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Whitby Free Press, 16 Oct 1985, p. 8

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PAGE 8, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBLIZ 16, 1985, WIIITBY FREE PRESS B3r(çk1in Bylines By BETIY-JEAN BLYTH SCa l 655-3679 wth Items for this column Well, Thanksgiving is over ror another year and I was thankful that the weather was nice, that we could celebrate it in a country free from strife or famine, that we could share a bountiful feast with friends and family and now l'm thankful that it's over.ALL CANDIDATES MEETING On Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. there will be an ail-candidates meeting in Ashburn Community Centre. Everyone in the area is encouraged to corne out and find out just wbat the various candidates stand for and to pose any questions that you may have. Refreshmen- ta will be served. ANNUAL DANCE Mark Nov. 16 on your calendar 1 This is the date of the ist Ashburn Boy Scouts annual dance. It will be MITCHELL BROTH ERS Cassels& Church St. à. BROOKLIN 655-4991 WE CARRY A COMPLETE 9ý LINEOF -HARDWARE-TOOLS- -NAILS-PAINT- -ELECTRICAL-PLUMBING- -BUILDING SUPPLIES- held as usual at Thunderbird Golf Club and should prove to be as usual, a notable evening. I will have more details about this at a later date. OKTOBERFEST The third annual Durham West P.C. Oktoberfest will be beld in the Pickering Recreation Complex on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. It features the lively music of Die Lustigen Musikanten dance band beginning at 8 p.m. and authentic German cuisine by Mainly Cheese of Ajax. Tickets are $8 per person which includes a chance to win a weekend for two at the Harbour Castle Inn in Toronto. To or- der tickets cail 655-8989 or 655-3860. HALLOWEEN PARTY The Oshawa Women's P.C. Association is hosting a Halloween Party on Friday, Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. in the Red Barn in Oshawa. Music will be provided by the Mad Hatter and there will be a free buffet, cash bar and prizes. Dress is casual or costume but costumes of course always add to the fun. These tickets are $10 each and are available from Alice Whiting at 655-3860. LEGION DINNER The Brooklin Legion is holding a family dinner with roast beef and ail the trimmings on Sunday, Oct. 26 beginning at 6 p.m. Tickets are $7 for aduits and $3.50 for children under 12. Tickets are available from Mary Jean Heron at 655-3168. UNITED CHURCH DINNER Brooklin United Churcb men and women will hold a roast beef dinner in the Christian Ed. Building on Oct. 23 with two sittings: 4:30 to 6 p.m. and 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets for this are $7 for aduits, $2.50 for children under 12 and free for preschoolers. Call Alf and Marilyn Jackson at 655-4864 to reserve your tickets. Note: Advance sale onlyl1 LEGION EUCHRE The Brooklin Legion bolds euchre parties every fourtb Wednesday ail winter right up to the end of May. The next one will be on Oct. 23 and promises an entertaining evening at a small price of $2 which includes refreshments and cash prizes. FASHION SHOW A fashion show for mothers and daughters is being staged by Brookiin Brownies, Guides and Pathfinders on Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in Brooklin Community Centre. It features Tops 'n Trends for Moms by Maureen Jackson and fashions for the small fry from the Smaîl Shop. Tickets are just $1.50 for adults and 75' for children which includes refreshments.______ Brookli woman says she'll contest seat on separate sehool board A Brooklin resident has announced that she will be vying for one of the four Witby area seats on the Durham I TUNNEY Region Roman Catholic School Board this Nov. 12. Catharine Tunney, of Bagot St., is a member of St. Leo's Parish and is the program convenor for St. Leo's Separate School parent advisory committee. "Over the next few years, monitoring the need and time of a separate secondary school in the Town of Whitby will be a matter of prime importance," she said in a written statement. She noted that Wbitby has grown substantially and that sbe has closely foliowed the planning process that will enable ber to make an infor- med decision on this issue. cern is communications between trustees, parents, teachers and separate scbool suppor- ters, something sbe'd like to see improved. "Discussions between the varlous parent committees and their trustees prior to policies being implemented is one way of achieving this," Tunney said. A dental hygienist by profession, she is currently at home caring for ber two children. This, she says, is "an advantage to the Catholic scbool suppor- ters ... they will be get- ting a full time trustee available anytime to give assistance as wel as answer questions and respond to concerns. " Scugog resident also seeking RC board seat A lady who represen- ted Oshawa on the Durham Region Roman Catbolic Separate Scbool Board for five years will seek to represent Witby on that same body Nov. 12. Tia Woodcroft, now of Port Albert, announced last week that she will seek one of the four seata Witby will have on the separate school board after Dec. 1. Woodcroft said that she decided to seek one of the seats Whitby shares with Scugog and Brock after moving out of Oshawa earlier this year. Prior to being elected PASSPORT PHOTOS lilaiLe av lci Utl:berm Complimentary wth booking Your travel Is M r y i e Russell Travel Limited lIT ETHAR Whtbv Little Theatre is presenting Fiddl 126 Brock Sf. S., Whifby Roof from Nov. 6 to 9, 14 to 16..and 20 f( fer on the to 22. Its productions are always very professionally presen- ted and offer a wonderful evenings entertaioment. Tickets can be picked up- from Middletons Stationary on Dundas St. W. in Whitby. ELIMINATION DRAW The annual Legion Elimination Draw will be held on Nov. 30 in the Brooklin Legion. It begins at 12 noon and continues through to 12 midnight. Tickets are $5 with every lth ticket drawn winning a prize. Type writer also SALES & SERVICE 4.a C ostIes hneOoffoc r 0hrfphatec 5. 5 Yea'Guarantee 11ý 6. ,approved -non-flammable- qw CPFREE DEMONSTRATION ALLAN WOODLEY 37 Pilkington Cres. Whitby. Ont. 668-0674 WOODCROFT she was a teacher for 13 years, including two years at Denis O'Connor High School. During ber tenure on the board, Woodcrof t served on 13 different board committees, chairing tbree of tbem. In a written statement, Woodcroft said that she bas some strong concerns in- cluding tbe 80-minute lunch bour, the need for more parent in- volvement . and the needs for amendments to Bill 30, the bill that will extend full public funding to the separate - school board. If successful Nov. 12, Woodcroft says she promises "to address these concerns'Cand to continue to put the needs of children first and to voice ratepayers concerns."' VETERANS' HELP Veterans, or mem- bers of their families, needing more infor- mation about pension, allowance, medical and other benefits available to them can get it when a representative of the Department of Veterans Affairs visita Branch 112 of tbe Royal CanadÎan Legion on Oct. 22 frdm 10 a.m. until 12 noon. Ail interviews will be held at the Legion Hall, 117 Byron St. S., Whitby. For more information or an appointment cal John Razey at 66-7150. Lts see you do 11!' THIS WINTER WHY NOT RELAX 1HTYO UR O WN SPA Stretch oui and R-E-I-A-X in soothung bubbling water. A complete uine of Spa's, Hot Tubs, Whîrlpools, Chemicals and Accessories '" N DependaIle Servre & Qua fi h Irndtaei.. From$2l95 andu p afsallation Incfudied ev 2 eTHEF SPA SHOPPE 579-2623 A DIVISION OF S.S. SWIM POOLS LIMITEI) VISA 22 Ritson Rd. 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