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THE ERA Serving York County snce llS? M00. every m at l (roams si W_onunobv MWMMM (o Limo ! boost-arias sultan-minaret. raters. year 5'0." i. It once in. Main Rotors Ira is me or the insane autumn: t m-teamolsuowwm amen .miooes the has we... mesa-no News All w'l fr Grammar! Guardian .ulli 90st (mqoae tiarqte Markham (mist and Sun Mmsisaaooa ~~ Oaav-iie beaver Oshawa "its wees Oshawa 'ms Mehd \tou wiie tum L at one i r" We (magnet-n some! one swoon ONO-Of Lhdmw (moor an... mt. ~mpape' Asst: -at-0n OM me aunt M'NU or (-rtu-atnon \eqona t lass Mai reo stva' at new in Phone Newmarket I 233! )0 Charles St DA VID R. HASK ELL Mt TERRY CARTER no. MARLA FLETCHER have! PETER O 'DESSE WWW Happy centennial year, NeWmarket Happy birthday. Newmarket' At Wt New Year s Eve. uttersits tachyearasan incorporated town its castemial year. That is oat-e ft! celebration. and what a celebration has been planned. The highlight will canethirtngthemonthofJune.whenafull three-week chemile of events. competition. ndpartiuwilltakeplaceundertheauspicesd the town s centemial committee lnfact. thecentennialoftheevent seems likely tocreate moredastir.andbemorefun. than rid the actinl event itself. Newmarket embarked on town statin by .mintheNew Yearof 18st whenallover m the church. school and fire bells clanged away from midnight until 2 a in On New Yur's Day. the town fathers invited all 3.0m citinns to a civic banquet at the Machine's Institute tthe forerumer d the publiclibrarywhichinthaedaysstoodm 1'imothySt.i.Over500tookthemtmonthedfer andhadtheirnewyear'sdimeronthetown.so tospeak. The Newmarket Bras Band and the DavisonStringBaodprovided muic tlu'oughwt the banquet. and afterwards. the 500 were regaled by a series (1 lengthy toasts. Almat every prominent citizen in the Piblicineetiqsdiowedthebwn s citisem the move. and certainly the village backedthechulethouoiitw-oaly too-we ratqnycs it won t cut any " bestown. ltwillgive ratepayw-s .tevertheneasomiotuiJheywi- ked mm fa- that toty. for Theatre Aurora has always paid the rent: member claims would like to tell him that \l I joined the original group some 24 years ago. we ha\t always paid our rent and all our other expenses right here in tour: and "us. lu before I met heard of Mr Stewart being my oly'ed in town affairs Further tits remark Hating )ust read the report in your paper 1 0 the Factory Theatre negotiations I am temp ted to reply to Mr Stewarts gusted remarks He offers a comment about Theatre Aurora paying the same rent for the last five years I about income from in dustrial is en tirely out of l' The buin was not donated to the town for industrial purposes in the first place It is called the Factory Theatre and I fail to see how the town could )ustify that claim without the toluntary, totally unpaid cooperation of Citizens who are prepared to spend long hours and creative energy in making 'theatre happen A bule is only a building. and not even US. resident seeks lost family The following letter or (trey deceasedu wasreceivedbytheltich (mole Drive. RR 2. round Hill Chamber of Newmarket tintario (""m " "'6 She would have been 0 The E " {or an aunt tome My father Zachary Hamilton Smith 0 I m Siting IN (WIN: m m brother He lives some p 0 Oct? 5 ,r (mung t alifornia relatives My aunt had another a The only address I would have is Molly (Era) \lhlf r J tire) deceased nephews still living in the $08 Perth Toronto We would like to make a trip to 1*) if any relatives could be reached I feel like maybe there would be mecca or Avenue. any information on the area My husband and I would apprecute any information on this matter MESH-IAN SMITI! BRUNER. mWarrea Thermopolls. Wyoming thsa area We would also like (It WlMl'NITY SPOTLIGHT Telecare now vital to many in. York Region By BRA. LISTER Pablbity chairman. Telecare ork I As it approaches its fourth continuous year of 24-hour operation, Telecare has become in the community more than job! a name on the inside cover of the telephone book under Distress Centre". or a small ad in the newspapers under 'Seryices" For many hundreds of troubled lonelydepressedpeopleithasbecomemeof the very few places that one can call at any hour of the day or night and talk over their worries and fears in strictest con dence It does not sit in Judgment. give advice or pretend to hl\t' all the answers It does listen with empathy. attempts to be supportite without givtng direction. encourages others to find solutions to their own problems to regain their self-respect But like any organization Telecare needs wu'kers. voltmteers who will, after extensn-e 1!]th donate time on the phones at a central dlice . A training program is nearirg completion in the Schomberg area A new training program will qu Feb mo and will run to June t Weekly session from 8 It) to p m on Wednesday cvemius will be held in Bethel ( hristian Reformed Church. DaVis Dr . New market This is an excellent course covering a wide rame of human problems - loneliness. alcohol and drugs. marital SUICldt. and many others Anyone may take the course whether or not they intend to become a part of the servtce Telecare has an excellent film Someone Cares" which one (1 its workers will l e to show to ady organization or church group who wish it. together with an explanation of the Telecare pattern Telecare is funded by donations from churches. serVice clubs. sororities indwiduals in the community. and the workers themselves As in other services. fundiig is a serious problem and donations are gratefully received For further information and literature about the course that Telecare at 7271212 or $1212 and ask for details from the w er on duty Those in the Georgina calling a as of Keswick. Pefferlaw. and Sutton may dial Zenith 33m Letters to the Editor your "not less than all a year" yield in taxes could pay for this labor that turns it into a centre of entertainment for the entire community Let s make it so that they pay a little closer to their share " Mr Stewart. I have a long and varied ex perience in theatre I sometimes appear professionally in fact. I am a Now. let us suppose that the council had to approach me or Somebody like me because all the volunteers had been driven away i for w hatever reason your mind might conjure upi and the town people demanded theatre i.e live entertainment Since you serve the town. you would be obliged to look at the coat in dollars I have calculated that I spend zoo hours on any show i do In all fairness. Learn to love winter It's that time of year again The time when people complain and complain of the cold and the snow of winter I am sick and tired of the poor attitude of the majority of people who live in the area In actual fact there is nothim to complain about We get very little snow com- paired to a lot of other Ontario town such as COBRA backs budget efforts The executive committee of our coalition met on Sun . Dec. 10 to discus thedraft pr released by chief ad- ministrative officer Wayne Wont last week. Without W how the individual com. ponents have been brought together. we commend Ir. Wooa on his efforts to reduce the yearover-year increase in expenses tosjpaonit for 1m compared with in initial mm d over 13 per cent last year. We have taken at fate value his estimate that the budget will tramlate to a 4 9 per cent increase elected councillors and urge youtoactinkeepim with your mandate in dealt with the buaet Speci ically, we would ask you to commit yourselves to the lollOth' criteria before you approve a final Met: it Do set authorize any expense com- mitments beyond those contained in Hr Wooa' buQetunleasthey canbe funded from savings found daewhere in the budget. and. It If the final Township financial statement for the year- ending Dec. 81. 1979 produces a surplus greater than the m1 ) assumed by Ir. Wont in developing his Netti find new ways to it. Use any such utoreducethe increase to mill rate downwart from 4.9 per cent. We look forward to participatinginthepublic heariius relating to the budget and would be grateful to know the dates. times. and places of the hearim. MY IAT lEWB consume-u Barrie and all d the towns in the snow belt I M't hear them com- phlnll as much. a couple of inchesofsnow fallon the swear about cancel activnies and appotntments I have men heard radio an. nouncers with their own little negative comments Half the problem might be people (hn't dress for the cold properly and don't prepare their cars forthe season If people would only except winter as a season andenyoyitthey wouldbe better off Why avoid winter" There are lots of thugs you can do in winter - such actiVitia as as skiim, skatir . hiking and so on Why don't you try an activity that might suit you. DAVEKAY. Nev-market. Good season The York Symphony Orchestra extends seasons greetims to all the residents of York Region and thanks all thosewho supportedtnin our endeavotts. 0w goal of 400 subscribers has been strpasaed and all our concerts have been well ten We have playey l:d0VsT 1500 people thus far this season. If I do five shows a season. I've already blown your amt thats before we even consider the cost of mount"; these oae-maa shows You see. Hr, Steamrt, there are other values thantlnseyousee only in dollars. What I have due I. nearly a WW inthisareaona'klhavo done without payment in dollars - the rewar are. honieverJint as real. I'm glad loose that. in tin important maja'ity win gave Theatre Aurora the new lease. Aurora Council mm what it is I am doii' and saying. and have en- dorsed Theatre Aurora's place in the community ' Did I hear you say "HumbugV' Mr Stewart? What an ap proprately seasonal remark' GEORGE JONES Era role important OnbehalfoftheOpti- Mrs. Club of Am. I would like to thank The Era for the newspapc coverageithasgivaiour clubmriqthepastyear, Yarn-Pumpkin !- importantpartlnmakti our projects so suc- cessful. We slncerely appreciate your cot operation and sigiport. We would like to take this opportunity of wishirg all the staff at The Era a very wry Christmas and Happy New Year. Till: 0mm. CLUB OF AURORA. I . CAROL Secretary chamrapber. Iary feed has done I . m - ' . h . May and shatld wove sadism holity autumn-it. For ldormatlu call (us) rm Marianas run from Dec. 21-h), INPQpiPumet'lheau'ebolainatineostt uidntnpmatTlnRoyalOntarlolt-nnnforll lowest prosaitatiu. Th Tale of his; Tut, Th storylinelsapippetuleaboutaCanadanbobe spendsathyioaocimtligypt.8ta.diotheltl 1haatrs Thslto.l.alaohstoia'ssndproas- mem.m1haloylli .atiln.um chityat'lza pm. latbstbaatrs. Decisnsiitsrb u Nt'sootaiclllorsmcilioaedlgypuaatachnolu amnion. ThethtmuStarhbdl. tadstth Idaa laaatarknomeaoa their". mmsttwasaematthatimesfthsbirtld M.Myndrrlhysat8p.in.and791 W7..lb thPlaintarhniJssil' lascshowwittinitnk. sealtaodtheChristial StarSlnw.callm-5~forllormationaodtid" mDaocii tor-nodDanea d0otarlo.bbd tadatth ori-to teammates!!! nsdatalsakasoiodllsaclrn-r ' Wmays mus-its V m muss-summit. beas.poodm.fatladu.t Tin oust-to Solace Cattle. Don unis It bass Windstorm seaaoa. osaetthhstctbamhbaartluslm MeatltusisiAhruMaal Outgoing chairman reviews board s record for 79 to up that the board has The Special Edication Placement and Renew mmntees will become involved in the placement of exceptional pupib and the reView of such placements An Early Identi cation Program will be in- trochiced in September. wan. to diagnose the special needs of claldrai in time to plan and implement specialised prQrams not was the objective of him; 27 additional Loom teachers "mm have been supported. so that York County can provide the highest maIty of edication Reducii' class size in the elementary These. and the many other refinements to DONALD COUSENS. trustee for Markham on the York County Board of Edacatlaa. was chat-as d the school board darlag ms. lackofmtituatfaith uthe poo-admin toa closedtwoairphnpmlicschools. collective agreemait meat total-Is ad the bard. Nqotiatiom are a great m d lb mod time consule activity of the M. Throu i the Special Commune to Asses asIl Evaluate Negotiations. 1 hope we will one new ways to carryonnegotiatiosl wtthotrteachu-sand-nployoa grotps. w the math: to tb M of Edicauonuiatisiouiehaalstagmdmtlnlat inhopathatllllt wilbensdsdbmths oodlictthstissopevalmttathsmm .msbotdhastak-rlts mm laropu qblacreuhoonesroabsiit WWammlbah-basefo usuaandevmatettn'oa-tmaod We have worked cloady in a number of ways with theYorkCotaityRomanCatholicSqarateSchool syotan. linet withtbsstudutoouncilil'osldentssod was abletoshsnwiththeinotaooocsrm. The Board placed a great deal of importance upon communication. The director's rQort and the annual reports from .dl of b divisional supernaaidents provided an in apth imi t to the system andhasniadeanamberddec -tliatwtllsatth toaelortbefIiI-s: demwlthmms Wt d Ditto. we have M'sspeclal oest'wtdbh wce