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Longtime resident is 90 Odianna Lacroix, 90 on Monday, has been a resident of Penetanguishene for the last 55 years. Her sister Elmina Lalonde, two daughters and two daughters-in-law joined her in the Huronia Nursing Home Monday af- ternoon for a party during which students from nearby Burkevale School attended to sing and present handmade birthday cards. a faa " Carpet Sh Sh oppe ~~ It's official: town and firefighters have pact The town of Midland and its full-time professional firefighters have a new two-year contract. It was approved Monday night at a regular meeting of council and is the same as the one hammered out two weeks ago that was rejected by a vote of 6-3. The only difference in the new package is in the area of call-backs. Firefighters will be paid time and a half for a minimum of one hour. Both the town and members of Local 1581 of the Ontario Professional __ Firefig- hters Association agreed to limit the money set aside for call- backs to $16,000. At an earlier council meeting Alderman Bob Jeffery feared as much as $48,000 would be paid this year on call-backs. When the vote was taken Monday night only Alderman Joe Blake opposed the new package. He voiced opposition to both the call-back set up and the actual size of the increases included in the new two-year deal. He called on his colleagues to go to arbitration or force firefighters to renegotiate the con- tract. Alderman _ Richard Platt opposed _ the suggestion. Later he called local firefighters "dedicated"' and "well paid' but nevertheless felt their contract was reasonable considering other contracts signed in the province. He added, "Generally Speaking I don't think this contract is out of line since costs of fire and police protection is Census Midland council was reminded Monday night, during a regular monthly meeting, to support and encourage participation in the next census of Canada which is to begin on June 3. y always costly." He did however suggest -- council "minimize the cost of the contract by keeping a close watch on the money being spent on call-backs." Centennial bridal review set for Elmvale St. John's United Church in Elmvale will be holding an interesting event to mark their centennial year this summer. The United Church Ladies (UCW) will sponsor a Centennial Bridal Review on Saturday, June 27 and one of the special features of the review will be the fact that the wedding dresses and accessories promised for the show will date back to 1880. The fashions that will be shown will be those worn by area ladies on their own wedding day. The organizers have approached local women asking for either the use of the dresses, modeling (or both). hats and accessories, or the Several dresses from recent years are already in the hands of the group, but many are still needed for the earlier dates. A call has gone out for women to search their attics and back closets for their wedding ensemble and call a' member of the UCW. Anyone who would like to see their gowns modelled in the show, are asked to contact Ruth Allen, Moira King or Hazel Simpson, all of Elmvale. Scholarship quilt won by local woman Mrs. Marg Hartley of Chatham is the winner of the 1981 Penetanguishene, Street, Georgian College student scholarship quilt. Mrs. Hartley's daughter, Pauline, is a second-year Textiles and Weaving student in the Design Arts Division and was responsible for selling her mother the winning ticket. The draw was made Monday evening (April 20) during the official opening of the annual Design Arts Third Year Student Show which is open to the public until May 1 in the Theatre Building at the Barrie Campus. The bed cover was designed, hand screened and sewn together by the Material Arts students, and quilted by several ladies from Barrie's Grove Park Home. 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