WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3,1987, PAGE 13 Brooklin Profile ROXANNE REVELER News & Features Editor Phone 655-3637 Memorial hall becomes a reality à -, The culmination of a year's hard work became a reality with the dedication of the new Memorial Hall at St. Thomas Anglican Chur- ch, Brooklin. Parishioners of St. Thomas, the oldest standing church in Brooklin, attended the communion service and later attended a dinner celebrating the dedication. On hand for the celebration was Rev.- Kit Greaves, who was or- dained the week previous. Kit was raised in Brooklin and returned to the church he had grown up in. Also returning to his former church was Bishop Taylor Pryce who was minister at St. Thomas from 1965 to 1970, and Canon David Peasgood. The dedication was a "family af- fair" for the parishioners, who raised money for the addition through personal donations and various fundraisers. There will be a public celebration in the form of an open house on June 20. Residents challenge rezoning of land FROM PAGE 1 "Several estate subdivisions have been approved for this area and a rezoning to rural industrial is against the Official Plans of Durham, Whitby and Scugog," said Maeder. John Peters, who owns property directly opposite from Mandersons, said that as a real estate salesman he has brought several people to the area to view land only to have them lose interest when they saw the wrecking yard in the vicinity. "Such an operation provides a breeding ground for rats and causes devaluation of property in the surrounding area," said Peters. The last word of the eveniig came from Clare Vernon who stated he and his father before him had farmed the land adjacent to Mandersons. "It might not bé neighborly," he said, "but there are five springs in the area, all running on top of the ground and I don't think we can take the risk of having a scrap yard there under those conditions." Clerk Earl Cuddy said Scùgog was on the verge of prosecuting Manderson for operating illegally when he came forth with the rezoning application, causing a halt tg the proceedings last April. Mayor Jerry Taylor told those assembled that council would at- tempt to deal with the matter and come up with a decision within the next two weeks. THE MEMORIAL HALL at St. Thomas Anglican Church Brooklin was dedicated recently with members of the congregation in attendance. On Windfall grant for road repair Whitby will receive $47,500 from the Ontario Municipal Im- provement Fund for reconstruction of Cassels Rd. W. in Brooklin. î The fund helps municipalities carry out additional road and bridge work outside the normal program budget of the ministry. Work on the road is expected to start by the fall of 1987. The subsidy will be transferred to the Town of Whitby following the project's completion. Babysitters take note There are a few more openings for anyone 12 years and up who would like to take the Red Cross babysitting course in association with the Brooklin Library. The course runs two nights a week, Monday and Tuesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m., starting June 8-30. There is an $8 fee. Cal 655-3191. Paperbacks galore - for cottage, backyard - beach or hammock - grab a bag at your library for only 50 cents. The old "Bookworm" will be wiggling its way down main street in the parade on Saturday. Horticultural meeting Brooklin Horticultural Society regular meeting wil be Monday June 8, Burns Church, Ashburn starting at 8 p.m. This will be an Irish show. Guest speaker is Marlene Weary on "preserving our crop." Everyone is welcome to attend. hand for the ceremonies (1-r) were, Rev. Kit Greaves of Brooklin, Rev. Ivan Dyer, Canon David Peasgood and Bishop Taylor Pryce. Free Press photo E Reflections of a Golden Age By MABEL M. McCABE I'm like many out there who have found that a funny thing hap- pened on my road from 17 to 70. When any of us look in a mirror we see it very clearly. In my case, the eyes that young men used to tell me were beautiful have become blurry and hide behind bifocals. The hair that once was thick and lush and a nice chestnut shade is now thin and almost white. The body I present to the world has lost the ability to respond to the most casual demands. The worst is that in- stead of having a figure I look like an overripe pear. And the wrinkles are ever-increasing everywhere. Does anyone like me, wonder exactly what happened? It does not seem that much time has past but here we are at that time of no return and we had better get used to it. If you're a female you know the troubles of trying to find clothes that fit. Now I'm not five foot tall and everything I try on has to fit over hips that really belong to a hippo. Try that for length of sleeves and hems. By the time I pay for alterations the whole thing looks like a gunny-sack. Costs are out of sightetoo. I often wonder if someone could find the guts to start a store to clothe our unique figures, how much money they would make? I know of at least 100 people who would bless them from the bottom of their hearts. There are stores for the very tall, and the very heavy, but nothing for the short heavy person..Come on all you entrepreneurs! Get with it! Just point us in your direction and we'll buy out your stock. You could do some alterations on the spot and as we are not pikers we would not mind paying a bit extra. Does the business com- munity not know that seniors are the largest group of spenders around? We do not want old folks' clothes. We want to look as smart as possible while we do our thing. We'd like to be thought of as smart looking. We do not like the new youth fashions that seem to have been taken right out of the laundry hamper and thrown over the head. Give the ladies who have developed a large bulge where their waistline used to be, a bit more material in button front blouses and coats. And the gents could use extra material in the seat and tum- my area. I've walked through Woolco, The Bay, Eaton's and many others, to no avail. All that happens is worn out shoes and even those are hard to find with any style, for aging feet. How I long for the good old days when mother would make dresses and skirts that were the envy of my friends. To think about slacks is to cry in my soup. If they fit my waist the legs need shor- tening by about one foot. When the length is adjusted right the pockets are at my knees. The whole picture is ridiculous. I look like a circus clown without the flappy shoes. Yes, we are getting old but we still are alive and want to present ourselves in the best light at all times. That was taught to us years ago. So please, someone, somewhere, help. LEAF WORSLEY has been selected as Brooklin's Guide of the Year and with good reason. She has been a guide for only one year and has managed to earn 24 badges. Her leaders feel she will earn her all-round cord by this November. The 12-year-old Grade 6 student at Meadowerest was selected for top honors by way of a point system which included attendance, weekly inspection, participation in outings and badge earning, and weekly challenges. Free Press photo