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n el s f n ii 15 mourn yoiiiig ipyi stouffville it was the best of times it was the worst of times it was the age of wisdom it was the age of foolishness it was the epoch of belief it was the opoch of incre dulity it was the season of light it was the season of darkness it was the spring of hope it was the winter of despair we had everything before us we had nothing before us we were going direct to heaven we were going direct the other way these words taken from chapter 1 of a tale of two cities were used by rev craig pitts to introduce his message at the funeral service for robert stephen howard wednesday in the stouffville pentecostal church stephen 21 of bethesda road rr 2 stouffville died april 27 in wellesley hospital toronto the result of self- inflicted burns suffered a few hours previous rev pitts entitled his re marks the tale of two steves he described the morning of april 27 1986 as the awesome final chapter we are not here to sit in judg ment said pastor pitts his voice breaking with emotion his was a life filled with heart- wrenching conflicts rev pitts mentioned all the good things stephen had going for him a devoted family an active youth group and a con cerned church many like steve are caught in the dreadful pull between what is right and what is wrong he said the minister told of stephens musical talents and how he loved to play the drums he re called his trip to germany with the word of life youth mission ary team the jesus side of his life was the happy bright side but the devil used him like a yoyo and set him up for des truction stephen howard attended morning service on the sunday he died he asked to be taken home early later his family learned of the tragedy it was the worst of times said pastor pitts the winter of despair looking out over a closed flowerbanked casket into a sanctuary filled to overflowing rev pitts spoke of the close ness of those associated with stephens parents david and gail and sister cheryl we are a family in this church he said and stephen was one of ours he was very precious to us he condemned the wholesale distribution of drugs and alcohol alcohol firms are using you as pawns he said speaking directly to the many young people in the con gregation for a first time at a funeral service the pastor asked for a response from the audience several stood their heads bowed if stephen is looking down through a crack in the clouds im sure he will approve he said remember mother may 11th ewellers 24 main st stouffville 6404646 serving whitchurchstouftville uxbridge area stephen howard quntrye tyme realty ltd no dream comes true r until you wake up and b go to work 645090 6405090 vol 99 no 1 a metroland community newspaper wednesday may 7 1986 58 pages 50 cents stouffville prices start at 132500 and range up to 174000 in victoria woods new residential subdivision located south of sunset boulevard construction has begun on the builders stouffville collection described as a private enclave of 39 distinctive residences about half the houses are pre sold with the first several ex pected to be ready for occupancy near the end of november sales representatives bev ger- rard and samantha haick are staffing the developments ring- wood sales pavilion at the south east corner of hwys 47 and 48 office hours are monday to thursday 1 to 8 pm friday 1 to walter smith to honor fire chief stouffville town fire chief walt smith will retire this fall as first a brigade volunteer and later chief he has served this community 40 years on sat may 31 chief smith will be honored at a gala evening sponsored by the kinsmen club at the stouffville legion hall ninth line north cocktails are at six followed by a dinner and dance at seven tickets 25 per person are available from all club members or by contacting dan maclaren 6406652 evenings 4751892 days or gerard windle 640- 7395 evenings high school support a studentteacherparent organization has been estab lished at stouffville dist secon dary school its purpose is to encourage in terested people to make recom mendations about significant educational issues concerning sdss vwe hope to facilitate com munication among those groups most interested iff our school principal john nlkifork told the tribune hes anxious that parents ana students give of their time and become involved the contact number is mo1433 home 6 pm and saturday sunday and holidays 11 am to 6 pm victor ia wood president gerald arm strong will take part in a grand opening today the subdivision features a total of eight models including the three or four bedroom york at the lower end of the price scale and the highestpriced laurier other models are the york stealing a problem stouffville a sign in the window of the success square beckers store limiting the num ber of student customers at any one time is an attempt by the manager to reduce shoplifting the tribunes been told this week a letter to the edi tor complains the notice prohibit ing no more than three students inside at once discriminates against children and teens stouffvilles tricia rock writes this stores method of attempting to eliminate an age- old problem called loitering makes me angry and ashamed on behalf of adults but store manager steve net- tleton explained the sign was post ed after he noticed losses that could be attributed to shoplifting when youre operating a store alone you cant handle seven or eight kids at a time he said mr nettleton said limitingthe number of young customers is a common practice with conveni ence stores especially during the summer he said the letter surprises him because response from adults has been positive they like coming into the store without having to fight their way through a wave of kids the manager says hes ex plained the new rule to students and doesnt think its turned any of them away 138500 the coronation 141500 the acadian 151000 the victoria 155700 the colonial 148400 and the yorkshire 167500 lots are sized at 45 50 or 60 feet the stouffville collection a 39home project continues the firms commitment to fine re sidential development accord ing to a press release victoria wood development corporation inc was established in 1963 and took its name from the location of its offices at victoria park and woodbine avenues during its 20year history the builderdeveloper has con structed houses in metropolitan toronto aurora barrie bramp ton oshawa and milton as well as in quebec the firm affiliated with inter nationallyknown kaufman and broad inc purchases land which it then develops for its own use or sells to other builders aside from building more than 400 houses each year victoria wood is involved with a variety of other projects a past develop ment was main square a toronto shopping and apartment centre in 1983 the builders warranty record was recognized by the new home warranty program for more information on the stouffville collection contact 640- 7010 visit our sales office the corner of hwv5 47 4 construction of services has already started at the site of a 39home development by victoria wood called the stouffville collection the location is south of sunset boulevard eight types of houses will be offered for sale with prices ranging from 133500 to 172500 chris shanahan catholic school board york region the york region separate school board has serious concerns regarding a proposal that if approved will give all students equal access to catholic high schools this is one of several recommendations the concept could erode the quality of catholic education in york region says board chairman celeste pellicione we must maintain the catholicity of our school system although we are keeping the larger provincial picture in mind the board is independent from the other secondary school boards we must act on behalf of the catholic rate payers in york region the chairman continued john cappelletti information officer for the separate school board admits to serious concerns but says board members are shying away from specific criticisms they dont feel it appropriate to get into the particular amendments given the volatility of the general proposals he explained the board has planned a public information seminar on mon day may 12 to discuss the proposals with the community the location is saint anne catholic school 105 don head village blvd richmond hill at 730 pm band guests praised stouffville a shivering contingent of students all mem bers of the rebel brigade a band from boone county high school florence kentucky re turned to stouffville from wonderland saturday asking themselves if canadians live in igloos eskimos sure wouldnt look out of place said 15yearold michelle linahan a member of the marching bands color guard woiiderland was nice but the weather was cold agreed gina ryan also 15 it was 89 degrees f when the boone county hs instrumental ists set out on their 12hour non stop trip to stouffville on their arrival here it was snowing whatever the temperature out side all was warm and friendly inside as hosts and guests per formed at an informal concert in the cafeteria of stouffville dist secondary school at the programs conclusion the audience accorded both bands a standing ovation dennis akers director of the boone county band admitted to a great deal of apprehension on their arrival once we got beyond the language barrier ev erything was fine he joked petersamuclson sdss band director described the visitors as super friendly people ive never seen a more compatible group he said the florence jazz band directed by grade 12 students sarah randall and rona hall had the cafeteria vibrating with per cussion intensity the audience loved it village residents moving in stouffville theres life at parkview village as more and more tenants take up residence in the 124apartment seniors complex west of the ninth line more and more activ ity is visible within the building even at night lights flicker from the fourstorey structure making it come alive during lateevening hours while construction work is not yet complete the movein has gone quite smoothly housing manager sheila jones told the tribune the following took up re sidence during the week of april 30 to may 7 mrs luella lofthouse and mar- jorie heise of nanticoke ont margaret stouffer woodville mr and mrs allan meyer stouff ville mr and mrs roy nigh stouffville mrs josina zeck stouffville charles dennie stouffville mr and mrs sid cook scarborough mabel williamson toronto harold and verna heise richmond hill mr and mrs norm fockler ringwood alma burkholder stouffville mr and mrs john hall hagersville hilda wright stouffville mil dred byer markham and cathar ine dymond stouffville parkview village is expected to be fully occupied by the third week in june administrator j m nighswander said the 75membcr band from boone county high school florence kentucky were visitors in stouffville on the weekend and participated in a concert at sdss saturday at the programs conclusion gcd stonchousc pastpresident of the chamber of commerce presented each of the guests with a welcome ribbon including 15yearold michelle linahan of florence jim thomas retires eric knabe head of the tech nical department at stouffville dist secondary school is retir- ing at the conclusion of the june term the announcement was made official by principal john nlki fork monday mr knabe joined the sdss staff in 1966 hes held the posi tion of technical director since that time previously he served in scarborough five years and pembroke three years hes an outstanding educa tor mr nlkifork said in many schools across york region technical departments have decreased in enrollment but not at stouffville the principal explained this has been due he said to mr knabes dedication and hard work in addition to departmental duties mr nlkifork said mr knabe had assisted in the areas of attendance and discipline guidance and coop education hell be sorely missed he concluded practice makes perfect the whitchurchstouffvillc art class that meets every wednesday at the silver jubilee club held its annual exhibition of paintings satur day afternoon one of the members is kathleen may of rr 1 good wood photos of two other participants arc published elsewhere in this issue jim thomas v ft mmmmflmi