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Included in those who will be attending are two former members, Mrs. Elva Angel and, Mrs. Jeania Greenham, both now living in Willow- Idale. The Doncaster Community Ladies Club today will enjoy a belated Christmas dinner and get-together at the Royal 'Fontainebleu dining room, Yonge and Steeles. Approx- imately 16 ladies have made reservations for this func- tion, reports Social Convenor Mrs. Zella Edgar of Spruce- wood Drive at press time. Others may make arrange- ments to attend also, she points out. Mrs. Harry Mizen of rucewood Drive. the only rter member with active ‘ bership in the 26-year- They welcome Mrs. Deg: Semeniuk who will take oat- the kindergarten class vac ed by Mrs. Roberts. Church News ' Approximater 12 school memhm... A: um Incidentally, Trudy is a nurse and the problem was, of céurse, not serious but very uncomfortable and re- quired bed rest to overcome. Th'éx staff at Henderson Aveml Public are sorry to lose. ,t e services of Mrs. Christine Roberts, kindergar- ten teacher, who left the “Ofession at the end of the Year. Birthday greetings this week go out to Mark Wilson, 86 Meadcwview Avenue, who will be nine years old tomor- row and to Robert Hampson of Henderson Avenue, who on Saturday will mark his fifteenth. Trudy Johnson of 43 Wood- ward Avenue, was at home in bed recovering from a freak accident which hap- pened when she was asleep in .bed last weekend. It seems she severely wrenched a mus- cle in her neck. - The following afternoon in Bramford, Tom, Kiddey of 47 Highland Park Boulevard ex- changed vows with his bride, Brenda Lee Moffatt of Brant- foi‘d. The couple are honeymoon- ing in Antigua and will reside in Toronto on their return. Neighborhood Notes A couple of South Thorn- _hill's young men rounded out tho holiday season by taking a bride. Friday. Allan Carle of 105 Morgan Avenue wed Lynda Austin of Rexdale at the Kingdom Hall in Woodbridge. South Thornhill 8. Bayview Glen Now they have gone. We pick up the pieces. A collec- tion of treasures at the foot of the ni'ccc‘s bed, hidden by bed clot-hes: a music box un- der the bed. and many ar- 1iclcs in strange places. Of course there are mitts. and pan-tics, and such like, al- though we did a hunt just before ever'ybody left. The house is strangely quiet. “How come?" a synâ€" onym for "Why?" doesn’t and his day â€" ~ and some one 'else's of necessity ~ be- gins. I keep a few toys here. I| call them "mine" and they' I‘emain with us until the next visit. One of these days the question will be raised as to what I do with them, when they (llhe children) go hdme. I borrowed a toboggan ‘thisl lime. and it was made use ofi The small nephew has a time clock inside of him. At six--thirty his alarm goes off ea 1's Th ey then we re d ogs. en'si'c In fact, they made Christ- masâ€"with their en-uhusiasm‘ and enjoyment. But the rev- olution in the household management is something else again. The menus in- cluded jelly, ice cream, ham- burgers. and poptI Also peaâ€" nut butter and cookies at odd hours. (Why is licorice such a favorite? By sheer chance we had some in the house, and I was hounded for it. “But, Aunt Margaret. you have lots," I was told very seriously when I said he'd had enough for the time being.) They Neighborhood Notes ring through The celebrations are over 1L is so dull! for another year, and the Howeverl grand nephew and niece, better for a aged [our and two respec- ness. I did tively. have departed plus friend whol parents. We are all so de- her young 1‘! lighted to see ‘Lhem. have the car 20 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Jan. 10, 1974 ry seriously when I said "d had enough for the ne being.) The dogs go round with 1's drooping, and tails low. ley are not use-d to chil- en. And if these children we even slightly afraid of gs. it would make life CORRESPONDENT: DAVE BARBOUR PHONE 889-5205 - 366-1720 c“ The executive of the ifs“ Thornhill Senior Citizens will of meet on January 9 and the a general meeting will take At place on_ January 16. The )ff meeting 15 no conclude With ne‘ :1 Barn Dance and, of course, ,9“ refreshments. The club hopes i for a good turn out. N The first general meeting “‘g of the Thornhilland Dis'trict n' Horticultural Society for T“ 1974 is scheduled for Tues- “a' day at 8 pm at. the North at Thornhill Community Cen- or and Karen Kiddey and Mary Pritchard were the bridesmaids. v The groom was attended by Barry Bur~ nett as best man, David Kid- dey. Pat Brown and Sandy MacPherson as ushers. The reception for the 100 guests was held at the Fair- view Golf Club, Brantford, the bride’s mother receiving in a soft pink jersey dress with corsage of pink and white rosebuds and the groom's mother in blue with a similar corsage. Following a honeymoon in Antigua, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kiddey will reside in Toronto. Lee Moffat to Thomas Ed- ward Kiddey. Both are grad~ uates of the University of Western Ontario, London. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moffat of Brantford and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kiddey of 47 Highland Park Boulevard. The wed- ding music .was played by Mrs. Helen Reese. Given in marriage by her parents the bride wore a hooded gown of white velvet and carried white roses. Her attendants wore blue velvet and carried white Chrysanthe- mums. Mary Lou Moffa‘t was her sister's maid of hon- or and Karen Kiddey and Mary Pritchard were the bridesmaids. ' The groom was attended by Barry Bur- nett as best man, David Kid- dey, Pat Brown and Sandy MacPherson as ushers. The reception for the 100 guests was held at the Fair- view Golf Club, Brantford,‘ the bride’s mother receiving i _ . :to 16. a soft pink Jersey dress: THE MARK OF THE MAKER: A PORTRAIT OF HELEN WADDELL by Monica Blacketlt. Her vitality of spirit, her rare ability as a writer, speaker and schol- ar, her sense of humor and her great love of life. all combined to make Helen W-addell an exceptional wom- an. The title of this biogra- phy is most apt because all who came in contact with her felt deeply that she pos- sessed this rare virtue. (Non- fiction alt 'I‘hornhill.) a: It: a: THE GHOST OF THOM- AS KEMPE â€" by Penelope Lively. At first 10-year-old James Harrison is merely irritated by the poltergeist activities of a 17th Century sorcerer who has intruded into his life in 20th Century England. But after some de- day sinister events occur, he decided that he must, at all costs, find a way to lay the ghost forever. A spookly novel for children from 12 (Fiction at Markham and Thornhill) [about 60 young peopleÂ¥are , expected to attend this camp- ‘out at Camp Medeba in the . Haliburtons‘ KIDDEY-MOFFAT Brantford Fairview United Church was the scene of the January 5 wedding of Brenda Lee Moffat to Thomas Ed- ward Kiddey, Both are grad- uates of the University of Western Ontario, London. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moffat of Brantford and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kiddey of 47 Highland Food, fun and fellowship are offered at Thornhill Un- ited's “Winter Frolic” Janu- ary 20 at Cedar Glen from 2 to 8 pm.» Cancelled postage stamps are a means of providing much-needed medical sup- plies and care for leprosy patients around the world. Please save used postage stamps (leave a quarter inch of envelope around the stamp) and place them in the box on the narthex table at Thornhill United. Sunday Holy Trinity Ang- lican Couples’ Club will en- joy a hay ride and toboggan party at the Robinson Farm on Bayview. All are welcome. The response to the appeal for craft material to be used in the After-4 program at Thornhill United Church has been so generous that no more contributions will be received until a further re- quest. The cupboards are jammed. The speaker is Tom Van Ry'n of the Sheridan Nurser- ies, and his subject is “Prun- ing and Espalier Training". ‘There will also be a paint sale. draw prizes, refresh- ments, and the library will be open. Visitors are most welcome. Senior Citizens The first meeting of the Thornhill and District Senior Citizens for the new year was an afternoon of Euchre on January 2. Everybody en- joyed it. The White Elephant Table was loaded with treas- ures. This is a very popular addition to the meetings.‘ Stu Wilson of Morgan Ave- nue reports there is still time for other local high school students to get in on the fun. Stu can be reached at 889- 7975. ' Mrs. Grace Baker and some of the other members are leaving for Florida on February 1. They will be =crely missed. Mrs. Nan Wright is also going sloutlh. This will be, the story often during the cold weather which older persons cannot enjoy as once they did. Of Interest Mr. and Mrs. Tom Pherrill rf John Street had a most interesting visitor the other However I think we'll be better for a period of dull- ‘ness. I did not e'nvy my ‘friend who bade goodbye to her young relatives, only to have the car return half-an- hour later because it wasn’t ‘ running properly! } Horticultural Society ter, Baythorn Drive Royal Orchard Boulevard ring through the rooms. And WEDDING and Nancy Phel-an. The dramatic scenery of the country, the racking poventy of much of the populace and the child- like simplicity and affection- ateness of the native people is movingly communicated by this unique writer. The chapter on his attempt to rehabilitate a clutch of bat- tery hens on a “free range” life is unforgetable in its horror. (Non-fiction aIt Thom- hill.) THE TANGO BRIEFING â€" by Adam Hall. A crashed freighter lies buried in the sand, unapproached by any! one because of the peril of being trapped by the night- mare cargo it carried. Only Secret Service hero Quiller, eternally attracted by danger and impossible missions, will undertake *to parachute down to investigate the wreckage. Another first rate thriller by the author of the BERLIN MEMORANDUM. (Fiction at Markham, Thornhill and Un- ionville.) AROUND MY HOUSE ~ by Ian Niall. Compl‘ete in- volvement with birds and beasts, both wild and tame, The group ‘flew [to Fort La u d e'rd a l e which they reached early enough to have a sight-seeing tour beâ€" They were trying to earn money for ‘the “Save the Children" fund. Mrs. Jack- son was delighted to see them, both because she likes carol singing, and because they were ‘a live demonstra- iion for guests. She got in touch with them later and found that they had made something over $19. Timothy Russell of Dean- bank Drive, recently went on a cruise arranged by the Creighton Travel Agency. Mrs. Arthur Creighton ac- companied the trip herself. There were 12 people in all. at the door to sing carols. They wer Nancy Hamilton, Kim Street, Billy Schoeler, Eric Stephenson and Came- ron Brooks. “Wfiat were rthose?" the children asked and as if in answer five children arrived On December 23 Mrs. Earl Jackson of Erica Drive was hostess to four grandchildren from Uxbridge, Glen. Carol, Lynn, and Gail Jacksron. They 'had been :talking about carols, and the word carol- 1ers cgmme up. Besides the course in Aus- tralia he managed some travel both on the way there and the way back. He had two weeks in Japan visiting a missionary, and stops at Fiji, Hawaii, San Francisco and Lcs An-geles. Now he is back at Queen's finishing the remainder of his course. The Pherrills we're delighted to soe him. TOWN OF MARKHKNFâ€" PUBLIC LIBRARIES « Travel 'Writer’s View Of Chilling Chile Countryside ‘ Ron attends Queen's Uni- versity, specializing in com- merce and finance. He was the recipient. of an Interna- tional Rotary Foundation Scholarship which gave him ~the opportunity to study wherever Ihe chose. for six months, with all expenses paid. He and the faculty at Queen‘s, with which he was involved, mapped out -a course for him Ito take. The best college for this was St. Mark‘s in Adelaide, VAustra- lia. THE CHILEAN WAYâ€"by evening, Ron Wickmt of Lindsay. His father, the late John Wickett, whom many people will remember, work- ed for the late Wilfred Dean. The Pherrills have kept up their contacts with the Wic- keth ever since. New Year's :but returned to St. John's Convalescent Hos- pital for further treatment. A speedy recovery is wished for him. We also extend best wishes for a rapid recovery for Mrs. ‘Salt who has been at St. ,John’s for some time. A happy birthday is wished for Dorothy Godson January 1, Olive and David St. John January 10 and Lynn Web- ster January 22. Brian Webb was able to be home over Christmas and 3 in 'York Central Hospital, Richmond Hill. We welcome this little brother for Doug- las and grandson for Olive St. John, Centre Street, Thomhill. Neighborhood Notes Congratulations to Phyllis (St. John) and Roy Hook on the arrival of their second son, Adam Lee, born January New Arrival LOOK FOR THESE TI- TLES AT YOU LOCAL LIBRARY. are portrayed by this recepâ€" .tive, daun‘tless and talented travel writer. (Non-fiction at Unionville.) The United Church had a spontaneous family p-anty. Scme of the families had a New Year‘s Eve Party in a private home for some years. But this year the number of guests “boiled over” and so an arrangement was made to use the church. Result: a gathering of all ages to welcome in the new year. 'Dhey playd gams, sang. had a short mditat’i‘on and ate. It too sounds as if it would become a an annual affair. Elaine Malcolm looked af- ter the catering. The five piece orchestra, Reuban Ri- vas conductor, was all it vhould have been and more. 1974 was welcomed with enthusiasm and enjoyment. The guests were received by Kay and Bill Reeve, Mary and Carl Pindera. Alice and Edward Leon, Joy Gould and George Maier. A flock of snow bun‘tings was seen in the Pomona Mill-s Park. Also a northern :hrike paid a call. Church News Tc'h New Year‘s Eve Dance at the Church Hall, St. Luâ€" ke‘s, was a tremendous suc- cess. The hall was filled to capacity and everyboday had such a good time. It is to become an [annual affair. Everywhere the flowers were beautiful, the food fa- bulous, and the company d‘e- lig'htful. It was a wonderful trip. Nature Notes They landed also at Port Everglades. The trip was planned to sail at night, and give most of the day time hours to a port of call. The first day was spent in Curacao, in the Netherlands Antilles. Next they reached La Guaira, Ve- nezuela and then St. George, Granada. At Gaudeloupe the boat let me passengenms off at one end of the island, and picked them up again 'at Uhe other. Thy landed at Basse- Terre and re-embarked at Poinvt-a-Pit're. The last day was spent at St. Thomas on the Virgin Islands. fore embarking art 4 pm. The boat was a Dutch one, the 'New Amsterdam, and it was its last trip before being sold. It had been in service since 1938. It was very com- fortable. Crestwood Road Correspondent: Mrs. Fred St. John 75 Crestwood Road Thornhill Telephone 889-3443 How to get '40 Miles per gallon ' 773-4542 884-9274 YONGE ST. N. RICHMOND HILL (JUST 1 MILE NORTH OF RICHMOND HILL) When in doubt as to snow cofidit‘ions call ‘the Honey Pot at 889â€"4988 or 889-1507 for information, not the rec- tory, please! St. Mary Immaculate Ski Club got off to a good start Tuesday with its senior members in great numbers again this season. Tonight the juniors iake off at 7 p m (wrong time announced last week). Come at 6:30 to be fitted and ready to start on time. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is being held from January 20 to 26. A service of prayer will be held at St. Mary's Anglican, Yonge at Vaughan Road. Ja- nuary 20 at 8 pm. At both meetings there will be discussions -on preli- minary proposals and citizen input will be taken into acâ€" count before final recom- mendations and decisions are made. Another meeting at Ross Dean School on January 31, IS dlreoted to the residents of the study area â€" that is to those living within 600 feet of Yonge Street. Everyone who is interested in the future of this com- munity is welcome to attend. Church News Please send some repreâ€" sentative from your family, organization. ratepay- ers’ group, etc. Your recom- mendations are urgently re- quested before final plans are made for this main tho- roughfare which connects this area to the old town in the north and to Metro in the south. The planning con- sultants depend on us, the rend-ants of the new town of Richmond Hill, to give our suggestions that night. So gather some concrete ideas and- bring them to this all important gathering. The two week Christmas holidays came to an end when all the local boys and girls in secondary and ele- mentary sc‘hools returned to their classrooms Monday. Coming Events A public forum on the “Yonge Street South Corri- dor“ will be held at Don Head School, Vaughan Road, in the cafetorium at 8 pm January 17. It will be a ge- neral meeting for the whole community from Vaughan Road to Highway 7. of the children managed to enjoy themselves on back- yard rinks, practising hoc- key, or by going tobogganing or skiing in the nearby con- servation areas. Color TV from . Sweetheart Peter York Home T.V. Unfortunately this was not so at Christmas time with its mild, rainy weather. Despite the absence of public skating rinks in the area over the holidays slome 306 Bayview Ave. (Plaza) 889-1646 - 884-4165 Winter decided to enter 1974 gracefully while huge snowflakes fell, making our richly treevd community look something like an old-fa- s‘hicned Christmas card. RICHVALE RECORD Winter Has Come Our family, for one, was hoping that a Thornhill fig- ure skating club would be formed once the new a-renas are built. Apparently that is not a foregone conclusion. In the school yard an ice surface has been prepared for pleasure skating and hoc- key. You will remember that an ice surface was also pre- pared last winter but the weather was too mild and not much skating could Jae drone. Next winter we hope we won't have to depend on the weather since we’ll may- be have two artificial ice arenas at the new recrealti'on complex at John Street and Bayview Avenue. School re-opened for «he second tenm on Monday for children in the area. An extra-long holiday was en- joyed by axll 'of them, with plenty of snow fou- skiing and moboggam'ng. Neighborhood Notes WORKS IN A DRAWER Around Bayview Fairways GET YOUR Correspondent -â€" Mrs. Mary Watts 43 Spruce Avenue 889-5787 Correspondent: Lois Brisbois 166 Bayview Fairways Drive 881-2853 Lions and their wives together with many friends welcomed the New Year at their annual dance. A good time was had by all. The Lions held a Chrisrt- mas party for some of the local children in their Spruce Avenue Hall Decem- ber 14. Christmas movies were shown and Santa Claus distributed agift to every child present. The drum corps practises every Wednesday at 7 pm (not 7:30 pm as previously understand». These practises will be held in the gym at Lang‘s-taff Secondary on Gar- den Avenue. For further in- formation phone Carol Hill at 889-5160. ’ ‘ Lions The Curtain Club opens its doors again February 1 with Edward Albee's play, “Everything In The Gard-en,” directed by Tony Miller. This is their festival entry in the CODL and will be playing in Richmond Hill un- til February 16. Tickets may be obtained locally from Do- rothy Gummersal at t 12 Springhead Gardens (near Roselawn School), Telephone 884-6948. Drum Corps Both local TAB groups will resume activities next week. Mondays from 9:30 to 11:30 am at Room 11 Char- les Howitt School (next to the library), Pearson Avenue and the library Wednesdays. from 10:30 to 11:30 am. Exercises will be given for the former group only. New- comers -welcome. For more information phone Gwen Halliday at 884-4811. Theatre Tonight (Thursday) from 7:30 to 9:30 pm is “Parent's Night” at Langsta‘ff Secon- dary. There will be inter- views with the teachers and refreshments served while waiting, YWCA School Bulletin Birth-day congratulations to Steven Griggs of Kings Inn Trail who was six on January Before a new figure skam- ing club can be formed a vote must be taken by all other clubs within a 25~mile radius. Some clubs in the vicinity feel the popuiaition in the area doesn’t yet war- rant a new club being formed. The children have a week- ly piano lesson and this was their second Music Night since September. Gradually, they become accustomed to playing for an audience. However a club in the rec- reation complex would be very convenient for the skat- ers -in Bvayview Fairways. Just before Christmas Mrs. Plhyllis Lo-wnd‘s' Music Club had its Christ-mas and Han- ukkah Barty. Each student chose several selections to play on the piano for the other children. available for companies, associations and seminar groups. 1 THE LATEST SOUNDS of Dance Music will draw you to The Kings Club British Disco- theque which has become a popular singles meeting lounge. RESERVATIONS for the Old English Dining Room may be made through our Reception Desk at 881â€"2121. See you there, Harry Parker, Manager. ‘ PARKWAY HOTEL IT’S GROUP TIME AT THE PARKWAY HOTEL ARRANGE YOUR GROUP DINNERS and Luncheons in the Internationally famous Old English Roast Beef Dining Room. MEETING ROOMS and special suites are Highway No. 7, 1 Mile East of Bayview THORNHILL. 881-2121. SMALL CAR CENTRE with front wheel drive it’s a snow car Ride in it and you’ll buy it Buy it and you’ll Save its prlce in gas alone Buy it at in sfyle As ‘an observation of the Week of Prayer, an ecumeni- cal service will be held at 8 pm in St. Mary‘s Anglican Church on January 20. Sev- eral churches in Richmond Hill will be taking part. SELL YOUR UN WANTABLES Find a buyer through a classified ad in “The Liberal" on sale every Thursday. It's easy to place your ad. Just call 884-1105 or 884-1983 FOR FAST RESULTS. The choirs from Emmanuel and St. Gabriel‘s Anglican Churches will join the choir of St. Mary‘s for the event. All residents who are inter- ested are invited to attend. There will be a service of ordination at St. Mary’s Ang- lican Church on January 20 at 10:30 pm. The Rev. Donald Downer will be inducted into the full priesthood by the Rev. John Bothwell, the Bish- op of Niagara. Church News _ Welcome to the club, fella. That could be the greeting Joey Toule (standing) could be saying to Myron MacPhersons (outch) in the above photo. It was all part of the game at the Budokai Judo Club of Thornhill recently. Both Joey of Thornhill and Myron of Bradford were presented with their first black belt degrees in a club ceremony. Joey is the son of Chris Toule who operates the Thornhill club. The boys decided (above) to do a demonstration for the occasion. Ouch. LANGSTAFF NEWS Dining Around With Harry Correspondent: Mrs. Geoffrey Cook 84 Garden Ave. Telephone 889-4553 Happy landing RICHMOND HILL Whatever may be your need, whatever may be your capacity, when you reach to a mortgage, reach for the sound, friendly mortgaging counsel of the people who have been custom building loans for people like you since 1889. Your V and G mortgage brings you more than the money you need. It brings you the confidence of knowing it has been expertly cut to measure your requirements. 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