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Whitby Free Press, 7 Sep 1988, p. 19

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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7,1988, PAGE 19 BAIRN DANCE S The Great Britain Social Club of Durham Region will hold barn Sdance and corn roast on Saturday, Sept. 10, 7 p.m. Cost is $15per person, musicby "The Other Guy." For location and tickets call Irene Stone at 668-9519, Ruth Snaith at 430-3096 and Tom Chapman at 427-6496. GIRL GUIDES Registration for Whitb Pine district girl guides will be eld on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 7 p.m. at All Saints Church hall. White Pine units include the lst, 3rd, 4th and 6th brownie packs, 3rd, 6th and 9th guide companies, 3rd pathfinders and lst rangers. New leaders are required this year, otherwise units will be limited in size. Call 668-0003 or 668-7816 for more information. MEETING The Upper Canada branch of the United Empire 'Loyalists Association of Canada will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at Scugog Shores Historical Museum, on Scugog Island, at 5 p.m. There will be a tour of the museum, and, at 6:30 p.m., the auxiliary of the Pioneer Church will provide a sit-down, country-fare, harvest supper. Historian Paul Arkulus will speak about pioneer Port Perry and its inhabitants. Cost is $10. Advance tickets only. Call 576-3175. FASHION SHOW The annual fashion show will be held at Trafalgar Castle School on Wednesday, Sept. 28, starting at 7:30 p.m. Sponsors include Brooklin Village Shoppe, Leo- nard's Flowers and Cherney's Furniture of Whitby, from which tickets can be obtained. Tickets, at a cost of $10 which also includes buffet, can also be obained by calling 668-0525. The fashion show is sponsored by the school's parent guild to raise funds for the school. SCOUTS Registration for the lst Whitby boy scouts will be held Wed- nesday, Sept. 7, 7:30 p.m., at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Cochrane St. Call 668-9855 for more information. QUILT SHOW A quilt show will be held Friday, Sept. 16, 1 to 8 p.m., at the Oshawa Senior Citizens Centre, 43 John St. W. Proceeds go to the United Way campaign for Whitby, Newcastle and Oshawa. Call 576-6712 for more information or to enter quilts for display., DISPLAY, On Thursday, Sept. 8, Sharon Noble of Durham Save-A-Heart will be at the Whitby Public Library from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a display entitled "Know Your Blood Pressure by Heart." Those who drop by can have their blood presure taken and will be advised what it should be and how it can be reduced if too high. FLEA MARKET The third annual giant flea market will be held on Saturday, Sept. 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (rain or shine) in the parking lot of Whit- by General Hospital. Vendors may rent a 8'x18' spot for $15 by calling 668-6831 (ext. 1323) during business hours. Rental proceeds will go to the staff education fund. SCOUTING ENROLMENT To enroll in scouting, contact the following: beavers (age 5 to 7), Jennifer Ackland at 668-7680; cubs (8 to 10), Dave Hyatt at 668-0337; scouts (10 to 14 ), Alleyne Hardaker at 576-2897; venturers (14 to 17), and rovers (18 to 26), Connie Coll at 668-7457. If interested in becoming a leader call Coll. LEGION WEEK Whitby Branch 112 of the Royal Canadian Legion will hold open house during Legion Week Sept. 11 to 17. On Sunday, Sept. 11, there will be a parade to the cenotaph, starting at 3:30 p.m., for flag dedication; Tuesday, euchre tournament starting at 8 p.m.; Wednesday, darts tournament between Whitby and Oshawa Legion branches, 7 p.m.; Thursday, ladies auxiliary progressive euchre, 8 p.m.; Friday, Monte Carlo Night, 8:30 p.m., and dance in the upper hall, 9 p.m.; Saturday, entertainment in the club room, 9 p.m. OmingvDents. CHARITY MARCH Members of the Ontario Regiment and the 1913 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps will hold their first Charity Route March Saturday, Sept. 17, 8 a.m., from the McLaughlin Armory, Oshawa, north on Simcoe St. to Raglan. Organìzers hope to raise $5,000 for the regimental scholarship fund and Durham Region Lung Association. Pledge sheets are available at the armory or by calling 436- 1046. DANCE Whitby Minor Baseball Women's Auxiliary will hold a sweater dance at Holy Family parish hall, at Ribblesdale and Manning, on Saturday, Sept. 17, 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 per couple, including buffet. Tdkets are available from Doris Holley at 668-5661 and Brenda Hutton at 666-6511, or át the door. BIG SISTERS An orientation will be held Sept. 8 for anyone 18 and over wanting to become Big Sisters. Orientation begins at 6:45 p.m., at Settlement House, 387 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa. About 20 Big Sisters are required to match with Little Sisters. Call the office of Big Sisters of Newcastle- Oshawa-Whitby at 436- 0951. PEANUT CAMPAIGN The peanut campaign held by the Toronto & District chapter of the Kidney Foundation of Canada will begin Sept. 17. Volunteers have 6,000 cases of low sodium peanuts to sell by Halloween. Money raised supports patientCservicesa( such as the childrens Camp Dialysun), public education and research to find a cure for kidney disease. For more information cal 445-0373 in Toronto. ITC The First Oshawa Club ITC (International Training in Communication) will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 6 p.m., at Philip's Restaurant, 89 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa. Cali 728-2133 fdr more information. COFFEE HOUSE Christian Singles Serving Christ will hold a coffee hou e at the St. John Ambulance qMice, 110 Ash St., Whitby, on Saturday, Sept. 10, 7:30 p.m. Performing will be singer-songwriter Martin Barrett. Call 430-0639 for more infor- mation. SENIORS' COURSES Durham Board of Educa'ion and Whitby Seniors' Actikity Centre will hold fall courses for seniors (over 55) in oil painting, tai chi, woodcarving aerobic fitness, ballroom dancing, floral arranging, remedial bridge, ceramics,' modern square dance, yoga and line dancing. Registration began Sept. 6 at the centre. Call 668-1424 for more information. SCOUTING Registration for 8th Whitby scouts and beavers will be held Tuesday, Sept. 13, 7 p.m. at Westminster United Church. Call 579-8824 or 433-8020 after 5 p.m. for more details. The 8th Whitby area is from Hwy 401 to Rossland Rd., Thickson Rd. to the Oshawa-Whitby boundarv. HEIRLOOMS Residents can obtain infor- mation about their family heirlooms (fine art, decorative objects and jewelry) as well as appraisal at Heirlooms Discovery Day at The Station Gallery Saturday, Sept. 17, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 668- 4185 for more information. GM CHOIR General Motors Choir will soon resume their fall schedule, with some space available for new members (active or retired GM employees or family members). Call 725-1969 for more infor- mation. EMOTIONAL HEALTH Anyone interested in gaining for maintaining sound health of body and mind can attend an eight-week study to start Sept. 21. The study of the "Cons- tructive and Destructive Effects of the Human Emotions" will be held at Henry Street High School. Cail 668-5036. LITERACY DAY A balloon launch will be held at Civic Square, Oshawa, at noon, Thursday, Sept. 8, to mark World Literacy Day. The local branch of Laubach Literacy will hold workshops Sept. 23 and 24, and Oct. 1 at the adult learning centre at 421 Pine Ave., Oshawa. Call 434-5441 for more information. THEOS THEOS, a self help support group for widowed men and women, will meet on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2 p.m., in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 209 Cochrane St., Whitby. The widowed in Whitby and the surrounding area are invited to attend. Call 668-2648. ART EXHIBITS "Twelve Years Exhibit," paintings by Paul Sloggett, began at the Robert - McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa on Sept. 6 and continues until Oct. 23. An exhibit of 9th century Japanese prints continues until Oct. 19. Call Alexandra Morrin at 576-3000 for more information. WOMEN'S AGLOW Hanna Price Richardson will be guest speaker at the Sept. 8 meeting of Women's Aglow Fellowship at the Oshawa Resource Centre. Fellowship at 7 p.m. Call 623-3197 for more information. CREATIVE HOUR Registration for pre-school creative hour, for children 3 to 5, is now being taken at Whitby Public Library. The popular program begins Oct. 1, and cost is $20. PHOTO DISPLAY "Quintessential Canada," an exhibition of the photographic work of Felix H.Mann depicting Canada during the Depression, will be shown at the Whitby Museum, Kendalwood Plaza, from Sept. 10 to 17. The exhibition is on loan from the National ' Archives Exhibition times are: Sat. Sept. 10, 2 to 4 p.m.; Mon. Sept. 12, 3:15 to 7 p.m.; Tues. Sept. 13, 7:15 to 9 p.m.; Wed. Sept. 14, 1 to 4 p.m.; and Sat. Sept. 17, 1 to 4 p.m. For more infornqNion, call 436-6679. CALL A PROFESSIONAL CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. 427-0659 MEMBER OF "THE B EENOE RRFSTMANNUITIE On T.V.'s, VCR's, stereo's major appliances * Factory trained expert * Repairs done in your home * Written guarant ee * Cali Nicholas J. 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