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Thos. E.Winters 905 ~640-1 86 7 To the Editor new patients welcome evening appointments contact lenses fashion eyewear lab on premises state of the art technology On hehnl! of a youp of mind teachers of Stoulfvllle Duttlct Seconduy School, we want to congatuhte Arlene Smith on her retirement. A: a youp with many years of teaching at SDSS, we realize that all Ichools have continuous growth and achievement: and need to continually wont for cultural imptovements. But the June ankle suggesting that the school had been lacking in many .capacltles ovet the yen: negates all of the my successes, achievements and accolades that so my of the past students St. James Presbyterian Church For several years Presbyterian services were held at one of two temperance halls. In 1863, a frame building on the present site was dedicated in connection with the Church of Scotland in Canada. Of the current building, the Illustrated Free Press of Nov. 1895 noted, 'The new brick church is attractive and comfortable and the congregation is well equipped for the service. " Professional, Progressive Education A Tradition At $055 (Ill 1/0”} Your new neighbours will be waiting to greet you at the Strawberry Festival. MwLLER â€"â€" HNSURANCE LTD Personalized Insurance Service 9056422745 64 Sandiford Drive, Unit 1, B STOUFFVILLE e 955 0 Life . Auto ' “6“ Stamina optomemc rentre 6085 Main Street 905.642.3937 have actuated Hhtodellly. the teeehma cut! at SDSS hu Always been a W pol edwm It :- nice to see Ml Smith new. 'The In“ is notably the but I've evetwwhdwilh’ltbnketoeee that the school and the cuff have continued on with the lame um 0! interest eluted over 50 years :30 including not only the athletm but also the em, technology and academm. A youp of tetued trachea o! SDSS Stouflvtflc Inallm mummx have m and 0 WW pace: lo mad: (he chemduwalln Out 'suuc' com two hm bunk beds. a any ha and no down. The damn; room was mmnuccm of a tired alum: and the communal television uu (onward mismatched couches, a Ihrudban urpc! and a down-wheel ambwna: winch brought tuck mcmones of mvdhng With my firmly u a duld ‘Thz most was thin; in the wodd u to a Mendel“: hglnhmm. because he'lloomedlze! myomcloutmhenhms 10 '- Impooahotel.’ ngmn pole. In those day: we took the muonty of out holldayt m Scotland, when they muons of comfort and wumth wete regmled wuh my dndnm Brand name botehweteafomyxconeemandwr lodging: were Independently-owned guesthouses whose ptopneton were oftenmoeepmonwudenthaqpoeg The splmn rooms mvambly fea- tured a bed futooned with cg: sprung; that dug mto your buck you rolled ovex. Ensuite bathroom: were unheard of; instead you shared a single facility with the rest of the , and often had to provide money or the mete: which reluctantly sup- phed you with a cupful of hot water for you! bath. We were once upgraded to a room with a sink, but only the cold tap worked, and even that could not be entirely replied upon. Meals were served on the dot; breakfast at eight, lunch at one, dinner at six; all announced by the sonorous tones of a gong. Showing up late was not tolerated, but it did mean that you would not be obliged to eat roast beef and grey cabbage, steamed into submission, followed by suet pud- The Original Character Community By Kate Cildcrdalc Vintage Whine ding sluhexed in lumpy custard, all unwed to launch your cholesterol ell into the stratospheu. Nunbyâ€"punby concepts of healthy adnghndnotyetbeeninvented,butl suspect that even if they had been, the hocteln'et we suyed in would have had no truck wath them. Curfew was usuâ€" Illy 10 pm. when the front door was firmly locked (keys wexe not issued to guests), but since night life was anoth- et concept which hadn't yet reached the ru shores of Scotland, it didn't rally ect us. Lu! week, in readiness for my upcoming trip to England with my daughter, 1 booked a hotel room for the day of our arrival. It is situated in the exotic locale of Catwick Airport's South Terminal and rejoices in the name of Yotelv conjuring up a cross between a rapper’s greeting and a tub ofyogurtr 7 7 We clouded to stay there because a) we arrive at the ungodly hour of 4:10 a.m., when even the most accommo- dating relative would be unlikely to welcome us with open arms; and b) we both think Yotel is the coolest hotel we've ever seen. Despite being a mere seven metres square, our cabin contains a comfortable bed, a hilly-equipped bathroom and a state-of-the-art flat screen TV. lt's sleek and minimalist and looks like something out of a sci-fi movie. It's also surprisingly cheap to rent. For the remainder of our three week jaunt, however, we'll be adopting the Truman Capote model, scrounging off friends and relatives and sleeping in closets if the nwd arises. But no matter how cramped our quarters, they will never compare to the frigid hostelnes of my youth, where cold showers were deemed character building and the use of a hot water bottle was condemned as unbridled hedonism. July 2008 0