a6 tribune june 8 19s8 the unity singers ladies choir brings harmony to communities by kate gilderdale for the past nine years a group of ladies from three mennonite president says thanks dear editor i wish to thank all members of the silver jubilee club for the gift presented to me at the annual meeting may 30 and for their co operation in past years the mayor and town council also deserve our thanks for their help and interest in the club we also appreciate the assist ance of the tribune in publishing notices of coming events sincerely syd cooper immediate past president silver jubilee club auction planned an oldfashioned community auction will be held saturday june 11 on the grounds of good wood united church beginning at 11 am the location is the corner of cone 3 uxbridge and durham road 21 allen taylor will serve as au ctioneer a number of excellent items will be offered including 12 matching pressback chairs 20 oldfashioned wooden chairs an assortment of antique dishes and more police arrest breakin suspects gormley metro and york regional police departments are hopeful theyve ended a string of 55 break entries and thefts that occurred over a wide area in re cent weeks including gormley several suspects were arrested and charged on the weekend the van used had been stolen in vaughah police said one of the homes entered be longed to jack- smith woodbine avenue gormley many personal and priceless items were taken in cluding family keepsakes that cant be replaced mr smith said fortunately a sizeable sum of money proceeds from a victoria square lions club project had been removed from the house and deposited only a short time be- fore churches have been bringing ple asure to congregations of various denominations throughout the area the unity singers are drawn from members of the hagerman rouge valley and wideman mennonite churches the area churches have a hymnsing the second sunday evening of the month explains choir member irene steiner we were looking for a singing group to become involved a few of us on the committee at the time put in some phone calls and enquired as to who would like to participate ten ladies responded and six of these are still involved we often attend hymnsings and visit other churches that ex tend invitations mrs steiner notes weve sung at catholic baptist presbyterian and mis sionary churches in 1987 the group travelled to indiana to sing at the mennonite church convention the present group has eleven members including a pianist their repertoire of sacred music includes acappella singing mem bers practice together regularly if we have an engagement we practice once a week otherwise we get together at least once a month except during the sum mer- says mrs steiner practices are held in choir members homes all in the area the majority of songs are sacred mrs steiner explains were open to learning different types of music we dont have a leader we all have our own input the unity singers dont limit themselves to church services they performed recently at the goodwood christian womens club and they sing at parkview and other seniors homes were thinking of celebrating our tenth anniversary by doing something special next winter were planning a benefit concert mrs steiner states although details havent been finalized they hope to direct the proceeds to refugee work were hoping for sponsors to help with expenses she adds the group looks on its singing as a form of ministry one that pro vides pleasure to them personally and to their audiences we have a wonderful time together mrs steiner con cludes other members are lois bur kholder ruth fockler janet hume mim jones myrna knott ann nikkei linda ramer esther reesor and sheryl wideman stouffville cemetery decoration day sunday june 19th 1988 at cemetery grounds 230 pm speaker rev mark burger stouffville baptist church in case of rain the service will be held in the stouffville baptist church the stouffville cemetery board invites you to make a donation for tree planting in memory of a loved one free womens car clinic directed by allan coulas chrysler service manager automotive supt assoc award winner chrysler canada trouble shooting contest national finalist automotive teacher and lecturer saturday june 1 1th at 200 pm stouffville high schbdl sponsored as a community service event by the stouffville christian fellowship 6406840 the unity singers members in the congregations of three area mennonite churches wideman hagerman and rouge valley have been spreading the gospel message through beautiful music for the past nine years on sunday evening they visited heise hill brethren in christ church near gormley shown here during an openair pre- service practice are left to right janet hume sheryl wideman myrna knott mim jones esther reesor anne nikkei linda ramerf lois burkholder ruth fockler and irene steiner jim thomas students learn by doing at high school day care by jim thomas stouffville was it day school or day care for anne wilson and 25 grade 1112 students of stouffville dist secondary school it was both the day care activity extend ing over three days was the final project in the exploring child hood course at sdss the boys and girls half of them children of teachers on staff ranged in age from 1 to 5 years its been great miss wilson told the tribune she said the stu dents enjoyed the experience as much as did their guests almost three weeks of planning went into the program anne ex- jj vsf 1 ysssiis k a dk i pf m kfl 1 hsyy mat hi jfisii u -alhrnl- wl sb v ulj t bssjfetj fjapp t n m l a jwm mb 3 f ijjnfc m slm jm i j- xli 1 j fti nul jr mib- 3 v cifisjfe mr ggj tp ffij 58 fcjb plained they the students assumed full responsibility she said included in the routine was bot tlefeeding and diaperchanging she said the students took it all in stride miss wilson described room 109 as an excellent area with easy access outdoors when the weather was right decorations games toys and books were either made or pro vided anne said during the final afternoon the children were tre ated to a visit from jenny pritz- ker the clown j participating students follow f teresa altomare grace barber michelle barker leeanne bart ton tiffany borthwick marlene brown nancy burgess debbie chilvers jeannine gawa robyri grove lise haylow samantha lembersky stephanie lintnerj heather moffatt jill moschinii deedee naylor jennie ormsonj rob pagliaro faye rosenberger j katherine stafford sarah stover j karen strachan kim turner heather wideman and sainr kashmiri nviiitiuf a successful daycare program concluded friday for 26 students at stouffville dist secondary school the learn by doing project in volved 23 children aged one to five anne wilson an sdss staffleacher was in charge however the students arranged most of the activities earn extra income become a tribune carrier in stouffville route se021 route se019 on their own she said at left jenny ormson assists fouryearolc annamarie wideman with a painting project at right michelle bar kcr helps threeyearold jenny hamilton with crayon coloring j jim thomas i bbbbabanmbanmnnghahm routes are available in your area call now for yours j l 6402100 notice corporation of the township of uxbridge 1 988 municipal election deputy returning officers and polling clerks those persons interested in being appointed deputy returning officers and poll clerks for the upcoming 1988 municipal election to be held on november 14fth 1988 are asked to submit their names to the undersigned deputy returning officers and poll clerks will be appointed for each polling place and as far as is practic able shall be appointed for polling place for the polling subdivisions in which they reside we taylor amtc cmc clerk township of uxbridge 8529181 or 6401711