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p 12 the tribune thursday october 16 1997 st sheila mcleod retires in grand style as heart of library kate gilderdale correspondent sheila mcleod who has retired after 21 years with the whitchurch- stouffvillc public library was hon oured by about 75 staff family and friends at a surprise party last week guests gathered at the meadow- brook golf and country club friday evening for cocktails and dinner mcleod who had been expecting a quiet dinner with library staff was clearly overwhelmed when she arrived to the strains of the bagpipes played by a piper in full highland regalia and was ushered into the din ing room to be greeted by prolonged applause during the evening slides were shown of her years at the library depicting her in a variety of guises which ran the gamut from a clown to paddington bear also featured were her awesome creations of lifesized prehistoric creatures some of which despite their fearsome aspect could converse intel ligently and in a beguiling scottish accent with young library users among mcleods many other cre ations were a horse ridden by a knight in shining armour rapunzel in her tower and the bookworm which hung over the childrens section a dab hand at mechanics she often brought her masterpieces to life to the delight of the vast crowds of chil dren who attended library programs over the years calling mcleod the heartbeat of the library ceo marilyn ferguson gave an affectionate and often hilari ous speech in praise of her colleague she revealed the latters love of chocolate and her propensity for mis laying items such as scissors and tape which were used to fashion the won drous creatures of the jabberwocky jungle dinosaur daze and other mag ical locales in the hugely successful march break programs mayor wayne emmcrson warmly acknowledged her immense contribu tion to the community echoing the sentiments of everyone in attendance a number of guests read tributes to mcleod who was presented with an array of gifts which included a choco late hammer and nails a stunningly yso presents pianist pinto distinguished italian pianist manlio pinto makes his debut with the york symphony orchestra on oct 18 and 19 saturdays concert is at the mary lake shrine 1 3760 kecle st at 15th side rd in king township and the sunday performance takes place at the markham theatre 171 town centre blvd markham a graduate of st cecilia in rome pinto is a winner of the franz liszt and sergei rachmaninoff competitions in italy and the international music competition in ger many a noted exponent of the romantic tra dition pinto performs liszts 2nd piano concerto a perfect vehicle to exhibit his keyboard mastery and interpretive skill schuberts overture to rosamunde and brahms symphony no 4 complete the program subscription and saturday single tickets may be purchased by calling 416 420- 0860 to reserve a scat for the sunday con cert call the markham theatre at 3057469 single ticket prices for students and seniors arc 15 and adult tickets arc 19 decorated bicycle helmet and a computer speech in which she expressed her surprise fun will be sorely missed by library patrons scanner delight- and gratitude for a wonderful of all ages and thetribune joins the commu- thc guest of honour sporting her newly- evening nity in wishing her a long happy and healthy acquired headgear gave a gracious amusing mcleods warmth creativity and sense of retirement buy 6 save 30 buy 12 save 40 excludes 1399 guaranteed instock 3pack pantyhose 2packs considered a single item including wonderbra warners voguebra and playtex excludes 1999 program speedo and wonderbra premiere 30 off mens socks selected brand names and eaton basics mens retreat perfect tshirt sale only 59n99 20 off oneida flatware 5pce formal place settings and20pce casual sets 20 off royal doulton jewellery selected monet and jones new york boxed jewellery savings off original ticketed prices up to 50 01 opulence pillows 54 off -vjsvwi- lilif oiftware excludes collectibles 30 off lamps and lampshades all regularpriced instock special offer sterling silver jewellery 4a99td99a99 figurines and bunnykins dinnerware the one v m