Ontario Community Newspapers

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), January 29, 1997, p. 1

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w hitch u re h stout f v i he public library buy any tuna myjil 111 soup and receive a free small coffee or pop 435 plus tax dainty donuts deli 18 rjngwood drive stouffville i y money concepts rrsps cau 6424540 6132 main stieei stouffvihc fo im sap 4 w m ice fishing xjjrainia local youngster dad caught on lake simcoe ode to the haggis sheila mcleod gives the address to the haggis during robbie burns celebrations saturday night at the earl of whitchurch photo cheryl johnson by joan ransberry staff reporter the biggest rescue in ontarios history was the subject of show- andtell in a grade 2 class at a stouffville school monday morn ing amy morrison had a story to tell and a wad of newspaper clip pings to show her class the seven year old along with her firefighter father wayne morri son were among hundreds of people forced to abandon their fishing and flee lake simcoe after high winds caused giant cracks to form on the ice over the weekend the 300000 militarycivilian rescue operation was still being carried out at press time about 300 people were airlifted by eight helicopters on saturday night stouffviiles amy morrison centre had a quite a story for her sum- mitview public school classmates at showandtell monday morn ing she was among hundreds of people caught on lake simcoe when the ice cracked saturday photosteve somerville meanwhile a few remained trapped on mon day stouffville men to help ugandan orphans by joan ransberry staff reporter babies in need have tugged at the heart strings so much that seven stouf fville men have opted to leave their fam ilies travel thousands of miles work long days and risk their own health to help in midfebruary the local men will arrive in uganda to take part in a three- week housing construction project designed specifically for children orphaned because aids has killed their parents the stouffville men will work nine hours a day the project involving shel terstyle homes is located in kampala the central african countrys capital ugandas 13 million people live in an area half the size of saskatchewan uganda leads the world in the highest number of aids cases michael mels local group spokesman pointed out please see page 2 michael mels steve attack jon winters morgan hickman and laurie adrian are among seven stouffville men who will help orphans in uganda photolori emmerson the morrisons got out on their own steam at about 3 pm just before the airlift got underway amy and her father wayne were alerted to danger when a group of fishermen pulling a boat arrived at their fishing spot the situation was assessed and the two parties decided to stick together one leading the other they took a longer but safer route to safety we drove the fourwheel four miles out of our way following the crack line said morrison i was wearing a floatation suit but i was worried because my daughter was with me after watching the rescue from shore for a few minutes amy headed home to stouf fville donna morrison amys mother said her husband reported to work at the markham firehall while amy confessed to mommy that she was a bit frightened by the ordeal amy said she cried when she was on the ice she kept a scarf over her face so her dad wouldnt see the tears said donna auto mnnomn tire centre hours monday friday 800 am 800 pm saturday 800 am 500 pm sunday closed service manager bruce mackenzie 6405050 retail store hours monday friday 830 am 900 pm saturday 830 am 600 pm sunday 1030 am 400 pm store manager robert van bemmel 5945 main street stouffville 6405800 sss

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