WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1984, PAGE 13 0 mp YOUR DININGPLEASURE Roadhouse off'ers good lunch or night on the town By MICHAEL KNELL Free-Press Staff Whitby's newest place for an evening of fun or a tasty lunch is Cokee Joe's Roadhouse at 207 Dundas St. W. Cokee Joe's is owned and operated. by Terry Coker who may be famniiar ta Whitby residents because of bis mine year association witb the Ali Baba Steak House. The menu at the recently' refurbisheéd roadhause is literally a sniorgasbord of in- teresting apertizérs in- cluding several varieties of 'garlic bread. e-scargot. and pottoe skins. The entrees are a grilled food lover's delight: fish and chips, chicken wings and fingers, barbeque ribs and'steak. atluc The day1 tluc there hast week, I or- dered the steak. It was brought ta the table exactly as ordered, - medium rare - it was juicy and beautifully pink on the inside and thoroughly hot. "The chips at Cokee Joe's are a delight. They are well fried without being, greasy which is difficuit ta accomplish con- sidering how shoe- stringy the potatoes are . The service .was prompt and friendly. The. waitress came-at Corrido r Capers g. By MIARY MCEACHERN kY Calil7ZS54967 wlth-Items for this column. WHITBY TIGERS RUNNING CLUB The Whitby Tigers Running Club wiil hold a fund- raising dance at Whitney Hall, Iroquois Park, on Friday, March 30 from 8:30 p.m. ta i a.m. D.J. will be AI Newton, who must be heard ta be appreciated. He is something else! This dance, while making money ta help finance a trip ta England for the 'atheletes, is also billed as a reumion for ex-Dunlop and Firestone employees. Tickets are $15 a couple and may be reserved by calling Ian Barron at 668-1511 or Tony Jones at 668- 2298. Cash bar - Spot dance prizes and door prizes as well as a buffet lunch. Reserve naw. DURHAM WEST P.C. ASSOCIATION The Durham West P.C. Association will hold their annual dance at Ajax Community Centre on Satur- day, April 14 from 8 p.m. toi a.m. Dance ta the Big Band Sound of the 'Billy Williamsan' orchestra. Dine on Culinary Delights by Mainly Cheese, Ajax. Tickets are $10 per persan, which includes a ticket on a draw for a weekend for two at the Harbaur Castle in Toronto. Tickets may be purchased from Bill Mauch at 579- 9614. WHITBY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE The next meeting of the Whitby Women's Institute. wiil be held at the homneaf Mrs. MacCarl on March 28 at 1:30 p.m. Convenor will be Mrs. Greta Caverley. Visitors most welcame. CORRIDOR AREA RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION The next executive meeting of the Corridor Area Ratepayers Association wiil be held at the Whitby Municipal Building on Thursday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. Visitors most welcome. CAPERS BALL The Corridor Spring 'Capers Bail' wilI be held on Saturday, April 28 at the Masomce hall, from 8:30 p.m. toi1 a.m. Tickets will also be available from the Whitby Tigers Running Club,- who will receive a donation from the Association to help finance their trip to the Plymouth Marathon in England in June. For your entertainment, there will be music by Our own David Bunn also spot dance prizes and door prizes. The dance will also feature a delicious lunch and a cash bar. Tickets may be purchased from any mernber of the executive, but cail early as the hall has limited space. COFFEE POT Anyone wishing ta borrow the 100 cup coffee urn are asked ta cail 725-8967 and reserve. It is currently in use and will flot be available until April 1. The demand this year hias, been great, and we are only too happy ta provide this service for residents -of Whitby., Please cail wlth news Items.for this column. Toastmasters repor By PETER BIRD Toastmaster Mary Cathrine Smith, as first tixne chairman opened the meeting and archestrated the in- troduction of the head table by asimilating its members -with mem- bers of an orchestra. The general evaluator, Joan Winter, was the pîcaho. Steve Reiiy as the Toastmaster was the trumpet and Peter Bird as the table topic master ,-was the first violin. The, maestro, Mary Cathrine Smith lead a hectic business session. Table Topics were given by Peter Bird and as a stand table topic usually 6"assistants" were now "ini charge". The winner of the table topic trophy was Bob Korhonen as the stand- in dentist. The evaluation was given by Ken Smith. Tonight was the club's evaluation contest and this. was run by the Toastmaster Steve ReilIy. The speech to be evahuated was given by Dave Mclean who lead us on "A Wild Goose Chase" talking about the hunting of geese. There were six par- ticipants in the evaluation contest, Neil Taylor, Bob Korhonen, Steven Smith, Nick Lusita, Peter Bird and Bob Porter. The second runner up was Bob Por- ter, the first runner up was Steven Smith, the winner who wil revresent the club at the Area level was Peter Bird. The general evaluator, Joan Winter gave ber critique of the head table and, the meeting, scohding the assembly for wasting time ini the business session. The parliamentarian was Egon Pedersen, the grammarian was Bob Porter and the Ah! Counter was Yoko Bar- ber. John Clarke was the timer and Wendy Craig was the second time during th e evaluation contest. Bob Porter stood in as the mystery man and also won the Spark Phug.- There were four guests, Walter Kranzl, Gerry Vankuik, Charlie Hastings and Mark Lascbuk. The Oshawa Toast- masters meet on Wed- nesday nights at 7 p.m. at the Y.W.C.A. on Sim- coe St. South in Oshawa. Further information can be obtained from the president Joan Win- ter at 728-3594, or the administrative vice- president Peter Bird at 668-1290. Whltby's Firsi German Canadian Restaurant Tiroler Ilfaus Licensed under L.LBO. 120 Brock Street North,WhltbY 666-'3005 17 the right time, did not haver aver one's shoulder and was quick ta please. Cokee Joe's is decorated in* the fashion in ýmost popular roadhouses, however, this one is roomy. Take a party of friends there and you won't be sitting on each other's laps.. After 8 p.m. the em- phasis at Cokee Joe'i switcbes fram food ta dancing. The restaurant boasts a large dance floor and an excellent up-to-date sound system manned by an experien- ced dise jockey playing the 'Top 40' hits. Terry Coker says thatý' he hopes ta introduce theme nights on Wed- nesdays. In the works are' plans for a country and western night, a 50's sockhop and a Taga Party. These mights wiIl also, feature a wide range of contests including such things as a huWahoop competition and best grenser at their 50's night. .Caker hopes ta, make these plans known in the near future. He adds that the average price of dinner for two would be about $30 at bis fully licensed establishment. Cokee Joe's was previausly known as the Dixie Roa dhouse and before that the Whitby Hotel. It is a welcomne addition ta the local en- tertainment scene. *DINING GUIDE GOLDENGATE 107 Brock St. S. - Whilby > 668-8321 This .popular Chlnege ,Restaurant s9 Introduclng the S±ECHUAN CUISINE for ali of you gour- mets ýwho like splcy. hot dishes. The Golden Gate alëo offers a wide s electlon of Canadian dishea trom roast beef ta veal cutiets and pork chops. 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