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the tribune thursday march 9 1s7s local musician plays in china ed tait of greenwood recently returned from a trip to china with the toronto sym phony orchestra ed sporting a fu manchu moustache got the opportunity to savour such delicacies as shark fin soup while there at museum maple syrup days coming bogarttown get your taste buds ready the whitchurch- stouffvile museums pancake and maple syrup days are almost here again the annual from tree to treat festival takes place march 24 23 26 and april 1 and 2 sausages will be served alongside your pancakes during easter weekend the museum volunteers tap the maple trees on the property and boil the sap in the old time way over an open fire in a large iron cauldron everyone from children to adults can participate in the fun by helping to collect the sap and to make sure the fire is kept burning if you wish to tour the museum and watch the quilting and spinning you controversy rages over batching plant uxbridge asphalt batching plants are still a very touchy subject in goodwood that was made quite apparent at last weeks uxbridge council meeting when goodwood coun cillor john paxton took exception to councils plan to look over a plant proposal in the hamlet the plant proposal has first to go before the ontario municipal board and then be subject to township traffic control before council will again consider the proposal repac construction company the group that helped clear goodwood snow this winter is the organization hoping to locate the plant in the hamlet mr paxton however took a hard line on the traffic control clause council says a road suitability plan has to go in before we do anything well that doesnt suit me what does that mean anyway just putting up some signs what we should be talking about is a complete bypass in goodwood regional councillor gary herrema tried to placate mr paxton commenting that the traffic agreement would have to be accepted by the township this wont be just some minor upgrading were thinking about the reconstruction of regional road 30 for the plant mr paxton also worried about some sort of plan that would regulate batching plants in the township and wanted a clarification on just what council proposed to do with the plant again mr herrema came up with the answer saying that the town wont do anything about the proposal until the omb hearing is over anu that we have given them no agreement in any form as of yet were just waiting for the hearing to end before we even consider this may at no extra charge of 150 the museum is located in the old bogarttown schoolhouse to reach us just drive north on the don mills rd woodbine ap proximately 3 miles north of the aurora side rd to the vivian rd watch for a gulf service station as this is where you turn west follow the signs announcing us interested school groups may be ac commodated throughout the week at a reduced rate please call the curator ahead of time for appointment or details 8954454 or 4735866 or 640- 4591 by keith bo lender china that vast and mysterious land was recently laid open to a group of fortunate canadian musicians the group was the toronto symphony or chestra and they toured china and tokyo from january 21 to february 9 it was the reciprocation of a cultural exchange that started with the visit of the shanghai ballet to toronto one of those few lucky enough to be a part of that historic trip was a local man ed tait of green wood has been with the symphony for seven years now and when be first got word of the trip he said i couldnt believe it it was a chance in a lifetime ed sitting com fortably in his favorite chair at his greenwood residence recalled the journey with enthusiasm he vv as told of the trip a year in advance and ed commented on the im mensity of preplanning we had to submit arrangements that would be acceptable to the chinese we submitted four they chose two also everyones special diet and medical needs had to be arranged just an incredible amount of planning but the trip did get underway the the sum- phonys first stop was at tokyo where they spent a week and staged one concert tokyo was just an incredible great city its as crowded as everyone says i remember it took me over an hour to cover about three blocks in a cab it cost me 22 bucks for that too after tokyo the entourage of musicians and dignitaries num bering about 100 landed in peking ed chuckled as he remembered the first want financial relief the township of ottonabee has asked that the town of whitchurch- stouffville endorse a resolution requesting that the provincial and federal governments provide financial relief for those on fixed incomes in the area of home heating fuel council supported the resolution ihaverqal colleqej day and boarding school forgiris principal- miss mary eennysba nursery school to grade 13- boarders grades 8 to 13 day boys nursery to grade 2 through a wellbalanced programme students are encouraged to develop academically spiritually physically and emotionally to their full potential the school stresses a sound academic education with emphasis on the basic subjects including also physical education music art and dramatic arts extracurricular activities include band orchestra choir drama debating sports team and individual and a varied programme for the boarders the school is located in 20 acres of beautiful grounds and within easy access of public transportation entrance examinationsgrades 39 on saturday april 8 1978 applications considered for all grades for next september and should be submitted by march 23 1978 for prospectus and application write admissions secretary havergal college 1451 avenue road toronto ontario m5n 2h9 jesssskssy neo c1tran 29 youllsave a bundle here sssssi ngxzema skin cream 199 i 220 ml ia imetamuch 99 12 oi jsss ssscssc hacelle royale il frosemilk i skin cream s 18 1 main st west stouffville 240 ml we will be giving away 3 24 oz chocolate easter bunnies draw to be made sat march 25 for easter sunday march 26 no purchase necessary always low discount prices for all your needs houston pharmacy 180 clairesse 2 99 i apbwgk aimlm 6402222 thing the group did after landing we had the first of many cocktail parties and banquets in peking the people there are extremely friendly and we were very well treated also in peking there was no restrictions as to where we could go there were no guided tours we just went on our own and saw what we wanted at peking the sumphony got their first taste of a chinese audience ed commented that the thing that struck him most was that the chinese talked throughout the performance they didnt stop once we were in a hall that sat 18000 and at first the talking was a little disturbing but we got used to it however the talking was in no way a sign of disrespect because after their performance the audience gave the canadians a standing ovation a show of emotion and appreciation that is considered very rare in china besides the music the group did get in some sightseeing we saw the great wall and the ming tombs ed noted all in one day though it was kind of rushed they also received the privilege of viewing the body of chinas communist father mao tsesung they were among the first westerners granted this honour after sumphony shanghai peking the moved on to where ed recalled he got his first taste of exotic chinese food we were at a banquet it was just phenomenal the amount of food they served us anyway the main course consisted of shark fin it tasted very fishy ed also described a serving he received from the mongolian fire pot it consisted of a copper cauldron filled with boiling water which supported a tray full of meats and vegetables ed who plays bass strings had the chance to meet some of his chinese counterparts theyre all good players very knowledgeable the problem is they are so restricted they have a repertoire of only four pieces which they have been playing over and over for the past 11 years ed described his meeting with the chinese musicians as one of the most exciting parts of the trip any musician likes rapping with another and the chinese were just overjoyed at the chance to talk to us the group afte shanghai made their final stop in kantong again the symphony was greeted with warm hearted applause after each performance and it works both ways in china according to ed when the audience applauds for us we in turn as is customary must applaud the audience it was a verv warm feeling all around overall ed remembers the people as very gregarious they really enjoy music the lack of in dividuality took some getting used to though everyone was wearing the same drab kabki dothing but deep down they are individuals we all had different stories to tell had a laugh like anywhere else in canada or the world and preiers this as home he does nave one larj regret the peking beer hated leaving it its i much better than ai canadian brew so mm more mellow 3 congratulations j marleemarilyi son your 29 birthday march 9 summer made for your 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