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1 the tribune thursday september 7 vta tte trsbune james thomas editorinchief established 138 charles h nolan publisher barre seacock advertising manager editorial oept ed schrmttr ktltb boltmsw display advertising oept lou widtmui art ohm 6usiness office- joa mirihmu owmaotlcmieilmn clow puohfitd try tkuridjr s mini st slouhilft ont th us2101 toronto phone 1 uk sil copm mc tubicrlptlon tit 00 ear yoir is coudi ji400 thowhtro mambtr el cinodten community ntwspoptra ajwtutien and ontario wttkly niwipapan aiwclation stcood cuu mall registration numbtr tut tridunt it on ol tha inland publishing co limitad group of suburban ntwipaptri whicft include iho aiai wrutby pickering meat advertiser brampton guardian burlington pott etooicoke eiiefte markham economist and sun mtamarktt aurora era oakviiia biavtr oshawa tnu wiw and mmiuauga kii 6402100 3611680 editorials sacrifice water for gravel while the ministry of natural resources is playing a more active role in gravel mining operations restrictive measures in this regard are still too loose municipalities are continually on the defensive and whflchurchstouffville is no exception the town is concerned over the operation of a pit at bloomington and is looking to the ministry for assistance the province for some strange reason takes a strictly business approach to the problem or sloughs off its responsibility entirely its the towns fear that should ex cavations continue below the water table it will affect not only the supply to neighboring wells but also to the village of stouffville the ministry to its credit has reduced the maximum depth from thirty to fifteen feet below the water line some councillors june button for one feels excavations shouldnt go below the water line at all and we agree on the question of who should monitor the effect on private wells the ministry says sorry boys thats the companys respon sibility councillor becky wedley objects to this type of buckpassing and so do we these checks should be made either by the ministry or by an independent agency as councillor wedley has suggested mr sabiston owner of these gravel lands has according to mayor gordon ratcliff attempted to cooperate with the town and this is fine however we think it a bit much to ask him or his affiliated company to protect the interests of others at the same time as hes protecting the interests of his own i thats funny this old wel always had plenty of water c help when its needed most roaming around the mennonite market gone modern by jim thomas on the weekend of aug 19 roy lewis was called home from a planned holiday to face damage in the many thousands of dollars at his glasgow farm one can only try and un derstand the frustrations of that moment equipment and property damaged beyond repair for corngrowers like roy the season had been difficult enough a prolonged drought during june and july had stunted growth considerably then just when an im provement seemed a certainty a violent storm cut a swath of destruction through the area hitting the lewis premises harder than most yet as serious as the damage was and as difficult as repairs may be roy lewis is the first to admit hes benefitted to some degree from this experience hes discovered that despite all the changes in the community the good neighbors that have moved out and the new residents that have moved in help in times of trouble is just around the corner thats one of the side benefits gained from living in places like gormley lemonville stouffville goodwood and yes glasgow assistance is available when required its been wonderful roy lewis told the tribune why because roys friends and former neighbors know he would do the sametor them recycling yes or no unless additional volunteers show a willingness to lend a hand the currerit re cycling program may be turned over to the town the situation as we see it appears desperate with the responsibility resting on the shoulders of a few we wouldnt be the least bit surprised if the municipality is asked to take this project on should this occur council will find itself in a tough spot should members refuse theyll be accused of dropping a very wor thwhile service should they agree theyll be accused of bowing to pressure we ask if this organization had not in stituted a recycling program here would the town have proceeded to do it on its own if the answer is yes then the municipality should take it over if the answer is no then the project should be scrapped its been a great summer for me anyway as a family we went more saw more and did more than on any previous holiday i can remember theres something satisfying about ac complishing everything you set out to do no hollow feelings way down deep like ive ex perienced on occasions before speaking as a parent i say theres nothing worse than seeing the kids trudge back to school knowing you let them down theres no making up the two months just past thats history v i dont know about you butwhen wagoon vacation everyone goes along its always been this way and despite the fact eight in one car can constitute a crowd a stationwagon now fills the bill quite adequately at least theres room to breathe i realize well not always be able to go together with a spread of 14 years between the youngest and the oldest interests vary greatly still susan our eldest voices no objections and agrees to come along more to please us i suspect than herself oddly enough our best trip this summer was also the shortest we went west out cambridge way and stayed only two days and a night while the time away was brief we accomplished more than sometimes was the case in a week this time around each did his or her own thing and this newfound feeling of in dependence made it pleasant for everyone jeans choice of activity was a visit to the kitchener market something we both had heard about but never seen i had my own ideas on what it would be like i received the surprise of my life i had envisioned rows on rows of horse and buggies lined up at individual stalls mennonite folk in black suits and black dresses country people either selling their weeks produce or purchasing their weekend needs i saw very little of this in fact i saw no buggies at all only a few authentic men- nonites and a minimum of country cousins stocking up on supplies the kitchener markets gone modern maybe too modern lthoughtsurely i jiad picked the wrong place but no a pedestrian assured us that it was indeed the right location albeit a far cry from what we had expected the parking accommodation alone is not unlike the circular labyrinth at toronto in ternational airport to get back down there are both stairs and elevators what i had anticipated most was an op portunity to rub shoulders with natives who might have something in common with folks around stouffville but i couldnt find a soul not only did they not know anyone here most had never heard of our town stouffville said one lady thats up near dundalk isnt it i assured her that it wasnt one gentleman from elmira said a relative had married a burkholder from markham but that was as close to home as i could get totally disillusioned by it all i made a point of picking up a brochure from an in formation booth in the building from it i learned that the kitchener market is the largest of its kind in ontario and one of the largest in canada it had its start back in 1830 when a waterloo pioneer by the name of andrew mccullough set it up on a monthly basis in berlin now kitchener in 1907 a new structure was erected at a cost of 1727200 and this served the community for 66 years m 1973 the old quarters was demolished and replaced by the present one opened june 29 1974 seems i had arrived five years too late 99 the fourth quarter whats your biggest beef by leslie holbrook their names engraved in community history l several years fleury were guest our of the building ago k ross davis morley symes and ray visitors at the markham museum following a each signed the guest book shine davis left and morley symes centre are two of stouffvilles best known citizens mr fleury has since passed away jim thomas j in the summer of seventyseven when this column was but a pup many of you took part in my whats your biggest beef contest a hotweather idea to keep your letters coming during vacation time this summer i considered another con test with prizes somewhat less than loto canada but for those who have asked with many more papers now running these weekly pieces summer mail proved heavy enough too heavy for me to keep on top of it really so please be patient here are more quotes and comments from recent letters you are so right about old company pension schemes being inadequate at 69 my company pension plan now gives me enough to almost pay my gas heating bill before the latest rise in natural gas prices ht owen sound i want to stay in my own house as long as possible but my little bank account is shrinking to pay increasing municipal taxes half of which is for education i wouldnt mind so much if the kids were learning to read and write and add like we did even though i had to leave school at 14 wh senior citizens who had to educate their children at their own expense should definitely not have to pay the higher education costs of today mrs ec port elgin i have received sad tales and additional warnings and tips following my piece on smoking in bed and other fire hazards ranging from letters from elderly ladies living alone and fearful of fire to one from a fire chief writing about adequate protection citing several sad accidents mrs cb renfrew warns of reaching across hot electric stove elements with loose nylonny sleeves to get at the controls she says elderly people should have stoves with con trols on the front hers has it should be noted however that front controls may be a hazard for small visiting grandchildren a man writes all our married 43 years she has been a very good wife except for one thing and as we all know a good sexual relationship sure helps a marriage so what does one do in a case such as this i know there must be many more such cases going to a counselor may be ok for the younger ones id be willing to but if i suggested this to my wife shed be disgusted i have read of cases where the boot is on the other foot and the wife is complaining if i had a wife like that she wouldnt complain a st catharines widow writes after my husband died i received a war widows pension about 18 a month this was cut off as the old age security was raised by a small amount not enough to cover the difference i also received pension payments of about 30 per month from my husbands former employer when this was raised to 66 the supplementary from the government was reduced to 588 ottawa sure can be scroogelike sometimes that is editorial honor to our town proficiency in sports has once again brought honor to our town stouffvilles juvenile fastball team won the allontario title sunday in convincing fashion they defeated kirkland lake in two straight and extended their undefeated playoff record to eight games quite an accomplishment it was unfortunate the finals had to be played on a foreign field it was un fortunate the boys homecoming oc curred while the town was fast asleep however the promise by mayor gordon ratcliff that the club would be fittingly recognized at another time made everything right they deserve it as a unit this team will never play together again but for the many fans who have watched them progress through the years to the peak of championship calibre heir outstanding skill and success will not soon be forgotten t