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WHITBY KIWANIS past presictent and charter member IJohn Town pins a lapel pin on his daughter Jayne, the Ilocal service ctub's f irst female member.I I photo by Mark Reesor, Whltby Free Press Children's services meetingt' May 27 The Çhildreri's Services Council (Durham) will be holding its annual general meeting on Thursday, May 27 in building 30 at the Whitby Psychidatric Hospital, beginning at 6 p.m. Tom Davis, of' Tom's Thumb in Peterborough, will present a playshop entitled 'Make Me Laugh! Make My Day!' Davis is an experienced adult educator, and'edu-taineer.' The council's annual meeting will include brief reports on the year's work, and planls for the future as developed through strategic planning. The strategic plan will be presented for the approval of the goneral membership. In addition, there will be an election of the board of directors for the coming Te Children's Services Council is a local organization concerned with children and adolescents who have special needs. Its purpose is to improve the system of services through ce-ordination, planning, prevention and advocacy. Cail Cheryl at 433-4100 for more information and to confirm attendance at the meeting. Beavers, Cubs move up. An advancement ceremony as recently held for th Whitby Bau- vers and Cubs. Beavers who uswam up» te the Cub pack were Christopher Barnes, Martin E gan, Brandon Teixeira, Jordan Corriveau and Adam Hill. Cubs who moved up the Scout topwere R an Chaif, Drew Orlik, Corey Harrison, Cory Lid- dell, Sean Britt and Matthew Godfrey. Before the ceremeny, held eut- deers on the property of Peter Heiler, the youth planted a tree and woro treated te an audiol visual presentatien about scout- In'he presontation was put together by lst Whitby Venturer company members. For more information on how te join scouting in Whitby cal Dave Smith ut 725-6473. OBJTARW GERTRUDE HELEN TUCKER A public health nurse in Oshawa for 33 years, who retired as director of nursing for the Oshawa-Ontario County District Health Unit, Gertrude Helen Tucker, RN, died ut Oshawa General Hosp;ital on May 8, 1993. She was 86. A resident of Whitby all her life, she lived ut 508 Brock St. S. A daughter of the late Harry Tucker and Frances Elizabeth MacPherson, whe was born ut Whiùtby on March 21, 1906 and was educated in Whitby schools. Miss Tucker graduated from the Oshawa General Scheol of Nursing in 1926 and received the R.S. McLuughlin Industrial Scholarship that enabled her te study health programs in a number of American industrial plants. She took a course in industrial nursing and received a public health degree from the University of Western Ontario in London in 1938. Miss Tuckor did private duty nursing and worked for the Bowmanville Health Department until 1938 when she joined the Oshawa Health Department as a public health nurse. In 1942, she was appointed senior nurse and, twe years later, she was appinted supervser of public health nurses for Oshawa, a position she held with the Oshawa and Ontario County District Health Unit until hor retirement in June 1971. Ia 1949, Miss Tucker was awarded a provincial bursary ta take a superviser of public health nursing course ut the University of Michigan. While directar of public health nursing in Osawa, she intreducod a pro-natal program for mothers and early childhood screening ciics. She aIso supervised an extensive health progrum in the citys schools. At the timo of her retirement, she served on the Regionul Council for Alcoholism which established a halfWay house in Oshawa. She was aIse, on a committee for emotionally disturbed children. She was a member of the Soroptimist Club and the Oshawa Red Cross Homemakers Committee. Miss Tucker is survived by several nieces and nephews and a cousin, Margaret Roddis, of Toronto. Twe brothers, Harold and Donald Tucker, and one sister, Isobol McEachern, died before her. Miss Tuckter was at the W.C. Town Funeral Chapel, Whitby. Rev. Clifford Evans conducted the funeral service at Ail Saints' Anglican Church, Whitby on May 11, followed by interment in Oshawa Union Cemetery. If desired, contributions ta the Oshawa General Hospital would be appreciated. ILENRYCONNORS Henry Victor Connors of Mid- land died on April 10, 1993 ut Whitby Genrral Hospital. Ho was 72 Ho was bora on August 27, 1919 in England son of Wlliam and âýtse (Dodd) àonnors. Mr. Connors, who was an engineer, is survived by his sis- ter Christinu Collins , nephews Adrian and Roland and nieco Moya-Jane of Whitby four broth- ors and one sister in Êngland. Ho rested at the W.C. Tewn Funeral Chapel. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, April 13, 1993 at the Mount Lawn Chapel, Rey. Jeunette Millar cenducting. ILENRY PRIESTMAN Henry A. Priestmun of Whitby died at Whitby General Hospital on Wednesday, May 12, 1993. Ho was 70. Ho is survived by his wife Margaret Brady, son Phil (and his wife Sheila) of Kingston, son Martin (and his wife Wendy) of Guelph, son Anthony (and his wife Connie) of Barrie, daughter Sheila Lavery (and her husband Rick) of St. Catharines, brother Alex (and hie wife Maureen) of Etobicoke, il grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Ho rested at the Sheemaker Funeral Home, Acton where the funeral service was held on ,Saturday, May 15. Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Acton. Remembrances te the Arthritis Society or ALS Society. W. BRUCE SCOTT W. Bruce Scott of Whitby died at Oshawa General Hospital on April 30, 1993. Ho was 70. Ho was bora in Owen Sound on January 3, 1923, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Scott. Ho married Pauline on Deoem- ber 6, 1947 ir. Port Hope. Mr. Scott was a teacher for 25 years with the Scarborough Board of Education. Ho was a member of the Pickering Masonic Lodge. Ho is survived by his wife, daughters Carroll Schlombs, Janet Adams, Susan Calabrese and Christine Gregoris. The funeral service was held at St. Mark's United Church on May 4 1993, Rev. Brian Gee and Rov. ieannette Millar conduct- i% ter entut Union Cemetery in Port Hope. 6 Generations of Service, Quality & Trust *Family Monuments *Granite or Bronze Markors *Cemetery Lettering *Sandblasting Stafford Monuments 318 Dundas St. E. Whitby 668-3552 After Hours 6684460 or 666-1513 Home apporntrnenta gadly arranged Whitby Free Press, Wednesday. May 19. 1993, Page 31 OnoMrr5, ne opostig Council of Caada ec entiicolycl an niomentCariDramrecleseteDrtm ntionl imomntwsemnageet tork(E)adPceigwst eu cOMstigtoeat osting o fCanadadand a frh re thatar freiteri t hne lgcannn orailt-te iyoncopstingsae.I losoe tad48 peroncent ofCanadans leiaea thairt bniofao centralized compostng, eithertroughoneof the 0s1a Com posting îsoftioi anod sart anada, shr16tate r P reboom, xecive dr iroetr ofteCostgConi tht4 etof Canada. 'he urvevinicates tamst th eoiting comtrostieg faciliti areitealngthleaf andeyadfwte1To cotier ta oexnd the potentlof tmpoingteis a oneed for municipahities and the private sector to move into the composting of residential and commercial food waste and industrial organics. Almost half the facilities documented -- a total of 57 -- are in Ontario. More than 35 are operated by municipalities and the rest b y private companies or government institutions. For exampi e, prisons compost food waste and the Metro Toronto Zoo turns dung from animal compounds into a popular garden fortilizer. Already 275,000 tannes of material are being processed annually by the centralizod facilitios that were documented. 'There are two forces driving the rapid growth of the composting industry in Canada," continued Meyom. "The first is the increasing demand for composting as a moans of producing organic soil enhancers and the second is the importance of composting as a waste management tool. 'Approximatolyv 40 per cent of the waste stream is organic materials. By building composting faclities, we are croating a means of diverting that waste fromi landfill and making a significant contribution to the national goal of 50 per cent reduction of the waste stroamn by the year 2000." The resuits of the survey taken by the council a collaboration between government, industry and leadershiip, will be used as a means ta share information amongst the established and proposed sites, a well as te monitor the dovelopmont of composting in Canada. F'rom June 23 to 25 at Torontos Regal Constellation Hotel a training education seminar will be ofi'ered jointly by the Composting Council of Canada and the Association of Munpcipal Recycling Co-ordinators. For a brochure, write 8199 Yenge St., suite 300, Thornhill, Ont. L3T 2C6S or call (416) 881-7479. Tip: When placing yard waste at the curbside, use a hamper rather than clear plastic bags. Plastic often gets caught in the composting process and, like any marketable product, finished compost should be of the highest possible quality. Baloon rides at camp <Aviations will be the theme of a « Cuboree,' a spring camp for Whitby and district Cubs, ut Heber Down Conservation Area May 29 and 30. Included in the ectivities is a ride (weuther permnitting) in a 10-storey hot air balloon. About 200 Cubs from Whitby, Broolin, Ashburn and Myrtie are expected ta, take part in the. camp. Crime stOpprs and Durham Regional Police are asking for the publî's help in solving a break, enter and commit arson offence that occurred in Ajax on Saturday, March 13. Just after 4 a.mn., flames were observed coming from Hup aco Wood Products at 540 Finley Ave. Aftr the fire was extinguished, investigation showed that entry had been gained ta the business by breaking a window in the front door leading ta the office area. Drawers and file cabinets were broken into. The suspects also gained entry ta the main plant and removed two car batteries from the forklifts. Several tool boxes and varieus tooi were also stolen.. Arson investigatars determined that twe separate fires were lit, one in the office and the other inside the plant. Total damage ta the building is estimated at $80,000, the contents, $40,000. Crime Stappers is asking anyone with information on this or any other serieus offenoe ta caîl. The phono number is 436-8477 (that's 436-TIFS). As a caller you will net have ta DuhmR oa Cie S '03. Sgaman wits t g