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the tribune thursday may 22 1997 p 3 forest not in jeopardy from page 1 public meeting was in order leonard munt the regions forestry coordinator explained that the ministry of natural resources recently decided to discontinue its maintenance pro gram the forest itself is in the process of being renego tiated said munt the region has agreed to pick up the trail mainte nance costs which are approximately 28000 per year explained munt the region has been assisting the ministry of nat ural resources for several years now said munt the only unresolved issue is the matter of the past management debt the debt said munt has been accumulating since 1924 and is now approximately 387000 munt isnt too worried about the debt reporting that the forest has generated around 50000 per year between the years of 1988 and 1995 the forest through logging revenues could possi bly repay the debt over a 20year period the local residents were relieved to learn that the forest is not in jeopardy said alden the forests have provided a great deal of pleasure to nature buffs for decades he added ballantrae carnival saturday this saturday may 24 ballantrae public school is hosting their annual spring carnival from 10 am to 3 pm visitorswill experience carnival games clowns raffles and great food proceeds will help purchase computer software for the school for information call allison at 6428697 gift of music the stouffville district secondary school music night marked the occasion of a special gift from the stouffville lions the local club donated a piano to the high school and music teacher paul grassi was first to sit down and play a tune around the instrument are music teacher doug walker lion brian blenkhorn sdss principal rod leonard lions ton winters mel gornick and dave barthau photo by lori emmerson friday auction supports railway kate gilderdale correspondent from furniture to folk art the yorkdurham her itage railways fantastic auction has something to appeal to everyone taking place 6 pm tomorrow at phoenix auc tion barn on davis drive at durham rd 1 the event is being held to raise money for the railway which resumed operations last weekend awardwinning auction eer gary hill is providing his expertise and local individuals and businesses have donated manyof the items which will be on the block among the many dona tions are 0t two prints by stouf fville artist james bessey a brand new eightfoot by 12foot beige area rug from cascade carpets six gallons of paint from inside out decorat ing it an antique bathtub bunk beds ft a guitar crosscountry skis a chesterfield chairs coffee tables a computer a desk custommade one of a kind pieces include elaine flanagans beautiful folk art floor mat with a railway theme and stained glass art by sharon kinsman all proceeds from the auction go to ydhra so come on out for a fun evening and a chance to bid on some great items watch for these flyers on thursday may 22 1997 sears 2 day power sale zellers v canadian tire stouffville ringwood electronics selected areas only were first in distribution weve delivered 18385500 flyers door-to- door so far this year if you would like your flyers delivered by the best please call arlene maddock at 64021 00 the tribute attention flyer advertisers we can deliver your flyers or as little as 35 cents apiece in markham unionville milliken stouffville uxbridge claremont oicksdh hill locust hill gormley goodwood victoria square brougham hagerman corners box grove cedar grove buttonville sandford leaskdale greenbank udora sunderland zephyr ashbum cannington and all adjacent rural route areas we can deliver your flyers using the most up to date market demographics including census tract lifestyles fsa neighbourhoods etc call us to discuss your needs we can deliver on the day you want to the area you want any quantity up to 50150 for distribution inquiries call stouffville 905 6402100 or fax 905 6405477