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The Liberal, 24 Nov 1976, C1

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Hill girl has ke y role in third world film MONTREAL â€" Christine Johns of Richmond Hill is not an actress. but she and several other Canadian youths have a key role in a National Film Board production premiering here next week. Adult leaders needed to reorganize Girl Guides Christine is one of the Canada World Youth participants who, along with their contemporaries from Third World countries, are involved in a unique experiment in international fellowship. Their experiences are the subject of the NFB‘s The World Is Round, a one- hour documentary which will soon be released across Canada and in several other nations. Directed and produced by Ian McLaren. The World Is Round is a co- production of the NFB, the Canadian International Development Agency and the Department of External Affairs. The film has already been sold to television in Indonesia, Senegal and the Ivory Coast. Thc launching of the film coincides with publication of a book of the same title, by Jacques Hebert and published We now have the opportunity to bring Guiding back. If there are any girls who would like to be Brownies or Guides, they may call Mrs. J.E. Johnson at 727- 8036 in the daytime. Leaders are also needed and if you have been a leader or would like to work with girls, please call. 'I‘raining is available to bring past leaders up to date and to train new leaders. OAK RIDGES ~â€" For the past few years. there has been no Guiding in Oak Ridges due to the lack of adult leaders. Last week I mentioned that we now can learn ballroom and Latin American dancing in Oak Ridges. That‘s not all The King club even offers exercises and karate for the men every Sunday at 2 For the ladies who keep telling the mirror that a few pounds just have to go, or that the old tummy muscles do bulge ever so slightly. take note. There are exercise classes to music and rhythmic dancing every day from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. For moré information about these classes, call The King Club at 833-6063 and ask for Lisa Miller. The seniors will hold their monthly evening euchre at the Wheelhouse on Nov. 29 at 7:30 pm. The admission of $1 includes refreshments and prizes. Everyone is welcome. In the village of Kagnobon in the Casamance region of Senegal, Christine Johns from Richmond Hill, a Canada World Youth participant. is shown helping the village girls prepare a lunchtime meal Evening euchre Get in shape Correspondent Millie Stewart 7784-124 According to Hebert, many young people join Canada World Youth with aspirations for themselves and ex- pectations about the countries in which they will live. “But while these young people may not have a clear understanding of the situation they face until actually get- ting together with their foreign coun- terparts,“ he says. “their particular concern is for the way the world is changing." The film candidly watches activities in Marystown, Newfoundland, where CWY participants â€" 10 Canadians and nine from Senegal (a French-speaking nation in Black Africa) â€" spend four months living and working together in the community. Oak Ridges Scout Ladies Auxiliary has elected a new executive: Presidentâ€"Doris McAdam, vice- presidentâ€"Gwen Hannesen. treasurerâ€"Johanna Vahle, secretaryâ€" Dianne Brewster. phoningâ€"Rosa Koeck and Eileen Barker; and public relationsâ€"Mary Tanzos. The next meeting will be Dec. 8 at 8 pm. at the home of Dianne Brewster of 66 Bond Cr. At this time the ladies will by McClelland and Stewart Ltd. It is based on the author’s experiences as founder and president of Canada World Youth. The film capturesthe many facets of exchange visits between young people from Canada and developing countries in Latin America. Asia and Africa. Oak Ridges and District Minor Hockey Association is having a dance on Nov 27 at 8 pm. in the Lions Den at Bond Lake Arena. Tickets are $10 per couple and are available at the door. There will be dancing to the music of a disc jockey. a buffet, and door and spot prizes. Nov. 27 is also the day for the Christmas bazaar. It will also be held in the Lions Den. The hours are 10 am. to 4 p.m. be preparing the goodies for the Cubs' Christmas party. All mothers are asked to attend. This is a good chance to find that unusual gift you‘re looking for. or to learn how to do a new craft by watching the different demonstrations. oak ridges lake Wilcox Scout lad/es auxiliary Tap your toes Meal time in Senegal for the group. The adventures of Christine and other youth from Canada and Third World countries are the subject of a new film produced by the National Film Board. Tickets are also available for the Christmas dance to be held Dec. 11 at the Viking Club. Tickets are $10 each and will include five beverage tickets and a dinner. The village of Kagnobon turns out to celebrate the arrival of the Canadians with colorful tribal dances. Their work in the village includes completing a youth recreation centre, as well as a variety of other communal projects. The Viking Club is having a Grey Cup dance on Nov. 27 in the club above the Oak Ridges plaza. The tickets are $5 each. including a hot and cold buffet from 8 pm. to 9:30 and then dancing. Tickets are available from Rudy's Fish and Chips. ‘ ‘ In Senegal. the film illustrates the tremendously different way of life encountered by the Canadians. In this film. it is the pa’rtiéipants' experiences, their thoughts and at- titudes that tell the real story. Asked how he felt about experiencing black African culture. Jonathon George from British Columbia could have been speaking for all Canadian participants when he said: “The first four days I was shocked. You hear about culture shock and it sounds really terrifying, but it‘s not. It's just that your eyes are sore because you‘ve never seen all these things and you‘re going around dazed." The film then shifts to Brooks, Alberta where a group of Canadians and Malaysians have integrated into the life of a small farming community. This Sunday will be' the 22nd an- niversary of St. Paul‘s. There will be a service at 10:30 a.m., and Rev. Gordon Winch, director of the distress centre in Toronto and one-timer minister of St. Paul‘s. will be the special guest. The U.C.W. of St. Paul‘s expressed appreciation to those who worked so hard to make the Holly tea and bazaar a tremendous success. On Nov. 27 there will be a workshop for all the Sunday School teachers of the Anglican Churches in the Richmond Hill area. It will be held at St. John‘s from 10 a.m. to 2:30 pm. The morning service this Sunday will be Holy Communion and in the evening at 7:30 there will be a fellowship hour. Nov. 30 is St. Andrew‘s day and a minister named Andrew, Rev. Andrew Brndjar, will chair the meeting of the Richmond Hill branch of the Canadian Bible Society when it meets at St. John‘s in the Upper Room at 8 pm. More dances planned St. John ’s Anglican St. Paul’s United Ramzi Majid, the Malaysian par- ticipant. for example, lives with Suzanne Boisvert from Montreal on a large dairy farm. While in Malaysia, the Canadian participants are seen trying to over- come the problem of being treated like honored guests. What they are seeking are first-hand insights into the life of this Southeast Asian country. “The things you can learn are not so much about another culture, but about people. You can‘t learn things like that from a book, you have to experience them." Attheendofthefflnloneobservafion from an 18-year-old Canadian par- ticipant sums up the experiences of the group. The film concludes in Guatemala. showing how _a team from Canada World Youth helped with the rescue operations after the devastating ear- thquake of last February. After its invitational showings across the country, the film will be available on a free loan basis from all NFB distribution offices. Thursday was a big day at'Bayview Secondary School when the group of students shown above teamed up to put on a variety of skits and musical 5“ First chance for £1" swine flu shot RICHMOND HILL â€" Local residents wishing to get a swine flu im- munization shot, will have their chance Dec. 9 and 16 from 2 pm. to 8 pm. at Don Head Secondary School. The first of the free clinics across the region will get under way tomorrow. Nov. 25, at Newmarket. The shots will be for both the A-New Jersey (swine) and A-Victoria strains of influenza. People 65 and over with chronic illnesses. will be vaccinated against both strains of the disease. Those between 20 and 65 will be im- munized against swine flue only. CHATHAM â€" Her friends in Rich- mond Hill were shocked to learn of the sudden death of Stella VandenBrand in St. Joseph‘s Hospital. Chatham, last Saturday. A resident of the Hill for more than a decade‘ Mrs. VandenBrand was active Stella VandenBrand dies at Chatham Trio of teens help injure dHi/l woman in many phases of community life, particularly in the parent groups associated with her children‘s interests â€" Cubs. Guides and Brownies and majorettes, and as a teacher in Rich- mond Hill Presbyterian Sunday School. She sang in her church‘s choir and in the Richmond Hill Ecumenical Choir, and played in the Maple Leaf Accordion Band. She was also a member of the women's groups of the Presbyterian Church. RICHMOND HILL â€" First the bad house when a “car full of teenagers” news: A Richmond Hill woman slipped stopped to offer assistance. on an icy sidewalk and broke her leg last week. “It was three boys and a girl," Mrs. Roworth said. “They took me to the And the good news: She was rescued hospital and waited around to see if I by a polite, helpful group of local was going to be okay. teenagersv to Whom She Offers “my Mrs. Roworth who's home now with undymg thanks ' hpr hrnkpn lpa nn thp mpnd saw: aha Honored for life-saving Eileen Roworth, 496 Lynett Crescent, was walking along Bayview Avenue when her fall occurred. Unable to walk, she was crawling along to the nearest RICHMOND HILL â€" Barbara Hurst of Richmond Hill has received official recognition of her action in saving the life of a drowning man. Mrs. Hurst, who received a St. John Ambulance special certificate of commendation in ceremonies at OPP headquarters last week, dived into eight feet of water at Olmstead Lake to rescue a man who was in danger. She and her uncle, Fred Wilkinson, who is to receive a similar award at a Wednesday, November 24, 1976 entertainment. Don Lett. shown in the foreground, was director of the show as well as a performer. THE LIBERAL. Wednesday. November 24. 1976 â€" C-l The clinics and their times: Thomhill â€" Dec‘ 6 and 13, 2 to 8 p.m.. Thomhill Community Centre; Markham â€" Nov. 30 - Dec. 7. 2:30 to 8 pm, Markham District High School; Woodbridge â€" Dec. 2. 2 to 8 p.m.. Woodbridge Arena; Whitchurch-Stouffville â€" Dec. 8, 2 to 8 p.mr. Canadian Legion Hall; Newmarket â€" Nov. 25, 2 to 8 p.m., Upper Canada Mall. People allergic to eggs. or who have a cold or a fever, won't be given the shots, according to a spokesman for the region‘s board of health. A second clinic may be scheduled at a later date. With her husband and three youngest children she left Richmond Hill at the first of this year to make her home in Comber. Ontario. Surviving her are her husband Hank, sons Fred of Toronto, Charles of Schomberg and Hank Jr. of Comber, daughters Erna (Mrs. David Laver) of Downsview, Irene and Agnes at home in Comber; one grandchild. Colleen Michelle Laver; her parents and a brother and sister in Holland and two brothers in Canada. She was predeceased by her son Adrian in 1974: The funeral service is being held today (Wednesday) at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Puce, with Rev. Charles Congram officiating. Inter- ment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Hurst and Wilkinson managed to pull one of the men to safety but the other missed a lifejacket thrown to him and went under. Mrs. Roworth, who's home now with her broken leg on the mend, says she doesn‘t even know the names of the youths who helped her. 7 “But whoever: they are, I want to sa thank you. They were beautiful kids." Mrs. Hurst dived into the water, found the man on the bottom of the lake and brought him to the surface. later ceremony, were boating on the lake when they saw two men in the water near a capsized canoe. (H1010 by H099)

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