Page 24, Whitby Free Press, Wedriesday. September 15, 1993e p a Sca i hb Donate a tree to your favourite park Donorscan dnignae hi hlch. - É 4,raw dn- Would retly increase the nu The Rose of Durhamn, a non-profit support group for teenage families, will hold a Victorian Social on Sept. 19, 2 to 4 p.m., at Heydenshore Pavillon,' Whitby. There will be a fashion show featuring styles from Ms. Emma Designs and musical enter- tainient. Door and raffle prizes will include tickets to 'Showboat,' the Blue Jays, Maple Leafs, 'Harvey' and a Royal Doulton figurine. Tickets are $20 per person and may be purchased from the Rose of Durhami, 221 King St. E., Oshawa or by calling Ms. Emma Designis, Whitby at 666-9368. Refreshnients will be available. The Whitby parka and recrea- tien department is looking for- help ireplacing 471 trees in town parka. Parka and recreation director Larry Morrow says it would coat more than $77,000 te, replace the trees at current pricea, andabu $13,000 a year just te replant trees which have te be removed each year. Realizing that those costa Mcould be excessive,» the de art- ment has offered the publc a chance te help through a tree dedication prgrani. Residents have the oppor- tunity te «contribute te the reforestation of public parland while recognizing a person oýr special occasion of personal signi- ficance,» Morrow aays in a repart te operatioris committee. public &ar they want their tree(s) panted and even have a sa in té specific location. Tireturn for paying the coat of bynand planteing the tree, thé 'lreceive a certtcate recog- nizing their deed. Donors aise have the option ef participatiprmioaect to crate an 'arboretu n e native and uni que s*ecalty trees" at the WhitbyClvic ParkL, at the Whitlhy municipal building and Civic Bec Centre. A permament bronze plaque will be installed te recognize tree donora and te give visitera infor- ted. Both iprograms were advert- ised in t he parka and recreation departmnent'a fal/witer activty brochure. Morrow says his department has received two cals from people interested ini participatiiig. The department ia aise sug- p.esting that the $5,000 allocated in the current budget fer new street tree plantiga be used te replace park trees i 1994. That would make the Town eligible for a matching grant from T7ree Plant Canada, «wvhich Ballet 8scholarship FROM PAGE 13 on technique") and she hopes to reach the top level, level 7, by age 18. She is currently at level 3. Her decision to head west was a difficuit anc for the Lack fam- "It was hard ta adjust at first, but you deal with it," said Lack of her fiîrst year. "I think it's going ta a little easier," she said of her second year. Lack was one of 13 level 2 students -- il girls and two boys -- from variaus parts of Canada, in her first year of the program. Her former Whitb)y instructor, Gaetane Hughes, said Lack was alwavs a h ard worker who succeeded because she 'qistened 100 per cent" te, what she was told. Hughes said Lack was excel- lent in acrobaties, talp and jazz, and won lots of awards in com- petition. "It was in the last couple of years when she decided on ballet, after she won a scholarship at a competition." That was the Canadian Dance Teachers Association competition in 1991, and the scholarship represented special classes in ballet in Toronto. "That really sparked hier inter- est," said Hughes. She said Michelle's parents, Rick and Sandra, showed a "lot of strength" in allowing their daughter ta move west. Lm- both 'parks and open space- areas, says Morrow. The department also suggesta smaller trees could be planed in some locations, at a savings ef about $25 per tree. Answers to Whitby Trivia from page 15 1. The house at the southwest corner of Byron and Keith streets was moved ftrom the west side of Brook Street to make way for Highway 401. lts former location is where the Brook Stree bridge is now. 2. Burr Lodg e was built in 1854/55 by James Wallace, a contractor who was Mayor of Whitby in 1856. 3. Rev. Dr. William Ormiston (1821-1899) has a long obituary in the New York Times. A Presbyterian minister in New York, he owned the land where Ormiston Public School is located in Whitby. 4. Heydenshore Park was a privately owned resort of summer cottages f rom 1900 ta 1965. ImŽ'o" - Melanie Pringles Strong Spiit niixed slo-pitch team was fifth at the provincial championships THIS NEWSPAPER AD iS BROUGHT TO YOU -WITHOUT COMMERCIAL INTERRUPTION, T1hat's the beauty of newspaper advertising. When you've reachcd a reader with your message, you've got their attention and their con- centration. Their complete concentration. Nobody ever dusted furniture while they read the newspaper. Can radio and television advertising make such a claim? No way! Too many times those advertising vehicles are littie more than background noise. When people turn to their paper, they tumn there with interest. WVhich means that's where your advertising message needs ta be. With ail the choices available, it's difficuit deciding how best ta ad- vertise your business. But everything becomnes a littie sîmpler when you remember one ruie... held on the Aug. 28-29 weekend i London, Ont. A teta of 32 teains froni al IF gccrns dge:fate«- ixi moE.t~rfTEsi Whitby Malta Falcons reached the quarter-finals before being eliminated at an under-il soccer tournament in Newmarket recently. Whitby opened the tournarnent with a 3-1 lass ta league rival Wexford but came back ta defeat Caledon 3-1 and Unionville 2-0. Ryan Bombino, Steven Porco and ilobbie Reid each scored twice while Neil Hubley got the shutout against Unionville. In the quarter-finals, .htY and Richmond Hill were tied 3-3 at the end of extra time. Danny Caird, Andy Methven and Mat- thew Morgan scorcd for Whitby. Richmond Hill then won a shootout, 4-2. Other team members are David Crabbe, Mike Hall and Corey Kiender up front, Brett Allen, Scott McWilliams, Derek Orr, Alex Richardson, Adam Teather and Stuart Turpin in the backfield. Winter bai hockey planned A meeting will be held on Sunday, S3ept. 1C for anyone wanting ta register a team or Ia ers for the Durham Winter alHockey League. The league, for men aged 18 and over, will have two divisions. Gantes will be played every Sun- day (except two weeks at Chrst- mas), starting at 10 a.m. and runnin gevery hour thereafter, at Simco-Hall Settlement House. There will be player of the week awards, each sponsored by a local business; says league president Les Ervin. There will be awards for the playoff championshir teamn (each player gets a trophy'), ieague's most val uable play-r, best goalie, highest scorer, Tri st improved, Scuba courses offered by club The Ajax Scuba Club will offer the basic course starting Sept. 26 at the Ajax Community Centre. Course fee is $275. For more information, caîl Rick et 430- 2235 or Les at 723-3169. player most dedicated ta, his teani and the spart. An aIl-star game may also be held. The meeting will be held at 1 pm. at Simcoe Hall Settlement House. For more information call 728-4731. Jr. badmnon regfistration The Whitby Junior Badminton Club starts a new season Thursday, Sept. 23. The club plays at Stephen Saywell Public School, Oshawa on Thursdays from 6:30 ta 8:30 p.m. The club is open te boys and girls aged 10 to 16. New members are stili being accepted. Juniors practise badminton sills and leurn te play the game under supervision, with qualificd caaching. 1 The junior club is supported by members of the YMCA Whitby Badminton Club. For information on either club, call Ted Feather at 579-7165. mixed C division. "Thetar waa happy with the fifth-place ýish, as it was the provincial chaznpionshipa and our first year competing at the mixed C level in London," says coach Ken Van Schyndel. Mélanie Pringles is currently cempeting in the finals of the Durhamn Region Slo-pitch Association xixed playoffa. Melanie Pringles finished third in the regular season of the league of eight tearas. The team is now discussing plans to attend the national slo.pitch chanipiorishipesche- duled te be held in Haiax, N.S. ini July 1994. Bottle drve for hockey team The Whitby minor atomn AAA hockey tearn will hold a fundrais- ing bottie drive on Saturday, S et. 25. Members will knock on doors throughout Whitby during the afternoon. For more information call Scott at 668-6334. L eshockey~ Oshawa Ladies Hockey Association will hold registration and information for ladies house beague and competitive hockey on Saturday, Sept. 18, 1 te 4 p.m., at Harmnan Park arena, Oshawa. Comnpetitive teani tryouts will be held at the arena Sept. 13, 15 and 16 at 10 p.m. For more information, cail the association's hot Une at 723-2758. OmIrissionz In an article in last week's edition, Shannon Fletcher was not mentioned as a member of the Whitby under-il girls rep soccer team. Fletcher is a forward on the team. The Free Press regrets the omission.