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t l 4 i ta kf a rr f a rtt d5lrt despair if youre not going south stouffville has 1 tlvhjv plenty to do this march break for the townbound by kate gilderdale correspondent you dont have to go away to have fun at march break younger children can take advantage of the program at whitchurchstouffville library with live performances tuesday through friday at 1030 am craig douglas gets things off to a flying start with a fan tastic display of juggling unicycling and comedy little red riding hood will be performed by the little red theatre group wednes day and versatile musician deborah dun- leavy will be featured the following day with four awardwinning recordings to her credit dunleavy has appeared on television shows and on stage and her show promises action audience participation and lots of fun on friday morning felicity falls pre sented by the rag and bone puppet the atre features soft sculptured animals whose warm funny stories will chase away the winter blahs each presentation lasts about 45 minutes and admission is 2 at the door a 5 passport can be purchased in advance at the library and gives holders priority admission to all four performances whitchurchstouffville museum is offering a program from 1 to 3 pm march 12 to 14 for students aged 8 to 14 participants will create heritage crafts including a papercut easter scene and a stained glass tissue paper window ornament which they can take home they will also learn traditional cooking methods in the brown house kitchen and take part in the kind of winter activities enjoyed by their victorian prede cessors the cost including materials and a light snack is 20 tb register call the museums toll free line at 4162130900 then dial 9057278954 at the tone the ice box youth centre invites students from grade 7 and up to enjoy a ski day at blue mountain on thursday march 13 participants leave at 7 am and return at 630 pm and the cost is 45 which includes transportation and a lift pass a red cross babysitting course will be offered march 11 and 13 from 9 am to 1 pm at a cost of 40 the course is open to those aged 11 and up registration is required for march break programs for more information call 6406527 homeward bound robert boggs transports his children jamie in the cart and megan on his back as they return from shopping to their home last saturday photosjoerd witteveen rating and collectibles show and sale at markham fair- grounds this spring organizer debra groserussell of claremont will 1 rrir a j ii i ct- li jx c teachers honored by pm by mike adler staff reporter things tend to blow up good when carl twidds around just ask the thousands of students whove seen him flash a grease fire safely of course by spraying water into a waxcoated apple juice can the mushroom ball of flame you get is pretty spectacular department st patrick catholic school in markham last year and andrew cherkas a teacher at stouffville district high as local award- winners heres a strange but scientif ic fact all three live in stouf fville twiddy has taught in york region for 30 years the last 10 at markham district where he runs the science two colleagues the design of many new homes fretworks international of welland can help homeowners to add an authentic victorian touch to their porch with everything from traditional screen doors to beautiful gingerbread trim fretworks owner len anthes recognized the growing demand for such detailing five years later the company employs nve neonle to make and suddiv nroducts to contractors and home owners carousel classics of whitby brings the past indoors with beautifully decorated carousel horses owners marie and steve chonvk established their business after a trio to the far east says the markham district high school science teacher it leaves a lasting impression on them last month twiddy who has performed such feats for 17 years in his travelling sci ence safety shows went to ottawa where his teaching skills had earned him a moment with prime minister jean chretien when i was in high school i swore id never be teacher twiddy recalled this week fortunately for his many students he soon changed his mind chretien handed twiddy a nationallevel honor the prime ministers award for teaching excellence in sci ence technology and mathe matics he also named mary ann holman jwho taught at hes had there were once his students he started the safety demonstrations to interest young teens especially girls in the sciences and was run ning an industrial mentorship program with area businesses 17 years ago when coopera tive education was rare hes at least 10 years ahead of his time said cherkas who also worked with twiddy but the eightyear veteran of stouffville district who describes his younger self as the one weird kid in the classroom who really enjoyed science has his own accom plishments one is the oddsounding club he started with colleagues called the society of bubbleol- ogy it began with bubbles using them to illustrate sci ence mathematics and art for students it provides some fun and it provides some insight that is not normally seen in the class room said cherkas instilling the love of science early is important says hol man now at holy spirit school in aurora during her four years at st patrick she ran projects designed to spark student interest in ecology mrs holmans knowledge and great ability of design and technology is extraordinary grade 7 pupil maya ascano wrote last june however not as extraordi nary as her dedication to her students board pleased by tory funding york regions separate school board congrat- the bill is the only way to ensure equal ulated ontarios conservative government last resources per pupil throughout ontario moli- week for- its willingness to fix unfair funding nari told mpps for catholic schools but the board thinks a 5000 cap fortrustee other governments recognized the need for salaries in the bill will limit the job to people change but remained frozen in consultations who may not take the responsibility serious- the boards chair told hearings into provincial ly and cant see why the government seeks to bill 104 prevent school board employees and their we are hopeful now that you will not be dis- spouses from serving as trustees she added suaded by those who are seeking to further molinari also offered the boards help in setting delay this process said vaughan trustee tina rules for monitoring school board budgets molinari every month another part of the legislation the board believes removing the education the board is already monitored monthly portion from local taxes proposed through because of its budget deficit she said adults and 2 for children 12 and under and parking is free hourly door prizes donated by the exhibitors will be awarded