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on sunday the brownies and guides beav ers cubs and scouts held their annual thinking day at christ church anglican stouffville the service leader was angela mayer rr 2 stouffville three commissioners in attendance were left to right barbara hie bob gayton and phyllis wells three members of 4th stouffville brownies proudly display their banner the girls are left to right brooke maddock blair road susanne diesberger hemlock drive and valerie paoker manitoba street guest speakers were rev wayne reed stouffville united church and rev brian coker bloomington gospel church j jim thomas business improvement area board decision day nears by blaine kaneko its decision time for business improvement area merchants downtown business people must decide by next month if theyre willing to commit 100000 over the next ten years for the beautification of stouffvilles downtown core at a public meeting feb 18 held at the recreation centre mayor fran sainsbury told the audience of about 15 merchants they must respond quickly with their proposal to the- ontario ministry of municipal affairs presently the ministry has offered a pride grant of 280000 on the condition the towns com munity improvement plan is approved by all groups involved in financing the 680000 project mayor sainsbury said if the plan isnt submitted by next month theyll lose the opportunity to beautify a section of main from albert street to park drive the issue of refurbishing main street was initially discussed ab out one year ago at that time the community improvement com mittee with the suppoit of the bia and the stouffville hydro- electric commission were one of the 1742 applicants vying for ab out 70 pride grants in addition to the ministrys grant under the present scheme hydro will pay 100000 over the next four years the bia will spend 100000 and taxation and lot fees will cover the balance ged stonehouse a former bia member voiced concern while supportive of the idea mr stone- house questioned the bias proce dure in informing its 85 members he wondered at the bias finan cial commitment of 100000 for 10 years noting that when the prop osal was put forward at a meeting a year ago the board recom mended it be discussed with the membership before a commit ment was made if provincially approved sig nage decorative lighting and sidewalkcurb repair would begin on main street in early summer and be completed by early au tumn according to hydro chair man herb peach business improvement area members will likely decide their course of action at the march 2 general meeting in the public library town of whitchurchstouffville half load restrictions reduced load regulations will be in effect on all roads under the jurisdiction of the town of whitchurchstouffville from march 1st 1988 to april 30th 1988 inclusive vehicle loads must not exceed the allowable limit of five tonnes per axle p whitehouse engineering coordinator show reaches serious stage by jeff young stouffville stouffville dist secondary schools variety show 88 is only one wee iway the dates are march 3 4 and 5 the performance will include six dance routines twelve skits selections by the sdss choir and a quintet the director is kris hoover the producer is robyn duke the mcs are pam powell and jenny pritzker robyn is confident the 1988 edi tion will be one of the best shows yet both robyn and kris say theyve received excellent co operation from all participants the material is all original tickets available at the door are 5 adults 3 students 2 seniors and children catch yourself a great lease 1988 honda civic sedan dx 5spd 20000 1988 honda civic sedan lx auto 23500 1988 honda accords 24000 1988 honda accord lx 5spd 24500 1988 honda accord lx auto 25500 1988 honda accord limited 5spd 28500 1988 honda prelude s 5spd 29000 1988 honda prelude s auto 31000 1988 honda prelude si 4ws auto 36500 yes security deposit mileage limitation with buyout penalty for early buyout we hvo 24 36 48 and 60 month lease to own terms available call tooayioac payments based on 48 months with 1000 down and first tax insurance and license extra oac leasing ltd 11 623 yonge st richmond hill 8849274 7734542 yonge street urn we arc here appreciation dear jim and bruce thank you very much for the excellent article published in the tribunes community focus section feb 10 edition related to our treatment of children with learning disabilities the story was extremely well written with a high degree of accuracy and sensitivity weve already had several calls from some very excited parents who had no idea there was someone who could help their sons and daughters the toronto star also called and expressed an interest in doing a story as a result of the tribunes article your help is very much appreciated by myself and the many families who otherwise might not have found out about this treat ment sincerely dr allen r turner dc 120 main street west stouffville witness says thanks for support dear editor thank you for your fine arti cles and support in the parmi- nand trial its been a difficult two years i want you to know your encourage ment and support has helped us through sincerely dave and joan houston altona back stage crew move front and centre with stouffville dist secondary schools 1988 thescenes are stage crew members left to variety she- heading into its final week of re- right faye rosenbergef tammy yake susan hearsals students arc working at a furious pace carter and michelle barker show dates are to have everything in readiness busy behind- march 3 4 and 5 jim thomas the nofee rrsp every penny of your investment works for your financial future only at your credit union variable rate 6750 1 year 9250 2 year 10000 3 year 10500 5 year 10500 instant receipts till feb 29 open feb 29 till 6 pm for your convenience available at uxbridge credit union limited member ontario share deposrt insurance corp 70 brock st w 8523338 box 490 welcome horizons home dear editor i must admit it was nice to see an editorial in the tribune re lated to an occurrence in ux- bridge unfortunately it related to a scifinflicted black mark smeared across the face of this community it never should have happened for a delegation of residents to oppose a chritian horizons home in their subdivision is one thing for council to condone such an attitude is another combine the two and you have a situation that warranted editorial comment im glad someone had the intes tinal fortitude to condemn an ac tion that recks of discrimination and political palmgreasing would i want a christian hori zons home next to me vou bet i would id welcome it with open arms and so should homeowners in testa heights one last word councillor cal avery dont quit wc need you sincerely mrs theresa thomson north street uxbridgc 1 3 m