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A good crowd at centre dance Ashburn Area News by Mrs. Rose Heron The dance at the Thunderbird Golf Club sponsored by the Community Centre was well attended and everyone had a good time. Miss Hilda Hopkins was hostess to twelve of her friends at a dinner party, Tuesday evening of last week. Everyone enjoyed the food and hospitality. - Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Cox enjoyed a vacation in St. Lucia recently. Mrs. Evelyn Lynde visited her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hamilton and son Greg at Minden recent- ly and visitors with her since she came home were Mr. and Mrs. Jim Borroughs of Hyland Grove and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Minden. Miss Edith Gostick of Toronto spent a few days recently with her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hopkins. Those who were able to attend Horticulture Hamilton of last week enjoyed Ken Brown's pictures and his useful and helpful tips on How to Land- scape your Home. We" also learned and got acquainted with each other by "Fun with Flora". Last Sunday at Burns Church, Rev. Mec- Entyre"s mesage was called '"'Changing your Mind". He also gave the ministry of music by singing a solo called "Father in Heaven'. The responsive psalm was read by Alfred Fisher and the scripture lesson was read by Margaret Davis. Next Sunday Rev. Dr. George Moore of Port Perry will be in charge of the service while Rev. McEntyre is away on study leave. If you have any news for our column, please call 655-3740. Great spirit, that I may judge no man until I have walked two moons in his moccasins - Indian Prayer. Friday and Saturday Evenings Enjoy Piano Music by BILL DOWSON, local artist. EMIEL'S PLACE FOR RESERVATIONS CALL: 985-2066 . Grant House sales on the MLS System of the Oshawa and District Real Estate Board have risen by 19.6 per cent in 1984 over 1963. 'All evidence points to a very strong housing market this spring' says Anita Witty, President of the Oshawa and District Real Estate Board. "Now that people are more confident about the future, they are once again making the long- term commitment which is involved in buying a house." However, thus far in 1984, the public has been a little slow to make the decision to list property. Residential listings are down by 8.8 per cent up to the end of February. Listing activity did in- crease substantially in Oo 4, Sox 0 oN. 0 __ J O_O WV 0 Oo February as compared to January. At present there are 654 properties listed MLS in the jurisdicational area of ODREB. Studying these factors, Anita Witty relates them to a 41.9 per cent in- crease in dollar volume (from 21,619,096.00 to 30,684,995.00) and says that when the public becomes aware of the in- crease in activity, and also realizes that there is a good supply of willing buyers, more and more people will decide to list during the spring. 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