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p40 weekender june 27 1987 heres how to get cheques people who receive general welfare assistance cheques and pri vate home day care provider cheques from the york region com munity services department dont panic the following plan has been implemented to maintain service dur ing the current postal dispute statements of income are to be dropped off at the locations listed below from 9 am to 4 pm cheques can be picked up at the same locations for three days only june 30 july 2 and july 3 from 2 30 p m mo 430 pm cheques issued for dates other than june 30 must be picked up in the main office of the community services department at 134 main street in newmarket markham unionville milliken dropoff and pickup at the mar- kham neighborhood support center on the south side of hwy 7 just west of main street whitchurchstouffville dropoff only at the whitchurchstouffville municipal offices on 19 civic street whitchurchstouffville pick up only in the silver jubilee building at market and main streets side door to basement for more information call the community services department between 830 am and 430 pm monday to friday at 8955166 students perms long hair extra come in and enter i our free draw goodbye sandy if you look really hard youll see st josephs separate school teacher sandy neugebauer in the middle surrounded by her kindergarten class sandys leaving st josephs after 10 years to start up a kindergarten class at the soon-to-be- built st justin martyr separate school in union ville sjoerd witteveen green n growing lets talk coverups silhouette laik desicn 266 wellington st w markham 4715730 by elaine gordon do you mind if we talk abut a shady subject you know coverups often when one is caught be tween a rock and a hard place a coverup may be the only re course this method frequently stands up in triumph when others have knuckled under in defeat im referring of course to those helpmates that welcome de- grees of shade perennial grdundcovers theyll get to the root of the problem and link beds to walk ways blanket monotonous or hardtogetat places provide sparkle between stepping stones add balance to the height around m ummi ukest fuwm rune oistiiiutoi jjgk jwht yiv surprise sale j sew incredible be there or be sorry 8573 mccowan rd n east 7 4711610 8 10 12 foot models available local display mti sheridan nurseries hwy 7 unionville for information call or write po box 204 leisure products m1 a7r 0iq unionville 410 4732494 l3r2r3 of unionville joyce spensley real estate tips the best properties may not be advertised years ago we knew a young man who had been unemployed for a long time he used to scan the help wanted column and decided there was no thing available he never realized the best jobs are often not advertised at all but filled by applicants- who hear about them by word of mouth many people make the same mistake about real estate they scan the newspaper and if there is nothing advertised that interests them they conclude there is nothing on the market that they would want it never occurs to them that some properties like jobs are often never advertised realtors arent operating a secret selling service for favored clients its just that some properties are such good buys the moment word gets around they are for sale the agent quickly gets a firm offer before she has time to compose an ad thats one good reason why if youre thinking of buying it will pay you to contact a reliablereal estate agent and let her know what your requirements are she will record them and call you the moment a listing that would interest you shows up see you next week remax markville realty ltd rltr 47100 toronto oriental carpets ltd announces persian carpet exhibition sale sunday june 28 12 noon 700 pm sheraton parkway hotel hwy 7 404 tree trunks or bring color to re taining wall crevices let them strut their stuff to en hance driveways informal bor ders relieve an air of malaise on bald spots or even hug house cor ners and as if thats not quite enough established groundcov- ers inhibit most weeds too theres no need to hedge around and deny yourself a pa rade of green any longer just take a downtoearth tack and join forces with these wanderers ivy which can look nice meandering across the back of cottage steps or trained up a lamp post mailbox or railing assorted ferns and wintercreeper are but a few to become acquainted with to help you explore the possibi lities heres the lowdown on a selection of lowmaintenance low- growers who dont like to revel in full sun plantain lily hosta are re laxed performers youll love em because theres minimum house keeping needed they look splen did at all stages and are easily divided to expoit elsewhere in partialtofull shade there are many varieties to choose from and all have splendid foliage accented by nodding spikes of summer flowers these tried n trues are great for edging walkways under trees surrounding a pool or as speci men clumps in shady nooks at the cottage periwinkle vinca minor is an aggressive evergreen spreader that sings with lavender spring flowers in light to full shade try planting with yellow daffo dil bulbs for a spring treat their colors marry well and as a bonus drying bulb leaves are somewhat camouflaged japanese spurge pachysan- dra often succeeds where nothing else will in the battle under cano pies of large trees and shrubs this court of last resort is also useful for furnishing sloping areas of edging driveways and paths there was a printing omission in my last column on vacation care of houscplants put cactisuccu lents out of direct sun and they should be alright if left un attended for two weeks do not place them in plastic fiapjfteenr houses j