-M are asked te, bring first coursâe and others will bring dessert. Bring your own dishes and cutiery. IBonnetta wins $1539000 A semi-retird farmer from Brooklin was a winner ini a repent Lotte, 6/49 draw. K.ith Bonnetta won $153,,029 ~ao'S cnd piin theDec.,2 - / LU WE'RE MOVINGI. WHITBY HYDRO WILL BE PERMANENTLY CLOSING ITS OFFICE AT 128 BROCK ST. SOUTH AT 4:3OPM, FRUDAY, JANUARY 18, 1991. As of 8n3Oamn, Monday, January 21,0 1991, we wiII be operating out of new offices at 100 Taunton Rd. East (North side.of Taunton Rd., just East of Hwy. 12) WHITBY HYDRO CUSTOMERS WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS FOR BILL PAYMENTS: Cash Payments: - At 100 Taunton Rd. East every business day between 8:3Oam-4:3Opm " At any chartered bank in the Town of Whitby Cheque Payments only: - By mail (return envelope. included with bill) " After-hours drop box at 100 Taunton Rd. East " Downtown drap box at Toronto Dominion Bank, 107 Dundas St. East (on andaàfter Jan. 7, 1991)1 For further information please cali 668-5878 Toronto Line. 427-9481-