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1 the tribune thursday october 1 1s78 mae e brown 90 years young greenwood salutes a very unique lady may brown the first lady of greenwood will celebrate her 90th birthday sunday to mark the occasion an open house will be held in the church from 2 to 5 pm attention lupus patients the general meeting of the ontario lupus association will be held on saturday october 21 1978 at 200 pm in the mcmurrich building university of toronto room 1 07 all patients their friends and family are invited to attend by ed schroeter greenwood mae e brown one of the longstanding members of this community will be 90 years young on nov 5 to mark the occasion an open house will be held at greenwood united church this sunday from 2 to 5 pm mae brown has already received many cards and letters from friends and relatives as well as special congratulations from prune minister pierre trudeau on behalf of the federal government born the daughter of john and emmaline brown she grew up on a farm on salem road greenwood along with her brothers william and fred she has spent most of her life in pickering township and now lives on the family farm with her brother william and his wife gladys the farm has been in the family name since 1851 after attending old greenwood public school she studied at whitby collegiate whitby model school and graduated as a teacher from toronto normal school it was her public school teachers one of whom was the right hon john diefenbakers father who inspired her to enter that profession i enjoyed teaching very much she said but i also would have liked to have been a nurse if there had been training facilities in our area she added she left teaching several years later when her mother became ill mae brown never returned to the profession when she retired she was earning a salary of 500 a year even though she didnt pick up her career where she left off she has managed to keep ex tremely active she was a member of the green- w cod united church choir and taught sunday school there at one time she is still an active member of the ucw and the greenwood historical society mae brown is a past president and a former secretary- treasurer of the district womens institute mae loves meeting people young or old she explained im interested in folks and i always have been mae says she meets some of the most interesting people on television through talk shows mae travels with the senior citizens group whenever she can she hopes some day to visit england and explore her family roots in yorkshire memories relived by mildred mctaggart greenwood two wonderful services were held sunday in greenwood united church the occasion was the 115th anniversary of the congregation and the 50th anniversary of the church many former members attended some coming from as far distant as ottawa marmora barne fergus and toronto rev a m butler brought the message in the morning with special music by the choir a message of congratulations was received from the hon william g newman along with a plaque from the provincial govern ment which was received by don goodwin on behalf of the congregation a display of pictures and posters brought back many fond memories noon lunch was served by betty goodwin and members of the ucw in the afternoon a red maple was planted on the church lawn by milton pegg and cathy post to commemorate the day in the evening a lovely duet was presented by betty pegg and kathy beckett betty also led in the singing of several favorite hymns jean thomas a former organist played prior to the opening of the wor ship other special music was provided by soloists jean outhouse and nelson cole and the church choir beatrice mclean recalled the history of the greenwood congregation and may brown provided an ac count of the dedication service fifty years ago john deere selection service watch for fire fever days hutchinson farm supply hwy 48 3 ml no of ringwood 6402692 quality service 1 it r watch for fire fever days christmas toys john deere toys from 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been enrolled in a firsthand immer- sion course on the canadian wayoflife and shell continue in it for the next two months as carmen 15 is presently involved in a local student exchange- program shes staying at the home of her stouffville counterpart robin donn also 15 of boyer street here til december the program sponsored by the ontario board of education has carmen staying in town and attending sdss until december 12 at that time shell return to germany and in april robin will go over to stay with carmen for three months both girls saw the program as a wonderful opportunity to learn and experience a different culture although there were a few problems in getting it un derway jumped at chance i had a pen pal in ger many and ive been taking a german course for the past year was when this exchange program came up i jumped at the chance robin said however everyone was telling me i was too young lo apply so i went personally to the board of education and convinced them lo accept me the two girls although the same age are quite different in their personalities as robin explained im much more exuberant i love to dance while carmen doesnt shes a lot more quieter than i am a big adjustment carmen on the other hand said with a smile that robins rather funloving im not sure how to react to her sometimes both girls did readily concede that its been a big adjustment for all however they both get along well with each other and they admitted enjoying the chance to learn from each others background language is not a problem as carmen has been speaking english for five years tests are easier carmen who comes from the small village of ober boihingen approximately 30 kilometers from stuttgart commented on some of the differeences shes noticed and adjustments shes made comparing the two systems of education she said the tests are much easier here and we dont have them as often in germany we also dont write any final year end exams until the end of grade 13 and then its just one large general knowledge test combining all the courses together girls outnumber boys she also mentioned that her class in germany has 20 girls and only two boys something robin confessed she was not looking forward to although shell be at sdss for three months carmen will not receive any credit in ger- many for her work here and conversely robins school work in germany wonl be credited in stouffville one thing carmen as well as most canadians is not happy with is the state of our postal service poor mail service ive been waiting two weeks for a package from home and i have no idea if it will ever get here and its hard to explain lo my parents why they dont get my letters she felt overall though that what shes seen of stouffville and he surrounding area has been a worthwhile experience its definitely been worth it so far i have no regrets and no feelings of homesickness and robin is now anxiously awaiting her trip to germany i hope to learn the german language a little better by then but regardless im sure to have a greal time