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p22 weekender november 22 1986 craftinotes christmas craft workshop coming by betty rigsby our christmas craft sale was a huge success if you were one of the 1600 people who visited the sale you saw evei ything from gingerbread house to victorian wreaths made by o r members now if you woulc like to have one of these wreath to hang in your home along with four de lightful victorian tree ornaments ann silverson is giving a full day workshop including lunch on saturday november 29th she will take you through the jennings second don jennings topped the list of markham entrants in competi tions at torontos royal agri cultural winter fair jennings was second in the largest pumpkin or squash categ ory other finishers include samantha murray third in the working hunter pony under sad dle category william keith second in both the foaled in 1984 or 1985 and also in the junior showmanship 11 17 years of age lionel r purcell third in the stallion foaled previous to janu ary 1 1984 category and second in the filly foaled in 1984 category and brent cuddy third in the jh crang jr challenge intricacies of combining flowers vines ribbons etc to bring some nostalgia to your decorations this year if you are interested in anns workshop call her at 294- 3487 and she will fill you in on the details missed our craft sale dont fret the guild at 98 church street is open every friday and saturday from 1000 am to 400 pm until christmas with what we call mini sales come and browse among our handcrafted items and get that special gift for aunt may or uncle george or even something for yourself its not so crowded and much more leisurely than our sale at the penalty box lounge last weekend and the articles for sale are as varied and wellmade so come see us any friday or saturday just a thought the contrast be tween decorations and toys this year is amazing on the one hand here we are making nostalgic victorian ornaments reminiscent of a quiet dignified era while a lot of the toys on the market are monsters fighters and des troyers weird eh crafty tips 1 making cookies but cant find the cookie cutter shape you want heres a tip tear off the cutting edge of a foil box bend into the desired form notch the ends of the strip to join and presto your own special cookie shape main street markham closed to traffic dec 5th from 7 pm 11 pm only come and enjoy a genuine village christmas gettogether main street markham join us for a festival of lights merry christmas sale bring the kids to meet ronald mcdonald courtesy of mcdonalds markham raccoon mouse penguin teddy and panda bear the chickens society beagle humpty dumpty frosty snowmen reindeer of course santa claus while taking an old fashioned hay ridesleigh ride listen to victorian carollers the sutherland pipers a fife drum band the whitevale bell ringers choirs munch on hot roast chestnuts and visit your favourite stores and businesses for some christmas hospitality remember friday december sth between 7 pm and 11 pm only they give of themselves a pair of local residents came up with worthy achievements at thursdays red cross blood doner clinic in grace anglican church on park way avenue top cliff roper gives his 60th pint of blood as clinic assistant ann noble keeps him company below clinic cochairman mar- jorea roblin presents a plaque to leo assinck after he donated his 50th pint sjoerd witteveen ps theres plenty of off street parking on washington st water st wilson st robinson st see you there hey guess what come and see ronald mcdonald light the family trust christmas tree in aid of the markham stouffville hospital fund remember the gift of giving donate a dollar help develop the hospital new lo the community subscribe to the economist sun and find out about your new home to subscribe please call 2948244 take notice if you live in the unionville markham area this is your opportunity to practically steal that finishing touch for every room hall and bathroom in your home last week we were lucky enough to purchase a large shipment i mean large shipment of framed and unframed art work and limited editions be advised this art work is of the quality demanded by the class of residents in the markham unionville area the selection is startling please dont confuse this with something like starving artist its not this is an exclusive offer to the residents and businesses of un ionville markham and whitchurch township the opportunity to purchase is by appointment only see advertisement on next page or phone 4796299