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st t judy bear campbell returns for summer art camp the tripunituesdayitav 131997 p7 gallery news the popular summer art camp with artistteacher judy bear campbell will be offered daily july 15 to 18 at the latcham gallery classes will be held 10 am to noon for 6- to 9-year- olds and from 1 to 3 pm for students aged 10 to 12 the cost is 50 for members 60 for nonmembers and includes materials gst is extra for information call the number below local artists are invited to submit works for artburst 97 latcham gallerys annual juried exhibition which will be held aug 29 to sept 21 the event is open to artists in all media including painting sculpture floor pieces installation multimedia clay glass and fibre finished pieces or slides of completed works can be dropped off at the gallery and the entry fee is 20 for nonmembers and 10 for members board teachers at loggerheads over contract high school teachers and the public school board appear no closer to sign ing a contract in york region negotiators for the local teachers federation and the board met with a provincial mediator friday without success the board said the union whose members have been in a legal strike position since december rejected its latest contract offer the offer asked the teachers for 9 million in concessions less than the 13 million the board had insisted on before weve changed our position dra matically karen barker the boards chief negotiator said in a release teachers were also assured their teaching loads would not increase this september added the newmarket trustee thats been their biggest con cern all along she argued before the bargaining session ontario secondary school teachers federation local president lynn john ston said negotiating a deal was possi ble unless the board kept repeating its demand for 13 million provincial law says a strike could begin five days after the federation announces a date and sends its final offer to the board weve done our best to reach a set tlement barker said now we have to wait to see what the teachers will do correction jeff stewarts last name was spelled incorrectly in the may 6th you your pet feature the tribune regrets the error onlifftm ty heart and stroke foundation of ontario because you support the heart and stroke foundation grapevine a selfaddressed stamped envelope must accompany slides so that they can be returned to the artist the deadline r r for slides is aug 8 nfbbrfll kate gilderdale and finished works must be dropped off for judging aug 20 and 21 between 10 am and 7 pm works selected from slides must be received by 6 pm aug 22 entry forms are available now at the gallery for more information call 640- 2395 a natural approach clemont kent past president of the parkdale horticultur al society will be the guest speaker at the stouffville hor ticultural societys meeting june 16 when he will give a presention on ecological gardening methods kent will dis cuss ways of avoiding chemicals and developing effective and environmentallyfriendly alternatives the society meets once a month at the stouffville united church at 8 pm and all you need to join is an interest in gardening and 5 for the annual membership fee for more information w town of whitchurchstouffville notice 1997 taxes the second instalment of the 1997jnterim realty taxes are due on or before may 23 1997 tax payments may be made by mail or in person at the town office and at the following cibc locations stouffville 6311 main street aurora 1 51 95 younge street newmarket younge davis drive bank payments are to be made to a cibc teller only during regular business hours payments will not and cannot be accepted through the instant banking machines individual banking fees may apply at present telephone banking is available for cibc customers only after hours tax payments may be made in the night deposit box at the cibc on the market st side of the stouffville branch town office hours monday thru friday 830 am to 430 pm 6401900 8952423 1 9 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information call peter attfield at 905 7733935 new poetry contest 4800000 in prizes the national library of poetry to award 250 total prizes to amateur poets in coming months owings mills maryland the national library of poetry has just announced that 4800000 in prizes will be awarded over the next 12 months in the brand new north american open amateur poetry contest the deadline for entry into the con test is june 15 1997 another contest begins june 16 1997 the contest is open to everyone and entry is free were especially looking for poems from new or unpublished poets indicated howard ely spokesperson for the national library of poetry we have a ten year history of awarding large prizes to talented poets who have never before won any type of writing competition how to enter anyone may enter the competition simply by sending in only one original poem any subject any style to the national library of poetry unit ldepl 4695 450 tapscott road scarborough ontario m1b 5w1 or enter online at wwwpoetrycom the national library of poetry publishes the work of ama teur poets in colorful hardbound anthologies like the coming of dawn pictured above each volume features poetry by a diverse mix of poets from all over the world the poem should be no more than 20 lines and the poets name and address must appear on the top of the page entries must be postmarked by june 15 1997 all poets who enter will receive a response concerning their artistry indi cated mr ely possible publication many submitted poems will also be consid ered for inclusion in one of the national library of poetrys forthcoming hardbound anthologies previous anthologies published by the organiza tion have included on the threshold of a dream days of futures past of diamonds and rust and moments more to go among others 19871997 the national libfary ol poelty good news for old roofs trudel sons roofing ltd aluminum lie b0872 serving our community for 25 years were 2 only because our customers are 1 estimates free work 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