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A-6 â€" THE LIBERAL, Wednesday, February 7, 1979 5......CCCOCC1 Goad'bye to your wom'es about finding the best child care centre. Ron Usher and Paul Naismith. 11, a Big Brother and Little Brother match from Thornhill are prac- ticing for the "Bowl for a Boy" bowlathon. February 17. The third annual bowlathon last year raised $20,000 and as a result of this support Big Brothers of York were able to go full time and serve twice as many fatherless boys. The relationship between Ron and Paul came about because of this in- The Burr House Spinners and Weavers and the York Potters Guild will be pleased to demonstrate their crafts any Tuesday afternoon during the Scone Teas. Scone Teas and craft sessions continue at Burr House Admission for the scone teas is $1 per person and this en- titles visitors to coffee plus a sampling of home made scones with a variety of jams and jellies. The pioneer crafts. being taught at Burr House. are now taught on a short-term basis, with several different crafts taught each month. Monday. February 12, the craft scheduled is knitting, and lessons and demonstration will begin at 1.30 pm For additional in- formation on this and other crafts, please call 884â€"8574. Rug hooking is another pioneer craft, quickly gaining in popularity. Mini~Skool is a warm and happy place offering the best in total child care for children from six weeks to kindergarten. Children love our programs because they‘re fun. exciting and stimulating Parents love us because not only are their children having fun but they are receiving the best in learning and development during the important formative years. Hello MINI- skooL-l RICHMOND HILL CENTRE OPENS THIS WINTER Next 7 Thursday Richmond Hill South ~3~'«MINI-skooL® Find out more: Call us to arrange an appointment with our Director; Najwha Khbeis. She’ll be happy to tell you all about our bright. modem skool and our qualified child care staffr Be sure to ask about our pre-opening discount offer. JI. February 15, you can learn how to hook your own rug at Burr House. Classes will begin at 1:30 pm. and further information is available by calling 884-6193. LIONS BINGO The Richvale Lions hold a bingo game every Sunday evening at 7:30 pm. at‘ the Lions Hall. 31 Spruce Avenue. Richvale. These games are fun for all. and everyone is welcome. COMMUNITY CENTRE T h e R i c h v a l e Community Centre is the hub of community activityi Some of the following programs are already full, but some still have room. O n e p o p u l a r program is scrabble games. and these are played each Monday evening at 7:30 pm. Other popular programs' include a golf seminar. Wen-do, all- 54 Avenue Rd.‘ Richmond Hill For information call 881-0710. crease in service and the two now take in movies, special shows, sports events and outings each week simply sharing interests. There are 441 boys in York Region now waiting and hoping for a man to volunteer his time.-lnquiries should be directed to the Big Brothers office in Aurora at 727- 1251. Anyone interested in spon- soring Ron or Paul, or any brother combination can pick up sponsor sheets at local bowling alleys. fitness programs for everyone and a variety of craft programs. For information on any program at the Community Centre, please call the Parks and Recreation Department at 884- 8101. (‘ARNIVAL BUS A l l R i c h v a l e residents, who would rather take public transport to the Winter Carnival than drive. may now do so. You may catch either the GO Bus or the local bus to the Richmond Heights Centre and from there, a special bus will run on a shuttle service to and from the Mill Pond. If yoy choose. you can drive to the Rich- mond Heights Centre, where there is ample parking, and then catch the free bus. This shuttle service will operate Sunday. February 11 between 8 am. and 4 pm. and run every 15 minutes. DANCE FOR LOVERS The Oak Ridges Lions will sponsor a Dance for Lovers, Saturday, February 10 in the Lions Den at Bond Lake Arena. Tickets are on sale now at $3.50 per person, and are available from Lion Dave McAdams at By MILLIE STEWART 773-4424 The York Region Snowmobile Associ- ation will sponsor an all-day drivers training Sunday, February 11 from 9 am. to 8 pm. at the Lake Wilcox Com- munity Centre. Anyone over 12 is welcome to attend this course, which will teach the rules of safe snowmobiling, and upon completion, each person will receive a drivers‘ certificate. As the course will be an all-day event, everyone is asked to bring a lunch. For additional in- formation or to register, please call Rick Mottershall at 773-4110 or Dick Brooklehurst at 884- 3865. YELLOW ROSE BALL The members of Delta Lambda Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi are busy pueparing for their annual dance, the Yellow Rose Ball, which will be held February 17 at the Thornhill Community Centre. Don Head Secondary School will do the catering and the ‘Capris‘ will play music to appeal to everyone. Tickets are available by calling Melissa Stewart at 884-5344. Proceeds from the dinner dance will be used for several community projects. .S‘ no wmobi/e drivers training Sunday in Oak Ridges The admission price will entitle you to dance to a great selection of music provided by a disc jockey, plenty of door and spot prizes and a late night meal. DART TOURNAMENT Tonight. February 7, is the date for the annual dart tour- nament between the members of the Wheelhouse Club and the Oak Ridges Lions. 773-5156 or from any other Lion. The trophy is still in the hands of the seniors, but the Lions are determined to take it home with them this year. That remains to be seen, because the seniors have been doing some extra practice with every intention of hanging on to the cham- pionship. After the darts stop flying, refreshments will be served to everyone. The challenge is out and at 7 pm. tonight, the fun will start and everyone, who would like to watch is welcome. VALENTINE RAFFLE The Continuing Care Department of York Central Hospital is holding a raffle to raise funds for outings and social events for the patients. 'Nine prizes will be won when the draw is held at 3 pm. February 14 at the hospital. Everyone is looking forward to a good year under the leadership of Interim Minister. Dr. S.R. McClung. The Oak Ridges Scout Ladies Auxiliary will meet tonight (February 7) at 8 pm. for their annual penny auction at the home of Mrs. Koech, 77 Bond Crescent. Each lady is asked to bring along a friend to join in the fun, and each person is requested to bring along plenty of change for the auction. Any member' of the auxiliary is welcome to bring items for the auction. ST. PAUL’S The annual general meeting of St. Paul’s United Church will be held tonight (February 7) at the church from 7 to 9 pm. The meeting is open to all members of the congregation, and everyone is invited to stay for dessert and coffee following. There will be a pot luck supper at the Church this Sunday, February 11 at 7 pm. All members of the congregation are welcome to the dinner, and are encouraged to stay for the en- tertainment ‘by the ‘Wright Brothers‘. For additional'information, please call 884-3818. Richmond Hill North SCOUT LADIES AUXILIARY The prizes include a weekend for two at the Holiday Inn, an antique rocker and much more. Tickets are $1 and are available in the Continuing Care Department at the hospital or at the business office. The Knights of Columbus still have some tickets available for the Valentine's dance scheduled for Februarv 10. The dance will be held at Our Lady Queen of the World parish hall at Bayvlew and Crosby. Tickets are $12 pei‘ couple and are available by calling 884-3048. HISTORICAII SOCIETY Heritage Richmond Hill, the local historical society, will sponsor a lecture on china collecting tomorrow, (February 8) at 8 pm. at the main branch of the Richmond Hill library. The St. Paul's UCW will meet at the church on Wednesday. February 14, begin- ning at 8 pm. BRETHREN IN CHRIST The members of the Brethren in Christ parish in Oak Ridges will be entertained at the 10:30 am. service Sunday, February 11. Everyone is welcome to attend and see for themselves the ins and outs of collecting china. Each child is asked to bring 50 cents to cover the cost of hot chocolate and donuts after the carnival activities are over A selection of sacred music provided by eight young people from the Niagara Christian College Ensemble will be featured. SCHOOL CARNIVAL Grades 1, 2, 3 and 4 and Special Education classes at Oak Ridges Public School will participate in a winter carnival at the school on . Wednesday, February 14, during the afternoon. KNIGHTS 0F COLUMBUS P a r e n t s a r e requested to make sure the children are dressed very warmly for this occasion. SKATE-A-THON Bond Lake Skating Club is sponsoring a skate-a-thon as its mammoth fund raising event of the year. The ice~at the arena has been reserved Saturday, February 17. from 3 to 5 pm. for this event, and all club members are urged to participate. “FOR DOGS ONLY” an all breed dog grooming studio, located in Thornhill Veterinary Clinic 8403 Yonge Street, Thornhill, Ontario 881-3618 or 889-4851-2 There will be a 20% discount for the months of lanuary, February and March, 1979 wish to announce the opening of Susan Herbert and Linda Roberts Alsb includéd is a questionnaire, which the public is invited to com- plete. LIBRARY The display at the Wright Street library for the month of February is courtesy of Richmond Hill and Thomhill Area Family Services. BOWLING LEAGUE DANCE The St. Mary’s Bowling League will sponsor a Valentine’s dance on February 17 in the parish hall. Included for your enjoyment are books and pamphlets about various family life topics. ' Ticketé are $5 per-person and are available by calling 884â€"0287, 884- 4344 or 884-5003. The information obtained in this manner, will be used by Family Life to get an idea of the kinds of programs that would be useful in the community. February 11 to 17 is Nutrition Week, and the library will have a special display in the children’s section on the subject, and February 13 and 14 there will be two story hours dealing with the topic of nutrition. Four prizes will be awarded in two categories 19 years old and under and over 19. T h e y o u n g e r members of the club will skate up to 60 times around the rink. Older skaters may skate up to 100 times around. Anyone in the community, who would like to may enter the skateâ€"a-thon, and all proceeds will go to Bond Lake Skating Club.