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p12 ttobone december 19 1990 gift of reading enlightens and 95th birthday celebration congratulations to earl tate of parkview apart ments who celebrated his 95th birthday with his family on dec 1 at the home of his daughter earlene hoover of rr 2 markham give the gift of reading looking for christmas stocking ideas for the over- sevens drop into whitchurch- stouffville library and pick up a library card for your child it wont cost you anything and it will encourage him or her to make use of the librarys many resources including talking books and videos free of charge if youre a regular library user you can give something back by adopting a book this christmas the staff will provide you with a list of titles and you can pick the one youd like to donate the inside of the book will contain a plate giving the name of thedonor and the occasion for which it was given the evening book club got off to a flying start dec 5th the first assignment for members is to read a mystery novel featuring a female detective so that they can join a discussion on this theme at the next meeting members hope to cover a wide range of topics from humor to carilit and plan to meet again on wednesday jan 16th at 7 pirn at latcham gallery newcomers are welcome for more information call 6402395 sororitys night out seventeen sorority mem bers from the xi epsilon xi chapter enjoyed a wonderful christmas dinner on tues day dec 12th at the earl of whitchurch there was nobody else upstairs that night i think grapevine kate gilderdale this is your personal invitation to a givtirimal mutical and jbnama lue jted oolite beaton guest vocalist vickiduegk friday december21 and sunday december 23 800 pm 1100 am they stayedaway on pur pose noted sally saridi- ford we made quite a lot of noise but we had a wonder- ful meal and a good time kids go wild for nkotb stouffvilles young set was well represented at sky- dome on sat dec 8th when the new kids on the block hit toronto said jenny may 10 it was the best but it was loud group was fine but the crowd was screaming the concert tickets were a birthday treat for jason cumbers 10 and friends michael evans and nick barrell it was very good said jason but it was very loud and there were many people screaming i thought the opening acts were a bit bor- ing ashley mcpherson 9 a big joe mclntyre fan said the crowd was quite loud but not that bad the sound was bad at skydome but the concert was the best bah humbug john lord wellknown 5 days till christmas doll houses sun dials bells path signs ts tore ooofts sashes motongs hardware etc tf store hours s8j weekdays 800500 34 saturdays 800400 8879672 19th ave between kennedy warden greetings of the season thanks for making our second year of service to you such a rewarding experience for all the good mother main st stouffville 6421122 curmudgeon and local book store owner has been trying to track down a scrooge out fit to wear in the store during the christmas season so far hes had no luck but he definitely plans to adopt the guise of his hero next year if not in 1990 looking back over christ- mases past john recalled a memorable occasion when a lady came in searching for a book of the christmas story her only prerequisite was that it should have no reli gious connotations christmas donations requested comrades food bank and clothing centre is seeking donations of quality cloth ing food andfurniture so- that they can help needy area families at christmas dona tions caitbe dropped off at the groups new premises in the ballantrae plaza on highway 48 south of the aurora sideroad between 930 am and 3 pm wednesday to friday and from 9 am to 1 pm on sat urday for more information call 6422936 santa loves letters christmas mail for santa has been coming in thick and fast at stouffville post office and theres still time to drop off a note if you hurry santas helper pat dyck says kids have asked for st everything from barbie houses and clothes to com puters and adds that santa will do his best to answer all the letters he gets before christmas she suggests last minute letters be dropped off direct ly at the post office other wise they go out of town to be sorted and wont get to their destination in time hats off to the staff at canada post for helping to making christmas extra spe cial for local children students compete in speaking contest fourteen students at orchard park public school took part in the schools junior division public speak ing competition last friday two entrants were selected from each class and a wide range of topics was covered including bird watching the excitement of being selecied for a rep hockey team and the japanese canadian cul tural centre c judges were mrs bi wideman mrs doreen brown mr jim thomas arid mrs sue chewins first place honors went to matt medley in grade five who although he was bat tling laryngitis gave an amusing and well presented speech on riianners tiffany rennick from grade 5 was second with an entertaining discourse on her love of animals juid grade 6 student julia peters speech on what it would be like to come back to life in another body was selected for third place pamela defino from grade 4 came in fourth with a heartfelt complaint on the dubious joys of living with siblings the winner will go on to compete in the area f com petition j our warmest wishes for a safe happy holiday season and prosperity and peace in the next year and always we look forward to serving you in the management and staff of your coop store merry christmas a happy new year stouffville 47 edward st stouffville 6404550