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a6 tribune march 23 19ss children to town rary for jabberwoeky jungle journey for five days last week the whitchurch- stouffviiie public library was transformed into an exotic place called jabberwoeky jungle the march break program attracted hundreds of children including cheryl pritlove 4 of geof frey crescent stouffville threeyearold sean rice of geoffrey cres cent stouffville just couldnt take any more he slept through most of a symphony concert in latcham gallery this ferocious looking crocodile didnt scare sevenyearold jeanpaul pumond of mussel- mans lake jeanpaul even tempted fate by put ting his head inside the crocodiles mouth by rate gilderdale stouffville outside the whitchurcbstbuffville library theres a biting wind and an array of semifrozen puddles that somehow manage to behalf- aninch deeper than your childs boots inside theres a magical tro pical jungle with lush green foliage a mass of green bal loons palm plants and a host of wildlife rarely found in a public institution a fearsome crocodile lounges on a book counter snapping its jawshujgrily while a splendid elephant- with baby blue eyes and eyelashes stands sedately by the reference shelves watching exotically colored butterflies overhead perched among the greenery oblivious to the controlled mayhem created by an invading army of children outtomake the most of a weeks freedom during the annual what can i do mom ceremony commonly called march break we arent really in the ama zon but in the wonderful world of the jabberwoeky jungle cour tesy the librarys march break program the excellent entertainment includes movies a theatrical group puppets a magician and music ranging from rock to clas- v steal all carefully selected to i appeal to a wide range of ages judging from expressions on their faces the children are hav ing a marvellous time while the staff resplendent in jungle print tunics and safari hats remain smiling and cheerful they calmly cope with both the children and any regular patrons that brave the climb through a mountain of outdoor clothing and sand a few grains of which are still inside the box it all started by accident explains librarian sheila- mcleod one year gaylc dun- ford a member of staff came ft back from hawaii with some ex otic dresses just for fun we put them on j piped in some hawaiian music and discovered excellent public response gradually it became a tradi tion each yearthe staff found themselves becoming more and more ambitious with both- themes and entertainment the crowds kept growing with the numbers attending now almost overwhelming unfortunately the success of the program creates a prob lem mrs mcleod explains were at the point where weve almost run out of room carolyn middleton also a member of the library staff estimates 200 passports were sold in advance with approx- imately 50 additional youngsters coming in on a daily basis mrs mcleod compares the preparations to putting on a show or a play theres so much time andencrgy devoted to getting things ready then in four days its all over the cost involved in acquiring performers hasincreased dra- matically mrs mcleod says keeping the program within a set budget has become a real challenge financial support through the stouffville lions club the ontar io arts council and outreach is a great help in defraying part of the expense she explains mrs mcleod expresses sym- pathy to regular library users who must contend with the annual upheaval but from what i observe everyone en tered into the spirit of the occa sion while its not something with which staff would want to cope every week they all pat forth a tremendous effort making it the highly successful event it is mrs mcleod describes the program as a team effort if we didnt all become in volved willingly it would never work she says other members of the march break team are gayle dun- ford marilyn ferguson carolvn middleton george schlukbier barb smith and carolsmythe anne massicotte associated with the toronto symphony orches tra showed her clarinet to michelle miller of rr 2 markham j following ai concert in latcham gallery friday twoyearaid courtney baxter of geoffrey crescent stouffville was completely satisfied just playing in the sandbox jim thomas income tax returns- mto know something about mjr new community jwt ps 6403521 6405141 our hostess will bring gifts and greetings along with helpful community infomaton 416 6401769 6401778 george w brodie certified general accountant 157 main st w stouffville ont ladles sporty and classic fashions spring and summer fashions are in hour tuesthurs 106 frl 108 sat 105 6407772 28 main st e stouffville 3 doors e of post office township of uxbridge interim taxes the 1st interim instalment of 1988 taxes falls due on march 31 1988 please return complete bill with your payment same will be receipted and returned to you failure to receive a tax notice does not relieve the taxpayer from the responsibility of paying taxes to avoid penalty please make payment by due date sylvia robb tax collector services a combined good friday ser vice for the congregations of ringwood christian church and stouffville memorial christian church will be held april 1 at 11 am the location is stouffville memorial christian church main street east and stouffcr street north rev chris sorlcy will bring the message with special music an missions offering will be re ceived drivers claremont thecanadian cancer society of north picker ing requires drivers to transport patients to scarborough general and scarborough centenary hos pitals volunteers arc paid mileage interested persons are asked to call rosemary timms at 6492431 or peggy byron at 6495560