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a4 tribune july 15 1987 editors mail plea for support dear editor an open letter to the residents of the region of york the public art gallery which serves the region of york the latcham gallery needs your help the gallery has been operating since 1979 with the purpose of promoting and developing appre ciation of the visual arts monthly exhibitors with a variety of media are organized and presented without charge to the public the gallery wants to enrich the exhibition programme and art activity through catalogues newsletters lectures and work shops the gallery wants to ac quire additional pieces of sculp ture for its collection these goals are costly more money is re quired to fulfil these ambitions than is presently available the majority of the gallerys funding is received from the town of whitchurchstouffville a very active and dedicated group of volunteers work hard to raise additional funds through fundraising activities such as bus tours house tours raffles and the annual yearend premier party membership is available at a yearly rate of just 10 which offers patrons special privileges the latcham gallery has been denied funding this year from the ontario arts council in the amount of 5000 please support the latcham gallery by becoming a member andor making a donation to assist us in our present financial setback an official receipt will be gratefully issued for income tax purposes sincerely deen glover on behalf of the art committee of the latcham gallery sigjjgyj tajsvae s7 latcham gallery desperately seeks new memberships private and corporate donations help keep our doors open 3j iii a the tfabune jennifer hutt distribution manager established 1888 james thomas bruce annan patricia pappas editor publisher advertising manage community editor chris shanahan sports editor alan shackleton display advertising dept lome hillier retail advertising lome hillier manager charles canningl real estateclassified advertising joan marshman real estate manager 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council and sub urban newspapers of america second class mail registration number 0896 6402100 6492292 guest column- not hooked on fishing by denise mcdonald editorials full ambulance service a must youd think a municipality the size of whitchurchstouffville would at least be entitled to its own 24hour ambulance service after all uxbridge at one point in time had two such vehicles serving a smaller population then our own ever- growning one but according to councillor ron robb the ministry of health for the province apparently feels such is not the case true they have seen fit to install an ambulance in our fire hall on a part- time basis based supposedly on the pretext a number of pilot projects are in the works if theyre successful theyll try it in stouffville but what good is an ambualance that cant serve the population be tween the hours of 12 pm and 8 am is this to say no one is our town will ever suffer a heart attack be involved in a motor vehicle accident or suffer latcham gallery invaluable a decision by the ontario arts coun cil to deny funding to the latcham gallery in 1987 has helped cast a cloud of uncertainty over the public facility since it opened eight years ago the stouffville gallery has enjoyed con siderable success in promoting art appreciation among the general public gallery organizers now plan to en rich and expand its program but will not be able to accomplish this unless more operating capital becomes available its now up to the people for whom the facility was originally intended the citizens of york region to come to the rescue residents are urged to obtain gal lery memberships at a reasonable annual cost of 10 taxdeductible donations are also welcome to help en sure the continuation of one of the communitys most valuable cultural assets injury between these times what about the twomonth old baby boy who died july 6 while firefighters waited 30 minutes for an ambulance come on now does someone really have to die before these socalled ministry officials wakeup and realize whitchurchstouffville for what it is a steadily growing municipality worthy of note councillor robb himself has been pushing these same people for years to no avail hed like to see tenders come up the town can bid on for full service we say hats off t6 councillor robb some people are born with a fishing rod in their right hands and a tackle box in their left others learn to perfect the art through years of casting into innumer able ponds and reeling in various arrays of footwear and rubber tires but for myself i fit neither category and have been officially designated a hazard to the fishing population at large having come from a long line of fishermen and women youd think id at least be able to master the basic techniques put the worm on the hook cast out reel in and take the fish off sounds easy doesnt it for everyone except me that is during a recent expedition to the trent canal in centennial park i offi cially retired myself from the world of worms slimy fish and fishing lines that go everywhere but in the water after purchasing an angling licence several friends and i packed up our gear and took off to bur favorite fishing hole frequented customarily by everyone but fish however being the conscientious sort i reached into the car to make sure the licence was within easy reach only todiscover id left it in my purse at the campgrounds a lot of good it was going to do me there then i was told much to my chag rin i had to put those worms squirm- il im jlit o i ing so nicely in the bottom of their cup on my hook now many people are afraid of bugs while others shreik at the sight of snakes but no one will ever get me to touch a worm just the thought of them squishing through my fingers is enough to put me off my favorite dinner thankfully a friend volunteered to help me out i only wish he didnt have to make such a production of breaking the long ones into smaller pieces and wrapping them through the hook again and again somehow i always picture that little cartoon character on childrens books screaming for mercy after my hook was finished being baited i proceeded to walk to my favo rite spot on the causeway not realiz ing my friend was still holding the line ive yet to find a recipe for barbecue thumb sorry but it wasnt until someone offered to cast out my line that i finally be came annoyed after all there isnt anything more satisfying than watch ing your line sail out over the water and settle with a resounding plop some distance from shore maybe it has something to do with my baited hook sailing past someones nose that really made them nervous once my line was comfortably ensc onced in the water i sat down on the bank to wait for some unsuspecting fish to come along and bite on my hook but after sitting for an hour without anything happening i reeled in my line to find my worm had taken cover in a bed of weeds however i knew my present trend of bad luck couldnt hold out much lon ger and i finally felt that all too fami- lair tug and pull on the line thats when the trouble really began i dislike taking them off the hook almost as much as i hate putting worms on 7 first i tried the bounce technique holding the fish up by the line and bouncing it up and down until it fell off it didnt work next i tried casting it back in the water in the hope it would just swim away and never come back j someone even remarked they were impressed by the number of fish i had caught it was the same one when all else failed i returned to my helpful friends to take it off butl still wonder why they didnt seem to do much fishing themselves j when all was said and done i lasted at this process for about an hour after that i was found reading a book in the car and it wasnt on the joys of fishing after a day of sun water and visions of trout cooking in butter over a low heat we all packed up our fishing tackle and headed back emptyhanded for a night in front of the campfire i knew i should have reminded someone to bring the hot dog buns editors mail sewing class circa 1900 a tribune reader recently submitted this photograph of a stouffville sewing class taken prior to 1903 sarah chapman who married william burkholder is pic tured in the centre of the back row however stouffvil- ics ruth burkholder would appreciate some help naming the other woircn included in the historic por trait mayor says thanks dear editor i want to take this opportunity to especially thank you and the tribune for your efforts and in terest in your community council truly appreciates thejj citizen of the year award pre- sented each year by your paper toj a deserving resident 5 each event is exciting howevjj er i feel this is one of the special highlights of our festivities once again thank you i look forward to the 1988 festival j sincerely fran sainsbury mayors whitchurchstoufrvillo i i