PAGE 14, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1987 COMING EVENTS JUBILEE CHOIR The award-winning Jubilee Choir from the Whitby Seniors' Activity Centre will present the "May Festival of Song' on Thursday, May 21, 8 p.m., at the Centennial Building in Whitby. Tickets, $4 adult.and $2 seniors and students, are available at the centre, 801 Brodk St. S., at Middleton's or from choir members. TORCH RUN Durham Regional Police will take part in the Ontario-wide "Tor- ch Run" June 3. Pledges are made to support the mentally h'hndicap- ped. For moreinformation call In- spector Don Martin at Oshawa headquarters (ext. 285) or any police officer. THE FUTURE WORKS The Future Works, the senior student career conference day, will be held by the Durham Board of Education May 14, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Durham College. Workshops will be held related to students' career education needs. Registration is $5, at guidance and cooperative education departinen- ts. SLEEPYTIME EXPRESS Sleepytime Express will be held Thursdays, May 7 to July 30, 7 to 7:30 p.m., at Whitby Public Library. PHOTO EXHIBIT A photographic exhibit on North American Indian life by 19th cen- tury photographer Edward Curtis is at the Whitby museum (in Ken- dalwood Plaza, opposite Kelsey's) from Wednesday, May 6 to Sunday, May 24. By JANET BROWNE Visiting Springfield Farm in Brooklin, better known as just "the Farm" to most, has become an an- nual custom of many pre-schools and public schools in the Durham and Toronto areas. Last • Friday, student of Let's Grow Together Nursery School in Oshawa made such a visit, and were treated to an afternoon of agricultural enlightenment with the help of farm owner Jack DeWit and associate Monica Taylor who led the tykes on a trek through the fields and barns of this historic farm. Although their teacher Deb Roy had spent the previous week discussing farms and farm animals, it was obvious that the ex- citement of the adventure had fogged the memories of a few of the children, when deWit posed some questions to them. "Does anybody know what we get from a chicken's egg?" "Baby ducks!" "Does anybody know what we get from the wool of a sheep?" "Sheep milk." "Does anybody know what we call a mommy goat?" "A sheep." A few more annual visits to the farm should clear things up. The tour includes a visit with the horses outside, a tour of the barn where newborn farm animals are abundant, and a romp in the hayloft The students get a chance to touch many of the animals, and to taste A tour of 'The Farm' some freshly squeezed goat milk, although only a few of the younger children care to do so. The most popular attraction of the nursery school kids was decidely the "cutie piggies" but one observer obviously did not share this admiration for the piglëts when asked what animal she disliked the most. "You're asking me that? The smelly pigs! They're all dirty!" deWit has run the tours since he bought the farni from Benson -and Fay Lehman in 1984. The Lehman's started the tours a few years beforehand. and recently quit his job as a caterer to devote his time to the farm. He increased the facilities so they can run the tours all year long, rather than just in spring and fall. "And Il be around to accom- modate smaller groups of people, for birthday parties, and groups from smaller organizations," he said. 'The fall tour is similar to the spring tour, but a huge display of locally grown autumn vegetables are available for study during this season. In the Wst, the tours were limited to groupà of 40 and over. The biggest tour this year will be for 120 students. Tours are also available to mentally handicapped and disabled groups. Springfield Farm was the name given to' the property by the original owner, James Mathewson, back in 1858. Mathewson was an in- fluential farmer and member of Whitby Township council from 1880-1890. The house which is a combination -of Gothic and Greek revival was designated a heritage building by the Town of Whitby. It's Nurses Week at hospital BY GLORIA TUCK WHITBY GENERAL HOSPITAL Nurses across the. province are celebrating Nurses Week (May 11 to 15). The nurses at Whitby General are joining in the activities to inform the public about the prac- tice of nursing and to give some recognition and thanks to the nur- sing staff of the hospital. A daily draw for prizes, corsages, free coffee and special films for nurses have been planned by a small committee of nursing staff and nursing management. Nursing has come a long way sin- ce the Florence Nightingale days. Patients coming to hospital have registered staff caring for them on a 24-hour basis. While multiple other members of the health care team are vital to the care of patien- ts, nursing staff members keep vigel throughout the evening and midnight hours. Crisp, white uniforms and nurses caps are no longer the common dress of nurtses today. Their professional manner and soft- colored uniforms do not hamper the expert care they give. Theft at Whitby legion Damage is estimated at $1,000 af- ter thieves gained entry to the Whitby Legion at 117 Byron St. S. sometime Sunday, May 10 or Mon- day, May11. Entry was - gained by going through an air conditioning vent in the roof, then putting a hole in the roof. • Once inside, thieves removed a television from a wall mount, pried open a vending machine and at- tempted to enter a safe. File cabinets were also ran- sacked. No estimate was given for the value of the T.V. DOWNTOWN WHITBY a 'ITB zAB ISi MUR SATLIRN SUN-ROOF INC. 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