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p9e 6 the tribune thraby december 21 1967 christmas trees big business by mgllie stewart vivian a young married couple who took a chance on buying a mo dest country property be cause city propertys were too highly priced have dis covered they bought a goldmine michael fortin and his attractive wife donna were married one and a half years ago they began searching for a home in toronto but gave up when it was apparent city hom es were too much for their pocket book they decided to search in the country for proper ty up to twenty or thir ty miles from metro when they saw the house in vi vian they immediately foresaw its possibilities michael and i have tre mendous imaginations and though the house was old there was a good vegetable garden a paddock for hor ses an old barn and 9000 scotch pines in the twenty acres which went with the house both mike and i are skiddoo enthusiasts and i love horses so we decided there were defi nite possibilities to using the grounds for these pur poses said donna but the couple had no idea what to do with the scotch pines then two years ago friends asked if may your christmas be filled with the warmth of good cheer good fellowship ed bill penner larry brian sanders sales service stouffville they could buy a tree for christmas they wanted to chop down their own it turned out to be such fun they asked the fortins if they could bring more friends- we decided to put an ad in the paper come and chop down your own christmas tree donna said unexpected results that was two years ago the newspaper ad brought results which sur passed all expectations to keep up the demand they had to enlist extra help this year and included skiddoo rides and free coffees as an extra to date there are 6000 trees left the fortins say that next year will probab ly be the last for selling trees they have made up their minds not to replant we hope to renovate the house michael wants to tear down the old barn and erect a small club house and swimming pool then we want to start a private skiddoo club and possibly keep a stable for boarding horses said donna the enterprising fort- ins are a working couple with michael commuting to toronto where he is in partnership in a machin ery business donna is se cretary with general el ectric in markham donna came from tor onto while michael is from seneterre quebec inspired merriment and magic we send greetings in the good oldfashioned spirit of dashing through the snow in a onehorse open sleigh and wish you many memorable delightsto all our friends and customers our hearty thanks for a year of good will neil patrick motors ltd and staff stouffville j suffers fall mrs wm saxdle victoria square a speedy recovery is wish ed for mr clarence steck- ley who suffered a nasty fall saturday womens institute the christmas meeting of the womens institute was held at the home of mrs r britnell the guest speaker was mrs l guild of headford hostesses were mrs n bell mrs h barber and mrs j mc- cague ucw the united church wo men met at the manse on wednesday evening when nineteen ladies enjoyed the christmas meeting mrs m r jenkinson led the worship euchre prize winners at the euchre party were lad ies mrs bert nichols mrs j bowden and mrs roy glover men jim too- ley george tooley and lea embury lucky draw on a capon was won by peter bowden the next euchre party will be held january 12 neighbourhood notes birthday greetings to mrs don matthews de cember 22 mrs norman tyndall december 22 laurie macdonald 13 years december 22 mrs ii collard december 25 laurie canning nine years december 25 carol crane december 26 and anne smith december 27 sympathy is extended to mr and mrs george tooley and family in the passing of mrs tooleys father mr david mcgre gor of manitoulin island mr and mrs bui wilton of toronto called on mr and mrs les hart and family on sunday after noon mr and mrs rolph boynton spent a couple of days with mr and mrs andrew forson and fam ily at cannington mrs clarence steckley and douglas macdonald attended the christening service in st peters ang lican church toronio on sunday of charles thom as donald croxford in fant son of mr and mrs charles croxford sharon macdonald douglas and terry macdonald are god fathers to the baby candlelight service the annual candlelight service of the explorers and cgit was held in the church on sunday eve ning and was most im pressive the leader of the explorer group is miss judy hart while the lead ers of the cgit group are miss cora brodie and mrs van tol w m s 68 officers satttuimiikumiamiimidttsasiiatukiattimwsimiajqimiahns by vera leach ashburn the de cember meeting of the wms was held at the home of mrs alfred fish- er on wednesday dec 6 with the president mrs f daw in charge the following officers for 1968 were installed by mrs russell richardson president mrs fred daw vice president mrs ed gar heron secretary mrs ray graham treasurer mrs douglas ashton pia nist mrs n j andersron glad tidings secy mrs frank lynde home help ers secy mrs h schna- bel supply secy mrs wm gardner welcome and welfare secy mrs l death coc leader mrs g middleton explorer leader mrs g emm cgit leader mrs g parrott mr and mrs edgar heron and james daw of asliburn mr wm mc- andless of don mills mr and mrs a leaper of announce new healing substance shrink piles exelnilre healing substance proven to shrink hemorrhoids and repair damaged tissue a renowned research institute has found a unique healing substance with the ability to shrink hemor rhoids painlessly t relieves itching and discomfort in minutes and speeds up healing of the injured inflamed tissue in case after case while gently relieving pain actual reduction shrinkage took place most important o all results were so thorough that this improve- roent was maintained over a period of many months this was accomplished with a new healing substance biodyne which quickly helps heal injured cells and stimulates growth of new tissue now biodyne is offered in oint ment and suppository form called money refunded malton misses marie her on and donna cromie of toronto attended the in duction servce for rev k a heron at barrie on wednesday evening congratulations to mr kusscll batten and mr sam hollingsworth on be ing elected in the north ward as representatives on the board of education and councillor for 1968 in whitby elections held on saturday one hundred and seven tyfive persons crowded into the centennial cen tre on friday evening for the christmas concert noel noel ffi we celebrate his birth we wish for you the blessings of friendship love end understanding the true spirit of ciiristmos kamps upholstery and draperies stouffville only one away on thursday december 2s and saturday december 30 the stouffvllle players will present their christmas pantomime marvello and the magic that in the audi torium of stouffvllle dlst secondary school both ev ening presentations are at 8 pm with the afternoon performance at two oclock three of the main charac ters are top to bottom wilf mcwhlnnie jeanham- photo by ron mcleod mond and frank steele your best market place is tribune classified ads if gar wash 2 minutes neverleaveyourcar wax available too just 25 extra high pressure jets wash top underneath and all around without brushes or labor cant scratch or mar finish remember a clean car is a safe car and a clean car maintains its value easy f oh ho muss ho fuss come oh over winona car wash winona drive stouffvuxe east side of shopping centre f wed like to extend to you the sincerest and heartiest thanks and good wishes for this bright and sparkling season may your holiday be full of jay management and staff york cleaners 59 main st e branch stores stouffville plaza uxbridge west hill wanted m for centennial movie night for the whole family anyone who wishes to send their movies slides or pictures of any project in stouffville durinjr centennial year please contact mr bruce burton 6403940 stouffville centennial committee i i i i whbw prenatal classes for expectant mothers a course of weekly classes beginning in richmond hill 9 january 1968 and newmarket 11 january 1968 at 730 pm in hygiene of pregnancy how baby grows food for the family feeding the baby the hospital stay and other subjects of importance to the expectant molhcr fathers are invited to attend the first and eighth classes registrations now being accepted at york county health unit richmond hill 129 church street south 8841133 aurora 68 yonge street south 7279hi newmarket 22 prospect street 8951511 stourtvule main street m0i33i sutton high street 7223371 wwm ii may all the peace happiness and blessings of this holy season be bestowed upon you and yours a very merry christmas to one and all 5 to 100 store stouffville merry christmas a happy new year from all of us mrs alma wetheral mrs eileen wells mrs olive daniels harvey ricneely grant heichert nan baker mrs lulu fockler margaret zwier cliff aiken aikens pharmacy stouffville ont