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a4 tribune february 13 1985 a editors mail thank you to the tribune on behalf of the claremont winter carnival committee i wish to thank your staff for the excellent coverage afforded our second annual event were certain the preevent pub licity was a major factor in the su perb turnout throughout the weekend the photos and stories that fol lowed will become part of our re cord book for this event again many thanks for your con tribution to the success of the claremont winter carnival sincerely karen marks claremont winter carnival com mittee participate dear sir in response to the tribune arti cle of jan 23 1985 on the subject of political disinterest i wish to note that our society is increasingly los ing control over its political destiny through nonparticipation we leave our elected representatives to not be accountable for their actions it has to be affirmed as the re sponsibility of each resident and ratepayer of whitchurch- stouffville as well as all cities and towns to periodically attend coun cil meetings all candidates meet ings that preceed elections and familiarize oneself with the issues and how they are beiag addressed by our officials without such interest and parti cipation we lose the right to com plain as we did not choose to avail ourselves of the opportunities affordedus sincerely d haluszka green gables manor rr 2 stouffville the tribune established 1888 james thomas bruce anfvan pat pappas editor publisher advertising manager editorial dept jim holt chris shanahan display advertising dept lois wideman real estate classified advertising joari marshman distribution doreen deacon national salesrepresentative metrbund corporate sales 4931300 x published every wednesday bymetrolandprinitng pubfishngdistnbufeqfl at 54matfist stouffvile ont iel 6402100 smgle copies 50 subscriptions 1700 per yearin canada 4750 elsewhere member of canadian community newspapers association ontario weekly newspaper association ontario press council and suburban newspaper of ameiica second class mad registration number 0896 the stouffville tribune is one of the metroland group of suburban newspapers which includes the acton free press ajaxpickenng news advertiser the aurora banner brampton guardian tho burlington post the burlington weekend post the etobicoke advertiserguardian the georgetown independent the milton champion the mississauga news the newmarket era the willowdale mirror oakville beaver oakville friday beaver oshawayvhitby this week oshawawhrtby this weekend the richmond hill liberal thor- nhill liberal the scarborough mirror the markham economist and sun and woodbridge liberal metroland printing publishing and distributing is a division of harlequin enterprises ltd 6402100 6492292 roaming around five kids a handful lfu i a iaimuiu by jim thomasi editorials life more important an armed holdup occurred in stouff ville friday night people shake their heads in disbelief not here they say why not here stouffvilles no diffe rent than any town in ontario- the truth is our proximity to toronto makes us all the more vulnerable to this sort of thing were surprised it doesnt happen more often while we laud the speed with which we can now reach the innercity core unde- sireables can now reach us just as quickly and they will for better or for worse were a stonesthrow from toron to we should appreciate the former and anticipate the latter toll road good idea stouffvilles main street will become a toll road saturday members of the lions club cash buck- ets in hand will patrol an area from the a p plaza to the sales barn hoping for donations from people passing through- last year they raised 1400 theyre anticipating 2000 saturday vve like the idea for not only does it provide the lions with additional funds for worthwhile community projects but also allows our toronto guests to appreciate the fact were an enterpris ing town and not just a sleepy suburb of the big city band hits high note r a good bands a tremendous asset to any school secondary or elementary it provides an interest and an activity for a crosssection of students whose talents lean in this direction stouffville high is especially fortunate in this regard for not only is the band a basis torinstrumental instruction but also a means by which sdss can re late to pupils bordering on grade 8 gra duation every year the senior band visits several elementary schools in the area orchard park hosted such a concert friday it was an informal enjoyable experience nineteenyearold jimmy cepecauer on duty in the success smoke and varie ty store when the masked bandits ar rived reacted cooly in the face of ex treme danger he handed over the cash 60 then called police after theyd left had he resisted the consequences could have been tragic not only for him self but for others in the store at the time how would you have reacted in a simi lar situation how would we best we suggest to do what jimmy cepecauer did exactly as requested money is recoverable a life is not editors mail memories dear editor im taking the time to write your newspaper with regard to the marvellous stories by eleanor todd on garibaldi school published in the issue of feb 6 i didnt attend at ss 9 uxbridge but mrs todds experiences are really no different than those of hundreds of teachers and pupils whove had a rural school back ground those years hold memories that will never be erased the very fact mrs todd would keep a diary of daybyday happen ings is in itself unique i couldnt help but wonder what prompted this practice she is undoubtedly a very unique person and likely a very uni que teacher i really feel sorry that children today will never know the feel of the little red brick schoolhouse sure it had its failings but the be nefits far outweighed the hand icaps the ministry of education may consider area schools today as progress but i really wonder to me it was just another step towards eroding community life a step backwards through the tribune i wish to thank eleanor todd for recording her memories and at the same time recalling many memories for me blanche davison rr i woodville photography what a challenge every thursday following a rewind of my endurance spring i sit down and make a list of photos required for the following week there are the definite ones the girl next door for example the only prob lem there is sometimes finding the girl on occasions people call in ahead and make appointments a promise is a promise so naturally theyre top prior ity its the unexpected assignments that start my head spinning and my heart thumping how am i going to work them all in there are only so many hours in a day even worse how am i going to work them all into the newspaper its one thing to take a picture and quite another finding a place to put it space limita tions haunt every editor weekly or daily but there are photos and there are photos how does one make a silk purse out of a sows ear i recall thirty years ago walking into the editorial department of the toronto telegram at bay and melinda streets i had just invested 250 in a 4 by 5 crown graphic and was extremely proud of my new possession as i stood at the editors desk holding this beautiful piece of photo mechanism in both hands the veteran newsman did a 180 degree turn in his swivel chair and- said you may know how to take pic tures but do you know what pictures to take at that very moment i felt two feet tall- for i knew nothing of either i ony thought i did and im still learning not the how but the what what pictures to take for instance cheque presentations grip and grin as they say how do you make one different from another if someone knows i wish theyd let me know they all look the same a few times ive been tempted to stand these stock shot folks on- their heads but i doubt any would go for it particularly ladies most women have pride another hairraisers the old ribbon- cutting ceremony youve seen one youve seen em all the only tiling that changes is the length of the ribbon and the size of the scissors the other extreme at least for me is fast action i dont have the confidence to try and stop things cold posed action is more my style you can fool some of the people some of the time on thursday local veterinarian dr terry oconnor called he told me about a gentleman farmer up mount albert way whose doe thats a female goat had recently given birth to five kids iiii mini five i gasped yes five he re peated its very rare at the conclusion of our conversations i sank back in my chair weak at thej thought of the assignment ahead twins are a challenge triplets are awsome quadruplets are mindboggling but quin tuplets i should have felt sympathy for the mamma goat instead i felt sorry only for myself how in the world can i photograph five little kids each with four legs built likeil steel springs this question raced through my mind as i drove north on hwy48 saturday to the property of- jack spiers near the herold sideroad jack an experienced deliveryroom hand was very patient he repeated the family portrait scene time and time again just to be certain of one good shotm but im still not sure for i havent yefli seen the results its only sunday aiter- r noon and i wont know until tonight but one thing i do know the congrega tion of st james presbyterian church were very much aware id been keeping strange company even the pastors eyes were watering as he passed by the coat rack and my rubbers looked ex tremely lonely all by themselves near the door yes goats have a flavor all their own photos do too in this case you be the judge if one deserves the other your time can lead us by margaret poth i if theres ever a time i think rose- colored glasses would help its in febru ary another idea instead of rose- colored glasses stay close to a person who sees the world differently as a child does i know many of my days have changed color because my children saw dif ferently when id see snow which made driving treacherous bob saw a perfect day to go sleighriding when i saw a dreary rainy day jan saw a chance to splash in the puddles children have a different viewpoint they also have un expected fresh and generous ways to express caring one afternoon i was dusting the shelves on which i kept two lovely china cups gifts i valued from a friend as i picked up a cup i felt a tiny ridge and then i looked at it closely it had been broken in small pieces and glued back together every tiny piece fit so expert ly you couldnt see the breaks unless you looked carefully i never asked which one of our four children broke that cup i knew the two oldest had to have worked together to mend it for me i could hardly imagine the time and patience they took and i realized that not only was it a gift to me it was also a gift tp the smaller child who had dropped it children can also help we adults see it hurts to be powerless they can help us be more thoughtful and sensitive as mrs walker learned mrs walker taught preschool one day jeremy came to her class his fami ly had just moved to town after school was already underway when mrs wal ker asked him to talk during show-and- tell time he was terrified he stood there threeandahalf years old silent with twenty pairs of eyes on him she said im waiting then another three- yearold moved from his desk walked over stood by jeremy and said mrs walker you should leave jeremy alone this is his first day in school he needs more time just to be shy mrs walker decided he was right and went on to the next child dr paul welter states that there arc many ways children around us teach us children teach us that relationships are more important than tasks they teach us how to express love and caring in simple ways children share a senseof wonder and demonstrate the healing processes of life in the book theres a story one woman told of how her threeyearold was sensi tive to her feelings her husband was an alcoholic and in an alcoholic treatment center at the time she said i was a wreck and couldnt make sense of all the emotions i was feeling i was driving with my threeyearold in the back seat when i heard him singing a little made up song my feelings are all mixedupi theyre going round and round this woman was so startled because she hadnt talked about her feelings in fact she said im not even sure i could have expressed them as clearly- but her little son was sensitive to her another thing about children they ask questions why did our dog die why is that old man poor why do we have to be quiet when company comes i sometimes tired of trying to come up with answers but i also pondered their wisdom and trust and faith ill one afternoon during a period of unv employment i received a harsh phone call about an unpaid bill as i sat cry ing i felt two little hands in mine dont cry god will take care of us a small voice- said i children teach us lessons of love and faith and new ways of seeing our world they combine learning with moving singing and playing they investigate they put ideas together in new ways we- can rediscover creativity from children