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i r i children recjye s s awards the tribune thursday december 21 1978 15 magic of christmas last week we defied logic and assembled our christmas tree there are some imitation trees around that shoot straight from their boxes to ten feet of instant beauty tinselled tassled and snowcapped but not ours we own the original phoney fir manufactured by the fuller brush company from old bottle brushes and a broom handle it leaves esthetics strictly to the strained ingenuity of the assembler and to the benevolence of the beholder odd though how this disparate collection of plastic needles and wire becomes a thing of beauty when touched by the magic of christmas childrens show the magic christmas will be here on stage for all to see when the theatre max comes to latcham hall tomorrow night friday the company will present the reluctant maxine a funfilled show for children featuring a wiz of wizards music and dance the per formance sponsored by the library through the ministry of culture starts at 8 pm and is just what santa ordered as a prechristmas treat admission in keeping with this season of goodwill is free over christmas the library will close dec 24 and reopen on the 29th we are also shut on new years day but resolve to open on time jan 2 books overdue resolutions for 1979 please dont let closed library doors deter you from returning all these longoverdue books theres a deposit box beside our front entrance and its forever open rounding up the overdues is never the most popular job in the library we like to think we do this casually without harassment last week however one oftphoned patron with tongueincheek or foot-in- mouth referred to our diplomats of the overdues as the library gestapo staff party if you happen to be reading this on the date of publication around about 8 pm you will find us gathered around a table at deer park inn over there is terry our exchief librarian george our actingchief and andre our abouttobechief and theres barb who handles the childrens programs- gayle our audio-visual- expert marilyn who keeps the accounts and correspondence in im- pecable order and sheila who usually hovers over the books at the counter this is the third year weve been together for a prechristmas dinner its become a habit we dont want to kick joyous holiday candlelight and a crackling fire fleck the room with warmth and the spirit of christmas nods contentedly at our table what better time than this in the mellow ambience of com panionship to wish you all a joyous holiday and a new year of contentment by rosemary timms v claremont a beautiful candlelight service presented by the choir in cooperation with the children of the sunday school was held in the claremont united church sunday evening soloists during the worship were barbara warden nancy ward and bert reid mr reid was accompanied by organist clarion baker following the service sunday school awards were presented by dorothy britton to the following donna carrutbers pam evans tracy redshaw greg hockley second year awards patti and kelly evans second year diplomas and bibles brent ward second year diploma and a united church pin paul and karen carsen third year diplomas deanna evans third year diploma and a bible sherry carruthers third year diploma and a united church pin chad redshaw lance redshaw and tun knapp fourth year diploma and a wreath lori knapp fifth year diploma and a wreath debbie beverly fourth year diploma and bar diane lloyst sixth year diploma darlene and wendy redshaw brian and gary postill seventh year diploma and 7th bar tracy pilkey twelfth year diploma and 12th bar lenni pilkey fourteenth year diploma and 14th bar kim evans united church pin nancy ward united church spoon deanna c evans lori knapp debbie beverly tim knapp and brian postill perfect attendance on sunday morning cheryl tanrx jackson daughter of wayne and dale jackson was received in infant bap tism grandparents are mr and mrs fred jackson of stouff vole and mr and mrs john devitt of claremont- great grandparents are mr and mrs fred evans of claremont this sunday special christmas music will highlight the service in the united church the choir will participate in the worship along with sherry carruthers daughter of mr and mis peter carruthers sherry will sing away in a manger fifty members at tended the golden age clubs christmas dinner dec 13 santa claus along with mrs claus dropped in on the gathering there was a good turnout at the golden age club euchre dec 14 winners were martin gall colin mackenzie charlie symes margaret benson elra symes and peg jenkinson freeze- out winners were gladys slack and elsie carter lucky draw winners were ruby jones charlie and elra symes the next regular meeting of the golden age club is thursday to day at 130 p m the next euchre is thurs dec 28 senior citizens of the community are reminded of the tour of lights dec 27 the bus will leave at 5 pm the baptist church sunday school concert was held friday evening with all classes taking part the program opened with carol singing mary mcmullen and paul irwin were at the piano the jr division under the direction of teachers donna beelby pat willis and jean drake presented the pageant christmas story mary mcmullens class described the meaning of christmas and robin drakes class told how christmas is celebrated in other lands viola smiths class presented two humorour skits and suzanne irwin and ron mcmullin delighted the audience with two duets with suzanne at the piano and ron on saxophone several members of lorne smiths adult class including alf kayes ralph obtenes bernard burnell and lorne smith sang we went to the animal fair mr burnell presented a harmonica solo mine eyes have seen the glory bernard and pearl burnell presented a comic skit entitled sewing on a button marjorie michell and alf kayes included folks from the audience in a second skit candy and gifts were distributed to conclude a very en joyable evenine j c 1 01 r la lir sisters see the messiah v i j in i si s 1 s by mildred mctaggart greenwood cathy and debbie post attended the messiah at- massey hall toronto saturday night mrs mary mclean and beatrice enjoyed a lovely christmas service receive grants durham york projects undertaken by several groups in the riding of durhamyork will receive wintario assistance m pp bill newman said this week the zephyr ratepayers association has been successful with their application for funds to improve the zephyr playground this grant was made possible because it matched labor and materials supplied by many area residents said mr newman it was a real community effort in port perry the local curling club is eligible for up to 12333 in capital assistance for the work they are un dertaking sunday evening m cedardale united church oshawa mrs janet crawford was pleased to be with hugh and sharon crawford in oshawa sunday to celebrate the second birthday of her granddaughter louise mr and mrs john griffin of orillia visited with mrs ray griffin sunday mrs pearl brooks mr and mrs ken brooks mr and mrs don pegg and mr and mrs alfred pegg were luncheon guests sunday at the home of mr and mrs ken keddel toronto rev and mrs butler are pleased to have their daughter adrian zagm and soninlaw with them for the christmas season mr and mrs zagni arrived here from england thursday mr and mrs don pegg enjoyed dinner sunday evening with mr and mrs george pegg of stouffville for rtfow may the spirit of christmas be an everpresent joy to you stouffville public utilities commission staff ife fawns sports centre main st n- stouffville irflhhij unda har stylist tv uv 10th line north f lf stouffville i7n appreciation for our many friends we wish you a merry christmas season topped with a rich frosting of happiness bob linda fawn the right guess can win a nice prize rr 979 first baby contest j my prediction is j i daij timi nami pontesr valuable prizes ju predbtthearnlv time of 7gs first babyi local baby announced in tribune deposit your coupon at houstons by 30 dec decisions of the judges will be final in case of tie judges will award at their discretion khxms thank you for your trust anil confidence houstons pharmacy all your drugstore nff ds at discount prices i mainst stouffvlut 6402222 i toronto dominion 5 bank appointment st mmhhhaamih mih 02 hhh it- i5h3h it ihehv h j idel m nc mfszm jibh io 1 hspssrm hi vml m v 1xmhi v lorne k lodge 0 toronto dominion bank announces the 01 appointment of lorne k lodge of toronto to h the board of ii directors mr lodge v- is chairman and j president of ibm 01 canada ltd and a director of several other conpantes lie is a trumeo of the kracr institute and a member of a number of organizations including the conference board in canada and the canadian american committee mr u lodge is a fellow of k the institute of j chartered account cf ants of ontario brices sports centre open boxing day clearance sale starts for details tune in on channel 3 tv christmas day 338 cc free air john deere 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