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By HAL BLAINE Thornhill‘s talented figure skaters are going to have to work hard another year before they start to shine in the big time. That's according to Mrs. Marilyn Wittstoek, teaching professional at the club since it started three years ago. She‘s the former Marilyn Ruth Take. Ice Follies star. national seniors champion and Olympic competitor with Barbara Ann Scott. “751E 'A'hew club_ The little kiddies who started three years ago are about ready to pass theiy secon‘d figurg test. .v...._, -V “They rhiarve to have theirv third or fourth figure tests to enter pre-novice sectional competition. So hardly any of Trustee warns of tax hikes The province has forecast budgetary revenues for 1978-79 to go up by 8.2 per cent but grants to school boards are to increase by only 4.8 per cent which makes a difference of $69 million we are not going to get although we are entitled to, said Doreen Quirk, Vice-Chairman of the York County school board. She was addressing a group of parents at the annual Meet The Teachers‘ Night held October 3 at German Mills Public School. In 1973 Provincial Treasurer John White said that grants will go up as fast as provincial revenues. “To stay pat we are talking increase in the mill rate of ap- proximately 11 per cent" she added. This year three local schools were told that an extra por- table was not needed. German Mills Public School required three extra portables at a cost * N... A . I‘mmK‘J-ln Showing way 79 78 big Thornhi/I ska ting year Speaker at the Thornhill and District Horticultural Society final flower and vegetable show of the year last week was Marion Jarvie. Immediate past president of the society, she demonstrated dried flower arrangements that will last until spring. my; mum comnmnity news Last show of $2,000 each, so instead of the $1,500 that was expected to be added to the mill rate, $6,000 was. It was an attempt to put some of the cost of education on the local mill rate instead of the provincial tax dollar. She also said that the cost of supplies is rapidly going up as well as the utilities to maintain the schools. Mrs. Quirk received some feedback from the parents and now plans to hold three public meetings around the first of November, â€" one in the German Mills- Bayview Fairways area. another in South Thor- nhiil and one in North Thornhill. She said “I want to explain our fixed expenses representing over 90 per cent of our budget." According to Mrs. Quirk another alternative to increasing the mill rate is decreasing the number of teachers. which would result in larger classes. them will be in big time competition until next year,“ says Mrs. Wittstock‘ She's one of nine teaching professionals at the club as it starts another big year this month. She also runs a skating summer school for a limited number of dedicated youngsters. “Quite a number in the club have the talent to be big winners in competition, if they develop the self-discipline and have the opportunity to put in the necessary work. But most skaters skate for pleasure. “A lot of them don't know what it really is to work. And then to really be a serious competitor is expensive. “They think at first that a 45-minute Old Timers hockey tournament concludes. Thornhill Community Centre. 32 teams participating. Thornhill Kiwanis Club craft sale. York Farmers‘ Market. 10 HEL PMA TE INFORMA T/ON COMMUNITY CALENDAR 883-2234 October 88: Sunday Maurice Solway demonstrates the violin at the Gallanough Library for Nina Alanco, 11, Elizabeth DeGiacomo, 8, and Eva Janssen, 7, of Thornhill. Solway talked and performed with his violin Oct. 6 to help celebrate the Gallanough’s second anniversary. He also showed the film “The Violin.” 16 23 patch is a great job. But what‘s really needed is hours. They gradually realize what is necessary. “Three or four 45-minute patches 3 week isn‘t enough to pass the tests for second figure and higher in one winter season. They have to put in more hours somehow." But if they want to be a competitive single skater they‘ve got to have the school figures that take a lot more Of course Mrs. Wittstock is talking about real competition. There are many, many youngsters skating for fun, to have a recreation activity and fellowship. They can concentrate simply on dancing or free skating. or figures. Lay Pastoral training course. York Central Hospital. 8 Mother‘s Break at St. Paul‘s in Oak Ridges. 9.30 a.m. Call 773-5025. p. m. Contact Ferguson 881-2635 your clergy. or Making a will. Thornhill Community Centre Library. 8~10 p.m. Free. New group of Canadian Housewives. organizational mee- ting 8 p.m. 832-2364. Monday Wednesday, October 12, 1977 York Central Hospital Auxilary East (‘entral Branch. Bridge & euchre at Lions Hall. 7.30 p.m. Legal Aid clinic. IOZZSA Yonge St. every Tuesday. 7-10 p.m. 884- 9118. Family service volunteers auction of antiques and collec- tables. 8 p.m. Blue Flame Room, Con- sumers Gas building. 884-3577 or 889-2843. Making a will Repeat of Monday. Legal Aid clinic. 7-10 p.m. 884-9148. 10225A Yonge. Richmond Hill ommunity Schools. Nutrition & Fitness". ‘rosby Senior Public. JED-9.30 p.m. free. Tuesday work and time. They do better if they also take gymnastics, and jazz or ballet dancing. "I hope there will be some skaters who have the desire to do the necessary work to go on to complete nationally," says the Thornhill pro. How did the child Marilyn Take get the inspiration and determination to be a champion? Her father started at the Toronto Skating Club while at Toronto University studying engineering. He began skating with a high school partner who became his wife. They were social skaters, not com- petitive. The club then had the world's largest amateur skating carnival at Maple Leaf Gardens. Little Marilyn went to these with mom and dad. When she saw the skating of Oslo world champion Sonja Heni and another champion Swedish interpretive skater‘ Marilyn knew the only thing she ever wanted to do was to be a com- petitive champion figure skating star. She started to train seriously at age 8. She passed her gold medal by 13. In that time she won every single trophy her club offered her. V lVlar‘i’Wn t'r'alfie'd six to eight hours a day while having high school tutors and writing exams at Lawrence Park Collegiate. She also took ballet two hours a week. In 1943 she was runner-up in all of Canada in junior ladies single and junior pairs. She Was runner-up in senior ladies’ for Canada in 1944, 1945 and 1946, being champion in 1.947.. . . . . “I missed all the nice social life there because I was training. I didn‘t seem to mind at the time.“ In 1948 she represented Canada in the world's championship at Davos. Switzerland. In the Olympics at St. Moritz she had some bad luclg, bad weather and wind, placing twelfth after being sixth most_o_f the way; She had a delightful. marvellous time‘ Then came the Ice Follies four-year contract and travel all over North America. That she thoroughly enjoyed, not for the skating but for other reasons. There was the travel chance and 2‘2 months a year in San Francisco. In those days that city was a wonder, so cosmopolitan and with unique shop- ping. r"I: New York the shows, the opera and the shopping were ve_ry dgligh‘tfull: But doing the same ice show 11 times a week, 11 months a year got to be less enjoyable. She began to feel like a robot and practised only three hours a week. VVednesday Jazz festival at Hillcrest Mall. 5.30 to 8 R.H. majorettes and color guard 6.30 â€" 9.15 p.m. Lions Hall. McHappy Day Proceeds of all Macs go to crip] c h i l d r e n fr McDonald‘s Re urant. Carrville United (‘hurch annual turkey supper. 4.30-8 p.m. All welcome. Jazz Festival. Hillcrest Mall. 5.30-8 Bridge. euchre, crokinole. 8 p.m. Maple L'nited Chur- LCW meeting. 8 p.m. St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Bayview Ave. Royal Jubilee. St. Paul‘s L'nited Church. Oak Ridges. Film & travel. R.H. Library. 8 p.m. Free. Jazz Festival. Hillcrest Mall. 5.30-8 all Big crippled f r o m Resta- 12 19 26 Then came marriage. a Toronto stockbroker husband and three children. Jeffrey. now 23, has graduated in geology at Toronto University and is going on in his studies. Christopher. 21. is a third year engineering student at Toronto. This year at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club he was on the winning Canadian team in 14-foot dinghy competition and came third in individual competition. Melinda, 14. is wdrking on her seventh figure skating test and was at the National Ballet School for the summer. If she hadn‘t been having some trouble with a knee, her chances would have been better this year as a seasoned competitor representing Thornhill Club. But she‘s still working hard. Another club star is Jennifer Keary, 14. who‘s ready for her fourth test. RJI. Curling Club. Open House 7 p.m. Elgin Mills Road. east of Yonge. York Central Assn. for the Mentally Retarded. Coffee House and travelogue. llillcrest Mall. 8-10 R.H, Drum Corps. (‘rosby Heights Senior Public School. 7-9 p.m. Coffee House. York Central Assn. for the Mentally Retarded. 8- I0 p.m. St. Mary‘s Immaculate. Tag day for sea cadets and navy league. Thornhill Seniors Note: Nutrition and fitness seminar. 9.30 â€" 11.30 a.m. 6030 Yonge. Richmond Hill Minor Ball Assn. general election of officers. Consumers' Gas building. 7.30-10.30 Richmond Hill Library. Main Branch. Brass rubbing l to 4 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday 20 MARILYN WITTSTOCK figure skating pro Y o r k P i o n e e r Bowmen. Winter sessions for families or individuals. Thornlea Secondary. 7-10 p.m. Old Timers hockey tournament. Thornhill Community Centre. 32 teams involved. Aldrad Art Exhibit. All month. Richmond Hill Library. R. Hill Naturalists meet at R. Hill Presbyterian Church. 8 p.m. Members night. All welcome. RJL Curling Club. Open House. 7 p.m. Elgin Mills Road. east of Yonge‘ A mini-draw for a Caribbean Cruise. Lions Hall. 7.30-9 p.m. A l d r a d A r 1 Exhibition all month. Ric h m on d Hill Library. Aircraft models. Richmond Hill Library for the rest of October. A I d r a d A r t exhibition. Richmond Hill Library. All month. Tag day for sea cadets and navy league. Octoberfest Dance. S t . M a r y ’ s Immaculate 8.30 p.m. Alpine Show Band. All welcome. Ffiday She's doing well and has won a lot of free skating competitions. She‘ll be representing the club in the Central Ontario sectional competitions in November. So teaching pro Wittstock goes on with high hopes for her pupils. putting in a number of hours every week that would stun most people. She‘s also teaching at North York Figure Skating Club and Upper Canada Figure Skating Club. Her skaters have won bronze. silver and gold medals in national competition. She coached three years at the national pairs seminar at York University. What wés her greatest thrill in life so far? That was the write-up in The Times of London. England, where the critic said her skating was the most beautiful and rhythmic he's seen in 40 years of reporting world skating events. Section C 883-2234 14 (‘oin Club. Annual show. Hillcrest Mall. 9.30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Old Timers hockey tournament continues at Thornhill Com- munity Centre. St. Patrick '5 Anglican fall fair, mini-carnival. ll a.m. to 2.30 p.m. Luncheon. All welcome. Rummage Sale. StJ (Eabriels. Crosby 8: Bayview 10 a.m. - noon. Seneca King October EcoFair. 10 a.m. King campus. Trafalgar Ball. sponsored by sea cadets & navy league. Dance & buffet at Legion. Ohio Road. St. John‘s Anglican (‘hurch Bazaar. Rummage Sale 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Maple L'nited Church. Fuddle Duddle fall dance at Legion. 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Bazaar. Sr. Citizen’s Club 35 at 10145 Yonge. ll a.m. to 3 p.m. York Central Hospital auxiliary auction. Consumers Gas building. 12.30 p.m. Saturday 29