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Mother and child creating together is the most popular program operated by the parks and recreation department at Richvale Community Centre. Here. Rita Hinkel and her 17-month-old When is deer not a deer? black and white moose, or a black and white deer? There’s a waiting list The Big Brother doesn‘t assume any financial obligations, other than for incidentals during visits, plus a gift at Christmas and birthdays. Mothers and volunteers interested in the movement, call 727-1251. AURORA â€" At present there are 27 fatherless boys on the waiting list for Big Brothers of York in the Richmond Hill-Thornhill area, according to Karen Watson, executive director. Mothers are not charged any fee for the service, but are expected to co- opgratrerwith the agency. The volunteers are asked to commit themselves for a weekly contact with their young charges for a minimum of a year. The matching process, including an interview to assess personalities and interests, the strengths of the volun- teers and the needs of the boy, are conducted by one of the three coun- sellors. And one of them is Jack Marretta, 28, of Ruggles Ave., who signed up with the Big Brothers of York two-and-a-half- years ago, mostly because he had Only, the Big Brothers wanted here watch overx they don‘t keep watch. RICHMOND HILL â€" While having Big Brother watching you is less than a pleasant experience in some parts of the world, in York Region right now, they‘d like to see a few more Big Brothers on the scene. She said they were looking for men, 18 years old and up, “who have the capacity to establish a warm and meaningful relationship with a fatherless boy.” Big Brother People at the Ontario ministry of RICHMOND HILL â€" Ever see a When we heard from Alex Smith, wildlife officer at the natural resources ministry’s central region office here, that a dead wolf (traffic victim) had recently been found on Bayview Ave., just outside the Observatory fence, we were all excited. Wolves right here in Richmond Hill? Darned right. podner “Oh, yeas, they’re quite common “Not very,” said Alex. “In eastern Canada we call them brush wolves, but out west they‘re known as coyotes. “Livestock and deer are too big for them. They stick to mice and an oc- casional rabbit if they can catch one." Coyotes. forsooth Pooh. Coyotes. Hardly more than a fox. Who's ascared of them. Better go have a look. There’s deer there, too, and rabbits, grouse and all kinds of small varmints that make the woodlands on the Observatory property a natural wildlife park. RICHMOND HILL â€" If you hear a plaintive howling around town when the moon is full, chances are it’s just a rambunctious coyote on the David Dunlap Observatory‘s back forty. Coyotes tap mousers __ a t Dunlap Observa tory J When a boy needs a pal by Art Robson Mother and Child said He said they seldom went to the movies, because there was “not much inter-relationship in movies." Was: that necessary? - ' ‘ ’ “We tend to like talking,” he said. What did they talk about? . “Everything in general,” Marretta Since that time there have been quite a few shakes and drives, and oc- casionally a bit of cross-country skiing. Interests differ Although they differ in their interests â€" Maretta likes books and the theatre, while Mark is more interested in mechanical things, they are both “sedentary people, Maretta said, “and just like being together." The ministry collects moose and deer hides from hunters and turns them over natural resources thought they had once. Marretta said that the first time he took Mark. the youth sold him a raffle ticket. “How do you refuse?" he asked. They then went for a drive and a milk shake, “just to break the ice.” A grade six teacher at St. Peter’s in Woodbridge, Maretta said he found it difficult meeting his future part-time charge for the first time. Family of four One of a family of four â€" two boys and two girlsâ€" the boy, whose name is Mark, wasn‘t too sure he wanted a Big Brother at the outset, but “it later worked out and he has since said he is happy with it”. “It suited my needs“, Maretta said, admitting his motives weren’t entirely altruistic. “I don’t have any brothers", he added. “some time on my hands", and for two or three days a week ever since, has played foster father to a 14-year-old boy. Slobbering great wolves sinking their fangs into poor little meeces‘? Hardly cricket, old chap, and not what we’d expect from your average he-man type Canadian wolf. How big are they? “Not very," said Alex. “In eastern Canada we call them brush wolves, but out west they’re known as coyotes. around here,” said Mr. Smith, quite casually. “Thié one was in prime condition. They live off field mice and that bush and scrub on the Observatory property is an excellent environment for them." daughter Carla, join their creative talents to create â€" well, something. It's fun for both anyway. The class operates four mornings a week. to native Indian craftsmen. Couple of years ago their collection included the hide from a Holstein cow! In last fall‘s moose and deer hunting He described Mark as “very per- sonable and warm. He cares for people.” When their interests don‘t jell, “we work it out the best we can." Other problems There were other problems, of course, such as time and distance â€"â€" Mark lived in Richmond Hill-when they first got together â€" and also if they saw each other too much. ‘ “Then we don‘t appreciate what we have," Marretta said. Bruce Hogg snapped some real derring-do pictures and we headed back to the dungeonâ€"pooped. Ah, well, it was a beautiful sunny day and we got more fresh air and a ap- petite than we usually do in a whole week. Of course, with a couple of cityslicker tenderfeet crashing around out there, we probably scared every wild thing in the area clear out of York County. Well, sir the snow in that back forty at the Observatory is just criss-crossed in every which way with deer and rabbit tracks and paw marks which we took to be from our wily coyote friends. Nary a thing We tramped through the drifts for half an hour, but all we got for our pains was our galoshes full of snow. Never saw or heard a thing. JACK MARRETTA . a boy’s friend Photo by Hogg The hit-and-run car was believed to have been a fast back, while a smaller. red, foreign car, was said to have been following closely behind, but kept on going after the accident. The girl managed to get up, however, and make her way home. She was then taken to York Central Hospital by her mother, where she was treated for bruises and released. Man offers $500 reward Hill man has offered a reward of $500 to anyone who can supply information leading to a conviction in a hit-and-run case involving his daughter Jan. 20. Police said that William McCord of Levendale Rd, made the offer after his daughter, Patricia, 18, was struck by a car on Levendale Rd., just three doors from her home. about 8 p.m., and left lying there. There is no deer season in York Region except a very short one for archers â€" bows and arrows only. Then they are sold to Indian craft- smen who turn them into clothing such as mukluks, mitts, slippers and or- namental beaded jackets which are sold through retail outlets across Canada. The hides are tanned at the expense of the federal department of Indian affairs. The hide collection program was begun years ago by the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters. But the job became too big and natural resources took over‘. This does not represent the total number of animals taken since many hides are left in the bush or are thrown away. But most would have been turned in by local hunters returning from hunting trips in northern and northwestern Ontario. Ontario record Ministry figures indicate a total of 10,000 hides will be collected this season. a record for Ontario. rest." Central region goes as far north as Midhurst, near Barrie, west almost to Owen Sound, south to Cambridge and east to Lindsay. Alex Smith, fish and wildlife officer here. said some of the 750 hides would be taken in the Lindsay and Midhurst areas. More skiing . This weekend they plan to take off for some cross-country skiing, with other weekends seeing them going for rides in the country, more cross-country skiing, walking and talking; the kind of thing that may go on for a few years yet. And then again, “father and son" may go their separate ways in another year. If it ended then, would Maretta resume his parental role with someone 'e‘lse?“"".' ' ' ‘ “ ' ' The bachelor school teacher thought the question over for a few seconds and then replied: “Yes â€" after a short But th killed ri doorstep season, the ministry‘s central region office in Richmond Hill took in-750 hides. The child has to know that he‘s “something special,“ Maretta said. Exchange gifts Another way of displaying thqspecial relationship between the two is through the exchange of gifts at Christmas. Marretta. although he's still trying to quit smoking, was presented with a cigarette lighter and cigarette kit. For his present, Mark was given some money for his Florida trip. What have the two got out of it all? According to Marretta. it’s made him realize “a great number of things, such as the time parents have to invest in their kids." He said that. although he and Mark and a fellow teacher went to Florida for Christmas, he and the boy and the latter’s mother, who is separated, never go out together. As for Mark, “it’s difficult to say. Maybe it's just the process of growing up.... Tharshenahugoes RICHMOND HILL â€" A Richmond The Liberal‘s undercover wildlife reporter â€" in semi- Arctic gear â€"- dramatically points out where a deer. coyote. rabbit. grouse or fieldmouse might be lurking in the David Dunlap Observatory back forty. He got his galoshes full of snow. Agyway. “he looks forward to seeing that doesn't mean they were right around here on Metro's KING CITY â€" The King City Homeowners Association is looking for new members and invites service and special interest groups, as well as the general public, to attend the first an- nual meeting. Thursday-Feb 3â€"8 a.m.-office of committee of works-engineering committee. Future meetings planned are: Feb. 2, open meeting; Feb. 9, Mike Exall of Seneca College speaks on Everything You Wanted To Know (on cross country skiing); Thursdayâ€"Feb. 3â€"7t30 pm-council chambers-parks and recreation committee. Homeowners association invites public to meet Wednesdayâ€"Feb. 2â€"730 [mmâ€"committee room “I bylaws, procedures, fire and personnel committee KING CITY â€" The Good Morning Group meets Wednesdays at 9:30 am. in the Anglican church, Keele Street, King City. Tuesdayâ€"Feb 1- planning committee RICHMOND HILL â€"Tuesdayâ€"Feb. 1-4 pmâ€"office of the deputy treaswerâ€"linance committee. The Bond Lake Skating Club is having a dance on Feb. 12 at Bond Lake Arena in the Lion’s Den. Tickets are From these will be chosen a representative of the school who will compete at the Area 11 Public Speaking Contest to be held at the Orchard Park Public School in Stouffville on Feb. 14. Valentine’s dance It seems like we just got Christmas over with. and now it is time for Valentine's Day. ' Group to meet on Wednesdays am. At this time, they will be com- peting for the best boy and the best girl in each class. Orators to speak up Students in the junior Grades 4, 5, and 6 are getting ready for the public speaking contest to be held at Oak Ridges Public School on Feb. 10 at 9:30 The winners of three out of four games will play in the Richmond Hill Winter Carnival at the Mill Pond on Feb. 5. To be eligible, the children must be five years old on or before Dec. 31, 1977. Proof of age is required at the time of registration. The Oak Ridges in-house hockey team has played two games so far and won both. They shut Out Jefferson Public School 16 to 0, and were victors at Lake Wilcox 13 to 1. They still have two games left to play. Correspondent Millie Stewart 773-4424 ’OAK RIDGES â€" The annual registration for the 1977 kinderganten class will be held at the Oak Ridges Public School on Feb. 8 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m:.a.r_1c‘i frqm 1_:39_to 5:30 pm. Kindergarten registration civic corner Hockey in full swing 1â€"7:30 p.m.â€"council chambersâ€" ifihtral Wednesday, January 26, 1977 “It‘s a misconception that the association is only for new residents of those with problems," said an association notice. Purpose of the group, according to its' constitution, is “to maintain and im- prove the quality of life in the King City area and to foster communication between the ratepayers and civic of- ficials to ensure responsive govern- ment." The association also holds social events for its members. Representatives attend council meetings and study regional papers. Periodic newsletters keep all members informed on current issues and coun- cillors are invited to address meetings. 26, 8 p.m., at All Saint: Church Hall. Mayor Marga; will address the group on direction of King Township Feb 16, mini-auction; Feb. 23‘ Penny Tyndale of Richmond Hill Family Services, talks on Parent-Child Relationships. Some of the boys are busy preparing for the York Summit district hobby show to be held later in February at Hillcrest Mall. ' The annual vestry meeting will be held in the Upper Room at St. John’s on Monday evening at 8 pm. lst Oak Ridges Cubs The lst Oak Ridges Cub Pack, under the leadership of Mrs. Shirley Huntley and with the assistance of Miss Carolyn Robbins, will be attending the Ice Follies this Saturday. Mr. Michael White, of Jefferson Side Rd., will be the preacher at the 10:30 am. service at St. John’s. Mr. Les Eliot of Oak Ridges will be conducting. On Sunday. Rev. Gerber will be of- ficiating at the baptism at St. James in Sutton of the second child of Bob and Ella McPhee. formerly of St. John’s. $10. per couple and are available from Mabel Murphy at 773~5897 , or Pat LaRivierre at 773â€"5201. The music will be provided by discâ€"jockey Wayne Joyce. There will be a buffet and door and spot prizes. St. John's Anglican Church This Saturday, St. John‘s will be hosting the parish of Georgina (Sutton and Sibbald's Point) in a day-long quiet day. The rector will be conducting several of the sessions. The A.C.W. will provide the refreshments for the coffee breaks and for the luncheon. king ci The annual meeting will be held Jan oak ridges lake wilcox Section C at All Saints Anglican Mayor Margaret Britnell the group on the future