Ontario Community Newspapers

Barrie Examiner, 15 Nov 1979, p. 6

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Spinning wheel turns at Barrie library The lluronia Spinners Guild will be giving dropspindle workshop for children in the liarTie Childrens Library on Mulcaster St on Saturday November 17 from pm to There will be experienced spinners to assist the children in making their own drop spindles and to teach the technique of spinning wool with these homemade spindles afterwards All workshop materials will be supplied by thi lluronia Spinners lmu LiarI unto Yul 10 PRIVATE ROOMS FOR PARTIES Collier $1 Barrie 7266030 060570 DE ISail Who should call to clean my carpets this Holiday Season WIN mJtug Jlobile Steam Cleaning System Hotter Water cleaner quicker drying time Efficient deeper more true cleaning Quiet mobile plant outsrde you can work in the same room Economical savings passed on to you mm armoil 7262002 Also see display of the history of the craft With naturedying samples of dif ferent types of fibers and watch other Guild members use variety of spinning wheels to spin fibers ranging from sheeps wool to llama dog and camel hair The workshop will be open to all schoolaged children free of charge You do not have to belong to the Barrie Childrens library to take part Please come to the library on November 17 from to pm and make your own drop spindle and learn how to spin This demonstration is one of series being sponsored by the Ontario Arts Council in co operation with the Huronia Spinners Guild and the libraries of Simcoe County from the cha people places Skating An evening of skating will be held at the OraGuthrie arena from to 10 pm Friday November 16 for all people rge of Dalston HillsdaleCrown Hill United Churches Cost is 815 for adults 75 cents for children Hot chocolate and donuts will be served following the skating Stamp Club The Parkview Senior Citizens Stamp Club will hold its third annual stamp show and exhibi tion at the Parkview Centre 191 Blake St on Saturday November 17 from to 430 Admission is free and visitors are welcome UCW Sunday DalstonHillsdaleCrown Hill United Churches will have UCW Sunday November 18 am at Hillsdale 1015 at Dalston and 1130 at Crown Hill Unitarians Christine Johnston of Don Heights Unitarian congregation will speak on Sunday November 18 at 11 am in the Georgian College business building Her subject will be Unitarianism in Southern On Dionne quint dolls collectors items NORTH BAY Ont CP Dolls made in the image of the Dionne Quintuplets are among the most sought after in the world says Harry Hedrich of California who with his wife June has been collecting dolls for 20 years Hedrich who was visiting North Bay recently said in an interview that the scarcity of the Dionne dolls becomes very apparent at shows where he ex hibits Out of show of perhaps 3000 or 4000 dolls collector is lucky to see even one Dionne let alone set of the Quints in the whole show The birth of the five girls to Elzire and Olivia Dionne in 1934 put the small town of Callander Ont south of North Bay on the map It at tracted thousands of visitors from all over the world Only one company an American firm called the Alex ander Doll Co was authorized to make the dolls and today Dionne dolls are scarce and priced accordingly They sometimes cost as much as $150 each and full set of five 30centimetrehigh dolls is valued at$1500 NOCTURNE TOUCH OF TRANOUIlITY SENSATIONAL NEW FIBRE OPTIC FlOWlR on DISPLAY AT THE GEORGIAN MAll NOV IS DEC lst Excluswr DESIGNS YOUll Si Al OUR SPECIAI DISPLAY ANEXFITING CHRISTMAS GIFTFOR van tano TheEbbs and Flows of BlYuis Boomerang The Barrie Boomerang Cam ping Club will meet Monday November 19 at pm in the Sunnidale Community Centre All campers welcome Sunnybrae On Monday November 19 at 730 pm the Sunnybrae ln terested Parents Group will present discussion evening with leaders Mr McBride and Doug McBride Topics will be guidance services at Central and busing problems Bring your questions and concerns Fall Fling The parents of the children at the Raggedy Ann Day Care Centre are sponsoring Fall Fling dance at the Royal Canadian Legion 410 St Vin cent St starting at pm Fri day November 16 Dress is casual no jeansr there wili be cash bar door prize and spot dances Admission is $5 per person Ratepayers The Association of Barrie Citizens Ratepayers will have booth at the Bayfield Mall on Thursday November 15 and Friday November 16 from 6930 pm to accept petition signatures provide informa tion and accept donations and memberships to help in efforts to protect neighborhoods and support their position to relocate the seeder project at the upcoming OMB hearing Penny Sale St Pauls Anglican Church Innisfil is holding penny sale Thursday November 15 from 79 pm The ticket draw is at pm Thornton Bazaar The Thornton Horticultural Society will be holding bazaar tea craft and bake sle on Saturday November 17 from 130430 pm at the Thornton Orange Hall rigid specifications Almost all Opticians carry supply of ready made lenses already ground to frequently called for specifications But these lenses dont always meet your exact prescription requirements When King Optical grinds lenses theyre ground to rigid specifications Thats where King Optical lenses can make difference Were vision specialists and we dont sacrifice quality for price So when we grind your lenses you can be assured they meet KINGCDPTUQAL Not just eye wear but eye care 110 Dunlap Street West Unit 108 Barrie Ontario 7266156 Reid Mohon Nancy Lee Mahon youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Calvin Mohon of Barrie and James Cameron Reid son of Mr and Mrs Robert Reid of Surrey BC were married on September 29 in Vancouver The couple is residing in Surrey Hiebert McCauley Cindy McCauley daughter of Mr and Mrs McCauley of Barrie and John Hieberf of Co quiflam BC son of Mr and Mrs Hieberi were married on July l4 in Port Moody BC The couple is residing in Vancouver King Opticals specially ground lenses vs ready madelenses Ready made doesnt always mean exact King Optical also custom fits your new glasses Were vision specialists in fitting too We take the time to custom fit your glasses allowmg for maximum comfort Quality and fit guaranteed King Optical guarantees your total satisfaction Come into King Optical today And let us show you the frames and fittings difference we make in lenses the examiner Thursday Nov 1979 drug um AW Fad diets for birds Dear Ann Landers What is happening in the world that is making everyone so dietandexercisccortsciotis The last time looked at the New York Times bestseller list three of the top 10 books were on diet and running iMy doctor says they are ripoff This morning when asked the doorman to get me taxi he said Youd feel lot better if you walked halfway came close to clobbering him ith my umbrella Around 330 this afternoon tell the need for some quick energy so went to the vending machine and got myself candy bar When got back to my desk secretary barely know tapped me on the shoulder and said You dont need that looked at her in shocked disbelief She then added An orange would be lot better for you and its only one third the calories told her they didnt sell oranges in the vending machine She snapped Well why dont you bring one from home became irritated and announced that wasnt interested in lecture on nutrition She replied The people who need it never are Who started all this nonsense that the thinner is the win ner Why the sudden preoccupation with what we should eat Frankly ain Bored ll Tlienwrkill Dear Bored agree that fad diets are for the birds the cuckoos that is and there is entirely too much rubbish be ing published oti how to lose 30 pounds in 30 days Also runn ing is not for everybody Todays joggers may be tomor rows artliritics We have learned lot in recent years however about diet in relation to heart disease We also know obesity is very unhealthy believe in daily calisthcnics and walking whenever possible But when it comes to denying oneself all the delicious things to eat in exchange for figure like broom handle count me out Dear Ann despise cats Yet can be in room with 12 people and if theres cat he will pick me out and jump on my lap It happened again lost night said Go away and Scat biit he hung aroutidshedding on my navy blue suit When shoved him off my lap he ripped my pantyhose The hostess sighed Too bad dear Im sorry Should she have offered to buy me new pair Steaming In Lar chinont Dear Steam Yes In fact you have every right to send her bill Its time she learned the resimiisiliilities of hostess Dear Ann Landers lm going to visit my Dad havent been home for more than five years Naturally want to see all my friends and relatives especially my Dads sister She is like second Mom to me Problem My dad and this aunt are battling iii the courts over easement rights He absolutely forbids me to see her even though she lives next door Should forget the trip Ive been looking forward to it for long time Please advise Monkey In The Middle Dear Monkey Go Tell your dad his problem with his sister has nothing to do with you and youre going to see her Then do it But dont listen to one word from either about the other Thats your ace in the hole honey Erma Bombeck Empty nest syndrome By ERMA BOMBECK read an interesting study the other morning that stated more and more fathers are experiencing the empty nest syndrome We are living in time of house husbands father images and husbands who share the burden of child raising the survey said Its not uncommon for fathers to be depressed and feel empty and restless when their children leave home That said putting down the paper is bunch of horsefeathers dont think its horsefeathers at all said my husband What youre saying is that DONT share the same love and concern for our children that you do Why miss all four of them We only had three amended Are you sure No matter There isnt day goes by that dont think back on the good times we had as family Re member that wonderful summer we camped on the Atlantic Ocean and dug for clams We all sat around the campfire and ate them like popcorn It wasnt the Atlantic Ocean It was Lake Larvae and it WAS popcorn because you couldnt find where the clams hid Whatever really miss those kids There were lot of fun times and lot of trying times miss those too Re member when our secondborn came to me and said Dad will you teach me how to drive lll never forget it You sent him to the Kamikaze Driving School and it set us back $175 Gosh those were good times the broken legs the broken skulls the million and one emergencies that are parenthood You never showed up for an emergency in your life But called Didnt call Look KNOW you love your children but somehow men just dont get involved in the lives of their children as mothers do He stood up stiffly Im going to tell you something Ive never told you before dont know why Maybe Im so macho didnt want you to think was weak or soft but when my little girl walked out that door and said Bye Dad something in me died remembered the little ponytail and how we were always looking for rubber bands on doorknobs little dolls crunching underfoot grape bub blegum kisses and that wonderful feeling when she threw her arms around my neck and said love you Daddy You never knew the pain when she left If you did you never showed it nevershowed it because she never left Shes still at home He was silent minute Then he said Are you sure Pollys Pointers Wood stains on carpet DEAR POLLY need help just moved the chif fonier in my bedroom and where one leg has been there is large mahogany stain on my new pale green rug rubbed it Wllll warm damp cloth and bit of pure soap but that did not help Any suggestions ETHEL DEAR ETHEL Sorry but all have is rather discouraging news bulletin put out by one rug clean ing institute says spots from wood dyes and stains from the bottoms of chairs and table legs are difficult or impossible to remove and should only be attempted by professtonal rug cleaner POLLY DEAR POLLY used to always wake up with head ache so would like to pass my cure on to the other readers Change pillows If you are ustn feather ll ch foam that is too thin use two pl ange to DRAPERIES ma iiiiiiio For shop at home call Mop St 7281991 Law

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