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june is seniors month to shine june is senior citizens month in whitchurch- stouffville activities geared to seniors commence wednesday june 5 and continue through sun day june 30 all events are free of charge the committee chairman is mayor tom wood the schedule follows wed june 5- worship service in christ church anglican at 11 am with refreshments to follow contact per sons arejean anderson 6401417 and win napier 6402946 thurs june 6film at the town library enti tled my fair lady time2 pm with re freshments to follow contact personbarbara smith 6401974 tues june 11 to fri june 14open house at the silver jubilee club 130 to 4 pm refreshments con tact persons aresyd cooper 8881260 and nola porter 6403613 wed june 12- musical concert at christ church beginning at 8 pm participants arejr choir of the mis- sionary church jr choir orchard park school trumpet player geoff tiller and vocalist judy steckley contact persons arejean ander son 6401417 and win napier 6402946 tues june 18bus trip to cullen gardens pickup time at the sil ver jubilee club green gables and parkview home 6 pm contact persons are- vera moyer 6401386 and jean anderson 6401417 thurs june 20- film on golden pond at the town library 2 pm refreshments to follow contact person- barbara smith 640- 1974 mon june 24- strawberry festival at green gables 2 to 4 pm contact personvera moyer 6401386 wed june 26band concert in the stouffville park at 730 pm bring own lawn chairs thurs june 27- barbecue at parkview home beginning at 530 pm entertainment by the cadieux family contact persons sheila jones lorna hogg and arlene baymer 640- 1911 sun june 30srs worship service at park view home beginning at 6 pm persons requiring transportation are asked to call home support services at 6406554 be tween 9 am and 1 pm stouffville quality jeweller eweuers still on main st 24 main st stouffville 6404646 serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area cquntrye rtyme realty ltd make a smart move ust with the country fouce 6495090 6405090 vol 98 no 4 a metroland community newspaper wednesday june 5 1985 40 pages 50 cents- bh3kbib tornado scene unbelievable says witness dicksons hill un believable that was the only way veteran ambu lance operator bill keeping of dicksons hill rr 2 markham could describe the devestation that met his eyes on arrival in barrie friday afternoon keeping in charge of a response unit with the met ro ambulance service was despatched to the tornado scene from a depot at yonge street and sheppard ave nue north york minutes before the call came in he recalled switch ing on a tv monitor at the station and -tuning-in- the barrie channel when there was no response he sus pected only a mechanical malfunction even when the location grand valley came over the radio he didnt pin point the site not until the description 12 miles west of orangevillecame through did he recognize the area the home of his brotherinlaw and sister by the time he reached barrie police firefighters and the military had the situation well in hand he said the injured he said had been taken to hospitals although it was feared some might still be trapped in col lapsed buildings describing the destruc- tion is difficult bill said be cause theres nothing to art exhibit by cranston stouffville toller cranston the artist comes to stouffville thursday to morrow night this distinguished perso nality known best for his prowess in skating will dis play his artistic side at a ceremony in latcham gal lery town library 7 30 to 930 pm the cranston exhibition entitled from inside look ing out will feature a number of tollers paint ings along with items of furniture from his toronto home some of these are ex- ceptional includinga painted bed strawberry cushions filigree lamps a green flutedglass fountain a venetian glass cabinet and the largest soapstone sculpture in the world says gallery director judy vonzuben thisms a unique opportunity to ex perience the artistic genius of toller cranston the ska ter and the artist it was mrs vonzuben who approached toller concern ing the gallery exhibit he suggested the furnishings would look better in a room environment mrs von zuben requested he move his home to latcham gal lery and toller agreed the exhibit will remain on display until july 6 there is no admission charge but donations will be gratefully received the gallery direc tor said price lowered on clubhouse compare it to it was like another world like driving into a scrap yard there were cars on their roofs and on their sides tractortrailers rip ped apart he saw strips of sheet metal wrapped around hydro poles like steel ribbons homes looked like doll houses he said with parts of roofs and walls missing he said it was im possible to drive up most streets until the debris was removed byfrontend loaders although the tornado kil led twelve people bill fully expected the toll to be much higher there was no sign of panic he said but grief was visible on the faces of many just imagine everything gone in five minutes although accustomed to scenes of death and injury bill says hell never forget that day as long as he lives but think of the people who were there when it hap pened he said itll be etched on their minds forever damage mervin hie spring street stouffville knows something of the devesta tion in the orangeville area a barn on his brother geralds farm was levelled by fridays tornado the roof he said was carried 1500 feet away and sheets of aluminum were wrapped around nearby trees although the house re mained intact many win dows were blown out a family camper was de molished mr and mrs hie and fami ly moved only recently to the property from mono mills the stouffville christian school hosted its annual spring fair in the town park saturday a feature attraction was an auction that included several classic cars and a truck owned by denny alsop this 1956 ford custom pickup was purchased by jim duggan rr 4 stouffville for 7200 i worth their weight in gold this 1930 model a ford also owned by denny alsop left was purchased by ralph cooper of stouffville for 8000 mr alsop donated a large portion of the sale receipts to the stouffville christian school jim thomas neigh to horses whitchurch in re cent years the rural area of whitchurchstouffville has become horse country un fortunately certain areas where horses are kept arent exactly rural their presence are causing prob lems and members of coun cil are receiving com- stouffville a price tag of 100000 has been placed on the silver jubilee clubhouse in stouff ville the valuation was re ceived friday by mayor tom wood eanup stouffville saturday is cleanup day in stouffville beginning at 9 am an estimated 100 people will meet at the old are na then commence an onfoot collection fde brisfrom rfrigwood through to the tenth line at 12 noon lunch will be served at the picnic shelter in the park fran safosbnryy co- l leanup ptcknp tracks to transport peo ple to various plckop locations anyone able to assist ihtbis way is asked to call 6401142 town council had earlier agreed to buy the building after it was learned it wasnt for free as initial ly reported a down payment of 10000 has been deferred two weeks mayor wood told the tribune its a good investment a tremendous bargain mayor wood said an ear lier figure had placed the propertys value at 130000 yorkpeel mp sinclair stevens went to bat for the town however and arranged a 30000 reduc tion in the asking price wood said hed talked to stevens in private and re quested a better deal in addition to clubhouse facilities the building accommodates home sup port services on the main floor and a private apart ment above the engineer ing firm of giffels associ ates limited has an office in the basement along with the dept of parks and recrea tion the latter will be mov ing to the new rcc centre when space is available there proud pastor receives town crest expansion of facilities at stouffville pentecostal church main street east was cele brated sunday with special services morning afternoon and evening prior to dedication mayor tom wood right presented a town crest to the congregations pastor rev craig pitts ji thomas plaints for example one resi dent is accommodating six horses on a single acre councillor margot marshall told the tribune if the practice continues she says the town will have to impose a regulatory bylaw that could create hardships on those who use some com- monsense councillor marshall chairman of protections to persons and property com- mittee says the majority of complaints have originated north of the bloomington road mrs marshall admits horses are popular through out much of whitchurch- stouffville in most cases they can be accommodated without problems howev er a few could spoil it for a lot she points out the council she says will act as necessary to deal with those who will not cooperate with their neigh bors councillor marshall says that in the twp of king where similar concerns were raised the municipal ity passed a bylaw prohibit ing livestock on properties under five acres mrs marshall says coun cil is interested in discus sing the matter with local horseowners in an effort to come up with satisfactory solutions artist i donates painting stouffville the bunker farm ninth line markham- has been memorialized through tha brush of stouffville artist j jim bessey booth drive the beautiful painting will hang in the markham- stouffville hospital a trij jaute to the generosity of the late harvey bunker long4 time resident on the proper2 ty mr bunker died feb 29 1984 at green gables marij or bloomington in his will he bequeathed an amount in excess of 500000 to the host pital building fund mr bessey completed the sketch on location the painting represents two weeks work its my way of doing something for the hospit al he said in making the presentation to keith sutherland vicechairman of the fundraising com mittee were proud to receive it mr sutherland replied he hopes to present it for mally to the board at the hospitals annual meeting later this month church expands pine orchard while many rural area churches have experienced difficult times in recent years the congregation of church of christ- pine orchard has just com pleted a sizeable addition plus other renovations the cost has been esti matedat 65000 to celebrate completion of improved facilities a de dication service will be held this sunday june 9 at 2 pm followed by an open house and refreshments at 315 v the churchs location is west side of the 5th conces- sion of whitchurch- stouffville south of the vi vian road the addition includes classrooms for sunday school washrooms and 3 kitchen the main building has also been remodelled and the parking lot im proved history of pine orchard church of christ dates back to 1916 previously services were held in area homes a practice started by the late wesley lundy back in 1904 the 2 pm service this sunday is special regular worship is at 11 am with sunday school at ten tfi- si 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