Strike causes stress, strain By Trudie Zavadovics Now inits fourth week, the community college teachers' strike is nearng crisis propor- tions, putting both students and teachers at risk and seriously jeopardizing the college school system. Speculation and imagination run rampant with the news blackout in effect, some main- taining a positive stiff upper lip while others are looking at the grim realities that a longi strike will bring. "I'm not Iooking towards being legislated back, I want a negotiated settlement," says Ted Shiner of Whitby, who teaches statistical quality control and math at Durham College. He has worked at Durham College for 21 years. This is his second strike. "If it doesii't last too much longer most students shouldn't SEE PAGE 15 Store's display lst By Trudie Zavadovics Classic creativity and melodic colors of plumb, deep rose and teal were the. special combination that brought first prize honors to Whitby's The Olde Silver Thim- ble Quilt Shoppe. The display, created by Patty Bowman, designer and Whitby trustee for the Durham Board of Education, won best dressed booth. among some 230 partici- pants at the second 'Creative Sewing and Needlecraft' exhibi- tion held Oct. 28-30 in the auto- motive building at the CNE grounds. "The turnout at our booth was excellent," says Vera Hugel, who co-owner of the Whitby store with Maureen Samuel. "Last year there were about 18,000 people at the trade show, this year there were about 28,500. "We wanted a booth that was r p-esentable and appealing and that would provide a cozy environment. It was mainly Patty's brainstorming and our product," she says of that of the winning combination for the booth. "We felt a lot of the turnout to our booth was due to the fact that we have patterns and pro- ducts that are available in the States," says Hugel. "We have about four to five hundred dif- ferent patterns. We have very unique patterns and fabrie. We also do dollmaking, quilting and smocking. We have just finished our third year in business and have had a terrific response from our clients. Some come from Hamilton, Orillia, St. Cath- erines, Barrie and Kitchener. That is commitment. "We also do custom work," 'Iays Hugel. "And run classes on a trimester system. We have up to 80 classes going with a maxi- mum of 12 students per class. We have 11,000 square feet for our classes and 11,000 for our retail product. The shop is grow- ing in leaps and bounds." Bowman juggles her time bet- ween ber position as a trustee, her business, Patricia Ink. which she started in high school, and ber studies at the Ontario Col- lege of Art. She puts heart and soul into everything she does and enjoys that process. When doing a store display she needs to know more than the product. "Tell me what's the heartbeat of you' company," says Bowman. "What you're trying to say, who SEE PAGE 3 WHITBY Gener al Hospital's First Class Fund campaign is in full "ope- ration" after the latest contribution of $150,000 by the Whitby Lions Club over fivq years, the, largEst plqdge from a Whitby service club to diate. Lions president Ken Corner, on the table, gets the treatment from (left to right) First Class board member Blair Buchanan, hospital hurse manager Debbip White, a d Lions Bill Hay, arn t White, rd Kdrr, Alei Pollok and David Meier. Free Press photo Cab owners oppose licence ncreases B y Kim Hawley Taxi-cab companies.in Whitby would rather take their fleets off the road and close up sho than wait another four mont s for Town council to approve fare increases. At the Monday night meeting of the Town's operations commit- tee, a recommendation was1made for a cab fare increase to $2, plus 10 cents for each 1/12 kilometer and 10 cents for each 15 seconds of waiting time while under engagement.. In addition, Town clerk Don McKay, recommended that a cab broker's licence and taxi-cab dri- SEE PAGE 23 Campaign stili on As of the Nov. 2 organizers' meeting, $2,094,571 has been raised thus far in the United Way campaign for Whitbv. Osh- awa and Newcastle. The amount raised represents 72 per cent of this ear's goal of $2,925,000. Althougb Nov. 3 was the "official" end of the cam- paign, some contributions have yet to.be made and fundraising vill continue. A focus on' speed' See page 10 Story of the POPPY See page 12 61