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Whitby Free Press, 21 Aug 1996, p. 11

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eilay: St. John'. Anglcan Ciiurii will hold a Victorian tea and tours of the. oemetery and ciiurch as part of Whitby's annual Heritage Day on Saturday, Sept. 7, 10 a.m., to 3 p.m. in Port Whltby. The. tea will b. put on. by tiie members of the. congregation, dressed in period costume. The ciiurch, located at the. corner of Victoria and Brock streets, was built in 1846 and in the, oldest ciiurch building stili in use in Whitby. When the, church firt opened there were no seats and the. congregation iiad to stand. There was no organ so the. choir sang accompanied by a violin, a bas. viol and a flute. It ls one of only two buildings ini Whitby to b. built entirely from Kingston limeston,. There will b. interior tours ofthe churcii throughout tiie day, witii descriptions given of the stained glass windows commemorating different distinguished individuals in the. community. Tiie large stained glass window behind the, altar i. dedicated to Rev. John Penland, wiio was St. John's flrst rector. Another window is dedicated to, one of the, more intoresting rectors of. Whltby Free Press, Wecinesday, August 21, 1996, Page il St. John's ST. JOHNS Anglican Church, shown in 1906 photo. WhItby Anâ*mo photo Sreet -dance promotes rodeo A street dance will b. held tomorrow (Thursday) in Bowmanville to help pro- mot. a rodeo that wxll b. held ini Clarington Sept. 20 to 22. ii. street dance, to begmnat 4 p.m.will include thé music of (faser Mark Sullivan, Washboard Hank and Eic Steven Star. The. dance, near the. At-th Cindy Cook from The Polka Dot Door tolevision show will b. at Cullen Gar- dons next week. Cook will perforra her children's stage show, in- volvig singing stoiytelling and puppetry, on Ang. 27 and 28, thr.e shows each afterncon. * LABOUR DAY W EEEN Labour Day weekend entertainment includes Dino Grandi'. Quarltton Au 31 and SPt. 1,a fiddler andcUIrcus _rfor- mers on Au g. 31, Sep't.'1 and 2 and Ibo Madriga and k Cayerclown (fcepaintjS.gt2'2Se on Sunday niglit, Sept. 1. municipal building on Tom- perance Street, continues until 1Op.m. Durham Rodeo Day. will be the. Ontario chamfpion- ship in rodeo competitfon t. include bareback bronco r idin, caYfroinsteer wres&itg, barel racing and bull ridin.ff More details are forth'- coming on the rodeo event.' Tomlinson art atý gallery #Out Of the Souâthwest Series,' an' exhibition of paintings by Toronto artiat Noreen Tomlinson, recently began at 'the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa. The collection represents the mature- work of Judy and David at the pavilion Tii.Oshwa Central Lions Club will present chilcfrensa entertainers Judy and David, along with Polkaroo, at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28, at the. Jubile. Pavilion, Sinuco. Street South, Oshawa. ickets are available at Wilson and Le. Ltd. and at the Jubile. Pavilion. Tickets are $11 in advanoe, $13 at the, door. Tomlinson. ikilng througii the mountains of Arizona over four years ago, the. "ancient writings spoke to her through tii. centuries." and sh. ha. painted from this source ever since. Her artistic journey ha. taken her far away from referenoes to thie rock petroglyphe of specific native American tznbes, t. work that i. progressively les. illustrative and more symbolic. Tii. public i. invit.d to, meet the artiat at a gallery reoeption on Thursday, Aug. 29, 7 to 9p.m. tours amongeet the church, Rev.Vincent P. Mayerhoffer. Though Mayerhoffer ended his day. as the grand chaplain of the Orange Order and Masonic Léodge of Upper Canada, ho began his religlous career as a Roman Catholic priest serving in the Napoleonic Wars as chaplain to the. Austrian army. Tours of the cemetery surrounding the church will take place throughout the day with Town archivist Brian Winter as guide. Many of the lbunding father. of the Port are buried in the cemetery, among them Sheriff Reynolds. He was the first sherlif of Ontario County' and built Trafalgar Castie. Also buried there are John Welsh and James Rowe, instrumental in the. construction of the. church as well as being partners in a shipping business at the. port. A descendant of Rowe i. stili a member of the congregation. Along with the events taking place at thecurh thore will b. live entartanment-ad a nunuber of displays at the. Sunrise Rotary Pavillon in Lake Park. Earl Pascoe wlll again display his dlock collection in the. front lobby of .the. McGraw-Hfill building, and the. Eugene Henry heritage photo- collection will b. displayed at The.Station Gallery. Tiie Whitby Yacht Club and Whitby Mental Healtii Centre will have historical displays and *walking tours. GRAND DAY Grandchildren are welcome at the, Whitby Seniors' Activity Centre on Saturday, Sept. 7, 10:30 a.m., when picture book author Rhea Tregebov wiil read from lier books sucli as Thze Ext raordinaryOrdinary Everything- Roorm.Clowns, bailoons and face painting will follow the reading. Lunich will b. available in thxe dining room. The event ie open to ail grandparents-in Whitby. Tickets are $2 for adults and $1 for children and *are available through the centre or the Whitby Public Library. Cal 668- I Our Newest Addition... f3Iayberry 8. Other Iterms Available: Gifis. Fine Clothing. Aniques. FgSesh & Dred Flowers. & Otier Lovelylbings 126 =Brock St. S. Whitby - 666-8420I And the. tail sblp Fair Joanne will b. docked- at Wiiitby Marina and open for tours throughout the. day. To get to and from the. many events, a free shuttle bus will b. provided by the. Whitby Local Architectural Conservation Advi"or carol /t( SKIN* CARE 'Beauty care from head to toe' S206 Chestnut St. E. Whitby. 430-0514 Carol Walker ReflexoIogy Electrolysrn. Facials - Makeup Manicures - Pedicurs. Waxing - Gift Certificates Specializing i n Fine Mediterranew, Cuisie i andithe Best qf Greek and Cauadian Food organizers of Heritage Day. The bus will run from'10 a.m. t. 4 pm. and wiil arrive at the Surnrise Rotary Pavilion every hour on the. hour. For more information, cali Lesley Burchmore 0f the. Town planning department ILunch from $4.25 Dinner from $7.95 *Meetings,» Anniversaries eBirthdayse Catering Available Oe7 asa week - LLBO 1101 Brock Street South (1 block N. of Hwy. 401), Take out e 668-0778 1I.EcEIk~ k Maria & Sandra formerly ôf Vaientino's are excited to offer you their ro'- inl evie specializing in: Mufti colouredfoil *Taming natural curi *Expeits in -perms and ail hair services ce Best Cliines Food in Town Serving Dwham for 32 years CHINESE FOOD Ai You Can ]Eat BUFFETr LUNCH $4.ê95 DINR $7*95 UAILY: RiKIaNG Wagon Rides, Splash & Sprinkler BIKING ' Pool, 26 Foot Slie, Biking & Trlking For Kids, Miniature Trains, Miniature Village. j * AUGUST ENTERTfAiNMENT: Circus Performers, Magic Fiddle Player. Trampolineuo' SFace Painting Clowns, *Kiddy-Okee.. Musical Quartets and Much More!!! Ca/i For'Today's Entertalnment LUne-Up Inquire ab-out Kids Brthday Package *Ask about oui Dinner & Garden Spécial 14 Garrardl Rd. N4, Whitby, Ont 404-8734 ýý Cý ý

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