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"WEEKEND STAR" FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 2000 - 3 Crafty senior says making quilts from. ties is a pleasure By Chris Hall Weekend Star Looking over her latest creation, May Shortridge allows a quick smile and a nod. "It's already sold, you know," she says excitedly of the large comforter, dec- orated entirely in used - and quite colourful - ties. "I think this is sixth or seventh I've made, and they're all gone," said Mrs. Shortridge. "A lady across the street wanted this one. People really like them." Residing in a Greensboro Dr. home in Blackstock with her son Bill, his wife Sheila and their two children, Mrs. Shortridge has been mak- ing the unique comforters for close to five years to help pass the time. "I've sewn all my life, knitting and embroidering, and | thought this would be something different to do," said Mrs. Shortridge, 80. "I think I'm going to switch back to knitting or something else now; I need a change," she added. "These are things to do when I sit down, you know, to pass the time." Each large comforter is made out of 50 or more ties, and takes about two months to complete. "I just started making a comforter out of ties one day," said Mrs. Shortridge, who says she gets her ties "from wherever". . "I split them up into dif- ferent pieces and use them all over. They're made out of a lovely mate- rial and have some great patterns," she said. "Some of the guys on TV, I like their ties." While there is a great demand for the com- forters, and she sells them to friends and family, one of her original creations sold for $140 at the 'Blackstock talent auction last spring. "I really enjoy it, spend- ing my time doing this," said Mrs. Shortridge. Font GO numbers great so far, say officials Ridership numbers for GO Transit here continue to rise, exceeding all expectations officials had for the Port Perry service. The route runs from Beaverton south through Port Perry to Whitby, and connects with GO's lakeshore train. into Toronto. It has far exceeded any numbers project- ed for the service, said Senior Information Officer Ed Shea. "Our numbers show weekday ridership is more than triple what we projected for our second year of opera- tion there," he said last week. According to GO Transit officials, approximately 160 passengers use the service each weekday. GO had anticipated about 60 riders a day. "When we began the service there in January 1999 we thought maybe we'd get 50 or so people a day, but we're up to about 160 now," said Mr. Shea. "We're very pleased with that. Certainly, according to our numbers, the people of North Durham are making good use of GO Transit there." Weekend ridership, however, could be higher, he admitted. "The market for weekend GO Transit ridership needs to be built up more," said Mr. Shea. "We hope it does well, and becomes much more popular." GO Transit buses pick up passengers eight times each weekday at the Curts Rd. stop in Port Perry, with the first bus at 5:30 a.m. and the last at 8 p.m. All trips end at Union Station in Toronto. On weekends and holidays, GO buses make two trips into Port Perry and onto Toronto. Driver charged in child's death released on bail From page 1 Mr. Meers said family members were at the bedside of Tammy Meers, who was driving the fami- ly car when the collision occurred, at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. "We don't know what all.she will need, but we know she has a broken arm, shoulder and pelvis," he said. "They (doctors) are still check- ing for internal damage." The infant Olivia Meers was killed by the impact of the crash despite being restrained in a rear-facing child seat, the man said. Mr. Meers said that Olivia's mother demand- ~and around ed to see her six-month- old daughter after she ~~ was told of the child's death. "She wanted to see her one more time and they let her before they trans- ferred her to Toronto," Mr. Meers said. When asked why he came to the bail hearing, he said, "I don't know. | guess you have to put a face to it, to see for your- self." The child was the sev- enth person killed in eight days on roads in Scugog Township. Five serious accidents have been reported in the area dur- ing that time. { ROBERT G. ECKE! vor ATEN ESTHER IE EASE [= L BR 2 mile AS Fhickson Rd. (905) 655-4411 = GREENHOUSES ONE DAY ONLY! Saturday, August 5" FILL YOUR TRUNK? 0s 20) *Cars only. Trucks & Vans $50. Certain items are excluded. See Store for details. 34 1 XR sh REA TH FEI Y Fab LR TTY AAR DH SAA MRA CX Ti SA LE TTI BITS rye RH a Arr Ar AS a Fs SR NTR ZR AL PHO AGA NEI AANA SBI SOG SEC CSCO Ty RE CR Pa Sad Geraniums, petunias, begonias, hanging baskets and more... Ln Clearance SALE! 25-50% OFF ON NOW! "BACK TO SCHOOL FASHIONS ARRIVING DAILY! PR@C "K | ), A\( ? . 4B a 168 - 1/8 Queen S [? 9)5-985 LF J 1 1CCHL, FTO1 -_ a 84 RC 1 KS On foo 2, | *1°1 «bd Ze 4 o TT TT ---- NAb lh rT