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WITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1981, PAGE 9 More Coming Event MS MEETING The regular monthly meeting of the Durham Regional Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada will be held on May Il at 7:30 p.m. in the upper cafeteria of Durham College. All interested persons are welcome. For more infor- mation call 579-7727. MAYOR'S TASK FORCE The next meeting of the Mayor's Task Force on the Disabled will be held tomorrow, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the council cham- bers of the Municipal Building, 575 Rossland Road East. The guest speaker for the evening will be Susan Grey, the co-ordinator of the Special Needs Centre of Bell Canada. For more information on the task force contact Jean- nette Babington at 668-5803. JUNIOR FIRE DEPARTMENT . Throughout this week, members of the Whitby Fire Department will be can- vassing all public schools in Whitby for registration for the department's ninth an- nual junior fire department program. The department will be accepting 160 applications for this year's program which will be held in two sessions from June 22 to July 3 and from July 6 to July 16. For more information or application forms contact Deputy Chief Tony Van- Doleweerd at 668-3312. CABARET The theatre arts students of Henry Street High School will be presenting a cabaret in room 140 of the school tomorrow, May 7. There will be two schows There will be two shows presented by the grade 12 students at 7:30 and 9 p.m. and will feature sketches and music. Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for students. For more information call the school at 668-2731. FUND RAISING The Brooklin-Whitby Branch of the Canadian Bible Society will hold a walk-a-thon, cyclatho0 and bowlathon on Saturday, May 30. The society hopes to raise $3,750 to purchase Bibles. For more information on participating call 668-6227, 668-8378 or 655-3606. SCIENCE FAIR The Durham Region Roman Catholic Separate School Board will be holding its regional science fair on May 9 at the Paul Dwyer High School, 700 Stevenson Road North, Oshawa. The fair is open to all students in grades 7 and 8 and will be open to the public from 1 to2p.m. Award presentations will begin at 2 p.m. For more information call Bill Stratton, science resource teacher at 725-1911 or 725-3346. SPRING MELODY On May 14 and 15, begin- ning at 8 p.m. the Dennis O'Connor High School will present their "Spring Melody," a festival of music featuring folk, pop, spiritual and rock selec- tions. Tickets, available at the door, are $2 per person. Proceeds will go to finance the school's music program. MUSEUM OPENING The Whitby Historical Society extends an invitation to all area residents to at- tend the annual opening of the Whitby Museum, "Lyn- de House," at the corner of Dundas Street West and D'Hillier Street on Saturday, May9at2p.m. ARTS AND CRAFTS FESTIVAL The Town of Whitby is hosting its first annual festival of arts and crafts show and sale on May 9 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Iroquois 'Park Arena at the corner of Victoria & Henry Streets in Whitby. Over 85 Craftsmen from across Eastern Ontario will be exhibiting and some demonstrating in batik, pot- tery, ceramics, stained glass, leatherwork and much more. Refreshments are available. Free Parking. Admission fees are: adults $1; seniors 50¢ and children under 13 free. GOOD AS NEW SALE Durham Region Lung Association will hold a Good- as-New Sale from 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 9, in the Radio Park Clubhouse, Grenfell Street (one block east of the Oshawa Centre). Featured sale items in- clude spring plants, a quan- tity of new dressmaking material, good used clothing, books, toys, household items (including two bathroom cabinets), china and small electrical appliances. Everything in good condition, and offered at bargain prices. A bake sale is also featured, including baking by Mary Lisko, the Happy Cooker. Funds raised will help finance the Lung Association's Summer Camp for Asthmatic Children at Camp Samac. BIG SISTER WEEK Big Sisters of Oshawa will be holding a Big Sister Awareness Week during May 11 to 16. Big Sisters is a volunteer program, mat- ching more mature females with young girls who are having growing up problems. Activities will include a display at the Oshawa Shop- ping Centre and our third annual pot luck supper. For further information call Simcoe Hall Settlement House at 728-7525. DURHAM REGION on our "Ferns and Whip- poor-wills" walk on Satur- day, May 23 at 7 p.m. Meet at Miracle Mart on Hwy. 2 in Bowmanville. The leader will be Ester Allen, bring cameras and binoculars if you have them. For more information call Sheila Ruch at 668-2690. DURHAM REGION FIELD NATURALISTS On Thursday, May 28 at 6 p.m. Dave Ruch will lead a walk at Scott's Marsh to point out and identify the Birds of Scott's Marsh. Cameras, binoculars and boots would be helpful. Meet at the C.L.O.C.A. office (Cherney's Furniture) Dun- das St. E., Whitby. For further information call Dave Ruch 668-2690. FIELD NATURALISTS The Durham Region Field GARAGESALE Naturalists would like to in- The Brooklin United vite anyone who is in- Church will be holding a terested in nature to join us garage sale in the CE Building on May 9 beginning at 11 a.m. Tables at the sale are available for rent. For more information call Marg Wilson at 655-4559. All proceeds go to UCW. Q.