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stouffville suntribune thursday june 23 2005 3 stouffville says by hannelore volpe how could the use of cars and lawnmowers be reduced on smog days asked at sobeys in stouffville marg silman the- use of lawnmowers absolutely should be banned limiting car use is harder in rural areas because there is not much transportation nancy hjfc silman j t j promote car pooling i would like to see the city of toronto work out something with the province to dedicate bus lanes on the 401 for people travellingacross the city helen kaliciak increased go train service would be one answer especially for people commuting into the city i found the go train a com fortable relaxing way to ride jeff harman the answer would be a mix of government incentives along with public education as to the benefits of conservation staff photosjoerd witteveen after 16 years as an auctioneer tom clarkson has sold more items than he can remember mr clarkson has been named entrepreneur of the year by the whitchimhstouffville chamber of commerce- going once going twice chamber award goes to tom by joan ransberry staff writer second in a series of articles on the 2005 whitchurch- stouffville chamber of commerce business award win ners going once going twice sold rolls off the auctioneers tongue tom clarkson of clarksons auctions doesnt know how many times hes said it its too many to count in 1989 tom clarkson left stouffville and reported to the southwestern ontario school of auctioneering seven days later he graduated a fully qualified auctioneer to finetune the unique auctioneer call it took practise practise and more practise mr clarkson opened his auction business soon after graduating and hes never looked back its the hardest and the best job ive ever had he said mr clarkson and his family have worked especially hard over the past 16 years clarkson auctions recently received the business entrepreneur of the year award from the whitchurchstouffville chamber of commerce you dont think about win- not all situations are happy ones it may be a parents estate or disposing of items from a family separation tom clarkson clarkson auctions ning awards mr clarkson said you just do the job ill do it as long as i have my health while clarkson auctions specializes in antiques estate household and consignment selling the business has done just about every other type of auctions including farm industrial and bankruptcy it is indeed a family busi ness mr clarksons wife linda runs the cash and data input service son andrew 19 is the backup auctioneer and has been auctioneering for four years son michelle 16 and daugh ter emily 12 act as holders at the auctions which are held in rental halls including the ballantrae community centre also on staff are sandra devenport and earl rowe i have full family support and an excellent staff mr clarkson said emotions often run high when dealing with auctions not all situations are happy ones mr clarkson said it may be a parents estate or dis posing of items from a family separation we work with clients on a regular basis who are breaking up fond memories and the contents of what was once their happy home some clients prefer not to attend the auction while others wouldnt miss the event for the world theyll take a frontrow seat and get a thrill out of it mr clarkson said the auction business is very competitive with about 400 auctioneers in ontario within a 20 mile radius there must be 20 auctioneers mr clarkson said clarkson auctions conduct about 40 auctions a year most of the business comes from whitchurchstouffville we are very busy he said but it took us about six years to get the business to fly now we have a proven track record for quality auction sales for more information on clarkson auctions call 905- 6406411 or visit wwwclark- sonauctionscom robbery suspect rdbbepllegun- on scotiabahk teller a downtown stouffville bank was robbed tuesday and police are still looking for the armed holdup man the man walked into the main street scotiabank branch around 3 pm with a black handgun wrapped in a green jacket he handed a note to one of the tellers demanding cash once she complied he fled on foot from the south door police say if you find your- self the victim of a robbery you should cooperate with suspects and- get the best description possible anyone with information about the crime is asked to call york regional police at 18668765423 ext 7873 crime stoppers at 1-800- 222tips or leave an anonymous tip online at wwwcrirhestoppersyrca jean barclay named sports person of year recently retired stouffville skating coach jean barclay is whitchurch stouffvilles 2005 sports person of the year the lifelong stoufville resident coached with the stouffyille figure skating club for 40 years the award sponsored by the stouffville suntribune will be pre sented next thursday at the strawberry festival see page 30 for more information the towns citizen of the year which will be announced in saturdays suntribune will also be 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