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st a fta r rnt mbfmmygcfejfcp biarcvitalization committee member lorctta lavell gives stouffvillc iga owner phil barker a 15minutc critique on how to beautify his store front barker was impressed with the ideas pfwta by joan ransberry putting class back in town stouffvilles iga needs a face lift and store owner phil barker agrees on thursday barker took advantage of a 15minute cri tique of the exterior of his main street business it was carried out by stouf fville resident loretta lavell lavell has an eye for beauty especially streetscaping i want to help put the class back in stouffville said lavell a key member of the business improvement areas bia revi- talization committee as a businessman barker must deal with reality daily the cost of all things including a face lift must be taken into account during the critique lavell pointed out that stouffvilles iga has great potential its a store with character in lavell s eyes a store is a living breathing thing this store has great bones said lavell as well the store has an impressive proof line it has a good facade said lavell lavells advise for the iga is get rid of the large sign and the gray cement planter relocate and replace the garbage bin cover the gray look on the front with a new england green stain alter the look of the outside pop machines add an extra bench hang some flower baskets take the old shudders down clean up- the front door and keep the win dows sparkling clean at all times barker was impressed because lavell is positive it was a painless 15 minutes and the suggestions could be well within reach ill check out what can be done said barker the iga owner is now encour aging his neighbours to join the mission to improve the overall look of the downtown continuity is critical to the overall picture barker and lavell are stressing lavell is offering all downtown merchants a free consultation call 6404523 joan raiisberiy never too old to bowl h from page 1 score and resets the pins while res ident allan last recovers the balls on average eight residents bowl every week each month the bowling scores are tallied to determine the bowler of the month while everyone com petes for the bowler of the year award the man to beat is earl clark named 1997 bowler of the year the 88yearbld is proud the trophy remains with earl said ostroski up until recently ethel stockdalc 99 bowled on a regular basis now she enjoys afternoon bingo said ostroski the greatest challenge for new bowlers is getting use to the light weight ball it all looks very easy to someone watching but with limited strength vision problems and other impair ments the residents fare very well best of all its great fun said ostroski beautification dollars not coming from taxes from page 1 display town colors will be used in flower beds at appro priate sites throughout town including at the munici pal office on civic avenue upgrade of services including street sidewalk cleaning and weed pulling as stouffville continues to grow the downtown will face competition from other areas in york region stressed eric lismanis stouffvilles economic devel opment officer its of the utmost importance that the momentum of this effort continue said lismanis it will defi nitely help improve the economic position of the downtown and will have a rippleout effect for all of whitchurchstouffville in the long term the plan calls for a downtown revi- talization workshop for building owners and bia members concept development of a number of pri vate initiative with building owners and bia mem- bersincluding signage and facade improvements a feasibility costanalysis study will be done regarding the removal of some of the downtown lamp posts the committee is also pinpointing the cost of changing the ballasts to reduce the wattage of the lamp posts to emphasize the importance of getting input from the entire communitya survey is being done people are being asked to come up with three ideas on how to improve the downtown core local mayor wayne emmerson said the plan is workable quite affordable and appears to be wel comed by all armed with a modest budget including 15000 from the town the committee under the direction of lavell is doing a wonderful job said emmerson it is time that the town and the residents of whitchurchstouffville work together to enhance our downtown core and support all our local businesses- we now need to rejuvenate and renew an important part of our community said emmerson the towns portion of the money comes from the recent sale of a parcel of land owned by the local hydro utility so its not coming out of the residents tax dollars said emmerson lady luck wins 16k pot joan ransberry staff reporter march 4 is daisy rudds lucky day on wednesday the uxbridge woman celebrated her 54th wedding anniversary by going to casino rama with husband ted while the couple didnt win any money while playing the slot machines they had fun after the trip to orillia ted drove daisy to stouffvilles country mar ket to play bingo there she won 16234 its amazing said daisy its my wedding anniversary ive had 54 years of wedded bliss and now i hit the superstar jackpot it was the best day ever in the spirit of friendship daisy is sharing her win with friend and bingo partner jean munro we always share said daisy in the superstar bingo daisy completed for the jackpot against thousands of others playing at halls across ontario through a computer network superstar bingos offer guaranteed minimum jackpots of 25000 seven days aweck at about 200 participat ing bingo halls in ontario introduced a year ago superstar bingo is a joint effort of charities bingo hall operators and the ontario government its estimated that in the first year the provincewide bingo will gener ate about 100 million forty per cent of the sale is returned to players in the way of prizes charities pick up 22 per cent the bingo hall gets 1 2 per cent the ontario government takes 13 per cent while the remain ing seven per cent goes to operating costs explains laura gannon man ager of the stouffville bingo gannon and market manager rob shannon are thrilled to have a wink ner in the local area overall bingo is proving to be a very popular pass time for people- living in and around stouffville the local bingo not only provides entertainment for many it generates money for charities shannon said charity bingos at the 10th line mill street resident daisy rudd receives a congratulatory kiss from hus band ted daisy won 16000 playing bingo at the stouffvillc flea mar ket- pwia by mike ruta its great one of our people win this niuch said shannon the country markets regular bin gos attracts 130 people on monday wednesday and friday while 150 attend saturday and sunday the days pot ranges from 3000 to 4400 shannon stressed once a month the local bingo hall offers a 100000 prize about 300 avid bingo players are expected to attend the next one is on march 17 on st patricks day said shan non establishment benefits whitchurch- 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