South Bayview’s pleasant and sunny Saturday

South Bayview saw a pleasant and very busy Saturday, October 25, 2014. All across the area families were out and about. And you know that our traffic warning in the morning about DVP travellers clogging Bayview was sadly right on money. Wow! At 10 a.m. it looked like Monday rush hour. Two pumpkin giveaways, one organized by Patrick Rocca was in the lot at McDowell’s valu mart on Bayview and one by Charlene Kalia at Pawsitively Pets on Laird Drive, drew hosts of people. What’s not to like about a free pumpkin. These are long-standing local services — Rocca’s Annual Pumpkin Giveaway and Kalia’s Ghoulish Giveaway are great hits. Photo at top shows Charlene with Gary Wise, creator and owner of Wisey’s Pies and Bake House on EglintonAve. E at Laird. His wares were a treat for pumpkin seekers. Also part of the team was Sara Celestini of Royal Bank, who provided the bags. The pumpkins were delivered to the event by Chad McDowell of the valu mart. At the Annual Pumpkin Giveaway, Patrick (inset) is seen at the barbecue for a lunch that seems to have started at 11 a.m. With him is Tikva Humby. The lineup was long. At Manor Road United church we see Marilyn at the costume jewellery counter in the sun-filled great hall and (bottom photo) many shoppers delighted in checking out the goods. The South Bayview Bulldog took home his favorite  home-made chocolate cookies.  MRUC Fall Fair is a good one among many good local fairs.