Whltby Free Press, Weckiesday, June 19, 1996, Page il Riddell to head hospital' oundatio Bob Riddell has been appointed chair of the Whitby General Hospital Foundation. Riddell was a member of t.he hospital board of governors" (1986-90), treasurer, (1987-88) vice-chair of the board of -governors (1989-90) and of the foundation 1995) and is vice- president, finance and administration at TFB & Associates Ltd., a Canacian import/export company. He has directed and partic <ipated in many local projects including several community athletic associations, national accounting associations and the Durham Region YMCA; he is a recipient of the citizenship award from the Town of Whitby. A future initiative of the foundation will be a capital campaign to raise dollars acrose Durham Region for the redevelopment of WHG to a regional Centre of Excellence ini Rehabilitation,' as endorsed recently by the Minister of Health. Wide range, of Musie By Jennifew Lew Music performances at the County Town Carnival .are sure to please every kind of music lover. Organizer and musician Mike McGlvryhas planned îan "evolu- Downtown merchants raise funds for carnival Whitby downtown merchants recently raised $1,000 to be donated to the County Town Carnival. The fundraising event attracted a full house to The Lion and The Unjicorn Pub. More than 50 prizes,1 donated by 45 downtown retail and service businesses and with a total value of $1,200, were raffled. Whitby downtown businesses will also sponsor a pitclung cage as part of the carmival activities and are donating another $500 towards the cost of communit patrol for the three-day carnival. Many incividual downtown businesses are, as well, running their own events such as mini-golf; petting zoo, Brio-train play day, face painting, hair and makeup demonstrations and sidewalk salé. Merchants have also planted and are maintaining fiower boxes in the downtown core. Other carnival events that downtown merchants are'helping to organize are the Art on the- Green exhibit and the sidewalk art contest. CUPE gives $500 The Cana<Iian Union of Public- Employes, -Local 53, recently gave SM00 to the County Town Carnival committee to g towards - enssinvolved im mounting the event. .Local 53 represents union employeets who work for the Town of Whitby. tion" and gand amry of music. Banda and singers will play grassroots., folkfifties' toseven- ties' selections, blues,' R&B, modem and even karaoe. The Saturdaiy lineýuj opens with a Brookhin resident, 11- year-old Christine Fusco, winner of a Nashville singing contest, followed by folk musicians Peter and Christine Robertson, the band Nobody's Business with lead singer Trac Ryan, and at 7 .m. Myrtie wilI open the street ance. A brass band will 1erorm at 8 p.m., with a littie R&B.ý Sunday's music begins with the AilStar Jamn Band, a collabo- ration of six musician each who has their own band. Mike Jones, a one-man band, will play throughout the weekend per- forming Irish folk music. The concert will also feature si nger Maureen Nabon with the ban Straight Ahead. For a sneak pr'eview2 performers will play at Music in the Park (Rotary Park), on Wednesday, June 26, 7 to 9p.m. 11:1 TWO Scout troupes wiII sel newspapers and refreshinents to raise funds towards a trip to the Scout Jamboree in Thunder Bay in 1997. lst Ashburn Scouts will sel the Whitby Times heritage news- ýaper from 9 a.m. to 1 1m i ownt wn Whitby on Saturday,1 JOur Newest Addition Arniving Weeki Steffe ars B3ayberry',s S126 Brock St, S. Whitby.e 666-84, June 29. 4th Whitby Scouts will then seli freezies and hot doge from 1 to 6 p.m. On Sunday at the fairgrounds in Brookl«n, hot doge and pop will 'be sod- starting at 7:30 p.m., as the crowd gathers for the fireworks show. dy Other Items Fine Clothing, Antiques, Fresh & Dried 120 ~'Other Lovely Things E4/$'4j4~4~4 p&~.c,4~ NEWLY RIENOVATED HAPLL. Ncw! 130 Seat Air Controlled -Non ýSmokingRoom Two *Mini Monster's $5,5()00c)oo MUST Go., EACH SESSION JUN! 24TH Matinee Evening HIEAWA Y BINGO HALL 65 Sunray Street, WHITBY 668d-9029 Authorfzd by HCOO311 * * * * * Starting Starting Otteir Creek Vicleo 900 BONACORD AVE. Reservation Hotline 666-9280 West Lyncle Vicleo 273 MICHAEL BLVID. , 1 ý! - , - Reservation Hotline 430-0992 I I***** 4" at 12:l5pm Scouts to seli papers * * * * *