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s tjubunejlily 1993 p3 people stouffville artist writing her own ticket kategilderdale correspondent after seven years of playing with calligraphy kathie mcllvride kim ball decided it was time to get seri ous i started doing it out of a desire to do something a little different explained the stouffville resident who decided to use her skills to cre ate her own wedding invitations people at work would ask me to do cards and it developed that way i had seven years of playing with it and the last three years since com ing back from vancouver ive been a part of the toronto calligraphic guild during that time she has been taught by a number of experts in the field and that experience convinced her to get more involved in this graceful and timeless art while family is very much a top pri ority for mcllvride kimball who has a 7yearold daughter vanessa and who is expecting a baby in the fall she finds calligraphy fits in well with her schedule at home ive put framed pieces together and ive sent some of my designs to a card company she noted things are starting to evolve at a good pace for me now she is hoping to place some of her framed work in retail stores and will also be demonstrating her skills in the ministudios at this years uxbridge celebration of the arts her work will also be on sale later this year at the latcham gallerys annual fundraiser beyond crafts right now im doing predom inantly framed work but theres a new canadian card company and i sent them my portfolio they liked my work and i imagine theyll ask for specimens for particular cards in august mcllvride kimball will be teaching some of the basic calli graphic skills to children from 6 years old and up at the whitchurch- stouffville library she first taught just after she moved into town when the librarian at vanessas school asked her if she would be willing to give a class she got such a response she had to turn people away while public interest in the art seems to be grow ing supplies are getting harder to come by observed mcllvride kimball art stores arent carrying the spe cialized supplies any more so you have to order them from england or the states there are schools for calligraphy in both countries and a conference is held in a different north american location every year its the mecca for calligraphers mcllvride kimball explained ive never been to it yet but if they hold it in toronto one year id really like to go courses in calligraphy are also offered at a number of communi ty centres she added her classes at whitchurch-stouf- fville library will give students the opportunity to experiment with dif ferent writing tools and color while learning the basics of the italic calli graphic alphabet dates are august 17 18 19 and 20 there will be two sessions 930 to 11 am for 6 to 10yearrolds and 1230 to 230 pm for those 10 and older the 40 fee includes materials and pre- registration is required for more information call 6402395 kathie mcllvride kimball and daughter vanessa horticultural contest to pick best local garden if you want to show off your garden the stouffville horticultural society would like to hear from you the society is currently holding its first home garden contest which is open to all residents of whitchurchstouffville categories include front yard welcome garden back yard retreat special gar den feature for example a water garden perennial garden rose garden and container garden entries will be judged on overall design use of color use of landscaping materials such as rock har mony of plants and use of textures the contest runs until labor day to enter drop off one or more 5x7 inch photographs of your garden with your name address and phone number on the back to a society meeting or to something in common book store at 34 civic ave meetings are held on the third monday of each month in the lower level of the united church all entries will be judged by a panel of local horticultural experts and winners in each category will receive a special plaque they will also be honored at the soci etys annual general meeting and banquet in november the society regrets that photographs cannot be returned there is no entry fee for members all other residents will be charged 3 train still running here from page 1 muters can pick up rapid tran sit into the downtown area there will be five buses going to scarborough town centre through the day not just during morning rush hour explained go senior information officer ed shea there will be six trips coming back as well he said commuters will still have the option of taking the go train from stouffville what were cutting in the fall is whats called the uxbridge to down town toronto bus service first lesson victoria milosevski 22 months gets her first swimming lesson from mom diana sun day at musselman lake photolori emmerson sirens caused confusion for some sleepy stouffvillites from page 1 director of public works paul whitehouse the equipment they use is like a big vacuum which cleans out the silt or dirt while the water runs off heavier material builds up and its a matter of cleaning this out he said this year the work has been contracted out because crews from the works depart ment are busy with road repairs some resi dents com plained they were woken by the noise sometimes contractors begin work early to get a start on the day so they can whitehouse get as much done as possi ble said whitehouse hopefully residents were not inconvenienced too much because of cutbacks the cleanup is carried out just once a year although ideally it should be done more often he added weve done it by hand in the past but its quicker this way it should take a couple of days at the most the fire department report ed that although they received calls about the noise from residents no firefighters were fooled by the sirens crime riding mower swiped from home lawn care equipment was reported stolen from a st johns sideroad home between noon friday and noon saturday a riding lawn tractor and a grass trimmer were removed from the stouffville home the value of the items is set at 5750 business robbed a woodbine ave business lost 7000 worth of computer equipment to thieves last week between midnight and 9 am wednesday the culprits broke into adventureway causing 200 damage kids earn extra money become a carrier today call 6402100 1 stouffville j attention flyer advertisers we can deliver your flyers for as little as 40 a piece so far this year we have delivered 17262794 flyers doortodoor in markham unionville milliken stouflville uxbridge claremont dickson hill locust hill gcrmley goodwood victoria square brougham hagerman corners box grove cedar grove buttonville sandford goodwood leaskdale greenbank udora sunderland zephyr ashburn cannington and all adjacent rural route areas we can deliver your flyers on the day you want to the area you want any quantity from 5000 to 46000 for advertising and distribution inquiries call retail advertising at 6402100 classified 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