PAGE 16. WHJTBY FRtEE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, FEB1RUARY 4,1987 Byines oe/~»I~ By BETTY-JEAN BLYTH Clli 65-3619 wlth Items for this column At long last it bappenedl A native of our littie 'town bas bit the big time via the international airwaves. She is none other tban Leslie Churchyard, daugbter of Ross and Doreen McCartney of Torian Ave. It ail started because Leslie is a <dare l'Say it) died-in-the-wool Joan Rivers fan. As soon- as she beard that there was a contest for someone to be chosen Joan Rivers-For-A- Day, she cailed ber brother Kevin and enlisted bis belp. Kevin ran"out and rented a video camera 50 tbat he could tape Leslie& playing a talk-sbow bosteas. There was just one problem and tbat is that Leslie lives on a farmn in Raeboro near Lindsay wbere celebrities to interview are few and far between. In fact, aside from her family, the' only living tbings handy are the farm animaIs. Not to be deterred, they produced a 40-minute tape of interviews with the cows, ebiekens, sheep etc. Lo and bebold, their efforts really wowed tbem in L.A. Imagine tbeir astonisbment wben both Kevin and Leslie were flown down to California so tbat she, could appear Iast Thursday evening as one of the four finalists out of a field of some 600 entries. The winner was announced on Mon., Feb. 2. Unfortunately, Leslie didn't come first, but she did win a trophy. Tbere's one thing I'm sure of and that is that to everyone who knows ber, Leslie is a real winner!1 She is to be congratulated along with her brother for their spectacular endeavor. PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST Broolln and > District Lions Club is sponsoring a Public Speaking Competition among the pupils of Grades 4, 5 and 6 of Meadowcrest Public School on Feb. 10. Two winners from eacb Junior Division classroom wil take part in the finals on the lotb. The Lions Club is bandling tbe judging and will present the school with a tropby wbich will be engraved witb the names of the winner and runner-up. Theses two will also be presented witb individual keeper tropbies. Every participant will, recelve a Public Speaklng Certificate of Excellence. TEEN DANCE A specialTeen Dance for those youngsters from Grades 7 and 8 ONLY wiIl be beld in Ashburn Community Centre on Friday, Feb. 13 from 8 to il p.m. The cost is just $3 per person, It will be chaperoned but if any parent would like further partikulars, cail 655- 8713. VALENTINE'S DANCE Brooklin District Lion's Club is sponsoring a Valentines Dance on Sat. Feb. 7 at the Oddfellows Hall in Columbus. Tickets are $20 per couple and include a lunch and prizes. All proceeds will go towards community projects 50 be sure to get your tickets and support our newest service club. They can be picked up from Jac's Variety store or by calling Roger at 655-4657. CUPID'S DESSERT AND CARD PARTY Next Wed., Feb. il is the date of this popular annual affair presented by the United Church ladies. Tickets at $3 eacb must be bought in advance, so if you haven't afready obtained yours, caîl Marg Wilson at 655-4559 today. SHUFFLEBOARD Brooklin Centennial Seniors Club will hold an afternoon of mixed sbuffleboard on Wed. Feb. il from 2 to 4 p.m. in Brooklin Community Centre. Participation is for members only and if you qualify but bave not already joined, cail Carnie Arksey, the treasurer. The annual fee is a mere $3 wbicb will entitie you te, take part in ail the activities coming up. For more information, cail 668-1424 between 9 and 5 weekdays. ANNUAL MEETING At the recent Annual Meeting of Brooklin Progressive Conservatives, a new executive was elected as follows: president, Dorothy Beer; vice president, Gary Young; secretary, Barbara Williamson; and treasurer, Marilyn Pardon. A fond farewell was made to George Ashe MPP wbo bas served our area for 12 years. He was presented with a token of esteem. With the Riding redistribution, Sam Cureatz is now the new representative of this area and he was on band to introduce bimself to the members. Sehool site decision postponed A decision on wbether a school site is required wlthin a proposed subdivision in Witby was last week postponed study. by the Durbam Board of A recommendation Education to a later had been made by the date to permit furtber board's property and WALLPAPER SALE "ALL BOOK ORDERS99 SAVE UPTO, on suggested Book Prices 30 OFF Choose f rom our great'collection of WALLPAPER BOOKS Books f rom ail1 over the world; one of the f inest selections available ln ail of Durham. Don't be restricted to chainstore in- stock selections Choose to suit yourpersonal taste & decor. Corne where the selection is greateri transportation commit- tee to advise the Town and Region tbat a scbool site was not needed within tbe proposed Monarcb subdivision, nortb of Dundas St. and west of D'Hillier. That recommenda- tion, approved by the committee by a vote of 4-3, was subject to adequate access being provided between Snowrama hi unday, shewa te ts cn eobai On Sunday, Feb. 8 snowmobllers will again be blazing 100 kilometres worth 'of trails around lake Scugog in Port Perry te belp taise funds for the loth annual Durham Region snowarama for Easter Seals. Over the years, tbis event bas raised more than $175,000 to assist physically disabled children in Durham. Snowarama co- ordinator Irv GIB says this year's target is $25,000 wbich wil put the overaîl total over $200,000. "Snowarama is a fun event for participants and a vital method of raising much needed funds for Easter Seals cbildren and their famiies," said Gml. "Tbrougbout Durbam Region there are approximately 300 children who depend on Easter Seals and funds raised tbrough events like Snowarama. We hope our snowmobllers can come tbrougb again for these special cbildren." Througb a joint effort of participating Rotary clubs including; The Rotary Clubs of Ajax, Bowmanville, Oshawa, Pickering, Port Perry and Whltby, together with snowmobie clubs from the Central Ontario . Regional Snowmobile Association (CORSA) the Durham Snowarama for Easter Seals bas grown to be the largest single fundraising activity benefitting pbysicalWq disabled cbildren in the region. Tbis year's ride wil bogin at the Latcham Centre in Port Perry (at the east end of Queen Street, north of the park) with registration taking place between 8 a.m. and il a.m. Pledge Music clinie at Hei By JANET BROWNE On Feb. 20, the music students at Henry St. High will welcome JAm Curnoe, a' well-known American composer, tg their scbool for an intensive band ciic. Select music students from 58 schools from Toronto and Durham Region will be in attendance. The clinic will take place from 9:15 a.m. to 4 p.m., and will include a concert band segment, stage band segment and reading segment during wbich Town of own and acceas. Whitby would maintain the Trustee Ruth Lafarga, wbo chairs the committes, said at last week's board meeting that a scbool is not required for the 345 housing units in the proposed subdivision but that access is wanted to E.A. Fairman Public Scbool. frIAN eo-dl hnwvV VL Park and Lyndeview voted to table Cres. recommendations A second committee a suggestion by W recommendation, wbich trustee Pat Bom was carried tbat the board con unamimously, was that other pot( the adequate pedestrian development in access be provided. The area. May buy buses FROM PAGE 3 cbildren, 35 cents. The new fares will come into effeet March 2. Public works director Dick Kuwabara said the botb after Vhitby wman nsider ýential the new buses could cost $185,000 to $195,000 each. The new buses and new routes approved by council in December, are expected to be in operation by June of this year. the students will read througb a number of Curnoe's works. Curnoe, a resident of Atlanta, Georgia, bas written many compositions for brass band, orchestra and choir. He will be travelling to the Wbitby- Oshawa area to perform a concert at O'Neill Collegiate on Feb. 21 along with the Wbitby from any snowmobile dealersbip in the région, tbrougb local Rotary. Clubs, or The Easter Èeal Society's centra.l office by pboning: (416) 421-837. A welcome addition, te this year's Snowarama is Durbam's first "Skiarama for Easter jÇ Seais.,' "We're very excite about baving skiers join our efforts," said GW. "We know there are a» lot of cross country skiers who care about Easter Seal cbildren and tbis is a very effective way for them to belp out." Trillium Valley is located in the bamlet of Raglan. Pledge sheets are avallable at Iflum Valley, mà t ski shops, or from any of the participating Rotary Clubs. nry Youth Band and several cburcb choirs from tbis area. Barrie Hodgins, music teacher at Henry, bas invited~ representatives from Boddington's music, store in Toronto, who., will bave instruments and some of Curnoe's works on display. The public te welcome- to' attend this event. Denis O'Connior schSil news By LIZ ARUTA Denis O'Connor bas been extremely busy witb exams. Between Jan. 25 and Feb. 3, students spent two hours at scbool for four days writirlg examinations for their respective subjects. Some were lucky, having to write only, two or three instead of the regular four subjects because some cburses do flot require exams. Our seniors weren't as lucky having to write for an' excruciatingly long time - tbree bours!1 Exams on Feb. 2 and 3 were for tbose wbo took industrial arts, home economics or auto mechanics. I hope everyone bad studied hard and experienced only minor problems. A good end to one semester will get us off on the rigbt foot for the next semester. Speaking of getting off on the right. foot, we at DO'C would like to re-congratulate Bob Henry on bis new position. Last December we heard we were going to lose our vice principali-Mr. Vesters. We found out that be was to become the new principal at the new Catbolic 'higb school in Pickering. The, Durham Separate School Board gave the green light to tbe workers to begin construction on the scbool. DO'C bas been extremely overcrowded and this new school will help tremendously though we will lose a valuable member of our staff. Now, because of Vesters' new appointment, DO'C has been short of a vice principal. Henry, a physi cal education teacher, will be able to fi that position and will be a wortby addition te our executive staff. Actually, he has been our vice principal for two or three weeks now, but I wanted to save tbis news in order to start second semester witb a pleasant beginning. Everyone at DO'C will miss Vesters and hopes for tbe best for hlm and bis new scbool, but don't fret, we bave Henry now! DOTC began second semester on Wednesday, Feb. 4 and already everyone is looking to' the summer holidays! Witb second semester come feelings of fun and enjoyment on the bot blistering beaches. Everyone just can't wait to shake these winter blahs! And I for one share in that philosophy 1 Because it was exam week, there was no, sports to report, so ll say adieu tili *next semester. j~XCHANGE f NEW& . USED SKATES SKATE BLADE REPAIRS DONE ON PREMISES C.C.M. 13AUER LARGE SELECTION ti0URS:.Mon.Fdi. 1"~. Sat Bay Sports '~ Equipofflt Ud8.560 ~ r M6 Brock Rd. S, Pickedng -W ý - % %, î ;ý b 1