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sb2 wednesday june 20 1984 lm montgomery books owns rare collection writers work is treasured carolyn clark proudly displays her complete collection of the writings of lucy maud montgomery carolyn 11 and her family live near leaskdale ux bridge township where lm montgom ery resided and wrote many of her most popular stories carolyns grandmother hilda clark is still searching for rare firstedition books to complete the col lection chris shanahan uxbridge twp carolyn clarks collection of the original works of lucy maud montgomery occupies a- special place in the bedroom of her family resi dence the 11y earolds keen interest in the famous writer is linked to her family past carolyns grandfather harold clark attended church and sunday school with lm montgomery during the period she lived in the leaskdale area carolyn the daughter of gayle and john clark rr 2 uxbridge is extremely proud of her 23book collection it contains 19 original first editions including the watchman and other poems one of only 200 copies ever issued she also has a registered collector plate depicting a scene from the classic story anne of green gables lucy maud montgomery moved to the area in 1911 and resided there until 1923 she was married to rev ewan macdonald the montgomery home is now preserved as a historical landmark carolyns grandmother hilda clark has helped track down many of the original works hilda obtained most of the editions from st pauls anglican marks 150th uxbridge st pauls anglican church is marking its 150th anniversary in uxbridge during 1984 celebrations have been going on since april when an old fashioned sunday ser vice was held at the church a special homecoming service is plan ned this sunday june 24 to be followed by a parish picnic at elgin park activities have been arranged for both young and adult members of the congregation st pauls annual garage and bake sale will be held on saturday june 30 dona tions of treasures unearthed during spring cleaning are a welcome addition to the cause the church will also have a float winding through the streets of uxbridge during the spring water days parade on june 30 first anglican services in the uxbridge area date back to 1834 when rev adam elliot arrived on horseback to preach to a small band of settlers and chippewa indi ans his other purpose was to baptize the children worship was first held in a barn and later joins brownie pack new member receives pin sixyearold janine bates recently enrolled as a member of the third claremont brownie pack here brown owl patricia davis makes thing official with a pin for the happy youngster brownie activities are continuing throughout the area chris shanahan successful holstein sale uxbridge twp a large group of pedigreed bred heifers to service sires such as astro jet stylist warden marta- dor and regal red were featured at the dairymans delight sale held june 6 at wilson sales arena the sale was quite successful and the average quite accurate for this time of year stated a sales arena press release many buyers attended the sale from eastern and northern ontario with quebec manitoba british columbia utah and pennsylvania also well represented in total 152 head were sold for a sale average of 114500 highlights included consigned by robert moffatt of woodville and top of the sale gp twoyearold triple threat daughter bred to warden from a vg ned dam projected bca of 170206 with a 43 per cent test sold to grasshill holsteins of bobcaygeon for 8700 consigned by warren bennett of cobden vg fiveyearold sheik daughter bred to triple threat from a vg lakescene rockman fury dam two year bca of 150188 sold to fred carr and son of cast- leton 50000 consigned by crossland farm of sand- ford october 83 heifer calf sired by en hancer from three generations of vg dams dam has 10 year bca of 178186 sold to rj and dwain baird of carp for 200000 consigned by belridge holsteins sutton west february 82 heifer bred to stylist with a vg bootmaker dam dam has six year bca of 181212 sold to robert and maud walker of stayner for 200000 a sale summary follows milking females total of 46 for 159674 average bred heifers 40 for 121375 average open heifers 24 for 78646 average heif er calves 37 for 75743 average upcoming sales managed by lloyd wil son auctions ltd include holstein consign ment on july 4 at wilson sales arena three red cross volunteers are honored special awards were presented recently to three volunteer members of the canadian red cross society uxbridge branch shown here with their plaques are left to rightlucy rud- kin betty webster and jean tiffin lucy re ceived a service award for her work with the blood donor clinic while betty and jean were presented certificates of merit chris shanahan in a log schoolhouse by 1851 a frame building had been erected on the site of the present brick church an outline of st pauls history prepared to mark its sesquicentennial indicates that those early years were anything but easy the land had to be cleared of trees and shrubs before the little church could be raised the deed to the property stated that it also had to be used as a burying ground for the church of england when the present building was constructed in 1888 the cas kets were disinterred and were moved along with the headstones to the present cemetery architecture has a prominent place in st pauls historic past richard cunningham windeyer designed the uxbridge structure as well as several other churches in the diocese the construction contract was given to michael vicars a local builder and craftsman financial harship plagued the congrega tion in those early days as it did most chur ches in communities of comparable size wages and salaries were low and there was little ready money some parishioners who experienced and understoood the early struggle made be quests to the church this generosity helped ensure a brighter future remembrances of the sesquicentennial include the written history of st pauls copies are available at all celebrations in the church or by contacting edith ray at 8523286 commemorative plates can be obtained by contacting karen clements at 8527746 program is supported uxbridge a team of planning resear chers will conduct an intensive study of the community during a fiveday stretch this october members of the provincial cause team will use their architectural expertise to ev aluate all facets of uxbridges community layout the study will take place from oct 4 to 8 upon completion of onlocation work the group will compile and submit a detailed plan outlining areas of potential improve ment uxbridge township council will not be obligated to adopt any of their recom mendations although its expected the findings will serve as valuable future refer ence material the project was supported by members of the planning and development commit tee during a special meeting held june 5 the township agreed to fund adequate liv ing and working accomodations for cause team members tigers enter big tourney uxbridge season basketball players the senior boys at uxbridge secon- team will be enter- dary school can ing next years ver- hardly wait for the sion of one of cana- start of the 198485 das most presti gious high school basketball classics theyll be taking part in the fifth annual vic redmen invitational basket ball tournament in edmonton alta from feb 6 to 9 1985 the event to be played on the cam pus of victoria com posite high school in downtown edmonton features top school cage teams from across canada as well as some from the un ited states the 1985 edition will have 16 senior boys squads com peting for individual and team prizes plus another eight in a girls division although the tournament is still a long way off the ux bridge contingent has already begun their fundraising efforts and staff member jim schwan is confi dent his senior ti gers can do well in edmonton the tournament is regarded as one of the best in canada book stores and others with the assistance of friends and she plans to keep book hunt ing until the set of first editions is complete carolyn a grade 5 student at scott cen tral school has presented a talk on the au thoress during public speaking competi tions and has also displayed the books dur ing lucy maud montgomery day celebra tions at leaskdale she has also visited the writers birth place at prince edward island carolyns sisters cheryl and crystal and cousin janet clark are also building their lm montgomery book collections claremont fire chief honored by friends by sandra redshaw claremont jack ward was hon ored by hamlet residents last friday upon his retirement as chief of claremonts volunteer fire department about 90 of jacks family friends and colleagues attended a special dinner and dance the guest of honor was congratulated for his many years of faithful service to the de partment dick ward will take over as chief members of claremont and district community association will hold a general meeting on wednesday june 20 at 8 pm in the community hall invited guests ex pected to attend include pickering mayor jack anderson regional councillor norah stoner and durham region chairman gary herrema also on hand will be gk borestski and ks hogg representing the ministry of enviroment rl smith of simcoe engineering brian whitehead of geoenviron a sub contractor for simcoe and david frame executive assistant to durham york mpp ross stevenson a representative of dr jean gray medical officer of health is also expected two baptisms took place at claremont united church on fathers day sarah allyson daughter of garry and christine gall and amanda nichole daughter oi howie and cathy jones were brought forth to receive the sacrament this is the last week before the claremont lioness strawberry social lun cheon the big event is set for sunday june 24 at 1230 pm in the community hall reserve your tickets by contacting bar bara tran at 6492832 or denise norton at 6492615 adult admission is 550 and chil dren 12 and under 250 the legion ladies auxiliary fun night oi court whist and a penny sale will be held this wednesday june 20 it will start at 730 pm in the legion hall cost is 1 everyone is welcome there will be a 50s dinner and dance at the legion hall on saturday june 23 bus ter fykes band will provide the music a shower is planned for and bonnie but ler and danny calhoun on wednesday july 4 at 8 pm and another in honor of lyn miller and dale ingram is set fortues- day july 10 at the legion hall all children aged eight to 12 are invited to the claremont library on tuesdays at 2 pm for games stories and fun the prog- ram will run june 26 to july 17 there is no charge ucw are holding a craft and bake sale at the claremont exchange located at the four corners on friday june 22 starting at 3 pm rev ed cook will preside over his last service on sunday june 24 he will retire effective july 1 the sacrament of the lords supper will be served at his final service a week of vacation bible school begins monday june 25 at claremont united church registration is 9 am for more information contact karen marks at 649- 3030 school will end for another year at claremont public school this friday re port cards are to be picked up thursday june 28 between 9 am and 1130 am a number of pupils have been on class trips including grades 6 and 8 who travelled to niagara falls students from grades 4 and 5 visited the metro zoo best wishes go out to earl anderson who celebrated a birthday last week goodwood dog a hero goodwood a sixyearold dalma- tion dog named boy has been credited with saving the home and possibly the life of its master last week when a grass fire threatened the property the pet came barking and scratching at the door of the residence of mrs elsie boland rr 1 goodwood mrs boland asleep at the time was awakened by the noise smelling smoke she looked outside and saw the flames approaching she summoned durham regional police and the uxbridge fire department uxbridge relayed the call through to stouffville and bothbri- gades attended the blaze was exting uished before it could reach the boland house if it hadnt been for boy my home would have gone up in flames with me in it mrs boland said she praised the police and firemen for their quick response tom and pat redwood of bristol pond estates rr 3 stouffville are the win ners of an expensepaid weekend for two at the ramada renaissance hotel scar borough their ticket was selected at a draw and dance saturday evening in the goodwood hall sponsored by the park board mrs redwood purchased the ticket from arlene bell don jackson was master of ceremonies a babysitter is urgently required for one hour every sunday at the goodwood united church from 930 to 1030 am volunteers are asked to call the pastor rev edith ann mcmaniman at 6401781 goodwood srs entertained members of the silver jubilee club in stouffville june 12 euchre followed a potluck dinner win ner of the mystery prize was bea norton the next seniors meeting is june 26 at 1 pm dorothy yake and donna yeates both of tindall lane goodwood are convalescing at home following surgery birthday celebrations in pickering many events planned pickering all members of the family should enjoy the wide variety of events planned for canadas birthday celebrations running june 28 to july 2 the parks and recreation departments schedule of activities begin thursday june 28 with a celebrity baseball game matching the town of pickering against choo radio station itll be played in kins men park on june 29 there will be everything from a lawn bowling tournament in claremont to youth roller skating at the pickering re creation complex birthday festivities really pick up on saturday june 30 with the salute to the bicentennial the gala which begins at 11 am in the front foyer of the recreation complex features performances by the heritage singers and ajaxpickering navy league band the special bicentennial party also in cludes free birthday cake while supplies last plus a display of local photo contest entries there will be plenty of sporting events on saturday including a midget girls region al baseball tournament robbie soccer challenge and tennis competitions the streets of brougham will come alive saturday evening during a dance on old brock road it goes from 8 to 11 pm the various athletic competitions con tinue july 1 followed by a giant fireworks display in kinsmen park at dusk the great family golf classic will be played monday july 2 at seaton golf course contactjoan alfrey at 6832760 to register a concert is scheduled for pine creek park monday from 3 to 5 pm it features the northdale concert band and the pick ering west hill musical theatre group bicentennial epsom epsomutica united church will celebrate ontarios bicentennial on the weekend of july 13 to 15 at epsom vil lage an old fashioned square dance is planned for the friday evening followed by a para de on saturday morning an afternoon baseball game with choo radio station and a barbecued beef dinner 5 pm are scheduled for saturday along with a musical evening with skits a service will be held at epsom united church on the sunday at 230 pm for dinner tickets contact vera brown at 98575c4 ready for the pitch julie thompson has been promp ting feelings of terror in opposition pitchers every time she steps up to the plate the 19yearold uxbridge native is a key member of stouffvil- les midget girls softball team the club plays its home games thursday evenings at stouffville park v