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neighborly notes by jim thomas pedal not peddle im the one whos continuously cri tical of elementary and secondary school graduates who cant spell last week my ears were burning as dozens of teachers undoubtedly sug gested i practice what i preach in this column i said alfred chippy thomas of maytree avenue stouff- ville would be peddling around eng land on his trusty bicycle during an upcoming holiday over ome the proper spelling of course is pedal ing or pedalling but certainly not peddling i spotted the error wednesday too late to make amends so also did bob lewis the mayor of bloomington he drew my attention tb it as a side note to a letter to the editor whenever i speak to stu dents i refer to the dictionary as my office bible and it is in this instance i strayed from that straight and nar row path so ask forgiveness thats politics how can folks with only one vote support two parties since bill hodg- son progressive conservative and greg sorbara liberal opened up north york riding headquarters on main street stouffville ive seen many of the same people in both how can that be its for this very reason i find provincial and federal politics so phoney folks slap a candidate on the back with one hand and cuff him on the earwith the other fortunately the ballotmarking process is all done in secret otherwise thered be some very redfaced voters to holland former town councillor charlie i warden and wife ruth are planning a trip to holland charlie a former sergeant with the canadian army artillery took part in the invasion of j that country during world war ii he will visit a family he hasnt seen in 40 years including children only ten and twelve years old at the time it should be quite a- reunion live dancers kings restaurant at ballantrae is v advertising live dancers wednesday and thursday eveningstm wonder- ing if these same gals were dead be- fore or the current crop is new and a little livelier than the rest regard less i found the ad so intriguing im anxious to drop in and provide an on- tbespoi report y a little late j mutthe tribune is publishing aifarm section in its may 24 edition natural- lyiitf arixiousto pick up items of 5 agricultural interest wherever i can findthem recently while in the stouffville branch of the bank of nova scotia i noticed a tenpage pamphlet entitled agritrends it dealt with such subjects as wheat pigs poultry beef dairy cattle etc i brought a copy back to the office and began reading it intently under the headirfg of beef there was reference to federal agriculture minister eugene whelan since when did he come back i asked myself thats when if turned to the front cover and noticed the date spring 1984 belated gift has oxbridge twp regional coun cillor gerrilynn oconnor a sweet tooth seems sojrecently she was the recipient of a belated easter gift a huge fourfoot tall chocolate rabbit a treat delivered personally by coun cillor don jackson dons daughter gail operates a specialty candy busi- i ness on robinson street in markham and thats where the big bunny origin ated said don during an impromptu press conference prior to the pre sentation gerrilynn threw a tern- per tantrum at our meeting monday so we thought wed sweeten her up a bit added councillor sandy ewen if you gerrilynn eat the whole thing well have to widen the council chamber doors to get you in after that councillor oconnor declined all mouthwatering hints that sizeable samples would be much appreciated a clean car the stouffville volunteer firefigh ters association is holding a car wash this saturday april 20 at the hall main street east its the first of several projects aimed at raising 5000 for the markhamstouffville hospital fund the cost is 300 per vehicle and contrary to what was im- plied by the tribunes march 10 car toon you car wont be washed away should the weather be unsatisfactory saturday a rain date of april 27 has been set trout season everyone has hisher favorite troutfishing spot for most its a deep dark secret the metro toronto and region conservation authority advertisestheirsttsat braces mill south of the stouffville road and east of gormley the trout there are said to be huge this year snapping at any thing and everything that movesthe season opens april 27 the gates open at 8 am the catch limit is five a sticky wicket does a department head charge a department head when heshe breaks a municipal bylaw thats what fire f chief walter smith is undoubtedly asking himself after a blaze occurred at the rearof the home oftown build- f ing boss bruce arrowsmith tenth l line south saturday the fire burned i over several acres of- grass before being brought under control it seems mr arrowsmith neglected to obtain permission before striking the match a nono in whitchurchstouffville perhaps the municipalitys new chief administrative officer will want to cut his teeth on this one search on for family dear sir ive been re searching the fami ly of my husband and find some mem bers died in the mar khamstouffville area i am desirous of obtaining informa tion concerning the following persons any assistance will be appreciated im interested in abraham burkhol- der april 3 1895 and eve storm burkhol- der aug 16 1906 william burkhol- der july 6 1944 and sarah chapman burkholder nov 10 1948 richard p chapman april 26 1905 and hannah hare chapman june 10 1932 sincerely ruth mrs hc burkholder rr 3 caledon east ont lon 1eo tribune april 17 1985 a7 establish initial home at westfield estates the first of 88 homes in westfield estates a subdivison being developed by revenue prop erties limited is nearing completion the loca tion is hwy 47 north and main street east stouffville occupancy has been promised by april 30 with others to follow later this spring and summer many families are already living in stouffville but chose to move to larger houses on larger lots the properties are served by town water and septic fields jim thomas what is the millerhodgson team doing about this over 600 small businesses have been forced to close in the last year in this area what is the millerhodgson team doing about this over 33000 daily commuters in york north face rising gas taxes and incompleted highways what is the millerhodgson team doing about this notice proposed bylaws to stop up and close arid sell a walkway being block a registered plan m1838 between properties municipally known as 8 pennock crescent and 10 pennock crescent take notice that the council of the corporation of the town of markham intends to pass bylaws to stop up and close and to offer for sale to the abutting owners a walkway between the properties munici pally known as 8 pennock crescent and 10 pennock crescent being all of block a registered plan m1838 the proposed bylaws and detailed plan showing thelands to be affected may be seen in my office in the municipal building at 8911 woodbine avenue buttonville ontario during normal business hours the council of the corporation of the town of markham shall hear in person or by hisher counsel solicitor or agent any person who claims that hisher lands will be prejudicially affected by the bylaws and applies to be heard at a hearing to be held on tuesday may 14th 1985 in the council chambers of the municipal building at 8911 woodbine avenue buttonville at the hour of 200 pm or as soon as possible thereafter gary f roseblade amct cmc town clerk town of markham 8911 woodbine avenue markham ontario l3r 1a1 dated at markham ontario this 12th day of april 1985 published a first time this 17th day of april 1985 published a second time this 24th day of april 1985 published a third time this 1st day of may 1985 published a fourth time this 8th day of may 1985 too many children in york north are affected by a lack of proper education facilities what is the millerhodgson team doing about this is millers ontario 1mb ontario we need a strong voice at queens park sorbara moy 2 vote