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Page 10, Wednesday, July I4th, 1971, W HUFrBY FREE PRESS SIDEWALK SALE OFF YOUTH AN D SUMER "lNext year the merchants will play a much larger part in the County Town Carnival"1, says Merchant Association President Joe Ottenbrite. Plans for the sidewalk sale wilI flot go on because of the coming street re- construction. Thereis now the possibility that the c ons t ruction in the core area, which w as orginal ly sc h eduled before mid- July, will be taking place during the County Town Carnival. But the core will have holiday flair despite the construction, said Joe', who will1 be looking a fter get-ting Town of Whitby flags on downtown lamposts., "lWork will begin early on a variety of promotions and ideas to bring the people dloser to the downtown area for thenextcarnival", saidMr. Ottenbrite. Whitby Ingenuity Behind Oshawa TrafflProject Bobb Gi b bs, Director an d Don Helmer, Technical Director of the Durham Trai 1 Projeet are both WVhi tby residents. The project, which involves the cl eaning of the Oshawa Creek and the developmentof nature trails,, wasap- proved by the Federal Government in i ts Opportuni t ies for Youth Program. Don Helmer, adesign arts student isworkingon a playground design ta meet wi th the creative and imaginative ab îi1i t iles and des ires of ch il1dren. This is a relatively new concept em- pI o y i ng structural material s. Don hopes to construct a playground in which children may Il learn through their own creativity".' The area, when completed, is ta be aflowing composition of structure within which ch!ildrenof ail ages may act out their fantasies. 13-year-old Henry Theunissen pati- e n t1y awai ts t he ringing of a certain tel ephone. He is wearing a tee-shirt smelîing fresh. off the clothesline, and his fairly long hair gleams from a re- cent shampoo. Young Henryîis one of dozens of town youngsterswaiting for job placement at Coîborne Street School, officiaI centre of activity for the Whitby Youthpower's Odd-Job Empîoyment Program. The program, in its f ifth consecutive year, is being carried out on an even larger scale thîs year, thanks to an ex- tra boost from the Federal Government's Opportunities for Youth Program. Youths are invi ted into Coîborne St. School between the hours of 9 and 4 for job placement. At 4 pm, Gandalf's Tea House opens, and extends a further wel - corne tokids bored with the routine of a long, Iistless summer. While w a i t i ng for job assignment, they can fMI in their time playing ping- pong, participate in craft projects or sports activities such as tennis, vol- leyball and basketball. Specially plan- ned projects, outings and other interests w i11 be pursued throughout the months of July and August. Each appl icant seeking summer e m- s i s t i ng of lawn mowing, baby si tting, g a r d e n work, painting, car washinýg, errands, farm help, house cleaning etc. M o st appl icants pl1a ce their check mark by everyl1isting to enale fast placement, "We're s ome w hat 1like a miniature Canada Manpower 'l explains Rick I3agg who is heading up the Odd Job employ- mentservice. l"Applicantsgoingouttake a signed form with them and bring it back wvith them when they return. A record of every boy and girl sent out on a job iskept for' the inspection of the Feder- ai Government. After just a week and a haîf in op- eration, the Whitby centre had replaced everyoneexcepting ten. 21 eager young people were supplied with jobs. Jobs called in vary from distribut- ing county town carnival posters to bui 1- dingcementsteps. One girl was sent to a Whitby resident who wanted her two young ch il1dren (too young for sw imm ing) Long hair knows no discrimination this year, according to youthpower vol - unteers. Says Rick: "People real ize that i tmakes no difference whether a short - haired or a long haired youth comes to mow their lawn". The centre receives 4to 5callIs a day from people looking for someone to fMiI odd jobs; An average of 10 ta 20 calî1s from both young people and adults in- quiring about the service itself. In the meantime, Henry Theunissen tries a bit of basketball. Henry hopes the next cal I wi Il be from someone want- i ng hi1s b a sement cîeaned or his car w as hed. He likes the ideaof being able to stroîl into the Coîborne centre ai any time. He also likes ta play a little ping pong, basketball or just rap while he's waiting. & 6 * But he stil11 wants a job. 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