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fl frj a masked man armed with a knife robbed the bj variety store in stouffville of 25 books of wintario tickets and 250 cash the thief demanded store operator young chee open the cash register but she refused i didnt want to give in too easily she said jim thomas stoiif f ville variety store armed robbery stouffville an unidentified man remains at large following an armed robbery at bj variety store main street east jan 12 the suspect wearing a blue ski mask and carrying a knife ordered the owner young chee to open the cash register but she refused he then scooped up 25 books of wintario tickets and 250 cash and fled really didnt know what to do mrs chee told the tribune i just kept repeating that i wouldnt open the register we work long hard hours here i didnt want to give in too easily the thief mrs chee said kept pushing the keys on the register without success he then reached under the counter and grabbed the tickets and cash husband myoung chee said the way the robber reached for the wintario box made him think he knew it wasthere t in the nearly two years theyve operated the store this is the first brae theyve encountered any trouble the people here have always been friendly and helpful said mr chee we never expected anything like this mrs chee said shed been told by police that it was foolish of her to resist i was too frightened to do anything she said mr chee said the cash register contained less money than the wintario box the robber escaped on foot parents agree drugs a concern stouffville drugs a help or hindrance in the family will be the topic of discussion at an information night wed jan 27 at 8 pm in the auditorium at st marks separate school the keynote speaker is alex gabe a consultant from the council on drug abuse others to attend include a criminal lawyer alf stong a juvenile probation officer gebhardt thoeny a psy chiatrist dr win- hughes and a member of the opp drug squad constable rick morrison the following questions will be asked ary you aware of the extent of the drug problem are you aware of the signs of drug use are you aware of the availability of various drugs to our youth on the street and in the home the program is being sponsored by the mens and womens guilds of st marks parish falls from bridge markham a 41 year old scarborough father of three fell to his death friday when he slipped from a bridge railing on hwy 404 and plunged 35 feet to a stream bed below police believe arnold eric gosse of 769 scarborough golf club road jumped on top of the bridge rail to escape being hit by another vehicle then lost his footing and plummeted onto a pile of rocks log cabin the victim police said drove his stationwagon into the side of the bridge in attempting to avoid collision with an unattended van and a car while surveying the damage a fourth vehicle approached in the passing lane gosse ap parently i eared it was going to strike him so he jumped atop the bridge to escape he lost his balance and died in the fall ronald mcdonald of park- wood village drive don mills said he left his stalled van on the highway and walked to a ministry of transport depot on 17th avenue he turned on the vehicles 4way flashers but police said they were too weak to be seen mcdonald is charged with failing to set out flares total damage in the multi- vehicle pileup is placed at 9000 clock tower rejected stouffville two wintario applications one to subsidize the cost of repairing the stouffville clock tower 16000 and the other to assist in restoring a centuryold log cabin at the vandorf museum 3000 have been rejected by the ministry of culture and recreation reading from a j letter clerk pat muir said grants had been distributed to those the ministry felt qualified apparently our programs did not fit what they the ministry was trying to ac complish explained mayor eldred king he recommended a meeting to be arranged so as to obtain an insight as to how we might be better served on our next application later mayor king said grant approval should have been obtained first before either project was authorized the 19000 figure will be paid for out of lot fees while the town had no assurance either request would be approved he felt one or the other would get an okay the deadline for submissions was sept 81 ours was one of the test we were too far down the list mayor king said first come first served agreed councillor bill kamps since the tragic accident dec 27 involving two stouff ville girls margie griffiths and courtney walks theres been an outpouring of prayers and sympathy for the victims of this crash and members of their families in response suzanne wallis courtneys mother writes as follows dear mr thomas it is impossible to express 1- our gratitude for the support the comfort and the prayers offered by the people of stouff ville to both the griffiths family and ourselves in the last few weeks messages published in the tribune the many calls and cards the experience of having strangers stop on the street and express heartfelt wishes for our daughters recovery every gesture has been deeply ap preciated and of course the brittens sign has made every day a little easier t courtney is coming along well and everyone who knows and loves margie and there are so many are convinced beyond any doubt- that her splendid fighting spirit and her improvement with every passing day will bring about a complete recovery ski meet jjm stouffville cross country skiing a family type recreation that caught on five to six years ago hasnt lost its appeal on sunday -jan- 24 whitchurch- stouffville public library will host its second annual cross country ski event beginning at 1 pjn lots of snow is assured and a suitable trail has been established the ski ramble will conclude at the library where hot chocolate will be served a wht wribum a metroland community newspaper vol 94 no 39 whitchurchstouffville january 20 1982 25 cents 16 pages town rentals high priority several parents voiced specific concerns and were seeking guidelines paul tomory told the tribune the drug problem locally is something thats been kept in the background he said the guild feels the time has come to bring it out in the open young people as well as adults are invited following comments by each of the guests the meeting will be open to questions from the audience admission is 100 stouffville mayor eldred king agrees theres a shortage of multiple housing in whitchurchstouffville hed like to see council initiate something to help ease the situation if we want something done we must assume the responsibility he told the tribune i dont think we can depend on private enterprise there are too many hurdles the issue came up at a meeting jan 12 following receipt of the towns 1981 building report while new buildings and additions totalled 1451421 the column reserved for multiple residential con tained what councillor tom wood referred to as a big zero t according to mayor king young couples are hurting most he also sees a need for additional accommodation for senior citizens two churches in town have shown an interest he said supporting projects similar to thomson court in markham and trinity manor at uxbridge king feels the municipality should give serious con siderations to establishing its own housing corporation such a venture would be subsidized by the housing ministry at queens park lands north of the public library could be utilized for this purpose he said and with the coming of the 500home dulverton development extra sewage capacity will be available as for young marrieds mayor king feels that in many cases their parents should and could assist he hastened to point out however that help from this source is not always possible within the region of york whitchurchstouffville ranks fifth in the number of apart ment units but far below that in population we cant have an open door policy he said but we can provide our share should there be an easing of current rent controls private enterprise will once again enter the market king claims otherwise it will have to be done on a municipal or cooperative basis despite the zero rating on multiple accommodation last year council was pleased to see overall construction up almost 100 per cent a breakdown follows public buildings 24000 commercial 120000 in dustrial 1745010 and other 69640 raise 28000 markham par ticipation house in mark- ham a home for adult cerebral palsied will receive over 28000 the result of a nationwide telethon carried by cbc tv last weekend in total 1267434 was raised were very pleased said clarence meyers executive director of the ontario foundation we surpassed last years figure which is surprising con sidering the current economic situation the money raised for participation house in markham is up by 13000 over 1981 markham fair net profit 9457 markham- in spite ol provided bypresident dennis i980rconcessioris 24805 increased operatingexpenses 15542 over the previous year the 1981 markham fair realized a net profit of 9457 members were told at the annual meeting wednesday night the largely attended gathering voiced its ap preciation of the leadership seeley while entry fees and memberships were down by 1362 and the spring festival cleared only 457 all other earnings were up some by sizeable amounts admission totalled 126796 in 81 compared to 102073 in daring theft markham a lone bandit escaped with about 1500u in gems and other items following a daring daylight robbery jan 13 at markham credit jewellers in the markham plaza 64 wellington street west according to police a man in his 40s entered the shop around 1040 am and ex pressed interest in a gold chain for his wife later he enquired about various diamonds in stock he then pulled a gun and ordered the attendant to place the articles including rings and watches in several bags detectives and uniformed officers from 19 and 28 divisions of york region are working on the case t7 second honeymoon for stouffvillerectssupleft ross and joan hetherington rr 2 stouffville will enjoy an expensepaid weekend for two at the harbour castle hilton toronto thanks to a ticket selected by mayor eldred king friday the lucky draw was sponsored by the eta lambda branch of beta sigma phi sorority in stouffville member carol baston clarke street supervised the event jim thomas 23026 rentals 28276 25542 races 4913 3562 donations 4700 401 banquets and dances 8151 2879 on the expense side of the ledger inflation made itself felt in most areas including overall operating costs up 18126 attractions up 2223 and prizes up 1421 grants received amounted to 18540 the new president for 1982 is william bill walker sherwood forest drive markham there were no other nominations stepping up to 1st vicepresident is barry little markham rr l the 2nd vicepresident is bryan arm strong rr 3 mount albert elected to the senior board of directors for a 3year term werebryan armstrong peter kortis harold snowball jack- walters steven lewis and rick wannop elected to the junior boart of directors were cathy lee linda lewis karen risebrough steve mowder carrie purcell and dave snow ball fair dates for 1982 are sept 29 evening sept 30- oct 1 2 arid 3 letters pour in stouffville letters are pouring in chamber of commerce president graydon card told the tribune this week the correspondence all directed to tom cross director of approvals ministry of the environment relates to the proposed ex pansion of york sanitations landfill site and feared con tamination of adjacent water supplies i mr cross is expected to hand down a decision on the application some time in march the flood of mail is in response to appeals by the chamber of commerce the concerned citizens group and town council letters can be delivered to cards pro- hardware stouffville or mailed direct to mr cross at 135 sk- clair avenue west toronto m4v 1p5 tenth floor a v ty