sso 172bullock drive unit 31 markham 4z18660 stoujftiilie weekender z flnancial se s vc s lite bed choice l jfete term gic 1 yr 3800 3 yr 4800 5 yr 5875 rates subject to change gks brsps mutual rinds life insurance annuities rfilfs tax prerwwnon mortgages 137mainsln markham 471 2311 vol 12 no 44 a metroland community newspaper saturday november 2 19 52 pages 50 4yptus3 latcham gallery to go it alone by joan ransberry staff reporter divorce action between the latcham gallery and the local library boardls under way the tribune has learned amove to look into having the art gallery located in the library complex stand on its own was officially taken wednesday night a committee chairman has confirmed sharon maude chairman of the latcham gallery art com mittee said a task force has been set up to explore the fea sibility of having the 17-year- old gallery separate itself from the local library board to become an independent entity the library board has given the art committee the mandate to proceed of the eight mem ber task force committee two will be art committee mem bers while six will come from jag says hell run again b by mike adler staff reporter mim luria elected as a lib- v tit- 1 t e minister jean se see page the community at large the library board will pick the members a number of options includ ing if the 1100foot art gallery can function financially inde pendent of the library andor town- are beingexplored since several galleries in ontario have gone indepen dent the committee will approach some to find out how its done and how its going stressed maude the ontario association of art galleries will also be contacted for infor mation and advice independence could mean the gallery would be more proactive in the community said maude the committee will also look please see page 3 to i 3ce cuts the sharp edge of the provincial axe is expected to fall on libraries across ontario including here in wwtchurchstoufryille if the province puts a stop to library funding it could mean members of the public will pay please see page 3 erin wins her fight with city hall we have a winner regan crawley and matthew douris have the scariest house in stouffville tribune judges have decided with the help of their children raina and anne the 10th line couple came up with the scariest house around on halloween for their efforts they win the 50 prize from the tribune photobruce stapley by joan ransberry staff reporter a stouffville kinder garten student has proven that you can indeed beat city hall in early august four- yearold erin patricia chapman of stouffville was shocked when she was denied a library card from the stouffville public library the reason given erin wasnt old enough to be a cardcarrying member of the library erin was told to come back when she reached the age of 7 instead of waiting three years to qualify for a card erin charged the library with age discrimination an independent reader with an advanced com mand of the english lan- please see page 3 erin chapman 4 was granted her own library card after the whitchurchstouffville library board revoked their rule that chil dren under age 7 could not have their own card photosteve somerville v t-