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a4 tribune february 12 1986 editors mail surprised dear editor board of education trustee lyn craig is surprised the pickering fire chief hasnt condemned the claremont public school because the building lacks an inadequate fire escape route i am too im equally surprised the board of education hasnt taken steps to rectify the situation its been a problem for years even when mrs craig was a staff teacher there i can just see the board conjuring up excuses should a major blaze occur and children are trapped in the upper storey having no means of escape i thank the tribune for at long last bringing this matter to the pa rents attention and hopefully to the trustees attention also hindsight is indeed 2020 vision lets have this incredible situation corrected before a catastrophe occurs pauline curran rr 2 claremont infuriated dear editor it infuriated me that the editor of our local newspaper would fre quent a strip club in a neighboring town by writing about such an estab lishment you are encouraging peo ple including young people to go there i say better out of sight and out of mind while i wouldnt be caught dead in such places i have a pretty good idea what theyre like i dont need a color commentary markham being part of the met ro spillover is bound to attract strip parlors after all out of 90000 people theres likely sufficient numbers to make it pay thank goodness stouffville hasnt stooped to such depths remember the saying if you play in the sewer youll get dirt on your hands shirley easton albert street stouffville the tribune onttrio community jjj2s55 james thomas editor established 1888 bruce annan pat pappas publisher advertising manager jenni hutt distribution manager editorial dept chris shanahan kelly connelly display advertising dept lvnn moore real estate classified advertising joan marshman distribution doreen deacon karen morton national sales representative metroland corporate sales 4931300 published every wednesday by metroand prnting putting sosir bui 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around an allporridge diet w by jim thomas- editorials want foolproof study the 480000 provinciallyauthorized health study for the town of whitch- urchstouffville is off on the wrong foot there are too many doubts too many suspicions too many accusations even among the 24 people in attend ance at thursdays public meeting a crosssection of the audience felt the firm selected to conduct the survey is going about it the wrong way we ques tion the procedure also i rather than poll residents far re- moved from the hazard area we feel the company should zero in on the neigh- i borhoods where the likelihood of prob- lems past or present is most real to question residents in communities i like pine orchard cedar valley van- dorf and gormley is ridiculous not only j- is it timeconsuming but it tends to wa- l ter down the end result the concerned citizens committee has already mapped the area of concern we presume this exhibit is still on file it lets act added fire safety precautions are re- j quired at claremont public school should a blaze occur on the ground floor of the older section exit from the second storey would in all likelihood be cut off what then the escape route for the fifty students located there for some in an emergency situation jumping from windows to the ground bc- low is possible for others its not a steel stairway or chute is needed not next year or the year after but now the board of education can ill afford to gam- blc with childrens lives were pleased area trustee lyn craig is aware of the danger and has made the i problem a top priority insurance on school and municipal properties being what it is today were surprised claremont public school can obtain any insurance at all the risk fac tor is high just because the building has gone this many years without a serious fire inci dent doesnt mean it cant or wont occur better to act now than be accused of inaction later should at least be used as a guide we want no charges of coverup this time around we want everyone to be satisfied that results are accurate for the sake of the town and its resi dents lets hope an abnormal health problem docs not exist but lets know for sure porridge the very mention of the word brings a chorus of yuks from our kids how can you stand the stuff asks neil i hope it tastes better than it looks responds barry im sticking to honey nut cheerios says marylynn the reason theyre so petrified is that they see it on the table three times a day noon night and midnight yes im on a porridge diet in fact porridge is all i eat i love it and it loves me never felt better in all my life it was the procholesterol reading on my blood check chart that started it all this plus the fact that on my last weigh- in i tipped the scales at a rotund 184 fiftyfour pounds more than 25 years ago the combination of the two called for drastic action while the brand may change right now im using old mill rolled oats its really quite simple to prepare just pour half a handful into a pot of boiling water and stir for flavoring i add a pinch of salt talk about fast in one minute thats sixty seconds the bubbling brews ready to serve for the ultimate in texture and taste its wise to stir continuously otherwise the porridge may stick to the bottom of the pan go lumpy or both if theres one thing i hate its lumpy porridge should this occur id be tempted to dump it all out and start again i like my porridge perfect to make it this way requires total sub mersion in milk plus a thick coating of brown sugar ummm good believe it or not but one helping is a complete meal no second course or de ssert the familys astounded no sooner are they settled in than im through totally satisfied to prove how completely pure is the ingredient of old mill rolled oats no breakdown of additives is required on the package because there arent any this is the real thing it is any wonder country kids of sever al generations ago were so healthy they were raised on oatmeal porridge me too however in recent years ive strayed from the straight and narrow taken in by convincing commercials and fancy packaging but not any more ive gone back to the basics while its too early to hote any major exterior change on the inside im a brand new man my stomachs finally at peace convulsive nighttime belching that once kept the whole household awake is a thing of the past my hiatus hernias also at rest what a relief there are minor alterations on the out side too i no longer huff and puff while tying up my shoes i can walk to the firehall without stopping at the res- taurant for a rest and my bathroom scales registers a two pound weight loss in two weeks i owe it all to oatmeal but before you go out buy a 100 pound bagful at the coop or stouffville feeds invest in a 135 kilogram package at the a p or iga like with me it may revitalize your life then again you may detest the stuff personally im so sold on the benefits this spring i may rototill the whole backyard and grow my own editors mail events the class of 51 at claremont continuation school this picture resurrected from the tribunes photo file will bring back memories to former staff and stu dents attending claremont continuation school the ycaris 1951 shown here arc rear row left to right- grant carson bruce mcdowell don rowe joe pcgg gerald allman keith carson denis dowling ted curl second row left to rightrcta finney joyce cios- son lillian riscnrough walter murray aubrey car son ken locke john dc la cour bcv barclay dorothy benson third row left to rightsheila pcgg mary mcavoy edith gostick margaret hicks mary schneid er helen norton june davis marion middlcton joyce closson pat brooks joyce reynolds jean schneider anne barclay june fiss front row left to right- shirlcy taylor carol johnson joan barclay isabel madill rcta laushway principal edward taylor teacher frances mccuilough pat shipton ruth johnson and dorothy graham dear editor a great job of recalling the past year in pictures im keeping the photo page as an historical refer ence in my album the picture spread covered a crosssection of events important to the community it was worth thir teen thousand words sincerely marion harrison hemlock drive stouffville smile of the week dear editor perhaps this brief note will serve as the tribunes smile of the week i attended a little red brick schoolhouse in the country indoor washrooms were a luxury at that time our facility consisted of two outhouses and two paths one for the boys and one for the girls one night i and a couple of my friends cut down a wasps nest from a schoolyard tree and very carefully attached it to an inside roof board in the girls lavatory the next morning when two of the gals we disliked were seen en tering the shanty we propped the door shut and began banging on the top i ill never forget the shrieks fortunately none of the girls was stung but i remember them run ning out in a state of undress when we opened the door i also remem ber the stings on my hands when the teacher learned of our prank sincerely steve kelly rr 2 uxbridgc