Vol. 14, No. 40 Wednesday, October 3, 1984 '28 Page@ ww w E 4 I renew oldfriendship s Ten years of trien- dship was renewed by a group of 65 residents recently whén they visited the Feldkirch, Austria a few days ago. The two-week tour was lead by Reg. Coun. Gerry Emni and many of the people who went were former members of the County -Town Singers who originally began the trans-Atlantic friendship when they performed in the ittie town on the Austria- Switzerland border in 1974. The tour was organized by the local travel agency, Wesley Travel, and led by Eve Heaver and Bill Schat- zmann, a well known local real estate agent, whose brother, Frank, lives in Feldkirch. (In fact, Frank Schatzmann took these photos which were supplied to the Whitby Free Press.) In the above photo, Emm is seen here toasting 10 years of friendship with Dr. Heinz Bilz, the burger- meister of Feldkirch while Bill Schatzmann looks on. In the photo at right, Emm is seen being in- terviewed for Austrian radio and television. Schatzmann served as Emm's translator. As well as visiting Feldkirch for five days (from Sept. 17 to 22), the Whitby group toured parts of Switzerland, Lichenstein, <Yugo- shavia, Genmany and Holland. Whihe in Feldkirch, they- visited its historical sites and its extremely modemn hospital. Emm also presented Bilz with letters from Ontari o Riding MP Scott Fennell and Mayor Bob Attersley who also sent a plaque to commemerate the occassion. The Town of Fehdkir- ch also held a reception in their visitors' honor. At next week's meeting of Whitby Town Council,, Emm will present to Attersley with some keepsakes from BiIz. After the meeting, council will hold a brief reception for those who went on the tnp. Whitby Arts president Kay Woods and Bill Irwin, honorary chairmnan of the Sustaiming Fund Committee point to, their goal of $25,O0O0 on a special chart to be erected at the Whitby Arts Station Gallery. For the first time in its 15-year existence, the local arts group has had to make a public appeal for financial support.. Free Press Staff Photo Whitby Arts launeheýs first public appmeal Declining government support has prompted the Whitby Arts Station Gallery to launch its fir- st ever campaign for public financial support. In announcing the creation of the Whitby Arts Sustaining Fund hast Thursday, gallery president Kay Woods noted that the funding levels provided by the provincial government have not kept pace with the costs of operating. "The grants are flot keeping up With the money needed to run the gallery, " she says. She admitted that the $25,000 the gallery in- tends to raise this year is needed "to keep the doors open." "The money will be used, partly to continue our renovations and partly to be able to maintain the level of programhming," Woods says. The gallery- located at the corner of Victoria and Henry Sts. - was- recently repainted to its- original colours. The green colour scheme was employed by the Grand and Trunk railway when it was built in 1901 and wasn't painted red until the 1930's when the Canadian National Railway operated the station. To raise the money. the gallery executive appointed a 43-rnember committee, chaired by K evin -Tunney. dWoo . ,,ýsaldthat. al were asked' to serve beause they have expressed "an in- terest in the preser- vation,0f the gallery."1 The campaign's honorary chairman is well known local lawyer Bill Irwin. The honorary campaign patron- is Mayor Bob Attersley.. According .to infor- mation supplied by the gallery, it will need $145,000 to operate this year. Expenditures are divided into five areas: programs, $23,200;» staf- fing, $37,500; basic operations, $45,300; renovations, $29,000; and, repayment of debt, $10,000. In revenues,. the gallery received $32,000 from the Town of Whit- by; $25,950 from thie provincial government; $9,660 from the federal government; $16,400 from the sale'0f mem- berships and prograni fees; and, $35,990 from other fundraising effor- ts. That leaives a shor- tfall of $25,000 to be raised through the sustaining fund. Gallery director and curator Linda Paulocik says that the level fun- ding is the same that was received in 1981. She polnted out that the Ministry of Citizenship and Culture cut back grants, to art galleries hast year. This year, funding was increased by five' per cent in keeping with provincial guidelines. ÇON'DONpG. 3 In 'Feldcirch, ustria- 65 Witby residet I a damommbe à à azmp