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a4 tribune may 27 1987 1 1 editors mail i not funny dear editor i am a great admirer of com- mentary cartooning through humor it provides that human ad- age that allows us to see ourselves as the world sees us 5 but the tribunes may 20 cartoon blew right by me v the illustration reinforces all that is wrong in sexual stereo- typing -i- attended michele greens dance recital my son as well as mother boys danced those evenings with competence selfconfidence feeling and enjoyment as did the other dancers the boys did not feel emotionally out of place they i didnt feel like dressedup dolls or j dare i say feel they had to get off stage for fear of appearing like sis- sfes movements to music and ex- pression of emotion are not solely i the realm of a female world as a male i fought long and hard j for my emotional emancipation and am not going to put my sons back into that sexual stereotyped closet ill take the ridicule please draw some stick people next time and ill laugh with you sincerely robin brock duchess street stouffvilie tasteless dear editor i do a lot of dancing in high school courses and school shows id like to say i thought the cartoon in the may 20th issue of your news paper pretty tasteless sincerely jason brock duchess street stouffvilie the tribune jennifer hutt distribution manager i established 1888 james thomas bruce annan patricia pappas editor publisher advertising manager community editor chris shanahan sports editor alan shackleton display advertising dept lome hillier retail advertising lome hillier manager charles canning real estateclassified advertising joan marshman real estate manager dorothy young classified manager debra welter distribution lea killer doreen deacon business office manager chris bertram national sales representative metroland corporate sales 4931300 the stouffvilie tribune published every wednesday and saturday at 54 main st stouffvilie ont s one of the metroland printing publishing distributing group of suburban newspapers which includes the acton free press ajax pickering news advertiser aurora banner brampton guardian burlington post etobicoke advertiser guard in georgetown independent markham economist sun milton champion mississauga news newmarket era oakville beaver oshawa whitby this week richmond hill thornhill vaughan liberal scarborough miror topic newsmagazine willow- dale mirror metroland printing publishing distributing is 3 division of harlequin enterprises ltd single copies 50c subscriptions s21 00 per year in canada s55 00 elsewhere member of canadian com munity newspaper association ontario weekly newspaper association ontario press council and sub urban newspapers of america second class mail registration number 0896 6402100 6492292 roaming around a hospital that cares by jim thomas- editorials politics in planning the public meeting thursday related to a review of whitchurchstouffvilles official plan enjoyed only mediocre re sponse the attendance was less than ex pected a maximum of seventy people put of a possible 15000 is weak repre sentation latcham hall should have been filled to overflowing fast action i warranted dfor 1 vz hours thursday a five-year- old stouffvilie girl was missing logan anderson daughter of bill and chris anderson main street west wasnt anywhere to be seen at 930 am the mother became alarmed she called police later when the whereabouts of little logan became known the relieved mrs anderson felt somewhat embarrassed no need she did exactly the right thing too often parents tend to wait they dont wish to bother anyone fortunate ly people helping people is not a bother iriacommunily like stouffvilie thats what community is all about kwe join bill and chris anderson in praising york regional police the prin cipal and senior students of orchard bark school and area residents of orchard park boulevard for the swift ness of their response tlis story had a happy ending a con clusion that overrides any minor incon venience the ratepayers association in its presentation put forward two important points lay representation on the plan ning advisory committee and pre- designation of town land theres nothing wrong with breaking up the political compact that serves as the planning authority in whitchurch- stouffville this committee and council are presently one in the same a single voice separated from politics could serve a worthwhile purpose its proved successful in other municipalities why not here predesignation of land is bad it stag nates properties and encourages spe culation handling applications on the basis of their own merits allows the com mittee to do what its supposed to do plan the ratepayers request for pre- designation has all the earmarks of mis trust hopefully the town will turn it down i dislike hospitals down deep i guess most folks do my personal fears however dont go so deep as to designate such places as necessary evils far from it i consider them a necessary good unfortunately to me theyre a last resort like giving in ill go kickingand screaming why do i feel this way like with so many other things my timidity related to hospitals goes back to my teen years it was my first and last time as a patient in one an outpatient at that my physician was certain it was gall stones he wanted to know for sure as it turned out they discovered no cause for the excruciating pain that knocked me out cold at my desk unfortunately be fore they gave me a clean bill of health a nurse hit me a couple jabs with a nee dle that sent me soaring to the ceiling ive never forgotten that experience nor will i the rest of my life thats one reason the other is i find some hospitals very cold not in temperature theyre al ways too hot but in feeling some hospitals im saying not all for many doctors and nurses its their second home they live there seven days and seven nights a week but not so their patients many enter with fear and trepidation especially firsttimers theres a first for every one believe me it can be a scary experi ence i find it strange that hospitals vary to such a degree in attitudes of caring nor is it always the larger of the in stitutions that fit this mould st michaels for example has staff that goes out of its way to be hclpfull i was only there once but i havent forgot ten grace hospital is another and simi larly the cottage hospital at uxbridge there are feelings of warmth and friendliness at all three most outstanding in this regard is sick childrens in spite of its size both in numbers of staff and numbers of pa tients ive never met physicians and nurses who display so much concern and understanding theres a personal closeness there that defies description i know and so do thousands of mothers and dads who through the years have had need of their service on saturday my support of sick kids was further strengthened i attended the funeral service for kelly ann hanley in the stouffvilie pentecostal church no i didnt know kelly not personal ly id never met her but i knew about her or thought i did i left the church wishing id known her better this 14yearold girl who succumbed to kidney failure had in a very short time touched the lives of hundreds one of these was esther harrison a nurse on the staff of toronto sick childrens hos pital how do i know esther harrison attended the service yes she was there not only that but in a voice strong of purpose yet filled with feeling she addressed family members and friends i apologize for the tears she said kelly entrusted her care to us she be lieved in us she won her way into our hearts there was silence as she spoke tears flowed nurse harrison continued she told how kelly had expressed her regret im sorry for making it so hard for you she recalled her saying then in words of appreciation that kelly could no longer express she said thank you for allowing me the oppor tunity to share with you just a part of this little girls life there was silence after she spoke and more tears flowed i wondered at the thoughts going through peoples minds i was aware of the thoughts going through my mind for here was a young lady on the staff of one of north amer icas most prestigious hospitals every week dozens maybe hundreds of chil dren pass through her hands most re cover some like kelly dont but all matter matter enough for nurse harri son to care and put that care into words i was impressed by what she said certainly but more by the fact she would care enough to say it her words spoke volumes for the hos pital she represents the hospital that cares participate its that time of year when whitchurchstouffvillc honors it cilizcn of 1987 the ceremony sponsored by the tribune will be held june 25 in con- junction with the miss whitchurch- stouffvilie pageant the deadline for submissions is wednesday june 17 r nominations accompanied by supporting reasons should be left at the tribune office 5456 main street west stouffvilie a commit- tee of three including represcnta- tlvcs from town council the cham ber of commerce and this newspap er will make the final choice dont delay do it today june 17 is only three weeks away itaidrip another milestone for stouffvilie missionary church this sunday may 3d marks another milestone for ihc congregation of stouffvilie missionary church a dedica tion service will be held at 3 pm celebrating the comple tion of a new christian education addition at 15 main street east many will recall when the present sanctuary was completed in 1968 the cornerstone was laid by mr jacob rccsor jim thomas editors mail courage dear jim i wish to thank you for the coverage given the dancecentres recital 87 in the tribunes may 20 issue the students worked hard since september to improve their techni que and learn their numbers for the recital it is rewarding for them to have their work acknowledged and supported by the community it is always difficult to build a reputation especially good with the performing arts in a town known as being very sports oriented i encourage boys to train in dance and feel proud of their en deavors and their courage to try something different than the norm my thrill of seeing a cartoon de voted to the recital dampened when i saw it probably uninten tionally propagated the myth of boys dont take dancing lessons or that they arc not there because of their own desires i feel the boys eight of them de serve special credit for being strong individuals and are respected by the 175 danceccntre female stu dents teaching adults not to stereotype children is very often more difficult than teaching the children them selves not all boys should be wayne gretzkys we could use a few more mikhail baryshnikovs jeff hyslops and fred astaircs once again jim my sincere thanks for the recital coverage and your understanding in my desire to share the joys of dancing with all children sincerely michele green the danceccntre stouffvilie a jungle dear editor i agree with your editorial re signs particularly election signs on regional roads i dislike the circus atmosphere that accompanies elections be they municipal provincial or federal as your editorial said its a jung le out there the problem was created by the politicians now the politicians must pay the price sincerely mrs kathleen fcagcn felcher boulevard ballantrac