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p4 tttejrj b12netj0esdayseptember t61 997 st the tribune tuesday september 16 1997 vol 109 no 57 comment nions send your letters to the editor to the address below m editorial we did it for terry terry would be proud generous and publicspirited resi dents of stouffville and uxbridge made this years terry fox run the best ever in both communities stouffvilles annual fundraiser to fight cancer boasted 563 participants well up from last years 480 participants just as important they raised more money than last year some 28667 as compared to 25000 raised in 1996 in uxbridge there were about the same number of partici pants in this years terry fox run as compared to 1 996 but they raised a staggering 22 per cent more more than 15350 was pledged with 4400 of that from one family the davis family who participated in memory of their grandfather another participant who deserves acco lades is 78yearold ollie barton who walked the entire route to singlehandedly raise more than 2400 mention must also be made of the local run organizers and volunteers behind the scene theres no way stouffville and uxbridge runs could consistently be more successful without their hard work and selfless donation of time and energy its this kind of commitment to the cause which would have made canadian hero terry fox proud were he alive today yet his spirit is alive resurrected every year on one day in september when canadians and people around the world put his vision and commitment into action and raise money to fight a dreaded disease which touches so many lives as his brother darrell fox national director of the annual run said sunday at a toronto run site which he and his fami ly walked terrys message was to fight never to give up and have hope thanks to all who believe in that message searching for perfect place for golf trophy the accolades just keep pouring in for mr wallethead first he makes the cut as athlete of the week in the tribune for his self less devotion to the great game of golf next he returns victorious from a tour nament in lake placid clutching a gold plastic trophy awarded for his prowess on the playing fields of north america thrilled though i am to learn of his accomplishment i find myself faced with a dilemma when it comes to accommodating the statuette with which we have been saddled in ack nowledgment of his sterling efforts i am presently considering several options when my son moved to the mean streets of toronto in july he somehow persuaded his father unbeknownst to me engaged as i was in a winetasting tour of france to part with my most precious artistic treasure an eye catching bust of elvis mr walletheads unseemly haste in acquiescing to malcolms request left a gap not only in my life but also on the plinth where the kings likeness had hitherto held court on the other hand its departure made available a possible perch for our new acquisition the case against this rather visible venue is that not everybody may realize i am being wit tily ironic indeed some people may even imag ine that i have taken a shine to our gaudy golfer and wh6re will that leave my image in the critical eyes of the martha stewart set my next thought was to mount the shiny clubwielding athleteonacup on the hood of my historic tercel wagon thus creating a fitting mar riage of questionable taste the rust- ingout wheel rims standing out in stark contrast tothe sheen of genuine kates corner kate gilderdale gold substitute besides knocking off hood ornaments is a popular leisure time activity in some circles fortunately my family has been slow to embrace the sporting life with its attendant accumulation of trophies nonetheless we have acquired a few gongs figurines and other less-than- lovely tributes to our involvement in various pursuits over the years we even have medals for soccer awarded to our children many moons ago at the end of a dismal season in which their team having lost all year somehow contrived to win the final game the medals are about somewhere in a safe place in company with a slew of red felt academic awards but none of the above compares with mr wallet- heads contribution to immortality which is residing on the toilet tank in the downstairs washroom while i con sider its future at least i finally understand what vince lombardi meant when he made his famous assertion winning isnt everything its the only thing theres a time and a place for everything its been a busy week were being asked to fire the queen get rid of land mines and save the children federal industry minister john manley and another federal cabinet minister are playing copy cat last year uxbridge mp alex shepherd ruffled a few feathers when he sug gested we turf the queen along with the rest of her family at the time fel low grits were quick to douse the fire fearing it could spark yet another cri sis since we were busy with the que bec issue we had no time to hate the queen one pending civil war at a time thank you its apparent sleeping dogs dont lie the former uxbridge and now durham mp was noticed this past weekend in vancouver manley said canada should cut all ties with the monarchy before the british beat them to it one of the good things about the liberals is theyre not good at muz zling themselves a few months after shepherd recommended we change the relationship between the monar chy and canada immigration and citizenship minister lucienne robil- lard said shed like to modernize the canadian oath of allegiance possibly off the record joan ransberry by dropping all reference to the queen heres my take on all this theres a time and place for everything tak ing into account the recent death of diana the princess of wales this is neither the time nor the place for this the move to destroy canadas stockpile of antipersonnel land mines is getting support from stouffville the christian blind mission reminds us all that land mines kill or injure 26000 people each year as well land mines render land unusable drain vulnerable econ omies and strain the resources of humanitarian groups which assist the victims already some 110 million devices are buried in 64 countries another 100 million land mines lie in stock ready for use again theres a time and a place for everything since land mines were on dianas agenda this is the time to take up the cause i commend the christian blind mis sion for joining this most important of causes its obvious this local organi zation knows the value of preventive measures and is willing to help pre vent unnecessary disabilities through out the developing world the day of the child celebrated around the world will be marked in stouffville and uxbridge oct 5 the united nations in partnership with the bahais is setting the wheels in motion to mark this very special day here on the homefront a day of the child conference will be held at latcham hall in stouffville on oct 5 from 2 to 5 pm its free and open to every resident of stouffville and uxbridge doctor farzad katirai event spokesman points out that the local bahais in conjunction with the un have put together an impressive line up of speakers this conference will be well worth attending as it gives us a chance to learn more about our most precious resource our children the princess of wales reminded us that children always have a place and the time is always now a ssnniiins t 5 s i i s i il i stouffville tribune am unity patricia pappas publisher andrew mair editorinchief julie caspersen editor debra weller director of advertising mike rogerson retail advertising manager stacey allen classified manager barry goodyear director of distribution vivian oneil business manager pamela nichols operations manager about us news 905 6402100 tk retail sales isi 905 6402100 classifieds 905 6402874 distribution 905 6402100 thetribistarca 6244 main st stouffville ont l4a1e2 3 the stouftville bum- pub- motroland pruning publishing and distribution group of commu- y newspaper vwfiscb incloses t aj axpickering wewvsvwtuctvs tston 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