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PAGE 8t WIUTBY FIREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAROJ i 1»~3~2 w h tyebsies CORDON SUE'S SWEE¶S owner Susan Tran takes some pip ang hot croissants fron the oven. Cordon Sue's took over the Whitby Homé. Bakery's former location on Brock St. South. Tran says business is even better than hoped since her grand opening March 2nd. Photo by Mark Roeur, Whlthy Fr.. Pee Tii, 'Whitby Chamber of Com-ý merce andWhitby Junior Cham- ber cf Commerce <Jaycees) will holà a 'Past Presidents' _Gala' on March 30. Thi.e* ventý,te ýbegin at .,6:30 p.m. at [e, Gala, wil reeognize ail p st presidents cf both' cham- Guest speaker will be Rick Hession, president cf Hession Group Sports, Kingston. He wil1 discues 'Service -nithie '909," how business can survive he recsson it good market-, sateyand servce. H ession opened five tomn Ontario.- In 1985 ho was selected as ee cf the world's outstanding Mcdonal's licon'- sées. 1Tow years lg e sold the restaurantis back to McDonaldts Corp. and, with two partners,.1 opened the. 'Largest Sports ol- lectibles Store-i North America liegends cf the Game.' Works commissioner elected VP at 'OGRA. Vik Silgailis, Durham Region commissioner cf wrkwas recently elected - firi, vice-presi'den't cf Ontario Good Roacds Association (OGRA). The election was held on, the closing dày of the- association's 98th anniversary conference at the Royal York HloeiW Toronto. Robert Dempsey, a former county engineer cf the County of Huron, was elected presidont and Leonard- Rach, director . f engineering, -Metro Toronto's Co rdon Bleu to Cordon Sue ByMalo Bouohr A young Whitby entrepreneur lias air.ady cli ved lier dream' to own and prate a bakery/cafe business in hier native town. Susan Tran is enly 23eas old aud recentlyoiPened Cordon Sue Sweets» at 14£ Brook St. S. «41just alwaya enjoyodcooklng sincelIwas 12, ah. Baya. hI pursuit cf acquiring the necessary skills for her new ven- ture, Tran tiavelled to Europe te study the various cooking styles, ah. says. 've been doing catering eut cf my home for a year uow and p ror te that, 1 was trained at the trdou Bleu School in London, Eugland for a year,» she sals. "After that Iwrkdin France for six montixs near Bordeaux," she says. Sho ia curreutly taldng<>some igt classes at Durham Iolege oTear the management side cf the business, she says. Tran saLys3 she is excited about her new business and believes it has something te offer te many residents including working r- (p a people, who can stop and grab a coffieeand a muffin or a croissant before going te work. She says customers have a choice te order something over the telephone or drop in for -a bite. "They can cail and* order a cake or something or they can come ni and have lunch," ah. 'ltsays the variety ah. offers include breadae, jams, cakes, soupa sd sandwiches.. "Cor don 9ue Sweets" is open from 8 a.m. te 7 p.m., Monday te friday -sad from .10 a.m. te 6 p.m. on Saturdays. ... .. .. ....... .. .. Durhami Collage. president Gary Polonsky will discuss %tugh docisions» at a meeting in Oshawa on March 26. *Polousiky will speak on 'Tough Decisions Made- Easier,' at a meeting cf the. Canadian hIsti- tute of Management, Durhiam Region branch. He will explain a three-part circular approach to implement- ing decisions uoeded in the cur- rent oconomic climat. Coat of the - dinner meeting, te begin at 6:30 p.m., is $30. To resorve, caîl Gayle at 683-0750 by March 24. Tii. meeting will b. held at tii. Oshawa Golf Club, 160'Alexan- dra St. and it's free! Help with your tâxes is probably dloser than you think. We're opening a temporary tax office right in your area! You can. chooise from a variety of forms, guides and pamphlets, or talk to -us about your tax situation. If you have questions about any of your tax papers, bring them along.. We'1l be happy to give you the answers. The Oshawa Shopping Centre at Stevenson Road Monday February 17 throù gh April 30, Open: 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. WEEKDAYS 9:30 a. m. to ý6:00 p. m. SATU RDAYS transportation department, was, elect.d second vice-president. Silgailis has been in municipal public works for 30 years. Starting- with the City c f Oshawa as director of operatiosu, he moved te the egien cf' Durham where h. was director of operations and later director of engineering. He was apponted com- missioner cf works i 1991. A professional. enginýeer, he fholds a di lmaý in engineering from ousie University, Halfax and a bachelor's civi engineering degree from'Nova Scotia's Teclinical University in Halifax. 1Silgailis is a past president of the Municipal Engineers Association and was on the board of directors of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. Ho became -a' director of Ontario Good RoadeI. Association in 1986 and has -served 'on the asaociation's education -and' Productivitr improvement and policy devélopment comniittees. Otarioe -Good *Roads Association is a municipal rogds assoiaton.It represents over 750 of Ontario's 832 municipa]ities.- ý The association h as. helped sha policy and proram for the. fumduig and .Imintengnce cf municipal roadai Ontario for 98 yemr. Rais-ing $$$ for'Brinkeý guard's'fa'mily LA. Haircutters and Expres- sions raised $4,134 from, the cut- a-thon held Feb. 29 and March L. Funde raised-were given to the family cf Brinks -guard Malcolm Richard Bridgman, ý who was sla.in during an armed robbery outside Knob Hill Parme i Osh- awa Dec. 14. * e ehonfo Valentino's in downtown Whitby will, hoat'a ont-a-thon on Sunday March 22 to-raise funds for the âanadian Cancer Societr., Cûts ane rom $10 for cli dren to($2v for adulte (drying extra), with all proceeds donated to the Society. 1On March 21, with the pur- chas, cf certain producta, Vae-n- tino's will Idonante partof the purchase prce to the Society. *Appoinetents can -b. made by calhnrgValentino's. Mmmm.... good! 07. CORPORATION 0F THE TOWN 0F WHITBY PERMIT PARKINGà PrMlit Parkng (fonnerly leased parkng)s l availablo ln die following Munipal Pa*igLtsat1.mIe $60.00/month plus G.S.T. LQPIAYM ALAHLR 3 ByronEkn Shots 7 4 Green Sbtrotwstsi)14 6 Peny Shoot3<7 For further infortonpes contact the Public Works Depaflmoent at 668-5,803,Ext. W.'8:3 4m.-30 p.m., WAYNE J. IINC .IPRO DIRECTOR0CF PUB~ PK