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p12 weekender january 17 1987 i flgnssb i rsflthihis fwi savti wiih ibis am0mp coupon i i coupon mj0ib m canada firsicradt ptcul ah is 0 i iba flm gri0 co hi suwwit 0 jwildmere f oo nabob tradition q butter s i so coffee r to opw in a pm monday tuesday stso beyvlew avenue stouttvtlni wadnaaday saturday trmhulriwpen24rioura namataslw mowoptn monday amsalurday pm thurs4frllajn10pin bus driver chuck saulnier takes skis from one ski bee early wednesday morning for a buzz down the collingwood hills sjoerd witteveen markhams ski bees swarm to the slopes by bruce etheridge markhams ski bees their logo a wobbly bee on skis have been arranging ski out ings for local residents for over 14 years founded by former mar- kham residents mary flem ing and betty jane hunter the ski bees were originally created to give mothers a days outing away from their children it was a morale builder for mothers at home mrs fleming said in our day mothers didnt go out to work so much they were around their children all the time this was a way of getting away from their children for a day and also getting some ex ercise too since those early days the ski bees have grown in num bers bunny kent current director of the ski bees and one of the programs first in structors says the ski bees currently have 92 members and have 1520 more people on a waiting list were going to add a third bus next year mrs kent said while originally designed for housewives and mothers mrs kent said 12 men now be long to the group the men take a day off work as part of their holidays to go skiing with us mrs kent said the program offers seven ski trips during the season for six fullday sessions of in struction the cost is 170 half- day lessons with free skiing in the afternoon is 160 for transportation and skiing pri vileges only the cost is 118 the seventh session is a free ski day without instruction fulltime instructors are re cruited from local ski resorts on their days off skiing is arranged at various resorts in the collingwood area the ski bees take applica tions in september and by november have the seasons ski schedule worked out members ages range be tween 20 and 70 the ski bees leave wednes day mornings at 8 am return ing to markham about 6 pm i change of location effective monday january 26th 1987 the parks and recreation department and the engineering department of the corporation of the town of markham will be located at 30 centurian drive markham ontario the telephone number and locals will remain unchanged 4777000