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wht itrtlmne thursday november 9 17s v twentyfive year aaarmill employee honored don thomas centre of church street markham has com pleted 25 years service with reesors marmill limited the oc casion was marked friday with a surprise office party and presentation don received a beautiful silver tray suitably engraved the gift was presented by company manager don reesor left and firm president charles reesor grandma fretz town will remember a wonderful lady stouffville grandma fretz is gone but the memories of this truly won derful lady linger on she passed away nov 2 in her apartment at parkview home only a few hours before she had attended a special choir servicejnthe stouffyilleunited church she was 83 may fretz was everybodys friend no matter where she went people wanted to stop and talk she was respected and loved by everyone born on the 5th concession of markham the daughter of levi and susan meyer grove k she later resided on hwy 48 and then moved to the 9th concession of pickering where she and her husband farmed until 1949 on moving to town she opened a small store on main street east called the stouffville book nook mr fretz died in 1959 three years ago she took up residence in the parkview apartments there she retained old friendships and made new- ones activities within the wideman mennonite church were important she was a member of that congregation and enjoyed helping out in a womens organization called the wmsc she assisted at many quilting bees often gave of her time in the parkview tuck shop i nothing wjas dearer tocher grandchildren and eight great grandchildren two step grand children two sisters also survive maggie mrs willis davis stouffville and mary mrs frank sehersj invj california rev paul martin conducted the servicesaturday from the- veterans remember fallen heart thanher family thal iin- wideman ctfurch with in eluded norman fretz termentthe adjoining cemetery deceased orval claremont rr 3 levi of manilla alma mrs lewis- reesor rr 2 markham lois mrs maurice hoover rr 1 stouffville maryann mrs beland schlabach of vineland 21 the funeral was largely at- tended yj pall bearers were six grandsons glen fretz graham fretz ronald fretz harold reesor vern hoover and albert unrau becky weclley aims to hold line on municipal taxes ballantrae my main aim is to hold the line on taxes ward 2 councillor becky wedley told the tribune during a preelection interview this week she hopes to accomplish this she said without sacrificing any of the services presently enjoyed if anything i hope we can get better value for the tax dollar she stated becky wedley looks on her ward 2 position as a fulltime job she feels a councillor must make herself himself available to the electorate on a daytoday basis councillor wedley cites the following accomplishments- completion of an addition to the ballantrae community centre an improved road program and better street lighting she supports slow con trolled growth in ward 2 and in time the setting up of a volunteer fire department the latter she said would have to be financed through lot fees to provide increased tax revenue more quality industry is needed she promised to work to this end she wants the existing sports and recreation programs continued one thing she doesnt want- continued dumping of metro waste at a site east of hwy 48 markham nov 11 is remembrance day on this date saturday the markham dist veterans associauonwill hold its annual servicein the hall at 10 am with rev allan embree of st andrews presbyterian church in charge later a procession directed by parade marshal tom clayton and led by the highland creek pipe band will proceed to the cenotaph on main street there wreaths will be laid by the hon barney danson minister of national defence andm p for york north alf stong mpp york centre town mayor tony roman alma walker and ron moran regional councillors john harris mm mdva president nev oddie unionville veterans association president major james welsh of the cadet corps and mrs maude mingay representing the silver cross mothers the markham dist high school band under the direction of harold hirons will provide the music ac companiment felray subdivision group to study fireplace hazard byedschroeter ballantrae following a meeting of about 60 felray subdivision residents notified that their fireplaces could be hazardous a com mittee of four homeowners has been established to assess the problem and negotiate a set tlement with the developer members are ron graham andy may and ron rogers all experienced in the building trade and an advisor stan coldwell a retired city of toronto building inspector the citizens crowded into the ballantrae community centre thursday to plan group strategy after all 61 residents owning homes in the projects second phase were advised by the town not to use their fireplaces until all are in spected some said they now fear they will be unable to collect insurance claims should a fire break out the municipality issued the warning after a blaze occurred at the home of ken and judy wood it was the third such fire in six months bob prince produced a letter from builder peter milligan on behalf of felray investments in which he offered to inspect each residents fireplace and complete necessary repairs the developer would bear the ex pense but couldnt guarantee the units wouldnt show signs of re construction helen hartai the meetings organizer called the proposal an eleventh hour offer she urged each owner to have his contract checked by a solicitor mr prince added that any litigation could drag on for several years and the bad publicity would probably prevent people from purchasing unsold homes in the subdivision the carrying charges on these houses alone could exceed the court costs he said andy may an experienced contractor said his examinations revealed several areas where work didnt con form to building code specifications he said the committee should cooperate with building inspectors in an effort to uncover all problems before working out a deal with the builders it was agreed that the four men should meet again to study the situation in detail and finalize plans public meeting residents call town negligent ballantrae this situation wouldnt have oc curred if you had followed your instructions ron rogers told whitchurch stouffville mayor gordon ratcliff at a meeting of close to 60 residents now living in the second phase of the felray subdivision the gathering was organized by home owners faced with the possibility of having defective fireplaces that could pose a fire hazerd the mayor and planning board chairman eldred king was present to answer questions on the problem mayor ratcliff admitted that 100 per cent of all fireplaces checked had proved faulty this was later confirmed by building inspector fred fudge he noted however that less than 20 had been examined visibly angry mr rogers accused both the towns elected representatives and its in spectors of failing in their jobs he repeatedly demanded the mayor to explain why the fireplaces hadnt been properly checked mr ratcliff replied that under the 1975 building code when uieir homes were built suck-checks- werent mandatory mr rogers and stan coldwell a former building some confidence in the integrity of the builder and his trade he said he revealed the problems at a i3xirffilvbauantraei not commor ffiha vehemently only to whitchurch stouffvillr he said the town is no preparing a bylaw in an effort to remedy the situation however he has no assurance it will be approved by the province one loser markham six can didates are trying for five positions on the york regional separate school board 197980 nominees are june mallon limcombe drive thornhill daniel di rocco senator reesors drive markham ernest nyitrai chant cresc unionville leo wigglesworth cypress point court thornhill lawrence pelliccione thorny brae drive thornhill and michael yarlett alcaine court thornhill election day is nov 13 denied this town building inspector fred fudge not a staff em ployee when felray was con structed said the act was subject to interpretation the ontario 76 code now in use does not specifically state that fireplaces must be inspected it does detail how they are to be constructed though he said mr fudge however said that because most inspectors feel the fireplace is most critical from a hazard stand point as he does they check them during framing un fortunately he noted when they return theyre already bricked in so you dont really know what the builder has done the inspector said no municipal employee can stand and watch the construction of an entire house because he doesnt have time one must have ronrobb fireman calls for ballantrae brigade muss lake ron robb a candidate for whitchurch- stouffville council in ward 2 has called for the setting up of a volunteer fire department at ballantrae mr robb himself a fireman in toronto feels the ten to fif teen minutes it takes the trucks to travel from stouffville into the far reaches of his ward is too long he stated too that a second station would lower insurance rates to homeowners ron robb resides on churchill drive musselmans lake he supports continuation of the towns present lifestyle controlled development the closing of the waste disposal site and continuation of current recreation programs with regard to a personal opinion on town issues ron robb claims thats unimportant he feels the people should have a say rather than total decision making by the politicians if elected he intends to circulate a newsletter in the ward coupled with a questionnaire on topics of importance ron kobb says he has sufficient time to do the job if this werent so i wouldnt have run he stated race for region celebrates ninetieth birthday reub meyer one of markhams best known and most highly respected residents celebrated his 90th birthday sunday with an open house at the home of his eldest daughter helen ilott main street north here reuben blows out the candles on his cake with a single puff edschroeter markham theres no shortage of candidates for the nov 13 municipal election in markham s the most interesting race is for the three regional offices with five veteran campaigners vieing for these positions they are stan daurio silver aspen drive thornhill carole bell tuscay court unionville walter grieve houghton blvd markham ron moran rr 2 markham and alma walker princess street markham mr moran and mrs walker are the present sitting members nominees for councillor seats follow ward lone to be elected- maurice sanders proctor avenue thornhill ron femson bayview avenue thornhill antonia azzoli woodward avenue thornhill ward 2 one to be elected- alan debora ironshield cresc thornhill bob sherwood silver aspen drive thornhill andrew mdes jondan cresc thornhill ward 3 one o be elected- dave wilson hagerman blvd unionville norm hollands krieghoff ave unionville aleta burgess krieghoff ave unionville ward 4 one to be elected- bud bonner gladiator road markham lloyd abernethy wignall cresc markham ward 5 one to be elected- joan lynen linden lea street markham ron dancey mayhew lane markham roy mccullough reesorville road markham curious town employee receives surprise some sinister force deposited draculas coffin in the council chambers at the markham town offices late halloweennight debbie watson 18th avenue of the towns legal department gets quite a shock as she opens the casket containing a lifwlzedammyvk