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20 Last week we had a very important visitor in Thorn- hill, one of the quarterbacks for the Edmonton Eskimos who was playing in the Grey Cup game in Toronto on November 25. His name is Bob Howes and he grew up in Thomhill. It was a tremendous party. the Grey Cup one sponsored by the Thornhill Lionettes. It took place November 24 and was held at Heintzman House. Mrs. Doreen Parker, presi- dent of the Lionettes. wel- comed the guests at the» front door. Mrs. Sue Rae who had looked after the ticket sell- ing. was also there with a welcome. There was dancing in two of the rooms with Bob White doing the “disc jockeying" and what an excellent job he did! There was a Monte Car- lo upstairs, a thriving busi- ness with Sylvia Alley keep- ing everything on the move. As for the smorgasbord (Mrs. Byron Ring was convenor) it was a delight to the eyes. as well as being scrumptious with the homemade food all extra special. The Lionettes wish to thank the community for their support and interest. No wonder it was such a suc- cessâ€"so much so that it is to be repeated‘next year. Better buy your tickets early! Bob attended Langstaff Public School and then Thornhill Secondary. While there he played basketball and football for the school, and did some much appreci- ated coaching of the younger boys. Neighborhood Notes He graduated from Queen’s University â€" and of course played football for them too. At that time he tried out for Calgary but heard nothing more. He travelled to Europe with some of his friends for 10 months or 50. Next he went to Waterloo University to take a special one-year course in physical education. 'Ihe Argo Scouts became interested in him, but it was discovered that Calgary had a prior claim. Although he had never played for them, they refused to release him. They traded him to Vancou- ver, without eVer using him! While in Vancouver he did some supplementary teaching in the schools. Next he was traded to Ed- monton and has played with them this year. He is also attending the University of Alberta, taking their course in education (similar to OCE). His mother. Mrs. Sheila Howes. lives on Centre Street now. I asked her about her feelings as ‘a mother of a football star. “You can’t worry and enjoy the game,” she said. “And he does keep himself in good condition. However when I’m watching it always seems to m‘b that he is at the bottom of the pile!" He had told her that his hips were sore after the game. and she has an idea that this is always the case after each game. His brother, Bill, who lives in Edmonton. came east to cheer. I'm sure Mrs. Howes was delighted to have both her sons here, although she was not happy about the out- come of the game. I TSS Tiger'Tales Seneca College, the King Campus, is offering a new Volunteers from Thofnhill Secondary sold Christmas cards yesterday 'for the York Associa- tion for the Mentally Retarded. Exams are finally over! December 3 was a holiday for the students as the teachers were occupied with their meetings. CHRISTMAS DINNER Be sure to get your advance ticket for the Christmas Dinner in the cafeteria. Beaver Foods is sponsoring this turkey dinner with all trim- mings. It will be served during a lunch hour before the holidays. On November 24, the Thornhill Senior Girls’ basketball team won a tournament involving Sutton, King City and Dr. G. W. Williams High. Next weekend the Senior Boys’ Basketball Tourn- ament will take place. Thornhill was host to 95 players in the North York and North Toronto Chess Champion- ships last weekend. In the junior high school division, Ian Finlay from Don Valley Junior High placed first, and Todd Tamane of Zion Heights ranked second. The top team play went to Donview Heights. Jonathon Schaeffer of Thornhill placed first in the high school division. Second place was a three-way tie among Jerry Wasserman of Wil- liam Lion MaCkenzie Hhigh, John Reid of New- market High and J. Stelmanis. Although the top team was from Sir Sanford Fleming, Thornhill Secondary placed second. 7 Don’t forget Thornhill’s next dance featur- ing “Dililnger” on December 14. The doors open at eight so don’t be late! Thornhill Team Places Second In Chess Tournament THE LIBERAL, Righmorld Hill. OntariQ. Thursday. Dec. 6. 1973 CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP Mrs. Eugenia Cork of Bay- thorn Drive of the Heintz- man House Auxiliary reports the Tea, Toys and Trinkets Sale was very successful. The auxiliary will now be sponsoring the “International Passport Dance” February 2. To judge by the numbers of people that are not on the streets of Thornhill these days, everybody must be busy with shopping cooking, and Christmas pageants! The only persons out are small boys practising hockey with tennis balls. Even the Saturday morning market is not so full; you can find parking space, for a change. There will be instruction, equipment to rent, and all the services which make for comfort: refreshments, park- ing. washrooms, warming and waxing areas. even weekend baby sitting! The rates are reasonable and a pass can be purchased at quite a saving. It also in- cludes some Ibonuses. The Annual Christmas Carol Sing will be held De- cember 9 at 7:30 pm at the Heintzman House, corner of Bayview and Royal Orchard. Free donuts and hot choco- late will be served. Come and start the season with some Christmas singing. Church News The Ukrainian Catholic CWL is holding a tea and bake sale on December 9 from 2 pm to 4:30 at the Church Hall, Church Lane, Thornhill. There will be entertainment in addition. Everybody welcome. opportunity to all ski-ers in the district. Under the direc- tion of Mike Exall, Outdoor Recreation Coordinator, a large variety of trails over beautiful countryside will be open for cross-country skiing. seven days a week for three months plus. It begins on December 15. For further' information call 884-9901. Telephone calls are not answered and news is scarce! On December 19 there will be the annual Christmas Party for all children of the parish. A surprise visit from St. Nicholas is on the pro- gram. This takes place at 7 On December 16 the CTK Youth (Christ the King Luth- eran) will meet at the church at 2 pm to go carolling. Parents and interested friends are asked to provide transportation. On December 9 at 7 pm a; Thornhill Presbyterian the Sunday School from nursery to grade 8 will present “The Star”. Both words and music will be used to tell the story. The dress rehearsal takes place on the Saturday after- noon from 4 to 7. Children can be picked up after 7 o’clock. Supper will be served for all the participants. Sun- day School Superintendents Jean and Ian Malloch and the staff are giving the lead- ership required for such an ambitious project. The following Sunday, De- cember 16, the 3rd Thornhill Girl Guides will present their traditional Candlelight Service at 7 pm. It has been one of the outstanding events in past years and everybody is looking forward in antici- pation to this one. On White Gift Sunday. December 16 at 9:30 am there will be the added ex- citement of a breakfast for the whole church school, The Sunday School staff will be cooks, waiters, waitresses, and dish washers too, I ex- pect The-November meeting of the Thornhill Presbyterian WMS was at Mrs. Mary Jack- son’s home November 20. Mrs. Norman Nixon, the pres- ident, was in the chair. The meeting opened with a hymn, and then 'Mrs. Nixon led the devotional period on Follow- ing the Christ. The minutes were read and adopted. Mrs. Alec Mc- Lean looked after the offer- ing and led in prayer. Roll call was answered with a verse with “follow” in it. Mrs. Helen Porter reviewed the last chapters from the study book on India. The presents brought by the members were on exhi- bition. They are to be for- warded to Mrs. Reay. the presbytery deaconess, who will send them on to Senior Citizens’ Homes. Mrs. Tom McCaul looked after the refreshments. There was a lovely birthday cake in honor of Mrs. Cecelia Shed- don who celebrated her 90th birthday this week. She was congratulated. The festivities were enjoyed by everybody. On December 23, at the evening service, the Senior Choir is offering the annual Christmas Cantata with its own particular Christmas message. The title is the Manger King and it blends many of the favorite carols together in very melodic set- tings. There will be guest soloists augmenting the augmenting the choir, and this promises to be an inspir. ational prelude to Christmas Week. The Couples Club are hav- ing a Christmas dinner on December 15 at the Rich- mond Hill Lions‘ Hall. The rummage sale held at Holy Trinity Church on Nov- ember 24, in spite of very bad weather, was most satisfac- tory. Rummage sales have Tomorrow John Newby will take his grade 8 class of Woodland Senior students to tour the Toronto Dominion Centre and the Toronto Star Building in Toronto. South Thomhill 8. Bayview Glen School News On the same day three other grade 8 classes, those of Alex Guiney, Mrs. Pat Tracy and Mrs. Stephanie Dearling, journeyed to QUeen’s Park to witness the Ontario Provincial Legisla- ture in action. Monday» will see three more classes of grade 8 stu- dents visit the Legislative Assembly in Queen’s Park. The teachers on» this trip will be Al Peachman, who is in charge of all these visits to the Legislature, Jack Shepa and Mrs. Fay Espinosa. Woodland Senior Public has announced they will be presenting “Scrooge's Christ. mas" on the evenings of December 18 and 19. Both shows will be open to the public with tickets at $1 each, available from any students or at the school. Curtain time is 7:30 pm. Church News Doncaster Bible Chapel’s annual Sunday school Christ- mas program will be held this coming Saturday at 7 pm. an earlier date than in past years. Parents of the children are cordially invited and refreshments will be served. This event will be held in the gymnasium of the chapel. Gordon Fleming, director of music at Thornhill United, is interested in compiling a list of instrumentalists who might be able to assist in the music program â€" i.e., guitar or flute, to accompany the choirs. Please call him at 884-6774. “Because of a Life” is the theme of this year's CGIT vesper service December 12 at 7:30 pm in the sanctuary. CGIT, Explorers, the junior and senior choirs will be participating in this joyful celebration of Christ's birth. Food, fun and fellowship are promised _at the Thorn- hill United's “Wipter Frolic" January 20 at Cedar Glen from 2 to 8:30 pm. Tickets are now on sale in the church ofifice. The UCW are selling hasty notes showing an etching of the church at $1.25 per dozen. Contact Mrs. Olive Harrington, 221-1755, Mixed badminton is played Thursdays at 8 pm in the gym.‘Raquets and birds are available. Newcomers are welcome! For more informa- tion call Mrs. Marg McCrim- men at 8894941. CORRESPONDENT: DAVE BARBOUR PHONE fi89-5205 - 366-1720 Besides the presentation of White Gifts on December 9, at Holy Trinity Church. there will be a Youth Carol Festival under the leadership of Mrs. Roger P‘riestman. On the following Sunday at 5 pm there will be a Can- dlelight Service, with special music from the choirs, as well as congregational sing- ing. There will also be the opportunity to place gifts at the back of the church which will be used to prepare Christmas baskets for needy families in this community. The Men’s Club of the United Church held their meeting on November 26. There was a good turnout with some new members. Gordon Fleming led a sing- song. Then Wayne Bennet spoke on the work of CUSO. He had excellent pictures. He has just returned from Uganda where he was serv- ing the community in the capacity of a well-digger under CUSO. The Naomi Group of the ACW has become so large that it is dividing. Mrs. Dor- een Chutter is taking respon- sibility for the new group, very appropriately named the "Ruth". The Morley Honeys opened their house to anybody who wished to see their pictures of Dr. Bob McClure at the hospital in Sarawak, where. he is working. The Honeys had gone to see him last year. (Dr. Honey had worked with him in 'India some time ago.) become necessities for people in these days of high costs. On December 12 the CGIT are presenting their Vesper Service at 7:30 pm. They have been preparing for the last month, and will be assist- ed by both choirs, and the Explorers. The theme of the service which is celebrated across Canada by all the CGIT is Because Of A Life â€"- Mrs. June Abbot is the leader. The Senior Adults are go- ing on a bus tour to see the Christmas lights on Decem- ber 13. This is to be followed up by a party., “After-4” â€" please keep those empty egg and milk cartons, baby food jars, tin cans, aluminum plates, sew- ing scraps, etc. coming. They may be left (marked After-4) on top of the coatrack in the narthex or beside the metal cupboard by the basement telephone. If you are seeking good, clean, modern, used clothing at low bazaar sale prices, the Helpmate Information Cloth- in‘g Depot, at Thornhill Unit- ed, could be of interest. The depot is open every week Tuesdays from 9:30 to 12 noon and by appointment at other times. Appointments can be arranged by calling Mrs. Jean Bryce at 889-5102. The depot contains a good supply and selection of items for the entire family. Neighborhood Notes Friends and neighbors of Arthur Watling of Clark Avenue proprietor of the Clark Variety Store, are de- lighted to learn he.is finally showing signs of recovery from his most serious illness at Wellesley Hospital in Toronto. Birthday greetings go this week to J oanne McArthur, 45 Clark Avenue, who celebrat- ed her 14th birthday yester- day (December 5); Giles Tomasso, 22 Morgan Avenue, who will be 14 tomorrow; to Lorraine Sheedy, 174 Grand- view Avenue, who will mark her 11th birthday next Mon- day; and to David Rozycki, 90 Morgan Avenue, who was 14 on Tuesday. Girl Guides & Brownies The 9th Thornhill Brownie Pack has a new Brown Owl this season, MrS. Stella 0’- Bryne, 29 Meadowview Ave- nue. - The 3rd, 6th and 9th Thornhill Brownies visited the Beehive Honey Plant in Scarboro Monday. They made this trip in the morning as there was no school that day. Six Brownies of the 6th Pack were enrolled Wednes- day of this week. The new members are Patricia Hal- lam, Mary Harrison, Robin Hazelwood Nancy Lessard, Sonja Lung and Corinna Nicholson. Commissioner Mrs. Shirley Lancaster and the parents of the six‘girls were on hand for this special ceremony. Both 2nd Thornhill Ven- turer groups “A” and “B” enjoyed a tour of the Toron- to Iron Works, yesterday, compliments of Tony Sheedy, 174 Grandview. who worked out the tour and supplied the hard hats for the contingent of Venturers. Questionnaire Would you like to have the new Markham buses come 'into the Bayview Fair- ways subdivision? A ques- tionnaire will soon be distri- bwted in your area and the decision will be yours. The buses at present follow a route along John Street, but had been originally sheduled to follow a route into the subdivision. The route was changed at the last minute because it was felt that the decision should be made by the people in the subdivision. Watch for the questionnaire. The buses now in use are temporany. Markham’s own buses will be smaller with a'll seats an centre. Santa Claus If you missed the Eaton’s Santa Claus Parade, you have another dhance to wel- come “Farther Christmas". Next Saturday attend the Markham Santa Claus Pa- rad-e at 10:30 am. It will begin at Number 7 Highway and the 7th Line, proceed east to Number 7 and Mark- h'am Road, travel north ’m Parkway, down to Elm Street. over to Church Street and finish up at the Mark- ham High School. Your children may write to Santa at this address: Santa Claus, Box 27, Markham, Ont. Their letters will be quick- ly forwarded to the 'North Pole. Ratepayers At the executive meeting of the Bayview Fairways Ra- tepayers Association Novem- ber 29, a new commibtee v'vas incorporated into the associ- ation under til-1e chairman for esiucation. The name of the new committee is “BaYVieW Fairways Parents for Junior Kindergarten”. These people are concerned abOIIt early childhood education, feel that nursery schools are be- neficial for the majority of children and also feel very strongly that their children and your children ghould have access to a junior kin- dergarten in our community. The Thornhill Secondary School Board of Student Senators this year decided to purchase 18 trees and plant them at Annswell Park on Alcaine Court to commemorate the school’s 18-year history. Shown here on Arbouration Day during the planting of Flowering Crab, Mountain Ash, etc., are (left to right) Markham Town Parks and Recreation Director Danny Costea and students Jane Goodyear, Liz Dick and Cindy Campbell. Money for the trees came from student funds as part of this year’s student association community improvement effort, according to B.O.S.S. President Waren Creswell. There was a good turnout of students for the tree planting. fiery public and separate Around Bayview Fairways gealf?a§1é1ed toward the The respected citizen of any town, large or small, does more than merely live there â€"he contributes to the com- munity for which he is part. So it was with Charles E. (Charlie) Stewart. The children and adults of Thornhill were fortunate in being able to share the vital- ity Charlie felt for the mid- line area of York Region. Thomhill benefitted from his active interest in recreation, while Richmond Hill was al- lowed to use his industry and intelligence as a councillor. A Tribute To Charlie Ste wart Thev tasks he chose for I8 TSS Years, I8 Trees Correspondent: Lois Brisbois 166 Bayview Fairways Drive 881-2853 school in Metro now has a junior kindergarten. Many other Ontario Boards of Edu- caxtion {have instituted them in their schools. Grants are available from the govern- ment to assist in stanting junior kindergartens. Space, of course, is a problem in our new and growing com- munity, and pupil-teacher ratio is definitely another problem. . ,1 A good nursery school would have perhaps from eight to 12 dhildren in a group with one teacher. Some senior kindergartens now have aboust 30 children in 3 Max with one teacher and you really wouldn't want that for Aynur typical four-'yearaold child. However, the junior kin- dergarten committee feels strongly that parents in this subdivision will support a junior kindergarten to the extent (that they will volun- teer to assist the teacher in order to help her work ef- fectively with the children. At present the commitbee is involved in finding out how many parents in the subdivision suppont the idea of a local junior kindergar- tzen. They will fdhen approach the board of education with a request for space, equip- ment and 'a qualified (teacher of lyoung children. If you want this for the children of your community, you: sup- port is needed! Church News This coming Sunday be the last day of religious instruction classes for public school children at St. Luke's Roman Caflholic Church, un- til after the New Year. On that day Rev. Father Thomas Ohidlow will say a Special mass for the children and their (teachers in the audi- torium of St. Luke‘s Sepa- rate School. S’I‘OUFFVILLE: The first 21 senior citizens apartments in this village should be ready for occupancy early in 1974, but there are aheady 60 ap- plications on file. Council has asked OHC to consider construction of further ac- commodamfion. (Photo by Student Frank Dambrowski) Longfellow said: “Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare think.” Charlie gave, and we accepted with grati- tude. himself were challenges more exacting than ever before, given the decline of volun- tary service and the low ebb of political interest. family. For himself and his service, a share the loss felt by his Bob Adams, President, Thornhill Softball League, ‘ 192 Baythom Drive. RICHMOND HILL Tâ€"HORNHILL o AURORA Laundromats Open 7 AM to 11PM Seven Days a Week TRY COIN LAUNDRIES Ring Funeral Home BYRON E. RING 7783 YONGE ST. THORNHILL 889-7783 Thornhill Lions Club “The Liberal” requires a responsible boy or girl for an established paper route in the Romfield Circuit area of Thornhill. This is an excellent opportunity to earn some extra pocket money: Please Phone Dinah Darlington at 884- 1105 for further details. NOW! 25% on: STEAM CARPET a I -Hl" CARPE CLEANING THE FINEST in We carry a complete line of mufflers and tail pipes for all American and European cars. MIGHTY MUFFLER 9190 YONG! S'I'. Actually See The Dirt Removed! Every Wednesday ~ CARRIER YORK FARMERS’ MARKET STARTING TIME - 8 PM. EARLY BIRDS â€" 7:40 PM. MINIMUM JACKPOT _ $600. 1070 OFF Lustre Services CALL, 884-131 1. 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