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Observatory a vai/ab/e exclusive/y ('0 DUI (DWI? The David Dunlap Observatory will be available exclusively for Richmond Hill residents September 17, as part of the town‘s Discovery Days celebrations. Observatory director Donald MacRae said he would not accept reservations from the general public that night “so that it will be reserved for Richmond Hill exclusively." “We will also not require reserâ€" vations in advance but will take a chance on being able to accommodate all visitors without too much in- convenience." he said. The Observatory which has been part of Richmond Hill life for 42 years, is located in the south end of town. just east of Yonge Street. "Mr: MacR‘ée hopes many of the Hill‘s newer residents take the opportunity to visit the observatory. “Of course, we hope that it will be clear that night and that everyone will have an opportunity to look at some celestial object through Canada‘s largest telescope,” he said. WVROiéHrfiéild 7 fiill"s night at the ob- servatory will begin at 8 pm. . This rainy summer has certainly not helped in the construction of the Rich- vale sewer project and residents in the area are asked to be patient by the consulting engineer, Paul Kerkoff of M. M. Dillon Ltd. “This has been the wettest August in 49 years and this excessive amount of water has disrupted soil conditions and delayed construction," he said. Richvale project The $2.8 million project began in mid- June of this year and is expected to be mostly completed by_ Crhri_stmas_. ‘ ‘ One area affected is bounded by Langstaff, Bathurst, Yonge and Carrville Road and the northern section is between Weldrick and May and Bathurst and Yonge. said Mr. Kerkoff. Five different construction firms are working on various sections of the project and there are approximately 150 workers, many of them local. The town felt they could get better bids and provide more competition if more firms were used, said Mr. Kerkoff who is supervising the entire con- struction. “I am amazed that we haven't had more problems but we have had our share of complaints from the residents." he said. “We have tried to maintain at least one lane of traffic and access to driveways as far as possible”. To provide accéss, granular: material The Liberal will have new deadlines in effect next week to accommodate the Labor Day holiday. People wishing to book display advertising space should contact the office before 5 pm]. Thursday. and have copy Careful Sewer installations bogged by weather liberal Holiday Hours V if g " “HM? agwwm Five different construction firms are working on different parts of the Richvale sewer project which should be completed by Christmas. Here. a worker from Silvio Construction works on Pemberton Road cautiously avoiding wire and gas lines below and electrical lines overhead. Blazes at Thornlea Lumber on Observatory Lane Friday night, and Quality Utilities on Dufferin Lane Saturday night, caused an estimated $860,000 in damage. BY RON WALLACE Associate Editor Two multi-alarm fires in as many nights rocked Richmond Hill last weekend. available at 5 p.m. Friday. The classified and editorial departments will be open Monday as usual and classified deadlines will remain the same. [0 a.m. Tuesday. The Liberal‘s business department will close Monday. is usually filled in the driveway but it has been so wet that it usually turns into mud and does not really help. Other delays result when cfews must pump water out of a hole before they can lay down pipe: Besides the fact that the project ‘was late in starting, (scheduled to begin in May). this is one of the first major metric projects in this area which calls for adjustments; “I am satisfied with the quality of the project but these disruptions are discouraging. The rain has made the back-fill material so soft, parts of the area look like mud-holes,” he said. This large and complex project uses 12 to 15 backhoes and local trucks from the community. It is now about one quarter completed. The BAIF area, sandwiched between the two areas of construction, has its own sewer system so is spared the hassle of other Richvale residents who have been using septic tanks. The installation of a sewer system was felt to be necessary since septic tanks become worn out and are often times not properly cared for, said Mr. Kerkhoff. “I know this mess is frustrating for the residents but I just want them to know we are doing the best we can,” he said. Naar $ million in damages as fire hits two locations Established 187 And firefighters who have been around for years couldn‘t remember ever having to put wet hose back on the ‘trucks. New feature Friday‘s lumber fire was by far the worst of the two, with damage estimated at $750,000. The location of the lumber yard, several hundred feet east of Yonge Street, posed a problem as water had to be pumped from Yonge. Richmond Hill Fire Chief Bob Kennedy has called in the Ontario Fire Marshal‘s office in an effort to deter- mine the cause of the blaze which kept some 50 to 60 firefighters on the scene until dawn Saturday. A Richmond Hill pumper truck was stationed at the Yonge Street hydrant, and a Vaughan pumper was located halfway to the fire scene to get water to the blaze. In addition to Vaughan‘s assistance, Richmond Hill got help from Markham and Aurora Fire Departments. r Deputy-Chief Dave Bagley estimated thousands upon thousands of feet of hose were strung to fight the fi_re. A total of five pumper trucks, the platform truck. two tankers and the Hill‘s rescue truck were pressed into action to combat the blaze. SAVED BUILDINGS Flames, which shot hundreds of feet in the air at the height of the fire. were visible in Oak Ridges and Metro Toronto. Firefighters, faced with the loss of the lumber building, worked tirelessly to save a concrete plant and a house located on either side of the blaze. With the exception of some blistered paint, neither“ structure was dam-ageq. Ch-iéf Rennedy' said someone also stole a sledge hammer and axe from one of the fire vehicles. - Miraculously no one was injured, although fire officials reported some scrapping with Abystah‘ders. Several lengths of hose burst at the couples during the blaze, Kennedy said, but they can be repaired. ‘ 1.200 BATHTUBS Saturday night. with trucks only half full of hoses, the Richmond Hill gang was back at it again. And again, help was provided by Markham and Vaughan. Fire. suspected to have been started by children. destroyed what at one time was a boiler room used to heat the greenhouses of H.J. Mills Roses. So full was the structure, firefighters were unable to gain access, and had to fight the blaze from the outside. Now owned by York Atlas Development and leased to Quality Utilities, the building held 1,200 bathtubs, and 2,000 wash basins. Damage was estimated at $110,000, and Chief Kennedy said yesterday he was still considering whether to call in the Fire Marshal. The old wood building was com- pletely involved by the time firefighters arrived, and there was no hope of saving the structure. wWhignrihe brigade returned to the hall some five hours later, there wasn’t a dry hose in the house. “We used every length of hose we had," Kennedy said. begins today in Liberal Called the Helpmate Information Community Calendar. the feature lists upcoming events in the Rich- mond Hill area. Beginning this week on Page C-1 of your Liberal is a new feature being presented by The Liberal and Helpmate Information. We invite you to call Helpmate at 883-2234 to inform them of any events of general public interest. Elizabeth Kost. a Helpmate Information volunteer. has already called many service clubs. chur- ches. fraternal groups and other organization in the area. If she missed you or your group. please call the above number. Similar calendars will be posted in the main Richmond Hill Library. the Richvale Branch and the Oak Ridges Branch. People are asked to have inâ€" formation to Helpmate the Thursday prior to the newspaper‘s publishing date. Groups listed in the second week of the calendar will have their event publicized twice. Helpmate Information is located at 10 Trench Street. in York Central Hospital. NO HOPE ednesday. August 31, 1977 L111: “Liberal “In EssenI/a/s Unity, in Non-Essentials Liberty, In all things Charity" A request by a trio of area parents for an integrated classroom for retarded children. was labelled “urgent” by a meeting of York County Board of Education Monday night. The board then directed staff to evaluate the needs of the children named by the parents for such a class. “with a view to establishing an in- tegrated class at Walter Scott Public School in Richmond Hill." In asking for the classroom, Angelo Parents seek integrated class for area ’3 retarded children The Richmond Hill Sports scene lost one of its greatest supporters with the death following an illness of Lloyd “Mickey” Smith. Mickey was buried Friday afternoon. For full details turn to Bel Sports. “Mickey” dies Friday Saturday Risi, spokesman for the group, said the request was in lieu of one initially for a classroom “in which to implement a privately-sponsored alternative program for trainable retarded children. aged 6 to 9." Such a propOsal was now being studied by the special education committee of the board. In order to let the study “take its course,” the parents were withdrawing their request for use of a vacant room and were asking for the integrated class. he said. He pointed out that a similar class was now Operating at the school, while a second one had been closed, because of a “lack of eligible enrolment." Risi asked that the class be re-opened to include children displaced from the closed one. A list of 13 children was submitted for enrolment. 36 pages 1V Twisted steel girders are mingled with other ruins following devastating lumber yard fire in Richmond Hill‘s south end Friday night. Damage was estimated at three-quarters of a million dollars. Fire officials are still at- tempting to determine the cause. Richmond Hill Fire Chief Bob Kennedy surveys wreckage of old wooden building destroyed by fire Saturday night. Building was loaded with bathtubs and wash basins. Damage is estimated at 5110.000, and fire officials suspect children may have started the blaze. Gabe Elbert of Richmond Hill, said the parents were only talking “short- term" now, with the alternative program their eventual goal. Blood clinic Red (‘ross chairperson Betty Armstrong says she would like to see 350 pints donated during the clinic, although the average is around 200. The clinic will operate from I p.m. to 8.30 p.m.. and the hospital is located at 10 Trench Street, Rich- mond llill. Richmond Hill‘s quarterly blood donors‘ clinic will be held at York Central Hospital Sept. 12. Price 20 cents