Whitby Free Press, 19 Sep 1984, p. 9

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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1984, PAGE 9 w MORE COMING EVENTS FUN FAIR The Meadowerest Public School Advisory Committee will hold a fun fair'on Sept. 28 from 4 to 8 p.m. There will be movies, games, crafts, books, baked goods, sporting goods, a white elephant table and refreshments. A limited number of tickets will be sold in a raffle, the first prize of which is a "Cabbage Patch Doll". All proceeds will go to advisory committee projects. For more information call 655-4207 or 655-3731. B.H.S. SHOW The Brooklin Hor- ticultural Society will hold a special annual flower and vegetable show at Fairview Lodge, Dundas and Cochrane Sts., on Sept. 22. Entries for the show will be accepted from 10 a.m. to 12 noon and public viewing will be held from2 to 4 p.m. This show wil feature many flower, vegetable and decorative classes. All are welcome and admission is free. PLANT AUCTION The next regular meeting of the Brooklin Horticultural Society will be held Sept. 26 at 8 p.m. at the Brooklin United Church Hall, Cassels Rd. E., Brooklin. Featured will be a plant auction featuring houseplants, perennials, herbs and other plants. Lunch will be served. All are welcome and admission is free. YARD SALE The Thickson's Woods Heritage Foundation will hold a yard and bake sale on Sept. 29 at 210 Byron St. N., Whit- by, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Featured will be toys and games, bicycles, television sets, air con- ditioners, kitchen uten- sils, books, baked goods and preserves. All funds raised will be used to support the preservation of Thickson's Woods as a natural environment. SCOUT SIGN-UP The 8th Whitby Beavers and Cubs will be holding a registration session tomorrow (Sept. 20) at 7:30 p.m. in the gym of Dr. Robert Thornton Public School. Volunteers and leaders in all sections are also urgently needed. PARENT FINDERS The next meeting of Parent Finders Oshawa) will be held >n Sept. 24 at 8 p.m. in he cafeteria of East- lale Collegiate, Har- nony Rd. N., Oshawa. This group offers help nd support to adult adoptees wishing to trace their origin and to birth parents searching for their now adult children. Adoptive parents are also welcome. For more information call 728-6983. ROUND-UP The Oshawa Women's Progressive Conser- vative Association will hold its annual "Western Round-up" on Sept. 28 from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Jubilee Pavilion, Simcoe St. S., Oshawa. Music by Gord Grills and the Road Rangers. Tickets are $10 per person and include a late lunch. For tickets or more information call Alice Whiting at 655-3860 or Judy Moskaluk at 668- 2816. ONE PARENT FAMILIES The Oshawa Chapter of the One Parent Family Association of Cdnada meets every Tuesday at 8 p.m. at St. Andrew's Church, 71 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa. Next Tuesday (Sept. 25) there will be a guest speaker from the Deaf Centre. All are welcome. For more information call 579-4043. MEETING The first fall meeting of the Alzheimer Society of Durham Region will be held tonight (Sept. 19) at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Whit- by Public Library. The guest speaker will be Paul Tuttle, the executive director of Durham Region Com- munity Care. All are welcome. SUPPORT GROUP The Alzheimer Society of Durham Region is accepting registration for its family support group training sessions. Family members and- close friends are welcome to participate in this small group session that are led by a professional health care worker. There is a $5 fee for the 10-week session to cover coffee and photocopying costs. For more information call 668-5881, ext. 394. SOCIAL MEETING The University Women's Club of Oshawa and District will hold a social meeting for new mem- bers this evening (Sept. 19) at 7:30 p.m. in the McLaughlin Public Library, Bagot St., Oshawa. Membership in the club is open to all women university graduates and its goals are to promote higher education and stimulate interest in public af- fairs. For more information call Karen Dixon at 723- 7632. MEETING The Friends and Relatives of the Men- tally Ill will hold their next meeting Sept. 20 from 7 to 9 p.m. at 111 BEDTIME STORY Children between the ages of 5 and 8 are in- vited to bring their ted- dy bears and blankets and wear their p.j.'s to the Whitby Public Library's fall session of "Bedtime Story Time". Registration is currently being accep- ted and the program will run every Tuesday evening in October from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Simcoe St. N. (second floor), Oshawa. The guest speaker will be Dr. D.A. Wasylenki, psychiatrist-in-chief at the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital, will discuss stressful life events. For more information call Sandra Manuel at 728-9912. New members are welcome. BABY BOOK BASH The Whitby Public Library will be holding an eight-week program of simple stories, rhymes, songs and ac- tivities for children 20-35 months old and an ac- companying adult. The program will be held Wednesday mor- nings from Oct. 17 to Dec. 5 and children may be registered in any one of the following time slots: 9:45 to 10: 15 a.m.; 10:30 to il a.m.; or, 11:15 to11:45 p.m. This is a limited registration program and names will be ac- cepted beginning Sept. 19 either in person or by calling the library at 668-6531. OLMLITV FAmd FRESH Midde] $o.-J..db OMM. tc»O BABY TIME The Whitby Public Library is holding a brand new eight-week program for infants 10- 19 months of age and an accompanying adult. The relaxed format will use simple stories, rhymes and music designed to stimulate the baby while in- troducing him or her to books, rythum, rhyme and, of course, other babies. "Baby Time" will be held Tuesday morning beginning Oct. 16 in two time slots: 9:45 to 10:05 a.m. or 10:30 to 10:50 a.m. This is a limited registration program and names are being accepted either in per- son or by calling 668- 6531. FRENCH STORYHOUR The Whitby Public Library is currently ac- cepting registration for its pre-school French story hour which will begin Oct. 15. The program is designed to introduce children between the ages of 3 and 5 to a basic French vocabulary using simple stories, songs, games and craf- ts. The program will run for eight weeks begin- TED WATSON'S PICK YOUR OWN 1 WESTETCH EEDL*OIN Type-writer

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