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" Judging of 19 . civic'awords , nominees underway 'NEWMARKET ~- Judging of the 19 minees for New-market s two bi-annual civic wards began last week. Nominations closed ec. 31 Fourteen of the nominations were for can- didates for the longoterm award designed to recognize contributions to the community made by citizens over a period of many years. and there were ve nominations for the short term award. The latter award will recognize out- standing recent contributions. The winners will not be announced until the pesentation" ceremonies Jan. - 25- at the Sewmarket Community Centre. The awards will men be presented at a wine and cheese recep. ' Lion. A perpetual plaque will be unveiled that evening on which the names of winners will be imcribed each year. It will remain on display at the Community Centre. The'receptitin will be and free tickets are available from town councillors. at the municipal recreation of ce. and from members of the Civic Awards Committee. Committee members. besides Councillor Tom Taylor. are former mayor Drew Doak. parks and recreation commissioner Dan Shannon. Aurora Banner news editor John Scott. and Era editorvin-chief Terry Carter. All nominees and their nominators will receive engraved invitations to the reception. Nominees for the long-term award are: 2'erna Smyth. a 1:1? " retired 08.th director of public health nursing who has been very active in volunteer work in the community for many years. Miss S m y t h w a s nominated by Gerald Cassidy. presith of the Victorian Order of Nurses. York .. branch; Mr. and Mrs. Reid Atkinson; . the Women's Missionary Society of St. Andrew's Pr.byterian Church; Rev. C.A. Cribar of St. Andrew's; Mr. and Mrs. Norman llaclwos; Councillor Doris Blair acting as past president and regional advisor of the .x ewmarket Business and Professimal Women's Club; Joyce Taylor. a social worker with the York Region Family and Childrdl's Services; WH. Burns on behalf of 12 employees of the region's health and social service department; Dr. Owen Slingerlandi York's health and social service commissioner; Katherine Lee. the Murray Nicolson family; and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jackman. OWIlllam Gretg. . musical director and - .. - x, conductc" on She: Xewmarket itizens Band since 1948. was nominated by Doris - Blair. Mr. Greig joined the band shortly after emigrating from Scotland in 1930. and served as musical director of the Lions Club minstrel shows munguwiews oRoy Smalley. a member of the former recreation and parks board. oAlIred Elphlnstone. veteran of two world wars who has been active in veterans affairs for over half a century. Mr. Elphinstone was nominated by the 'Newmarket Veterans rsissociation and by Mrs. J. McFaulds of Grace 1. 0 Harry Legge. a former executive member of the Newmarket Minor Hockey Association and long-time registrar of the annual House League tournament. Mr. Legge was nominated by the 0 Jack Groves. best known recently forhlskey roieinthe annual Santa Claus parade and other Christmas functions. was alsoafounder of the town s annual winter carnival. an organizer of the 1957 centennial celebrations and of the Algonkian Festival. and a member of the now- funct Rotary Club of Newmarket. He was cuve on the 1976 Alexander Muir school reunion mmittee.-and was nominated by Mrs. Audrey attic of that committee. {Charles E. Boyd. a Newmarket realtor and .sinessman. who was nominated by the 1975 Inner of the award. Elman Campbell. Mr. Boyd eceived a scroll at the 1975 pramtstions. He as campaign chairman for the 1977 York ' stimulus: Way fund drive. and active for many years in the Newmarket Lima Club. Tuscan Masonic Lodge. and Trinity United Church. He is a former diairman ofths York County Hospital board. and has served on federal and provincial hospital organisations. various capacitia. He has also served'on the York County Board of Education advisory committee for the School for the Trainabie Retarded. executive a n d a William Warden. was nominated by the board of direc- tors of the Newmarket and District Association for the Mentallv Retarded. Association president Mai Proudlock said during Mr. Warden's 18 years of service to the organization he has attended at least committee oEveiyn Georgas. a Main St. businesswoman. was nominated by the Newmarket Business and Professronal Women's Club. an organization to which she has belonged for 27 years. She was also cited for her work as corresponding secretary with the Newmarkegt3 Figure Skating Club. as a Trinity United Church Sunday school teacher. and as a worker with the Cancer Society. Heart Fund and York County Hospital ladies auxiliary. OChester Best. 8 Ci. - druggist and a Newmarket If taisinessman. was nominated by the Newmarkst Lions Club. Mr. Best has been a member of theclub fortOyears. and is active in Trinity United Church. 1 z "IJ. O'I'he late Mrs. Margaret Ingram of Holland Landing was nominated for a posthumus award by the Newmarket Bowler-ama Youth Bowling Co cil. For the 18 years prior to her death late lug/ear. Mrs. Ingram was program director of the Youth Bowling Council. and as a result of her dforts. local teams participated in provincial and national tournaments. OMrs. Gerry Blencowc was nominated by " Loretta Houlahan. president Ladies auxiliary to Branch 426. Royal Canadian Legion. A longtime executive member of the auxiliary. Mrs. ~Bie'.:owe hashes? an active inemb'e. .or l" years. She has also ,been active in the Newmarket and District Association for the Mentally Retarded for the past 20 years. OMlchael Steele. vice-principal at Huron Heights Secondary School. was nominated by David Kerwin for his work at the school and his association with the Newmarket Lions Club. OLarry NeedIer. a former Newmarket resident who now operates a bus company. was nominated for founding the town bus service in the early 19505? His nominator was anonymous. Five names appear on the list being con- sidered for the short-term civic award. These are . 0 Miss Ila Hatnes. a retired school teacher who was nominated by Eiman 'Campbell for her workaschairman of ithe successful 1976 Alexander Muir School Reunion. 0 Dick Robinson. a volunteer fireman who has also been an active sports figure in recent years he's cmently an organizer of the men's hockey league was Hildreth. nominated by Gord oMtke Campbell. current pruiden} of the Newmarket Minor Soccer Leagti'e. was nominated for his work in taking over a flagging league and rejuvenating it. oMrs. Sharon Nash. chairperson of the Newmarket Block Parent Committee. was nominated by Claire Rose and Kathy Perrln. committee vice-diairperson. Mrs. Nash was a founder of the successful Block Pannt program in Newmarket. and has been its prime organizer and moving spirit since the first meeting in March. 1976. oMrs. Winifred Leach. who recently rcignedssco-ordlnatorofvoltmteersonths staff of York County Hospital. was Why d by Mrs. Bevulyy McCormick. u 750 meetirgs in his? Newmsrket. Aurora. Keswick.0nt.. Jan.. 11. 1078 . W. QUEENSVILLE Quilting bees and the Women s imtitu'e seem to go together. I So' it's fitting that when seveq'M'l branches got togethe recently to talk about raising funds the women decided to make a quilt and raffle it off. Fortified with lots of coffee and a lasagna lunch. eighth members met in the North Union community centre last week and began making flowery appliques fur the double-bed quilt a which will be 90 inches by 90 inches (228 ch when completed in March. it will be raffled off at . the York North district annual meeting in May. proceeds going to the Erland Lee Home in Stoney Creek. where the Women's institute was founded in_1897. , ' "Thisisa social time for us. too." said Shirley Deavitt. district president and member of the Union Street branch. "We discuss the activities of the other branches and teach new members how to quilt." One of the younger members at last week's bee was Marilyn Cowieson of RR. 1. Queemville. who brought along her four-year-old daughter. Gale. Institute branches in Mount Albert. Union Street and Sharoniw'ere represented. and there will be assistance from members in Queensville. Roche s Point. Egypt and Belhaven. Jeanette Jordan. a member from Mount p Women's institute members Edith Watson (left) and Inez Morning of Sutton Rd.. sew appliqucs for a quilt at North Union Community Centre last week. Seven WI Albert. said the original WI charter was signed in the Erland Lee Home. a museum _run by the Orifi - The provincial body hopes to raise $100,000 by 1980 to set up a perpetual foundation fund that will support the museum. That's where the quilt project comes in. The roiec money raised will go into the foundation fund. which now stands at about $50,000. M'rs. 'Jord'a'n s'aid'the WI was established by Erland Lee. male secretary of the Saltfleet Farmer s Institute. and Adelaide Hood. it is a non-sectarian group with the aim of improving Q s QUILTING are ATMAPLE HILL underWOy 9 oz. homemaking skills and helping women become better citizem. she said. "It's no wonder that ($.3" Women of the World IACWWI was the culmination of the movement that began at ii d ohfls f-s'yearsj'mcy reek- A there were 30.000 members in Ontario and soon the idea spread all over the world." Mr. Jordan said formation of the Associated Country Today the Ontario WI has about the same number of members it had in 1910: 30.000. Tow hundred members in York North will work on the quilt in '60) ur ' . Jim Daniel photo branches are taking part in the project to raise money for the Erland Lee Home museum in Stoney Creek. The will be raffled off in March. quilt some way. and they will sell raffle tickets as well Among those at last w 35ng wersLBs attim Daisy Hall of Sharon. Edith Watson and lnez Morning of Suit n Rd. Leta Knappett of S aron. Mrs. Jordan. Mrs. Deavitt and Mrs. Cowieson. Pory kicks off centennial year. ' Assn Hansen photo Following a sleighing party on the hill behind Mount Albert United Church Sunday. 21/. year- 7 u Sarawnsonenjoysherdinnerofhotbeans weiners. The dinner was served by members , "party. By VIOLA GILLION Era correspondent 4734i MOUNT ALBERT - The new year will be an active one for Mount Albert United Church. it s the centennial year of the church. and the kick-off was a "roaring success." ac- cording to of cials. Saturday at least 100 of many ages gathered on the hill back off the church for an old - fashioned sleighing There was greatest mixture of sletb hand ,sleighs. toboggans saucers. carpets and even sheets of cardboard used to have some real winter fun. The day was raw with a cold mist but the chill was sooft gone when. later. some 275 enjoyed steaming plates of hot beans. After. supper cen- tennial activities were officially launched when a happy I It! Climb lawn The Church crowd stood around what 3;, rating Its 100th anniversary this year. has to be the largest the .- bonfire Mount Albert has ever seen. The Cubs and Scouts had been busy during the afternoon gathering up all the Christmas Trees in the village. These were piled in a eld at the back of the church where the Mount Albert Firemen lit the ceremonial fire and kept a close eye on it all evening. Sgper was planned and r ved by the Cubs. Scouts. Brownie and Guides Auxilary. -. it's}: 2). auxilary member put it. a "roaring success." Although her birth- day wg Jan. 5. Mrs. Oliv Moorheadof Mount Al received close to 100 guests who called at her home last Sunday to wish her well on her 80th birthday. . With her for this special day were her two daughters and two sons and their families as well as her step-sister-in-law Mrs. Jennie Wagg of Stouffville. I The poor weather 93 ? . conditions prevented many friends and relatives from travsmpg. but Mrs. Moorehead received many wishes by phone as well as numerom cards and gifts at her home. Mrs. Moorehead received her guests. wearing a bright blue dress and a corsage of baby pink roses. Her birthday was complete with a birthday cake decorated in pink and green. Lunch was served by her grand- zhlbgt eatgrand- child. _ The holiday season is over and many organizations are resuming their regular activities again. The Friendship Club will hold its first meeting of 1978 this site-noon in the community centre. Monday. Jan. 16 is the annual supper and meeting of the Mount Albert Horticulture Society. Awartt will be presented at this time. Super is at 6:30 pm. in the community centre. Wintorio draw in school is rejected By PAUL HUNT Era staff reporter AURORA - The York County Board of Education Monday Night turned thumbs down on a request from Aurora M a y o r G e o r g e Timpson to let the town s library fund-raising committee host a Win- tario draw at Aurora 11in School this year. A letter from Mayor impmn asked that the board either waive or revise administrative procedure" so that the Wintario draw could be held at the school. The board's ad- ministrative procedire states: "Games of chance. lottery. or gambliiu in any form. are strictly forbidden." Thornhill Trustee Doreen Quirk put forth a motion that the draw not be allowed. saying that to allow it would be promoting a double statxiard. it seems to me a couple of years ago we had a group of students ask to hold a similar type ofthuxandwesald no. so I don't think we can then turn arm and say yes msgmeothergrwplwm Dorothy Zajac. trustee from King Township. agreed with Mrs. Quirk. sayirg. "We really can't say yes with our present policy because then we'd get all kinds of requests from all kinds of groups for birgo. euchre and the like. And despite what Mr. Timp- son says in his letter. I can't see a Wintario draw puttir ~ Aurora on the map." After the trustees voted five in favor of Mrs. Quirk's motion not to allow the draw and five opposed to the motion. Oak Ridges Trustee Robert Houghton put forth a motion to allow the draw. The vote on that was also five in favor. five against. Under present policy. a tie vote means the motion is lost. Board won t charge for books AURORA - Elementary school students in the York county school board s jurisdiction will not have to pay $4 a year for misdell aeous con- sumables. A recommendation frnmtheboard s standing committee on finance went down to defeat along with a sister recom- mendation that a security deposit of $3 per elementary student he collected as a security deposit on textbooks. Thornhill Trustee mm in votins against the recom- mendations said it would penalize the poorer families and yes. we evenhsve "res- families in . . Teachers can't be expected to act as clerks by collecting the money 'not.being one and some parents will refuse to pay and has the committee worked out any method of gettirg the money from people who refuse to pay?" she asked. Margaret Coburn. trustee from Schomberg. said she agreed with charging the fee fa consumables and also the for these items is really trame part of. the cost of education to the students and it would help the taxpa on who don't have ch ldren in the educational system. In many ways chiler are ouraged to take care of dings." she said. I have spoken to several psopleinyarea and some rinci as well. and "nights a gm njnm. r a I Newmarket trustee Craig Cribar said he was opposed to layiig a levy of any kind on students for things that are needed. a The Education Act states that boards shall provide without charge tenbooks.andlthinkthis includes deposits." he said. If the board is worried about control of costs. then the board has tostartlookim at someof the other ways things have happened in the past. "I thiik the board needs some sort of con- tinuity across the county in textbooks. If we want to cut costs. we should give a-choios of texts but not a multiplicity of dioicerelleveifwebuy twoorthrestaxtsinlarge quantities we'd get a K better price than if_we both several texts in smaller quantities. "We should tell schools to watch their supplies rather than charge parents or students. said Mr. Cribar. East Gwiiiimbury trustee Dr. John Denison said the proposed idea to charge students as a means of saving money will. once you take into account the various secretaries ,and other staff necessary to keep ~trackofwhohasrece lVed receipts and who hasn't. who has paid and who hasn't. will eventually and up costing so for eve-y :2 taken in. "Theideathatyou aregotutossveacm on it is totally, limits-pin."- he said. f ' l Scout troop needs leader NEWMARKET ' One of' Newmarket's six Boy Scout troops is in danger of folding unless a new leader can be found for it The group com- mittee of the 12- member 6th Newmarket troop. which meets at Trinity United Church. must make a decision on its fate by Jan. 17. ac- cording to committee chairman Bill Ad- dison. Mr. Addison said an advertisement in The Era last week two produced telephone calls. but no leaders. ' He said if a leader cannot be found by Jan. 17. he faces two options. "i can resign and take over as leader. and that would leave the group committee without a chairman. creating an even bigger problem: or I can close down the troop." If the troop is folded. Map-Addison said he will try to nd places for the 12 Scouts in other troops. Newmarket now has six troops and a total of shots 75 Scouts. Weareone of the largest troops in Newmarket." said Bill Addison. indicating the troop has had a contimiltu leadership problem for about three yurs. In 1974. it boasted 30 Scouts. "it is jut awn-hilly Wt to pt'losders andones that will lead in an inspiring fasiiiolio."hosaid. .ve nnarket.