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Under the musical direc- tion of Miss Cathy Cassel. about 40 on-stage singers who comprise the school choir. opened the show with the song Consider Yourself from Oliver. Next three numbers were Hey. Little Bird. Glory to God in the Highest. and Close to You. The gymnasium audi- torium of King Senior Public School was bustling with ac- tivity and bursting with musical sounds on the eve- ning of December 19 when the students put on “A Con- cert For Christmas”. Their expectations of attendance must have been thwarted when about 180 parents and friends turned out and shar- ed only 75 programs. The second act included Edelwiss from the Sound Of Music. Santa Claus is Com- ing To Town. What the World Needs“ No“); Black and W'hitcraén‘d Up on the House Top. accompanied by the Recordei‘ Ensemble. The Children’s Christmas Party held by the Good Morning Group on the afternoon of December 16 in .the parish hall of All Saint’s Anglican Church, was attended by nearly 70 boys andgirls and their parents. From toddlers One of the highlights was the presentation by 12 stud- ents of King City Secondary School, much to the delight of all the children! Three clowns combined gymnastics with slap-stick comedy as they went through their mimic antics. Clowns were Sandy Plewes. Heather Hip- kin. and Sue Brown; addi- tional was Joel Winters as the master clown. The child- ren screamed â€" some with excitement, some with fright â€" at the “Cookie Monster" (played by Jim Best) who gobbled his way through the audience dressed in a fuzzy, blue costume with white bul- ging eyes. The decoration of a Christmas Present can cre- ate a status problem for the gifts as three found out when they compared their decor- ative bows. Gaily wrapped Christmas Concert Do You Hear What I Hear was sung quite well by solo- ist Elaine Kelso followed by “the naughty few" singing Nuttin' For Christmas. The third and final part of the show opened with Christ- mas Son‘g I‘d Like To Teach The World To Sing by Solo- ist Laurie Bracken Let Thy Work Appear Unto Thy Serv- ants with accompanists Sue Reid and Susan Branston; Sunny by Soloists Lori-Anne Gray and Walter Payne; two Hungarian folksongs Hand- some Butcher and The Old Woman. A well known Chorister Chrie Ballard sang Twas In The Moon Of Wintertime, the familiar carol taught to the Huron Indians by the Jesuit Mlissionary Jean de Brebcuf in 1643. At the end of the program. Miss Cas<e1 asked the audi- ence to join the students in the singing of songs includ~ ing Jingle Bell Rock. Nuttin‘ for Christmas. Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer. Away in a Manager. Jingle Bells, 0 Little Town ,of Bethlehem and Christmawong. The clue c’aTne with the singing of Silent Night and We Wish You a Merry Christmas. Percussionists wereâ€"Jeff Wollhurn. triangle. Ramh' Lind. cowbell: Bill Cole, guiro; Karen Boyle. tam- bourine; Allan May. claves: Andy LaFond. Ken MacLeod. Graham Phorson, Glenn Condie. bongos and congas. Rec0rders were â€"â€" Fred Seymour. Cathy Long. Jen- nifer Davis. Nancy Ailles. Shelly Winter, Janice Moore. Community Life In King City Area UNIFORMS Nurses, Beauticians, Waitresses KING CITY, OAK RIDGES “The Liberal‘“ is always pleased to publish item: interest regarding people and events in the Oak Rid: Lake Wilcox and King City districts. Our news co pondent for King City is Norman Matthews, 832-] and for Oak Ridges - Lake Wilcox is Mrs. Louise ( 179 MAIN ST. DOWNTOWN NEWMARKET 895-4621 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Dec. 28, 1972 Santa Claus, Clo wns At Children '5 Party Lynn Rossiter. Valerie Munâ€" roe. Janine Broom, Kelly Burns, Connie Geer, Fiona Larsen, Sherry Noakes, Larry Arnold, Karen Theil, Julia Wilson, Alison Day and Loretta Ferris. Wearing an unusual light blue smock with a white butterfly pattern. Cathy Gas- 59] announced that she is planning on establishing an adult choral group to sing things “with a little guts" in four part harmony. She said the group might be call- ed the York Region, King City or King-Aurora Choral Group and asked any per- sons interested to call her "anytime between now and next June. Grades 1-4 .from Eva L. Dennis School and grades 1-3 from Kinghorn School spent the afternoon T h u r s d a y skating at the arena. Grades 4-6 from Doris Pat- ton School and grades 4-6 from Kinghom School had their turn skating Friday at the arena. Public Library On exhibit now at the library is an exhibition of arts and crafts done by the members of the faculty of the Visual Arts Section at Seneca College. King Camp- us. The exhibition includes photographs and pottery among other things. Work by local artist Greg Paul, Alex Miller and other mem- bers of the staff is shown. This display runs until Jan- uary 13. uary 13. was a “crocodile” loaf of The library now has a pro- bread. studded with pickles gram for children every and olives. with grinning Saturday morning at 10:30 teeth of cheese and pimen- am. toes. Good food â€" good * * * music â€" good company -â€" a The Yoga Group which has 1 good party. been meeting at the library Congratulations to Rudy regularly has dontated a and Loretta Ricci of Norman book on yogaâ€"A 28 Day Drive on the birth of their Exercise Plan". It is very daughter cn_December 15. informative and well-illusâ€" Church News trated and does much to re- The annual Festival of move some of the mystery Carols and Lessons was held of worship which has been enjoyed by our family cf six each Christmas for many years both in King and else- where. It was disappointing not to have heard at least one anthem, motet or'special carol sung by the All Saint's Choir alone without the con- gregation, although I sup- pose most people just came out to sing. Defreshments were served in the parish hall afterwards. Miss Wendy Johnston of Bradford spent a few days this week with her grand- parents Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Jennings. Her sister Susan had a tonsilectomy at York County Hospital on Monday. Sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Merton Wells of Dufferin Street, whose son Glen was killed in a accident on December 16. Glen was the nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Wells. ed and anticipated wun enthusiasm. * t 1: xi- The Lake Wilcox Mixed Bowling League held a Christmas Cheer Draw Dec- great ember 15. There were two separate prizes. The draw was held at the Aurora Bowling Lanes at 10 pm. Councillor Stewart Bell drew the tickets. First prize win- ner was Mrs. Connie Donk- . ers of RR 2, Aurora and sec- d-lll“lllllllllllllllllllll“ll“\lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“llll“lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliImmllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllmill“llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIll“lllllllllll“lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“lllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“llllllll“lllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\\\lll\ll\\l\lllll-F The program opened with O Canada and then the senior choir took over with a medley of Christmas Carols. This was followed by a tap dance to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Cindy Heavener. Then came a ballet to the strains of Sweet Sixteen with Penny Cable, Debbie Hunter. Tracy Nugent and Susan Taylor. The High- land Fling was performed by Cheryl Heavener. The finale to the dance was a ballet ice skating number with Judy What was described as the greatest Christmas Pageant in the history of Lake Wilcox Pub- lic School was presented Decem- ber 15 evening by the pupils. Even with all the snow. the par- ents turned out in full force. The total was about 300 as the audi- torium was packed to the walls with standing room only. There was even an overflow of people standing in the hall. Finding a parking spot was a nightmare. Oak Ridges- Lake Wilcox Corresponent Pageant Portrays “International Christmas By MRS. LOUISE GORE "The Liberal'“ is always pleased to publish items of interest regarding people and events in the Oak Ridges - Lake Wilcox and King City districts. Our news correl- pondent for King City is Norman Matthews, 832-1579; and for Oak Ridges - Lake Wilcox is Mrs. Louise Gore, 773-5868. as gifts were Sandy Walker, Craig Stout, and Andy Cur- ran. Joan Scott took the chance of melting as she did the “Dance Of A Snowflake. all dressed in white with pat- terned cutouts over her face and hands. Sinister and full of intrigue was the Spy- Wolf, played by Tom Flatt. The comedian magician was the difficult part played by Congratulations to Rudy and Loretta Ricci of Norman Drive on the birth of their daughter cn_December 15. Church News The 5th King Brownie Pack. in the spirit of Christ- mas, made up Christmas Crackers. Four names were chosen from 23, and these four girls, Patricia Donnel’ly,‘ Patricia Glen. Elizabeth Neil- sen. and Carmen Mueller, along with Brown Owl Agnes Bruce and Tawny Owl Hazel Seveall visited the Paedia- trics Ward of York Central Hospital to distribute these crackers on Tuesday of last week. which surrounds this pract- ice. Brownies Gail Oliver and Jennifer Weyman have completed the Brownie Program and will “fly up" to Guides on January 18. Donna’s Bits and Pieces Visit the new Ski Store on King Sideroad across from the IGA. Anyone interested in form- ing or joining a cross-coun- try ski club phone 833-6431 or 859-4129. Despite wintry weather (in fact a howling blizzard) on December 15. we braved the elements and had a terrific time at the MacDonald’s Party. One couple, Hans and Sue Kuechler arrived by snowmobile from Aurora, An unusual centre piece was provided by Phil Gilmour. It was a “crocodile” loaf of bread, studded with pickles and olives. with grinning teeth of cheese and pimen- toes. Good food â€" good music â€" good company -â€" a gocd party. Happy birthday to Rena Gordon on December 23; to Charles Robson on December 24; and to Martin Edward Hall, son of Bruce and Cath- erine Hall. Martin will be 16 years old on January 2. to teenagers to adults, everyone had a great, noisy time. Film strips were shown by Harry Bishop with a dialogue by Sandy MacDonald. In the picture above Paula Harris and Susan Lorenz are fascinated with Clown Joel Winters. Next came Mrs. Carol Bolen- der's class of grade 1 children with ‘Christmas In Holland". The whole program showed much ingenuity and imagina- Mrs. Ruth Harbard's kinder- garten class acted out “Christ- mas In Mexico". These young- sters stole the show . . . the girls with bright paper flowers in their hair and the boys in gay serapes. each playing a musical instrument. Much Ingenuity Miss Glenna Collins class portrayed “Christmas Around The World" with the story of the Birth Of The Christ Child. Part of the class acted out the play in pantomime and the other children recited it. The senior choir sang again, this time it was 12 Days of Christmas and the hymn Amaz- ing Grace. Mr. Robert Ander- son conducted. Mr. McNeil's grade 2 and 3 class recited the poem Christ- mas Gifts and Sang Hurry Santa. The children were wonderful. smith and Cindy Heavener This is an interesting form of worship which has been enjoyed by our family of six each Christmas for many years both in King and else- where. It was disappointing not to have heard a} least one anthem, motet or'special carol sung by the All Saint's Choir alone without the con- gregation, although I sup- pose most people just came out to sing. The most impressive part of the evening was certainly the traditional Lighting of the Candles with the church immersed in darkness at the start and becoming illumi- nated as altar candles and in- dividual tapers (held by per- sons in the congregation) were lighted. Candle stand- ards, each containing six white candles were mounted on the end of each pew sec- tion and the' flickering shadows of their flame danced on the church walls as the rector read passages of theology explaining the ceremonial presentation. The servers or acolytes came down the centre aisle and lighted the tapers of the congregation member nearest them, saying “The Light Of Christ” and receiv- ing the response “Thanks Be To God." Each person in attendance did likewise, pass- ing on the “light” to the person next to them, chil- dren and adults alike. Nick Papandreau. Stage manager was Edith Robson. The youngsters were treat- ed to ice cream, cookies and drinks and then they greet- ed Santa Claus who had in- dividually named gifts wrap- ped and titled by Secretary Donna Matthews and her two oldest daughters, for each child. Santa’s helper, who someone said was to be an elf, was Annetta Geer. at A11 Saint's Anglican Church on the evening of December 17; Officiant for the evening was Rev. Neville Bishop, and the choir was under the musical direction of Organist Tom Robinson. gregation with the reading of a Lesson in between most of them, read by Larry Arnold, Pamela Lester. Eric Butter- worth, Sandra MacDonald, Harry Ballard and Rev. Bishop. y'ne carolfls were’ sung jei ly'by thorch'oi-r and con- The trios serenaded the audi- ence. Night Magis was by Kim MacDonald: Christine Collins and Christine Godfrey. O Come All Ye Faithful was by Debbie Bishop. Susan Bishop and Karen Milligan. A quar- tet made up of Cindy Heavener. Jackie Holmon. Kathy Marge- rum There were piano solos. Andy Bachlow played Oh Suzan- nah and Miss Inge Auerswald played Allegro in F. Leslie Wright played Choral. Debbie Pauze gave an organ solo. Mrs. Marie Duncan's grade 2 class showed us a glimpse of “Christmas In Germany" where the first Christmas Tree originated. They hauled in a real tree and proceeded to decorate it with decorations the children had made. All the primary classes sang Christmas Songs, led by Mrs. Harbard. They invited the audi- once to participate. Instrumental Solos tion. from their horse (a con- verted wagon) to the wooden shoes. and Tracy Nugent sang Rev. Arthur Thomson re- sumed his duties to a great- er degree when he conducted the services at both Tem- peranceville and Wesley. Mr. Thomson still has diffi- culty walking after his re- cent accident. but is making good progress and it was nice to have him back in his place again. Members of the UCW met at the home of Mrs. Everett Phillips on Wednesday mom- ing and packed boxes of home made cookies and other goodies. Later in the day these were delivered to some of our friends who are not able to be out with us. Register now for the Rich- mond Hill Centennial Beard Growing Contest. Registraâ€" tion takes place from Jan- uary 1 to 10 and the fee is $5. The judging will be dur- ing homecoming week June 15 to 23. There will be cash Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred James and family were the guests of Mrs. Lance Beath of Toronto on December 16. All enjoyed their evening spent at the Granite Club. Mrs. Ray Jennings has re- turned to her home after some time spent in York County Hospital. We hope she will be feeling better from now on. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Henâ€" shaw and Martha spent the weekend with friends and re- latives in London. Members of the “Celestial Seventies" of Toronto Masonic District 7 met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- bert Jennings on December 16 for their annual Christ- mas Party. In spite of the very blustery weather there were some 40 in attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Phillips entertained mem- bers of the Phillips and Bey- non families for their Christ- mas get-together on Thurs- day evening. The highlight of the day was a gala birthday cake dec- orated with chocolate books and blue and gold roses say- ing “Happy Birthday Wild- wood". All those in attend- ance received a piece of cake and enjoyed themselves immensely. At the close of the service on December 17 the Sunday school and congregation held their Chrisgnas Party , and Luncheon. ' Mr. and Mrs. William ‘Skerratt planned the event. assisted by mem- bers of the UCW. Neighborhood Notes Best wishes to Mr. and Mrs, Shirly Smith who have moved into a new home on Lake Wilcox Road. Church News The Wildwood Library rec- ently celebrated its first an- niversary with a feature film, Walt Disney's Incred- ible Journey. There were 127 children, teenagers and adults in attendance. A workshop on the theme EaI‘LV Chfldhood Environ- ment will be_ presented by the Ontario Teachers Feder- ation at Humbér College January 20 from 8i30 am to 4 pm. There are a limited number of registrations avail- able ahd the fee is $5. Hear ye. Hear ye. All male residents. There will be a choice of 21 workshops, such as: school methods. Swedish preschool, kindergarten in York Coun- ty, TV programs for early age groths, learning envir- onment for infants. parent communication with child- ren. problem solving, etc. Registrations must be in by January 10 and forms are available from Robert An- derson at 773-5152. Neighborhood Notes Temperanceville News Correspondent: Mrs. W. G. Jennings Telephone 773-5892 Oak Ridges â€" Lake Wilcox News The bake sale and bazaar which followed the program was a great success. The baked goods were sold out in record time. Thanks to all the people who sent donations and to the people who helped out. The sale was the best one yet and netted a total of $162. The winners of the draw were as follows: Say Crowder of Lake Wilcox the food hamper. Eddie Black of North Road the tran- sister radio, Allan Crandell of Willowdale the book. The program finale was Christmas Bells and Silent Night sung by the senior choir. PROUD PARENTS Looking about the room, all one could see was the grins of proud parents and the pop of flashbulbs. The children were splendid and gave a memorable performance. Hats off to all the teachers who worked so hard with the children. The result was well worth the effort. Many thanks for a wonderful evening. Good King Wenceslas The library Wednesday presented an afternoon of films for children. Shown were Laurel and Hardy in the Hospital. Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat, The Great Toy Robbery and a film on skiing. There were 76 child- ren in attendance. As_with all library films the tickets were free at the library for the asking. The film fea- tures are always well receiv- ed and anticipated with great enthusiasm. Each Brownie received a sewing kit made by some of the mothers in the mother‘s auxiliary. A special thanks to Mrs. Brenda Bishop for her help. The girls had sandwiches, cookies and hot chocolate. Mrs. Brin made a cake in the shape of a snowman. The girls all en- joyed themselves. COngratuiations to Mr. and Mrs. Bishop of Willowbank Avenue on the birth of a son on December 18, a brother for Jason. Mrs. Brenda_ Bis- hop was in York Central Hosiptal and is now getting back into the swing of things at home. Correction: The YWCA “TAB” program will resume on January 14 and not on January 4 as previously re- ported. Sorry. For infor- mation on the program call Louise Gore at 773-5868. All the pupils of Lake Wilcox Public Friday at- tended a skating party at Bond Lake Arena. They skated for an hour and re- turned to the school for in- dividual class parties. Each child received a treat of ice cream from the Home and School. A grand time was had by all and the teachers would certainly be glad to have the holiday to recup- erate. The lst Lake Wilcox Brownies had their Christ- mas Party December 14. They sang Christmas Carols and took turns reading A Christmas Story. Mrs. Lois Zishop read the girls a story The Lions' annual Christ- mas Party came off with a bang December 16. There were children everywhere having the time of their lives. Laughing, yelling and general havoc were the order of the day. The children were enter- tained by a magician, com- plete with rabbit. Ted Rowe and Bill Jones kept them laughing in their roles as clowns. About 220 children turned out for the party and were served hot dogs, pop and candy. Each child received a gift from Santa. All the Lions worked hard and they had as much fun as the kids. Thanks fellows, the kids ap- preciate it. There is a tremendous as- sortment of books â€" some- thing for everyone. And there is a cheerful, helpful librarian and equally pleas- ant assistant to help anyone who can’t find what they want. The library is open Wed- nesdays from 10 am to 6 pm and Saturdays from 9 am to 5 ‘pm. Call 773-5533 for in- formation or directions on how to get there. prizes of $100, $75 and $25 for a full beard and $75. $50 and $25 for a styled beard. The contest is open to all, but you must be registered and clean shaven to start. Sponsors are the Lions Clubs of Oak Ridges. Richmond Hill and Richvale. For in- formation call 884-3859. The Lake Wilcox Home and School‘s next executive meeting will be January 9 at 8 pm. Come out to the Wildwood Branch of the Richmond Hill Public Library here in our district. A new shipment of books is available to every- one. The library is open to all residents of the area. Anyone interested? Janet Wolfe’s grade 2 class enjoyed a field trip to the Royal Winter Fair. They wrote individual letters to Santa and were surprised to receive individual letters back. They made musical instruments for their play and have been “twinned” in Project Canada with a school Ruth Evan’s grade 4 and 5 visited the Royal Winter Fair and wrote compositions on it, making a book. They have been making special Christ- mas Cards for their parents. In January they plan a trip to the planetarium in To- ronto. Catherine Fee’s grade 1 also went to toyland and to see the humane society fa- cilities. The students have also been very busy getting ready for Christmas. They have decided that Christmas is: When Jesus was born, having fun with presents, going skating, decorating your tree and happiness. Linda McCreight‘s grade 3 has been studying India. They have also been busy rehearsing their play and decorating their tree. 0nd prize winner was Edgar Milligan of Rosemary Av- enue. The bowling season will resume again January 5. A bridal shower was held for Miss Shirley Reilly of South Road December 2 at the home of Mrs. Wanda Mil- ligan. Miss Reilly will beâ€" come the bride of Phil Ren- nick of Oak Ridges January 13. She received many use- ful and lovely gifts. The Oak Ridges Public children participated in a “skate-in" at the arena Thursday in one-hour relays. Mrs. Harper's Kindergarten Class spent a busy month with a trip to toyland, writ- ing a letter to Santa and making Christmas Tree dec- o-rations. Patricia Howard's grade 1 and 2 classes have finished a study of the ocean and were pleased to discover they will be participating in Project Canada. They have been “twinned” with a school in Prince Edward Island. Pic- tures of the class and school have been sent to PEI and a return exchange is awaited. They had a trip to Toronto‘s Humane Society and to Eat- on’s Toyland. In January they will be studying the farm. ‘ y. Guests attending the show- er were Mrs. Sadie Walters, Mrs. Jennie Reilly, Mrs. Ren- nick, Mrs. Helen Avis, Mrs. Tom Stevenson. Other guests unable to attend sent their gifts. Oak Ridges School ' There will be a meeting of the St. John’s 125th anni- versary committee Tuesday at 7:30 pm in the recreation room of the rectory. At 9 o‘clock the same evening the advisory board will be hav- ing a meeting. The young people will be meeting at 7:30 pm Friday of next week at St. Mark’s Chapel. Colin Tucker's grade 6 en- joyed a field trip to Seneca College. They prepared a play for the Christmas Con- cert and decorated their classroom. St. John's will be having a family service at 10:30 am Sunday. There will be a special feature. David Nel- son, aged 10. will be playing the organ for the service. Cora Crawford’s grade 2 visited the Royal Winter Fair and found this a very valuable experience. They have been making decora- tions and rehearsing. In January they plan to begin a unit of good nutrition. Mary Ball, the itinerant remedial teacher, decided to try the following inno- vative measures: decide the behavior you want to change; reward â€" social. verbal and concrete; evalu- ate. To date the results are encouraging. in Surrey, BC Susan Grassman’s grade 2 and 3 class members are be- coming real bookworms, looking forward to the week- ly arrival of the visiting lib- rary. They made snowmen and were busy with their decorating and rehearsals. From all the pupils and teachers, Warmest Season's Greetings. Church News Marilyn Reid's grade 5 and 6 did an ecology study at Seneca College and has been busy as the others with Christmas preparations. Wanda Moore’s grade 5’s are learning to read maps, with special emphasis on Canada. They plan to make models, maps and globes themselves in the new year. The school will be instal- ling a rink with the co-op- eration of the Richmond Hill Parks Committee. Needless to say the children are ex- cited. Debbie Saraga’s grade 3 and 4 class has been busy making decorations. Child- ren around the world is a topic planned for the winter months. SELL YOUR UNWANTABLES PHONE 884-1105 0 LOCAL tumumlll. Ins JANET MARIE MITCHELL Janet Marie Mitchell, eld- est daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Mitchell 0! Oak Ridges. graduated re- cently from York. Univer- sity with a combined honors degree in physical education and sociology. She is a? present attend- ing the Faculty of Education at the University of Toronto. 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