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PAGE 14, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6,1987 Brooklin ROXANNE REVE LER News & Features Editor Phone 655-3637 Moms join in guiding campout HEAVE HO. All together girls. war competition as part of their Brooklin guides, brownies and path- weekend of fun at Camp Samac recen- finders jomed their moms in a tug-of- tly. Free Press photo By ROXANNE REVELER A large group of local mothers recently joined their daughters to participate in a weekend of fun to justplain get to know each other better. The events was a camp-out at Camp Samac's Kitchie Lodge and young girls from both packs of brownies, the guide company and pathfinder unit in Brooklin took part. In all, there were 29 moms and 28 kids under the tutelage of the guiding leaders, all of whom of- fered their time free of charge. From 7 p.m. on Friday night until 11 a.m. Sunday morning, there were many activities to keep the group occupied. Using the theme of the Olympics, those present formed groups representative of various countries which regularily par- ticipate in the Olympics and made banners, Olympic badges and im- provised several Olympic events. There was a parade of Olympic costumes, past, present and future, and many were hilarious. There were also skits, a scavenger hunt, a night hike with flashlights, butj mainly, as one mom put it, it was a chance for the mothers to realizej firsthand just what their daughtersi do while away at camp and what1 the guiding movement does forf them. 1Although most returned home a d Reflections of a ns' ind Golden .tie of le By MABEL M. McCABE îat thýène out there who was born as I was before 1920 knows how ve ths oldworld works. We've been around for enough years. You id start off with the love of a close family unit, if you're lucky. You S develop friendships and eventuaily formn your ownx children into a ~j family. You teach them aIl the love and loyalty you can and the basics of the golden rule. When these youngsters become men and n, women they must make their own decisions as to their faith and C- self-worth. We can only. take them so far and then we must let them ie go their own way. It is very hard to do. Timnes have changed s0 much since you and I were young. Now it is commonplace for a girl to caîl the boy of her choice on the phone. That was a no-no in my youth. I had to sweat it out until that young man decided hie liked me. We would not dreain of kissing on a first date. If you did that you'd get the label 0f "fast."' Remember the girls who-were pointed out as beigj'bad" by others? It ail sounds * silly now but it did have it good points. These thoughts have come about because of a discussion about AIDS I heard on television. This is a terrible scourge that the swingers of today havé to come to grips with. in, sure it is going to bring a great many of the old standards back into vogue. Those who * thought having many sexual partners was chic wiI find there are many who are not s0 wiiling to risk their lives on a casual roil in the hay. Personally I think that is a good point. IPm not here to spout off on morality at this stage 0f my life but I feel this is a réal and present danger to ail who. do not take any precaution necessary to protect themselves. We ail condemned those who, in ages past, created leper colonies to house those who were il and now we are in danger of doing the samne with the suf- ferers of AIIDS. We need knowledge not condemnation and -we -neèd understanding of the ways this disease is. transmitted. Let our inherent compassion reach out to the sick. There is no point ini stridently screaming about the terrible lifestyles that brought this about. It is time to put the knowledge we already have to work to help those in need. Get the medications out as soon as possible and get them out at reasonable prices. This brings to mid the fact that our esteemed politicians are at this moment working to give the large drug compamies ten years of free patent tiîne. This is a change in the patent laws that will disallow generic drugs that would save the old and the poor many- .tolars. Once the compamies have no competition they wiIl raise the price of ail drugs from Aspirin to Bromo. Do you see what that will' 0-0 to oi pension funds? We, the seniors buy more over-the-counter drugs than any other one group. If you did not know what is in store, *it is tue you wrote your Member of Pariament and let him know how you feel. Either way you should have'your say on matters like this whether for or against. Go for it. little weary, al agreed it was a great time. This was the first such camp and.the leaders are hoping to make it an.annual event-. Unfortunately, 'the future of the guiding movement in the Brooklin area has a dark cloud hanging over it. There is a desparate need for leaders in all levels from brownies right through to pathfinders.. Any lady (you don't have to have a child in the movement) who might be able to spare a few hours a week to help the group continue can call 655-3584. Paper drive on Saturday The boy scouts of Brooklin will be holding their monthly paper drive on Saturday, May 9. Have newsprint tied securely both ways and on the curb by 9 a.m. Residents are reminded the scouts collect from Brooklin proper as well as Macedonian Village, Rob- mar and Cedarbrook Trail Rural residents can leave their newspapers at Ashburn Com- munity Centre on Friday evening, but no sooner as it presents a fire hazard. This is the scout's main fun- draiser. southaon Centre St. where it passed by an officiaI saluting base established in front of Durham Regional Police headquarters, and returned to city hall. Brooklin District Lions held their heads high as their Roman chariot rolled by.Th chariot, spears and gladiators's headgear were Brooklin subdivision approved Whitby council has approved a subdivision agreement which will see 15 single family detached lots built on the east side of Queen St., north of Cassels Rd. Thehouses wiIl not be built until a proposed storm sewer along Queen St. is completed by the Town. That work is expected to begin sometime Garage Wil stay Removing the garage at the rear of the Brooklin Community Centre will not be included in renovations· to the centre as was previously an- nounced. The garage, which was to be demolished, will remain and a new septic system will be installed on the west side of the centre north of the garage. Other renovations to the centre include relocating the furnace room and providing a new fire exit door. The renovations along with roadwork in Brooklin will be paid -by a $225,000 Ontario Neighborhood Improvement Program grant the Town received recently. The Town will match that amount. Draw winner The winner of St. Leo's 50-50 draw was Audrey Wassel of Brooklin. this year. At the same time the Town will also instaîl the prop'osed water services for the residential lots. The developers, Pardo Estates Ltd. and Teka Developments Ltd.m will contribute $107,720 towards the cost of the sewer and $21,280 for 'water services. The developer will also con- tribute $19,000 towards future con- struction of a sidewalk along Queen St. designed and constructed by Lior Bill Hodgins, Don Boehmer a Brian Irvine. The gladiator's cap were made by Pat Brennan, wife Lions' president Dave Brennan. Not every Brooklin Lion was ab to fit into the parade, but those th did were John Kennedy, Da% Brennan, Don Boehmer, Dav Visser, Herb Visser, Mike Bee Brian Irvine, Bruce Hunter, Bi Hodgins and Anees Ahmed. In elections Sunday afternooî John Kennedy of Broôklin was a claimed as one of the six zon chairman for the district. Library update More books from the library have been added to the Ashburn com- munity collection. BLCC members will be creating a Mother s Day surprise May 9. LMTERARY award winners at Meadowerest Public School were Janet Ormston (left) oi the intermediate division ànd Leslie Irvine i the junior division. Thé awards are presented annually by the Brooklin and District Kinsmen. Lions have a roarin'good time Brooklin District Lions Club took their place among more than 40 floats and marching bands to kick off the 11th annual Lions Inter- national District A-16 convention held recently in Oshawa. The parade started at Oshawa City Hall, went east on Bagot St. to Simcoe St., north on Brock St. and