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tribune may 7 1986 a7 open house program at sdss prompts prais from parents g5 stouffville stouffviiie 9ssbbbbrhbhs9hhbibhhhhhhbhfi m dist secondary school let its l 2 sti fssb m vijsf hair down wednesday jp fl 3 the open house first in eight itim m gag years was a cooperative event f vshjrfexii si there was lots to see and do at the open house wednesday hosted by staff and students of stouffville dist secondary school the fashion tshow sponsored by the family studies department attracted a large audience models here are jeannine gawa leftand annika llannan ifor more photos see page cl jim thomas dearsir- withmothers day just around the corner your readers may be interested in knowing what i told my children when they asked mumi what can we get you this year i replied children because of your loving generosity over the years theres nothing now i really heed then iwent on totell them ifthey really wanted to make me happy they could do so by making a blind person happy by giving tothat person the free gift of sight y they could do this by making a donation in myname to my favorite charity operation eyesight universal just send my namevniy address and 25 to operation eyesight universal post office box 123 station mj calgary alberta t2p 2hg the 25 will be used to gives6mcone theirlsight and i will receive a special gift card anda patient identification card showing just who was restored to sight in myname a receipt for income tax purposes is thenseiit tbthe one who made the contribution if any of your readersreceisuch agift thiey may want to do whatidotapethepatient identification card up where hey can seg itandthink how that person jhust have cried out i can see i ran see- v yy6ur readers will have a wonderful warm feeling knowing they gave one of the most precious gifts of all the gift of sight r w sincerely hilda mccartney stouffville stouffville dist secondary school let its hair down wednesday the open house first in eight years was a cooperative event with staff and students taking part the crowd was estimated at close to five hundred adopting the theme of a well- rounded education all areas of the schools operation were open to the public viceprincipal rod leonard the programs chief organizer was pleased with the result he told of receiving phone calls from several parents the next morning they were impressed he said the fashion show hosted by the family studies department packed em in student models includeddebra surman tracey breadner karren collins jeannine gawa annika hannan karen braun mirella velocci kim gutkind barb dart vonny hunter claudette tremblav tracey park martin wells shel don rennicks and ross thompson the mc was student council president marcy pyke participating stores included the wedding room national gym the villager josephines ancherils fine shoes and bun nys flowers events in the gymnasium in cluded novelty dances organized by staff phys ed instructor dave connell and selections by the jr and sr bands under the direction of peter samuelson a european cafe with desserts prepared by the students was set up in the cafeteria and proved very popular a multilingual information booth inside the school entrance was staffed by students versed in french and german as well as english these includedlori woolford shaheen doctor jen nifer ingraham nina chee wen dy kaspick christine pirovala- kis ted collins david ender- wick chris codsell and saman- tha lambersky the memorabilia room in cluded year books and photos dating back to 1951 former teachers and students took great delight in recalling the good old days bill duxbury a former principal at sdss dropped by to renew acquaintances lucky draws were won by the following art sketches by john robertsjean burdick cap cowan and marie peacock auto shop kitjim wagg drafting kitcap cowan brass candleholders- wm enderwick hand crafted clockmelinda hodgson obrien avenue stouff ville the fact so many departments were directly involved made the wellrounded education theme legitimate staff and students went out of their way to be friend ly talking with strangers as well as friends one parent described it as the finest high school event of its kind shed ever attended 4h projects york region the york region 4h clubs are holding two achievement days this month the project is entitled milk makes it the first program is sat may 10 from 10 am to 12 noon at the victoria square community centre the second is wed may 14 from 730 to 930 pm in the mount albert community hall former student visits her alma mater multilingual students greeted guests as they en- rightjennifer ingraham shaheen doctor and christ- tcred the school some speaking french others ger- ine pirovolakis man and still others english shown here are left to jim thomas iiii hi ii temfcmmm ife x w r ucv cr j m r mem papi mm v computers still remain an attraction testing her katherine horak their mother is a teacher on the skill at the keyboard is eightyearold marianne horak staff of sdss of oak ridges while brother andrew nine looks on jim thomas it was 19 years ago that margaret aida gallamorc left stouffville for british columbia she now resides in victoria b c but recently returned to town to spend a few weeks with her parents mr and mrs tat aida hawthorne avenue stouffville she also visited her alma mater stouffville dist secondary school marg was accompanied on the trip cast by son burke 13 and daughter melissa seven jim thomas by jim thomas a crystal ball my thanks to rev chris sora ley of the bloomington christ- ian gospel church for bringing in two wellpreserved copies of t daily mail and empire dated april 1912 one item caught my eye it concerned criticism voiced by several speakers at a meeting of the ontario educational associa- tion inspector j1l putman re- commended the creation of county school boards and the consolidation of school build ings this was 74 years agoonc big difference between then and now was the fact 1400 more teachers were required to fill vacancies in ontario and an in crease of 800 graduates was needed annually from training schools by the way the daily mail and empire sold for wo cents a copy new but old the demolition of the house on main streetwest stouffville opposite lloyd avenue has hotbccn well received by those people who see beautyln things old michael larkin creator of the earl of whitchurch a t proposed pubrestaurant tells me he had no alternative the structure- any part of it was not strong enough to withstand a permanent addition mr lar- kin will salvage all the brick and rebuild in the likeness of what was therp top priorities what do shoppers look for in a town councillor margot mar shall recently attended an ontario business improvement area association conference in toronto and came up with the following answers as provided by consultant john c williams customers want the right store the right merchandise and the right price comfort and safety store selection conveni ence in getting there and park ing in a store they look for cleanliness a friendly staff and open evenings on thevstreet they look for washrooms ben ches protection from weather trash cans and parking some thing to think about a nice place 1 visited the greens for a first time recently this recently re novated restaurant in success square stouffville formerly the monte cristo has become one of the towns most popular eatingout spots i enjoyed ev ery thing about itthe atntos- phcrc the food the service and tlie price it was great also to sec bob davics headlining the entertainment bob will never lose his appeal in stouffville honored bruce burton of lemonyillc described by music mania director ann bell as a very talented gchtleriianvwas hon ored at the conclusion this years show for his cooperation and total commitment to the program the recoghilion is de- served also honored through the presentation of longscrylcc pins werelorne and marion boadway and don huxtable 25 years david and sandy stronach and tom brillingcr ten years bumps stay while he speed bumps al stouffville dist secondary school may be irritating to some motorists and shorten the lifeof frontend shock absor- bers theyre here to stay says principal john nikifork speed ing if anyone dare has been greatly reduced making the area much more safe mr niki fork reports service sigh the new bulletin board out side the silver jubilee club in stouffville provides an excel lent service for seniors and hose associated with home support i only with the town would erect something similar only twenty times larger at a visible location on main street a keepsake when son lost its always good news when its found and returnedto its rightful owner this week im pleased to report tin- watch found by ken philips stouffville and turned in to this office three weeks ago is back where it belongs its the prop erty of roy focklcr of vivian and a highlyprized keepsake- thanks tokens honesty and mrs focklers check of this col umn husband roys a very hap- py man moves up congratulations to don ata- nasoff former news editor our sister newspaper he mar- kham economist and sun and now editor of the north york y mirrorv its a welldeserved promotion i wish him every success a close call the wrong placeat the right tiriie or the right placed at the wohg timeharold jarvis of baker avenue stouffville isnt quite sure lascweck- while seated in a doctors office a part of the light fixture fell from the ceiling and hit him on the head despite the severity of the impact harolds case wasnt considered an emergency he was required to waithis turn like all the rest although his head was still in one piece knowing harold he undoubted ly gave the physician a piece of his mind plan reunion dr gerald graham a gradu- ate of markham high school and a retired professor vom the j university of london eng- land hopes to visit his old home town later this month and renew acquaintances with some of his classmates while in the area winy as he was known to his friends will receive an- honorary doctorate degree from the university of western ontario