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saturday dec 9 2006 suntribune people holiday primer mmmmm santa waving at last saturdays kinsmen santa parade returns to stouffville dec 25 and not just to deliver christmas gifts hell be a spe cial guest at stouffvilles annual christmas day dinner volunteers diners catch spirit at christmas dinner by hannelore volpe staff writer even more than the 400 pounds of potatoes 40 or 50 turkeys and bushels of vegetables its the christ mas spirit that keeps the stouffville country markets annual christmas day dinner going for a dozen years volunteers have cheerfully peeled the spuds roasted the turkeys and hams stuffed stockings delivered meals and gifts to seniors and served din ner the tradition started by market owner norm clements has remained popular it is open to everyone par ticularly those who will be alone at christmas about 450 people sit down to a festive christmas dinner with another 200 meals delivered to seniors each year about 450 people sit down to a festive christmas dinner with another 200 meals delivered to seniors in their homes or at retire ment and longterm care facilities the meal delivered to seniors is accompanied by a small gift and a card usually handdecorated by local elementary school children most of the people at die sitdown meal are from the stouffville area but some come from port perry uxbridge sutton r keswick markham and scarborough this marks the third year the din ner is being held in eastridge evan gelical missionary church the festivities begin at 11 am with carol singing led by dr lohn moore the turkey dinner will be served at noon and santa should arrive around 1 pm witii presents for die children every year die community comes through with donations todefray the 6000 it costs to stage the event donations can be made with a cheque to santas wish fund they can be left at the country market office or at the office of eastridge 12485 tenth line next door there is no charge for the dinner and everyone is welcome organizer david knight said rides to the church can be pro vided for people in the local area who have no other means of transporta tion 7b volunteer arrange for a ride or a meal or for information call 9058523534 call eastridge church at 905640391 1 mittens grow on tree in orchard parks lobby the posters youll see around orchard park public school in stouffville are courtesy of tlori mcguckins grade 4 class the students also make the announcements about the school- wide mitten tree project which start ed this week theyre hoping the tree will be full of mitts hats scarves and gloves by dec 22 the donations will then be taken to residents of yellow brick house york regions women and childrens shelter after reading about how individu als can make a difference the class wanted to help its community so in addition to helping with the mitten tree theyre also donating toys to needy children in the area each student had to come up with a plan to earn money at home and discuss it with their parents the toys they buy with their earnings will then be donated to die stouffville lions toy drive 77ie tree is in the front lobby of the school at 276 sunset blvd donations of mittens or knitting wool can be brought to the officecall 9056403552 caitlin leger next generation driving message home on drinking there is more at risk than los ing your licence when you decide to drink and drive teenagers especially have more to lose whether through personal choice or peer pressure underage drinking and drug use is common in stouffville and elsewhere as serious as that may be get ting behind the wheel while impaired is a whole other story a new survey finds 19 per cent of teenagers drive under the influ ence of alcohol 15 per cent drive after using marijuana and 7 per cent report driving under the influence of other drugs these numbers are shocking what is it that causes teenagers to drive impaired or get into the car with a clearly intoxicated driver is it the lack of transit late at night or maybe teenagers dont want their parents to know the state they are in how do we reduce impaired driving locally live presentations or videos showing the consequences of get ting behind the wheel drunk or high would work just dont candy coat the message a students against drunk dri ving chapter at stouffville district secondary school would raise awareness and possibly even raise money for families who suffer a loss due to impaired driving dont think this is a problem in whitchurchstouffville attend some weekend parties involving young people and youll see drinks everywhere people rolling joints and teenagers playing games such as shot for shot the problem exists here and elsewhere now what are we going to do about it stouffville caitlin leger 17 is in grade 12 at stouffville district secondary school she wants to pursue jour nalism at ryerson university he new year treatments that really work body contouring cellulite love handles saddle bags fatty areas double chin fine lines wrinkles on main call for 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