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p16 weekender april 19 1986 craftinotes guild is 15 years old by betty rigsby the markham guild of village crafts is 15 years old this month happy birthday the years have seen a great many changes in markham as well as in the guild for so long both were village oriented and now both are well on the way to becoming metropolis minded change is the way of things in the world today but the changes in markham come so rapidly its hard to keep up with them the new people moving in bring new needs and ideas and wants at the guild we try to provide the friendship so necessary to strangers new to town and help them learn new crafts and carry on with the old ones we are al ways looking for something new and this too is indicative of the world today last tuesday we held the monthly general meeting a panel of guild member experts gave methods of the proper way to fin ish projects for that professional look it was also a birthday party cake candles and ice cream even at 15 we still like to do things the old way mark saturday may 31 on your calendar the guild will be hold ing its annual garage sale new courses are planned adult sewing for beginners in the evening and teen sewing for be- wmsfmem service rentals no membership required video accessories safari ac video light 150 watt ambico dc video light 100 watt safari nicad battery packs lightweight power vcr 45 hours bescor littlenic nicad 4 5 hours vdbon tripod 275 675 heavy duty spring balance 91 lbs m5l 24995 heavy duty dolly msl 14995 fr 219 95 from from 95 from 2 i 9 from plus many more camera accessories converters jerrold 400 wireless philips wireless wclock philips wireless wvolume 95 95 from from kj qq95 from h5f jerrold with cord from zjl jerrold jrx with cord oq95 more channel capability from j above converters are remanufactured as new with 90 day warranty open 7 days a week mintleaf plaza 16th ave mile east of hwy 48 4714417or4716414 ginners held after school if you are interested in either course call els fontyn at 2941591 cartooning will be offered to students with a basic understand ing of perspective and shading and the ability to get along with others older and younger than themselves classes will run from may 10 to june 28 10 am to noon each saturday for further in formation call john rigsby at 294- 1482 between 6 and 9 pm crafty tips cut and pierce lamp shades karen grimes is offering to teach those interested on how to make beautiful lamp shades completely finished inside and out for furth er information call karen at 474- 1726 watch for the next parks and recreation brochure the sum mer classes for children will be listed in it crafty notes 1 if you buy good quality scis sors use them only for their in tended purpose keep them clean and dry and they will stay sharp indefinitely but if they do get dull have them sharpened by an expert you can permanently ruin them if you try this specialized technique yourself 2 if you have a youngster who likes to cut and paste give him cotton swabs to work with they are safe disposable and easy to use ytf baowihacj fckujnoi g qand0w0ft1c gfleatest races totbtlumx wihcuwd kwmat wlitmimcwuena join us nightly for dining dancing disc jockey from 900 100 am tues sat join us nightly for stanley cup playoffs and blue ay baseball all sports teams are welcome for reservations ca 4755331 steeles woodbine ave todays woman o better living show may 9 10 11 markham fair grounds home do it yourself products garden products furniture drapery carpets everything for the home p l u s fashion shows makeup demonstrations jewellry demonstrations a famous soap star will be attending watch this space for further information a show for the whole family h family vendors information 4274388 a show for the whole family hi family carmen di paola seated will head up the 1986 united way drive in york region hes shown here with united way president kent hill new chairman for 86 uw campaign carmen di paola president of carmen di paola real estate ltd in markham will head york regions 1986 united way cam paign the announcement was made last week by kent hill president of united way of york region carmens dedication to com munity activities in york region is wellknown said mr hill we are sure hell make a dyna mic contribution to the cam paign mr di paola expressed enthu siasm for the task ahead noting that no one needs to be con vinced of the worthy work done by the united ways 30 agencies in york region the corporate community and volunteer workers are already rallying around in readiness to launch the campaign said the new chairman agency budgets are currently being reviewed and the campaign goal for 1986 will be set shortly every agency budget will be carefully examined not one pen ny will be wasted said mr di paola and all monies raised in york region will stay in york re gion to help provide human care services for those of us who live and work here anyone wishing to help with the campaign can call the united way office in markham at 474- 9974 the 1986 campaign dates are from september 15 to november 21 de castro paintings at markham gallery selected paintings of canadian artist alberto de castro slated for exhibition in paris on may 8 are on display until 6 pm today at the bremner gallery in mar kham eighteen paintings and some framed lithographs are for sale with prices for the paintings rang ing from 900 to 7500 and for the lithographs 285 to 550 accord ing to gallery owner paul bremner mr de castro who lives in toronto is a naive style artist meaning he exhibits a simple in formal style according to mr bremner its not academic its not for mal he said i think he is quite a unique original artist mr bremner says it is the use of color and the familyoriented sub ject matter that makes mr de castros work popular its so pleasing to the eye in terms of color and the images he said were very proud to be hosting this exhibition that is going to paris drug awareness is aim of parents night a drug and alcohol awareness program is being held for parents of students attending brother andre catholic high school on tuesday may 6 sponsored by the schools pa rents council the seminar is also open to parents of students plan ning to attend next year the program begins at 730 pm brother andre school is located on 16th ave east of hwy 48