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a metroland community newspaper wednesday march 14 1984 fourth section by christine koserski staff reporter more than a hundred wide- eyed owls of wood ceramic brass and china from places such as mexico belgium and russia sit in bunty webbs living room they stand star ing as testimonies of the high regard and friendship felt for the 2nd markham packs brown owl friends and family have brought owlsfromalloverthe world to add to a collection which began with one little clay owl bunty found at her place setting at a 1967 guid- ers conference dinner this year bunty received the women of distinction award for community ser vice along with rosemary outred nominated by the markham brownies and guides an honor to be nominated alone is an honor she says it the awards is a lovely idea let ting the rest of the town know whats being done by busy women but when i heard about what a lot of women around town were doing i asked my self why was i nominated look at what these women have done a look at what bunty has done shows easily why she was nominated a brown owl for 20 years she has devoted herself to the guiding move ment this past year receiving a 25year service pin in addition bunty was also nominated in the arts categ ory by the markham little theatre for her contribution and direction since 1966 when she helped form the group u but it was in the community j service category that the selection committee felt bun ty deserved recognition a believer she is a firm believer in guiding through her cap able hands hundreds of little girls have been shaped nu- tured and sent on their way moral fibre intact to become hardworking upstanding communityminded women guiding is a marvellous grounding a good basic program to make any girl a good citizen she says firm ly if they can live up to their guide promise alone theyre going to live a good life the future she believes bodes well for guiding it has moved with the times she says its not just sewing with a little bit of camping any more traditionally brownies have learned to sew knit and deal with the stove basic homemaking skills but now brownies can earn a space badge after complet ing a project on a planet or constellation there is a world friendship and even a horsewoman badge some thing she says was un- heardof before born in scotland as isobel she was dubbed bunty a nickname scots give to fat chubby babies that she has never shaken but then she never tried i look more like a bunty than an isobel she says laughing ive never been called isobel she lives with ron her hus band of 27 years and their two children on a quiet street in the village of markham heather 23 is the coach of the markham gymnastics club ian 21 is studying fire prevention at seneca college no interest when accepting her award bunty thanked among others her husband who she said had no interest in little theatre and even less in brownies and guides i hope chuckling she says later i was joking there are not many hus bands that would put up with what he has she says hes a good cook runs the house i has a wonderfulrapport with the kids but hes just not a joiner hes a great home body she explains what she said at the presentation was actually very untrue while guide commissioner for six years mr brown owl as fie was called used to answer questions when guide people called rons carted things back and forth to camps she says and hes helped with the sets at the little theatre not shy a pleasant easygoing woman with a round mother- bonty webb examines one of the many owls she has received over the years as the brown owl for the 2nd markham brownie group sjoerd witteveen ly face bunty not only has the knack of making a visitor feel instantly at ease but is herself comfortable in any situation im not shy she admits i dont find it too hard to speak out i guess that com es with making a fool of my self on stage in fact she looks like the kind of person who could give you that long distance feel ing which is no doubt why her face has been seen beam- ihg from bell telephone ads and commercials she started working in com mercials five years ago and has ppeared in ads for andres wines boots drug stores and anacin among others professional she has also performed in the king of kensington the littlest hobo and a gift to last i thought id get to go to exotic places she remarks on turning professional but i went to union ville for bell telephone her first commercial she sat in a rocking chair on the porch of an old house in unionville the episode of the littlest hobo in which she appeared was filmed in stouffvule but the thrill of meeting film star donald oconner who played the part of a clown turned school crossing guard made up for it the farthest she has gone afield in her professional en- deavourshas been montreal where she played the part of a maid for a cp hotels com mercial harrowing commercial a harrowing experience occurred while shooting a ministry of transportation commercial about saving gas with only two hours practice bunty drove a moped in downtown toronto through morningtime rush- hour traffic playing the role of a nurse her cape was fixed to the bike to keep it from flut- tering about i was literally pinned to the bike she says asto nished and delighted it was scary but i enjoyed it acting souvenirs the walls in a room down stairs in the webbs home are covered with souvenirs of buntys acting career a bell telephone ad a picture of all the littlest hobo canine actors and posters from plays she has performed in professionally upstairs a thea award won by herself gail weir and anne robin- son for ttheir 1980 perform ances in neil simons plaza suite stands gleaming in a corner inevitably buntys theat rical experience and know ledge has seeped into her method of leading brownies im not a crafty person she says and extends her hands im no good with my hands so she has her girls doing a lot of skits and using their imagination she isnt sure why she has kept at guiding so long but it is obvious bunty takes great pleasure in helping children develop and watching them grow i get so much enjoyment seeing a shy girl come out of her shell she says eagerly and i get a kick out of open ing the paper and seeing one of my girls win something at lets say a kiwanis festival downtown her long involvement with guiding means shell be seeing the daughters of for mer brownies soon in fact at a little theatres performance of the women three generations of brow nies were represented on stage by an expectant former brownie another younger girl who had just become a guide and bunty smiling she recalls a favo rite story about a quiet little girl who came up to her and earnestly asked if she could work on her theft badge taken aback bunty asked what she meant you know the badge where you save up for some thing and mend something the little girl answered refer ring to the thrift badge by lisa paktsa staff reporter most people live heir lives in a deep sleep if they could only wake up tbey would be confident rich and successful and best of all live happy and fulfilled uvesiiliftkij this is the philosophy of mouvatbrjbbb proctor who says he has awakened thousands of people throughout north amer ica in his selfdwarencss seminars vm ninetyfive percent of people in todays society do not think for themselves he ex plains we are conditioned from birth and in school to have a mass- minded way of think ing hut it doesnt have to be that wa most people never achieve their any thldg because they think they cant or arent worthy of it said mr proctor from his new office in markham the only thing bat is stopping ybu from reaching fyourig0jjsv lacinyourlewes of 3clfawarenesstjri r been studying she phi w nnrirrnby nomenn of tbe human mind for more than 25 r ivlf tifi i years once a 4000 a year east york fire- i p a jtesireta make money after reading a novel bynaw leon h1u entitled think and grow rich corporations realize if you company theres only one ve to build the workers tired of waiting for spring to roll aroundready for -phrase- saying or cliche to discover thei some fun and games here issomethffiga little different about what you see for example box 3 is tforefeajers its called a puibjeriymsahswersneiifcweel instructkmsrthemw rjtffflii different he stnrtcd to do anything for money just one year laterfhe was making 175000 with an officecleaning business this dramatic change of consequence made him stop to think he had to adjust for increasing which the spouses could attend today he lectures everyone from business executives to truck rty8waheircljhdren mabytlinihejiebplewill attend a one- night sessionvtheh decide they will take a more indepth program of four to eight ses- o this new ltfendsutmues a new way of thinking a way of thinking tor said people can sit and listen co him for that would help thousands lead better usisixfhojiirs hffiqutbeconiing restless because you dont earn money working he teauiymeymiheamgbo themselves ft lied you earn money thinking v what can one expect to learn at a semi today after yearirof studying the works nweibeipatter a iptof myths of psychologists expert in human behavior he says he has put the plecestogether and is helping others to solve the puzzle of sue- cess and selffulfillment he and his partner of 12 years john ary have had seminars its every major city in the united states the demand is high for bple believe tdbe true about themselves plained mr proctor adding that he br ieves many have built mental cages feet memory he said he will also teach individuals that bothebrporation and public sessions it seems every body wants to see if bob proci seminars can really help them change th lives kf guaranteed rly develop thai memory jgflji ivefjthe seminars they jeavbtha perfect memory he claims markmm residents will have a chance to attend a seminar on march 20 at the fire mr proctor is so sure he can i convince fightereclubonesna park the seriuriar people to deueveta themselvw offered a moneyback guarantee for thosethe fee of 35 shouldnt bother those who who arent entirelyconverted wouldlfjtetoattend u instead of complaints letters pour into the kmwp have been taught to invest in almost officer thanking the men for helping toiniwrwwk6wves explained mr become more coafldenv successful thier and even more popular car and cottages- but rarely invest in self- mn proctor said he ami mr kauai bxyjmpfmentejinar8or goaloriented often called for repeat seminars in corpora- fjssss lions such as sun life prudential and met-v- thosetatereted in attending the seminar ropolitari life in compa w can reserve ticlieto at8700jiagy