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Bonnie Berry Joyce Cox For Benoit LaHaye the first time ever Peter Perry finalists revealed Vol. 11, No. 28 w Wednesday, July 15, 1981 24 Pages i k'- E Free Press Staff Photos. artin carrters Seen here taking on the track at Family Kartways are carriers and staff members of the Whitby Free Press. Last Friday, the Free Press held a morning of fun for our carriers at which they were given the oppor- tunity to participate in one of Whitby's foremost tourist attractions in appreciation for all the fine work they have done for us. The carriers that came to the event not only spent i a 4; . time racing around the track but were treated to a bar-b-qued lunch as well. In the picture above, three of our carriers are seen here testing their skill at the go-kart track. Below, Free Press publisher Mike Burgess (front) and advertising sales representative Bill Ferguson (rear) are seen taking a spin on the vehicles. All-in-all, it was a ticipating. great deal of fun for those par- E I es s s I s s s -u s e e e The Whitby Chamber of Commerce has broken with tradition and announced the four finalists for this year's Peter Perry Award. The Peter Perry Award is an annual honor given by the chamber to Whitby's outstanding citizen of the year. The honor is named for Peter Perry, the man who is generagy given the credit for establishing the Town of Whitby in the middle of the last century. The chamber will announce the winner of this year's Peter Perry Award at a ceremony to be held on Thursday, July 23 in the Lambton Room of the Earl of Durham Restaurant on Brock Street South. This year's finalists are: Bonnie Berry, Joyce Cox, Bnoit LaHaye and Henry Perry. Berry was nominated for her efforts that resulted in Whitby Town Council's recent decision to keep the Kinsmen outdoor pool on Chestnut Street open. Council had decided to close the pool on the grounds that it was too expensive to maintain and that it was gradually falling to beneath the standar- ds e9tablished by the Durham Region Board of Health. The Walnut Street resident formed an ad hoc volunteer committee of residents who not only petitioned to keep the pool open but agreed to help in the repair work. She is also involved in other community activities such as the Durham YMCA, Block Parents and Brownies. Joyce Cox has been nominated for the Peter Perry Award for her involvement in s .n organizations as the Whitby branch of the Cana-an Red Cross Society, the United Way, the Canadian Cancer Society as well as the Whitby Psychiatric and Dr. J.O. Ruddy General Hospitals. For the last eight years, Cox has been the CONT'D ON PG. 6 Do wntown mall comig The Whitby Downtown Improvement Area Board will sponsor a downtown street mall on Saturday, July 25. This is the second of what is becoming an annual event and D.I.A.B. chairman Michael Burgess is confident that this year's event will surpass last year's. The event will get under way at 1o a.m. and Brock Street will - closed off between Colbourne Street in the south and Mary Street in the north. The day will start off with the County Town Car- nival Parade, sponsored by the Whitby, Jaycees, which will pass right through the downtown core. Other events being scheduled include a box demonstration at 1:30 p.m.; a best legs in western boots contest at 2 p.m.; a roping contest at 2:30 p.m.; a best costume (western outfit) contest at 3:30 p.m. and a dancing exhibition by the Inta-Deja Dance Studio at 4 p.m. The day will also be filled with country music as the Buster Fykes Band performs at Il a.m. and the Larry and Dottie Bee Band takes the stage at 1:30 p.m. Other special events include Andy Hathaway's balloons, the Battalion of Incorporated Militia and "Rocky" - the mechanical bull. Downtown merchants will have sidewalk sales, cafes and other interesting displays. "We hope that these different activities will have a little something for everyone," Burgess says. "We (the D.I.A.B.) have put a lot of thought and careful planning into this event and are doing everything in our.power to make it a good time for everyone. "The day promises to be a fun filled one for everyone who attends " Henry Perry e - E i Gouv