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weekender december 13 1986 p17 peanuts in unionville did charles schulz make a secret trip to canada we doubt it but this colorful charlie brown holiday scene appearing to be as accurate as the comic strip adorns the front lawn of carlton road resident jack daniels sjoerd witteveen charlie brown in unionville by nancy hoskin for over 14 years jack daniels has been entertaining children of all ages with his unique holiday decorations a professional draftsman with the ministry of transportation and communication mr daniels began displaying his cutout scenes when his children were young he now has three grand children that come to admire his work drive by the daniels home on the corner of carlton road and warden avenue in unionville santa claus and his reindeer are displayed on the roof snoopy and friends are facing warden ave nue and a manger scene is located by the front door with a real doll sleeping soundly in the cradle mr daniels won first prize with snoopy and friends in 1978 when the unionville ratepayers asso ciation judged homes on christ mas decorations this year he received first prize from the unionville bia busi ness improvement area which held its annual contest again for the best decorated house a huge grape vine wreath can be seen in mr daniels living room window the prize for his talented efforts the contest was open to all families on carlton road and main street in unionville there are other houses in the area that are beautifully deco rated unfortunately the bia didnt go further afield time was probably limited said mr daniels mr daniels intends to make another storyboard for christ mas 1987 next year you will be able to see a mother and daughter mouse singing in choir outfits a scene taken from a card he re ceived each cutout is made from v- inch plywood mr daniels esti mates that each scene takes 50 hours to build once the wood fi gures are complete they are painted by hand my artistic skills have a lot to be desire mr daniels chuckled but i enjoy making these scenes for the kids from ages six to 60 its a hobby for me and the joy comes from seeing the childrens faces as they walk by regardless of any contest mr daniels scenes go up each holi day season two years ago when i dis played the manger scene for the first time a mother and her two children knocked on our door mr daniels said they thanked me for displaying the scenes both the serious side and humorous side to christmas and that meant a lot to me mr daniels first santa claus was made while he was living in north bay he read the instruc tions in mechanics illustrated magazine it now sits proudly in the front of his brotherinlaws home in british columbia another santa claus built by mr daniels is displayed on his sons lawn in markham this san ta was built for his grandchildren two years ago for a christmas gift you can see him at 65 park way avenue in markham there are many residents in markham that have taken the time and effort to decorate their homes for the holiday season make sure you take a drive one evening soon and enjoy the bright lights and scenes like mr daniels alzheimer society meets at library the alzheimers society sup port group for markhamunion- ville meets wednesday dec 17 at 7 pm the meeting will take place in the markham community lib rary hwys 48 and 7 not the mar kham community centre as was published in wednesdays eco nomist and sun for more information call 471- 1504 cards are on sale unicef christmas cards will be on sale in the markham com munity library from 1 to 9 pm each day the library is open until tuesday dec 16 before you go away come to and our christmas executive travel kit expandable attache case with brass fittings and combination lock pocket portfolio with calculator clock 6piece deluxe grooming set in wallet executive stationery kit quartz travel alarm clock slimline telephone and address book for that hardtobuyforperson now all for only aa37 open 10 am 8 pm mon sat til christmas or call 4774110 bring in this advertisement and get an extra off all goods in the travel spot dozens more gifts and goods caryon luggage weekender bags travel games for kids adults alike cordless curling irons shavers dual voltage hair dryers travel toothbrushes personal care items watches passport photos sponsored by allports travel counsellors the onestop travel spot all in one place you can arrange your travel with our expert travel counsellors buy your luggage and travel goods of every description now you can also buy your travellers cheques or currency here allports travel i 4775020 j 4460 hwy 7 unionville ontario l3r 2k4 enroll now for january music lessons piano guitar organ christmas clearance today save to on pianos organs keyboards mintleaf plaza 16th ave 3 blocks eastofhwy 48 fiat girt of 4714656