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tribunes november 18 1987 c3 the calico kitten hobby now business for area woman by denise mcdonald cindy schwarzli wont have to go far from home to do her christ mas shopping this year just over one year ago the boyer street resident officially opened her own handmade crafts boutique the calico kitten in the rear of her family residence sg it was something i always wanted to do but it wasnt until a friend finally convinced me it was a good idea that i decided to try it she said according to mrs schwarzli shes been interested in crafts for as long as she can remem ber a trait passed down from her mother my family all made their own christmas presents and always exchanged homemade gifts she said however it wasnt until her daughter heidi and son robert were born she seriously took up the hobby with babies you cant go out as much because youre kept to such a routine said mrs schwarzli because i was at home i needed the recreation as well as being encouraged to open the calico kitten by her friend she claimed the idea was also prompted by her five year success selling her handiwork at her place of business it was one of those things where you always wonder if it was meant to be she said every- thing just sort of fell into place when asked why she chose the calico kitten as the name for her business endeavor mrs schwarzli said when i was growing up my parents always had calico cats on the farm they were always my favorite and the traditional white with orange and brown stuck with me although she said she has taken a number of craft classes mrs schwarzli claimed many of her talents were picked up along the way crafts are funny she said one just leads into another you can be sewing something and all of a sudden it evolves into a doll included in the calico kittens ample list of inventory are cross stitch patterns sewing folk art decorator brooms wreaths bot tle mice and much more however her favorite item offered is her handmade choco late ranging from red roses to santa on a stick i dont remember how i picked it up i just saw some handmade chocolate somewhere and de cided i could do that she said its a matter of using a process of elimination if i really goof it up i just put it back in the pot and remelt it mrs schwarzli also said she will be offering craft classes for the christmas season featuring both complicated and simple crafting techniques the calico kitten is open 9 am to 5 pm wednesday through saturday and can be reached at 6403969 first store opens in enclosed mall whitchurchstouffvilles first major department store officially opened for business today bargain harolds one of 155 similar outlets in a canadawide chain will secure a leading position within the nearly completed main street enclosed mall occupying over 8000 square feet in the west end described by representatives as similar to a department store bargain harolds will now provide stouffville shoppers with easy access to all types of merchandise from health and beauty aides to clothing and grocery items john gamble a two and a half year veteran with the company has been secured to manage the outlet with an approximate 10 to 12 full time and 20 to 25 part time employees expected on staff today it wasnt until her daughter heidi was born that boyer street resident cindy schwarzli became serious about her crafting abilities today she successfully owns and operates her own crafts boutique the calico kit ten at the rear of her family residence denise mcdonald nominations are fi the nominations are in and filed giving residents in-picker- ings ward 3 four candidates from which to choose a new regional councillor lee jenkins rick johnson be verley morgan and enrico pis tritto all filed nomination papers before november 9 the last day to do so the byelection for the seat was called when former regional councillor norah stoner was elected to the ontario legislature in the recent provincial election mr johnson a brougham resi dent will be making his third run for political office while the other three are all first time candi dates ms morgan lives in the rougec- rest developments at the corner of brock road and finch avenue while mr pistritto lives on the fifth concession near whitevale and mr jenkins resides in thor- nhill but has operated a business in pickering since 1974 the byelection will be held mon day nov 30 with advanced polls opening saturday nov 21 have your say c x v maybe some kind of assisted housing to help peo ple with their rents would be a good idea the reals in this area are really high v wendy weaver i certainlyagree theres a problem it would help if people werent so interested in making a huge profit on rents and showed more con cern for those needing a place to live joyce nailer a lot of church groups are r trying to help out where they can our church is studying the issue- the problem is affordable housing not just lowcost housing and some thing has to be done about it v- v v teresa mckenzie i think more housing for younger people is needed if it takes the form of govern ment subsidies thats fine its so expensive around here that its impossible to rent and also try to save money- for your own home