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m w- mmvm a6 tribune april 13 1988 jb teach don forbes iiim him ii iiuiii principal credited for his bij atpakisi- by jim tjhomas dicksons hill when barbara wyatt s then the viceprincipal at beverley acres public school richmond hill invited don forbes to join her oirstaffat dicksons hill she didnt haye to ask twice the position that of phys ed instructor plus grade 56 math social studies and science was made to order when doorsopened last september don was first in line hes our featured teacher of the week born in montreal don is fluently bilingual this makes him a natural for dicksons hill since the school will be total french immersion this fall a livein association with a family in quebec gave him the french language skills required following graduation from the university of new brunswick he attended queens universi ty kingston for his bachelor of education de gree beverley acres was his first fulltime teaching post c don says both he and dicksons hill school are deeply indebted to mrs wyatt for her intense interest in staff and students v she was a great viceprincipal and is an equally great principal he says shes always working for you not against you don says many improvements within the gym at dicksons hill aredue to mrs wyatts enthu siasm he points to new basketball backboards a volleyball net and 30 boola hoops as examples of what shes done vl in addition the schools parents group purch- ased a jungle gym costing 3500 dons an avidoutdpojrsman he enjoys activi- ties such as downhill skiing water skiing sail- jng swimming soccer and canoeing hes enrol led in a canoeing course next month at newmar ket high a program subsidized by the board mr forbes says hes completely happy in an elementary environment i like workihgwjth kids he states mixed tgjm classes present no problems he points out the girls can hold their own he says don admits the future could change a secon dary school position is always a possibility right now im happy where i am he stales the switch to total french immersion this fall will benefit him personally don claims i wont have to keep switching back and forth he says don admits theres no breakdown in com munication when it comes to girlfriend christ ina a firstyear student attending glendon col lege christina is a native of france they met at a french daycamp where christina was serv- ing as a staff counsellor throughout the interview- mr forbes men tioned many timesthe close cooperation shown staff by mrs wyatt we all owe a lotto her he concluded shes an excellent principal don forbes phys ed instructor at dicksons hill public school credits principal barbara wyatt with giving him the break he needed and bringing him on staff fluently bilingual mr forbes fits in well with an enrolment that will be totally french immersion this fall jim thomas sylvia credits tops with new lease on life by jim thomas stangers look friends look twice ithe new look sylvia bishop is something to look at the 46yearold mother of two is the 1987 queen of tops take off pounds sensibly she was officially crowned at a ceremony in st james presbyte rian church stouffville monday night sylvia bishop aurora sideroad ballantrae was crowned queen of stouffville tops take offpounds sensibly monday in a ceremony at st james presbyterian church sylvia lost 28 pounds i eat the same as others in the family she says only from a smaller plate jim thomas income tax returns 4166401769 6401778 george w brodie certified general accountant 157 main st w stouffville ont when mrs bishop joined tops she weighed 175 pounds down slightly from her maximum weight of 185 within a period of six months the scales read 157 shes now a svelt 147 and holding it was during a shopping trip to buy a dress that sylvia concluded i have to do something nothing less than a size 18 would fit 1 looked nine months pre gnant she recalls on the advice of close friend marilyn mcquakershe agreed to give tops a trv that was march 1985 by january 1987 shed reached her goal mrs bishop is now one of the organizations biggest boosters shes a kop keep off pounds member and the units assistant weightrecorder meetings are held every mon day afternoon at 101 main street east stouffville physically i feel a lot better sylvia agrees i have so much more energy her mental out look is better too shes justly proud of her accomplishment mrs bishops on what she de scribes as a maintenance diet she eats most of the same foods enjoyed by husband brian and sons david and steven but less i eat off a smaller plate she explains sylvia says shes not a jogger like many weightconscious peo ple but a firm believer in exer cise she belongs to the tuesday evening ladies bowling league the whitchurchstouffville new comers club and the legion ladies auxiliary although sylvia says shed like get down to an even 145 i feel comfortable the way i am she smiles when she looks in the mirror and she was smiling monday when ann ermcn the queen of 86 placed the crown of accom plishment on her head yes windowshoppings a plea sure now so is buying and so is wearing ill never be fat again she declares euchre party seniors are invited to a six- handed euchre party wednes day april 20 at 1 pm in the silver jubilee club main and market streets stouffville win ners will receive prizes lunch will be served admission is one dollar editors mail dear jim i can readily sympathize with your feeling of oh to be biling ual in your roaming around column of april 6 i too waded through high school french composition and gram- mar i had the same feeling as you just fifty years ago when a friend and i were enjoying a bicycle trip in francei roadside snacks werefrequent and financially necessary vvi one day we wanted a pound of biscuits we carefully planned a conversation with the storekeeper in a small normandyyillage we decided a pound would be a half a kilogram so bonjour monsieur je desire un demikilogram de biscuits merci et au revoir should get us what we wanted i entered the store and thought everything was goinggreat until i realized id said je desire un demikilometre instead of un demikilogram ws ive never heard anyone laugh quite like that storekeeper aware of my error and being able to visualize a quartermile of biscuits down the road i too shared his hilarious response it was first and nevertobeforgotten experience bpuriwith metric and conversational french- j if f itt i congratulations to the coordinators of thecarpentrasstouffville exchange hopejhe students enjoy their visit and likeour- biscuits- v sincerely alex dayidson rupert avenue stouffville wheels to meals stouffville wheels to meals luncheons are served the third wednesday of each month in the dining room at parkview vil lage this project sponsored by home support services of stouff ville the next luncheon date is wed april 20 at 12 noon stouffville and area seniors may come alone or arrange trans portation through clara stout 6404448 visitors pay for their own meals but enjoy the company of others parkview village is located at 70 ninth line south support appreciated dear editor the little league theatre wishes to extend a big thank you to you and your staff for coverage of our most recent productions we also wish to thank all the people who attended the perform ances and supported the theatre several seniors from parkview attended the plays and im pleased to report that alma john son from parkview also purch ased a membership we are now busy preparing for the summer theatre camp as well as the fall productions thanks again for your support and coverage theatrically yours stephen j payne rupert avenue stouffville community shower claremont nancy ward of claremont and robert wright of toronto will be honored at a community shower wed april 20 at 8 pm in the lower auditor ium of claremont united church nancy is the daughter of jack and bernice ward all family friends are invited i tickets now on sale for music mania 88 tickets are now on sale for music mania 88 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