The South Bayview Bulldog

Everyday model

Vicky Phelan

Lyudmila Alexeyeva

Faces of women from beyond the headlines include (left) this “everyday model” of lingerie. She is part of industry changes to conform fashion to the needs of the people who wear it. The CBC report seems to get lost in bad-mouthing Victoria’s Secret but otherwise is quite informative. At centre is Limerick’s Vicky Phelan, a woman badly betrayed when a 2011 cervical test was reported to be negative for cancer. It wasn’t. Now she is facing a premature death. Really appalling. And at the right is Lyudmila Alexeyeva. The resilient defender of human rights has died at 91 after spending decades fighting the excesses of both Marxist tyranny and Russian autocracy.

15U Boys Leaside Thunder

Berta, Ken and the ringtails

At Longo’s

Christmas tree sale

What do I do now?

Sunday evening

Upper left, Michael Caesar, executive director of the University Health Network, tweets his congratulations to the 15U Boys Leaside Thunder Silver Medalists in the 16U Provincial Cup. They are standing tall for sure. At the upper right we find Berta Mascarenhas and Ken Gruber having breakfast and discussing their wholesome interest in raccoons. The East York residents publish an annual Raccoon Calendar. This year they have added a book on where to find raccoons although many will say that ringtails are good enough at finding us. Others may opt for the mauve roses seen at Longo’s as a nice diversion. Moving right is a reminder of the 132nd Scout Christmas Tree Sale at Leaside Presbyterian Church, Eglinton Ave. and Hanna Rd. Then, when red wine goes flying into your lap in a restaurant what do you do? “Go home” is the wrong answer. In Leaside, this man has messaged Facebook members for urgent help. As of early Sunday there are an astonishing 36 responses to this plea. Some are a bit flippant.

There will be a Town Hall meeting with Councillor Robinson Sunday (today) at Manor Road United Church, 240 Manor at Forman Ave., between 3 and 5 p.m. The church says the event is called Toronto: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.

There was no winning ticket for the $9 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket holder in Ontario. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Dec. 12 will be approximately $12 million.

Leaside Junior Wildcats (2-14-1) tied the high-flying Kingston JRs (13-1-4) at Leaside arena Saturday night. The final was 3-3 with the Cats coming back from a 3-1 deficit. Credit goes to Leaside goalie Hanna Zukow who kicked out 38 shots against the merely 15 saves made by Kingston’s Emma Gorski. Box score.

Near MasterCard arena on Kipling Ave.

William Nylander, 22, is Leaf forward and on social media “a good Swedish boy” for driving a Volvo. Nylander had a minor accident Friday near the Leaf’s training arena, MasterCard Centre, at 400 Kipling Ave. Neither Nylander nor his teammate, Kasperi Kapanen, was hurt in the collision which appears from photos to have been a T-bone hit. Twitter

A member of the Faebook account Leaside Community has posted a picture of paint vandalsim to her car when it was parked in the underground lot at Bayview Ave. and Millwood Rd. Friday afternoon. She found it as shown about 6 p.m.

Pancakes for two/Bulldog photos

Meeting Santa

Where it begins

How many please?

Families gather

This is good

The annual Manor Road United Church Pancake Breakfast saw the church crowded and brimming with the Christmas spirit Saturday. MRU is located at 240 Manor Rd. at Forman Ave. The Rev. Roberta Howey presides. MP Rob Oliphant was seen at the breakfast. He is an ordained minister of the  United Church of Canada.

There was no winning ticket for the $60 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. But 14 of the 42 Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each that were up for grabs were claimed by ticket holders across the country. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Dec. 14 will remain at approximately $60 million, but the number of Maxmillion prizes will increase to 47

Fun with carbon as Doug Ford says the PC government will meet the Paris agreement target of reducing emissions by 30 percent in ten years. But no, say the Liberals. Tha wonderful Kathleen Wynne agreed to cut carbon by 40 percent and Ontario “can’t go backwards.”  Then, New Brunswick is bringing back chocolate milk to school lunches six months after it was banned. Below that, they’re achin’ for bacon at the Ohio State meat sciences faculty where students can now get tasty swine slices from a vending machine. Last, and maybe deservedly so, YouTube Canada’s most watched videos from 2018.

Jeff Hohner, David Skelly, Don Bates, Ed Wong , Daryn Everett

We have a winner

Do I hear?

The 15th Annual Leaside Guys Night Out was a happy, crowded and successful fundraiser once again Thursday. As we know, the December outpouring of selfless goodwill and generosity is intended to raise money to buy a gift for every single one of some 4,500 school kids in Thorncliffe and Flemingdon Park. And it looks like it was mission-accomplished once again, according to those present. But now the hard work begins. The counting of proceeds (donations are still welcome) and the work of buying and delivering these toys starts today. Guys Night Out is an event jammed with auctions, raffles, contests and games. It is organized by Leaside Pub principal Jeff Hohner and Daryn Everett, Micheal Zivot, Ed Wong, Lisa Lefebvre and David Skelly. One much sought-after auction prize is a steak and cigars dinner for eight offered by Andy Elder (Grilltime) and Trae Zammit (Smokin’ Cigar). This year it was taken by Don Bates.  The shots above show Guys Night loyalists and auction action underway. Below is the back end of this event as seen in 2017. Jeff Hohner, Mike Zivot and Daryn Everett get busy delivering the toys.

2017 delivery of toys by Jeff Hohner, Mike Zivot and Daryn Everett