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PAGE 18, WHI'BY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1991 Laughter0is best edicnsy la'"director '-w ~ PROM PAGE 16 Briefly the play centres around Stanley Garner and his tai driver friend, John Smith. Stanley believes John is an ordinary man until. he confides that he has married two different women. 1However, John'. delicately timed schedule i. thrown off balance, drawing the two friends deeper and deeper into humour- ou. situations as they try des- perately to protect John's secret. The cast of 'Run For Your Wife' wiil be fainiliar to Durham theatre-goers. Jini Renshaw, a veteran per- former of Oshawa Little Theatre (OLT) is John Smith and Jim Neiliy, also a veteran of OLT, i. Stanley Garner. Joyoe McCready (a newcomer to WCT) and -Deb Smith Schre- gardus (WC's Audrey in 'Little ho of Horrs') play Mary and Barbara Smith respectively. Also featured are Rick Kerr (detective sergeant Troughton), Bert Heaver ( detectivesrgeant Porterhouse), Bill Steele (Bobby Franklin) and Harry McKew Hillteho tàkes great pleasure «When I can make people laugh as a performer," salutes her fel- low thesipians who do the saine. "In this day and age people are under pressure. They should corne out to the theatre and have a laugh ... and rightnow we al need a good laýugh 'Run For Your Wife' opens Thursday Feb. 7 and runs through Pe.9 (with a free senior citizen. «perfiormance 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6), then Feb. 14-16. and Feb. 21-23 at 8 p.m. Tickets are available from WC'1s ticket outiet, Lafontaine Trading Post, 122 Brock St. N. at Elm St., one block north of Dun- das St. For more information about tic-kets or mini-siubscription all Lafontaine's at 430-3774 or'PFarr at 576-9134. The price on Thurs- day's'is3 $7, Fridayis and Satur- days, $9. Phone 668-6111 Brunelle warns against losing control ofgrespe By Mike Kowali Town council will make -a mis- take if it gives up jurisdiction of lands bordering -a portion of Lynde Creek in niorth Whitby. Councillor Marcel Brunelle issued that warning Monday during debate over an estate lot subdiviion plannod for south of Ashburn. Brunelle's plea feli on deaf earsa, however as council'. plan. ning and development committee recommended that the popoai from developer Neal Grandy be APcoedig to a staff report> Grandy originally proposedi building 37 estato lots on pro- perty located on the north sile of Brawley Rd. E., between Ash- burn Rd. and Dufl's Rd. But Grandy's original 1987 subdivision application was sub- sequently reducefi by seven lots to 30 in order to conformn with Durham Region's officiai, plan. Kevin Tunney, spokesman for Grandy had no major objections to conâitionsiMpoe n the deveiopment by Whtba plan- ning department. However, Tunney did reqet that a section designating land on both sides of Lynde Cekas public open spaoe be deleted. The creek flows through the property, essentiali1 dissecting the approximately 80-cre site in the m-iddie. Staff feit that land on both sides of the creek should be designated public open spaoe and dedicated to the Town at no coot te the municipality. But Tunney argued that resi- dents would object te their back- yards being adjacent te, public property and perhap. even a ihue walkway along the creek valley. Brunelle conoeded the property will primariiy be uised by resi- dents, but feit it shouid remain inpublic ownership anyway. ie said the Town cannot afford te give up owinership of a open space, river valley. «Perbaps it's not needed now but it wili be some day," said. Brunelle.'0 "If we're not ber. as pianners for tihe future, what are we plan- ning for" he asked. "¶ffyou couid asic people i the future about it, I thinik future citizen. of the area would be pieased if the land was left in public ownesp. Councillor Lyna Buifett objec- ted te Brunees comment. «I take exception te the sugges- tion that other members of the committee are not interested in long-range planning,» said Buf- fett. "We should look at each appli- cation on its menit.. We don't have te, take on ownership of every sinle piece of property.» Counciior Joe Drumnn concur- red. Dnnnm said designating the Proet as pub lic open space cou idlead te problems with poicn tarea and increased 'He mentionedthepossbility of snomoble ccdents in winter as on. exaenple. «We'd b. putting the Town ini an untenable position reqarding insurance and policing, said Drumm. "The Town can iii afford te take a piece of roperty in isola- tion and make it open space.» The. committee's recommenda- tion goes te councîl next Monday. 70 years of Masornei servie by Ralph Mowbray By Chri, Bovie When Ralph Mowbray received hi. 70-ea service pin fo h Masonic Lodge earlier thisweek, it also marked 70 yeéars of service te, hi. community. Mowbray, 93, was born in Kin- sale and operated a farm untih- 1943. When he joined the Masonic Lodge at age 24 the membership of 100 was larger than the group teday. "There', a lot more te, do teday with television and other groups.» Mowbray said of the deciningmembership. Ail 70 years were spent with the sanie lodge in Brooklin, and aiong the waiy Mowbray was Master of the Lodge in 1934 and District Deputy in 1957. Despite the many years of ser- vice, t he club remains the sanie. "The only thing they changed was their meeting schedule. They used te hold it on Tuesdays on or before the first full moon. Now it's on the first Tuesday.» Mowbray was also skilled in carpentry and was instrumental in helpig te, build, i 1952, the lodge that i. used teday. Mowbray marriedthree times, bas tbree cLiidren, il1 grandchil. dren and 10 igreat-grandchidren. Hi. oldest smster, Adelaide, was the wife of Samn McLaughlin, one of the founding fathers of the auto industry in Canada. Aithough ne acknowiedge hi. award as an honour, Mowbray ils modest about hi. accomphish- ment.. «While I su ppose i f you live long enohIus edn my share. ýh us edn Brook lin United Church news Feb. 3 was Mission Sunday at Brooklin United Church, with miest speaker Rev. Walter Kùýy, regional 'consultant for stewardéhip services of the Bay of Quinte Conference. Also adding te, the service was a duet by guests Debbie Batten and Sharman Porter of Ashburn. Foilowing the service, lunch was served te ail who could remain and meet with Rev. Murray., The UC3W unit. met on Feb. 5. The Mary Martha Unit will meet on Feb. 14 in the church parlour. On Feb. 10 there wiil be the installation and dedication of the unified board members at the morning service. It is hoped tint DIENE AND BOB are the proud new owners of Flowers &Gffts ~VALENTINE SPECIAI We deliver in Oshawa,.Whftby, Port Ferry & Bi 655-119Q3. *51ABaIdjÇwin, St.p,Q1 1 rookfin tiNTAILS. a good attendance wiIl show support for those carrying the decision-making of the church. Cupid's Dessert and Card party will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 7 pan. in the Christian Education Building. Delicious. desserts, friendship and good fun, al1 for $4 per person, are promised. For tickets oeil office 655-4141. Evensong, a Sunday evening of -ngprovided by the choir and featuring the Rotary Male Choir of Whitby, i. planned for Marcb 3. The annual congregational meeting was weil attended on Jan. 27 when reports for 1990 were presented and the budget and mission objectives were set for 1991. Copies of the reports are now avallable in the back of the church and i the downstairs foyer. A Sumday school teachers meeting is sêheded .for 'W M~d~re. 6eit 7:30là. - RtALPH MOWBRIAY, 93, was awarded a 70-year service pin from the Masonie Lodge of Brooklin. Cm@i. Bove photo insmen hold skate-a-thon Tii. Brooklin & District Skate- a-thon wMllb. held on Monday, Feb. il noon te, 3 p.m., at Luther#%pond arena. Studentsfromi=Meàdowerest -publiceachoor mmd. St. Loucol will participate in the. event from which proceeds are given by Kinsmen- toward ichool equxp- ment. For more information cahl 655- 4938.. m%ý F-ý-