PAGE 14. WHTBFR PESS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, MD9 Muse fstial nderway in Whitby ad Oshawa, By Maureenulinlain ItIs the time. of. year when musicians of ail ages get butter- Mles of excitrnent and nervous- nesa. The Kiwanis« Music Festival Week began April 8 and will continue until April 19. On A iii 25 Will be held the Festival1 of the Stara when' al winners get together te play just for fun and each other. The music festa have been gnn nfor 20 years, with more th=,12,000 children participat- m ah year. 'Itfsa special year for us," says Jerry Jung president of the Kiwania Clut, of Whitby. The two Whitby locations for the cornetition are Westnilnster United Chuch and the Salvation Army Temple. Wînners at the festival advance te the provincial finals competition, ana then te the national level. Winners, aresu- ported flnancially by the Kiwais. Last year over 62 banda frorn prirnary and high achool alike participated ini the festival. «Wo're really sornething,» says Jung. "As far as I know, we're GET THE V.I.P. TREATM ENT (AT HOME) VERY IMPORTANT PERSON - That's the way you're treated when you shop with your hometown merchants. You can rely on their honesty and you know they stand behind the goods and services they selI. Exchanges, if necessary, are much easier and you have the satisfaction of knowing that you are supporting your local community. Keep the dollars you spend working for ail of us right here at home. the largeat Kiwania athering, not including the Toron te area.» The. music festival is organized in conpunction with- four other Kiwamis Clubs in Oshawa. ty1 es of muaicians Play prprFpiecea forB an adjudi- cater and compete for the ail ver, LyI d and bronze and the chance Eowin a scholarship. There are catagories for achool choira, vocale, ora, guitar, piao choral speaing, public spealng and many other instru- ments and subjecta related te entertainrnt Next year the Kiwanis are even planning te include' a drama competition. The Kiwania club apenda $5,000 on scholaréhips each year, and they are avýulable at a noat an y la.ocom $ei ion. dMudicatea orthe -festival. are hand sielcd and choaen with care. Thay are neyer chosan frorn within the immediate coni- munity, and they cannot return te be an adjudicater at the festi- val until a five-year period has elapaed aince they las t adjudica- ted at the festival. "They're special people," aays GENT PERSON too!a - X%72' Ke par of the dlrs youspen. IS : e a'i HITB IRTI ~i ACCOUNTINO OK~N Ronald L. Salsbury, 430-3988 Lesiey H. 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S, 430-6764 -IIIT 'RAT Krebs Restaurant, 918 Brook St. N., 668-9369 -NO-JOIE Brookiin Cycle, Marine, Honda, 114 DundasSt.E., 666-1666 IMM LASI Sundance Glass Studio, 513 Brook St. N, 430-1727 Lelsure Rooms, 605 Brock St. N., 430-8621 Circle Taxi, 128 Brock St. N., 668-6666 mRV.I ONUTNT Russell Travel, 126 Brock St. S., 668-5000 now bas 125 homes. For more information, contact Joan ChesSei, Rob Cuil or Paula à .-à p4 D, b b à , -Jngudicators corne frorn vari- oua baclcrounds. orne ave been involved with the Canadian Opera Comnpany, the Torono Syrplxony Orchestra and HamiltonPhilharrnoni. Frorn wherever they have corne, adjudicators are wel experence%,and trained iii the are oopetition which they are judging.. Thisyear there. will only be eight adjdcators for the 12,000 children, but next 'year the club is planning to have four rnore. More meeting, space needed. by scouts Scouting in Whitby isà own ini leaps and bounds, buOt it appears there are insufficient meeting' facilities toaccornro- date the rapid growth. WhIitby scouting had a 17-per cent growth this year, and the organization mernbership is expected te, increase by another 15prcent next year. .Directr o growth and deve- loprnent for Witby scouts, David Smnith, has ben worldng te find more sace, but it isn't readily avilale. *"A lot of schoola are under the heading 'cornrunity achools,' and we are allocated one tirne siot p= group,» Srnith said. «Only abut 10 per cent of our space cornes frorn schools. The reat cornes from churches and corn- munity groupe." Whitby's cornrunity achools are used for a variety of childrenà and adult pfojects and classes for the areak Schools under the 'corn- munityj lsting include Paîrner- sdon, Tringle Creek, Bellwood, Glen Dhu and Robert Thornten. «'Tr not trying te knock the (cornrunity -school) pro arns,» Smnith said. "But we need= bit stronger cornritrnent.» President of the Whitby scout- mgo.aization, Gerry' Emrn iga'1On counicil needs ýte becorne more involved. "The Town hias not provided tAhe amount of facilities, that equal the growth,» Emrn stated. ILetting user groupa fight among themselves for space is the wrong approach, according te, Emrn. "Sorneone needs te ait down with ail the groupa and assesa theirneeda.» The problem of user. groupa finding facilities is growing, and groupa are cornpeting for space. «We don't want te, cause a problern » Smith stated. "But we need a Lietter working relation- ahite meet present needa. Whie some children have te,