Whitby Free Press, 9 Apr 1986, p. 20

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PAGF *'0. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 9. 1986, WHITBY FREE PRESS ]Royal Stallions coming to Whitby The legendary Royal Lipizzan Stalfions wil be comlng to Whtby this sprlng as part of an extensive tour of 23 communities across On- tario between April 12 and May 31. Sponsored by the On- tariô Hûmane Socety, the tour will help raise money for the construc- tion of an equine rescue and rehabilitation cen- tre at the society's farm in Newmarket. The stallons, currently in Florida, wlll cross the border into Ontario on April il in time for their flrst show in Windsor April 12. From there they wiI continue on to Chatham, Port Hope, Trenton, Kingston, Gananoque, Brockvile, Hawkesbury, Ottawa, Pembroke, Whltby, Simcoe, Brantford, St. Catherines, Missis- sauga, Burlington, Toronto, Brampton, Richmnond Hill, Owen Sound, Goderlch, Sarnia and Orangeville. The master of ceremonles for the Whltby show will be Colonel Ottomar lierr- mann Jr. who, wlth bis father, managed to save the Llpizzans from the Nazis during World War Two by dlsgulsing the white stallions wlth dirt and dark shoe pollsh. Once they had eluded the Nazis, the Herr- marins enllsted the aid of General George Pat- ton to escape the Russians. The story of thefr miraculous escape was later made into the Walt Disney movie, Mracle of the White Stailions in which Col. Herrmann performns. At the Whitby per- formances, the date of whlch bas yet to be an- nounced, the stailions will be on display bet- ween shows and Col. Herrmann invites everyone to corne and see his family's stallions. However, because space for the show is limited, everyone is advised to buy their tickets early. They can be purchased at outlets whlch will be announced in comlng editions of the Free Press. Advance tickets for adults will be .$7..% Studeii particif mock c and $5.50 for seniors and chlldren (five-12 years old). There wlll be no charge for chlldren un- der five years of age. Tickets purchased at the door wIl cost an ad- ditional $1 per person. ts to iate in Partlcipatlng ln a mocic coundil studeni town coundil meeting wII attend lectures ci may be a job for local writing departmen politicians, but it will head reports and tah, soon be a learning ex- seninars on councl perience for Whltby procedures and rules students. order. Oni Thursday, May 1, The students wlll ai students from Anderson attend the counci Collegiate > and meeting on April 14, t Vocational Institute and see how itisarun. Henry Street HIgh The students aisg School wltske part ln a recently took a tour c mock town council thre Region's Wate meeting. Filtration Plant h Every year since 1972, Oshawa. the Town of Whitby has At the mock counci conducted thre Youth students will assume thi and Civlc Ad- responsibilities of tii ministration Prograrn, mayor, the six couri teachlng students how cillors and thre depar. thre town operates. tment heads. "Thre prlmary objec- The departinenl tive of thre program ls to heads wif have -wrlttez enable young people in their reports for the the communlty to 'coundilors who will acquire knowledge of then discusa and'vote thre town's municipal on the repôrts. structure and ad- The meeting gets un- ministration," sald derway at 7:30 p.m. in Deputy Clerk, Mike the council chambers Gazo. and everyone 15 invited To prepare for thre toattend. St. Mark's Quilt, show April* 17- Its on :e cil o ff1 to go Of r in -il ie le it le Stop at Midas Muffier and Brake Shops and we'il perform a free, no obligation brake systom Inspection. If your car needs repairs, you'Ii get a professionai brake job frôm a Midas Brake Specialist. He's specialiy trained on brakes, so you know when they're fixed, theyre f ixed right. FRONT DISC *resurface your brake rotors *instail premium quality disc pads * dean and repack front wheei bearlngs Midas disc brake pads and brake shoes are guaranteed for as long as you own your car* * *The cost of additional component anrd labour required to restore braire system to ils proper operation is flot included. * Service charge of $9.95 per axIe. Guarantee does flot cover the cost of addltional brake systera components and labour required to restore the braire sys- tera to its proper operation. If you do flot authorize this service, you wil receive non-installed, non-guaranteed replace- ment braIre shoes or disc braire pads. TOP GUNS The sixtir annual St. Mark's United Church Women Qufit Show is coming up Thursday, April 17 and tis year's show wlil feature 5o quilts neyýer before shown at st. Marks along with a nuniber of crib-sized and other smaller quilted Items. Because of thre recent resurgence of interest in qullting, two thirds 0f thre quilts on display this year have been done in the 1980s. One such quilt, an adaptation of the ever-popular Colonial Lady design by Sandy Small, shows off each of the twelve ladies appliqued, embroidered and trimmed by In. dividual members of the St. Mark's Quilters.and then assembled and quilted by thre group - an overaîl project of several months' duration. One of thre older quilts on display will be of par- ticular interest to anyone who was working at the Ajax Munitions Factory durlng tire war years. lrene Horne of Oshawa purchased tire quilt in an antique store in MWlbrook some five years ago and she 15 in- terested ini learning more about its history.* IThe quilt features a 1Union Jack made up of iworkers' names em- broidered in red, white and blue and las very strllclng. AUl quilts wil be fuily dlsplayed in tire cirurch hall at St. Mark's whlcir ls located on the south- east corner of Coborne and Centre Sts. just one block south of thre Scott's Chicken Villa. Tire smaller qullted work can ha seen la the churcir parlour. Admission to tins year's show is $2 but ail women of the St. Mark's congregation are being asked to make a generous donation in place of tire admission charge. Thre UCW has an annual budget of more than $16,000, funds wiricir are divlded bet- ween local churcir projects and thre wirole mission of the United Church. Help the, wortirwhile work of the St. Mark's UCW and corne out and enjoy another spec- tacular Quilt Show Thurday, April 17. The shw Ill begin at 2 p.m. and last until 9 p.m. Llght refreshments will ha available and everyone is encouraged to attend. Tools stolen A red tool box con- Broôklin sometime talning $40 worth of Tirursday night. meciranics tools -Was* The theft ls stli under stolen from acarport at lnvestigation s jston Road, Pickering -686-3707 1220 Dundas St. East, Whitby 668-1065 227 Simcoe St. South, Oshawa 576-8111 H ERE'S WHAT WEIL DO:* Inspect your vehlcle's brake system at no charge. REAR DRUM e resurface your brake drum a Instali premium quality brai shoes 1650 Kinc %W

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