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Teachers prepare for expanded French program About 40 York County primary and junior teachers cut their sumâ€" mer short last week because of a burning desire to learn French. On September 5, 'the board ,will initiate a 40- minute-a-day French program for pupils starting in grade one, throughout its schools. Though it may take some of these teachers two or three years to upgrade their facility in the spoken language. they know there will be a need for specialists in language instruction. The planning and development department, headed by Steve Bac- salmasi, recognized potential in these elementary teachers and set up an in-serviee professional development workshop to get them started on a French improvement program The workshop. which doesn‘t finish until this Friday. is being run by two elementary Master Teachers â€" Alma France (who will teach at Markham‘s Reesor Park Public School) and Warning: Health and Welfare Canada advises that danger to health increases with amount smoked â€"-avoid inhaling Average per cigarette; King Size: 4mg “tar” 0.4mg nicotine. Hirabhai Mistry owns first Indian store. Money for themcredit courses comes out of the ‘teachers‘ pockets. However. the board subsidizes the summer workshop (for which it gets grant from the Ministry) and it pays an honorarium to each of the Master Teachers who preside over the course. That accreditation comes in the form of winter French courses which are split into three parts. Once teachers get the credits from these courses. they become qualified as certified leaching specialists. “These are elementary teachers, who, at this point, cannot teach French because they are not certified,” said Mrs. France “They must upgrade themselves so they can obtain ac- creditation from the Ministry.“ They spent as much time as possible speaking French with the teachers, gomg over basic speech patterns and common phrases and verb con- jugations. Josette Neely, who starts at Keswick Public School next month. ‘ WE Thornhi/I’s In dian store 5; 9% treasure trove of goodies By NAZNEEN SADIQ Hirabhai Mistry is the coâ€" owner of Kalpana, Thornhill‘s first East Indian store. 8236 Yonge Street, nestled between an upholstery and variety store, is a treasure trove of Indian goodies. Mistry arrived from India five years ago armed with a diploma in technical engineering. Finding the employment market a bit unwelcoming he has settled in Canada as a part-time machinist and storeâ€"owner. Thornhill. according to him is a very good place to have an East- Indian store. “People are very good here and business is steadily going up“ says Mistri. “I have never felt any racial discrimination in Thornhill“. Kalpana stocks ' groceries which are hot items on any exotic cuisine. Sacks of the fragrant long grained ‘Basmati' rice are flown directly from India. Coriander and green chillies are imported from California. Piékles. lentils, and canned vegetables frpm South Inglia. For the adventurous shopper there is a concoction of pure Indian spices to add fire to a curry. Tins of mango pulp which can be used as a thirst quencher throughout the year, are available. There are also Sandalwood soap from Mysore. India, per- fumed coconut oil and natural henna. a reddish-brown dye. Cooking utensils which are required for some East Indian dishes are also available at Kalpana. including Noodle making machines, and the stainless steel sevenâ€"spice boxes, Indian woks (frying pans) and the traditional tawas which are an iron skillet used to cook bread. For the purist there are Indian cosmetics and hair grooming aids which seem to be gathering dust at the Kalpana shelves‘ foresaken for their more refined and synthetic Canadian coun- terparts, A popular item being sold at Mr. Mistry‘s store these days is the “Rakhi” which is a tinselled wrist corsage. August 18: explained Mistry, is Rakhi day for all Hindus. It is a GLASSES ‘ Wintario tickets for the Aug 31 draw have two sets of numbers. Regular five-digit WIntarlo ticket number with series number. For five chances at $100,000 and more than 90.000 other tax-free pnzes ' a Elght-dlglt Bonus . Draw number. If the bonus number on your tucket corres- ponds exactly Wlth one of 100 soecral b0nus numbers drawn you wm S 10000 taforee, '- ABUCKANDYOU’REINFORBOTH. 83590 festival dedicated to the cele- bration of the love of a sister for her brother. On that day all hindu females who have a brother will tie the corsage on herbrother's wrist to symbolize good luck and success in life. Hirabhai‘s wife Hansa has also worked at the store. and their lwo-yearâ€"old daughter Deepa is quite a beguiling saleslady. Giving recipes and tips for the use of spices are a key part of salesmanship practiced by Mistry. Rounding out the bill to the penny is often done for old customers. Kalpana to many residents is more than a convenience it is a necessity and its success may be due to its owners' personalized care. Mistry says that he has a large Jewish and English clientele as well as East Indian. 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