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a6 tribune december 14 1988 st marks school i night of nights the primary pupils and teachers of st marks catholic school stouffville held the first of two christmas concerts dec 7 here jamie bateman has his wise mans crown ad justed by shepherd lindsay von zuben both five v mrs sherry wilson rr 2 stouffville makes sure daughter lindsays all set to go on stage more than 100 children took part in the program pupils show appreciation fouryearold ashley visser represented the jr and sr kindergartens of st marks school in presenting pianist dorothy caranci with a special gift in appreciation of her assistance mrs caranci is one of several volunteer mothers who willingly gives of her time to aid pupilteacher programs jim thomas goodwood school project trees decorated for needy families by kate gilderdale goodwood while the rela tionship between residents and gravel companies is often strain ed standard aggregates is help ing spread the spirit of goodwill by donating christmas trees to goodwood public school according to kindergarten teacher tessie dempster the company had donated nine trees every christmas for the past seven years they are grown at hortons tree farm in whitchurchstouffville the kindergarten children visit the property and choose the ones they like best when cut the trees are carried or dragged to a nearby hay wagon each classroom receives one tree and the pupils decorate it with great glee the decorations are all handmade some at home and some at school the work takes about two weeks to complete when goodwood school closes for christmas holidays dec 16 the trees are placed outside ready for pickup by needy families in the area theyre usually all gone in about two hours mrs demp ster said for the children who decorate emphasizes the true meaning of them and for the families who christmas amidst an atmosphere receive them this special project of blatant commercialism going strong at age 100 stouffville blanche ruth and freda henderson were pleased to attend an open house recently in honor of their uncle ross henderson of toronto the occasion was his 100th birthday mr henderson is an active member in the congregation of bedford park united church this association goes back 65 years hes been an elder in the church 40 years he was the founder of the mens club born at cherrywood in picker ing his parents mr and mrs john henderson resided at gormley back in the 1920s uncle ross was employed with the ttc for 40 years here- mains active and in good health at the 64th anniversary of bed ford park united church mr henderson was honored by the congregation a citatiofn delivered by arthur langley read in part ross hendersons entire life in his youth his marriage his family his community his work and his church has been an astonishing record of service of giving of helping and caring he assisted the poor the homeless the sick and the dispirited it was a calling for him to seek out those less fortunate than himself and to offer what he could to help how lucky we are that this man so alert so independent so active and so caring should have been spared to continue to inspire us by his example st marks primary kids defy attention span stouffville whats the attention span ofa fouryearold teachers tina lombardi con- suella tabone and judy alkio put the experiment to a test dec 7 when the jr and sr kindergarten children of st marks school held the first of two christmas concerts boys and girls all four and five year olds held their positions throughout the 30minute pro gram with the headliners re maining longer while the backdrop of choir members was assembled ive never seen my son stand so still so long in my life said one amazed mother more than 100 children took part much to the enjoyment of a standing roomonly audience the pianist was dorothy caranci a parent volunteer at the conclusion of the concert a gift of appreciation was presented to mrs caranci by pupil ashley visser due to limited accommodation and the numbers taking part a second program grades 13 will be held wednesday to night at 730pm many of the same parents will be back barbara bodkin the principal said mrs bodkin ex plained that combining the primary classes jr kindergarten to grade 3 would fill the gymnasium beyond capacity as it was some parents arriv ed an hour in advance of the con cert to secure front row scats she said d neighborly notes our thanks the tribune staff wish to thank the executive and members of the stouffville horticultural society for the beautiful poinsettia our newspaper is pleased to support this organization and the work they do the flower show in august has long remained an important community event as well as other activities throughout the year big shoes its hard to imagine markhams st andrews united church without peggy clark leading the choir and playing the organ shes an institution there but all good things must come to an end tim and peg are leaving maikham to take up residence at lon don both will be missed peggy will be honored by the congregation and the community at a farewell gathering sunday dec 18 from 1 to 4 pm this is your invitation live in color whitchurchstouffville has only one representative fran sainsbury on york regional council atthe in augural meeting thurs day mayor sainsbury gave every indication our town would be both heard and seen in the threeyear term ahead fran attended in eyecatching red enhanc ing a rather conservative dress scene of blacks blues and browns the color didnt escape the attention of regional chairman eldred king who suggested mrs sainsbury could be celebrating christmas or the fact shes a liberal he i also drew attention to the fact mayor salisburys an avowed environmentalist vet he said at a time when prohibition of smok ing is a popular trend mrs sainsbury keeps advocating the big pipe by jim thomas ancient paper my thanks to cliff dunkeld william street stouffville for dropping off a copy of the globe dated july i 1867 it was found in excellent condition at a brock landfill site the price of the paper 121 years ago was six dollars a year- or three cents a copy the- lead editorial reads the union of the provinces of canada nova scotia and new brunswick under the new constitution takes ef fect today we heartily con- gratulate our readers on the event and fervently pray that all the blessings an ticipated from the measure by its promoters are fully realized so far as the peo ple of upper canada are coricerned the inaugura tion of the new constitution may well be heartily rcjoyc- edover as the brightest day in their calendar we firmly believe that from this day canada enters on a new and happier career and that a i time of great prosperity and advancement is before us truck found recently a 4 x 4 truck with snbwplow harness at tached was stolen from the whitchurchstouffville garage in town the driver didnt get far it was found mired in the mud at the rear of the sales barn really merry education minister chris ward and durhamyork mpp bill ballinger may receive more christmas cards tfjan any two persons in ontario dozens arc go ing out from st marks catholic school under authorization from the build or bust committee it reads simply seasons greetings the family of st marks school stoufta villcrdont forget vvc still need your continued sap- port for expansion leaf legend i had occasion to drop into maple leaf gardens fri day afternoon while there i looked over the galieryof j toronto stars from yesteryears including the stanley cup greats of 195051 included of course is stouffvilles own bob hassard along with the likes of ted kennedy- harry watson turk broda ai rollins cal gardiner j bill barilko sid smith f howie meeker and danny lewicki quite an honor i short supply despite the lacklustre j showing of the maple leafs this season only grey seats and standingraoin tickets are available and not too many of those the dates of jan 14 montreal and feb- 11 detroit are sold out prices range from 11 to 29 j to the rescue employees within the whitchurchstouffvillei roads and works depart ment do more than cut grass plow snow and spread sand a lot more recently two were called to a house on burkholder street to free a squirrel that had become trapped in a basement drier this they did but not before one of the men was scratched about the face by the unap- prcciative rodent deadend durhamyork mpp biu ballinger drew the loudest laugh at york regions irix augural meeting thcrsf day when he apologized fdr being late until todayi wasnt aware hwy 4mg didnt go all the way to davis drive to which chairman eldred kin replied all the more reason for your govern- ment o complete it