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The July meeting of the hort- icultural society will be held July 11 (please note change in date). at 8 pm, at the North Thornhill Community Centre (Heintzman H o u 5 el. Thorn- bridge Drive and Royal Orch- ard Road. The speaker will be Pierre de la Cour. a very ex-, pcrienced gardener in Europef and England. and a nursery- man for 20 years on Kennedy Road. His nurseries specialize in alpines and perennials. His subject is “Rockeries and Al- pines." uuu ulIbAulnu. u.“- ....-.,--_, man for 20 years on Kennedy Road. His nurseries specialize in alpines and perennials. His subject is “Rockeries and Al- pines." There will be a flower and vegetable show, with delphin- iums and roses being featured, both in specimen and decora- tive design classes; there will also be classes for all summer. flowers. perennials and early annuals. There will be draw prizes and refreshments. The plant sale committee hopes to have garden produce for sale. Everybody is very welcome. Education The Bayview Glen School held a band concert last week with 32 fifth graders perform- ing! They also had a guest soloist from grade 1, Ricky Willoughby on the saxophone! And a guest conductor, Ellis McClintock. for one number. They played modern, classical, and popular music and enter- tained a good crowd for about one hour. in front of the school. Bill Buchan.’ who taught them. and conducted. is to be. con- gratulated on an excellent per- formance. Dominion Day Junior Roundâ€" Robin Tournament; Girls under 12: Winner Patsy McLean, runnerup Linda Sills. Under 14: winner Gretchen Kemsies. Under 16: winner Judy Mc- Lean, runnerup Janet Grant. Boys under 12: winner Alan Grant. runnerup Mike Audet. Under 14: winner David Au- ‘det. runnerup Hugh McLean. Under 16: winner lan Grant, ‘runnerup Rick Rogers. ‘ Under 18: winner Larry Zu- Ibick. runnerup Greg McMillan. Sunday, July 9. the courts will be in use all day for the men's doubles tournament. Lutheran Church 1 The Women of the Church. Christ the King Lutheran, held a joint cookout with the mem- 3bers of the choir. It took place lin the Weigles' backgarden. | After the supper they played [word games. lawn darts. and did a great deal of talking! Every- body got to know everybody 1e15e a little bit better and it {was an exceedingly happy affair. 3 Historical Society a Tuesday. June 27. the Horticultural Society 18 Thornhill Secondary School is running a summer school for the southern portion of York. It started July 3 and runs un- til August 11. It is manned by teachers from York County schools. There are makeup or rein- forcing classes in maths. Eng- lish. and reading for grade 8 students recommended by their own schools. There are similar classes plus geography. history. science. and French for high school grades. Any student can take two courses. They are all held in the morning. Enrichment classes for three weeks only. in art. music. and in home economics 1sewing‘ will be offered as well‘ Bus service has been ar ranged. Playgrounds In response to enquiries from mothers this is the playground schedule in Thornhill. Bayview Lane Park (formally Shieldsénow). Baythorn Public School and Henderson Public Schools 9-12 am five days a week. E. J. Sands School. Royal Or- chard School. and Bayview Glen 1-4. five days a week. Thomhill Secondary School 9-12. 1-4. five days a week. Thornhill Park 9-3230, days a week (children bring their lunch.) Bayview-Fairways 9~12 Mondays and Thursdays. All these playgrounds cater to children four years old and over except Thornhill Park Mrs. Katherine Frazer, a teacher at the E. J. Sand Junior Public School, was honored June 8 at; a retirement tea hosted by the school’s parent- teacher association. Mrs. Frazer has taught in the school for 17 years, first under the jurisdiction of Markham Township School Area 1 and for the past three and a half years under the jurisdiction of York County Board of Education. She taught regular grades in the school in South Thornhill for several years and for the last few years has been teaching a primary diagnostic class. E 1. Sand School Honors Mrs. Katherine Frazer THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, July 6, 1972 Thornhill and District News Socially Speaking In Thom/rill five may June 25: York Simcoe Ladies‘ Singles Tournament at Aurora. Jean Scott of Thornhill won the tournament. Joyce Sneddon, also of Thornhill, won the con- solation round by defeating Lynette Scarffe. Thornhill. Sunday, July 9. the courts will be in use all day for the men‘s doubles tournament. Lutheran Church where the age limit. is eight the consensus of the historians years and up. is that the Carrying Place start- Tennis Club ed at the west end of Toronto The Thornhill Tennis Club Bay where the Humber joins makes the following report: 'Lake Ontario and the portage June 25: York Simcoe Ladies‘ju'as a 28 mile one to the Schem- Singies Tournament at Aurorauberg River. shortly before it Jean Scott of Thornhill won thelflows in the Holland. Twenty- tournament. Joyce Sneddon,‘eight miles sounds very long to also of Thornhill, won the con-‘us but the Indians found it a solalion round by defeatingmhortcut to the north for fur Lynette Scarffe. Thornhill. itrade or war as the case might Dominion Day Junior Round-lbe, The Women of the Church Christ the King Lutheran, held a joint cookout with the mem- bers of the choir. It took place in the Weigles’ backgarden. det. runnerup Hugh McLean. Under 16: winner Ian Grant, runnerup Rick Rogers. Under 18: winner Larry Zu- bick, runnerup Greg McMillan. Sunday, July 9, the courts will be in use all day for the‘ men‘s doubles tournament. Lutheran Church The Women of the Church Christ the King Lutheran, held a joint cookout with the mem- bers of the choir. It took place in the Weigles’ backgarden. After the supper they played word games, lawn darts. and did a great deal of talking! Every- body got to know everybody else a little bit better and it was an exceedingly happy affair. Historical Society Next he introduced Mrs. Eliz- abeth Gillman who has a very‘ special interest in history. She has lived in the area all her life; also she has taught his- tory: and has made herself fa- miliar with the early writings re the Carrying Place. She was armed with a diary by McDon- nel who had been with Govern- nor Simcoe when he took the trip up to Georgian Bay. He had described in detail the daily journeys and the camping spots. The third speaker was Dr. Donald Withrow who not only is an expert on the early his- tory of Canada West but also has travelled the routes by ca- noe. He spoke of maps and other diaries. Also of “digs”. Mind-.0... 5.... nunlannlnninnl Charla Tuesday. June 27, the Vaughan Historical Society held its regular meeting. Members of the newly formed King His- torical Society were also pres- ent. George Snider was in the chair. The one important mat- ter of business was to do with historical site markers which Vaughan proposes to erect. They had requested an aug- mented committee. so Mrs Amos Baker. Mrs. Roy Barker. and Mrs. Jesse Bryson were added. Peter Cl‘ajb was convenor of this program on the Toronto Carrying Place. It seems that mumum\uuumuuuummmummmmuumuummuuuuumm A Thornhlll resident has won the top ceramic award at the 11th Annual Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, which was held at Nathan Phillips Square at Toronto‘s City Hall over the Dom- inion Day Weekend. Mrs. Joyce Mat-Kay. 20 Baymark Road. was award- ed a prize of $250 for her display of ceramics, which included 80 pieces. Last year. Mrs. MacKay received the Wedgewood Award for ceramics at the Canadian National Exhibi~ tion for the second time in a row. She plans to enter a dis- play again this year. Toronto Win T hornhil l A rtist “The Liberal" is always pleased to publish items of interest contributed by its readers in the Thornhill area. Please call Miss Margaret Gavan, 14 Deanbank Drive, 889-5372 Mr. Craib was the first speak- er. He had travelled every mile of the Humber because of his work as a fencer. He felt cerâ€" tain that the Indians had enough common sense not to try to cross marshes or climb hills. He had made some large maps to help the people visual- ize the route. The above picture taken as Mrs. Frazer cut the cake includes (left to right) Mrs. Frazer, Principal Donald Young, former Pupil Brian Galbraith, Retiring President Howard Hunt of the PTA and Lester Stork. present student. Attending the social event to recognize her services to the school before her retirement were the teaching staff of the school, her present class and three former students who are now attending Don Head Secondary School as well as teachers and principals from the district who have been associated with her in the past. “There are archeological finds one inch below the plough line. You will find some of them if you look." But he pleaded that should such things be diseover- ed. it was essential that each object be located not only in regard to the surface, but also its depth. Indians have been using this land to hunt for cenâ€" turies. Villages were built on top of other villages So in or- der to really learn from artiâ€" YONGE CENTREâ€":5 6085 YONGE ST. 2264870 entures Relines Repairs Now offering complete denture services to the public EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT Member of Denturist Society of Ontario Then there were refresh~ ments and more talk for the members of the historical sociâ€" ety are knowledgeable and very interested. facts, each layer must be marked. It is only thus that the archeologist can read the history. These most interesting talks were followed by questions and also the viewing of some arti- facts found by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Barker and others by Mr. and Mrs. Donald McCallum. (Photo by Dave Barbour) Conflicts With Official Plan Markham Low Density Bylaw Stalled An application by Markham Town to have a 12-acre stretch of residential land in the Thornhill area rezoned from a high to low density area never got off the ground at a Mun- icipal Board hearing Friday morning. June 23 at Button- ville. OMB Chairman William] .“Before we can even deal Thompson refused to consider‘with the merits of the actual the actual Markham Restrictedlbylaw I have to decide whether Area Bylaw 2150 because he‘ii conforms with your actual wasn't satisfied it conformed Official Plan. with the municipality's Official‘ “If it doesn't conform there‘s Plan. 7 ‘no point in going on." he said. Mr. Thompson said that un- der Section 19 of the Ontario Planning Act “no bylaw can be passed by a municipality for any purpose that does not con- form with the Official Plan. NEVER CONSIDERED Arguments for and against the question of conformity of the bylaw took up the entire proceedings â€" with the actual bylaw never being considered. The land in question is lo- cated on the east side and at the southerly dead-end of In.‘ rerlochy Boulevard in North Thornhill. It's present zoning runs from RM 3 heavy resi- } V J'xktt Town Solicitor John Wallacel attempted to argue that the town‘s Official Plan was “paint- that the RM 3 and RM 1 were lumped together. ‘ It was his opinion that having both RM 3 and RM 1 in the same area would allow chang- ing from one to the other with- out violating the intent of the Official Plan. REPRESENTS OWNERS Arguing against this was 501- icitor John McDougall who was irepresenting one of the owners of the land east of Inverlochv. ed with a broad brush" stating- cated on the east side and ail REPRESENTS OWNERS the southerly dead-end of In. Arguing against this was 501. verlochy Boulevard in North icitor John McDougall who was TilOI‘nhill- “'5 present ZOHinglrepresenting one of the owners runs from RM 3 heavy resi-iof the land east of Inverlochy. dential to RM 1 light residen-; Mr. McDougall pointed out tial. Markham Council had-that any person interested in given third and final reading coming into a municipality to a bylaw which would have could only go by the Official changed the zoning from RM 3 Plan as to what the intentions to RM 1. of the municipality were on any Chairman Thompson said particular piece of land. I She was buried in the Thorn- ‘hill Cemetery; Rev. Dr. Dillwyn Evans took the service. She was a very beloved person and has left many sorrowful friends. South Thornhill and Bayview Glen Pollution Check The results of the pollution check carried out by the Wood- land Senior Public School stu- dents early last week in 27 Obituary Thornhill lost a long time resident in the death of Mrs. Henry Harper. The former Miss Jean Bruce, she had emigrated from Scotland in 1927 and lived in Thornhill ever since. Mrs. Henry Harper Passes In Thornhill In 1939 she married Mr. per who farmed in the View - John St. area. In the farm was sold and moved to Johnson St. She was very active in the Eastern Star. the Women’s Mis- sionary Society of the Presby- terian Church and the Button- ville Women’s Institute. iShe leaves a sister in Scot- land and Jim King, a nephew, a resident of Thornhill, and a niece. Mrs. Jean Kipper. of Scotland, who with her husband was staying with Mrs. Harper for the summer. Chairman Thompson said from the outset that it “is unfortunate that the Offic- Steeles Ag CORRESPONDENT: DAVE HARBOUR PHONE 889-5205 - 366-1720 Finch Ave. MW [181' Yonge- Centre Plaza Bay- 1950 they ial Plan is not too clear about defining what areas are RM 3 and RM 1." In his opinion that you couldn't draw in a residential light density area where it was a possibility it was designed for heavy residential on the Of- ficial Plan. He said it was clear the Of- ficial Plan marked the area in areas bounded by John Street to the north. Bayview on the east. Steeles Avenue on the south and Yonge Street on the west, plus the Thornhill Pond, showed that the neighborhood is polluted, but to a moderate degree. The students, in their conclu- sions, recommended more trash can; in shopping areas. All streams and water areas were highly ladened with gar- bage, but shopping areas were the worst offenders. The Bayview Glen School's All-Star Baseball Players downed the E. J. Sand all stars in games played Thursday of last. week. The boys' game end- ed 15-6 for Bayview Glen and the Sand girls lost 11-3. Neighborhood Notes Mrs. Ruse Fox of Glen Cam- eron and family welcomed her niece, Gail Bond, nephew Brian Bond and cousin Susan Rafuse for a two-week visit which end- ed last weekend. The visitors came from Chester, Nova Sco- tia 5‘ SALE 5: CIGARETTES!! a ALWA YS at these Prices 1/2 PRICE SALE PLASTIC I GAMES women's moons and revs nuns! JULY 12, l3, I4, 15 -â€"- Wed, Thurs., Fri., Sat. SUPER VARIETIES WE CARRY ALL ITEMS THE CONVENIENCE STORES DO . . 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