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March 31 Simcoe County Connections Open House at 8 p.m. at the Elmvale High School. This active group of ladies will show you how much fun it is to sing - barbershop harmony. For furthér information con- tact Charlann at 549-7163..5 April 1 Daffodil Tea Bake Sale and Spring table will be held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Waubaushene Odd- fellow's Hall. Everyone welcome. Proceeds for the Waubaushene Anglican Church Guild. April 1 The North Simcoe Catholic Family Life Centre in- vites everyone to an Open House on Wednesday, April 1, from 5 until 7:30 p.m. The Centre offers family counselling to persons of all ages and religious faiths as well as education programs. Meet the counsellors, Albert Leering and John Dowling, see the relaxed environment of the Cen- tre and learn more about the many types of services the Centre offers. For more information call 526-9397. The Catholic Family Life Centre is located at 354 Midland Avenue in Midland. April 2 The MSS Drama Club is sponsoring, on April 2 at 8 p.m., Romanoff and Juliet, written by Peter Ustinov - a humourous look at the Cold War. For further information contact Mr. Holt at 526-7817. April 2 Daffodil Pep Rally to kick-off the April fundrais- ing for the Canadian Cancer Society will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Budd Watson Gallery, Hugel Avenue, Midland. Come and bring a friend. April 2 Penetanguishene Power and Sail Squadron's An- nual VHG operator's course, sponsored by the Midland-Penetang Power and Sail squadron, will be held on April 2 - 7, and the 9th at Ecole Secon- daire Penetanguishene Secondary School. It begins at 7 pm and admission is $5. A passport photo is required for license. April 4 Midland's Figure Skating Club's Annual Carnival will be held April 4 at Centennial Arena. Showtimes are 1:30, 7 p.m. Also Sunday, April 5 at 1:30 p.m. Admission is $3.50 for adults and $1.50 for children. April 4 A rummage sale will be held at 9:30 a.m. at Knox Church, Hugel and 1st Street, Midland. Sponsored by Dorothy Lukes Auxiliary. April 5 Annual Pancake Brunch will be held from 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. at Ebenezer United Church. Tickets available at the door. For further information con- tact 526-8348 or 526-4360. April 5 Three centuries of masterworks for violin featur- ing violinist Eugene Kash and pianist Rodica Eugen will be held at 8 p.m. at Midland Secondary School Auditorium, 865 Hugel Ave. Sponsored by North Simcoe Arts Council. For further informa- tion contact: NSAC office at 526-2470. April 7 On April 7 at the Simcoe County Administration Centre, Midhurst there will be a day long seminar for farmers from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Topics include marketing, public relations, consumer trends. Pre- register at Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Cost is $5. It is sponsored by Simcoe County Farm Fresh Produce Growers Assn. For further information contact Mark Murphy at 435-4687. April 7 General meeting of the Simcoe County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society will be held at Parkview Centre on Blake Street in Barrie at 7:30 p.m. April 8 The Midland Horticultural Society trip to Garden Festival and Home Show at Exhibition Park, Toronto from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fare and admis- sion is $15. For further information contact: 526-2907, 26-6144 or 526-6462. May 8 At 7:30 p.m. at the Atheniah Hall in Midland a fun- draising Euchreama is to be held. $5 a ticket. Lun- cheon will be served. Cash prizes and door prizes awarded. Sponsor sheets available now. Sponsored by Big Sisters Association of Huronia. For further information drop into the Big Sisters office, 306 Midland Ave. or call 526-6688 or 526-0096. Held under authority of Special occasion permit. May 22 The Ideal Rebekah Lodge 199 'will be having a "Salad Plate Supper' at the Midland Oddfellows Hall. Monday to Friday Pre-School Screening clinics for all children enter- ing Junior and Senior Kindergarten this fall. Please call the Simcoe County District Health Unit at 526-9324 for an appointment. Councillor should be included Midland's solicitor is of the opinion that a member of council or of a board should not be excluded from bidding or tendering for municipal work. Ted Symons, the town's solicitor, made the recom- mendation in the context of town council-directed research by him into the letting of a contract by the Midland Library board. The contract was award- ed to a member of the library board, Moreland Lynn. The lawyer reached his conclusions and made his recommendations using material provided him by the town council. Coun- cillor Gail Barrie confirm- ed that he was not to seek other information, he notes in his report. "T felt that I should at least speak to the chairman of the library board to clarify some of the unanswered questions that are not fully addressed in the board's minutes but I was instructed not to do so,' Symons wrote. Symons, in the section of his report focusing on the Municipal Conflict of In- terest Act, wrote, "The Act as it stands recognizes that, particularly in a small com- munity, a member of coun- cil or a local board may continue to do business with the municipality or the board in question, pro- vided that the member complies with the Act in disclosing the interest and avoiding any part in the discussion or the voting on the matter in question. The argument. that members should be prohibited from doing. such _ business altogether was rejected by the legislature." "Tt was argued than and still is that the approach is not a good one. Even though a member may comply strictly with the disclosure rules, it is often difficult to avoid the ap- pearance of favouritism -and unfairness to other bidders. However, to ex- clude members entirely from municipal contracts would be to discourage many people from seeking office and participating in local boards which would be a greater disadvantage the smaller the communi- _ ty. It is the latter position that was adopted in spite of the argument on ap- pearances."" "The Act requires a member of a local board who has a pecuniary in- terest in a matter to disclose the interest and then to avoid taking part in the discussion and voting on the issue. If those re- quirements are met, the member is not disqualified from continuing to sit on the board and to deal with other matters." Lynn is both president of Huronia Office Services, and vice-president of the library board. The library board purchased carpet as part of recent renovation of the building. His company, one of four to bid, was the second low bidder. After the HOS bid of either $21,139 or $19,363 was ac- cepted, the price was lowered, through negotia- Ted Symons tion between the architect working for the library and Lynn, to $14,107. The carpet installed was a dif- ferent carpet than the carpet on which the four bids were made. Mayor Al Roach asked Councillor Gail Barrie to investigate after com- plaints were received from local carpet suppliers. Students of Midland Secondary School present their play Romanoff and Juliet Hugel Avenue, Midland Tickets available at the school 8 p.m. April 2, 3 and 4 at M.S.S. 526-7817 Page 2, Tuesday, March 31, 1987 a } NOMINATION MEETIN Thursday, April 23rd Gravenhurst Centennial Centre Registration 6:30 p.m. - Voting 8:00 p.m. Fe Y MKS ie Special Guest - Alan Pope This meeting is to nominate a candidate to represent the Progressive Conservative Party in the Muskoka-Georgian Bay riding in the next provincial election. Voting at this meeting is open to all members of the Muskoka-Georgian Bay Progressive Conservative Association who joined by March 31st, 1987, or to past members in 1985 or 1986 who renewed their membership prior to the start of the nomination meeting. There is no registration fee for attending this meeting. Refreshments will be supplied and transportation will be provided for those who require same. For further information, please call your area President. HUNTSVILLE BRACEBRIDGE WEST MUSKOKA GRAVENHURST MIDLAND Jessie Rhiness John Morrison Jane Young Christine Beasley-Crisp Gail White or James McCready 789-5136 645-2673 765-3375 687-2248 (office) 689-6430 (home) 526-9273 526-9912 yorY'> Specials of the week Dental Week at Jory's March 30 - April 4 Mar. 30 - Apr. 4 Efferdent Denture Cleanser Tablets 84's Regular $7.13 Special $3.99 Listermint Mouthwash 500 ml Regular $4.70 Special: $2.99 Pepsodent Toothpaste 100 ml Regular $2.39 Special Macleans Toothpaste 100 ml Regular $2.21 Special $1.49 Topol Smoker's Toothpolish 100 ml Regular $6.91 . Special $4.99 Colgate Toothpaste (Pump) 100 ml Regular $2.19 Special $1.49 QUALITY, SERVICE & DEDICATION JORY'S LD.A. PHARMACY 526-2781 264 King S&t., Midland i aad an 2 OS