PAGEi 4, WIt)NTLSDAY, NOVIiMBER 1-6,1980. WIIITi3Y FREE PRESS whitby iu Voico of the County Town Michael Ian Burgess, Publisher - Managing Editor The' only Whitbv newspaper independenti) ownt'd and operatt'd by Whitby resident!s for Whitby residents. ublihedever %%ednedaMichael J. Knoll blised ~ er ~NdneaN ommunity Edtor M~N.l1.M. Publishing Marjorle A. Burgess and 1>1hotography Imc. Production M&nager I>hone 669-6111 Karen Thompson Advertising Manager Mailing Permit No. 4W0 The Free' I>rfss uildng. Mmber othe 31 Brock Street North, Whtby hamberaofîCmmerce P.). Box 206, Whitby. Ont. A few word's of encouragement' on Monday at 8 p.m. ln the Cou ncil Chambers at the Municipal Building, the 1981-1982 WVhitbY Town Council will offlciaily take office. The Whitby Free Press would like to take this opportunity to wlsh them well and offer a few words of encouragement. The task that these seven men have taken on la sure to becomne a thankless and almost terrifying lob. If the performance of the politicians before you has any bearing at ail, those of you who take the oath of off ice will fInd that being a politician will become addictlve. You wili flnd that you will actually enjoy even the dullest of council proceedlngs at times may even feel that there I.. littie you can do to change the fleeting fortunes of time and destiny, even for this community. As members of the councîl you wiilfind that there is littie that you can do to change the min- ds of the provincial and federal governmerits-o1 any matter and that the two most senior levels of government do not have a habit of taking you, either collectively or lndivldually, Into their con- f idence or even seek your advlce. As iong-tlme observers of the municipal government scene, the Free Press can honestly say that municipal politicians can rarely make major changes ln the way things are, but they can provide a good atmosphere for the com- munlty. Mayor Bob Attersley and counicillors Tom Ed- wards, Gerry Emm, Joe Bugelli, Joe Drumm, Barry Evans and Ross Batten, you wiil soon discover that- you cannot, at any time, for any reason please ail of the people any of the time. There wlll alwaya be a vocal minority opposing everythlng you do., They wlll always try to make your Ilfe mîiserable. You will probably rarely receive any thanks f rom the people that you serve. The press (ourselves Included) wlll look for the tinleat of mistakes and pounce on you wlth questions that are not only confusing but dif- f Icuit to give a stralght answer to. The press wiil rarely highlight anything that you do right, only emphasize those things that you do wrong. Everytime you make a decision that we feel is wrong, we will attempt to rouse the tide of public opinion and make you see the error of your ways. As members of Whitby Town Council you have taken upon yourseif a great responsibility. The decisions that you make will have a direct effect on the people who lîve ln thîs community for years to corne. It does not matter how many votes you recelved last November 10, but It is Important to know that enough people thought that you were the best for the job and are now walting for you to pv ove yourself. espîite the negative phrasing of the f irst few last word COMMunity Care need more vo lun.teers to aid thg EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is an open letter to ail residents of the Town of Whitby f rom E. Marie Brooks, the director of Whitby Commun ity Care. To the Residenta of Whitby: Do you Care? Whitby is pretty nice place to live. We have facilities for sports, recreation, shopping; We have a superior library, many programs for children, adults and seniors. We have a fiegling bus service that people are begin- ning to use. But one thing vie do need is more people to devote a littie of their time for an important service. Community Care is a voluntary group that has been operating ln Whitby since 1978. Their volunteers do a lot of things for elderiy and handicapped people; mostly living alone and very deter- mined to keep being independent. Volun- teers drive themn to doc- tor's appointments, for therapy at the hospitals, to do their grocery shopping and banking. Some of these seniors are taken three times a week to the nourishing hot ,e elderly meals without wheels at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Volun- teers also . do light cleaning and other tasks that one person, often handicapped ln some way, finds dif- ficult or impossible to do, such as grass.cut- ting, painting and smail household repairs. For most people in this situation, Community Care is a very welcome and treasured helping hand. So that dignity is not insutted, we make a small charge for these services - well withis, the means of any senior person. The program is CONT'D ON PG. 30 Thank you for prin- ting my letter ln your November 19 edition, even if you do always insist on having the last word! 1 would ap- preciate your co- operation ln correctlng a couple of apparent misunderstandiflgs be- fore 1 return to my marking, planning, report cards and extra- curricular activities that occupy my spare time. First of ail, rny letter was writteri as a teacher, about teaching and about pur sohool (with the' knowledge and ap- proval of my principal, 1 might add) and can hardly be labelled "1personal". The use of a school envelope Is quite justifiable. Seondly, you do flot say whether or not you will accept the challenge of findinq good news about our community's schools. (We were pleased to see that you did feature Our "ICareers Day" this week, after rnany tries by people on staff to have events covered, but your photographer arrived two days after the event, and there are seveai speiling errors in the names given). i should like to ex- tend the challenge to ail those parents and teachers who know that teachers are generaily a dedicated, hard-workirlg, If de- moralized, group. Tell the commuriity about the good things that happen at your school. Ask the Free Press to cover a special event; send ln news to the Free Press. Make sure. that our town's schools are given a fair share of the newspaper. Flnally, If you have no luck with the Free Press, try another newspaper. We have found them most help- fui ln publicizing our activities. I q Amm@mý The Dear Sir: