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Page 16, Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, JuIy 17,1996 B ROOKiN} Meadowcrest meeting Monday By Steve Leahy Local groups continue to strive te flnd ways te keep Meadowcrest Public Sehool open for the many evenlng and weekend programs that use the school. There will b. a 'meeting on Monday, -July 22 at the Brooklin Communlty Centre, starting at 7 p.m., with Town parks and recreation departmnent officiais Bruce Taylor and Larry Morrow te M discuss what becoming a community-use school is aIl about. There will undoubtedly b. Borne changes in how groupe can use the achool and everyone Who is interested should attend te flnd out how things will work. This change would mean that groupe, could use the achool after 8 p.mi. and would reduce the cost of the. user fees. One of the reported bphysical changes ineans a special acoess door bas te be buil, While somewhat premature, it does look like all efforts te find a way te keep Meadowcrest open te the community have paid off. WEMTY STALLS 407? With fears that the 407 megainonster will only blunder inte Pickering, Oshawa is whining that Whitby- is stalling its extension tbrough Whitby te Oshawa. Whitby council is a strong supporter of the 407, juet as is every other council in seuth Durham. They just happened te, disagre. with the Ministry of Transportation (MOT) about where the 407-401 link should go in Whitby. But in pickcing a fight - or simply disagreeing - with almighty MOT, bas brought them more trouble (and expense) than they ever dreamed. Such determination and independence would far better serve the community bad it been directed against, the entire 407 project itself. But then the 407 monster is running through Our community of Broodlin and not through Whitby where, surprise, surprise, council is courageously battling te prevent the link from cutting- through western parts of the town. STORIES WANTED The. Broodlin Business Association is looking for stories about the good trnes, fun Urnes, poignant events and bizarre happenings in the village over its long history. The association is putting together a brochure te inlroduoe people to the village and would like some personal anecdotes and tail (but true) tales to Put some life into thus histery. Tom White, who is handling this project, aise, wants te know if there are interesting photographs. or souvenirs Out there - but don't send them te him, just let him know. Send your steries old and new, funny and fabulous te Tom White, Box 163, Brooklin (655-3201). KLONDIKE IRE PICNI[C Kiondike Ike, the, 'postie' bear, is inviting ail bears and their best friends in Brooklin te, a special teddy bear picnic on Wednesday, July 24 from 1:30 te 3:30 p.m., at the post office. Ail sorts of events are planned for thus 'beary' special afternoon. Sign up in advance at the post office. Rain date is Thursday, July 25 at the same time. The picnic will b. on the. post office lawn. SUMMER FAIR Although not as beloved as the Poles. .i nthe sidewalk Whitby Summer Fair is just too close to Brooklin to miss. The ever- present demolition derby will kick off the 128th fair this Thursday, July 18 on Garrard Road juet south of Winchester. Many of the events thatrnake the spring fair se wonderful will be a part of this sunimer fair - saddle and heavy horse show, baby show, pet show and, of course, the- nudway. BROOKLIN MUET 2SHOW RETURNS July 20 and 21 are the dates for the Region's largest craft show held in Brooklin's arena. Once again the Country Craft and Collectible Show will b. held in Luther Vipond Memorial Arena on Winchester., Close to 100- exhibitors are expected and there-will b. a wide selection of country, Victorian and contemporary crafts including folk art, porcelain dols, floral designs, bears,$ furniture, oeranucs, jewelry, quilts, stained glass, pottery, oearvings and a whole -lot more. Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for seniors and children under 10 get, ini free. Hlours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. For more info caîl Time Stands StUR Productions at-,434_ 5531. Steve Leahy's colimn appeM, evety weeklHe arnbe reached at 65-398 or 655-5888 (fa). cf' stands up ity and pRATT& PA 1 kLAMIBERTI NTS * By Steve Leahy I Going for a walk along I Winchester Road these * ovely summrer evemngs * can b. a -hazard te your ghealth; flot from the traffic, I which is indeed heavy, but I from the sideWalk on the. P orth side and east of * Duke Street that is 1 hazardous. _It's the. brand- new sidewalk with the tlephone pales, right in I the middle. Despite - extensive reconstruction of this portion of Winchester, an I entire row of telephone I poles remain strategically plaoed in the middle of the * newly-made sidewalk. No * baby-stroller, tricycle and * only the. most skcilled q bicyclist and' pedestrian can circumnavigate these obstacles .without incident. Fortunately 'there are hazard signe mnounted on each side of every pole. I * guess this is supposed te mitigate any legal liability should semeone b. irjured * trying te walk on the * sidewalk. * Linda Darling, a m resident on Winchester, I says the street and the front properties along -the north side have been tern up, reconstructed and re- i sodded with grass by the Region, then by the Town of Whitby and yet again by the Region te install the. turning lane inte the new subdivision. That's three trnes go far in the past year. She says Consumera Ggs wilî again dig everytbîng up thIs sumyner. ýWhile lire is anéwset ofhydo pales, theold ones'in, the- aide 'walk remain. '.And' thosie old, ones will 1b. going someday, and, that I I means another session of dig and repair. When asked -if curbg would b, installed along Winchester, she was teld that not until the'road is zoned urban, which. is expected te happen in the next two years. And that means yet another dig and repair. Darling says the whole situation is an incredible waste of money and quite an annoyance- te local residents who'have te go through mud- and construction eveiy few months because thie Town and the, Region can't co- ordinato their'c'onstructionà plans. No onder we find ourselves in an era of downsizing and consol-; idation of go vernment and government -services to save money. ALTHOUGH NEW HYDRO poles have been unstalled on Winchester Street- east of, BaId- Win Stréet in Brooklmn, the old'POles were lei t inthe «riddle.,0f ca new sidewalk. Theyl eventually be'removeýd but resdents corn- pli th ey Present a hazard to pedestrians, esPeciany those with. strollers or carts, 'and cyclîsts'. Photo by Uhrk R09eS. 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