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classifieds 2942200 6402100 6492292 if its speed youre after the classifieds really move it uxbridge pickering 1384 tempo nowhere from 7765 have you driven a foko iatily mcarthurs sales hyw 7 kennedy rd 4741350 service 20 heritage rd 2945400 second section a community newspaper wednesdayjune 27 1984 claremont water problems residents press for answers claremont a sense of urgency was evident dur ing last weeks public dis cussion on the hamlets wa ter problems representatives of a num ber of government agencies present at the community centre on june 20 were pressured to provide details of just how the whole matter is being handled i think theyre aware that well be watching them association presi dent peter gillespie told the tribune monday we pas sed it along to them that its taking far too long and they should get going on it a water study prepared last summer indicated that a high percentage of claremonts wells and sep tic tank systems are un satisfactory members of the community have been anxious to find a solution ever since those findings were made public ks hogg of the ministry of environment said at wednesdays meeting that he expects things to fall into place very soon he added at the same time however that claremonts water problems didnt hap pen overnight and a solu tion doesnt come quickly either test wells will soon be drilled at four or six loca tions throughout the hamlet to evaluate the potential for either private wells or a communal water system drilling will be completed by the end july and then it will take about six weeks to compile the water data citizens were told final re sults could reach the minin- stry of environment by october of 1984 and then the various agencies involved will have to sit down and study the findings mr hogg explained he said a decision could be ready in the early part of 1985 resident al graham pressured mr hogg as to whether the public will have input at the level at which the decision takes place mr hogg replied that residents will be able to ask questions at any step of the prcess but mr graham contended that the local ratepayers group should be represented among the de cisionmaking agencies price of the upcoming test drilling has been adjusted to 88000 the high costs associated finding a solution to the problem prompted rate payer john marks to sug gest the money be spent drilling 100 new wells then wed have the problem solved without all the costly testing he said a survey of residents wa ter requirements was car ried out during wednes days session results showed 17 people favored having a new well drilled at an approximatecost of 1500 per homeowner assuming a 75 per cent gov ernment subsidy while only six chose the commun al system at about 2622 per household another 12 resi dents indicated that they are satisfied with their pre sent water supply and dont want- to be liable for any costs associated with a new system hooping it up in claremont nursery school fun in the park cheryl norton 4 gets a helping hand with the hula hoop from instructor kitty mcarthur of the claremont cooperative nursery school cheryl and her young classmates enjoyed a beautiful day out in the park last week during a noncompetitive field day parents were also involved in the outing as part of the schools co operative approach to early chldhood educaton chris shanahan neighborhood watch group loeal interest essential late albert brown he cared stouffville love and caring lloyd wilson spoke of these qualities in the life of albert brown he addressed family members and friends at the funeral service june 25 mr brown commonly re ferred to as ab passed away suddenly june 21 af ter attending an auction sale near zephyr he was 72 i never remember meet ing him when i didnt feel the better for it mr wilson said his sense of humor helped lighten the burden of the day the welcome mat was al ways out at the brown fami ly home the speaker recal led even when one had stayed longer than he should he was invited to stay even longer he re marked lloyd wilson told of albert browns love for his family and how he lived for his grandchildren they were first of the line he said rev donald pugh for mer pastor of altona mis sionary church described the deceased as a man of warmth and hospitality prior to taking up resi dence at rr 2 oakwood albert brown farmed on the 10th concession of mar- kham near mongolia although retired he always kept busy both at his own place or at the farm of his soninlaw and daughter a short distance away he had as many friends in the oak- wood area as at stouffville this was apparent by the hundreds who visited the oneill funeral home both prior to and on the day of the service besides his wife the for mer edna hare mr brown is survived by two daugh- tors donna appleton of rr 2 oakwood and helen walters of madoc a foster son bill henley of brant- ford one brother percy of minden three sisters bethena davis stouffville velma davis and verna muirhead both of mar- kham 12 grandchildren and two greatgrandsons pallbearers were- clifford betz jack mitch ell leonard webster wal ter winn lloyd grove and ronald beckett interment was at stouff ville cemetery claremont forma tion of neighborhood watch program in the ham let of claremont depends on largescale public interest residents were told here last wednesday constable peter wraight of durham regional police community services bureau made a presenta tion on the subject during a meeting of the claremont and district community association he began by noting how law enforcement has evolved from past reactive methods to todays emph asis on preventing crime be fore it gets started what were doing is us ing you as an extra set of eyes and ears the const able told residents we want you to call in anything that looks suspicious he stressed that neigh borhood watch is not a vigilante committee but is basically neighbors look ing after other neighbors crime prevention is a matter of attitute he said its about time we started thinking about helping our neighbor fighting crime yould rei mam the responsibility of the police force he assured the first step for a com munity considering parti cipation in the program is to decide if its really neces sary do you need it do you want it are you willing to look after it were impor tant questions posed by con stable wraight if you people here feel you do need it then maybe it should be started the con stable suggested surveying local crime statistics is one way to de termine if its really neces sary although cst wraight admitted he didnt have any claremont figures avail able the forces role would mainly be during the orga nizational stages he told the ratepayers police help residents get started and then its in their hands he said noting that the program is relatively in- expensive yet has been effective there are presently nine neighborhood watch groups operating in durham region and that homeowners care claremont resi dents really do care about how their hamlet looks beautification committee chairman brian kerman re ported at a meeting last week there are a bunch of people who care about mak ing the place look pretty mr kerman told members of the claremont and dis trict community associa tion the beautifcation com mittee is a branch group concerned with improving visual aspects of the north pickering community mr kerman reviewed such projects as road im provements and tree plant ing a task handled by the town of pickering he also said research is continuing on the heritage value of many homes in claremont top academic students at claremont public school a variety of achievement awards were presented at claremont public schools grade 8 graduation cere mony last thursday evening students receiving top individual honors were i to r tiffany houston reci pient of the muriel gostick citizenship award sharon craig winner of the ken ward memorial trophy for allround proficiency and sarah mooney with her general academic proficiency award chris shanahan number is growing thecon- stable added but so far there are none in the north end of the region hamlet residents were in formed that 75 per cent com munity participation is re quired before the area can be recognized as an official neighborhood watch zone ward mccance chair man of claremonts com mittee looking into the prog ram said citizens will be canvased to test the level of support response from this sur vey will determine if the group will still consider in volvement in neighborhood watch he added artists display uxbridge the work of artist gary le drew will be featured during a special spring water days exhibit this friday june 29 a collection of 25 oil paint ings entitled uxbridge 1955 will be on display at the music hall from 10 am to 9 pm the show focuses on area landmarks such as the creamery bell tower and post office he explained ive painted old build- ings that have been rebuilt and some that are no longer there explained mr le drew who describes his style as realism this will be the uxbridge artists first solo show another art presentation will take place on saturday during the pancake break fast at royal canadian le gion branch 180 waterco- lors by uxbridges lynne mclvride will be shown downstairs at the legion from 7 to 10 am dirt biker injured claremont a 24- yearold claremontarca man suffered head injuries in a dirt bike accident last friday june 22 louis lambert rr 3 claremont was apparently operating a dirt bike in the area when he fell off and struck his head according to a durham regional police report he was tre ated at uxbridge cottage hospital the accident is still under investigation events galore in uxbridge uxbridge spring water days hits full swing this week with everything from street dancing to min now racing scheduled as part of the fun royal bank junior olym pics are on today june 27 and many youngsters will undoubtedly be testing their athletic prowess the track and field portion runs from 10 am to noon at uxbridge secondary school while swimming takes place be tween 1 and 3 pm at ux- pool a street dance is sche duled tonight atop the hill on brock street beginning at 8 pm and running through to midnight diamond rio band will provide music for this free event a youth bowling tourna ment organized by marg hayward and donna bear- den of uxbridge valley 5- pin bowlers association is set for thursday july 28 pins will be flying at the loc- allanes starting at 1 30 pm the muchanticipated world championship min now races begin with a splash thursday at 7 pm in the arena this unique event is sponsored by the library building fund committee the first of two spring water fest 84 nights goes friday beginning at 830 pm followed by a second bash saturday night theyre both at the arena saturdays events start bright and early with a big pancake breakfast at royal canadian legion branch 170 it runs from 7 to 10 am the spring water days parade based on the theme the good ol days winds its way through the streets of uxbridge on saturday start ing 1 pm the bicentennial ball promises to be one of this years highlights music of the billy williamson orchestra will be featured during this music hall gala it gets underway at 830 pini an allday celebration is planned in the park on sun day july 1 offering just ab out every activity under the sun a grandstand show will cap it all off at 730- 1 queen citizen chosen uxbridge wendy lewis was crowned fair queen here monday night during the official opening ceremony of spring water days the 18yearold ux bridge resident was chosen oyer seven other contestants during a pageant held at ux bridge secondary school she represented the lions club kelly raithby 19 was princess kelly spon sored by the soccer club was also voted miss congeniality annetta postma was judged to have delivered the best speech her topic wasbeirigfa teenager alma p soper and dr j russell st johriwere corecipients of 1984 citizen of the year hon ors also revealed during mondays program other citizen award nominees were kay bond dorothy simpson robert pollard ray laswick keith para- dine and harry stemp sfanadded attraction was a town criercon test in conjunction with the provinces bicenten nial robert corbett was the winner ssssbtm queen contestants made a special pre sentation of a bouquet of roses to dance instructor annemeike smith she taught the girls the dance routine they per formed during the talent portion of the pageant