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The Era Newmarket Aurora Keswick Weil Feb if 1- NEWMARKET NOTES What People Are Doing By Mary McGouen Freddy Brown the unoffical mayor of Bogarltown and his son Robbie were standing in front of their homestead last week when they noticed three beautiful deer across the road The animals seemed almost tame and were ap parently looking for food The Browns watched them for several minutes before they sauntered back into the woods the deer not the Browns Willowdale attention Mrs The Town of Newmarket recently advertised for a treasury assistant and Treasurer Stu Parks received applications for the job The successful candidate is well known local sportsman Laurie He begins his six months probationary period almost im mediately The Era recently had a number of office doors constructed primarily to cut our drafts that ripped through the Charles St building every time the outside employees outer door was opened However the doors had no effect on discouraging burglaries day after the construction work was completed someone broke into The Era and stole cash and cheques It didnt take long for the Regional Police to nab the baddy and last Wednesday he got four years A recent letter arrived on Marys desk from Florence Anderson of Fort Lauderdale Florida and formerly of Newmarket mentions that she and her husband had just received a visit from two lovely ladies from Newmarket Mrs Harry LaPIanle and Mrs Jean St John Florence also has some messages for other old friends in Newmarket so Ill quote her letter May I say thank you to my family for the phone calls over the holidays and to Bill for the nice Christmas card Hello to Joan its lime for another letter 1 wish Harry were here Im having trouble with my extension He works for the Bell Id even settle for people attending Tom gave the ad dress to the Haggis followed by Allan recitation of the Burns Grace Carriers of the Haggis were Drum Major Jim and Drummer Paul Glandield led by Pipe Maj Harold Davidson Pipe SgL Jack Mark Piper Lou Held and Piper Allan Past- prandial entertainment was provided by Douglas Campbell with a medley of Scotish songs Those 10 local businessmen who have been buying blocks of lottery tickets since Trie Year of the Great came up with a big winner in the last tario They walked off with 100 of the big ones This means they are now only in the hole Florence mentions that the weather in south Florida has been very cool Everybody seems to sympathize with the poor Canadian tourists who are having such a bad time down south Well dont anything could he better than this At the time of writing this column it is 2 degrees above and the wind is howling outside and cant even see Bill Proctors snack bar Mary has learned that application for an AM radio station in Newmarket will bo made in Ottawa within a week If the licence is granted our town could be on the air by the summer A number of prominent local people are sup porting the application by of including Brad Walker Bub and Hay Twlniiey If there are any former students of Earl Collegiate living in this area they are asked to contact the school because of a giant reunion planned in about a year There will be a musical show in February a multi media presentation for the spring of and a gala reunion for May 78 Former students or graduates may write Earl Secondary School Princess Ave We understand the Aurora Newmarket Auxiliary to York County Hospital dinner and dance at Eaton Hall was a fine success We hear the meal was excellent The winners of the recent euchre tour nament at the Newmarket Legion were Tom and Ken ridge with points They took first prize of The annual Robbie Burns Night Supper and Dance at the was a most enjoyable event we hear with about 280 For the first time in living memory an Aurora player has won a major gin rummy tournament Winner of the Peter Miller Classic was un defeated John Dewan who won seven con secutive games He defeated Pete winner of the Jimmy Train Classic a few weeks ago Bene Bray of Newmarket and Ash Marshall of Aurora were semi finalists As usual Dave Haskell was in the quarter finals and as usual Hay Twinney was knocked out of the tournament early Mrs Frank Kavonogh buried at Queensville By Irene Thompson QUEENSVILLE Friends will be sorry to hear of the passing of Mrs Frank Kavanagh Edith Draper She leaves three daughters Mrs Cameron Johnson Jean Mrs Carol Mrs John Nancy one son Jack William Kavanagh another son predeceased her Ser vices were held at Taylor Funeral Home and burial was in Queensville Cemetery Community Centre The library is open from pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays and on Fridays pm If a group would like to hold a story time hour for two to four year olds contact Helen Cooper The Branch of the East Gwillimbury Public library is now located in larger quarters with room for magazine reading in the new The Christopher Singing Group were guests at United Church morning service on Sun Jan 23 and provided the music The Officers of United Church Women for will he as follows Past Presidents Mrs Arnold Johnson President Mrs Don McMillan First Vice President Mrs George Second Vice President Mrs Clare Eves Secretary Mrs Alvln Pegg Treasurer Mrs Charles Stewardship Secretary Mrs Leonard Program Mrs Margaret Press and Publicity Mrs Sydney cards and flowers Mrs Eric Den ham Supply Mrs James Snider and Mrs J Cornish Pianist Mrs Hay Brown Flowers for Church Services Mrs Eric Social Conveners Mrs Leonard Nominating Committee Mrs Hay Brown Mrs Mike Murray and Mrs Lorn Smith Argus Corporation Limited DIRECTOR FHEDRIK S EATON Mr Fredrik S Eaton has been elected a Director ot Argus Corpora tion Limited Mr is President Eatons ot Canada Limited and a director several its associated companies NEWMARKET CHESS CLUB Game of the week WHITE Mr BLACK Mr J P Brown KB3 K4 NKB3 PK4 BN2 PXP QK2 QB4 N2 NKB4 PR5 PXP P- P K6 PB7 PB4 Kttl QRrW2 It KN2 KB3 PR5 RESIGNS YORK COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AREA 2 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION SCHOOL YEAR TUESDAY FEBRUARY 8 Notice with details for following schools Oak Ridges Lake Wilcox Dickson Hill and Schools in the Township of King Towns of Aurora and have been sent home those pupils currently in attendance If you have not received such a notice please contact the school serving your area PROOF OF AGE IS REQUIRED To be eligible Children must be born in CA Chairman SLG Chapman Director Wood burner THE ENERGY SAVER Designed to burn wood slowly fireplaces and heaters also cookstoves remarkable Norwegian Jfltuls are sold by Furniture Appliances I I I FURNITURE APPLIANCES LIMITED Sutton Newmarket 8958700 LIMITED tie opening a iff Cancellation unreasonable councillors WHEELCHAIRS NEWMARKET Termination of the use by municipal recreation programs of school facilities with only a few days notice is unrea sonable of school board officials members of Newmarket town council parks and recreation committee agreed last week The committee was told by Commissioner Dan Shannon that use by the New market Badminton Club of the Huron Heights Secondary School boys gym was cancelled in writing Jan 3 although verbal notice had been given Dec The club program was scheduled to resume Jan The badminton club had been using the gym for five years Mr Shannon said following can cellation I have never seen a group of people he added him self- so upset in my life The committee thinks reasonable notice would be days and directed a letter be sent to the school board suggesting the permits be changed The school cancelled the clubs use of the gym because it needed the facility for a school gym team and Mr Shannon was quick to point out the school programs do have priority The badminton clubs Thursday evening program was eventually worked into another Huron Heights gym after the recreation depart ment moved its occupant a fitness club to the smaller Prince Charles Public School gym nasium From 95 Objected to use of name NEWMARKET A ltd woman has been receiving some good service she hasnt asked for lately and Ihe Era reported 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