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Tobogganing and hiking around the spacious park at Blackdowu Park Canadian Forces Base Borden area took up much of the weekend for these boys Since the training area at Canadian Forces Base Borden was not being used by armed forces personnel Base Commander BrigGen Beattie allowed the members of Angus Pack to use the area for recent campout overnight Examiner Photo notebook today OPublic skating will be held at the Barrie and Eastview Arenas from 30 to pm OTOPS club Take off Pounds Sensibly will meet at 730 pm at Barries North Collegiate Grove Street British Consols District playdowns will take place at the Barrie Curling Club today Wednesday and Thursday OEuchre at the Bell Ewart Community Centre at pm 5050 draw will also be held OAnnual Christmas hockey tournament at the Oro Township Community Centre gets into full swing today Novice teams play in the afternoon today and Wednesday with juveniles teams competing throughout the week OMr and Mrs James are celebrating their 58th wedding anniversary at Grove Park Home beginning at pm James was former member of city council for 18 years OBarrie Goup Amnesty International is meeting at 745 pm at the Andersons RR2 Shanty Bay For information contact 7285448 wed nesday OBarrie Parents Without Partners will hold discussion meeting this evening For further information call T213 5mm OPublic skating at the Barrie Arena from 30 to ill orillia Terriers will play Russian hockey team at 831 pm in the Orillia Community Centre Banks will open today after being closed for four days OFree parenttot skating from to pm at the Thomton Community Centre and the StroudInnisfil Recreation en tre OBiugo at the Tottenham Legion beginning at 734 $100 jackpot goes each week admission $1 everyone welcome OWeight Watchers meeting at 730 at 411 St Vincent St Barrie Spot checks on tonight Spot checks by Barrie City Police will resume tonight after twonight layoff total of 316 vehicles were checked in five nights of spot checks which started Dec 20 resulting in five charges of im paired driving and 61 charges against persons not wearing seat belts Sgt Ralph Berry 0f the Barrie City Police force says 25 additional cautions were hand ed out the first night of the spot checks We began laying charges on Dec 21 and it looks like our checks have worked The number of charges in the last check for seat belt infractions was only five he said There are always some peo ple who insist on living dangerously with their lives and everyone elses We arent expecting any increase over New Years in the number of impaired drivers as people tend to use buses and taxis during that period Sgt Berry says the free bus service in the city on New Years Eve will help They keep impaired drivers away from their cars he said Sgt Berry says the checks JERHOA IN JUMPER The jerboa small buffcol ored rodent in arid regions of Asia Africa and parts of Eu rope can jump faster than man can run Coll DARlENE For All Your Travel Information The Best Service In Town BRISTOW Travel Servlce II phase of travel OPEN SATURDAY NOW lOCATIONS 29 Owen St 7370340 14 Dunlop St 731161 give the police and the public the opportunity to see how many people are towing the line We tend to forget all the ones we meet all year who are doing things properly These checks make the good ones look better onsL Allan Lavoie of the Barrie detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police was on ditty Christmas Day lie said it was quiet There were lot of inquiries about road conditions frotn people heading home he said onst Lavoie says he doesnt have children of his own and he felt it was important for those officers who did to haw extra tilne to spend with their families Examiner lhoto Steu llull ptut liristmus Ila pumping gas at the Shell station on lunlop Street it to ollcui and doing this means Ill make some money Hr the holidays Hall said htOpllHtl at am and at pm still hadnt had time to eat his lunch Its really been busy lll said liuimiuer lhoto Lau feas and toast the year in with us What makes partysuccessful People good times But there 15 more to It planning arranging coordinating and experience Its complicated even tedious Who needs it This New Years Eve come to Continental Inn We have great food professionals who know how to plan party and Tommy Commons with his band to entertain you For reservations call 7261834 400 Hwy Dunlop St where good times take care of themselves Tommy Commons and his Band appearing nightly in the Lounge December 26 to December 31 21 MN 237 Fred oulter right and Tom Scrypnychuk of the Barrie Fire Department spent much of Christmas Day going over the trucks and equipment making sure it is all in good working order chimney fire took them out in the early afternoon and that meant the trucks had to be washed down on their return to the station Its not bad working Christmas Day we all got to have nice turkey dinner at home anyway Our families plan to have the meal either before we go to work or after we conmhome oultcr said Examiner Photo Police charge mon following breakins 37yearold man out on Police say coffee cooler in weekend Christmas pass from side the building had been the Mimico Correctional Centre damaged and an unknown in Toronto was charged by amountofmoney removed Barrie City Police with break Murray has also been charg enter and theft early ed with breaking into Paul 280 DUIPIOP Nw BOIre Christmas Day Sadlon Motors Bradford Robert Roy Murray former Street Barrie resident was arrested Handles and combination at am at Georgian Pontiac were broken off safe inside on BradfordStreet say police The breakin was discovered Sunday Police say nothing was taken Cho rg ed fol lOWI in the second breakin accident charge of impaired driving has been laid against 21 Brad ford man by Bradford police following an accident Friday which resulted in $3000 damage Richard Arnold Scott 20 was charged after his car was in volved in headon collision With vehicle driven by Paul Charlton 18 of Bradford There were no injuries in the accident Tall Mens 31 Shirts Collars to I9 Sleeves to 36 SW sromoa mu toms 72l1566 SlIlPYARIS ASKED TO Bil LONDON CPI British shipyards and others have been asked whether they wish to bid for construction of new Aus tralian aircraft carrier The or der would be worth at least £150 million $300 million All ladies Winter Dress and Snow Boots ladies Dress Shoes and Mens Boots All ladies Casual Shoes All ladies leather Handbags Goorgian Mall Barrio the oianilner Tuesday Dec 27 1977 For some Christmas another working day If you are under the impres sion that everything closes or stops for Christmas you are wrong Many persons work Christmas Day giving up time with their families to keep essential services going This year Barrie City streets were busy with traffic as were many highways and country roads Families travelling back and forth to spend the day together meant road crews and police had to be on stand by All hospitals in Simcoe Coun ty were kept fully staffed and Royal Victoria Hospital Bar rie was no exception Mrs Ir ma Smith nurse in the Helen Shanahan Ward said she en joys working over the Christmas holiday We have 38 patients here to day and find Christmas ex citing for them Its time when they receive new housecoats and slippers relatives come to visit who havent been here for long time and everything is festive its nice This is the 13th year have worked Christmas When so mcone is well enough to go home for Christmas we know it took effort on all our parts and that isa nice feeling The emergency ward was kept busy with flu victims and skiers but nurses report it was still less than usual GAS STATIONS OPEN At least five gas stations in MEIlUNpDJ Complete Denture Service Hoots oiiri pm Mon thruSot 728 6810 Member Dentutist Society FOR WATER CONSERVATION 205 Dunlop St 745 44 the city were open as were many milk and variety stores Barries three answering ser vices were kept busy taking calls from patients wishing medication people needing oil and those wanting tow truck or mechanic Ray Armstrong at Deluxe Taxi in Barrie said calls for taxiswerestead They are mainly houseto house calls with few outof towns he said How does he feel about work ing Christmas Day Someone has to do it Its better than sitting around doing nothing There are seven drivers working also Ive got someone bringing me turkey dinner and when finish work go to another turkey dinner so Im not missing much by work fins Gwen Howells sales manager of the Continental Inn said 500 people enjoyed Christmas dinner at the Inn Its the biggest Christmas Day Ive seen and Ive been here for 12 years We had full staff working Bell Telephone operators in Barrie put through thousands of calls over the threeday Christmas holiday with over 40 operators working each day Sears CORRECTION In our Colorful White Sole circular in The Examiner December 27 there was an error concerning linens On Page the pastel sheets may not be available due to ship ping problems We will take order for future delivery We regret any inconvenience this delay may have caused 7281100 12 12 large quantities in stock Come in and Save garlands Emitter The savings at Belinda Brother Shoes Upper Camila Mdl OrIIIIa Square Nowmarltot and the December 21 to 31 all included OFF Rogular Price