Page 22, Whitby Fro. Pree, Wednesday, January 19, 1994 AMIGA CLUB The. Amiga tlub meets the third Thursday of every month at Coronatian Public Séhool, 441 Adélaide St. E., Oshawa (room 22) from 7:30 ta 9:30 p.m. The club will Le of interest ta Amiga computer users, from novice to expert. For more information, cal the. Daily Planet BBS (via modem) et 905-436-6509. METnG Durhamn Region Iiuured Work.rs Group will meet Wednesda, Jan. 26, 7 p.m., at CAW Hll, 1425 Philip Murray Ave., Oshawa. Laurie H-ardwick from OFL will Le guest speaker. To join or assiet th. group, drap by the office at 115 Alert St., Oshawa or cali 721-9158. Membersiwhip etings are held 1h. last Wdeay of every month at CAW Hall. RETIREMENT PIANNING A seven-week program on retirement planin, sponsored by the. Town of Whitby, wil l egin Tuesday, Jan. 25. Information will include: legal, heaith, financial, Canada Pension and OAS, housing and travel. Th. cost ie $35 per persan or $50 per couple. Register aI the Royal Bank, 307 Brock S t. S., Whitby (cail 668-9358 for hours) or forar acheque made pa -0l to te Twn o Whthy,801rock St. S., Wbitby LlN 4L4. For more information, cail the seniors centre at 668-1424. ONE PARÇNT FANMLES North Oshawa On. Parent Familles wilI hoid a social evening Saturday, Jan. 22, 8 p.m., at Asondc Temple, Centre and Metcalfe streets, Oshawa. New members and gueste are weicome. For more information, cail 721-1876. ONE PARENT FAMHIES Oshawa Chapter of On. Parent Familles Association will meet for coffe., carda and conversation on Jan. 25, 8 p.m., at Adia Croatian Cultural & Sports Club, 432 Simcoe- St. S., Oshawa. New memibers and guests always welcome. For more information, cail 436-5089 or 728-1011. MONSTER BINGO mhe AIDS Conuitte. Durham will hoid a monster bingo on Sunday, Jan. 30, 1 ta 4 p.m., at Jubile. Pavilion, Lakeview Park, Oshawa. Doors wiil open at il a.m. There wiliL e $7,000 in prizes. OSTOMY CHAPTER The Oshawa and District Ostomy Chapter will meet Wednesday, Jan. 19, 7:30 p.m., at Oshawa General ositlroom 1002F. Guest speaker will Le Darla Morrison from Canadian Home Theay, Whitby, who wil discuse tth. Lenefits cf magnetic therapy. Fanuly and friende are welcome. For more information, call 434-2886 or 728-5853. Non- oft communlygroupe whlch aresd ln WhiIby or have a subetantial Whitby membershlp may plae Uiulr page et no Goal. om w1. Lqmmua FlIdaymISp knwo RORBIE BURNS The 6lst annual Robbie Burns s upper will b. held at St. Andr.w's Presbyterian Church on Cochrane Street, Whitby on Friday, Jan. 21 7 p.m. Thre will bïe smnging, âcottish dancing and, of course, hams. Tickets, $15 for adults and $5 for adulte, are available at Ferguson's Knit- ting Machine Centre 143 Brock St S., and at the Ig V Drug Store inth G pla in down- town Whitby. For more informa- tion cali 668-4022. BOWL FOR MILLIONS The Big Brothers of Oshawa- Whitby's annual Bowl for Mil- lions will be held on Saturday, Feb. 19 at North End Bowl («Ive- pin), Oshawa and on Saturday, Feb. 26 et Leisure Lanes (10- piný), Whitby. Groupe, businesses or individuals can secure pledgles and bowl, or make a donation. Caîl Cheryl Vogel at 435-2456 for more information. vHilD»BIRTIEDUCATION The Childbirth Education Association of Durham will hold two free information sessions for expectant parents. 'Choices in Childbirth' wiliL e presented Tuesday, Feb. 1 and 'Growing a Baby' Feb. 15. Sessions will Le held at the A.jax Public Library- 64 Harwood Ave. S., 7 to 8:30 p.m. For flirther information, oll the association at 420-3890. ONE PARENT FAMILlES North Oshawa One Parent Families will meet for carda and conversation on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 8 p.m., at Christ Memorial Church, Mary and Hillcroft streets, Oshawa. New members and guests are welcome. For more information, calI 721-1876. VALENTINESDANCE A Valentine's dance will Le held by the Rose of Durham on Saturday, Feb. 12, 8 p.m. ta 1 a.m., at Ho1W Fam.ily Catholic Church, 91 Riblesdale Dr. (near Manning Road and Anderson Street), Whitby. There will Le music by the Express Band light refreshments, cash bar anc1 door prizes. ickets are $15 per per- san, $25 per couple, with al proceeds ta the Rose of Durham, which provide" assistance ta teen parents. For tickets caîl Carol' at 432-3622, or go ta the Rose of Durham office at 221 King St. E. weekdays. ASSERIWENESS A group that promotes learning about oneself and assiste in self belief and confidence will be offeired at the. Children'e Service Council, 1650 Dundas St. E., Whitby bejginning Thureday, Feb. 3. The cot is $48 per person and pre-registration and pre-payment je required. For more information or ta register, calI the. Family Education Resurce Centre at 579-2021. FRED WYNISTQRF, manager of the downtown branch of the Canadian Imperial Ban k of Commerce, contributes to 'Pennies for Your Thoughts,' a fundraising project during January, Alzheimer Awareness Month. Holding one of the boxes that are in area CIBC branches is Eleanor lreland, esdnt -of the Alzheimer Society of Durham Reg ion. Dr. PYr SciffwilI discuss 'Atzheimer: Guidelines for Ca re Panning' at Hillsdale Manor on Jan. 27, noon to 1:30 p.m. Cali 576-2567 for more information. Photo by Jeremy Dresar, Whitby Free Press FOCUS ON WOMEN Focus on Women will meet for coffée and dessert on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 7:30 pan., at the Salvation Army, Oshawa Temple, 570 T'horntan Rd. N. There will be a wardrobe seminar b Donna Raetsen, solist Skyamala Kriishnan and Chrietian speaker June Tink. Admission is $3 per person and ail womnen are welcome. For more information, cali 668-0928-4 L-EA-DERE Christopl Courses, pri epeaking an Legin at the Whitby and weeks. Caîl 6E Zero i CHLDIRIIEDUCATION Th. Childbirth Education Association of Durhami will hold two free information sessions for expectant parents. 'Choices in Childbirth' will b. presentod Tuesday, Feb. 1 and 'Growing a Baby' Feb. 15 at the. Ajax Public Library, 54 Harwood Ave. S., 7 ta 8:30 p.m. For further information, caîl the association at 420-3890. SIFOR HEART Pleasure- Valley north on SEHIP COURSES Brock Road, and bagimar Ski îer Leadership Resort, north on Lakeridge Road .omoting effective (Durham 'Road 23), wili donate d sel f-confidence, $1 from each cross country ski end of January in trail pase they selI on Feb. 12 continue for il and 13 ta the Heart and Stroke 66-8012. Foundation. increase ini Town eax FROM PAGE 1 in provincial government granto lasI year ' Fox noted. Alter adopting last's year budget, council was sent ecrani- bling ta find $433,000 as a resuit of th. government's expenditure contrai program. Council then had ta contend with the. province a social con- tract legfisiation a few months later and negotiate an agreement with Town empl1yes that eaved the. municipality$573,000. Since «ail cf the. formai docu- mentation" muet stiliL e pre- pared Fox could not announce a date Ur council ta approve the. 1994 budget. But before departing, h. added, «I can't think of abetr way cf sayingH'ap New Year' ta the. ratepayers ofhitby.» Edwarda tlid reportersthat several factors allowed cauncil ta bring forward a no-tai increase budget aain this yer lie said most cf th. foundation for the. pasttwo'years' budgets was laid during a much-criticized uretreat' that counili held in Belleville early in 1992. Despite the criticieni 1h.eJ3ele- ville «session generated, council felt «fairly confident' that poli- cies initiated as a result of those discussions would pay off, Edwards said. But then last yearls provincial cutbacks "plaoed in jeopardy al the preparations made for this year, h. said. However, by instituting a number of bost-cutting measures, council was able ta lessen the impact of the provinWe action, Edwards eaid. Whitby residents can. expect reductione, in such services as snow removal and grass cutting, as well as increases in user feeïs and the. various licences and p ermite that are issued by the Town, Edwards said. "'m sure that we'1l gel com- plainte from some people Lecause they won~t gel snow removed as quickly as they used ta,' he said. On the. positive side, Edwards eaid th. Town issued more build- ing permits in 1993 than anti- cipated, producing an extra $t 100,000in revenue il did not expect. With the. Whitby Hydro Elec- tric Commisssion holding th. lin. on hydre rates this year, plus a local tai freeze, Edwards said this night attract more busin~ess inveelment in Whitby. DANCE CLASSES The Oshawa YWCA is offering a variety of dance classes for childr.n aged 3 to 5 on Wedn.sdays, 5 bo 7:45 parn., b.ginning Jan. 19. ýChildren will loarn 10 develop poile, co-ordination and other baic mnovements of ballet and dance. For more information or to registor, cali, the YWCA at 57"-880. ONE PARENT FMALES North Oshawa on. Parent Families will hold a discussion night Wednesday, Jan., 19, 8 p.m., at Christ Memorial Church,Mbaiy and Hillcroft streets, Oshawa. New members and guesta are welcome. For more information, call 721-1876. SPORTSDANCE The Ladies Auxiliary of Branch'112 of the Royal Cana- dian Legion will hold their annual sports dance on Feb. 19 from 8 p.m; 'ta 1 a.m. at the Legion hall, 117 Byron St. S. Music will be supplied by disc jockey Ron Moore and dress is casual or western. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. There will be spot prizes and a door prize. Tickets. are $10 per couple and are avaîlable at the Le!ion hall or be calling 668- WOMEN'S ISSUES- Durham Region's first Women'e Issues Gropis. designed ta explore, develo and promote an understanding of women's issues' in today's society. The group will meet Wednesdays, beginning Feb. 2, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., and will run for six sessions. The coet is $35 per persan. The. group will explore assertiveness,,self-esteem, dealing with anger, communication styles and stress management. For more information and to register, cail Diane, Durhami Personal Counselling Services at 905-666-3153 or Jocelyn ýat 905-576-7548. EKUCIE The Whitby Branch 112 Legion Ladies Auxiliary will holdaa euchre an 1mursday, Jan. 20, 8 p.m., at the Legion hall, 117 Byron St. S., Whitby. Admission ie $2. Ail weléome. GARAGE SALE DONATIONS The. Toonto-York-Durhamn Region of Ontario March of Dimes ia looking for donations for its 'Biggest Indoor Winter Garage Sae' ta b. held in Oshawa in March. Clothing, hardware, housewares and furniture are being accepted at the. Ontario March of Dîmes office, Oshawa Civic Auditorium Comle, 141 Thornton Rd. S. AUl nonies raised froni the sale will Le used ta purchase mobility devices such as walkers and wheelchairs, for adults with physical disabililties in thie Oshawa area. For more information cali 434-5280. CHBONIC FATIGUE Durham _Region -Chronic limited. Register at the children's and aduit fiction desk at the libraiy. EART AND FLOWERS A Hearts and Flowers Valen- tine Special, for kid agaed 4 ta 8, will b. held at the Wlutby Public Library on Saturda,Febé. 12, 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Rgistration begins Jan. 24. Brooklin & District P.C. Association 8:00OPm Thurs. January 27, 1994 Columbus United Church SPEAKER: Steve Gilchrist President P.C. Ont. Everyone Welcome!