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bum Madam we 11 131 in mii ROSE MARIE New Lowell began work on fresh apple to creat one in series of apple dolls she displayed Sunday afternoon Groves of mamaaw s+¢s9a sums oweS at the Simcoe County inu seum during their sixth annual Victorian Christmas open house Apple dolls wreaths woven with straw and homemade Christmas decorations were dem onstrated at the open house attended by over 500 STRINGS popcorn and berries were made at the Simcoe County Museum Sunday afternoon as part of the museums sixth annual Victorian Christmas open house Lorraine Carson left and Maureen Cox both 17 were among the demonstra tors at the open house showing what earlier dec orations were made of tExaminerIhoiosi Victorian Christmas draws 1500 to museum Over 1500 visitors passed through the doors of the Simcoe County museum in Midurst Sunday afternoon to take part in Victorian Christmas Oldfashioned shortbrcads CITY NE WS The Barrie Examiner Monday December 13 1976 Bray Garden Centre yearround operation Brays Garden Centre on Ferndale Road has just com pleted an expansion program that has turned it into year rotmd operation and will iii crease the stall troin three to probably eight 2400 square foot glass enclosed greenhouse has been added to the centre and will enable it to expand into other areas of gardening including tropical and exotic plants Brays Garden Centre owned by Shorty and Mac Bray has been operating since 1972 The Progress Club bikcathon awards night was held re cently at the Sheltered Workshop on Bayfield Street Trophies were presented to winners of various categories The following year the business was expandixl with the purchase oft acres of land in 1974 and 1973 two greenhouses were addl to grow box plants and fctcn students KiliLd tothestaft ien acres of land are current ly under cultivation and Mr Bray is hoping to add three more greenhouses within the next two years Mr Bray credit much of his business success to students saying he finds thcni quick to learn and loyal in the fundraising event following dinner prepared by members of the Workshop Ladies auxiliary resident Mary Bockman eftl pre sented the trophy for top handmade Christmas decora tions and the making of apple dolls were part of the features of the sixth annual Victorian Christmas The open house ran from to pm with cars filling both sides of Highway 26 as people came to learn more about West Oro Baptist Church overflows at dedication llicre icrcni enough StfllS to around Sunday when in guiinilon zii 1ivi intocst Uro Baptist Church arrived for an aitcrnoon fltdltfillltill ser vice leoplo szit in chairs lined tip in the hallways of the small church in lIiigai iZIl lined both sides of the trcct and the church contract gavw up part way ilnongh iilt tl lt iiiinb lii1gliiziLsoiiiiliitlolu All had come to llllllil the opening service of illt church the coiigiewition had worked lllICi years to loud and build Planning tor tlii iildgar church began in 107 when the Xisting tiuilding bccziini too small and too old to handle the load The original tront ot the OBIKEATHON AWARDS adult to Mrs Eva Robinson Bikeathon chairman Brian Moffitt left presented the mayors and reevcs trophy to Grant Andrade represen old building went up in 1870 with thi iilltdllfillttlltx incetiiii 1n coiiiiiniiniy lioi iis bctorv then iii May 1970 $30000 had been raised toward the $80000 target and the sum was up to $46000 in Jciobcr when the cornerstone was itiid Congregation members held skatedthou prepared slide prcscntntion ior use in other churches and the choir iir corded Message of Hope as fund misingeiiorts The total cost of $80000 is construction price only with the iano ionstructioii oni punydoiiigthework The acre of land the church is built on was donated by Gordon Bidwcil the finccposts came Protection services ting Bill Gibbins Best pro tection services trophy went to the lnnisfil police do art ment and Al Martin an the best industry trophy was from Wally Key and thc septic tank llii well tiiis and lids l1ltillilii my 11lliri iid Ht iiii mnnncrs is part oi lli con grcgalions etiorts to save the church money Iastor Brown ofiii iatcd at the opening service dedication at in Sunday Dignitarics present included lr ll rynard MP oi North Simcoe as well as Waliacc Key rccvc of 0m township and Rev Barry Yaeger representing the Georgian Bay Association of Churches The small modern building still needs work on the lower auditorium and classrooms and additional pews nursery fur niturc kitchen equipment and books taken by General Tire rep resented by Ray Patterson Proceeds from the bikeathon go to the sheltered workshop EXaminer Photos homemade Christmases from Some 30dciiionstratoisof crafts aiidtood Moirihirs ot the Simcoe County Ai is and rafts Association displayed methods of stringing popcoin and berry strand2 for thiatinas trees while others madc decorations from dough board ornaments decorations llfll doughimsod OIIliilifltii What try to do is icinon 5h 30 that iiilllil haw been me fr i=t hi iiiis gt1 hi papilla day iil nthiii filth5 irr carols pin than on an 1870 ulni oiijii All tutors oi hiiiiiii illtlililllllllilll wrz on it ii nion ill lisxiii illi1i it fist ot irci athNfllill mo photography fixliii it no in iiiw loiotito Zn iit lllliilitl oi both winds llillitll ilbllltlliwii vii iiiidrcil illti iii Ho ll Ilillt quiet sessionvttinight as council finishes term City council finishes its two year term tonight The 1974elected city representatives are holding their last meeting at pm in the council chambers at city ha Some of the elected officials will not be on the 197778 city council Leading the list is Mayor Dorian Parker who was de feated in her bid for reelection onDe Mayor Parker finished third behind mayorelect Ross Archer public works com mittee chairman and Willard Kinzie former Barrie mayor The mayor has not an nounced plans for her future except to take an extended holiday Also not returning because they did not seek rcelection are Ald Val Brucker Ward who was elected to the Barrie Public Utilities Commission Ald Paul Wessenger Ward who is giving more time to his bid for provincial seat in SimcoeCentre Ald George Harper who will spend more time with his family and Ald Jim Perri who dropped out of the mayoralty race for personal reasons Next years council will include incumbent aldermen Alex Arthur and Nelson Garrett from Ward Del Cole and Ed Thompson Ward Janice Laking and Ernie Rotman Ward and Bill Campbell Ward4 New next term are Fred Reumper Ward Bill Knowles Ward Ross Stephens Ward and Ron Lynch and Gordon Mills of Ward4 Tonight council will discuss reports from the city development finance and public works committees Each of the committees are sending best wishes to council and the city staff with the city development committee adding special note to Mayor Parker for her generous assistance in city development DRIVEWAY PROBLEM The committee also answered petition from residents on Kozlov Street north of Heather Street The residents are com plaining about the severe slope of their driveways which are causing problems in the winter with snow and ice The committee says the city does not control the slope of driveways but added the planning and development department will investigate the possibility of some regulation for new developments The finance committee wants the city to charge $850 for each copy of the citys new housing policy statement to recover general expenses involved in its production Last year year the city received $10000 grant from the province to produce the policy The committee is refusing counteroffer by Charles and Beatrice McNiven for land for the extension of Kempcnfelt Drive The land was cxpropriated number of years ago and the city and the owners have been negotiating selling price According to the finance committees report Mr McNiven had accepted an offer of $2500 which the city will not increase TECHNICALITY The committee has stopped petition from gas station operators in Barrie on technicality The operators south of Highway 400 asked the city to amend its early closing bylaw which restrict the hours of the gas stations But the finance committee is not recommend ing any change in the bylaw because according to the Ontario Municipal Act the bylaw cannot be amended but onlH repealed ie public works committee is suggesting the city send list of all no truck routes and map to the Ontario Truckers Association The committee wants trucks banned from Glenwood Drive between Cundles Road and the Bayfield Mall entrance Health boardnurses talks scheduled to resume today Contract talks between tario Nurses Association Local 37 and the Simcoe County District Health Board were scheduled to resume today with provincial mediator present The negotiation session is the second in the current series of talks which resumed in Oc tober after sixmonth break down The nurses employed at the Simcoe County District Healey still not sure After waiting week Yvonne licaley defeated separate lt l=ljtlillli in inoaga Itn Tiiii and tt ii ii viii ltw ior rm not doubt it havent really thought about it but doubt it Mrs Henley said this nior ning Mrs Ilcaley the current trustee lost to Joseph Klein Gillinirl by nine votes last Mondaj candidate may request recount within 20 days following an election But would have to give county court judge just reason for recount she said and dont know if could do that by we moan East VltVi Secondary Schools choir performed Sunday night with the Central United Members of the Collier Street CGIT group and the Explorers joined forces Church choir in thei fourth annual Christmas concert at Central United The evening Sunday night to present special vespers service complete With choir and Health Unit have been without contract since the end of 1975 At issue in the dispute are nurses demands for wage parity with hospital nurses and for an arbitration clause The board has offered an eigl1tpcrcent increase six in salary and two in benefits and has opposed arbitration out of fear that an arbitrator un familiar with local conditions would award unreasonable set tlements The 300dd fulltime nurses involved in the dispute make from $10900 to $13150 annually compared to $13980 to $15780 for nurses at llarric Royal Victoria Hospital Since the original series of talks broke down in March nur ses here joined theii colleagues from across the pr ince in oneweek strike to back deman ds for legislation which would outlaw future strikes and provide compulsory arbitration ofthcir contract tin Nurses are nov private rtemoi tiodnced in iatiire in October which provide compulsoer arbiti at ion apporting hill in LOCAL MOBILE SIGN mobile advrrtisiiitf sign valued $1th ttitl uloln iiuiii mtm tiiiin Street at 1123 am Sunday according to lnnisfil police Constable Keith Blackmoore is investigating CALCULATOR An overheated electric calculator was the cause of Saturdays fire at Barrie Plumbing and Electrical Stippr Co Ltd aCcording to Barrie fire chief Jack Me Allister He said damage could be considerable with two computers damaged by the sprinklers set off during the callat722pm FALSE ALARM CHRSTIAS SEASON AT BARRIE CHURCHES service included medieval and contemporary carols and nativity scene The Ex plorers were on hand to assist for the first time in the torn it 11ll 11 inn iii Lth disco vcr innaimnx Bill iii lVitil brush fire not out at the sitc oi the l1V Ci llcights subdivisions Friday afternoon luiil was no real damage car cithng to firechimJix Sfiitiifiisti Til tilt smoking motor brought firefighters to Barrie laundromat at the ccoriicr mf maple Avenue rad Simcoe Street Saturday at 3100 am but there was no nil damage reported Christmas songs Examiner Photo CGII evening service Ex aminer Photo