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Volume 2 No. 5 May 2005 A
resounding thank
you to all who came out
to
help clean up the Renforth Creek. Pat
yourself on the back…you did a fabulous job. The
Creek looks great! Let’s
do our best to keep it that way! Annual
Spring Community Garage Sale to
be held on Saturday,
May 28th rain
or shine! Once
again, it’s time to clean out the crawl space, basement, attic and garage
and give someone else a chance to appreciate those long buried and forgotten
treasures. Based
on previous years, we expect up to Markland Wood 100 households to
participate. Extra, Extra on May 28th!! Canadian
Diabetes Association pickup (See People and Places
section for details) Kids
from the Graham School of Irish Dancing
raise money for dance expenses by picking up your returnable beer bottles and
cans and returning them for you. (See
President’s Update for details) Reminder of deadlines for 2005 Markland Wood Scholarship Awards (see inside for dates)
President’s
Update Greetings! A number of
things to report to you this month… First of all,
congratulations to the members of the Environmental Committee on a successful
Clean Up Day on Saturday, April 23rd. Perhaps you saw them in their bright yellow shirts, which
became blackened as the morning wore on. Thanks as well to all the volunteers
from the community who came out on a very wet and cold morning to pitch in and
without whose help the effort could not otherwise have been accomplished. This
included members of the local 401st Scout Troop and the Markland
Country Club, who supplied us with two golf carts. The Positively Promoting
Markland Committee (PPM) was also out in force removing graffiti from numerous
places throughout the neighbourhood. On the
subject of Spring Clean Up, you will note that the Markland Homes Association
(MHA) Annual Garage Sale is Saturday, May 28th, beginning at 8:00
a.m. See the notice on this event elsewhere here in the Marklander.
Even if you are not
participating in the garage sale, you may want to take advantage of getting
the returnable beer bottles and cans in your garage taken away by contributing
them to a local dance troupe. On the garage sale morning, several kids from
the Graham School of Irish Dancing
will raise money to fund their dance expenses by picking up your returnable
beer bottles and cans and returning them for you. Just leave them out, in a
box if possible, by your garage door from 9:00 a.m. that morning. The kids
will be wearing their green shirts and perhaps will even perform a short jig
for you if you ask. The
development of the corner site at Bloor and Mill Road has received preliminary
approval from the Ontario Municipal Board for twelve upscale units to be
built. A builder has been chosen and a committee of the MHA will be working
with them on some finishing points, where appropriate. The developers have
been very open to keeping us informed throughout the process and I believe the
end result should complement the site. There was a
“Town Hall” meeting at the Etobicoke Civic Centre in April, organized by
MPP Donna Cansfield’s office. It featured various government
representatives, including MP Boris Wrzesnewskyj, Councillors Doug Holyday and
Gloria Lindsey Luby as well as the trustees from the Catholic and Public
District School Boards. The
meeting was well attended by the public and covered various topics including
immigration, schools (including the registration, availability and rental of
rooms), traffic, healthcare (including the shortfall of nurses) and various
other topics. There are more of these types of meetings being planned and
we will do our best to inform you of them as they are scheduled.
This past
month saw the passing of Pope John Paul II, and the world witnessed a life
which was an inspiration to many. The
parishioners of St. Clement Church are also losing their pastor, Fr. Nino
Cavoto, who is being transferred to Our Lady of Sorrows in Etobicoke later
this month. Since his arrival in
the summer of 1997, Fr. Nino along with his associate, Fr. Charles Vanitem,
transformed St. Clement into what it is today - a vibrant place of worship
with a congregation that is involved in many different ministries serving not
only the parish but the community at large.
Fr. Nino has been a caring “Shepherd” in every sense of the word
and we will miss him. We wish him
the best of luck in his new assignment and welcome his successor, Monsignor
John Murphy. He inherits a great
parish. The MHA
Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Monday evening, June 6th.
We will be reviewing the past year, taking care of some Board business
and plan to have a speaker from the Board of Health.
More details will be in the June Marklander.
Plan to join us on June 6th, at 7:30p.m. in the Etobicoke
Civic Centre, Main Boardroom. Have a good
month. Best regards,
Patrick
Clifford President Markland
Homes Association 2004-2005
Board of Directors EXECUTIVE: PRESIDENT: Patrick Clifford, 8 The Green Pines 621-7695 VICE-PRESIDENT:
Tom Napier, 1 Markland Dr. 622-9630 SECRETARY: Diane Mcleod, 15 Aymarn Crt. 622-2183 TREASURER: Gerard Betsch, 14 Winsdale Road 620-4896 DIRECTORS Richard Boehnke, 67 Markland Dr. 621-5089 Brian Brennand, 2 Markland Dr.
622-8011 Paul
Cavanagh, 1 Mountain Ash Crt.
622-9546 Bev Evans, 8 Winsdale Rd. 621-2153 Michael Georgopoulos, 21 Cosway Crt. 626-1061 Bo Lawrentiw, 110 Mill Rd, 622-9522 Paul Marano, 12 Markland Drive
626-8604 Don Matheson, 30 Markwood Cr. 621-4291 Graham Maguire, 2 Broadfield Dr. 620-4398 Greg
Rohn, 102 Mill Rd. 626-0562 Anna
Schaefer, 33 Cherry Post Cr. 695-3601 Peter Sgro, 24 Arbroath Cr. 622-9930 Romeo Sinopoli, 95 Mill Rd. 622-3839 Associate Directors Stephen Blimkie, Helen Boehnke, Bob Cooke,
Tamara Greene, Mary Lordan, Ian Sillars, Irene Sillars, Donna Sokic, MP (Pierina)
Stokes, Anne-Marie Stoneburgh and Patti Thorne. 2005 Markland Wood Scholarship Awards….reminder
of deadlines
May 31: deadline for receipt of (a) an essay and (b) two letters of
support. July 31: student’s letter of acceptance and enrolment in an accredited
Canadian University or Community College. All completed submissions should be forwarded to: The Markland Homes Association, PO Box 11, Station “A” Etobicoke, Ontario Attn: The Blinder for the Award Committee 2005
RenforthCreek Cleanup On Saturday
April 23, upwards of 60 Markland Wood residents joined together to once again
clean up Renforth Creek and some adjoining parks. Due to the inclement, cold,
rainy weather, the turnout was a little lower than expected. Kudos to all of
you who showed up and braved the elements! Members of the MHA joined with
Marty Ross and the 401st Boy Scouts, as well Bev McHenry and her recruits, to
organize this year’s event. Because of the success of last year’s
clean-up, it was felt that there would not be as much work along the creek
itself, so this year we expanded to include Millwood School and park, as well
as parts of Silverthorn Collegiate. We managed to collect a large amount of
trash, which was deposited in several locations for the city to pick up. Along
with the usual paper and packaging, several sofa chairs, old bikes and other
large items were removed. Finally, thanks to the graffiti-removal
crew, organized by Brian Brennand and Bob Cooke of the PPM committee. Let's
keep Markland Wood “graffiti free”!
Greg Rohn
School News Silverthorn
Collegiate After the
slow month of March, when the clubs were winding down for March Break, April
was a very busy month. Silverthorn was a flurry of activity. Almost every club
and organization in the school had something planned. April started
off with a Spirit Week, organised by Silverthorn’s Student Activity Council.
Students were expected to follow the theme set for each day. The SAC gave out
prizes to students whose costume best represented the theme of the day. During
the same week, on April 14th, SCI’s Concert Band performed in an
invitational concert at the Vincent Massey Hall with other Toronto schools.
The show started at 7:30 p.m. and SCI’s band played “All Glory Told.”
This performance was a treat for the musically inclined. Thursday,
April 21st was “Teacher Take-Over” day and was organised by the
Formal Committee. On this day, the senior students shadowed the teachers of
their choice for one whole day. The senior students, who signed up to be a
certain teacher, taught all the classes for that particular teacher. Most
students paid $3.00 per teacher and if there were more than two students who
wanted to do the same teacher, the teachers were auctioned off. Even though
the day was called “Teacher Take-Over” day, almost every adult in the
building had a senior student shadowing them; including the janitors, the
admin as well as the office staff. SCI even had student hall monitors that
day. Many students even signed up to shadow a teacher at the last moment, just
before classes started, or even during the day. The student
teachers actually taught lessons while the students in class took down notes.
Some teachers even acted like students. Though there were lessons, students in
class seem to have enjoyed themselves, as most classes did not get any
homework and were allowed free time at the end of class. There were hardly any
skippers and those that did decide to skip were sent back to class by the
student vice-principals. This day was
a welcome break from the tense atmosphere prevalent before the submission of
the mid-term marks. This year was the first year that anything of this sort
has taken place at Silverthorn. The continuity of this arrangement for the
following years depended on how well it went this year, and based on the
enthusiasm and cooperation that the students displayed, there will most
probably be a repeat performance next year. On a more
serious note, mid-term report cards were sent home on Friday, April 22nd.
This day was also Earth Day and Silverthorn students got out at 1:50 p.m. so
that they could clean their lockers and help with school clean-up. SEPA,
SCI’s environmental group, however, could not clean up the school grounds,
due to the support staff being on work-to-rule. Student
Leaders for this year’s Grade Ten Leadership camp were also selected in
April. This year’s Leadership camp venue has been changed from Camp Medeba
to Camp Manitou, near Parry Sound. This year, the committee is expecting many
more campers than in previous years. Also, this time, the leaders were
selected before recruiting campers. Leaders for different activities have been
meeting on a regular basis to plan an amazing experience for all the Grade Ten
students attending camp. The camp will be held from May 24th to May
27th and all Grade Tens are encouraged to attend. More details will
soon be provided by the school administration and the camp committee. On a closing
note, one can say that for Silverthorn, April went by really quickly because
of the sheer amount of activity going on and it looks like May is going to be
just as busy, if not busier, with Unity, the multicultural club planning their
annual fashion show, the leadership camp, the annual SCI Carnival and a lot of
other events and happenings. This year is definitely closing off with a bang. By Kaushiki Bhowmick Church News Bloordale United Church 4258 Bloor
St. West. Etobicoke, Ontario, M9C 1Z7 621-1710 Morning
services on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. with
Sunday school each week. Service
conducted by Rev. Stephen Iverson. RENFORTH BAPTIST CHURCH 621-1990 English Service @ 10:30am Urdu Service @ 3:30pm St.
Clement Catholic Church 409 Markland Drive, Etobicoke Weekly
Mass Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday 7:00 p.m. Saturday Morning 9:00 a.m. Sunday
Mass Schedule: Saturday 4:45 p.m. Sunday 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m. Sacrament
of Reconciliation Saturday 3:30-4:30 p.m. Sacrament
of Confirmation The Sacrament of Confirmation will be conferred on our St. Clement Candidates on Saturday, May 14 at the 4:45 p.m. Mass. Faith
in Families We are pleased to announce the beginning of the “Faith in Families” program being made available to parents of young children here at St. Clement – in our Parish Hall. It is an opportunity to come together once a week on Wednesday mornings at 9:15 a.m. or Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. May 11 to June 22 for approximately one hour. We will be viewing the film series: ‘Parents – You, your children and their Catholic Faith’ (1/2 hour long) with discussion. Come join us for a cup of coffee as we learn how to nurture faith in your family. Babysitting will be provided. Please call the parish office to register 621-4060. Farewell
Celebration for Father Nino Join us in the ‘Farewell Celebration’ for Father Nino, Father Charlie following the 4:45 p.m. Mass on Saturday, May 14. School
Mass Our May
celebration of the Eucharist will take place on Friday, May 27 at 9:30 am. St. James United Church 400 Burnhamthorpe Road, Etobicoke (Just west of 427 on the south side of Burnhamthorpe Road.) 622-4113 Celebration Service 9:00 a.m. (includes Sunday School) Traditional Service 10:30 a.m. (includes Sunday School, baby-sitting) Fellowship with tea or coffee after service The Church of Christ the
King 475 Rathburn Road,
Etobicoke Just West of Hwy. 427
621-3630 http://netcomsolutions-ont.com/Christ_King M.M.P. 1st and 3rd Sunday Communion 2nd and 4th
Sunday Regular
Service Times Rehoboth Fellowship Christian Reformed Church 800 Burnhamthorpe Road (just east of Mill Rd.) Etobicoke
622-9647 Reverend John Tenyenhuis St.
Matthew’s Anglican Church 3962 Bloor St. W. Etobicoke (corner of
Bloor St.W & Shaver) 416-231-4014 office@saintmatts.ca Services:
Sundays at 8 & 10 a.m. (Children's
Program & Nursery at 10 a.m.) Wednesday at
10:30 a.m. (BCP) For more
information please call the church office. Upcoming
Events Sunday, May 8th
at 10 a.m. Worship Service with a special focus on Mother’s Day and a
craft time for kids and dads. Saturday, May
14th. Join us for a special Prayer Workshop which will
focus on “Prayer 101: How to spend time with God” (10 a.m. to 12 p.m.), a
luncheon (12 p.m. to 1 p.m.) and “The Power Within: Healing through
Prayer” (1 p.m. to 4 p.m.). No previous experience is necessary and
you may sign up for either one or both of the workshops by contacting The Rev.
Janet Read-Hockin at 416-231-2629 or at janet@saintmatts.ca Sunday, May
15th Celebrate Pentecost and the gift of God’s Holy Spirit
at either our 8 or 10 a.m. service. Monday, May
23rd at dusk: Victoria Day Fireworks in the parking lot.
Bring your own lawn chair and share your fireworks with friends and
neighbours. Hats
Off On Sunday,
April 17th, Frank Ritacca of
FRANK'S CUT n CURL took part in the "Super
Cities Walk for M.S." Frank completed the full 10k walk and raised
$5200, making his the highest amount in the Etobicoke walk. A warm thank you,
once again, to all our customers who's generosity was overwhelming. People and Places
As many of
you are aware, on May 28 we are holding our Annual
Markland Wood Garage Sale. This year we have arranged for a charity to
pick up those items which have not sold. The
Canadian Diabetes Association will have a truck parked at the Millwood Public
School parking lot between 3:00-4:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 28. For those
of you who are not participating in the Garage Sale, we invite you as well to
drop off any of the following items: clothing, shoes, jewelry, dishes, toys,
knick-knacks, tables, chairs, tools, draperies, towels, end tables, TV's (no
bigger than 19"), stereos, linens, tape recorders, CD's, etc... PLEASE
SHARE YOUR GOLF STORIES AND MEMORABILIA - MARKLAND WOOD COUNTRY CLUB One of the
longest standing institutions in Markland Wood is the golf club. The course
opened for play in 1962. Over the years, many homeowners in Markland Wood have
been members. The club is
now writing its history and collecting artifacts, such as old score cards,
club newsletters, newspaper clippings, old trophies, etc. If you have anything
that goes back through the sixties, seventies or even the eighties that you
would share for photocopying or even donate, then please let Don McCanse know. He can be reached at 416-260-9883. If you have
any stories about the club, the course, the people, please call Don. He has
been a member at Markland Wood Country Club since 1963 and would love to hear
from you. Parenting
and Family Literacy Program Parent
and Tot Coffee Time At Bloordale United Church, Room 13, on alternate Tuesday
mornings between 9:00 and
11:00 a.m.
Coffee is provided, but bring a snack for your little one(s). Make a friend,
bring a friend, be a friend. The next dates are
May 10, May 24 and June 7. For more information, call Karen
Miteff at 621-2293. The Neilson Park Creative Centre 56 Neilson Drive, Etobicoke ON M9C 1V7 Free
admission and parking! May
10-29: In the Main
Gallery “COLOURFLO” an exhibition
of recent paintings in watercolour, acrylic and mixed media by Marjorie
Francoz, Jeanette L. Labelle, Diana Philpott and Marie A. Prospero. Reception:
Tuesday May 10 from 7-9 p.m. In the Hall
gallery: “The
Content” The
Calligraphic Arts Guild of Toronto displays the cards and letters that filled
the envelopes exhibited in 2004 May 31 to
June 19: In the Main
Gallery: Karen
Hanekop Watercolours
and acrylics In the Hall
Gallery: The
Heritage Rugcrafters of Etobicoke Watch for the
“Loonies”-the results of a workshop hooking a Mother Loon and her chicks. Book
& Plant Sale Saturday,
May 14, 9:00 am-3:00 pm Stock up for
your summer reading! Hundreds of books for sale. Gardening
season will soon be here. Get bargain perennials, houseplants and annuals. General information: 622-5294 Open:
Tues-Sat, 9-4 p.m. Tuesday, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. Gallery closed May 21-23. Wheelchair accessible. Free admission and
parking. www.neilsonparkcreativecentre.com Email: npcc@idirect.com MARKLANDER
STAFF President:
Patrick Clifford 621-7695 Editor:
Graham Maguire
620-4398 Advertising:
Brian Brennand
622-8011 Photographer: Tom Napier
622-9630 Distribution:
Richard Boehnke
621-5089 Setup
Spalding Creative
255-9033 Printing Stu McNair
621-5272 Anna’s
Recipes Simple
and tasty, this chicken recipe goes nicely with salad, potatoes, rice or the
asparagus recipe that follows. Buttery
Garlic Chicken 4
boneless chicken breasts (Bruno’s has great chicken!) ½
cup butter 3
cloves garlic, minced 1
tsp dried parsley ¼
tsp rosemary ¼
tsp thyme Mix
butter and herbs 8 hours ahead and refrigerate. Line a broiler pan with foil and place chicken on pan.
Spread top of chicken pieces evenly with small amount of butter-herb
mixture. Broil chicken, turning
and coating often with remaining mixture.
Juices should run clear, about 30 minutes when done. Asparagus
with Lemon and Garlic 1/2
lb asparagus, trimmed 2
tsp olive oil 1
tsp crushed garlic ¼
cup diced sweet red pepper 1
green onion, sliced 2
tbsp white wine 4
tsp lemon juice 2
tbsp chicken stock Pepper
to taste Steam
or boil asparagus just until tender and crisp.
Heat oil in large skillet. Saute
garlic and pepper until soft. Reduce
heat and add green onion, wine, lemon juice, chicken stock,
pepper to taste and asparagus. Cook
for 1minute. Place asparagus mixture in dish and serve. Community Classified Available: experienced, reliable Polish cleaning lady with references. Rates are
negotiable. Recommended by Markland residents. Please give me a call at
416-277-4221 or e-mail: cleaning_rite@yahoo.com Wanted
: Nanny/childcare. Part
time to begin in August. 2 days per week. Please
call Pamela at 626-1999 – or e-mail to Pkhan@rogers.com. Need a babysitter?
Graduate Student available for babysitting in Markland Wood.
Bilingual (French/English). First-aid and CPR trained for children and
infants. Certified competitive swimming coach.
References available upon request. For more information so that you and
your children can meet me, please call me: Katherine at 626-8030 Need
help with that? I’m
12 years old and very responsible. I can help you while you are away this
summer. Here is what I can do for you: Watering plants, mail pickup, watch
your home while you’re away. My name is Vanessa and you can contact me at:
695-8714 Cottage for Rent - Private access
to Lake Huron sandy beach between Goderich and Bayfield. Suitable for couple
or family. Open concept kitchen, dining & living room looks over lake. Can
sleep six. Call Peter 622-8308. For
sale: Hammond C3 organ, console model with synthesizer and Leslie speakers,
excellent condition. Call 621-1047
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