Page 8, Whitby Fiee Press. Wednesday. March 17. 1993 whntb bei es CELEBRATING K-MART'S 3Oth annivers- Whitby store is 29 years aid, and was the ary in Canada are Whitby store (f rom Ieft) fourth K-Mart store in Canada. K-Mart managers Barb Harquail, Gail McGee, (formerly Kresge's) now has 127 stores in EId a Villanti, Wendy Short (face hidden) Canada. and store manager Jan Kuhlmeyer. The Photo by Mark Reesor, Whltby Free Press The Whitby Junior Chamber/ Jaycees will honour Trevor l3ardens, 1992 past president of tlhe Whitby Chamber of Commerce, at a special dinner on Thursday, March 25. The dinner wili take place at the Prospect of Whitby, Mary and Brock streets, with cocktais beginning at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. The cost is $30 per persan. The- guest speaker will be Michael Starr, former mayor of Oshawa and MP from 1952 to 1968. He was Minister of Labeur for Canada from 1957 tn 1963. He aise served as House Leader for the Progressive Conservative party from 1965 te 1968. A recipient of a commeme- rative medai for the 125th anniversary of Confederation of Canada, Starr has been affliated with many organizations and associations in Oshawa and Durham flegion. Most recently he was vice-chair of the community committee for the Oshawa General Hospital building campaign, and chair of the Oshawa Symphony Orchestra fundraising campaign in 1991. Starr is aise a JCI senator #1298. For more information and tickets, cali Steve Musial at 725-8004 or 728-5111, or Jim Bradfield at 668-1529. 'Women and Literacy' focus of meeting 'Literacy' will be the focus of a meeting in Pickering on March 24. Members of the Durham Busi- ness & Professional Women's Club will meet at the Pepprcorn Miii, 1999 Altona Rd. at Finch. The topic will be 'Women and Literacy -- Barriers to Education and Employment' with a iiteracy panel. The meeting begins with a reception at 6 p.m. Dinner is at 6:45 pm Cost is $25 for mem- bers $30,for gests. Guests an d new members are weicome. To reserve, cali Karen Graham at 427-6930 or JoanAna Evelyn at 725-9179. foudaio fmdaler Merchat frm association "W hvesoe retyefito The Central Ontario branch of the Kidney Foundation and Arby's restaurants have joined forces te help raise money for the fight against kidney disease. In east Whitby, the Arby's restaurant will distribute coupon bookiets ta customers who make a minimum $1 donation te the Kidney Foundation. Each bookiet, valid until May 31, represents a savings of $10 on seiected menu items. The promotion wili run until the end of April. "Both the Kidney Feundation and Arby's are optimistie that $10,000 can be raised from this promotion," stated Peter Davis, chair of fundraising for Centrai Ontario branch of the Kidney Foundation. March is Kidney Month, the foundation's iargest national fundraising and awareness campaiga of the year. AIl funds raised will be directed towards supporting research into kidney disease, patient services and public education programs. HOBB GILLIES BAKKER' chartered accountants" We are a Revenue Canada authorized agent for ELECTRONIC FILING ( EFILE> of personal income tax returns. Revenue Canada wiII process your tax return and refund much faster using EFILE. For f urther information please contact the office nearest you. 200 Bond St. W. Ste. 208 118 King St. E. OSHAWA BOWMAN VILLE 579-5659623-9461 FROM PAGE 1 Merchants will also be asked not to use parking. spaces in front of their stqres, but to leave themn open for customers, hie added. Johann. said the «significant problem» of outpatients fromn Whitby Psychiatrie Hospitai and local group homes frequenting the downtown will be tackled. "The majority are fine, there's no probiem," h e stressed, "but there have been incidents of vio- lence» Johana said the problem is a <sensitive» issue and that mer- chants will work closely with hospital and group home offli- cials. "We want the downtown te, be a safe, comfortabie place to shop," he said. Al though it is cailed a 'mer- chants as',ociation', Johana said ail downýown businesses are in- FO R 213 BY'RON ST. S_ WHITVY MONTGOMERY PLACE -1500 SQ. FT. . *FORMER CHIROPRACTORS OFFICE a PROFESSIONAL BUILDING a HOME 0F WILLIAM D. LITTLE MARKETING & MOTIVATION LTD. NEW HOE 0FMETROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMIPANYa *AVAILABLE APRIL 1193* ..: s8jm1 l H-e said the group's efforts wili aise be directed at Whitby resi- dents ia the hope of enticing them te spend their shopping thingc happening. If we can make the dewntown more specta- cular, everyone wili gain." Boaters and other interested people wiil get a chance te see the Port Whitby Marina at an epen house Saturday on May 22. The open house, from 1 te 4 p.m., wii be held in conjunction with the forecast opening of the new boat iaunch. THe Whitby Fire Department, Durham Regfional Police, Ontiario Provincial Police an d the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada Customs, the Canadien Open house for marina, boat laumch City of Oshawa Marina Rescue Association wiii aise be on hand te provide safety tips and other information te boaters. As weil, visitors wiii be able te see exhibits by cempanies thatof- fer services at the Port Whitby Marina, such as PDQ Yachts, Custom Yacht Builders, Whitby Boat Speciaiity Woodwork Ltd., the Port Whitby Sport Fishing Association and Peter Watkins SailiptaSchool. Starr spealh at ecam"&.b( tribute tc '92 preside hnt A un m 1 my 11 -uedsSLESie 0, hib (416) 430-181 %05 %O-%OFPp