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Early in September Richmond izens’ facilities Hill Businessman John Griffin, ity. a principal in RichmondVIr-Algights Father Fr: Centre and Richmond Hill Golf and Country Club. approached the town council with a propos- al that the now vacant Trail- ways Bus Terminal on Enford Road be leased by the town at a cost of $4.730 on a five year lease. By MARGARET LADE Youth and adults are agreed that Richmond Hill needs a Drop-1n Centre for young people, but where it will be located, who will finance it and how it will be administered are points that still have to be resolved. More than 150 people â€"- about 90 of them under 21 â€"â€" assembled Sunday night in the basement hall of Our Lady Queen of the World Roman Catholic Church on Bayview Avenue North to thrash out ideas relating to such a centre. The meeting had been preceded by a smaller gathering in the York County Board of Education offices, 59 Yonge Street North. on November 4, and it was generally agreed that there is wide concern about a place for youth in the community. He suggested parents. merch- ants and service clubs might be willing to contribute capital for renovations. and the young peo- ple could do the painting and other work necessary to make the building into a drop-in centre. It would provide 4.300 feet of floor space in a high ceilinged building where many activities could be carried on at the same time. There was ample park- ing space. Mr. Griffin pointed out. and it was away from resi- dential properties, but centrally located. Council initially with enthusiasm to the responded idea, centre that will be open at certain hours every day of the week. Some of the young people‘ spoke of drop-in centres they had visited in North York and Barrie where teens gathered to play records, get together in informal musical groups, play ping pong or just chat. it tr it it The chairman asked Mayor Broadhurst about a house the town is in the process of buying on Wright Street just west of the library. Brian said he und- first tree a proper pl the commu was to be i declared. it located. Brian to] from talkir people. he on a Frida 200 young tracted to school and turnout “1 there \roul erstood there had been talk of Mable mm . . . to use the converting it into a Drop-1n Centre. Father “.4. :r A‘_A Council initially responded Mth enthusiasm to the idea, but later pronounced the build- ing "not suitable“. Fearful that prospects for so that it will have space for getting a centre were going out expansion of municipal facilit- the window. concerned parents, ies west of Yonge Street behind youth workers and young peo- the municipal buildings. ple hastily called the public Whether or not it could be meeting Sllndabh inviting mem- used for a dropâ€"in centre would bel'S 0f CounCil. clergy and any be a matter for the whole counâ€" other citizens and young peo- oil to decide. said Mr. Broad- ple for an open exchange of hurst. ideas. Some of the adults were con- The meeting was chaired by Brian King. a grade 12 student at Bayview Secondary School, who presented the case for youth. Young people he has talked to. said Brian. want a place to have dances. play games. and get together off the streets and out of the plaLas. The average student. he said. cannpt afford the type of en- tertainment that is available. School dances are too expensive for the average student‘s pock- etbook. Mayor Thomas Broad- hurst asked what the young people were prepared to do for themselves. He point- ed out that council is hand- ling public funds. that al- though he personally was in favor of such a centre. the case. would have to be properly presented to coun- cil before it could be dis- cussed. Councillors Lois Hancey. Wil- liam Lazenby and Ivan Mans- bridge also expressed personal sympathy. but wanted to know what the youngr people want and what they are prepared to give. Some of the adults were con-{ cerned at the insistence of thel young people that they would‘ want to govern their own centre” Others supported the idea that,l if the young people are respon-t sible enough to organize and operate their own programs” they should be permitted to op-y erate the centre \fithout on-the-f premises adult supervision. l The young people agreed they would welcome the support of an adult advisory committee. but not the type of committee that would organize and over- see the complete operation of the centre. Proposals ranged all the way from a completely publicly sup- ported and furnished centre to a sharing of existing senior cit- Big smiles all around as William Klees. proprietor of Klees and Son Wholesale Meats of 69 Industrial Road, receives the‘ Richmond Hill Civic Improvement Award for 1969 in recognition of his efforts in keeping his property in an attractive and presentable condition. Also honored this year was the firm of Scholastic Publications Ltd., 123 Newkirk Road. Left to right are Councillor Ivan Mansbridge, council representative on the civic improvement committee. Chairman Douglas Allen, Mr. Klees, and Member David Fayle. The thought behind the annual award is to encourage local industries as well as commercial firms to maintain their properties in a pleasant and pleasing way. THE L‘ LIBERAL, Richmond Hill Richmond Hill Civic Improvement A wards izens’ facilities in the commun- ity. Father Francis Robinson. rector of Our Lady Queen of the World. offered the church hall as a temporary quarters for the young peo- ple to meet on a Friday ev- ening until they can consol- idate their plans and a place can be found for a centre that will be open at certain hours every day of the week. Some of the young people‘ spoke of drop-in centres they had visited in North York and Barrie where teens gathered to be to have a recreation area in the basement. a place for rec-“ ord playing and discussion on the main floor, and room for card playing and quiet games above. This. he said, would in- volve knocking out partitions and other major changes. Meanwhile. he said. you have to cut down the first tree beâ€" fore you can clear a forest. The first tree would be to prepare a proper plan and present it to. the community. If the centre“ was to be put to full use. he declared, it should be centrally located. Brian told the meeting that,’ 1 l play records. get together in from talking with other young‘ The mayor pointed out that the town is buying the property so that it will have space for expansion of municipal facility ies west of Yonge Street behindl the municipal buildings. ‘ Some of the adults were con- cerned that young people from outside of Richmond Hill‘would be coming into town to use the centre. Several supported the ‘idea of a small membership fee {and admission by membership |only. Others suggested a nominal charge of perhaps 25 cents â€"â€" if a dance was planned. and that proceeds from the sale of soft drinks and coffee could be put toward the cost of main- taining the centre. The young people came up with ideas for providing their own entertainment, bringing in their own games. records and musical instruments. “If it is running it. wreck it". clared. Brian agreed there would be no objection to a police- man dropping in for a look around in the course of his regular patrol duties. but to have a policeman on duty at the door would have the effect of removing respon- sibility from the young peo- ple and would discourage some from using the centre. Councillor Lazenby, who is council's representative on the Richmond Hill and District So- cial Planning Council. assured the young people of his full personal support. adding that if the house on Wright Street seems suitable. he will ask coun- cil to make it available for a youth centre. Mr. Griffin. who was present at the meeting. and local busi- nessman Thomas McQueen. both offered their support in helping the young people to organize a plan for the centre and prepare i1 presentation to put before tovm council. If a house is available. said Mr. McQueen. the ideal would Ontario. Thursday ours, and we are we won't let anyone one young man de- ihipj When one adult objected that‘ :to have a youth centre with no inal‘adult involvement would only ; ._ widen the generation gap, Mrs. and Hancey replied. “This has no- ; of thing to do with the generation 1 be gap. There has always been a ain-‘gap between generations. They lwant to be with people their up‘own age, just as we want to heintalk to people our age." Brian told the meeting that, from talking with other young people. he would estimate that, on a Friday night. as many as 200 young people might be at- tracted to the centre. After school and week nights the turnout would be smaller. but there would always be a consid- erable number who would want to use the centre. that. if the centre is in a resid- ential area, the hours would have to be limited so as not to“ disturb the neighbors. Father Robinson cautioned‘l' i i i After the two hour meeting,“ Father'Robinson invited every-1 one to remain for coffee and}. soft drinks. and discussion con» tinued informally until mid-I night. 1‘ The next move. it was ag- reed, is up to the young people, who will include some interest- ed adults in working out con- crete plans and proposals to present to the people of Rich- mond Hill. The clergy was well repre- sented, with ministers from mos‘ local churches present. Rev. Fred Jackson of St. Mary‘s Anglican Church came out in favor of encouraging the young people to work out their own program. Rev. James Bum of St. Matthew's United Church. president of the Richmond Hill On Tuesday, November 18th at 8:00 pm. a Public Meeting will be held in the Richmond Hill Council Chambers to give information on Provincial Govâ€" ernment Policy concerning Regional Government as set out in Design for Development Phase 2. Tentative proposals for areas and! or responsi- bilities of Municipal Councils will also be discussed. REGIONAL GOVERNMENT 1969 PUBLIC MEETING #25933?! H. J. PFAFF MOTORS LTD. Town of Richmond Hill Social Planning Council. said he would not allow his daughter to go to an un-supervised drop-in centre. Rev. John Lawrence of St. John‘s Baptist Church was strongly in favor of adult pro- gram advisors and supervisors, at least in the beginning stages. An adult supporter of the youth plan asked that they be given an opportunity to run their own program. saying, “There is nothing wrong with young people but boredom." There were several very young teens in the audience. Most of the young people were casually dressed. and many of the young men had long hail? X few valso ihad beards. but all of them were clean and well combed. Their manner was re- PRE-WINTER 315 Yonge St. N., NEWMARKET 364-7917 A full selection of 100% reconditioned Volks- wagens in stock at all times. 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Slides taken on outdoor edu- cation trips were shown. There were slides showing the pre- parations in the food shops for the thanksgiving banquet. In upholstering, Mr. Seath's chair was shown stripped of its old cloth. The students had put the springs back together and put ‘gold cloth in it. There were [slides from other shops. Mr. Babcock. Hollie Pike. Joe Fleming and Phil Cowley named students who were working in the slides. you“... ...... . .-. --., -v ASSEMBLY By Joe Fleming and Randy Brancati William Babcock and students out on an assembly. November‘ 5. It was all about Don Head‘ students and their activities. { Slides taken on outdoor edu-' cation trips were shown. There were slides showing the pre" parations in the food shops for the thanksgiving banquets In upholstering. Mr. Seath's chairl was shown stripped of its old cloth. The students had put the springs back together and put gold cloth in it. There were slides from other shops. Mr. Babcock. Hollie Pike. Joe Fleming and Phil Cowley named students who were working in the slides. . J-3 students put on a skit to‘ advertise the Year Book. ‘ Ron Woodward explained‘ what a Year Book is about. STUDENTS’ COUNCIL By Danny Grayson, Tiny Merritt and Dave Maxwell Students’ Council met Nov- ember 3. They were deciding if they should have a Slave Week or not. That's when you can purchase someone to be your helper. The organizers are: Rodger Woodward. Wayne Brown. Lynda Woodhouse and Joan Tremblay, who were nam- ed to a special committee to The Students‘ Council dis-. cussed meeting every second Monday but will meet again next Monday. The Year Book Committee asked. and got. a loan of $50.00 for cameras for a Camera Club. which will supply the Year Book with photographers. MILL POND By Dave Maxwell November 3 there was a sci- ence trip to the Mill Pond. At about 9.30 the workmen would come to feed the ducks. The‘ Department of Works is tryingl to restore the Mill Pond prop- erly. The Mill Pond is situat- ed in Richmond Hill. THE BRUCE TRAIL By Garrie Wayne Barry Bethune, Mrs. Phyllis Lenney, Philip Jones. Brian Smith. Don Rixon. Murray Ru- therford and Garrie Wayne walked two miles along the Bruce Trail south of the Credit Forks. The seven of us went on the hike to find out what the trail would be like to take oth- er kids on. We found out that it was very interesting and in the odd place it was mucky. But it was real fun. There were rocks. or should I say boulders, all along the trail. November 10 we took 80 students of Don Head School for 11 miles along the trail. Ifeel it was well By Gordon Houston Volleyballâ€" Don Head's tea-i chers played the boys‘ inter-‘ mediate volleyball team in al gruelling game to the death. But. luckily for the boys‘ team. it was the teachers‘ death. The boys won two games to none. even with Miss Marjorie Gib- son refereeing the game. Better luck next time. teach- ers! BoysI Batinton Tournamentâ€" Amongst the boys RE. classes a batinton tournament is being held to see who is the top play- er in Don Head. "Batinton" is a combination of badminton and tennis. A badminton pad- dle is used on a tennis court, and instead of a ball. a birdie is used. The results of the tournament will be posted in the near future in the main‘ foyer. The 20 class champions. will start competing this Fri- day to declare a school champ- ion. . We hope to hold handball. deck tennis. and paddle tennis tournaments in the near future. Boys’ Basketball â€" A pract- ice for all boys of all ages will start soon. The boys who make it will be split into junior and intermediate teams. A f t e r Christmas the teams will play against teams from other schools. . 4 H Wm TI 0 N manna.” ' ' I‘m: fl ,â€" W FOR YOUR ADDED SHOPPING CONVENIENCE THE FOLLOWING . .. W F P ,- . . W W ‘rr fl 4-1;: i Don Head Secondary School DON HEADLINES WEDNESDAY NIGHTS UNTIL 9:00 PM. - t‘ <: “nun. -â€"-. WWW BARTH’S CLEANERS BURROUGH'ES FURNITURE ELK’S MEN’S 8. BOYS’ WEAR FIRESTONE STORE KRESGE'S LOBLAWS MR. DONUT PATTI-LU SHOP PET FAIR RICHMOND HILL MUSIC CENTRE CENTRE STORES ARE . . . discuss money-raising activities. The Students’ Council dis- cussed meeting every second Monday but will meet again next Monday. student i worth the walk a batinton tournament is being held to see who is the top play- er in Don Head. “Batinton” is a combination of badminton and tennis. A badminton pad-1 dle is used on a tennis court. and instead of a ball, a birdie is used. The results of the tournament will be posted in the near future in the main foyer. The 20 class champions will start competing this Fri- day to declare a school champ- ion. SPORTS NEWS IUBDDmG’. a INVITATIONS 9 ANNOUNCEMENTS Q9 ACCESSORIES COME IN AND ASK FOR YOUR FREE BRIDAL GIFT REGISTER The Liberal 63 Yonge St. S. Richmond Hill ASK FOR