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diamond engagement rings wmm6 29wm4 24iunwslouhwifc 76ulnlluimr -i- a metrbland community newspaper v vol96n04 wednesday june 8 1983 38 pages 35 cents t gjibjisjsfllh05j stais and stripes daily interest savings 81 mail st stouffwfe v 6404000 for homes has ended stouffville june 3 will long be regarded as a red letter day in the life of this municipality a con struction start was made on the first of five model homes with one hundred to follow if the market proves right in total 576 residences are planned the subdivision com monly referred to as the dulverton development has been marking time almost 17 years the site ex tends from hwy 47 through to ninth line north builder frank mauro of stouffville is optimistic the prices 94900 to 119900 will prove attractive fron tages range from 50 to 70 feet the development will be known as fairgate heights the homes will feature many extras mauro told the tribune including spir al staircases and builtin fireplaces the exteriors will be allclay brick the mauro firm builds be tween 60 and 100 homes a year the majority in scar borough members of coun- like a circus hydrants too fancy stouffville when the board of management of stouffvilles business im provement area agreed to turn the high schools art students loose on main street and repaint the fire hydrants it seemed like a novel idea now some members are having second thoughts theyifeel the artists may have extended their skills to the extreme lights stouffville the midblock pedestrian- operated traffic signals subject of discussion on pre vious occasions were back on the agenda when the business improvement association rrietto deal with a variety of issues it was agreed that both motorists and pedestrians would be better served if the lightswere moved from their present location to the intersection main- mill and market streets it was felt too that additional park ing spaces would be freed up by the change the re commendation has been forwarded to town council merchants and residents it seems are much of the same mind one business man referred to the hydrant across from his store as homosexual i wouldnt go near it even if i was a dog he said another called it a cir cus they look like clowns he stated one party went so far as to suggest fire hydrants should be legally red ive never seen a blue hyd rant in my life she claimed while most are voicing their criticisms with a smile one man was deadly serious if they try the same trick on my street ill turn the hose on them he stated the hydrantpainting pro ject is the result of a motion approved unanimously by the business improvement area board may is it read simply that the high school art department be approached to design and paint hydrants commented one mer chant dumbfoundedly weve gone from the sub lime to the ridiculous nancy darling stouffville nine teenyearold nancy darl ing a grade 13 student at stouffville dist secondary school- received yet another honor tuesday she was presented with the anna p lewis scho larship at a ceremony in sharon north of new market the award sponsored by the womens institutes of york region goes to a girl active in 4h work and plan ning to further her educa tion at either a community college or university nancy has applied for admission to the university of guelph each of the 4h leaders in the region can submit a candidates name the presidents of the four wi chapters along with home economist beverley brook must then select one person who in their opinion best meets the criteria spelled out in the scholarship rules amount of the award this year was 195 several from the whitch- urchstouffville area have been recipients of this honor in the past these include jean davidson jean mil ler painter and maryanne mcdougall hulshof garage sale sundays the day a garage saleto surpass all garage sales the location is mark- ville plaza hwy 7 and mccowan road with all proceeds going to the markham stouffville hospital building fund time of the event is 10 am to 4 pm the project is being sponsored by the tri- ains bune in cooperation with sister newspaper the markham econom ist and sun assistance provided by local residents both in stouffville and mar kham has been tremendous publisher bruce annan said by sale time a 40foot trail- er on the plaza parking lot should be filled to overflowing he stated cil viewed several of these before finalizing the agree ment mayor king was very co operative the builder said he also praised the re maining members they showed a lot of interest he stated mayor king said original ly council had hoped an eastwest road might be constructed first so that trucks and heavy equip ment could be directed away from the residential area unfortunately he said this wasnt possible traffic on millard street is a concern to some he admit ted in this business one must give a little and take a little compared to prices cur rently being asked on re sales mauro says his homes are real good value he claims a newhome pur chaser can save himself be tween twenty and thirty thousand dollars on a house here compared to mar kham theyre custom built he said not thrown together mauro said high interest rates had posed a very real problem but not now a real estate office will be opened this saturday on the site mauro describes the qual ity of life in whitchurch- stouffville as second to none one has to live here to know how good it is i love this town he noted that only seven miles separates stouffville from markham yet the price spread in homes is sizeable all services for the five- models including under ground hydro water and sewers will extend from the millard street area a size able site west of the millard street extension has been reserved for a new public school construction commenced friday at the site of the long- awaited dulverton development in stouffville five model homes will be built to test the market if these are enthu siastically received 100 more will follow in attendance at an informal groundbreaking ceremony was mayor eldred king builder frank mauro and backhoe operator peter delmastro the subdivision agreement calls for a total of 576 residences when completed jim thomas firemens muster big parade stouffville the second annual fire fighters parade and games will be held this saturday june 11 on main street and in the park the procession to in clude about twelve anti que vehicles will begin from palmwood gate and proceed to an area south of the arena an announcement booth will be set up in front of the iga brigade units are ex pected from uxbridge markham richmond hill vaughan and au rora the coordinator is jim rennie assisted by charles jackson the pumping competi tion will begin at 1230 pm with games in cluding waterball and bucketraces at 230 in conjunction with the firemens muster stouffville united church is holding a fun day at the park and in latcham hall return of et stouffville senior citizens week across ontario extends from june 19tojune25in whitchurch- stouffville however events have been scheduled to june 29 the following activities are planned sunday june 19 worship service at park view home 6 pm tuesday june 21 movie breakfast at tif fanys town and country plaza passenger pickup at silver jubilee club and parkview home 1 pm movie begins at two thursday june 23 bus tour of whitchurch- stouffville passenger pick up at silver jubilee club parkview home and green gables 1 to 115 pm re freshments served at bal- lantrae community centre saturday june 25 -f- strawberry and ice cream festival at green gables bloomington 2 pm also a craft and bake sale tuesday june 28 barbecue supper at park view home 5 pm with music and entertainment wednesday june 29 film close harmony will be shown at the lib rary 1 pm followed by re freshments these events are open to all seniors in the area stouffville a sign on the lawn at the home of gordon and doreen duck 378 elm road reads et returns fortunately mr and mrs duck have a sense of humor for their house re sembles the residence in the nowfamous sciencefiction movie the front portion is sheathed in plastic whats going on there is undoubtedly as disturbing to them as to the family in the movie set the owners are faced with the task of having urea formaldehyde removed from beneath the brick century construction company of scarborough is 1 in charge of the project work was started tuesday and should be completed by the weekend an employee told the tribune due to the potency of the insulation material masks must be worn on the job the workman said mr and mrs duck have taken up resi dence elsewhere heavy fine stouffville two stouffville business people charged under the income tax act were convicted re cently in newmarket pro vincial court on five counts 4- hardware icard s appliances ivir construction underway- on new hardware store jw the firm of a s construction has commenced work on graydon cards new 350000 hard ware store at main street west stouffville near palmwood gate the singlestorey structure will cover 9000 square feet with a large area for customer parking completion is expected aronnd mid- august jim holt of failing to remit tax monies taken from em ployee salaries john and anita girard were each fined 2000 by judge russell g pearse the couple operators of girard carpet sales li- mited main street west entered pleas of guilty gordon ness counsel for the girards said his clients had intended to pay and in fact had done so prior to the case coming to trial he said their first thought was for their staff they had tried to keep them working even at great personal loss he stated it was a question he said of what do we do stay open or lay off mr ness pointed out that in addition to payment of back taxes his clients had also covered the penalties im posed canvass stouffville the in dustrial and commercial canvass for the markham stouffville hospital build- ing fund is now underway chairman of the stouffvil le team is bob hassard of birkctthassard insurance vicechairman of the capit- al campaign is keith sutherland the campaign coordinator is mayor eldred king-