st tribune october 1r1095f7 dr bill webster guest speaker at grief seminar wednesday museum news whitchurchstouffville muse um is hosting silk ribbon embroidery workshops satur day oct 21 and monday oct 23 from 930 aml to 1230 pm students will be provided with materials and instruction to create a floral sampler of embroidery stitches using silk ribbon the cost is 20 for each workshop including materials and participants should regis ter in advance recent acquisitions by the museum include a wedding dress worn by ada condy when she married william alfred dickinson in 1887 the bur gundy silk dress comprises a skirt and a bodice and was made with a combination of machine and hand stitching with fine pleating at the waist hem and on the front of the skirt the couple began their married life in the community and moved to thornhill in 1893 wilsons millinery the muse ums newest exhibit which can be found in the streetscape dis play in the gallery was named partly in honor of outgoing curator andrea wilson and partly because of its historical connotations the original wil sons millinery was located in the village of stouffville on the south side of main street near church street the museums annual victorian tea will be held nov 25 from noon to 4 pm visitors can purchase crafts and homebaked treats at the event and the draw for a queen size quilt completed this summer by the friends of the museum will also be held that day tickets for the draw are available at the museum which is open monday to fri day 10 am to 5 pm for more information or to register for programs call 9057278954 hospice week a reminder that dr bill web ster will be the guest speaker tonight wednesday at parkview village auditorium in an evening sponsored by hospice markhamstouffville markham stouffville hospital and perinatal bereavement services ontario webster director of the centre for the grief journey is a university graduate with degrees in psy chology and theology who com pleted his doctorate at the uni versity of toronto in 1990 widowed in 1983 he com bines his professional expertise with his personal experience to assist others who are coming to terms with grief or who are providing support to such peo ple im going to tell my own story during the evening he said at first i did very well everybody thought i was doing great and i was strong but about three or four months after the death i felt like my life was falling apart and i thought i was going crazy i felt there was something missing because no one seems to under stand these feelings and yet when you talk to people about a loss just about everybody experiences the same kind of thing as a result webster decided to focus on the area of bereavement and through the centre for the grief journey he offers support seminars support groups individual and family counselling and a variety of resource materi als including books cas settes and videos tonights topic is good grief understanding what its all about admis sion is free the evening which is part of hospice week events begins at 730 pm and all are wel come to attend grape vine i v y5 bemmmom show october 20 21 22 1995 featuring six themed buildings over 300 exciting exhibits seminars and demonstrations and fabulous home show savings kitchens bathrooms solariums windows doors home decor and moke designer rooms kitchens unique accessories pools and spas and thousands of decorating ideas better living fashion fitness health festival of food financial and travel counirystore artisans crafts holiday gifts and collectibles iv jq 00- x i 1 o ac 8 c c it elgin mills rd ac oo i 1 j s highway 7 win a new ford aspire if a courtesy of markville markham fairgrounds free parking admission 800 adults seniors 500 children under 12 free fri 10 am to 10 pm sat 10 am to 9 pm sun 10 am to 6 pm a trip for 2 to barbados courtesy of celes 100 pure fruit juices and almond beach resort chf1fm96 jsmmprfttr- ssscw gg caxute