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tuatilrani tttafttuj air c0ndo10n1ng systems 191wefingonsteim7 4711748 nftsninii5lip tribune community doug hackert 6405339 stouffville aluminum siding windows specializing in replacement doors andwindows serving whitchurchstourfville uxbridge and area 5 fl a metroland community newspaper wednesday january 13 1988 ainsley learns what makes ears tick by bruce stapley what does a girl do after looking at her class schedule for the school year realizing she needs one more course to fill her roster and finding the choice is limited to english woodworking or intro ductory auto mechanics if youre ainsley card you say why not and plunge into finding out what makes an automobile tick i thought hey ive got my bcense i might as well learn how to fix my own car recalls the 17yearold grade 12 student at stouffville district secondary school the class part of the schools applied sciences program is taught by carl roberts its com prised of 20 students five of whom are girls i havent really had any of the boys say anything to me about it except when i first walked into the class then they just snickered a little ainsley says changed tire however it didnt help matters when she and her class working partner tia patrick tried to change their first tire we were really struggling with it she says we hit it with a hammer a few times and it still wouldnt come off then mr roberts came up to us and sug gested we loosen the nuts we went about our work very quietly after that during the first classes ainsley wondered just what she had got ten herself into i was a little afraid at first when they started talking about camshafts and crankshafts she said but it all comes together once you figure out what theyre doing as time went by she became more comfortable with the idea and is now quite at home in the schools auto shop she was almost proud of herself when she succeeded in taking out her first valve without incident after being warned repeatedly by a senior student of the danger it might shoot out damaging peo ple or property theory and practical the course is a combination of classroom theory and shop ap plication youre allowed to work at your own pace in the shop says ains ley and when youve finished one practice job you go back and get another one while not claiming to have be come an instant class a mecha nic she feels she now has an idea of what goes on under the hood i think by now if i was driving keeping engines humming stouffvilles ainsley card gets a kick out ofthe auto mechanics course shes taking at stouffville district secondary school she decided on the course when her choice of a final credit was narrowed to wood working english or auto shop denise mcdonald along and had a problem id notice it and could at least try and do something about it she claims the course she feels would be beneficial to almost anyone she also appreciates the break it gives her from academic classes you dont just sit there she says you get to do things and the teacher makes it interesting being an introductory course it doesnt go far beyond the basics students learn the value of pre ventative maintenance and be come familiar with various parts of the engine some even bring in their own cars to work on allow ing them to save money on maintenance in other cases cars are pro vided for the students to work on recently a york region auto dealer donated a toyota magic wagon to the auto shop the class consists of either two or three 75minute periods a week with various tests through out the year ainsley says the course has held her interest more than she originally anticipated i can change a tre now and also tell you where the oil and antifreeze go she said i couldnt do that before and does she know the differ ence between a camshaft and a crankshaft i do now she says with a smile in an age of renaissance ladies performing functions unimagined by previous generations ainsley card is doing her bit to ensure women are liberated about their circus comes to york tickets went on sale jan 4 for the big brothers of yorks newest fundraising venture dedicated to providing friendship to boys from father- absent homes this nonprofit community service agency will host the garden brothers circus for at least 11 shows during the month of may at the newmarket recreation complex this is an extremely credible outfit which has been associated with the york regional police force for the past two years in an arrangement similar to ours reads a press release from com munity relations coordinator christopher george because the big brothers of york receives no funding from any level of government nor any umbrella group such as the un ited way it must depend entirely upon support received from the community through fundraising initiatives from this venture there ex ists the possibility of receiving funds comparable to those brought in by our other major fun draising efforts such as our annual bowlforaboy cam paign adds the press release this money is much needed as our fundraising efforts for this year have fallen considerably short of projection if i m fi i i j i ill 1 s i ii l 1 0