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han, one in Markham Township, two in the Town of Markham, and one in North Gwillimbury. Mount Pleasant School in North Gwillimbury and Vellore School in Vaughan are being used by1 the board as mainten- ance shops. Hartman School in Whitchurch. Temperanceville in King and Haggerman in Mark- ham are all being used for storage of board equipment and supplies. Vacant are Armitage, Bogart- toun, and Lemonville in gotiated. Newmarket Trustee Jack Hadfield failed to get support for a suggestion that the board offer buildings of historical significance. such as the Bor- garttown School, to municipali- ties at a nominal sale price if they were to be used as a local museum, library. or meeting place. He added the proviso that the property should revert to the board if it was no Ion- izer to be used by the munici- pality. ‘Two of the buildings are in King Township, one in Vaug- han, one in Markham Township, two in the Town of Markham, and one in North Gwillimbury. Vacant are Armitage, Bogart? town. and Lemonville in Whitchurch, Melville in Mark- ham. and Strange in King â€" formerly used as offices for King Township Public School Board At its regular meeting on November 24 the board adopted a policy for use or disposal of these buildings. Four of the schools are in Whitchurch Township and have recently been vacated as pupils and teachers were moved into the new Whitchurch Highlands School. The two bedroom house on Henderson Avenue in Mark- ham Township sits on the grounds of Woodlands Senior School and was used by the Markham ’1‘ o w 11 sh i p Public School Board for offices. Since the area was integ- rated at the beginning of the year to form the county board. these buildings are no longer in Ilse. Social sports for the month are as follows: Richmond Hill at Woodbridge on December 4, Richmond Hill at North Gwil- limbury December 10 and North Gwillimbury at Richmond Hill December 17. Anyone interested in curling is asked to please contact Zone Sports Officer Gord Mills. There will be zone curling at Sutton in January. Teams must be registered by Decem- ber 15. York County Board of Eduâ€" best possible price was arrived cation owns ten school houses at that are no longer used as Although the school adminis- schools and a vacant two bedâ€" [ration act specifies that rental room house. Six of the schools be limited to cover the cost of are also vacant. the board for normal mainten- the dance and refreshments, I Congratulations to Comrade You fellows didn’t know \vhat‘Frank Barrett. zone commander, you were missing each Fridaylwho has been anpointed pro- eveni‘ng, did you???? Well come‘vincial vice-chairman of lead- on out again this Friday, and ership and training for the we’ll have more dancing and zone. entertainment, at; "our weekly Hospital report -â€" Comrades Free and Easy. Chris Ratchford and Tom Blyce The board agreed it should less than 15 acres. not dispose of propelty that‘ ‘ could be put to use f01 class-L “The Liberal moms in an emergency, m thatlTeSted - - T was needed for administrame,9§§§‘_£‘_@~ T"’ It nu l‘poses. ‘â€" half of the branch and express-5m 28. ed our thanks. It was gratify-l Teams representing six states ing to see the banquet hall'from south of the border and packed to overflowing for this six provinces will be participat- é'vent, and we noted that most ing. of those present remained for * * * * the dance and refreshments, ‘ Congratulations to Comrade The trustees authorized staff to rent buildings not yet de- clared obsolete or not required in the foreseeable future on a permit or lease of up to two years subject to ratification by the board, and to sell at the highest retail value sites or buildings declared obsolete or not required in the foreseeable future. York County Board ls Concerned About Use Of Surplus Buildingsi Friday night saw the out-1 Comrade Reg. Brewer. pres- standing hash of the week whenlident of the Legion Bowling the ladies auxiliary presentedlLeague, announces that the their annual floor show, en-iChristmas Dance will be held titled this year “The 375 Golden December 6 in the banquet hall. Nugget”. Each member of theiThere will be door, spot prizes cast must be congratulated on‘and refreshments. Tickets a “Show well done”. available at the door. At the end of the program The first meeting of the an- Auxiliary President Joan Dick-‘nual International Midget Hoc- son, presented a substantialakey Tournament was held Nov- cheque to President Douglasiember 16. Tournament dates Hopson who accepted it on beâ€" for this year will be March 23 half of the branch and express-lto 28. ed our thanks. It was gratify-I Teams representing six states Sales would be through ten- der or auction to make sure the Mrs. Owen Trunk Richmond Hill - 884- iILWHD: A The new neighbors will be glad to meetyou. And they'll want to visit with you . . . later. Right now. they need something moreâ€"a list of schools and churches, util- lty companies' telephone numbers.. .all the informa- tion one needs on arriving In a strange city. So be a friend indeed. A Welcome Wagon hostess will call at your request to provide all this and gifts as well. Make your welcome warmer when new neighbors arrivo. Carl Welcome Wagon at ISA FRIENDLY CALL ENOUGH? @ngiqggk Your legion Report: 884-4690 U nu Branch 375, Royal Canadian Legion as Although the school adminis-l Jedâ€" [ration act specifies that rental 0015 be limited to cover the cost of the board for normal mainten- on ance and depreciation and ser- )ted vices only Sutton Trustee Lee I of Burrows urged that if a busi- the nessman intends to make a sub- Irch stantial profit from a business ntly operating out of a board owned and building, he should be required the to pay an appropriate rental. Trustees felt the matter of rental could be safely left in the hands of staff â€" that ap- propriate rentals would be ne- gotiated. museum. library, or meetinglembel‘ .24 in ONE? “Gt ‘0 “in-I \Vedding Receptions, place. He added the proviso “‘Cf “It“ a meeting at Crosoy‘ Meetin S Etc that the property should revertlHeights School, planned {on g s ' to the board if it was no lon- WEdngsldiy’ tbl'i‘t E'hiclk WagI Phone' Eer to be used b the munici- move 3 er ‘0 ues ay. gm _- - pality. y ‘number of parents attended but 884‘ 6161 Another trustee commentedifor some, there were Brownies i. ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ that this would be a good idea"to drive home {it 3-30-_ _ ‘ if municipalities would recipro-‘ Richmond H111 1901109 Chlefl cate in offering sites for new‘R. P. Robbinswas guest speakerl 1970 schools to the board on the and dealt WIUI the problem of‘ same basis. Icommunication , botween family} I I A n l I F'l'l' Once again “yours truly" goofed re some dates. The mil- lionaires nite will be held on December 27. and not the 29th as previously reported. See you next week, but in the meantime keep the news items flowing in â€" I mean rushing in! Joking aside, to publish this column we need newsy items so phone me if you have anything of interest to our membership. Hospital report -â€" Comrades Chris Ratchford and Tom Bryce are in St. John’s Convalescent Hospital, Willowdale. Melville and Haggerman Schools have two rooms, the others only one. Grounds sur- rounding the ten schools totals Staff will be responsible for negotiating for sale, rental and determining use of schools and school sites not in use for teaching purposes. and will re- port once a year on the long term use of these facilities. By Bill Hughes SINCERE THINKING . . . PROMPT ACTION . . . CHATEAUVERT COUNCILLOR ELECT ‘al" . . . Time Time Proven It . . . . truly" The mil- held on the 29th D [‘0- {18“7 the Richmond Hill Police Chief R. P. Robbins was guest speaker and dealt with the problem of lcommunication between family {01.‘1nembers, particularly through and!the “generation gap”. During a amilquestion and answer period Mr. for Robbins answered many queries re- concerning drugs and the in- ong crease in drug addition, its pre- _ ‘valence in schools and other matters of concern, to today's parents. nan the SATURDAY.‘ DECEMBER 6th are ex- on Birthday greetings tended to Brian Barbour December 9. At the regular Tuesday meet- ing of lst Jefferson Guides, November 25 the following Brownies flew up to Guides: Julia Lomas and Colleen Boyle, who received their wings and those who walked up: Elizabeth Ruston. Kathy Watson and Cathy Wick. The ceremony was c o n d u c t. e d by Commissioner Mary Ensor. assisted by Captain Dorothy Wilton and Brown Owl Burns, Christine Beavan, Dana. ‘to learn their views on this ‘matter. . A Christmas party for all students of Jefferson School will be held Friday evening. December 12, commencing at 6.30 pm. Details should be available for next week’s column. Church News On Sunday at St. John's Ang- lican Church the service at 11 am will be the Litany. At 7.30 pm there will be a fireside at St, Mark‘s Chapel, Oak Ridges, when a half-hour Bonnie Gillett. Parents of the girls were also present and en- joyed refreshments made by the Guides as part of the require- |ments for their hostess badges. Caroline Lomas, along with other members of Temperance 4â€"H Club and leaders Mrs. Nelson Thompson and Mrs. Milton Wells, attended the an- nual dinner at the Royal York Hotel, given by the Downtown Kiwanis Club November 19. They then proceeded to the Royal Winter Fair with other 4â€"H members from York County. At the dinner, awards were presented to some of the outstanding members and en- tertainment supplied by a ven- triloquist. Community Club The monthly meeting of the community club was held Nov- ember 24 in order not to con- :flict with a meeting at Crosby Heights School, planned for Wednesday, but which was Refreshments were served, after which parents of grade 6 children met to discuss plans for a second Jamaica trip, which has now been approved by the county school board. It was agreed that a questionairre ' Jefferson Children The Cubs’ sixers went on a1 cross country hike Saturday morning under the direction of Cubmaster Peter Hughey. L135]. years grade 0 Class also went to Jamaica, aided by the efforts of the com- munity, and the parents were so impressed with the resulting learning experience they are anxious for another group to have the same op- portunity. The trip was planned after the twinning of the school with a school in Augustown, Jamaica, under a program introduced a couple of years ago by the provincial De- partment of Education. Later writing back and forth, the children decided they would like to see the people who were their pen pals. .- come. 'iney toured many parts of the island, and spent a day in the Augus- town School. In appealing to York County Board of Education for permission for the child- ren to make the trip during the school year, the associa- tion president, Gunter Hun- ermund wrote, “We believe that, as in the previous year. the trip will be of great . value to both our children and those in Jamaica. The educational, social, economic and racial experiences gain- ed must undoubtedly leave a lasting impression of un- measurable value with our children." evaluated and n the school program would suffer when such an ambitious trip was undertaken from the same school on two consecutive years. it Ik it it It was explained that the first trip had been planned when the school was under the jurisdiction of the for- mer Vaughan Township Pub- lic School Board, and had not been evaluated. The principal and staff would be cautioned against becoming. unduly involved in the money raising aspect of the project, declared Direc- tor Sam Chapman. It would be a community project, and of a relatively small number who are planning a field trip" but it also states, "The board is aware that this vital type of educational experience is c05tly and be- lieves that available funds can reasonably be stretched by asking parents to con- tribute part of the cost as long as provision is made for the student for whom even a small contribution is dif- ficult.” And further, “No expenses of students for field trips of over 600 miles shall be charged to budgeted funds. but a sum may be approved to cover part of the expenses of chaperones." ranged other fund affairs. In insisting that the trip be classified. the board was also mindful of the fact that in this way the children would be protected by the board's liability insurance, as well as pupil accident insur- ance which is required for students on trips which are overnight or longer. Another board policy deals with community funds to be used for the benefit of the cultural and educational de- velopment of students. In this policy there is a pro- viso that a member of the staff of the school con- cerned be a member of the raising 24, Jefferson Principal Don- ald Hansen was invited as the staff representative, but. said Mr. Hunermund, he will not be expected to give time to the mechanics or arâ€" ranging the various fund raising events. “We will in- clude him in our meetings, and will keep him inform- ed." Mr. Hansen accompanied the children on their trip last year, and on his return commented, "The learning situation was fantastic. It covered almost every area of the curriculum.” Augustown is located in St. Andrew's Parish, and the Rotarians of St. Andrew's They share the sentiments of the local association as expressed in its letter to the board. “We, the parents of Jefferson children, would like to make our contribu- tion toward the future by extending to our children the chance to learn some- thing not available through text books and classroom study." The association is plan- ning another Caribbean Dance, probably a Ski- doo party and a bridge par- ty, as well as other events still to be discussed. It is also looking forward to play- ing host to the children from Jamaica. ti-lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\lllllllll\lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll'llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\llll\lllll\\llllllllllllllllll\llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll-l Neighborhood Notes Later writing back and forth, the children decided they would like to see the people who were their pen pals. ~ Last year's grade 6 class also went to Jamaica. aided by the efforts of the com- munity, and the parents were so impressed with the resulting learning experience they are anxious for another group to have the same op- portunity. The trip was planned after the twinning of the school with a school in Augustown, Jamaica, under a program introduced a couple of years ago by the provincial De- partment of Education. Jefferson Community and Recreation Association is concentrating its efforts this winter on raising funds to aid the grade 6 class of Jef- ferson Public School, who are planning a trip to Jam- aica in May. With With With J. M. (Mac) LANGTON Ward 4 Interests First the desire to HOLD DOWN TAXES time to give to Community Affairs Elgin Mills And Jefferson News COUNCILLOR WARD 4 VOTE DECEMBER 6th Ishould be distributed to parents +10 learn their views on this )matteifi ‘ movie by the National Film Boai‘d‘ entitled “Pangnil‘tung” will 'be shown. This documen- tary provides an insight into life in an isolated Arctic post. Canon Bill Graham of Port Harrison was posted at “Pang” when the film was made and appears in some sequences of the film. A Christmas Party for the children of the Sunday school will take place December 13 at‘ 2 pm. A movie, “The Christmas Spirit" has been booked for the occasion and we understand that the boys are also preparing a puppet show. To top it off, ANDY CHATEAUVERT In appealing to York County Board of Education for permission for the child- ren to make the trip during the school year, the associa~ tion president, Gunter Hun- ermund wrote, “We believe that, as in the previous year. the trip will be of great value to both our children and those in Jamaica. The educational, social, economic and racial experiences gain- ed must undoubtedly leave a For most of the 26 child- ren who went, and for the adults who accompanied them, it was their first ex- perience with real poverty. But despite their limited means, the Jamaican hosts give them a wonderful We)- come. They toured many parts of the island. and spent a day in the Augus- town School. Correspondent Leonard Lomas Bayview Restaurant HORNETS BANQUET ROOM AVAILABLE s2374 223-8066 9144 YON GE ST. Bakefs refreshments will be served. [5964. Future activities include On Saturday the junior youngia Christmas Dinner at St. people's group A (grades 7 andlMark‘s December 11 at 5.30 pm 8) will be visiting the McLaugh-'and a bus tour of the Christmas [in Planetarium for the new lights the evening of December show, “The Star of Bethlehem". 18. Group B (high school) will go The service on Sunday was a December 13. . familv service with modern The square dance held by the married couples’ club was en- joyed by all and special thanks are extended to Harry Nelson for providing the music. A new group of senior citi- zens meets at St. Mark’s Chapel. Oak Ridges on Thursday after- noons and is open to all resi- dents of the area 60 years of age and over. For further in- formation call Mrs. D. Rennick of Elm Grove Avenue at 773- Plan Jamaica T rip, Parents Plan Fund Raising It was explained that the first trip had been planned when the school was under the jurisdiction of the for. mer Vaughan Township Pub- lic School Board. and had not been evaluated. After some discussion. the board agreed at a meeting on November 10 that the class be giVen permission for a field trip to Jamaica. Trustee Louise Aimone of Markham Township asked if the first trip had been evaluated and if the school program would suffer when such an~ambitious trip was undertaken from the same school on two consecutive years. ‘ 7 SEE : SATISFACTION-'76 UAR RICHMOND HEIGHTS CENTRE Phone 884-3000 (We will not knowingly be under-sold) HHKI3 I I'll-Ii HARD CANDY Reg. Kresge Price 2.19 Pail HOLIDAY SPECIAL 1.97 PAIL THURS. FRI. SAT. . Reg. Kresge ' Price 98c Pr. 3 Prs 2 00 HOLIDAY ' I SPECIAL THURS. FRI. SAT‘ A practioai gift for Dad! Solid colors. Fits 10-12. EXMAS NEEDS' 0%) "_l I , .- a-.. AP mm nunmvune 5 LB. PAIL LOWNEY‘S The service on Sfmday was a family service with modern music and instruments. a vo- cal presentation by the young people‘s group and a duet by the rector and Brenda Ash. In his sermon, directed to the children, Rev. Earl Gerber spoke on “Death And The Res- urrection" using St. Paul’s illus- tration of the seed and a new body, well known in the lesson at the burial of the dead. and so concluded his series of ser- mons on the creed. CHRISTMAS 4 HARD CANDY the school would not be a direct part of it. The board‘s policy on field trips states "The board does not consider it approp- riate to have fund raising drives organized in or by the school for the major benefit of a relatively small number who are planning a field trip" but it also states, “The board is aware that this vital type of educational experience is costly and be- lieves that available funds can reasonably be stretched by asking parents to con- tribute part of the cost as long as provision is made for the student for whom even a small contribution is dif- ficult.” 1 LB. BOX Mums mom unocuuus‘ GgFT WRAPPED Reg. Kresge Price 1.59 Box HOLIDAY SPECIAL 1.33 THUR. FRI. SAT. TTTTTTTTTTTTTT BOX 12 ROLL PKG. CHRISTMAS WRAPPINGS THURS. FRI. SAT. Make your patcels attractive! 1000' long x 26' wide fine quality paper in festive colors and designs. THURS. FRI. SAT. Extra large bows for those big parcels! Assort- ed colors. Reg. Kresge Price 2.27 Pkg. _ HOLIDAY SPECIAL Reg. 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When the community as- sociation met on November 24, Jefferson Principal Don- ald Hansen was invited as the staff representative. but. said Mr. Hunermund, he will not be expected to give time to the mechanics or arâ€" ranging the various fund raising events. “We will in- clude him in our meetings, and will keep him inform- ed." committee. and that the staff member be responsible for funds raised, which become the property of the board to be used at its discression. Mr. Hansen accompanied the children on their trip last year. and on his return commented. “The learning situation was fantastic. It covered almost every area of the curriculum," EY'CHI mars/tall guheral flame 1236 Yonge Street North, Richmond Hill Serving the Community under the Wright 8; Taylor and Pipher Chapels since 1876 Reg. 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