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jv p a diamond engagement bings v 3- feweuler5 5- 604646 24iunwstouffiiss 2944844 76iunkllaiuura v s vh i vimsf- v- a metrolafid community newspaper isx vol96nov2 wednesday may 25 1983 j 38 p 35 cents ga rjlsps stirs arid stripes daily interest savings i blmabsustouffvie j ifmmom jt ii- in the showroom at giles chevolds stouffville is a classic 1933 chevrolet that was originally sold by giles rice and peters on the danforth for 575 now 50 years later its back in the family bill giles above will use it june 11 to transport his new bride to stouffville following their wedding in central united church un- ionville refurbished chevrolet car home to stay 99 stouffville a 1933 chevrolet built in oshawa and sold by gilesrice peters toronto hasbeen re p6ssessedby giles chevroletoldsmobile of stouffville after fifty years the gleaming auto mobile complete with dual horns full wind shield and two original goodyear tires has been through five owners ross giles is the son of wstgiresriongtime gm dealer on the dan- forthj when discovered back in 1970 the exterior was in pretty sorry shape and a family of raccoons had built a nest over the engine now its in showroom condition and thats how it will remain v priced originally at f570ritsf valuetoday is placet at 16000 the odometer reads27000 miles- v although available for viewing only man agement is making a single exception on june 11 bill giles and his new bride the for mer kim ellis of 19th avenue markham will rideinr stylefollowing c their wedding in central united church union- ville how far theyll travel bills not saying however its a safe bet theyll head for stouff ville thats home jvj lucky to be alive stouffville a sign just inside the front door at 120 booth drive reads welcome home mom and dad itwas placed there by sons and daughters in the family of jim and betty skinner with a prayer of thanksgiving attached to every word for 2 v4 months ago there was uncertainty as to whether their parents would ever be home again both were badly injured in a two- vehicle crash on hwy 48 north of markham one died and two others were hurt in the second car neither jim nor betty re call anything of the colli sion- the last jim remem bers is turning left from welcome ideas stouffville orga nizers of the great cana dian magic festival are looking for people in terested in making a profit- selling baseball caps mugs and other articles marked with the magic festival logo well grant free logo frights to anyone with a good marketing idea said ged stonehouse the festivals programdirector were expecting thousands ofpeople to attend this threeday event most- of them will want to take home a souvenir for additional informa tion the number to call is 640-5491- r v on a less profitable note festival organizers are looking for volunteers to assist in the video games competition at- the street dancesand intheinforma- hon booth all offers of help from teens to seniors will be welcomed the contact person- is chairman bill kanjps 640-2154sv- vjfxi hwy 7 onto hwy 48 follow ing an evening of bowling at the markham centre lanes when he regained con sciousness twelve days la ter he wasa patient in sun nybrook hospital and betty was in scarborough centenary jim suffered a broken left knee a broken left leg and wrist a fractured hip several broken ribs and a deep gash over one eye mrs skinner suffered a ruptured spleen a broken jaw a broken ankle and other in juries their car a 1980 dodge diplomat was de molished jim has nothing- but praise for the medical staff at sunnybrook marvel lous is the word he uses they pieced me together again without as much as a cast as for the five weeks of convalescence at st johns he admits itwas tiresome i grewweary of counting the tile on the floor and watching the same fly crawl across the wall now he says ill just sit around and watch the grass grow a selfemployed electri- cfari he doesnt expect to re turn to work until some time next year mrs skinner hopes to get back in septenv ber shes employed on the staff of a medical centre in scarborough t through all the pain and anguish jim sees one bles sing tvequit smoking he says with a smile for arena stouffville the whitchurchstouffville re creation committee has in dicated support for a co ordinated fundraising cam paign to subsidize the cost of a new arena and whatever facilities may be added the motion put forward by member daphne gold man followed a lengthy de bate wednesday night- in which divergent views were expressed councillor wilf morley was opposed councillor mofley argued that the quality of life within the municipality wouldnt necessarily be im proved through the con struction of a recreation centre besidesvhe said there are a lot of people older people out there who dont want it morley admitted to confu sion within council their views change from week to week he said chairman john hutch inson claimed the town is seeking approval of a win- tario application before giv ing the green light to orga nized fundraising he ex pressed the fear that should nothing be started before september a 375000 work incentive grant would be lost mrs goldman voiced dis appointment over the lack of enthusiasm displayed by council she pointed to the success of the current mar kham stouffville hospital building fund and claimed this was due to the excell ence of their fundraising organization the recrea tion complex has been an issue for fiveyears people just assumed there was to be one now theyre asking what complex its creating bad feeling she said mrs goldman wondered how the twp of oxbridge with a smaller population than whitchurch- stouffville had been able to accomplish so much member kim rogers said the town had made a mis take in referring to the pro ject as a complex he- said many residents who look on newmarket and au- rora as their communities arent ready to support the additional tax load theyd vote the council out he said itll be a long while be fore anyone digs a hole in the ground mrs goldman insisted that councils going down the wrong path the wheels turn slowly theyre clogged in the mud she stated i think they need a push she said that while not optimistic of council sup port she felt the board should be on record as en dorsing a fundraising steering committee her motion was approved campaign premature stouffville giving the green light to a much- discussed recreation cen tre is dependent on grant approval through wintario w baton its magic gormley a larger room perhaps a larger house will soon be required to accommodate the many awards won by eighteen- yearold marnie ashton this vivacious gormley girl with the sparkling smile and pleasant perso nality added to this num ber sunday following a weekend of batontwirling competitions at the thor- nhill community centre she received two gold and two silver medallions plus two trophies including a first in duet with partner darlene baker the corps sponsored by scarborough bcndale lionsalso enjoyed excellent success saturday its been my dream says the articulate grade 12 student at bay view secon dary school its hard work but i love it marnie attends practice sessions five days a week sometimes moreher pa rents are very supportive she says on top of this she must still keep up with her high school work she takes advantage of every avail- able hour marnie has a busy sche dule just ahead on june 4 and 5 she will attend the central canada competi tions in kitchener- waterloo then go on to the canadians july 7 8 and 9 at mcm aster university hamilton on june 26 she flies to ohio to try for her teachers certificate mar- nies instructor is margie taylor of scarborough mayor eldred king told the tribune this week- an architect cannot be engaged until then he said mayor king said also that council had actually made no definite decision to build anything we dont want to mislead the public he said a the mayor indicated that without the halfmillion dol lar wintario grant the pro ject could cost each tax payer about 15 for fifteen years id like to reduce this figure to seven dollars and gain everyones approval he said as to the future of the pre sent rink mayor king said no decision on this had been finalized he indicated no real urgency in this regard but rather a start on the new structure should hold top priority motocross whitchurch two whitchurch area boys have qualified for the national motocross finals in ten nessee next august tyler and todd townend ages 15 arid 11 of cherry street rr 3stouffville won their divisions in com petition last weekend at fishkill new york they were the only canadians en tered unbelievable was the way linda townend the boys mother described the featitodd is a grade 6 stu dent at ballantrae public school tylers in grade 10 at sdiss ten weeks following aheadontcoilislon i in which one person was killed and four seriously injured jim skinner of booth drive stouffville is beginning to get around again 1 with the aid of crutches wife betty also badly hurt is now out of hospital vt vvi v i- i jlm thomas stouffville the official opening of st marksroman church will take place sun day may29at 2 pm- v i i his eminencegerald emmettcardihalcartcr will attend i following mass and the cardinals blessing a par- ish reception will be held in the church hall v each person attending i the service will receivea- souvenirbookletof theocca- sionvrva supportive announcement of- this cial event is published on page as of this issue it eighteenyearold marnleashtbhof gormley is one of the top batontwlrlers in ontario shes competing in cana dian competition at mcmaster university hamilton july 78and9 jim thomas i