Whitby Free Press, 22 Jan 1986, p. 27

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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1986 PAGE 27 WI W-LT. to mount Amadeus The Whitby branch o: the Red Cross held on( of its best blooci clinic. ever last week. Wher the last unit of blood hac been drained into ib plastic pouch, clini( organizers counted 40 units for the day's worï - 78 units over they'r( target of 325. Clinic chaimmai Margaret Horton wa, especially pieasec because the Januarn clinic is traditionalI: one of the branch': more poorly attendec efforts. And wher Tuesday dawned as con as it was Mrs. Hortor didnt have high hope* when she set out for th( Whitby Legion hall t( get everything ready foi the first ciinic of 1986. 'II think ail the donorç shouid be thanked. Il was such a cold day anÉ Il thought the weathei mîght turn some peopn away sa, I think thosE that did show up reall) deserve our thanks,' said Mrs. Horton. The clinic was, thE third best in the local branch's history, accor ding to the chairman. clinie amongbest f Last April volunteers to the Legion to donate ie coliected 433 units of their first unit of biood. 's blood and in January of With the constant ýn 1985 they collected 414. march of medical ad- jd Mrs. Horton said that vances Mrs. Horton said S there were in fact 432 the Red Cross is needing je people who showed up more biood ail the time )3 for the ciinic this time and it is important to try ýk around but 29 had to be and bring out as nnany e turned away for minor new donors as possible. medical reasons. IlWe just have to keep ,n "lIt was a terrific plugging away in the is clinic. Things slowed imedia and trying to Id down in the afternoon reach new people," said y but then it really picked the chaîrman of their y up and stayed busy ail efforts to attract new ýs night," said Mrs. Hor- donors. d ton. 0f course the regular ýn The clinic was spon- donors are the ciinic's d sored by the Whitby mainstay and local ýn Jaycettes who also pit- branch organizers ýs ched in to fi the ranks marked several e of volunteers who miiestones last week Bu o helped out on the day of certificates handed out r the ciinic. In ail, 20 to sonne of the excep- volunteers were on hiand to make sure things were running smoothiy and Mrs. Horton credited the Jaycettes with fitting in well with her regular slate of volunteers. Mrs. Horton also said there was a good showing of first-time donors and estimated there were probably 25 who made the trip over tional regulars. Wayne Tully and John Vanderwal were each presented with cer- tificates comn- memorating their Sth donations. Aiso recognized were Carol Stubensey and Ann Qv- senek, each with 35. The next Whitby Red Cross blood clinic will be held April 8. ever Whitby Little Theatre wiii be staging a produc- tion of the award win- ning broadway play Amadeus beginning Feb. 13. Probably best known as a screen adaptation which cieaned up at the acaderny awards two years ago, Amadeus provides sonne dramatie insights into the life of Wofgang Amadeus Mozart. Arnadeus is one of the Most challenging productions ever moun- ted by gie Whitby Little Theatre and for the first time ever the group has hired a professionai director. Director Christopher Covert has a resumne that spansý 10 years of Canadian theatre and. includes work at the Stratford Festival, Adelaide Court, Autumn Angel Repertory Com- pany, Equity Showcase Theatre and the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre in Min- neapolis. Mr. Covert's passion for this produc- tion as weil as for the life and work of Mozart hirnseif has resulted in a dedication to the play that audiences should find very exciting. Among the principals in the production will be Jim Cheyne in the role of Antonio Salieri, David Laing as Mozart BUDGET STRETCHI The Framing Cen 668-4521 and Sue Craig who will be piaying Constanze. Amadeus wiii be run- ning at the Whitby Little Theatre, 416 Centre St. on FEb. 13, 14,15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 and March 1. Curtain tmme is 8 p.m. and tickets are $6. Ad- vance tickets can be purchased at Mid- dleton's Stationary on Dundas St. ERI WHY PAV RETAIL? ire The Framlng Contre 668-4521 ON CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING EASY PAYMENTS ON VOUR CONSUMERS' GAS BILL Ccnm "Gm REW D HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING LTD. OSHIAWA WHITBY/AJAX 723-0868 668-8111 PICKERING 752-9444 SMALL CAR CENTRE 630 EUCLID ST., WHITBY 8662323 TUNE-UPS 4 cyl. - 48.95 mnci. parts ô cyl. - 158.95 Inci. parts 8 cyI. .888.95 Inci. parts PARTS INCLUDED: New plugs, Points, Condenser& Rotor MOST CARS AND SMALL TRUCKS a , 4 ýs It d T e ,e y fý ýe M SALE

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