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their footsteps but i enjoyed being a member and wanted to do what i could to help out she said in an interview the club has a good base she notes but because the popula tion growth is slowing right now we have to encourage new residents to come out and see what a lot of fun it is one of her immediate goals is to make the newcomers better known in the community we had a float in the christmas parade last year and were spon soring a softball team and a soc cer team this summer the club also hosted the strawberry festivals information booth again this year club rules limit memberships to three years and for the first time this year an alumni of former members has been set up kathi said there were a lot of people who had to leave but didnt want to lose out on the friendships they made so they started a separate group some activities and meetings will include both clubs she states we had approximately 90 members before they left 40 of those will be eligible for the alumni the club is eager to welcome new members she stresses we love to have new people coming in to replace those who are no longer eligible and because they bring fresh ideas to any organization last may the newcomers held a car rally teams of cars followed a route which took them through stouffville to uxbridge mount albert and musselmans lake drivers got information from signs watched for things on the side of the road and got out of the car to look various things up explain kathi the event was so popular theyre holding another this fall although she agrees that things are quieter in the summer the club is still hosting various ac tivities including a weekend barbecue which took place last saturday and a couples euchre on aug 11 were also starting a gourmet club on aug 12 she said its a couples activity and everyone is in charge of bringing one course to a planned meal different t on track with roadhandler at sears roadhandler ii allseason radials two fullwidth cut steelbelt construction with polyester 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surprised to see her friend cheering madly i didnt know why she was making such a fuss because i wasnt one of the winners but it turned out id won the pie baking contest and thats why she was so excited laughs kathi anyone who is interested in joining or who would like more information can call kathi at 6404662 kates corner kate gilderdale my how granny changed when i was growing up i had a real granny she had grey hair done up in a bun and wore long modest skirts and she looked well old grannies today just dont measure up some of them are as it wplpropprtioned as jane eonda and about as wellpreserved others play endless games of ten nis effortlessly drink harvey wallbangers and toot around town in convertible sports cars a lot have fewer grey hairs than ronald reagan some even object to being call ed granny or grandma or anything traditional because it makes them feel old so everyone gets to call them by their chris tian names they rarely take care of their grandchildren because they cant take time from their busy careers somewhere along the way i cant help feeling the role of grandma has lost a certain old- world charm my granny always looked the picture of genteel respectability but in fact she was quite a tearaway and used to buy us day passes for the bus pay half fare for us for which we had to be under 14 and then let us sneak a puff on her cigarette when it was sternly pointed out by the ticket collector that we were either too young to smoke or too old to go halffare she would become increasingly indignant and no one not even the staun- chest official could withstand granny in full cry sometimes she would claim that a piece of roast beef shed boought from the local butcher was tough and force him to eat it while she watched and then de mand and get her money back no one dared thwart granny she knitted truckloads of sweaters for the family while she watched television usually with a cat on her lap and a nice hot cup of tea beside her oldfashioned grannies couldnt care less whether or not you cleaned your room and didnt harbor a secret desire to be mistaken for your mothers sister when they came to stay because your parents were away they showed deep concern when you didnt feel well enough to go to school but accepted with equanimity your miraculous recovery allowing you to spend the rest of the day playing in the park and eating ice cream instead of giving you healthy sensible snacks they would buy bags of gob stoppers and sugar- filled gum and bake caloricladen desserts and cakes of course that was in the far off days when families usually lived close together and mar riages however unsatisfactory were rarely abandoned if i ever get to bc a granny i hope i can continue the family tradition after years of attemp ting to bc a fair but firm parent ill be ready to spoil my grand children shamelessly and let their parents suffer the consequences