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p30 economist suntribune december 26 1989 hamill celebrates 85th birthday saradimerman correspondent myrtle hamill moved to markham 33 years ago but for 30 years before that in 1926 she started teaching at hager- mans corners ss 8 public school part of which is now the dining area of newly opened the school restaurant on 14th avenue on her 85th birthday hamill and her family celebrated over dinner in a building where she had stood 63 years earlier she is thrilled that the building was not torn down its a very nice place and the proprietors were very friendly and kind to me she said hamill is a graduate omjox grove public school markham high school and toronto nor mal school after graduating she went on to educate two generations of area children she welcomed them into her classroom at age five and stayed with them until they entered the senior classroom at age nine she felt that it was im portant forthe children to have the consistency of her teaching my fondest memories are the people on the farms and in the village they were all so kind and friendly said hamill after leaving hagerman she built her own home in c and taught at markham ps for 17 years hamill never married nor had children but her life was and is still filled with lots to do she has many nieces and nephews and has always been very active in the community until recently she sang in the choir at zion church at cedar grove and was an officer in the sunday school she was also secretary of the cedar grove community club and sang with the cedar grove choral group fabriclands fabulous i t on glitz glamour nfts 7 entire instore stock of christmas oyhre stock trims bows ribbons fabrics aprons tableclothing- individually priced now all 50 price tt xs sis m ehtwe ojfc srocw annual clearance of wools huge selection every 100 wool wend including polyester viscose acrylic and unknown fibreskxjd lots now on sale off our reg price wm s ct iec tin- w velvets special selection rain printed assorted widths contents fl c99 individually priced i b from wit1 sale in effect dec 273089 huny in for best selection most items available in all stores look for the red sale tags 8573 mccowan rd north east corner of hwy 7 markham 4711610 fashion tapestry brocades special selection 130 cm wide assorted contents a great ffepfl off vestrncntourreg jwl our reg from 2458 m available in most stores price mm please note in some locations some items may be sold at a price lower than our regular chainstore price in order to match selected competitors regular prices where this competitive pricing occurs the advertised savings will be off our regular chainstore price r canadas largest fashion fabric distributor the best in selector nd price anywhere a friend in meade dr ed meade death of pet lingers dr ed meade is a registered psychologist and director of the markham stouffville family life centre in this column he answers questions from readers who remain anonymous q this may sound silly but i cannot get over my dog who was recently put to sleep after being with the family for over 10 years i keep dreaming about him and thinking that he is still with us its been six months now and i feel i should be over him am i going crazy a an animal can become very much a part of the family they have an amazing ability to ab sorb and reflect the emotions of family members animals can also help reduce stress and tension they so often give unconditional positive love for instance that incredible greeting that they give- on your returning home with all this an animal can have a special place in the home and so losing such a family member may constitute a genuine loss and mourning that you are still mourning afersix months and are dream ing about him would suggest that you find some assistance in getting through your mourning what you may discover is this that your pet has become a substitute for another rela tionship in your life it makes sense that either you develop a greater human support system or replace your pet with- another this is often easier said than done and thats why i suggest that you talk it over with a counsellor q my son has just been diagnos ed as depressed my family doc tor wants to put him on medica tion but my son refuses are there any alternatives a your question is really a medical one and should be handled by a physician would your son be willing to seek another opinion perhaps he would be willing to discuss the matter with so meone else if the depression involves a suicide risk then something more drastic would be needed it may be that your family doctor would suggest a con sultation with a psychiatrist there are other ways to handle depression than through medication but it may be that your family doctor considers this a medical problem that should be handled with drugs iii lieu of an alternative opi- nion iwould respect your doc- tors opinion and keep working with yotir r uiitilhe dealsef-