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A-6 â€" THE LIBERAL. Wednesday: Giant grapefruits . . . no . . . lemons. These monsters are grown in a Richmond Hill greenhouse owned by Joe Valente of Crosby Anyone interested in learning how to make a quilt is asked to call the library at 7736533 for further inâ€" formation. SCHOOL BUS SERVICE Now that the children have returned to school, and winter seems determined to show its face, parents begin to worry about school buses on stormy days. lf school buses must be cancelled due to the weather. an an- nouncement will be made on one of the following radio slations as early as possible after 6.45 am. (‘FRB If it becomes necessary to send the children home from school early because of the weather. parents or guardians will receive a phone call. Free instruction in this art will be given beginning Thursday, January 18. at 2 pm. at the Charles Connor Library. YOGA There is still some room in Annette Her works of art will be on display during regular library hours. To start the exhibit off in grand style. there will be an open house at the library on January 11 from 7 to 9 p.m‘ Refreshments will be provided and everyone is welcome to attend. LEARN TO QUILT The popular art of quilting is being revived these days as more people turn to the crafts of the pioneers. If you would like to help with the phoning for your child’s class. please call the school al 7736572. The Charles Connor Library on the corner of the King Road and Yonge Street will play host for an art exhibit by well-known local resident. Diane Styrmo. from January 11 [0 31. RICHMOND HEIGHTS CENTRE 884-1812 Phone 889-1812 Art Display at library will feature work of local artist Rice's Flowets For All Occasions By MILLIE STEWART 773-4424 Wired Anywhere CFGM; (‘KEY or Districts ALL Muon CREDIT CARDS HONORED Surrounding We Deliver to Toronto Richmond Hill North The girls will hold a skate-a-thon to raise funds so that they can supply their own transportation to and from the various functions they attend. The skateâ€"a-thon is set for January 28 at the Lions Community Rink in Richvale. Skate-a~thons are a great way for youngsters to raise money, and the Rich- vale Lions Majorettes are no exception. The girls are busy trying to get as many pledges as they can to make this fund raising venture a success. LIBRARY Pre-schoolers are invited to attend a puppet performance tomorrow (Januarv Richvale Majorettes skate to raise money If you are interested. please call Mrs. Munro at 727-2343. She is interested in starting a yoga session for children, but she would like to know if there is the interest. VAIIIIIIUAL SALE The cost of the course is $25 and it will run until the middle of June. Munro‘s yoga classes, which are held at the Lake Wilcox Com- munity Centre Mon- days at 7:30 pm. If your child would” fie “ “"i nfe?és'téd"" " DINING ROOM â€" LIVING ROOM - BEDROOM FURNITURE By MARY WATTS 889-5787 ALSO TABLES LAMPS PAINTINGS SA l/E 20,050 % , January 10. 1979 MICHELANGHOM 18 LEVENDALE RD. RICHMOND HILL 884-5127 Richmond Hill South BANK RATE TERMS IF DESIRED AEfihE”iVi?.“VéTéhté also grows figs and bananas in his greenhouse, along with flowers of many varieties and hues. This is the perfect opportunity for an- tique car lovers to examine some real beauties at close range. A special feature during this week will This special feature for the children is free and all youngsters are welcome to attend and bring mommy or daddy with them. ANTIQUE CARS The Craven Foun- dation will be displaying 10 antique cars at Hillcrest Mall for a week com- mencing January 10. The performance will be by the Puppet People of the Rich» mond Hill Library and the features will be Rumplestiltskin and the Gunniwolf. classes in Yoga. please call Mrs. Munro at the above number. Once the interest has been established‘ and if the classes will begin. an announcement will be made in this column. CLUB 99 Club 99, the area snowmobile club. will hold a general meeting for anyone in the community, who is i n t e r e s t e d i n snowmobiling. The meeting will be tonight. January 10, at 8 pm. in the Bond imm'm‘wr‘mm' 11) at 2 pm. at the Richvale Library. . V Heritage Richmond Hill will hear ROM speaker The Trails Com- mittee of Club 99 has scheduled a dance for January 27 at the Richvale Community Centre. The proceeds will be used for the purchase of a groomer for the trails. The tickets are $10 per couple and this will include a buffet and door and spot prizes. For further in- formation or for your tickets. call Brian Rév‘én'at 773-5321. Everyone is welcome to attend. For f formation Peggy at Each member is asked to bring an item for the auction. Members are also asked to bring their favorite dessert or main dish plus a place setting. The mothers of the Richvale Guides and Brownies are invited to a pot luck supper to be held at the home of Peggy Dineley. 44 Pearson Avenue sta‘rting at 7 pm. on Thursday, January 18. The dinner will be followed by a penny auction in lieu of the regular meeting. be nightly per- formances by ‘The Tin Lizzies‘ featuring Honky Tonk piano and bass. POT LUCK SUPPER further ion. please at 889-6334. furniture in- call IT'S HAPPENING IN THE HILL The Parent Concern Organization is an organization dealing with parents and their frustrations in raising children A display of books on the subject of parents and their relationships with their children will be displayed at the Wright Street library during the month of Januarv. The United Nations has declared that 1979 shall be called ‘The Year of the Child‘ and the Richmond Hill libraries have many programs planned with emphasis on children CLUB 35 With the holiday hustle and bustle over, meetings of Club 35 for senior citizens will resume today (January 10) at 1:30 pm. in the club rooms at 10149 Yonge Street. As is usual‘ at this time of the year, memberships are due, and cards for 1979 will be available at the doror this afternoon. Today's meeting is the one where members decide times and days for all regular activities as well _as special coming events. Following the business meeting. there will be a travelogue on Hawaii with refreshments following. LIBRARY Memberships for 1979 are now due and cards may be obtained at the annual meeting. Everyone is invited to drop by and enjoy fresh scones with a variety of home made jams and jellies and a hot cup of tea or coffee. Classes in February will con- centrate on chair caning, apple dolls and bread baking, and in March weaving, spinning, rug hooking and quilting will be featured. A lecture series on antiques is scheduled for five consecutive Thursdays beginning later in January‘ BURR HOUSE The Tuesday afternoon Scone 'l'eas will resume January 16 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. Pioneer crafts will be taught at Burr House, only the sessions will be a little different this time. Each month. there will be lessons in a different craft. During the month of January the emphasis will be on needlework, samplers and knitting. Registration forms for classes or lectures are available at the Spin- ning Wheel Wool Shop‘ 103418 Yonge Street at Crosby. Memberships for 1979 are now due and cards may be obtained at the annual meeting. Heritage Richmond Hill ~ the Richmond Hill Historical Society will hold its annual meeting Mon- day, January 15. at 8 pm. in the auditorium at the library on Wright Street. This is the time when election of officers takes place. and plans for the coming year will be on the agenda, as well. ’The guest speaker will be Flavia Redelmeier. through the courtesy of the Royal Ontario Museum, Her preseritati'on wul feature such items as stuffed birds, flowers, nosegays. wedding cake and other mementoes . . . all preserved under glass. She will also use a slide presentation. She asks if anyone having items preserved in the above manner would please bring them to the meeting. 70W 7am "FOR WOMEN WHO DESERVE THE BEST" H Levendale Rd. Richmond Hill. 884-4741 50% OFF up to For further information about the Parent Concern Organization, you are asked to call Joyce at 884-3503. The first special program for children will be ‘Once Upon a Puppet‘ featuring the puppet people of the Richmond Hill Library Since these puppet performances are in the afternoon, they will be geared to the pre-schooler age group. EASTERN STAR The Richmond Hill Chapter 302 Order of the Eastern Star held a Grand Officers Night recently at Wrixon Hall. The meeting was attended by 137 members and their guests, who all enjoyed the pot luck dinner that was served. Guests attended from several areas. and among the special guests were Mrs. Olive Avery, Worthy Grand Matron. and Ripley Ballantyne. Worthy Grand Patron. FUN FOR ALL Are you looking at your waistline or your complexion with a bit of misgiving after the hectic holiday season? If you are. the Parks and Recreation Department of the Town of Richmond Hill may have the answer Their first performance will feature Rumplestiltskin and the Gunniwolf at 2 pm. today (January 10) at the Wright Street Library and tomorrow at 2 pm. at the Richvale library, There is no charge for any of these programs and all children are welcome, The About Face Yourself program will resume starting January 17 at the Richvale Community Centre. In this program, you will find ways to eat properly. exercise to be slim and trim. do your own hair, manicures. facials and put together a wardrobe on a budget. Nothing does more for lagging spirits than a new look, and you can do it, with some help from this program. Information is available on this and other programs by calling the Richvale Community Centre at 884- 0855 or the town offices at 884-8101. This program is held Wednesdays from 7:30 pm. to 9:30 pm. from January 17 to March 7 and the eightâ€" week course costs $25. OTHER PROGRAMS The Parks and Recreafion Department offers a variety of progranw to appealto every age group. Some‘ of the adult programs starting this month are: Ceramics â€" a course for beginners. beginning January 16 or January 18 at a cost of $21 for eight weeks; Decorating With Flair â€" will show you how you too can have a beautiful home at very little cost. beginning January 16 at a cost of $23 for 10 weeks; Macrame â€" is designed to introduce you to this popular craft and show you how to make many beautiful and decorative items, beginning January 16 at a cost of $20 for eight weeks: Micro Wave Cooking â€" is a course that should appeal to new owners of micro wave ovens . . . a full course meal will be served at each session. at a cost of $30 for eight weeks, and it begins January 15; and there are a variety of sports and fitness courses being offered by the Parks and Recreation Department. Wheelchair Obstacle Course at Hillcrest Don Mills and Steeles The March of Dimes Awareness Day is Friday, January 19, and Hillcrest Mall is inviting the public to participate in a wheelchair obstacle course at the Mall on that day from 4 to 9 pm. All participants will encounter the same ob- stacles as those met day to day by people con- fined to wheelchairs. ‘ Friday‘s event will be an introduction to the Richmond Hill Rollers Basketball team, who will compete in a Wheelathon at the Mall on Sunday. January 21. ' Markham Place Anyone wishing to sponsor the participants may do so by picking up a pledge sheet at the Hilicrest Mall Information Desk. Anyone interested in competing is asked to call Pamela Ball at 883-1400 The money they raise Supday will be used to purchase basketball equipment for local wheelchair basketball teams. COLOR PORTRAIT Now with our colorful portrait backgrounds Now you can get that natural ‘On location' look for your portraits in the comfort and convenience of our studios For the little ones, we have a warm. cheery nursery scene; for the older children and adults, colorful spring and fall backgrounds with the look of outdoors. Our traditional back- ground is also available. 0 One offer per person 0 Two per family 0 Additional persons in portrait $1 each 0 No age limit â€" babies, children and adults at Burr House Heritage/Richmond Hill presents its WINTER SERIES OF WINTER at BURR HOUSE PIONEER CRAFTS NEEDLEWORK SAMPLERS JAN. 22 - FEB. 5 CHAIR CANING FEB. 6 < MAR. 13 APPLE DOLLS FEB. 7 - FEB. 21 RUG HOOKING FEB. 8 - FEB. 22 KNITTING FEB. 12 - FEB. 26 RUG BRAIDING MAR. 1 - MAR. 15 QUILTING MAR. 29 - MAY 1 SPINNING AND NATURE DYEING STARTS MAR. 28 WEAVING I STARTS MAR. 26 WEAVING || STARTS MAR. 29 For further information call 884-8574 or 8846193 For further information about any of the above mentioned programs or any program you would like to see included. please call the community centre at 884-0855 or the town offices at 884-8101. Family groups welcome, tool ‘Jet-Fast’ one hr. passport service and frames also available Offer ends Sat, Jan. 13th Eight x ten Sfilh Mon., Tues., Sat. 9:30 a.m.-5 pm. Wed., Thurs., Fri‘ 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. JAN. 22 - FEB. 5 FEB. 6 < MAR. 13 FEB. 7 - FEB. 21 FEB. 8 - FEB. 22 FEB. 12 - FEB. 26 MAR.1- MAR. 15 MAR. 29 - MAY 1