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Halloween parade Students at Midland's Sacred Heart School enthusiastically took part in the school's an- en PAS & » OOS. row, ©, S Lae. Sy a "~ +S _ es! nual Halloween parade, last Friday afer- noon. From left are Sacred Heart students Smith. Craig Henne, Sheila Bertram, and Alex Clear skies bring-a great view The Huronia Astronomical Society is hoping for clear skies again next Tuesday as it prepares for its second public obser- vation night. Society members met Truck The Cashway' on Highway 93 is one of near- ly 60 Cashway Stores in Ontario. But for the second year in a row, a Tiny Township Cashway store visitor has been the winner of a pickup truck. Cashway across Ontario has been giving a truck as a draw prize for four years. Entering the draw requires the filling out of a ballot. The winner of this year's last Tuesday at the Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre for the club's second indoors meeting. Before moving inside though, club members spent a few minutes stargazing as Mother Nature provided unex- pectedly clear skies. With nothing but a pair of binoculars, club members could see clear views of Jupiter (which is given away this year, she said. The Wilkins are building a house using material pur- chasd from Cashway. now one of the brightest lights in the evening sky), the Andromeda galaxy and various constellations. Also, a few meteors (shooting stars) were spot- ted and it was learned the Earth is now passing through a minor meteor shower. After moving indoors, the club watched a video on how stars are formed and then a slide show presented by club founder Craig Stewart. His collec- tion includes some spec- tacular photos of the nor- thern lights taken at his then-residence in Wyevale. Next Tuesday's observa- tion night at the Wye Marsh parking lot at 8 p.m. will feature a lesson in astro-photography. Club founder Stewart will have a special adaptor for his Tuesday to have a roll of 400 ASA black and white film, a fast film able to pick up fainter spots of light. Otherwise, the club invites everyone to come see the stars at Wye Marsh. In case of cloudy skies or bad weather, the following Tuesday will be the obser- vation night. Charge laid after crash An Uxbridge man has been charged with failing to stop for a stop sign after a two-vehicle crash at Bayshore Drive and King Street in Midland. Police say a 1986 GMC cube van, the sort used for delivery, was travelling eastbound in the center lane on Bayshore Drive last Wednesday at 2:15 p.m. However, say police, in- stead of stopping at the in- tersection with King Street the van kept going. It struck a 1986 Buick making a left turn from King Street to westbound Bayshore, driven by a Midland man. There was $1,200 damage to the Buick and only $150 to the cube van, according to the police report. There were no injuries reported. Charged with failing to stop is 24-year-old James Milroy of Uxbridge, Ontario. Connection at Rochester by Marg Randa It's off to the grand old U.S.A. for Simcoe County Connection. From Nov. 11 to 15 there will be 12 chorus members attending the International Convention of Harmony Inc. - a ladies barbershop singing competition in Rochester N.Y. Black Magic, the interna- tional Harmony Queens of 1984-85 will be there to en- courage and _ support Always Be Natural, a new quartet entering its first competition at the interna-. tional level. "We wish them great success,"' says the Simcoe County Connection, '"'and will be in the audience ap- plauding their efforts." Last month the chorus was also challenged to save pennies for autism, the in- ternational charity. The Connection saved up over 13 kg of coins, totalling $50. Simcoe County Connec- tion meets at the Elmvale high school every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Anyone who likes to sing and can carry a tune should contact Charlann at 549-7163 for more information. Tree trimmer is hired If you live in Midland and think a tree that belongs to the town needs trimming or cutting, you can contact the public works department. A town employee will look at the tree and decide what action is needed. The town council has hired Weller Tree Service at a cost of $3,830 to trim and remove trees in the town. The town council also has accepted a lone bid for the supply of 3,500 tons of sand. The sand will be spread on Midland streets this winter. K.J. Beamish Construction Ltd. will supply the sand at a cost of $17,325. KIN Bde oe MIDLAND truck is Patricia Wilkins of Park Street, Victoria Har- bour. The truck would have been useful earlier telescope which fits any 35 mm camera. He advises anyone who wishes to take photos next Drive it home Patricia Wilkins receives the keys from Cashway manager Harold Bertram at Tom Smith Chev-Olds. ae Me 2 Clon S2 Affordable retirement living Fine dining Private furnished or unfurnished suites Midland Times Huronia Weekend Huronia Holiday Compliments of Hebner's Taxi 526-2217 & Deluxe Taxi 526-5331 & % Full schedule of social and recreational activities S 24 hour nursing supervision S® Rental office open daily 7 days a week Mon.-Fri. 8:30-4:30 Sat. and Sun. 1-4 p.m. Other times by appointment Call (705) 526-8769 Page 12, Wednesday, November 4, 1987 t i gn ae a