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tribune february 12 1986 a5 each week the tribune pub lishes a calendar of events re lated to activities within the community there is no charge for this service individuals wishing to utilize this space are asked to call 6402100 no later than 12 noon on the friday pre ceding publicatin thurs fb 13 grade 8 parents night at stouffville district secon dary school at 730 pm fri feb 14 goodwood christian womens club morning cof fee hour at goodwood com munity centre from 930 am to 1130 am features warm fuzzies a fashion show by chucks woolwinder love yarns with pam goring and karen boyer heart to heart with shirley ohlman speaker from stouffville stouffville christian school valentine clothing fair from 830 am to 830 pm at the school good used clo thing for the whole family whitchurch stouffvil le youth club dance at summitview school at 7 pm for grades 6 7 and 8 admission 150 and 200 sat feb 15 stouffville legion branch 459 valentine dance from 8 pm to 1 am with dj kim sweet admis sion 600 for singles and 1000 couple for tickets call 6401714 after 4 pm sweet adelines of ux- bridge valentine dance at udora hall from 9 pm to 1 am with dj frank barkey nonalcoholic bever ages available tickets avail able at door or sheridan flow ers uxbridge 1200 couple valentine dance at maso nic temple joseph albert st markham from 8 pm to 1 am sponsored by markham order of the eastern star admission 750 per person mon feb 17 craft time at memorial christian church featur ing crocheting quilting needier work etc drop in betweeri930 am and 1130 am refresh ments children welcome for information call 6404006 york region south chapter of child find meeting at 730 pm at parti cipation house markham for information call 2944873even- ings or 4714104 days stouffville horti cultural society meet ing at 8 pm in the united church lower auditorium there will be a mini flower show tues feb 18 microwave cooking class at cards hardware at 730 pm p reregistration re quired by feb 14th phone 640- 3622 blue hills academy pub lic information even ing at 7 30 pm the purpose of the meeting is to provide in formation to the public about their residential treatment program and home care prog ram which serve children and their families in york region parents interested in attending please rsvp 7734323 thurs feb 20 neighborhood watch meeting related specifically to residents in the thicketwood subdivision will be held at sum mitview school at 730 pm fri feb 21 mcneil pharmaceutical ltd is offering free public skating from 2 to 330 pm at the recreation centre around town youth club dance the next youth club dance in the gymnasium at summitview school is friday feb 14 from 7 to 10 pm boys and girls grades 6 through 8 are welcome admis sion is 150 for members 200 for nonmembers players auditions the stouffville players are holding auditions for their next performance wednesday to- might feb 12at730pminthe town library supporters are j also reminded of the players open house march 5 in latch- am gallery the library valentines dance b the stouffville legion branch 459 is holding a valentine dance sat feb 15 from 8 pm to 1 am in the legion hall admission is 6 per person 10 per couple passes suddenly sympathy is extended to mrs bob ballantyne in the sudden pas sing of her husband feb 2 in st michaels hospital toronto he was 54 mrs ballantyne is the for mer betty wideman of rr 2 markham other surviving fami ly members include his mother beatrice son john daughters cathy and cheryl and grandchil dren nathan and matthew funeral service was held wednesday from wishing well baptist church sheppard ave nue east agincourt with spring interment dicksons hill cemetery holiday in quebec phil and lois hutchinson rupert avenue stouffville accompanied by ivan and joan grove rr 2 markham enjoyed a snowmobiling holiday last week in the laurentians christian womens club j an interesting program is plan- 3 ned when the goodwood christian womens club meets friday ifeb 14 at 930 am in the good- j wood community centre chuck valleau of chucks woolwinder main street west stouffville will ohost a fashion show entitled warm fuzzies guest speaker rrwill be shirley ohlman of stouff- i ville complimentary baby- s sitting will be provided at good- wood baptist church for re- servations call either darla gor- i don at 6492585 or elvaseely 852- 6345 roast beef dinner stouffville united church is holding its annual roast beef din ner sunday feb 23 with sittings at 5 and 6 15 pm admissions are- 700 adults 250 children six to twelve years children under six free for tickets call the church office at 6401163 or pick them up at the following locations birketthassard insurance cards hardware george ross studio widdifields drugs or chas richards and sons de liveries will be made to shutins call 6401214 elevenyearold jason rennie clarke street stouffville is a tribune and weekender carrier he also delivers midweek flyers to every home on his route seventy in total jasons been on the job 2 vi years saving up sufficient money to purchase two canada sav ings bonds jim thomas for clarke street carrier lavins a by jim thomas stouffville thirtysix tribunes each with 40 pages con stitutes a pretty heavy load thats why before starting out on his wednesday route elevenyearold jason rennie of 50 clarke street stops off at home for a snack i need the energy he says jasons been a carrier 2 years first delivering only flyers- then adding tribunes and weekenders he covers a section of main street plus ninth line south sunset boulevard orchardpark boulevard and clarke street when weather and roads are right he uses his bicycle otherwise he pulls a twowheeled cart on occasions two friends jeff hartung and ryan gray give him a hand sisters jody 9 and julie 3 havent been bitten by the carrier bug yet what do you like about it jason was asked the money he replies honestly hes already purchased twoii canada saviings bonds and has his own personal bank account jason says he tries never to miss anyone should this happen the people usually call his house most know me he says- jason makes a practice of putting the papers inside the front doors or under the mats the son of dale and patrennie jason is a- grade 6 student at orchard park school and a valued member of the tribunes car- rier staff l late gordon birkett respected businessman the stouffville area was sad dened last week when word was received of the sudden passing of gordon birkett at key west flor ida where mr and mrs birkett were staying for the winter mr birkett collapsed and died from an apparent heart attack he was 67 gord birkett was born at claremont jan 2 1919 the son of thomas and lela birkett he re ceived his formal education at claremont public school stouff ville continuation school and st andrews college aurora before joining his father in the insurance business in stouffville he was employed with norwich union insurance toronto during world war ii he served as a wireless operator instructor in the royal canadian air force neighborhood watch a neighborhood watch meet ing arranged especially for resi dents of the thicketwood subdivi sion stouffville will be held in the library at summitview school thurs feb 20 at 730 pm constable rod sine of york regional police will lead the dis cussion there will also be a talk on streetproofing children while neighborhood watch is geared mainly to one area of town all pa rents are invited sacred music service the graham sisters trio will present a service of gospel music at baker hill baptist church this saturday feb 15 at 8 pm the sisters come from hillsburgh ont baker hill church is located on the west side of hwy 48 two miles north of ringwood heart and stroke campaign underway in town whitchurckstouffville council has officially proclaimed february as heart and stroke month in town on feb 3 mayor fran sainsbury right made it official with the help of donna mitchinson stuart street stouffville area co ordinator for the heart and stroke foundation mrs mitchinson says volunteers are required to assist the organization in its local canvassing efforts chris shanahan call from ecuador mr and mrs russell sproxton elm road stouffville were pleased to receive a telephone call from their daughter marjorie in quito ecuador the occasion was mrs sproxtons birthday mon day feb 3 when the war ended he resumed his career in the insurance firm known as thos birkett son fif teen years ago he sold the busi ness to bob hassard but the fami ly name has been retained gordon birkett was known and respected over a wide area parti cularly by the farming commun ity he often made personal calls on his customers caring for their insurance requirements in recent years mr and mrs birkett divided their time be tween their cottage on mccrae beach at pefferlaw and key west florida gordon was an enthusiastic sportsman he enjoyed baseball and followed closely the progress of teams in both the american and national leagues he also liked curling and held memberships at both unionville and rolling hills bethesda jazz music was another form of recreation he enjoyed greatly over the years he built up a large collection of tapes and records although not directly connected with stouffville since the sale of their home on church street north mr birkett never lost touch with his friends people like gar and beanie lehman and john mathewson he was also close friends of the late elmer daniels telf rennie tim oneill bill parsons shine davis and walt holden besides his wife- the former ruth sisco mr birkett is survived by a son and daughterinlaw tom and mary birkett of new market a daughter and son-in- law margaret and david gland- field of peterborough one grand son gordon birkett and two granddaughters katherine and elizabeth glandfield craft gathering stouffville memorial christian church is hosting a craft gather ing monday feb 17 from 930 to 1130 am crocheting and quilt ing will be featured along with knitting and needlework the organizer is brenda stone chil dren are welcome refreshments will be served for additional in formation call 6404006 horticultural society the stouffville horticultural society will hold its first meeting of 1986 on monday feb 17 at 8 pm in the lower auditorium of the united church a mini flower show is planned featuring the fol lowing categories 1 table cen tre fresh or dried 2 valentine arrangement with candles fresh or dried 3 corsage fresh or dried on fabric- free skating mcneil pharmaceutical cana da ltd is hosting a free public skating afternoon friday feb 21 at the whitchurchstouffville rec centre from 2 to 330 pm each person in attendance will re ceive a free soft drink ticket microwave class a microwave cooking class will beheldatcardshardwarc main street west stouffville tues feb 18 at 730 pm prc- rcgistration is required by feb 14 the number to call is 6403622 married in missionary church mr and mrs ian ratcliff arc pictured here following their marriage dec 6 1985 in the stouffville missionary church the bride is the former carolyn brown daughter of mr and mrs gordon brown ed ward street stouffville the groom is the son of mr and mrs gordon ratcliff rr 2 stouffville the happy couple arc residing in winlanc apartments stouffville