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st weekender saturday march 14 1998 p5 closing letters dear editor latcham gallery to be or not to be the spiritual health of our community seems to be a subject given little thought in our town these days with total disre gard for the wishes of fellow residents with complete disrespect for thousands of hours of volunteerism and in absolute ignorance of the loss to our community the board of the whitchurchstouffville public library is attempting to stop the operations of latcham gallery given the task of caretaking and advocating for the facility with only a few weeks expe rience to their credit they are disman tling a program which has enriched our town for the past 19 years the agenda item at last tuesdays meeting was listed as setting a date for a public meeting regarding the future of the gallery the real agenda was close the gallery the behaviour of the library board as representatives of the public was dis graceful the motion was preplanned and obviously discussed beforehand i asked to speak in defense of the gallery offering to share facts history hopes for the future i was interrupted and thanked for my passion my pleas fell on deaf ears their minds were closed tighter than a steel trap when informed that signed contracts existed with artists for exhibitions through into 1999 their con cern was forthe legal implications only artists having received a commitment whether legally binding or not have a right to a moral commitment as well this would be called integrity by those who understand the definition of the word but integrity also seems to have vacated the premises this motion by the board has the back ing of town council what does this say about the moral code of our elected rep resentatives is this decision in the towns best interests you may not personally understand or reap the benefits of the gallery program but you may agree that a community needs balance in what it offers its residents in leisure activity with approximately 6000 visitors last year have you considered the economic impact to main st businesses have you checked with staff at stouffville district secondary school to see how many stu dents in last years graduating class went on to further education in the arts has your child ever been enriched during a school visit or a saturday morning art class do you believe that culture is worth supporting with your municipal taxes if your answer is yes to any of these questions please tell your elected repre sentative lets hope there are minds and ears open enough to hear you sharon maude former board member whitchurchstouffville public library latcham gallery volunteer l master myungs taekwondo academy classes 7 days a week men women children olympic weight room showers lockers olympic safety mats canadian national team trainer 95 96 97 98 wtf taekwondo association of canada tournament committee vicechairman master myung 6th degree black belt master instructor learn from a world renowned master instructor former korean junior adult military champion former body guard of the korean president demonstrated on cbc sportsweekend ctv citytv and many more ontario taekwondo team manager oil special program will improve your child in these areas sclf esteem higher mental concentration physical coordination perserverance self defence develop a yes i can attitude give your child a brighter future unionville t ui 16th avenue n z hwy7 s a o o 5 8261 woodbine illimlfllii above si alive well 9054775100 8261 woodbine ave southofhwy7 markham t n x i 114andi erson 16thave hwy7 9054715205 114 anderson ave unit 7 north of 16th ave east of hwy 48 dont pay that traffic c t traffic ticket experts is staffed by expoice officers who will act as your agent in j nt court defending all traffic tickets speeding accidents careless impaired etc x call for free consultation guaranteed service experts 905 9403000 4418 hwy 7 east unionville we win oi it free r j