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PAGE 14, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1979, WHITBY FREE PRESS Singers plan for 1979 Maritime tour Planning for the County Town Singers' trip through the Maritimes this summer are these members of the tour committee: Bonnie Forbes; Laurie Stapleton, tour chairman and newly elected president of the Singers; Tim Nelson; arnd JOHN BANI)URCHIN Chartered Accountant 111 BROCK STREET NORTH WHITBY ONTARIO TELEPHONES: BUS: 668-4341 RES: 655-4045 Maureen Culp, travel representative from Donald Travel, Whitby. The Singers will be making their first major tour since 1974, starting June 30. Photo by Bob Nelson. CPR bridge open Works Department been removed Works Director Dick Kuwahara Department Director reported to the Operations Duwahara pointqd out that Committee during its recent motorists wiîî stili encounter meeting that the traffic on some inconvenience. It is a Brock street at the Canadian four lane highway butfor a Pacific Railway crossing is period of tine the roadway no longer detoured. The will be a two lane road. The Traffic is now going under detour is coming out, he said the new'underpass on Brock "and there will besome Streët North.: 1 1 Althou h the detour has inconvenienc whilethe retaining waos are being *built," he said. ItDwas also brought to the Operations Committee's attention that requests have mbeen made by the residents in the area for trafficaights on the intersection of Dundas l and Jeffery streets. The request has been irecorded in Committee," to be dis- GOIN ON ussed at last Wednesday's GOI ON , s t was asonebr ugt-toth meeting. This meeting will be held ata future date. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ' VBINGO i CABLE CHANNEL 10 4 BIG GAMES I lEVERY WEDNESDAY 1 I I * UP TO $375.00 IN PRIZES 3 for $1.00 (.50 each) I g I I LAST WEEKS WINNERS I I V. Stright, Bowmanville M. Schaal, Oshawa W. Geanes, Oshawa R. Starr, Oshawa GRAND PRIZE WINNERS * I Mrs. Gleeson, Bowmanville * BINGO CARDS AVAILABLE AT: Baskin-Robbins - Safeway Plaza, Whitby Oshawa Meat Products & Delicatessen - 1818 Dundas St. E., Whitby * Shorty's Cigar Store - 121 Brock St. N., Whitby I Shorty and Son Billiards - 130 Dundas St. W., Whitby Bailey Pharrnacy - Brock St. S., Safeway Centre Jury & Lovell Drug Store - Whitby Plaza 317Brock St. S. Whitby Glass & Mirror - 210 Brock St. S. lmmmmmm mmm mmml= The County Town Singers of Whitby, under the musical direction of James Ashley, have announced their plans to once again embark on a singing tour, this time to the Maritimes. The County Town Singers' last major tour was in 1974 when they performed in Europe, notably Austria, and in doing so became known as "Canada's Singing Ambassadors", and later were instrumental in the twinning of Feldkirch, Austria with Whitby. Plans have been underway for this trip for almost one year. A tour committee was set up and a questionnaire completed by the Choir, in- dicated the group's desire to tour some part of Canada. Eastern Canada was chosen for perhaps practical rea- sons, although looking at a Western Tour in the future is conceivable. One of the things the Choir most wanted to do on this tour was to perform at as many benefit concerts as possible. This wish will cer- tainly be met, as the Choir have already had eight Benefit Concerts confirmed and all monies will go to the aid of Crippled Children. Concert dates are con- firmed in Halifax,- Digby, Wolfville, Antigonish and Sydney - Nova Scotia, as well as Charlottetown, P.E.L and Monction and Fredericton New Brunswick. The two-week tour which will begin June 30 will coin- cide with two major events in The Maritimes, the Inter- national Gathering of the Clans and The Highland Games in Antigonish. Laurie Stapleton, newly - elected County Town Singers President, is also Chairman of the Tour Committee, which consists of Bonnie Forbes and Tim Nelson both of Oshawa, and devoted County Town Singers who have put a great deal of time and effort into planning a successful singing tour. Ac- commodation arranged by person for "Hypothermia,' a drop in body temperature below normal caused by cold weather. The final event of the weekend will be an old fas- hioned sleigh ride with horse and sleigh. HEADING DOWN EAST the Committee will be largely in University resi- dences and while in the Maritimes the group will travel by bus. The format of the concerts, according to Director, Jim Ashley, will be the usual variety of musical styles, certainly Scottish numbers and songs with a "dgwn East" flavour will be per- formed. Mr. Ashley is hope- ful of having as many sin- gers go on the our as possible and the Committee is working on a figure of at least 60 singers, plus instru- mental group, assistants, and Master of Ceremonies, Arnie Celsie "Morning Man" of CKLB Oshawa. This brings the projected figure of "touring C.T.S." to approximately 94 persons. The County Town Singers, to finance their trip are hopeful of some funding through Municipal, Provin- cial-and Federal levels. They have already started on their own fund raising and have planned approximately four community involved events which hopefully will be exci- ting for the public. One such event will be a C.T.S. Fashion Show sponsored by Fashions 126 of Whitby. A second event in the planning stage will be an "Ox Roast", with naturally the public, enjoying this unusual fare. The County Town Singers are already rehearsing hard for not only their two-week tour in July, but especially for their annual Spring Concert, which this year will be held for two nights in mid May and which will include their Maritimes repertoire. Whitby's County Town Singers formed in 1967, celebrated their loth An- niversary in 1977 and it appears they are heading for another decade of great sing- ing, and will continue to be Canada's Singing Ambassadors. Scouts hold winter camp The Whitby District Boy Scouts will be holding a winter camp at the Heber Down Conservation Area Feb. 2, 3 and 4. The camp will be set up Friday evening, and three special events are planned for Saturday. At 9:30 a.m. "The Men from the Alps" will come to demonstrate techniques involved in climbing preci- pices in the area. The Siberian Huskies will also be there displaying their speed and agility. At 1:30 p.m. combat trained troops from the Ontario Regiment will demonstrate winter mobil- ity. This will feature skis, snowshoes, radio and mobile equipment, a winter camp and winter camouflage. They have challenged the Scouts to a snowshoe race. At 9:30 a.m. Sunday, the. Oshawa Ambulance Service will arrive to instruct on treatments for injuries. The boys will Iearn how to treat a