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Looking for overdue books are Stroud librarians Margaret Watson left who in February will celebrate 20 years as Strouds librarian and Madeleine Kell Examiner Photo whammujivel Stroud can claim township firsts By NANCY FIGUEROA Of The Examiner STROUD When youve been the Stroud correspondent to The Examiner for 25 years as Mrs Campbell has you notice many changes in the community Stroud certainly has changed says Mrs Campbell We have new subdivi sion plaza doctors dentists lawyers flourishing drug store delicatessen and were getting new post office Mrs Campbell formerly farmers wife has lived in Innisfil Township for more than 50 years She and her husband now deceas ed came to the township from Not tawasaga They had farm on the 11th Line but their son took over the farm after Campbell retired The son later sold the farm to realtor One of the biggest changes Mrs Campbell has noticed about Stroud is in its people lot of the people live in Stroud but work in Toronto she says With so much driving back and forth you dont get to know your neighbors When you go to work at am and come home at pm you dont have too much time for community activities Within the township Stroud stakes claim to manyfirsts The first township school and the townships first church Methodist were built in Stroud or as it was originally call ed Victoria The school log building constructed in 1838 was at the corner of the 10th Line and Penetang Road Highway 11 In 1959 Sun nybrae Public School was built On opening day list of the pupils the teachers names the council members names the years finances coins copy of Toronto paper and copy of The Examiner were placed in wall of the school In 1972 Goodfellow Public School was built to relieve overcrowding at Sunnybrae GROWTH CONTINUES And the community continues to grow One person who has witnessed Strouds steady growth is Margaret Watson strouds librarian for almost 20 years In 1972 the library recorded circulation of 13107 and 675 patrons To date in 1979 the library has recorded circulation of 44000 and 3000 patrons For Strouds book lovers Mrs Watson is welcome sight She greets most patrons by name and always has list of good books to recommend Not only has she noticed change in the number of patrons but change in the type of books they request Twenty years ago all we had was fic tion she says But today people want everything We are really beginning to build up our nonfiction collection As well as building Strouds nonfiction collection Mrs Watson is also anxious to in crease the librarys Canadian content She says the library could be entitled to more overnment grants if subdivisions proposed or Stroud are constructed She says however But Im not really sure what the outcome will be with annexation our grants might be reduced Stroud was formerly the site of the In nisfil municipal office and the Stroud Police Department In 1972 however the municipal offices were moved to Barclay and in November the police station was also moved to Barclay The Innisfil Fire Depart ment however remains in Stroud in he same building that once housed both the police department and the municipal of fices Close to the Fire Department is The Stroud Innisfil Recreation Centre Both Mrs Watson and Mrs Campbell agree it SIROUO MOBIU mos Stroud Mobile Feeds is reminder of the communitys rural roots Ex aminer Photo has been welcome addition to the township In July the centre will be the scene of the first Ontario Polka Festival The festival which is expected to attract thousands of people will include six polka bands from Canada and the US arts and crafts displays folk dances and foods of every description The Innisfil Lions Club sponsors of the festival have rquested Innisfil Township Council proclaim July and as Ontario Polka Festival Weekend LARGE EVENTS From January 14 to 17 the centre will be the site of the Southern Ontario Ladies Curling Associaton Provincial Competition The competition says Rosemary Coulson convenor is expected to draw participants and audiences from across the province We hope that it will bring honor and prestige to not only the Stroud Curling Club but to the Township of Innisfil in general says Mrs Coulson we feel that we have been very fortunate to have been awarded this provincial event In some ways Stroud has gained interna tional acclaim In 1961 after suggestion from Stroud Oklahoma Stroud entered fiveman team in an international brick throwing contest The contest was held bet ween Stroud England Stroud Australia and Stroud Ontario In 1962 following sug gestion by Stroud Australia rolling pin contest for women was included in this international happening Each country holds the event during the same day usually in July When the events are completed results are cabled from one Stroud to the other and the winning country is chosen Stroud was once dominantly dairy beef cattle swine fowl and grain farming area Today however many of the farms have been sold to developers Although some of the ones that have been sold are still being farmed they are only being rented by the farmer until the developers have been granted approval for their subdivisions Stroud many of the local people insist is in an interim stage between being farming community and an urban centre Scheduled to open in April this Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation project for senior citizens has been longawaited housing project It Will be located in the heart of Stroud Examiner Photo Switch delay reliet Farmers not By ALISON MERKEL Of The Examiner Ron Jones president of the Simcoe County Agricultural Federation told The Examiner Friday local farmers would ex perience certain amount of relief now that the switch to metric in the livesock sector has been delayed Agriculture Minister John Wise recently announced that the Jan date for the use of metric in the hog and cattle in dustries would be postponed for reassessment of metnc im plementation Jones said Im sure thre are mixed feelings The hog in dustry was fully prepared Breeding has been metric for sometime While the fertilizer industry went metric this year and the feed industry converted in 1978 Jones said still have to translate Im not thinking metric Ministr kee strack of et Trappers experiencing banner pohcesiop 71cm Jones pointed out that the processor and the retailer has already had to go to con siderable expense in scales and papers There is sure to be some resentment there he said This delay is postponing the inevitable John Wise was here talking to the Federation and he indicated that metric is too far down the road to do anything about it Jones said NEED COMPLTER Describing the distress of farmers over metric conver sion Jones said Youve damn near got to take computer to the field Jones explained that the farmer must compute the fer tilizer seed and land measurements in order to do his planting dont see any necessity for changing basic land measurements If there is any season as fur prices good By STEPHEN NICHOLLS Of The Examiner Trappers seem to be having good year with plenty of game and high fur prices says ministry of natural resources biologist Richard Toth of the ministrys Huronia District of fice told The Examiner Friday local trappers report trapping is as good as or better than previous years And they are wellrewarded for their efforts he said At fur sale in North Bay earlier this month buyers paid an average of $48 pelt for beaver with high price of more than $100 Raccoon pelts sold for $80 on average and $150 high The season is only two months old but trappers seem quite satisfied with the results said Toth MUST BE STAMPED Licensed trappers in the Bar rie ara must bring beaver mink fisher otter and lynx pelts to the ministrys Midhurst office to have them stamped or sealed Toth said the trappers are not allowed to sell these furs if they are not stamped Ministry officials record the number of pelts so they may keep track of the number of animals removed from an area he said In northern parts of the district trappers are assigned registered traplines that carry quotas on certain species One man might for example have quota of 32 beaver year If he fails to trap 32 beaver he may lose his trapline to so meone else QUOTA SYSTEM Toth said the quota system provides constant regulated harvest of furbearing animals When the animal population in creases or decreases significantly the ministry may Barries Cindy Vanbodegom says being page at adjust the trapping quotas ac cordingly Such an adjustment may be done next year on fisher quotas he said The fisher weasal like animal appears to be in creasing in numbers throughout the northern part of Huronia District Just relaxing in sun To better control the popula tion the ministry may increase fisher trapping quotas said Toth Melissa relaxes with her father Ted Harper of Barrie as he soaks up some of what warm sun we experienced Friday You can shed little of your winter clothing this weekend as mild weather is expected to continue Political arguments boring says page who enjoyed stint in Queens Park wasnt all work and no play She en joyed parts of her job and found others boring Examiner Photo Being parliamentary page was learning experience for Barries Cindy Vanbodegom but it wasnt all work and no play During her fiveweek stint as page Cindy had lunch with Leiut Gov Pauline McGibbon and dinner with JE Stokes speaker of the house Everyone treated us well 13 ycarold Cindy said Prior to leaving for her job Cindy told The Examiner it would be difficult for her not to laugh when parliament is in session But later found it wasnt so difficult If we started to laugh we could leave she said And what made her laugh When they stand up and yell at one another she said There is fair amount of yell ing SIIlY QLESTIONS Most of the yelling took place during question period And according to Cindy sometimes silly questions were asked She however couldnt say who asked the silliest quos tions Among the nicest politicians however were Patrick Reid Lib and George Taylor MPP Simcoc South talked with George Taylor Collingwood mall scheduled to open in fall of l980 COLLINGWOOD Plans have been announced for the construction of Collingwoods first fullyenclosed climate controlled shopping centre scheduled to open in the fall of 1980 Principals in the venture to be called Blue Mountain Mail are Landawn Shopping Centres Ltd and Park Lane Developments Jerry Sprackman Landawn president is convinced the mail will help keep Collingwoods consumer dollars in the town Many residents now do tlltll shopping in Barrie and Owen Sound malls The mall and Collingwoods downtown business core will both prosper commercially Sprackman says The 150000 squarefoot mall will contain large department store supermarket large drug store convenience store and about 25 other retail stores Clearing of the Mountain Road and Highway 20 property has already begun Collingwood Mayor Harry Bell says the establishment of Collingwoods first centre is long overdue An area that has experienc ed the recreational and in dustrial growth that has come to Collingwood in the past 10 years needs parallel commer cial development of this kind smsBell shopping The Blue Mountain shopping centre will have central mall of 12000 square feet which Lan dawn officials hope will be utilized by Collingwood com munity and service groups lot she said He was very nice Although she enjoyed it Cindy found that at times the job wasb0ring From about 330 to pm when they debated and argued about things that were boring she said SHOIING As page Cindy had school ing five hours week We got lot done during those five hours she said We didnt foolaround One of the requirements of being page is that those selected must have minimum 80 per cent school average Cin dy student at Assikinack Public School has an 80 to 85 per cent average Among her fond memories will be lunch with the Lieut Gov meeting Premier William Davis and meeting friends from all over Ontario fire examiner Saturday Dec 29 1979 hinking metric case for not making change it would be in real estate Land was laid out in chains and that easily converts to feet You er cant put round measurement on metric when you convert he said Jones expressed another con cern of farmers with regard to building Agriculture is growth in dustry That means adding to exisringbuildings ADDITIONAL EXPENSE The additions are computed in metric the existing buildings are imperial This means addi tional expense to builders and farmers Just an additional headache The overriding aspect of any transaction is that due to your ignorance you must be sure you are not paying too much in relation to what you were paying before Jones said RON JONES farmers relieved town country in holiday spot checks Barrie police stopped 71 vehicles overnight as part of holiday spot check campaign aimed at deterring drinking and driving Six people were charged for not wearing seatbelt police say Five people were charged under the Liquor License Act for having open bottles of liquor in an automobile Barn in Creemore destroyed The Stayner Fire Department was called out at 530 am today to battle barn fire in the Creemore area There were no personal injuries though the barn was com pletely destroyed Injury to livestock was reported An investigation into the cause of the ire and damage caused will be conducted later today Bottle drive Wednesday bottle drive will be held Wednesday in Barrie from am to pm sponsored by Maple Grove school and its grade students The students will go all over the city and try to raise funds for urban study geography trip Fire at 72 Dunlop St The Barrie Fire Department is investigating the cause of fire overnight at 72 Dunlop St East department spokesman said today the fire was minor No injuries resulted The extent of the damage is not known Parents nights scheduled Eastview Secondary School will hold parents nights Jan 7and9 from 730to9pm On Jan parents with surnames starting with letters from to are invited and those with surnames from to are asked to come Wednesday Jan Appointments are not required If unable to attend on the date allocated to their name parents are welcome to attend on the alternative evening If unable to attend on either evening parents are urged to call the schools guidance department The occupations teachers will be present on one evening only Jan All other teachers will be located in the cafetorium or girls gymnasium Historic buildings designated Two churches in Orillia have been disignated by Orillia council as properties with architectural and historical value under the Ontario Heritage Act The two churches are the Church of the Guardian Angels at 115 West St and the Orillia Presbyterian Church 99 Peter St The Church of the Guardian Angels was built in 1911 en tirely of natural limestone by Mr Sheeny of Peter borough Its tall spire that dominates the skyline of Orillia and the extravagant use of stained glass and marble were some of the reasons the building was chosen The Orillia Presbyterian Church was completed in 1889 under the service of Rev Grant Designed by Toronto architects the structure employs variety of design features and compliments the older residential area in which it is located Wasaga Jamboree planned The second annual Winter Jamboree will be held in Wasaga Beach in late January Flo Jowett is chairman of the event She together with Jamboree committee have almost completed planing for the event The feature of this years Jambroee will be the Molson Wasaga Classic Grand Prix for snowmobilers There are four classes and purse of $3500 for the winners Many top international drivers are expected to be among the entries The weekend begins with torch lit parade Friday Jan 25 in the evening The Grand Prix will be held on Saturday Jan 26 and number of other events including trail rides will be among the special events planned for the finale of the weekend on Sunday Jan 27 Winning photo Barrie resident has won photography competition organized by Georgian College in connection with the October laying of the cornerstone at the new Orillia campus The above photo was taken by Burnham Ron Darbyshire Oro Station placed second in the competition They will be recognized at the April opening of the campus