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houseiiio whitchurch charles warden a for mer councillor in ward 1 and a likely candidate in ward 2 appears to have fired the initial salvo in the upcoming election campaign his target is the cen turyold brown family house recently relo cated on the grounds of the whitchurch- stouffville museum he describes the structure as a pile of junk foisted on the taxpayers warden a resident at rr 1 gormley claims ratepayers should visit the museum site and see the building for them selves placed there he says under the guise of an historic farmhouse its nothing but four walls of old brick with no roof or partitions to keep it from falling apart while being moved warden claims the shell had to be held together with 2 by 4 framing around the top and bottom the excouncillor says the cost of transporting the structure was close sv to 9000 he estimates repairs at 35000 i challenge council to make public the total bill if and when the pro ject is ever finished warden cant under stand why the town would approve this kind of expense how any council in its right mind can waste this kind of money merely to justify the ego of certain indi viduals is beyond me better the funds be spent on helping to pay off our enormous rec centre debt then he con cludes were not made of money it only looks that way george schlukbier the towns chief libra rian and mastermind of the museum project said the contract price for moving the house was 8500 he said a 60000 canada works grant had been received along with 5000 in pri vate donations in addi tion antique fur nishings valued at 40000 had been willed from a family estate it fits in perfectly with the museum plan schlukbier said mr schlukbier ex pressed surprise at opposition voiced by re sidents of that area the museums the only thing ward 1 has he noted he predicted that ten years from now peo ple will praise the board for its foresight now ear piercing ewellers 6404646 24 main w stouffville 2944844 76 main n matkham serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area stouffville tire battery your dunlop tire dealer home of generation iv the tire with the 40000 mile warranty 6404499 vol 97 no 24 a metroland community newspaper wednesday october 24 1984 34 pages 50 cents severed arm reattached a miracle pine orchard marvellous that was the word used by mary bara- nieski of vivian sideroad rr 3 newmarket to de scribe the work of surgeons at york county hospital newmarket after her hus bands left arm was severed above the wrist in a well- drilling accident oct 10 dalebaranieskkhad the presence of mind to tuck the lacerated hand inside his coveralls then run to a nearby home for help he was rushed to hospital by car mrs howard lehman dales motherinlaw also of rr 3 newmarket cal led it a medical miracle to prevent infection the wound was first allowed to drain the following day the bones the tendons and the nerves were rejoined af- ter several hours of surgery- dale can now move each of the fingerson his left hand mrs barahies- ki said the welldrilling project bible quiz in demand whitchurch bible quiz junior edition will soon be on the market its manufacturer richard and pam mcgo- wan of cosmac productions limited had help in formu lating many of the 2700 questions assistance was provided by young people most of whom are students attending the stouffville christian school these in- cludejanet robbie and tricia lowe mathew mcknight darius mcnal- ley jennie montgomery debbie butcher rob stephenson gary kristy and kevin mcgowan the quiz that sells for 1995 is geared to children ranging in age from five to 15 years company headquarters is on mccowan road in whitchurchstouffville with distribution covering most of the united states and canada a major sales out let is the marie adams christian supply centre at 79 main street east also sears reserve orders num ber 3500 games mr mcgc- improve or else stouffville if stouffvilles downtown core is to survive a major revita- lization program is re quired this is the feeling of chamber of commerce president ged stonehouse on the eve of an owner- tenant discussion at the re- gal restaurant main street monday night meet ing time is 630 pm stonehouse claims its im perative that the sanders block project proceed he also sees the need for im proved parking along com mercial street at the rear we have to rekindle some enthusiasm and make the downtown exciting again he said he points to the fact stouffville will soon be welcoming up to 2000 new people with all the re sidential buildup going on wan said with this figure expected to reach 40000 by the end of the month lost budgie home again stouffville sam mys back the pretty blue budgie owned by lome and lynda michell and family 424 loretta crescent north escaped out the front door wednesday night they nev- er expected to see him again however two girls on their way to high school next morning found sammy by the side of the road they took him to the home of ann kleinedeters on stuart street mrs kleinedeters operates the pet centre in success square by coincidence eight- yearold jennifer michell dropped into the store thursday afternoon she told the owner her story a short time later sammy was home again was taking place at holland landing mrs lehman ex plained somehow a loop occurred in the steel cable to protect his head dale raised his left arm and the wrist absorbed the full force of the blow it happened so quickly it was hard to compre hend said mrs lehman his arm was badly 5 sraashedrrjust aboutof f ji- he was working alone at the time it marks the second se- rious injury dale has suf fered on the job his left hand was broken in an acci dent 17 years ago mrs lehman described as unbelievable the skill employed by surgeons at newmarket were fortun ate to have such good men available and were fortun ate to have a hospital so close to home the families reside less than four miles away additional surgery will be required mrs lehman said theyre hopeful dale will regain the normal use of his arm however they dont anticipate his return to work until next spring the shoes belong to mommy heritage week at ballantrae public school has involved everyone including students and staff it was proclaimed by principal john martins as a fitting tribute to ontarios bicentennial all pupils including kindergarten children enjoyed the celebration typical is elizabeth susan ruth thompson and baby lori her attire was appropriate although the shoes posed a bit of a problem jim thomas election heats up whitchurch the election in whitchurch- stouffvilles ward 2 is still 6 v4 weeks away but in terests already heating up several possible candi dates have been mentioned these include former ward 1 councillor charles warden town building in spector edwin henry ron robb and john mccracken mr robb and mr mccrack en reside at musselmans lake mr henry lives at bal lantrae and mr warden at rr 1 gormley the election date is mon day dec 10 nomination papers are now available at the town office clerk pat muir told the tribune the filing period extends from 8 am nov 15 to 5 pm nov 19 i eachcandidate must have a minimum often supporting names motorinn proposed whitchurch a 42- unit motorinn is proposed for the corner of woodbine avenue and st johns sideroad in whitchurch- stouffville a sketch of the structure was presented thursday to mayor tom wood by agent clay clouterof rr 3 new market if the project proceeds it will serve as a motel res taurant and convention workshop blind choir stouffville a 32member choir all stu dents attending a school for the blind in sierra leone west africa will present a thank you cana- da concert in the stouffville missionary church friday night time of the service is 730 pm the tour is sponsored by the christian blind mis sion international of rr 4 stouffville on friday morning the choir will appear on the television program 100 huntley street in the after noon theyll visit foxhunter equestrienne centre rr 4 stouffvlle since oct 26 is a p a day students from summit- view orchard park the christian school and the high school will accompany their guests at foxhun- ter and later attend the concert that night mayor tom wood heavy work load stouffville mayor tom wood says he needs a right arm the recently appointed chief magistrate of whitch urchstouffville claims in order to maintain some con tinuity within his office one employee should be able to shoulder responsibilities when hes away i need an executive assistant mayor wood told the tribune wood considers it unfair to expect anyone to step into an empty office such as occurred when former mayor eldred king was elected regional chairman im wearing forty hats he said mayor wood says hes on the job monday through friday from 9 am to 430 pm he admits the work load is greater than any member of council prob ably anticipated although people are welcome to drop in he prefers appointments mayor wood contends his appointment as mayor should do much to bridge the gap between urban and rural areas of the munici pality he suggests that although his predecessors eldred king and gordon ratcliff lived in whitch urch they were looked on as residents of stouffville im extremely rural ballantrae he said many people were pleasantly surprised mayor wood feels little friction exists between ru ral and urban people only when it comes to dollars and cents the building of the rec centre brought it all to the surface he stated but as time goes by it will de crease top speakers to compete now if that target was a groundhog the stouffville progress club held a successful turkey shoot saturday at a gravel pit site west of hwy 48 south of the bloomington road one of the participants was ward 3 councillor jim rae jim said later he much prefers vari able targets like slowmoving groundhogs jim thomas twelve elementary stu dents have advanced to area public speaking com petitions oct 24 today in area 2east contests arc scheduled for ballan trae junior and orchard park stouffville in termediate in area 4east host schools are parkview un- ionville junior and wil liam armstrong markham intermediate entries follow juniorjennifer smart whitchurchhighlands brandon pridham orchard park paul spencer sum- mitview chris bellerby ballantrae jennifer gray dicksons hill natasha carlton et crowle intermediatetanis gornall whitchurch- highlands michelle bar ker orchard park jason stover summitview tra vis white ballantrae christy houghton dick sons hill and shanda lee et crowle i f