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Whitby Free Press, 4 Jun 1986, p. 12

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PAGE 12, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1986, WI-ITBY FREE PRESS 1 ,Coming events continued' n2"'CH0OSE FROM 100'S 0F BEAUTIFUL STYLES 5e CO *MPLETE SERVICE.- MATTING, STRETCHING, GLASS Uý"FREE PRINT WITH EVERY 1 ORDER THIS WEEK DOWNTOWN DISCOVERY DAY The Witby Business Improvement Area (BIA) has been busy this 8priflg on the first phase of the downtown restoration and on June 21 the BIA is lnviting everyone to corne down- town and take a look around. Dubbed Down- town Dlscovery Day, the BIA has, lined up a number of attractions lncluding Olymplc silver medalist turned pro boxer, Shawn O'Sullivan. Shawn wil be at the four corners for a special ribbon cut- ing ceremony wit) HONEY BEAR DAY CARE CENTRE NURSERY SCHOOL For Chlldren 2 to 5 years old (Qovommont Llcsns.d Govommont Approved) Full Days, HallfDays or Hourly *A brand new, totally renovated Goverment Approved Day care centre * An abundance of new toys and equipment * Govemment approved Staff and Iearnlng programs * 3 mals a day prepared by a nutrltlonally aware cook * Learnlng themes and outlngs OPEN FROM 6:30 A.M. - 6 P.M., MON.-FRI. 52 Weeks a Vear Except Canadian Statutory Holidays Minutes from Downtown Whltby FOR ENROLMENT AND INFORMATION CALL: 668m6200 Mayor Bob Attersley at il arn. and wiIl reniain downtown until 1 p.m. te sign autographs and meet the people of Whltby. The Durham chapter cf ChUld Flnd wil be conducting the popular Kid Check pregrani that day as weil and the BIA bas aise lined Up live musical entertalnment, clowns, mnagic, mime artists and more. Down- town Discovery Day runs from Ila.m. until 4 p.m. in the downtown core and everyene la In- vlted to corne eut and enjoy the fun. STRAWBERRY TEA On Wednesday, June 18, Fafrvlew Lodge, located at 632 Dundas St. W., Whltby, Winl be holding their Annual Strawberry Tea fromn 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Enter- talamnent Winl be provlded by the Fair- vlew Choir. This tea is belng held te celebrate Senior Citizens Month this June. The Strawberry Tea la open te relatives and friends of the residents of Falrview Ledge, as weIl as the surreunding cern- munlty. CHAMBER DINNER The Whltby Chamber of Commerce wlil be besting a special dinner meeting June 17 when guest speaker Malcom McCarthy, past president and directer cf the School of Economic Sciencei Toronto, wlU discusa the merits of site value assessment. Site value assesarnent Is a means of property assessment for municipal tex purposes only on land use. Under tbe site value assesament system, no buildings on the proper. ty are assessed. Organizers cf the din- ner anticipate a seil-out crowd and suggest you make reservatiens early. The deadline for reservations is June 13. The event wil be held at the Whtby Yacht Club beginning at 6 p.m. wlth happy heur. Tickets for the dinner are $13.50 par .parson. Fer mere information er reservations cail 668- 45W6. AGING AND SPIRITUALITY SEMINAR The Sunnycrest Nur- sing Home Pastoral Commlttee Invites you to attend a half-day seminar on aging and spirituality on June 10 from 9 a.m. te noen. Guest speaker will be Greta Riddel-Dixen Ma., the past ce- ordinator of tbe Geren- tolegy certificate program at Ryerson. There will be no charge fer' the serinar wbicb wiIl be beld at Sun- nycrest located at 1635 Dundas St. E. Yeu can pre-register befere June 6 by phening 576-0111 or 686- 1061 or.yeu can register the rnerning of the seminar at Sunnycrest befere 8:45 a.m. This seminar will be in- teresting te anyone werking ia Geriatric health or witb the aged. SENIORS TRIP Tbe Whitby Seniors Activity Centre bas organized a trip to the Broekin Spring Fair on Saturday, June 7 from 9:30 arn. tili 2 p.m. The cost la $3 per senior and includes admission into the fair grouads, bus fare hi and frem the centre and a pick up and drop eff at the Firehal on the corner cf Brock and Coîbourne Sts. Al interested can siga up at the Seniors Centre or contact Sue or Julie at 668-7919. Crack student top iin class By MIKE JOHNSTON Free Press Staff If you didn't know he was interested in comi- puters your first dlue would be the computer terminal he bas sitting in bis room. Your second dlue would be the silver medal be recently won for being the bighest ranking three- year graduate in the Business division at Durhamn College. Chris Dernmings, 24, majored -in Data- Processing at the college and graduated with an 83 average. The course censisted of computer languages and prograrns and Chris bas already put his ex- pertise in the field te the test. He recently wrote a computer prograni for Pickering Higb Scbeel to determine their year round atbletic winners and was employed by the Ministry of Revenue te act as a tecbnical consultant for Higb Schoel students using computers in Toronto. A graduate of Henry Street High Scbool, Chris enrolled at Western University te take Computer Science but lef t the course after a year wben he failed calculus. He then turned te the work force and wbile working at I.B.M. in Toronto fer a year, toek calculus threugb a correspendence course and returned te Western. A year later, be failed calculus and decided te enroli at Durhamn College were be entered the second year of the program. Currently empleyed by the Toronto Dominion Bank in Toronto as a tape librarian, Chris stili continues te write progranis including two be is currently werking on for Oshawa businesses te handle in- voices. "I would like te get a fuli-time job designing SEE PG. 13 WHITBY CLEANERS "SIGN 0F PROFESSIONALISM"Y Momber of DCLI and If i 25 Years Experence in Fabric Cleaning ,--SAME DAY SERVICE SPECIALISTS IN: WEDDING GOWNS*DRAPERY SUEDE & LEATHERS AND OTHER FINE GARMENTS FREE PICK-UP & DELIVERY (OVER $10) WHITBY CLEANERS 104 COLBORNE ST. E., WHITBY 668-2345 668-1777 NEW & USED OFFICE FURNITURE -BUY-RENT-SELL-LEASE- / wswir>ar\,

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