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Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), September 22, 1982, p. 1

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plan to zszssr landfill appeal stouffville an v- appeal filed by york sanitation limited against the environ- meht ministrys decision to v close the hwy 48 landfill site will commence oct 26 at 10 am in the markham centen- i nialcentre j defehse costs could be astro- rnomical depending on how long the hearing lasts fran isainsbury a leader in this fightestimates a period of up i to fifty days and since the appeal board willbnly sit tues- days and wednesdays it could continue until spring to subsidize the legal ex pense a giant auction is plan- ried for sat oct 23 beginning at 10 aim the location is a vacant property owned by graydon card west of neil pat rick motors more than 200 items will be sold its a community project mrs sainsbury told the tri- 1 bune everyonespitching in organizers have set a fund- raising goal of 11000 s auctioneers volunteering their services includenorm faulkner walter atkinson don burd earlgauslin and bryan armstrong persons with articles to donate anti ques household items- toys and tools areasked to call mrs sainsbury at 6401142 or cards hardware at 6403622 j r in addition to mrs sainsbury other members of thvauctioh organization committee iri- cludegraydoricard sharron brazier ged stonehouse lavaria sanders nancy wagg suzanne brugger daphne goldman susan myers wanda fisher rita nye and mary raybould big sound from a huge horn christ church anglican in stouffville hosted a festival saturday that included ex cellent entertainment all afternoon and into the evening musically the whitchurch- stouffville concert band was a main attraction as was herman van de beek and his sousaphone eleven year old tracy black well of ballantrae listened to the deep sound at close rangevery cautiously jim thomas a metroland community newspaper vol95 no21 wednesday september 22 1982 25 cents 14 pages 80oo church hosts seminar stouffville the york from the audience followedby region board of education has discussion was thesfvulf guidelines that reads stouffville while numbers ofparticipants in the terry fox marathon of hope sunday- were disappointing receipts through pledges and donations exceeded all ex pectations as monday night 8533 had been received or promised- organizer dixie sellers told the tribune money wise were very pleased she said although the committee had expected between 300 and 500 runners and walkers only 145 showed up arid the majority of these were either children or adults idont know what hap t pened to our teens mrs sel- 10 kilometer six miles trek were in their 70s commenting on the financial ireturn mrs sellers said she couldnt believe it at first we thought we had madea mis- takeshe said but repeated checks proved the amount cor- fect she explained that many who declined to collect pledges contributed fifteen and twenty dollars apiece jack watson tentlrline south wasstouffvillesbig moneyraiser with pledged he circled the block with ease terri surmah man itoba street raised 630 she arid town mayor eldred king ivwsss eusurthey ted8isi5gto2i sex education curriculum aid for implementation during the 198283 school year does it meet the criteria established within your home isiit the type of instruction you want for your child have mor- al values been ignored in favor of more practical applications to shed more light on this controversial subject rev ted creen is conducting a commun- ity seminar in st james pre sbyterian church stouffville sunday evening sept 26 at 7 pm the seminar format will in clude questions of clarification ministerial representative on a 20 family lifesex education advisory commit- tee that held five meetings last april with the board and its curriculum team while the school must get in- volved rev creen feels there are important roles for the home and church to play roles that should not be ignored he advises against a school take- over in this field but instead closer cooperation between the home and the classroom the parent and the teacher he stresses a clause in the boards site vivian dozens of boys have dirt bikes but without per- mission from private property- owners theres no place in whitchurchstouffville to ride them many parents are aware of the problem including linda ftownend of cherry street shes trying to do something ab out it i a local clubs the answer mrstownend told the tribune its time to get these bikes out of the backyards and off vthe streets j through club membership riders are taught the proper way to use their machines with safety a top priority she ex plained many use trails in the vivian forest she said she de scribed this practise as danger- ous noting also that the noise is disturbing to wildlife mrs townend said shed been in touch with mayor eldred king and recreation co ordinator liz lacoursiere in an effort to find a suitable club site the closest one to whitch urchstouffville is brampton except for the kindness of a few local farmers and a man at oak ridges thered be no place to ride at all she concluded anytimeimposehis or her value system upon a student the teacher will not allow stu dents to arrive at a final deci- sionwhich implies a disregard for the law or the judeo christian ethic the public school system says rev creen cannot be ex pected to present an essentially evangelistic thrust in its education this he claims is the responsibility of the church i and the church must accept this 1 responsibility far more serious ly than it has he points to two options- alternate schools christian schools in particular or closer cooperation between the home the church and the school on the distinctively christian aspect of morals and values rev creen advises parents to obtain as much informa- tiori as possible about the new curriculum tostudy it careful ly and provide input where and when you feel it is necessary would be the most enthusiasa- tic due to the fact terry fox was such a hero to them several people completing the mrs sellers said it was most satisfying to welcome partici pants frorri outside of town in cluding willowdale scarbor ough andorie couple visiting here from germany she praised also the cooperation received from the stouffville lions club markham search and rescue and york regional police the committee that included mrs sellers along with beulah king and barbara schell plus several helpers had the walk well organized each partici- pant was given a map of the- route and signs were prominen tly displayed along the way re freshments were provided at a stopoff point outside the lib rary and at latcham hall on north street agroiipjof chil- drenverved free watertopas sersby a gesture that was much appreciated opens fair the hon dennis tim- brell ontarios minister of agriculture will attend the official opening cere monies of this years mar kham fair thurs sept 30 at 8 pm in the lives- tock arena for- a full program of fair events rseeithesupplenieht -car- v ried in this weeks tri bune parish fair stouffville its fall fair time for st marks par- 1 ish this saturday the event rain or shine will be held under the big marquee at the stouffville park and in latcham hall last year in spite of inclement weather close to 15000 was raised the event will begin with a pancake breakfast from 8 to 1030 am the ten booths will be open from nine until four there will be facepainting for the children pony rides and games the adults will enjoy the dunk tank crown and anchor and bingo more than 200 pies will be available for sale with a tea room open from one until four the craft ladies have been busy and the results of their handiwork will be visible in displays of apple and corn husk dolls pine cone wreaths and other attractive items the sewing group has- been active too a special feature this year will be firsttime perform ances by- the st marks square dancers these gai- lyattired guysand gals will appear throughout the day principal concerned stouffville steadily decreasing enrolment at stouff ville dist secondary school is causing principal michael muir some concern he antici pates an attendance figure of 750 when all students return but even this is 65 fewer than in sept 81 the withdrawl of grade 8 is in large part re- sponsible however like king city the schools located in a slowgrowth area adding to the complexity of the problem because of overcrowding at markham high stouffville is now drawing from that area however when a new secon- mennonite sale success pioneer village ninetyeight quilts 53 of them made bythe ladies of heise hill church raised 16617 at the mennonite fes tival held saturday at black creek pioneer village receipts forthe day total led 34500- the highest- priced quilt was 800 paid by stouffville stockyards limited for a dresden plate pattern made by ada- winger of tgormley a quilt in oak leaf pattern completed by the ladies of cedar grove ichurch brought 600 the highest priced crib quilt was imade by grace bennett j 1 unioriville it sold for i175 m vwy- head of the quilt commit tee again this year was mar- fgaret empringham park jdrive north stouffville au ctioneers were- frank ben nett rr 1 unionville and arnott wotten of bowmnan- ville mrs paul burkhblder fes- tival organizer expressed complete satisfaction with the success of the event each year everything seems to fall into place she said the arrival of pauline mcgibbon in an open car riage added extra interest to opening ceremonies she said she also praised the en tertainment provided by the rouge river family band made up mainly of uniorivil le area young people mrs burkholdersaid the return of rev pauamartin from cambridge with his jotters wheel attractedmuch in- yerest rev martin v was formerly the pastor at marc khams wideman mennonite church al dary school is opened in union ville likely in 1984 markham should have space available this could worsen the situation here muir said the principal is confident sdss wont be closed but he has no immediate solution as to how the situation can be re- medied he doubts students will ever be bussed infrom the re gion of- durham even though inmiles stouffville high could be closerthan uxbridge and pickering principal muirjisquick to point out that beingsriiall does have certain benefits advantages that are readily appreciated by parents he de- scribed the first day sept 7 as the smoothest opening hed ever experienced street unsafe l stouffville a plea for safer crossing facilities in the towns eastend has been made by a stouffville woman in a letter to council joan sutton 208 hawthorn avenue said she is concerned about the fact theres no safe means by which children and adults can cross main street in the east end of stouffville j mrssutton said she was writ ing with regard to the tragip accident that occurred in front of summitview school a few weeks agoa bicyclecar cof- lision that took the life of 14 year old judy fockler 373 stbuffer street north the evening of aug 6 4 children leaving school ear ly or late are without the super vision of a crossirigguard whereas orchard park school students have the advantage of traffic lights at main and the ninth line in addition to a guard mrs sutton wrote j r she called for a pedestrian crosswalk in front of summit- view ias a concerned citizen vl safecrqssing-forchil- cten dollar ticket-wins- twelyelthousand dollarcar dren and v t -zr- 1 m accidents like the mostrecent several bnrkholder street siouffvil- 12000 on saturday mr newbold wife karen and daughter eli te received ten dollars as a birthday gift he used the money to zabeth received deliveryoftbe car from bill giles of giles chev- buy a super loto ticket on aug 29 the investment paid off hand- roiewmdsmobnestonffvillej u- v-j- somely fa the winning of a 1982oidsnfobile cgtlasstaluedati rxihtziiiib 7 wim thomasl v mmmmmiiiiiiiia accidents like the mosfrecent one can be avoided she said the ietterwas referred to the r roads committee for study and recommendations a i

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