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ia i y the former greenwood public school ss no 9 pickering now a library will come alive this weekend when teachers and students return for an oldfashionreunion the event close to a year in the planning begins saturday at 1 pm and carries on into sunday with a community- church service at eleven a reunion dinner and dance will be held in the community centre saturday night j jim thomas the classroom of 43 these and other for mer students will renew friendships this weekend pictured here are rear row left i to right bill brown milton campbell john devitt edith stewart teacher jim mclean nrirris athill charles minaker front row left to right david hayward glenna minaker tommy athill allah pascoe kathy mcarthur jean pascoe rodd mcarthur and ronnie clarke absent are ronald short kenneth short and charles athill to assist the gifted child claremont whatisa gifted child will the schools be able to recognize them and provide opportunities the province is demanding under bill 82 the legislation also covers slowlearners and those with visual and hearing problems the gifted child may mrs carder says but its usually around grades three or four some children can read by the time they start school but that doesnt necessarily mean theyre gifted she says so its best to wait a few years tothisvend the durham from not having of enrichment theydcome some kind program i still think they dont do enough for them whatever the extent and effect of the program however mrs carder feels the schools can only do so much parents are the prime prpvidevuhmbstfdifficulty board has hired consultants an a- educators from thetime achild tit comesntdimakingarea superintendent and is born she says selections vhat is the resource teachers to dlan between the school and the home though shes optimistic i can hardly wait to see what kind of program were going to have for these children therell be problems she said and then she amended it slightly no not problems just challenges she con cluded and resource teachers to plan programs for such children starting in september its a gigantic undertaking but mrs carder feels its very worthwhile there are still formed from such yg on whether the teacher observation gifted should be t separated from the other students for any length of time she says but if there are any harmful effects criterion claremont trustee linda carder says the board has accepted the provinces definition of these children which is things as and testing they can be determined as early as kindergarten farm auction claremont the crowd was large and items sold well at an auction satur day on the century farm property of percy jones and the late ralph jonesr r 2 claremont auctioneer earl gauslin was in charge assisted by phil faulkner a few oftlie topbids were 380 for a flatback cupboard 300 for a library cupboard 62 for an old wooden pump and 50 for an apple peeler a john deereantique tractor modemjbrpughtjl300 a gasoline englhe 235 and a bean sprayer 80 teachers pupils together again move mill of twin mayors uxbridge it looks as if the official twinning of the borough of- catawissa penn sylvania and the township of uxbridge will feature the twin ning of a couple of mayors as well both from uxbridge last week a meeting of coun cil accepted an invitation from the uxbridge and district lions club to have mayor bill balliri- ger and his wife accompany them to catawissa for the twin- ningceremonies the borough had been proposed as an appropriate twin for our com- munity because it was the home of the original 12 quaker fami lies who founded uxbridge 175 years ago the letter from chairman tom robinson read robinson said the evening would also feature the twinning the catawissa valley lions vicious dogs club and uxbridge club the chartering of the new club and the exchange of gifts between theborough and the uxbridge- scott historical society equally interested in attend- irig however was councillor sandy ewen and it was de cided the sometime acting- mayor and his wife should take in the ceremonies too there is a definite tie be tween our two communities mayorballiriger told the meeting the twinning- takes place saturday june 19 uxbridge the ageold saw mill on the former bob nes- bitt farm cone 6 uxbridge township is in the process of being moved the structure in its entirety will be re located at black creek pioneer village steeles avenue and jane street mr nesbitt will be asked to operate it about half the required funds are available village adminis trator russ cooper told the tribune he doesntexpect the project to be completed until some time in 83 mr cooper said that while no arrangements had been final ized concerning its operation if hes willing so are we all the beams in the structure have beenmarked so when its taken apart it can be more easily reassembled there were few like it around and even fewer around today mr nesbitt said he had a hand in running it over a period of about 25 years begin- ning at age sixteen greenwood months of- planning will reach a high point here on the weekend as hundreds gather for a reunion that includes not only former students and staff teachers of greenwood school ss no 9 pickering but the entire community the historic event will span two days with a dinner and dance at the- community centre saturday evening and a service in greenwood church sunday morning visitors are expected from as far distant as florida british columbia and alberta guests will register- be tween 1 and 2 pm saturday with opening ceremonies at 215 displays including student photos will be setup in the new building valley- view and at the old site now a public library the pickering museum now relocated in greenwood will be open all afternoon a reunion dinner is scheduled for 6 30 with a dance to follow at nine rev th fleetham a former pastor will bring the message at a community worship sunday at eleven participants in saturdays ceremonies will include mp scott fennell- mpp george ashe pickering mayor jack anderson regional councillor gerald fisher and town councillor nora stoner john paxton is master of ceremonies im really pleased with the way everything has gone wanda moore pitchforth told the tribune weve been working on it for a year and now itshere others on the organizing committee are jshirley gardiner kapuscin ski borihiejmoore tapley rita fisher kenn mctaggart steve jackman and john paxton the former greenwood school built in 1860 is known across canada due to its association with the late john diefenbaker mr diefenbaker was a pupil there when his father the late w t diefanr baker was a teacher mr diefenbaker visited to the site may 28 1957 other teachers there in more recent years have in cluded elva stearman anion 1 audrey hopkinson elizabeth johnston mildred eastwood jerry stachow edna -green- eileen puckrin helen kean edith stewart emily petty gwen lade robert hunt wm maffey pearl hjckson isabel rutledge marion brandon jean mcwhirter lillian plcwman marian fraser and kathleen webster the minutes of meetings dated i860 indicate that a quarter acre of- land was purchased v from edward jackson for 4947 and added to the original site the former schoolhouse was sold for 37 and moved from the property to a location across the road the present building jwas- constructed at a price of- 103900 with the overseer architect receiving 2972 for his services ii greenwoods famous school bell with a ring mat could be heard for miles was purchased by special levy from st james cathedral in toronto the price including transportation and framework was 99 a basement was added in 1929 and hydro installed in 1946 durham region the driver of a car involved in a crash last august that killed one passenger and seriously injured another has been sentenced to four months in jail keith barry 20 of oak- are a menace messk i uxbridgeif uxbridge township is going to the dogs it wont be able to drag anyone along with it that was the consensus last week at a meeting of council- when the question of dogs run ning wild in the area was dis cussed the second time within the past year and a half- the matter was introduced quite graphically via a petition signed by some 25 residents of udora who complained about the dogsattacking senior citizens and children in the area the petition safd also that even though the dogs had been picked up by the control officer anne barrett in answer to complaints they had often been remoyedjust as quickly by their owners a suggestion by councillor mac mayers that a copy of the petition be sent to georgina township was voted down i see no reason why georgi na should get involved said councillor maustyn mcknight the dogs are in our township were doing our best to control them a copy of the petition will be sent to officer barrett ronnie hawkins uxb arena may22 i optimist mr and mrs earl mcmulien a golden day 1 for mr and mrs earl mcmulien n formerly of claremont and now of rr 1 cast let on sunday was- a memorable occasion rr their golden wedding anniversary andpenihouse was en- joyed at the community hall in columbus and later members of the family gathered at the home of a daughter and son-in- law charlene and howard davis j others in the family and all present for the event are daughters erma- mrs david mccomb of casueton sheila mrs- bob smith port hope twosons mp mullen windsor and stan mcmulien claremont 16 grandchildren and one great- grandchild v- some luckyticketholderwfll have this beautiful corvette to drive for two weeks when a draw is made atthekinsponsored dance in the uxbridge community centre satarday night the car courtesy williamson motor sales is one of several door prizes to be offered daring tbe evening proceeds will go to the uxbridge hospital expansion fund holding the keys is montreal centre keith acton accompanied by dance committee members ernie british and harry hudson the shows main attraction excluding the corvette is singing star ronnie hawkins tickets can be obtained from rich hartley 6402963 or at the door wood west of lindsay was charged with criminal negligence after the vehicle he was driving went out of control and overturned several times on brock siderdad 18 one mile south of carinington eighteen year old terry gorrill of wasaga beach died ten days later lance robinson 17 of port perry suffered brain damage a broken back and other injuries according to evidence heard before judge jp kelly in whitby county court the three young men were en route to port perry after attending a party in cannington robinson testified that both he and gorrill asked barry several times to slow down at one point he said his com panion threatened to jump out of the car the 1974 pontiac rolled for a distance of 65 feet and came to rest on its wheels barry pleaded not guilty to the original charge later he entered a guilty plea to dangerous driving counsel for the accused pointed out that at the time of the accident his client was only 17 years old with no criminal or driving record crown attorney- rickagg called for a jail term of from three to six months judge kelly handed down a four month sentence r v barry- recently- graduated from a community college in an engineering technicians course i