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22 stoufivme suntribune thursday sept 13 2007 jacket of book that will be the subject of reading at the whitchurch- stouffville public library sept 27 the book chronicles the life of isabel beach who lived from 1900 to 2000 near stouffville isis a notsoordinary life honoured in book about rural mother by hannelore volpe staff writer author catherine ashtons biography of her mother begins at a time when sir wil frid laurier was prime minis ter horses and buggies were the transportation of choice and no one had dreamed of the internet much less a computer ms ashton will be read ing from her book turning clouds inside out a country womans life in the twentieth century at the whitchurch- stouffville public library sept 27 the bookhighlights the life of her mother isabel beach who lived on the second con cession of uxbridge town ship just east of stouffville from the time she married farmer walter beach in 1926 until 1999 mrs beachs life spanned just got better when powerstream customers sign up for peksaver conservation program they get a free programmable thermostat valued at 250 a 25 thank you and the chance to win you could bionix electric bicycle with accessories gardina cordless electric lawn mower trca family membership peaksaver is a conservation program that allows powerstream to cycle down participating customers air conditioning systems temporarily during peak summerdemand times neveron weekends or holidays customers involved in peaksavet hardly notice a change in temperature and are part of a program which helps the environment to sign up for peaksaver call 18663230206 for more information and contest rules please visit our website at wwwpowerstreamcapeaksaver op1 oaurw frtmt wy power str txxm ommtm connsction to t wbai co or pot r caotf wmto of r omfctomrhat 3 the entire 20th century she was born in september 1900 and died in january 2000 margaret isabella wal lace beach made sure to preserve the history of her life in her memories and her daughter has woven them together with reminiscences of others in her book born in thorah township east of cambridge isabel the name margaret isabella ulti mately used attended high school in orillia during the first world war after study ing at peterborough normal school she taught elemen tary school for five years the first three at the oneroom roseville school west of uxbridge in 1926 she married an uxbridge township farmer walter beach whom she had met at a house dance on the town line between uxbridge and whitchurch townships they had two children bev erley and catherine two of her brothers enlist ed in the army during the first world war they never returned home she endured the depression often called the dirty thirties where women fought to keep their families fed clothed and together mrs beach saw major social changes during her lifetime during the 20th cen tury women got the right to vote to play sports men play and get equal pay for work of equal value the book honours an ordinary woman who lived an extraordinary life ms ashton a graduate of catherine ashton author will read from book about her stoufrvillearea mom sept 27 mcmaster and of york uni versities taught high school and college english literature and communications for 40 years she wrote a column for the packet times in oril lia for eight years on behalf of georgian college orillia campus prior to publishing her mothers biography the book provides many details and insights into the life and times of the 20th century mrs ashton said its the kind of life story that reflects what marjorie ander son an editor of the dropped threads anthologies called the quiet substance of a good life ms ashton will be at the library sept 27 from 730 to 830 pm copies of the book will be available for sale and signing by the author after the presentation for more information email cash- tonsympaticoca librarians screen movie about their movies who says librarians dont have fun a group of them will gather at the wwtchurchstouffville library oct 1 to screen a new movie about their trade the hollywood librarian a look at librarians through film is the first fulllength documentary film to focus on the work and lives of librarians it will be shown in libraries across north america from sept 29 to oct 6 everyone is welcome to the stouffville screening which begins at 7 pm for more information call 905642read nicks pick presents- public notice supplier pricing gm student bonus 3 days only car heaven markville chevrolet in markham is offering general motors supplier pricing thurs 9am9pm fri sat 9am6pm v will not be held over or repeated maikville chfvroiet corvette inc 9052941440 5336 hwy t markham