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Santa Claus paused for one last wave to the officials of Warnica Public School in Painswick before heading to SANTA WAVES FROM SCHOOL ROOF his next destination Santa didnt spend too much time on the roof before departing because he said he had COUNTY GLIMPSES MIDLAND Staff New construction has continued to be heavy in Midland this year with 247 building permits issued up to the beginning of this mon th Estimated value of the buildings was placed at $4777435 This was close to the exceptionally busy building during the same period last year when 276 permits were issued covering total value of $5434795 Mayor Harold Boyd is retiring at the end of his current twoyear counCil term and will be succeeded next month by Moreland Lynn who has been reeve the past four years Midland will have two new county representatives next year in Sam AHCIO and Bull Ogilvie NEW MEMBER CREEMORE Reeveelect Ralph MacDonald Will succeed Fergus Grose as the county representative for this Village starting at the county COUnCII GEORGIAN MALI BARRIE Mgr John Butcher GRAVENIIURST inaugural on Jan 17 The retiring reeve was member of the county council for four years IAKEIANIS CLUB SIROUD Staff Members of Lakelands Senior Citizens club will hold their first 1977 meeting on Wednesday Jan LEFROY SERVICE LEFROY candlelight service will be held at the Lefroy United church on Christ mas Eve starting at 730 oclock SENIOR CITIZENS BELL EWARl First meeting in 1977 for the Bell Eward senior Citizens club will be held on Tuesday Jan at the local hall Eileen Johnston is president of the club HOLLY SERVICE HOLLY Sunday School and church service WlII be held as usual at Faith MiSSionary churv ch on Sunday Dec 26 There Will be no evening serVices CAROL SERVICE IVY carol serVice Will be DOWNTOWN BARRIE Mgr Don Reeves Mgr Harvey Ramer great deal of delivering to do before Christmas Day Ex aminer Photo held at Christ Anglican church here in lvy on Christmas Eve starting at9 oclock ARDIREA MEETING ARDIREA Staff Mein bers of Hampshire Ardtrea Womens Institutes had their husbands as guests at Christ mas program held in the United church hall here folloWing buffet dinner Santa tlaus gave gil ts to children OTTAWA ttfli lhe liin eries department spend $5 million this Winter to restore and upgrade facilities at 150 commercial fishing harbors un der the Federal Labor ln tenSive Program it was air nounced luesday The department said the work will be centred on harbors in high unemployment areas and is expected to pItIt close to 10th JIS More than one half the money will be spent in the Atlantic provmces Angus plan presented to council at Baxter BAXIER Staff Members of Essa council and the town ship planning board discussed secondary plan for Angus at its closing regular meeting of the year Reeve Eugene Smith who will be retiring next month presided and all current mem bers were presentlhey in cluded Deputy Reeve Maurice Miller and Councillors Donald Elines Edward MacDonald and Anthoriiy Mancini Deputy Reeve Miller is the only member who will be back next year He will be returning as councillor With Charles Pridham taking over as reeve and Earle Williams as deputy merits proposed byAinley and approved reeve The new council takes Assomates The clerk Mr Roth was overnextmonth It was decided to close the authorized to obtain plaque township offices on Friday for presentationtoJack Scott in PLAGUED BY DROUGHT Dec 24 and Monday Dec 27 as well as Friday Dec 31 grant of $100 to the Federation of Agriculture was In the northern part of Chile there are deserts that might go several years without getting single drop of rain honor of his 50th anniversary The council adjourned sub ject to meetlng again if necessary at the call of the New councillors will be Bev Simcoe $171699 to the County Regan and Eric Binns board of education and $7586 to PASSED BY BOARD the county separate school Members of the planning board recommended that the Angus plan presented by them be adopted This decision was left over for consideration Representing the planning board were former councillor Ken Blanchard acting chair man Hoyle Campbell llarry Ross Earle Williams chair man and Mervyn Denney secretary Also present were William Ainley and Louis lruax The clerk Arthur Roth recorded the minutes Payment of $108365 was authorized to the County of DISTRICT NE WS The Barrie Examiner Thursday December 23 I976 Exhibit by Holly girls Mldland Constructlon busy is shown at Churchill Ry MRS DOWNING HOLLY An exhibit of table set for two entered by Ilolly girls won praise at the ll members achievement day sessmn at Churchill hall on the pIOJCCI lhe tlub Girl En terlains The table was prepared by Pam lotvm Sharon lompkins Cathie Kenwell and Dianne Downing Dianne was the comentator on the exhibit Receivnig county honors for completing SIX units were Kristine Little and Katine Kenr well while Dianne Downing received proyincial honors for completing twelve units Others taking part at thur chill were trom Stroud lhorn ton UIIIOItI and hurchill lI self aith Missionary hureh was packed to overflowing tor IIH annual hiistnias concert or Sunday evening IltIl gradt took part in the program in Sunday Dec 2t there will be PEMBROKE Mgr David Tribe ORllllA Mgr Stuart Cobbe Sunday school and church as usual in the morning but no evening serwce The annual banquet was field last Friday night in the Blue Flame room of Consumers Gas when Ernie Pitman of Owen Sound prOVidcd musical seloc tions ongratulations to Mr and Mrs Ralph Dykstra on the bir iii of daughter Angela Ileike sister for three little boys The district was shocked and saddended on Saturday to learn of the accidental death of Brian Fletcher of lvy ISIIillI was well know in the district as his WlIt was the former Mari ly iraham Siiicerest sympathy goes to his wife Marilyn and daughters iystal and Aliibeifi to his father and other relatives and to ttietrahani family little IIlII tonieiis IIl SIlIlllI postponmt the Institute tliiistiiias part that was scheduled for uesday night It Will be held at later date board other items included $4085 to Angus parks $2287 to lhomton village and $1158 to Cookstown fire area ZONING BYLAW The Miller zoning bylaw to regulate use of land and the erection or use of buildings and structures in part of Lot 32 Con was passed with amend onmummumrmms APPEARS 0N PAGE IX THIS VAlUE Brand New MINI $2995 Plus transportation PDI and licence SIMCOE SPORTS CAR CENTRE HO HA TiIIinSt7281505 Complete frame and body repairs Oven baked refinishing Coll Mel Smith 7261811 27 yrs same location Bradford St MIDLAND Mgr Don Mckinnon 17 savings loan corporation VeKwibeen dunnnng around flua good way niexpnas our wishes to you at this holiday season nummenmtoswithfifl and Merry Christ $fl VVVVWV MkéNfififl VEVWVV 099999 9t99¢ 999 alt 099 t9 9999 9gt99 gt 99 lt ¢v9 gt9 999 994 99 994i p9t 00mm 99 99 99 OOOO¢ 94 99r °4 99 VI vqgg OOOQ 99 °° 0° llle man 333 53 53