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ewellers 5 man st wstoutfvte 640hoko serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area cquntrye flyme realtyltd vol 132 no 52 country property specialist 643sssq johmwhttau a metrbland community newspaper hum mbibb wednesday december 21 1988 tart pages 50 cents- establish trust fund for family by jim thomas stouffville a trust fund in aid of ernie kennedy and family tenth line south has been set up at the canadian im perial bank of commerce main street stouffville a similar ac count has been established at the bank of nova scotia spearheading the drive are frank busato paul raymer and ed macaloney the three men responded quickly when news was received all help truckers hauling out of both lee sand and gravel and the neighboring chefero pit ninth line north have contributed more than 2000 to the er nie kennedy fund at lees each of thirty drivers took single loads friday waiving all charges at cheferos truck operators contributions were matched by brothers fred gus and tony chefero you dont know how good these guys are com mented connie hess of the lee office staff she said drivers to a man willingly offered their vehicles rw it was their idea she said a sign posted inside the weighin depot read if you wish to draw a load for ernie and his family see connie the response connie said was marvellous of last weeks tragedy mr ken nedy 42 a 15year employee with the firm of lee sand and gravel ltd rr 2 stouffville lost both arms dec 13 in an accident in volving a pit site conveyor a team of surgeons reattached both limbs in an 18hour opera tion at toronto general hospital however the surgery proved un successful and they had to be removed mr kennedy is well known in town wife diane has been an ac tive leader in the stouffville brownies daughters heather and karen are pupils at orchard park school the response so far has been tremendous mr busato said the neighbors are all pitching in the committee hopes to raise in excess of 25000 deputy fire chief murray em- merson was one of the first at the accident scene he was joined by capt paul stover and other volunteers emmerson praised the teamwork involved including assistance rendered by am bulance operators scott andrews and perry shean the arms emmerson said were packed in snow and rushed to uxbridge hospital in the departments fire response vehi cle george wilson another department volunteer drove the ambulance we do a lot ot training with respect to such emergencies deputy chief emmerson said later still you keep wondering if youre doing the right thing it was a shock to all of us emmerson said weather condi tions at the time couldnt have been worse the air ambulance requested from buttonville couldnt get off the ground vx5 ouffvillewas one of thirty truckers mervin hie spring ptree- to haul le lee sand and gravel co pit fri- caise- money for erniekennedv andvfajnily tenth line south mr kennedy lost both arms in a tragic accident rdec13 a trust fund has been established at the bank of com amerce and the bank of nova scotia stouffville jim thomas patrick motors ltd irm so stouffville patrick motors ltd main street west stouf fville has been sold the purchaser is bryan rowntree current owneroperator of golden mile chevroletoldsmobile ltd and several other dealer ships son scott will serve as president the transaction was finalized monday it was june 13 1955 that neil patrick purchased the gm fran chise from ethel mole of stouffville he operated out of a site at main west and ninth line south until jan 1 1967 when the present service centre was opened son ken joined his father 25 years ago hes been the firms general manager 3lit the corapahx jta vehicles each year the lease fleet numbers 270 neils been active iri the community hes afdrmer trustee on the high school board and retains his association with both richardson masonic lodge and the lions club ken belongs to the kinsmen club both will remain in town i hope to do some of the things i havent been able to do neh told the tribunelon tuesday he and wife ev left on a holiday trip to the west coast where theyll visit daughter lyn and famiiy worst day of my says veteran firefi by bruce staplev stouffville for garage mechanic george wilson a fire alarm call dec 13 sounded pretty routine a badly cut hand was the in itial report the conclusion two severed arms george described it as the island lake rising whitchurch island lakes on the rise and no one knows the reason why this body of water is located on the boundary between whitchurchstouffville and uxbridge the region of durham has ordered a hydrogeological study to learn the cause arrive at possi ble solutions ward 1 councillor margot mar shall has voiced strong opposition to great sums of money being spent on investigations she described such projects as bot tomless wells the problem was introduced at a meeting dec 13 councillor ron robb claims evergreen estates should sub sidize the cost since the problem came to the fore after this development was proposed mayor fran sainsbury ex pressed concern for the archie paterson family the water she said was now within three meters of their home council will decide if they should share durhams study- costs a portion of the island lake community is located in ux bridge and a part in whitchurch- stouffville worst day of his life it was not until he and other volunteers arrived at the acci dent scene that the seriousness of the injury was revealed even then george didnt recognize the victim i noticed one arm missing then i pulled the covers back and saw the other arm was off too he said then he recognized the worker ive known ernie since he was a kid its hard holding yourself together when you know the per son said the fire brigade veteran of 28 years ernie he said was in great pain the severed arms were placed in a bag and covered with snow while attendants worked with the patient george drove the am bulance to uxbridge hospital a helicopter was requested out of buttonville but couldnt get off the ground due to heavy snow george could recall only one sartb galljeftlf absfisanah c auiasr christmas concert jfntjnomas a great lady hundreds mourn teachers death life ghter other incident of equal severity but the personal impact this time was much greater because it was someone i knew he explained knowing the person makes it tougher youre never prepared for something like this he said other volunteers felt much the same in this business youre sup posed to be ready for anything he concluded but this one was really rough stouffville the sanc tuary of stouffville united church was filled sunday as family friends and relatives paid their respects to the memory of catharine kay dowswell formerly of stouffville and more recently toronto mrs dowswell the former kay williamson died in a fall from her apartment balcony thursday her death came as a shock to those in town who had grown up with her or had come to know her through various associations kays life touched people of all ages she was a respected teacher on the staff of summit- view and orchard park public schools and st marks catholic school she returned to summitview a second time and served as librarian there prior to retirement a plaque in the hallway bears her name kay was a pillar of strength in the congregation of the united church she sang in the choir and assisted in the sunday school while a resident here she en joyed her association with music mania she assisted with set design and in specialty numbers one year she served as director kay was proud of her family she spoke of them often hus band roy and daughter ellen both of toronto son stephen in vancouver and grandchildren sheldon and benjamin she maintained close contact with her mother mrs mabel william- son parkview village stouffville kay suffered from arthritis she had undergone several mixup in mail stouffville dennis trudel hwy 47 rr 2 stouff ville received a piece of mail dec 19 that was sent out dec 9 another family by the same name at musselmans lake con tinually receives his mail and he receives theirs somehow a piece of mr trudels mail ended up at the stouffville pentecostal church i dont know where else to turn mr trudel noted in talk ing to the tribune he said hed taken his com plaint to the post office but each time talked to a different person postmaster gary fisher prais ed the courier on rr 2 stouff ville claiming she has a beautiful system that tends to eliminate error its one of the best routes we have he said the mail we get is what the homeowner gets he stated mr fisher noted that problems can occur during the christmas rush when mail deliveries are much heavier than normal operations with only minimal relief death came as an escape from what seemed an unbearable existence said rev wayne reed sunday she was loved by all those she touched the gather ing here today is evidence of this mourners including former teachers students church and music mania associates representing a crosssection of the community in lieu of flowers donations were received by the oneill funeral home for the arthritis society seriously injured in fall stouffville dtfn jackson stuart street stouff ville owes his life to a cactus tree mr jackson owneroperator of stouffville travel fell six storeys from a hotel balcony in porte of spain trinidad the tree cushioned his fall he suffered a crushed left leg a broken right leg and several fractured ribs hes a patient ip sunnybrook hospital airlifted there by ambulance despatched out of washington a doctor and nurse were on board gina jackson dons wife com pared the height of the balcony tg the top of scarborough bluffs she said physicians at sun nybrook are amazed he wasnt killed she described the sunnybroolf medical staff as jus wonderful business friends and neighbors have been very kind as well she said mrs jackson said her husband is now fully alert and completely resigned to whatever permanent damage may result please give page a4 editor beaned page a5 peace program page a8