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dinner theatre banquet facilities a mfmorable dining experience sunday brunch weddings 6406060 occasions vol 99 no 47 serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area barthau jewellers 5 main st w stouffville 6404646 a metroland community newspaper wednesday march 25 1987 402 pages 50 cents defense claims cruiser lights turned off prior to atv crash by diana boehm and bruce stapley a series of photos taken at the scene of a 1986 atv accident were submitted by the crown friday when the trial of a 40yearold stouffvillearea man began in whitby district court the photographs which showed the point of impact and damage done to the two vehicles involved were taken by durham regional police constable david robinet cst robinet described the pic tures as the first witness called by crown attorney tom fitzgerald at the trial of dennis smith it was reasonable light for a rural area the road was clear and dry cst robinet testified about conditions at the time of the collision between smiths all- terrain vehicle and a durham police cruiser when i arrived at the scene a threewheeled vehi cle was lying upside down on the north shoulder of the road smith who lost a leg in the acci dent is charged with dangerous driving causing bodily harm im- get set this year daylight saving time comes three weeks earlier than usual the date is sunday april 5 at 2 am residents are advised to move their clocks and watches ahpad one hpur before retir ing april 4 thejimejchange will remain in effect until oct 25 at 2 am amendment to the time act was approved through an all- party agreement in the ontario legislature earlier this year whitchurchstouffville council was informed of the change by the minister of municipal affairs the hon bernard grandmaitre march 16 paired driving and driving with a blood alcohol level more than the legal limit he has pleaded not guilty to all three charges and elected trial by judge and jury the incident occurred in the early morning of april 27 198g police constables paul mooey and richard bates were called to cone 8 in north pickering near the yorkdurham line to investi gate complaints of loud noises in his opening remarks to the court mr fitzgerald explained that on arrival at the scene the officers saw an allterrain vehicle catv which resembled a three- wheeled motorcycle they attempted to follow the vehicle but soon lost sight of it court heard as they were leaving the area the policemen were flag ged down by an area resident robert demerchant the officers left the engine of their marked police cruiser run ning but turned the headlights off according to mr fitzgerald while mr demerchant was speaking to them the policemen caught sight of an offroad vehicle moving toward them the cruiser lights were switch ed on and cst mooey and bates travelled approximately 100 metres down the centre of the road positioning the car to block the oncoming atv allegedly driven by smith a subsequent collision resulted in the loss of smiths left leg below the knee and seriously injured a j passenger on the atv sherri wannop it is illegal to drive an offroad vehicle on a public roadway such as cone 8 or to carry a passen ger these two factors as well as driving impaired and exceeding the speed limit comprise the dangerous driving charge mr fitzgerald told the court smith was operating a vehicle in a manner which was dangerous to the public mr fitzgerald told the jury dont sympathize with mr smiths plight he is the au thor of his own misfortune members of the durham force took the stand monday as the con tinued trial before judge er lovekin smith of rr 3 claremont showed no emotion in the prison ers box as his defence lawyer russell silverstein grilled police witnesses about the necessity of the roadblock used by the cruiser that collided with the accused mans atv its a common manoeuvre to stop vehicles that have tried to evade police replied cst archie mackinnon the investigating officer when asked whether the police car had intentionally cut off the vehicle driven by smith were the officers not aware that they were running the risk of collision with a vehicle which pro vided no protection for its occu pants mr silverstein con tinued yes cst mackinnon con ceded the defence attorney went on to express his amazement at the use of such a procedure describing it as dangerous and uncalled for he suggested that cst mooey the driver of the cruiser had second guessed himself after realizing- the nature of the injuries suffered by mr smith and his female pas senger cst mackinnon denied that the officer had expressed such feel ings mr silverstein tried to prove the cruisers headlights had not been turned on until seconds be fore the collision suggesting there is an unwritten policy among durham regional police officers that sees them stalk offenders with car lights out to avoid being noticed both cst kackinnon and robinet the other investigating officer on the witness stand claimed no such policy exists cst mackinnon said smith was loud upset and mouthing pro fanities i thought this guy is drunk however ambulance atten dants hugh mclsaac and brian donohue both testified the injured driver was alert cooperative and in control mr donohue though said he could definitely smell beerj on smiths breath area resident robert demer chant claimed the gentleman- smith was upset calling the officers the dukes of hazard j the trial continues forsyth farm tired of hassle 45 acres sold stouffville farmer floyd forsyth of rr 3 stouffvil- le wants no part of the land de velopment business rather than spend additional time and money in a bid for subdi vision approval mr forsyth has sold a 45acre parcel immediately adjacent to stouffvilles north boundary closing date on the deal is may 15 the purchase price was not disclosed too much of a hassle mr forsyth told the tribune with re spect to rezoning the land to sub urban estate residential if and when development is approved the lots will be serviced by septic tanks and likely town water simi lar to westfield estates east of hwy47 g mr and mrs forsyth will con tinue live in their present farm house and work the remaining 41 acres mr forsyth will also crop the original 45 acres until develop ment occurs the tribune was told eugene and taurapaisieystartd outside their cerituryo at laurerida northeast ofliriconville in uxbridge township the andlaura may move to stouffville beautiful 213acre farm has been sold with the transaction expected v jim tkoiriasi t eugene paisley farm cenic property jv1lle a 213acre property the farm of eugene and sbnigary has been sold jspjj theriortheasf corner of hwy 47 and the ux- slqhgbeeh regarded as one of the most im- ept farms in thearea ved there since age 16 hewas i acquired the property in the cattle it was then only 85 acres of the clarence mcdowell and w brenda and david mehsah live in a son gary assists his father with the farmr son grant lives at rr t goodwood gary for nother property the purebred holstein herd numberingi30 will be moved along with all machinery no- auctionsale is plahncdgene said mr arid mrs paisley expect to remain in the centuryol house until november there not sure what the purcha mind h laurenda as the location is i known is one of onlyitfl family farms left between stouffville and uxbridge gene claliri the other is floyd forsytes s v gary and his father are currently seeking a replacement proper ty possibly in the canningtoriwoodvilleipeterborough area ttiirie and laura may move to stouffville j fhwl sure be a change giene admits but i knew it had to come i keep wondering what ill do after breakfast the deal is set to close in june holstein cattlemen honor their president david and mary ilouck of rr 2 gormlcy admire the beautiful grandfather clock presented to them saturday the appreciation night at markham fair grounds honored davids year as president of holstein canada l8687 mr houck is herd superintendent at romandalc farms kk i unionviilcjim thomas maukham they came from all across the country with a sing le purpose in mind to express their thanks to david houck president of holstein canada 198g87 it was david ilouck apprecia tion night at markhnm fair grounds saturday close to 500 people attended mr houck herd superinten dent at romandalc farms for the past 33 years was praised by many speakers for his contribu tions to the holstein industry the guest of honor was accom panied by wife mary two sons david and john his father jack brothers jack and don and sister edith eldred king chairman of the region of york and himself a knowledgeable holstein man was master of ceremonies he re ferred to mr and mrs houck as a most illustrious couple they were presented with a beautiful grandfather clock glen atkinson representing the york region holstein association made the presentation mrs houck received a bouquet of red roses from patti alsop club pres ident it was an evening of both spoofs and praise following the pre sentations of gifts mr and mrs ilouck were escorted through an honor guard of brooms forks and shovels raised by the romandalc show crew at the end of the line they were met by members of the romandalc fraternity steve george and tony the latter a federal mp ive never met a more honest devoted and loyal person steven roman said of his herd su perintendent then turning to mrs ilouck he commented if mary was a catholic im sure shed be a saint mr ilouck returned the compli ment describing mr roman as one of the best cowmen in canada he added that the occasion would be an evening hed never forget its been beyond my fon dest expectations he concluded inside look 1 t m karl winterstein pigednraccrbl moms get a breaka5 singing salesman a7 parkview volunteers a8 protect environmenta9 sports stouffville hockey clubs in all ontario flnalsb1 season over for uxbridge bralnsb i j