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tribune may 16 1990 p5 more editors mail 1 aid environment dear editor this is an open letter to all your stouffville and uxbridge tribune readers fellow earthlihgs sunday april 22 was every ones mother vday earth day 1990 marking the beginning of a new decade of caring for our common home and source of all life it was a day for each of us to stop talking about the earths troubles and do something posi tive to start solving its problems ourselves here are some ways to either start the process of healing the planet or to honor your own spe- cial sense of connection to moth er earth take a few minutes to adopt an earthfriendly habit for the rest of your life such as reducing the amount of packaging you bring home with the product you really want to use returning cans paper glass plastic and card board to collection sites for even tual remanufacturing into new 30th music mania great dear editor i on behalf of the cast and crew of music mania we would like to thank everyone who supported our 30th show the newspaper coverage was great and the support and cooper ation from our merchants clubs organizations high school staff and custodians and loyal audi ences was terrific we are very grateful music mania provides an excel lent opportunity to become involved in the community new comers are always welcome proceeds from the 1990 show will got to the speech and stroke centre at parkview village the sdss annual award for perform ing arts summitview parent teacher association stouffville united church bunny burtons ultralite machine fund the dan cer society in memory of frank steele and home support ser vices volunteer recognition again thank you to the tribune and thank you to whitchurch- stouffville rick and sandy morreau presidents united church couples club sponsors of music mania products and finding new uses for items youd normally throw away pick up litter from around your yard park or roadside plan a garden and include space for a compost heap that will make vegetable matter into lush organic additives for soil instead of landfill plant a tree i ask children what they are learning about their earth and environment do they have any tips or ideas for you to use talk to someone about earth day and what it means to you build a bird house or feeder check your closet for its natu ral fibre content less manmade fabric is better resolve to buy more cotton or silk items do a roombyrbom inspec tion of your home or office list- ing the hazardous waste materials as you go try to think of alternatives to these products such as water and vinegar to replace window clean er resolve to dispose of these products by calling the toxic taxi in durham region contact your neighbors and organize a collection of house hold hazardous wastes so that the toxic taxi only has to come to one house inform your neighbors that motor oil batteries drain cleaner solvents and paint thinners pesti cides and herbicides should never go to the landfill but should be picked up by the toxic taxi resolve to attend all the information meetings about waste disposal and environmental man agement you can hug a tree kiss the earth chant gm put up a clothesline so you can save on hydro usage as a philosopher once said a journey of a thousand miles beings with one step whatever steps you take to help clean up the environment is a great one you will have made the effort to make a difference and its only when we all live each day with the planets good health in mind that we will ensure a happy healthy future for generations to come lifes a garden dig it yours sincerely julie boerhof evelynn dobie terezka korinek uxbridge town of whitchurchstouffville notice 1990 taxes the second instalment of the 1 990 interim realty taxes are due on or before may 18th 1990 office hours monday thru friday 830 am to 430 pm 6401900 8952423 1 9 civic ave stouffvillerontario box 41 9 l4a 7z6 after hours mail slot east side of building ruth armstrong amct tax collector f stl ip vmmmm mm- 9 1 ti ice cream cakes afy 2 flavours per cake fantastic strawberry raspberry lemon banana grand marriier amaretto hazelnut chocolate vanilla many ftiore also 7 different individual ice cream desserts i taahvu-