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barthaus moving sale starts august 5th vol 99 no 14 serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area cquntrye tyme realty ltd remember the good old days when nobody but the baseball umpire v646090 caiedsb 6405k a metroland community newspaper wednesday july 30 1986 34 pages 50 cents ibound haven until spring jjas r- t jr so the first of two sc ue ships have david howard be rived in iosliawa harbor this dhe folbfere- letheassistan6 amed oi lords ship stephen will be take place oh take ofjtario beginning next part i and miriistriesorganized byr spring jini thomas 2st6uffvn- ijyoungipeople will fire chiefelect it on his own stouffville probably the best money we ever spent commented mayor fran sains bury with respect to advertising ontariowide for a replacement fire chief mayor sainsbury was replying to a tribune editorial july 23 that criticized council for seeking applicants outside the town when two local volunteers were known to be interested in the position im proud to have bill brown as our chief said the mayor but we wanted him to stack up with the best she explained that without obtaining applications from afar neither council nor mi- brown would have known how he compared the fire marshals depart ment was impressed we had someone of his calibre on our bri gade mayor sainsbury said replies she staled came from as far distant as elliot lake he brown got it and he earned it she said he did it on his own mrs sainsbury described the procedure as very strict and very fair she said members of council were able to sit in on the inter views but couldnt express opin ions you wouldnt believe the gold braid the brass buttons and the bars worn by some of the appli cants noted the mayor with respect to uniforms chief walter smith will be allowed to keep his especially his hat said mrs sainsbury the chief- elects uniform will be brand new fantastic sheep show this lamb has reason to complain hes a hes made to wear a cap publicizing theontai association he was a 4h entry in sheep focus fairgrounds saturday suffolk sheep 86 at markham jim thomas markham it was fan tastic these words described diane wards enthusiasm for sheep focus 86 at markham fair grounds last weekend and next year will be bigger and better mrs ward told the tribune the show will mark its lolh anniversary at the fair grounds site the whitchurchstouffville committee member was ex pecting a smaller turnout this year due in part to the world shccpcongrcss in edmonton alberta and a wool exhibit cal led convergence at the toron to convention centre we didnt want to cancel mrs ward explained it would be difficult to get it going again shes glad they didnt attendance was good and prices were excellent mrs ward stated she noted that ontario is now the largest sheepbreeding pro vince in canada moving ahead of alberta in this regard mrs ward praised the work of 4h sheep club members many coming from a distance trans- portatlon poses a problem for some she said sheepbreeders mrs ward explained now range over a wide area of ontario consig nors from this district includcd- lancc and marg beath and sam pudleincr rri brooklin glen and wesley glaspcll rr 5 oshawa and frank and marjory smith rr 4 woodvillc the sheep dog clinics attracted much interest these were in charge of lynn west- away kennedy road whiten- nrchstouflfville liberal mayor disappointed by riding change stouffville for a first time in a long time whitchurch- stouffville went liberal in the last provincial election after the next trek to the polls the towns colors could change the municipality by virtue of re distribution has been switched from the riding of york north to the riding of yorkdurham greg sorbara liberal is the york north mpp ross stevenson progressive conservative is the mpp in yorkdurham besides whitchurch- stouffville the yorkdurham riding will include georgina east gwillimbury uxbridge and brock york north will take in au rora newmarket and king york centre will include richmond hill and vaughan while markham will be a separate riding on its own disappointed over the change is town mayor fran sainsbury ill be sorry to lose greg sor bara she said hes represent ing us well and his staff is excel lent mayor sainsbury stressed the fact mr sorbara will still be working for us until the next election mrs sainsbury admits ross combine churches cedar grove nothing stays the same meetings are taking place that eventually will lead to the amal gamation of the steeles avenue mennonite church and the cedar grove mennonite church into a single congregation although many details have yet to be worked out steven drudge a seminary graduate has been re tained as pastor for a period of three years while services during the month of july have been held at cedar grove nothing definites been decided with regard to a permanent location joe nigh- swander of altona told the tri bune a new name for the com bined churches must also be selected he said suggestions are currently being received the form of service between the two churches varies little mr nighswander said theyre only 1 miles apart and theres a lotof duplication he explained the membership at each is about the same he said theres good feeling back and forth mr nighswander stated he noted most are receiving the news of pending amalgamation with much excitement and enthu siasm several committees have been established to deal with antici pated changes one of these is looking into future accommoda tionpossible renovations or even a brand new building mr nighswander said neither sanctu ary can adequately accommo date the two congregations at one time mr nighswander said several families of the old order menno nite denomination still meet in the steeles avenue sanctuary the third sunday of each month hamlet growth bloomington to grow or not to grow that is the question on tues aug 5 the future of the hamlet of bloomington will be discussed at a public meeting 730 pm in latcham hall this is the third such gathering on the same issue the town now has all the information on drilled well and lot sizes requirements if expansion is approved pending buildup to the north west the northcast and the south- cast would increase blooming- tons size to 162 homes and a population of about 550 people almost double what it is now the population figure includes those presently residing at green gables manor a home for senior citizens the environment ministry has recommended new wells be no less than 30 meters deep and lots be no less than one acre stevenson is firmly entrenched in yorkdurham itll be difficult to find someone a liberal with his high profile she said she noted however that with whitch urchstouffville located in the centre of the new riding a strong candidate could possibly come out of this area the names of vic wilson town mayoralty candidate and gary herrema chairman of durham region have been mentioned what about fran sainsbury i have a town to run she re plied i want to finish the job i started moving whitchurchstouffville from york north to yorkdurham was strictly a numbers game mrs sainsbury said the present north york riding is the second largest in population in the pro vince she explained is stevenson a voice in the wilderness she was asked sometimes a member of the opposition will work even harder for you mayor sainsbury re plied she admitted however that favorable decisions are less likely when youre not a member of the party in power but our town will still have a good working relationship with queens park she said hope fully did council submit a recom- mendation s it was discussed mrs sains bury said but no one got totf- fired up about it she said the towns submission via the re- gion was too late in arriving to be considered besides she concluded im- sure there are certain members of council wholl be pleased greg sorbara lynn westaway whitchurch anything a man can do a woman can do as well councillor jim rae thinks so thats why he asked lynn west away mccowan road rr 4 stoufiville to serve as the towns first female weed inspector i dont know anything about weeds she remembers telling the councillor then well teach you the ward 3 rep responded that was three weeks ago shes learning fast weeds like fences can be a problem in rural areas admits lynn in some instances she says its more a case of public rela tions i a whitchurchstouffville resident 15 years lynn finds it irritat ing when wouldbe developers come into town bulldoze off the topsoil then go away leaving the land to produce every kind of weed in the book she claims one doesnt have to be a professional weed inspector to observe whats happening you can see it from your car sh6 said lynn explains that on properties under 10 acres the town can simply go in cut the weeds and send the owner a bill this practice often creates hard feelings she says she prefers to talk the owner into cutting his own costly breakins stouffville a daring daylight breakin and robbery at the home of harvev feasby 59 blake street stouffvilie resulted in theft of contents valued at 1200 removed from the premises were two guns a casette recorder and a camera entry was gained by kicking in the front door the interior was ransacked police said the robbery occurred july 26 between 1 and 5 pm steal fishing gear fishing equipment valued at 800 was removed from the resi dence of reno faggiani thorn- bay drive bloomington the theft occurred between july 24 and july 26 entry was gained by way of an unlocked garage raccoon companion anne murphy main street west stouffvilie loves birds and anim als so much shes established a backyard zoo one of her pets is chatty a twomonth old raccoon she also has an owl and an euro pean kestrel jim thomas i