mHRIsTmA OPEN BOUSE ORGANIC GROWERS' SUPPORT GROUP Pringle Creek, Community centre school will be having an W~ hous at 80 Ribblesdale Dr., Whitby on Saturday, Dec. 1 from noon te 2 p.m. Bring your children to meet Santa. Refreshinents will be served. cmPu OURS Durham Save-a-Hleart (DSAH) is offering a variety of courses during the months of November and December. The 12-hour basic rescuer course is being offered on Frday, Nov. 30 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. andSaturday, bec. 1, 9a.m. te5 p..This course is aloscheduled frTuesday and 1lbrday evenings, 7 p.m. te 10 p.m., on Dec 4 6, il and 13. me infat/cbild'six-hour CPR course is scheduled on Wednesday, Dec. 5 and 12, 7 p.m. te 10 p.m. each evemnig. AUL courses are held at the DSAH office 1450 Hopkins St., Ste. 106, Wiiitby. Registra- tion is required in advance. For more information, cali 666-0995. CHISTMAS IN NOVEMBER There will be Christmas films8 and a stery for 'Christmas i November' on Friday, Nov. 30, 2 p.m., at the librm-v The same films and stow;Ille offered on Public SchoolPA Day on Friday, Nov. 23, 10:30 a.m. DINOSAURS The Gordon Street Children's Cottage Child Cars Centre has organized their first annual fun- cfraiser, a children's theatre workshop andApay, 'Dinosaurs,' to b. presente by the Erewhon Theatre Group. Th e workshop, for ages 3 te 10,1 will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1, 10:30 a.m. te 12:30 p.m. in the recreation hall at Whitby Psychiatric Hospital. Tickets, at $6 each or- $20 for family of four, are available at Fun Fashions for K(ids and Go Natural Boutique in downtewn Whitby. For more information call 430-4038. CrMUSTMAS MESSIAR AUl Saints' Anglican Church, 300 Dundas St. W., Whitby will present 'Evensong and the Christmnas Messiah' by G.F. H[andel, on Sunday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 P.m. Calnadian Organic Growers, Durham chapter, will meet in the rograma room, Wliitby Public brrNov. 28, 7:30 p.m. Orgaznc fariner Bss Parlette will present a aide show on organic growing, food preparation and storage. Evexyone welcome. Cal Pegg at 428-1376 for further information. MEETING The. North Oshawa chapter of the One Parent Families Assocation wil meet on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 8 p.m. at Christ Memorial Church, corner Of Mlary and H1illcroft Sts., Oshawa.. New members are welcome. For more information cail 668-5144 or 576-5853. BINGO The Kinsmen Club of Oshawa will hold a bingo on Wednesdaty, Nov. 28, 6:45 te 10 p.m. at the Red Barni auditorium in ôshawa. Funds raised will go te Big Sis- ters. For -more infoormation cal the Big Sisters office at 436- 0951. SUPPORT GROUP The Parkinson Support GroupI Durbain Region Chapter will hold a regular meeting on Monday, Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m. at Sqt. Mark's United Church, Whitby (assembly hall) at corner of Coborne and Centre St. S. Two videos will be shown, d<An Artist and Par1dnsonds Disease - A Portrait of Bill Reid,'y and 'Path - The Route to Better Management of Parkinson's Disease.' A question- and-answer period to follow. Patients on parlodel (bromocriptine) should attend this meeting. Refreshnients will be shown. For further information, cail 668-6580 or 666-8576. AN EVENING0F MUSIC 'The Rose of Durham board of directors will hold 'An Evening of Music' by the St. Michael's Choir School on Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m., at the St. Isaac Jogues Parish, 1148 Finch Ave., Pickering. The event is held in su pport of the choir school and Rose of Durham. Tickets, $12 each, are available by calling 668-6902 or 728-1210. Fairview Lodge Faily Su=ppr Group is, meeting on Wedesday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. in the auditoriumn.Tme tepie for the evening is the' importance of recreational and leisure activities for the aged. Family members, friends, volunteers and staaff are welcome te join. For more information, contact. Heither Tim, co-ordinator of volunteer services at 668-5853, extension 49. MERCIIANTS' CHRISIMAS DINNER The Whitby Kinsmen Club will hold the 'Whitby Merchants' Christmnas, Dinner and Dance Celebration' at Heydenshore Pavilion on wednesday, Dec. 12, 6 p.m . tol 1a.m. The party ie for Whitby businesses which -have a sinali staff. Cost is $35 per per- son. Funds raised are for.-the Whitby General Hospital build- ing fund. For more information caî Lee Perry (A Midsummer's Dreani) at 668-1199 (after hours, 430-1320) or AI Wolski (Brock General Hardware) at 666-1254.. D)INNERAND DANCE The. Dutch Canadian Club of Durham Region will hold a Sin- terklaas dinner/dance. at the insmen comniunity centre, Oshawa, on Dec. 1, 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets are $25 per person. Call 576-5377. EXIBTONAND SALE The Station Galery's Members Christmnas Exhibition and Sale will be held from Dec. 1 to 12. WH1BYFEE RE~, Et»ESbYNOVEMBER 28, 1990, PAGE 29 Diabetes month celebrationi The Diabetic Clinic of- Whitby General Hospital is s9ponsorng an ope:n house on Thursday, Nov. 29 fron 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. i the hospital's secnd floor dining room. The celebration will be formally opened by deputy mayor Tom Edwards at a p.m. Those attending will include past participants of the clinic's programs, representatives from nursïing, agencies, doctors and phriùacists, and suppliera There is an open invitation te the public te, attend. Displays will provide information on the clinic and. other services, new products, videos, dietary planningan more. Refreshments will be served and everyone wiIl have an oppor- tunity to win any of a number of door primes. For more informa- tion, contact Robin Postill at 668-5590. The iabetic cinie bas been in eistence since 1987 and in that time more thon 200 pope have participated. lhe. c c éserves area residents and offers indivi- dual asesent interviews with a nurse and dietitian, meal plan development, and individual instruction regarding insulin and oral hypoglycemics. Clients also participate in two-day sessions which deal with such topics as hypo7- and h= ycemia, home'- blood lucose monitoring, exercis, and travelling tips, just te mention a few. SMINI-BAZAAR ýWhitby General Hospital Ailiary will hold a mini-bazaar on Thursday, Dec. 6, 10 a.m. in the hospital lobby. There will ha crafts, knitting and baked goods. For further information contact Coiy at 668-0411. WfflTBY FLEA MARKET Sunday, 9:00 a.m. te 4:30 p.m. Over 40 vendors of Christmas crafts, unique gfts and general merchandis,bak Eery, produce. 1910 DundasS. . Whitby, Ont. Admission free.. POT1TERS GUIILD A Christmas pottery show and sale will be held by the Ajax- Pickern Potters dGuild at the Picke rec complex, Valley Fà m S. <off Hwy 2), on Nov. 30, 7 tlo0p.m. Dec. 1, 9:30 am. tq 7 pan,andbeci-2,'noon to4 jPf. rIoUSMM ~BAZAAR On Wednesday, Dec. 5, the Fairview Ljodge annual Chistinas bazaar will be held from 1:30 - 4 p.m. and 7 - 9 p.m. The bazaar will take place in the auditoriumn. There will be unique country crafts, Christmas decorations, knitting, wood- woring, ceramics, bake tables and much more. A tea room will be set up for everyone te rest and socialize after finishing their Christmas shopping. CRAFF & BAKESALE Youth Pace of Athol-Green Co>-op Non-profit will hold a craft and bake sale, 250ODunlop St. E. on Dec. 1, il a.m. te 4 p.m. Food and drinks wiIl be available. Santa will ha there fin 1:30 te 3:30 p.m. You can have your picture taken with Santa for afee of $2.50. AUl proceeds go te Youth Pace and the needy. There's more to Ieaming than the A-B-C's and 1-2-3's. An essential part of leaming is leaming about lie. You can teach' students that lite begins in their own community by getting yor sohools involved in The Newspapers mn Education Pmarm Cidren need to know they belong to an important community, and by putting your local newspaper insicle the classroom, you can teach th em about real lite happen- insin their neighbourhood. Teach them reading and writing skills along with an ongoing interest in cuiTent af- faims. This teaching program was procluced by prof es- sional educators on behait of the Ontario Community Newspaper Association. Whether you are a teacher or a parent, if you would like turiher information, contact the publisher of this paper, Doug Anderson, at 668-6111. Newspapers klnEchJcatlon - he Coffununhty Newspaper is alesson ln lle. I I Looking for more customers? The answer is right in front of you The Whitby Free Press reaches more homes in Whitby than any other re.tail advertising medium. .Our circulation iS 235500. On a weekly average, we reach 98.5% of the households in Whitby. Let those customers you've neyer met know about your business! Cali 668-6112 Treach themn a lesson thiev il neyer. *~zarn ..........h.w