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Ne . A® Lions oe These two took an invitation to the Lions Club float seriously. They delighted parade. 74 permits in April Through April, 123 per- mits for construction worth $5.8 million were issued by Midland's public works department. April alone accounted for 74 permits for a total of $3 million. The level of construction in Midland is at such a high level that the municipality's chief building official no longer has time to administer the Ontario Home Renewal Program. A person to ad- minister this program on an application by applica- tion basis is being sought by the general manager of public works. Comparative figures for the first four months of young and old during the Porterama 1986 and April 1986 were: 61 permits, for a total-value of $1.9 million, and 34 per- mits, for a total value of $947,150. Experience money Dean Nicholls, on the behalf of the Midland Rotary Club, passes to Salvation Army Lieutenant Norm Gar- cia a cheque for $600, a donation from the service club to the Salvation Army's local project, Experience House. Since Experience House opened last October, 67 men have stayed temporarily, and 51 more men have visited for counselling. Over $18,000 collected More than $18,000 has been collected for the Salvation Army through the annual Red Shield Ap- peal fundraising campaign. The target for the month- long campaign is $25,000. Midland, Pene- tanguishene and part of Elmvale have been can- vassed. To be covered before. the end of the month are part of Midland Bay Woods, and Victoria Harbour, Wyevale, Waverley, Wyebridge, Orr Lake, Hillsdale, and Waubaushene. x Wood's art seen on slides A small, enthusiastic group of patrons visited Huronia Museum Thurs- "day evening to view a slide show and hear John Hart- man tell the history of W. J. Wood's life and relate it to the various periods of his career as an artist. At present, and continu- ing through the summer until September, Huronia Museum is. hosting a special display of some 80 pieces of Wood's works. The Thursday evening pro- gram was held in the auditorium where the show has been mounted. Hartman's comprehen- Harmonizers win prizes At the Northern District competition of SPEBSQSA held in Shelbourne on the weekend, the Huronia Har- monizers walked off with some more trophies in the novice quarters competition. Waubaushene enners Sue Blake, Big Sisters of Huronia presi- Sherwood, right, with a prize cheque of dent, Euchreama tournament champions Marietta Emory, centre, and Audrey Page 8, Tuesday, May 19, 1987 presents each of Big Sisters Competing with other chapters such as Owen Sound, Mount Forest, Orangeville; Barrie and North Bay, they took two quartet trophies and the 3rd place overall medal in competing 145) among $100. The team of Waubaushene women won the tournament with 73 points. quartets. The chapter itself also took the trophy for the best mini-chorus made up of all the quartet members who attended. The winning quartet trophy went to the newly formed Fire House Five Minus One and the best comedy trophy went to the Belmonts, At the regular Tuesday practice and meeting of the group at the Castex School, the Harmonizers passed a resolution and came up with sufficient funding to establish a special trophy for the Northern District to honour the name and con- tribution of Henry Light, long time Midland Chapter director and barbershopper. ELMVALE SALES STABLE L1tp. 1 mile west of Elmvate on Hwy. 92 Featuring LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS EVERY THURSDAY EVENING commencing at 7:30 Cattle, Pigs, Calves, Horses Trucking can be arranged by calling 726-8904 anytime before Thursday This sale provides EXCELLENT MARKETING for both buyer & seller Also featuring one of ONTARIO'S LARGEST FLEA MARKETS 'operating from April to November Hours: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. every Thursday sive comments on the development of Wood's various phases in his work proved most interesting to his audience, and they have had many questions to ask at the close. Among the numerous points brought out by the speaker was the fact that Wood and his work had been highly regarded by members of the Group of Seven, and that on many occasions his pieces were included in their national and international shows. While both paintings and etchings were included in the slide show, the main Tag days ok'd by Permission has been granted by Midland town council: for Midland Minor Lacrosse to sell tags on May 22 and May 23; For Contact Information Centre to hold a portion of its annual fundraising Big Wheelie bike-a-thon in the town on May 31; And for that portion of the Zellers annual Moon portion of his talk concern- ed the paintings. He will be holding another session to deal with the etching phase of Wood's work on June 11. Huronia Museum, located in Little Lake Park, isopen daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. council Walk for the benefit of the Cystic Fibrosis Founda- tion, scheduled to take place in Midland, on May 24. | Kee" MIDLAND $2 Luxury retirement living B Fine dining B® Private furnished or unfurnished suites SB Full schedule of social and recreational activities S 24 hour nursing supervision Cali (705) 526-8769 ~ )