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serving whitchurchstonhville uxbridge area vol 102 no 1 a metroland community newspaper wednesday january 4 1989 cquntrye flyme isrealtyltd country 5435 property jquu umytim specialist jirfages 50 cents kennedy fund over 26000 and climbing bv kate gilderdalb stouffville the ernie kennedy fund exceeds 26000 and climbing at last report the figure totall ed 2610062 donations are still being received at the imperial bank of commerce and scotia bank main street stouffville fund organizers frank busato paul ramer and ed macaloney have also been going doortodoor incredible is the way dianne stouffville a program unique to stouffville will be in troduced to the grade 6 students of st marks catholic school and summitview public school jan 11 its called vi p this stands for values influence and peers the hosts are york region board of education and the york region police department so far 70 elementary and separate schools are involved across york region with participation by up to 12 police officers pc wayne snooks is the liasson constable here the program is provincewide in scope so that mothers and fathers are aware of whats involved a parentsonly meeting is planned for wednesday tonight at st marks at 8 pm its for grade 6 classes only constable snooks stressed with on ly pupils from st marks and summitview involved traffic lights at no town cost stouffville automatic traffic lights are being installed at the intersection of main street west and palmwood gate theyre not costing the town a cent the expense estimated at 75000 will be covered in full by cable tech co ltd and mcneil pharmaceutical canada ltd the management of both firms see the lights as a necessity to im prove access to and exit from their plants suggestions of an offduty police constable or staggered working hours were rejected it was originally hoped to have the lights in place by christmas town engineer paul whitehouse told the tribune the time schedule has since been postpon ed to midjanuary he said the town he explained still plans to proceed with the erection of traffic lights at the intersection of winona drive and main west and the relocation of lights from middowntown to the intersection of main market and mill streets these projects will be completed this year mr whitehouse promised injured a cedar valley area man suffered a badly injured left hand thursday when it was caught up in a conveyor at the newtonbrook block supply co ltd plant rr 1 gormley kenzie lloyd 50 is a pa tient in toronto general hospital two fingers were crush ed one finger was broken and part of a thumb had to be amputated kennedy ernies wife describes support the neighbors have been real ly helpful friends have taken heather and karen out different days and keeping them busy barb hie has been fantastic she and merv have been driving me back and forth to hospital every day mr kennedy 42 tenth line south lost both arms in a tragic accident dec- 13 at lee sand and gravel co pit ninth line north hes a patient in toronto general hospital were taking it a day at a time dianne stated she described her husband as im proving daily and in good spirits formal therapy hasnt yet begun mrs kennedy said but its been discussed because veins were removed from his legs during unsuccessful reattachment surgery therapy is also required to get him walking again she explained dianne praised the kindness of century limousine service of ballantrae they transported the kennedy family to and from hospital christmas day the girls were really tickl ed she said five additional round trips have been offered all free of charge were still getting used to be ing on the receiving end of such generosity diynne continued weve always enjoyed helping others now everyones helping us were overwhelmed dianne hasnt missed a day at hospital she arrives around ten in the morning and stays until six at night i give him his lunch and do whatever i can she says shes also learning how best to cope once ernie comes home meanwhile the outpouring of community concern continues with various fundraising events planned mark forrester a full- time firefighter at markham and a volunteer with stouffville is hosting a benefit dance jan 27 at the ballantrae community cen tre the majority of tickets were sold days after the announce ment but a few are being held in reserve for close family friends town businessman making good recovery stouffville it was in deed a happy new year for don and gina jackson and family stuart street stouffville don spent the weekend at home obtaining a temporary release from sunnybrook hospital following amputation of his lower left leg don coowner of stouffville travel main street west suf fered the injury when he fell six storeys from a hotel balcony in porte of spain trinidad when don answered the phone from his hospital bed at sun nybrook he announced himself as cactus jack thats what my friends have been calling me lately he chuckled explaining how a cac tus tree broke his fall instead of feeling sorry for himself dons just happy to be alive losing my leg is small potatoes compared to losing my life he states last thursday don was transferred to st johns con valescent hospital where hell be fitted with an artificial limb therapy will then begin physicians attribute his quick recovery to a positive attitude i have a wonderful wife and family a lot to be thankful for don claims the experience he says has brought him closer to god ive been through a lot he admits at one point he was cer tain all was over don hopes to complete his treatments at st johns as an outpatient he plans to drive back and forth both don and gina have been overwhelmed by an outpouring of support from the community we want to say thanks to our many friends i hope to be home by midjanuary im in good spirits don claims gina says her husbands anx ious to again get back behind the desk and resume regular duties as before plan for festival stouffville nothing would seem more remote than july activities in january however strawberry festival chairman gary fisher is already thinking six months ahead towards whitchurchstouffvilles biggest annual event were going with all the suc cessful activities of last year gary explains plus additional at tractions for seniors for the kids skateboard and bmx competitions are likely as treasurer of the york- durham railway club gary hopes to offer childrens rides on the same steam engine featured in decembers santa claus parade the site of the old arena would be ideal he says garys anxious for new ideas hell welcome these when the festival committee holds its first monthly meeting at 730 pm wed jan 11 at the rec centre native resident stouffville service was held tuesday from the oneill funeral home stouffville for gertrude lillian byer following her passing dec 29 at parkview home she was 93 mrs byer the former gertie kendrick was born at lot 31 cone 6 19th avenue markham a member of a well- known pioneer family mrs byer and her husband the late nelson bver lived at 188 main street east stouffville near summitview school she was extremely alert despite her advanced years and possessed a keen sense of humor surviving is one son harry brown of woifville one daughter margaret holder of london four grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren spring interment will be made at stouff- ville cemetery most merchants report good christmas sales house saved christmas visitors page a5 vandorf when sandra cahill heard loud pounding on the front door of the familys west park boulevard home wednes day she was too frightened to respond only the warning of firefire prompted her to react she then learned the attached garage was ablaze painters manuel oliveira and son rick working on a new house across the road saw the smoke and flames they warned the owner my wife was too afraid to let them in husband chris cahill told the tribune he said sandra and son matthew 5 were unaware of the fire the aurora and whitchurch- stouffville fire departments despatched seven units to the scene their quick response plus a fire wall between the garage and house prevented the flames from spreading the garage was destroyed and the adjoining laundry room suf fered smoke and water damage the cahill family moved to blue spruce estates vandorf in june 1987 by kate gildkrimle stouffville stouffville merchants were generally pleas ed with christmas business a tribune survey revealed absolutely fantastic said john lord of john lords books the best christmas ive ever had bev arnold of the snowbird reported a definite upswing in sales over the same period last year when the store was new to town we welcomed many from out- oftown as well as from in town sandra stronach of freckles said a number she said are returning on a regular basis we had a good year she concluded irene kubica of graylane boutique said were quite happy tom thomson reported sales at the villager up over last year but josephines softer than usual thomas a specialty tea coffee and gourmet foods store has been a decided success he claims things were really jumping over christmas he said were happy replied sam orlovzki of jardine jewellery electronics and more at stouf fville place mall enjoyed ex cellent christmas sales zainab ahmed told the tribune wat ches and remote control cars were especially popular and not just with children he stated christmas week was fan tastic replied carol thirgood at house of linen also in stouffville place mall luigi gatti owner of dapper man said business wasnt too bad he expects an improve- ment in 1989 weve only been here two months he explained colleen steward of wheels entertainment described business as booming we did very well she smiled unique gifts stouffville staff members at the tribune and the markham economist sun were pleased to receive unexpected christmas gifts courtesy john g roberts art teacher at stouff ville dist secondary school sketch prints of main street expertly done by mr roberts depict stouffvillcs downtown back in the 1920s the tribune of fice is plainly visible with the sign highlighted in yellow mr roberts gifts treasured by members of staff is his way of showing appreciation for- inclu sion in the stouffville magazine published by the tribune- economist sun last spring mr roberts and three other renowned artists will display some of their more recent works at the john b aird gallery 900 bay street macdonald block main floor toronto beginning jan 5 and continuing through jan 28 mr roberts will per sonally attend the show thurs day from 6 to 9 pm h