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fc j police letter of praise stouffville back in october york regional police were called to a business property on main street when a patron of the premises became unruly while making the arrest the lone officer was ap proached by a second youth and the situation threatened to get out of hand bill yake of stouffville was a witness to the fracas and saw what was about to happen he went im mediately to the constables aid and evened up the odds until other officers arrived last week the following letter came through in the mail it read dear mr yake on behalf of the chief of police and members of the york regional police force may 1 express to you our appreciation for the assistance given pc gary colangelo on oct 23 last it is indeed gratifying to know that responsible citizens such as yourself are willing to come to the aid of a police officer without thought for their own safety it is the opinion of pc colangelo that your timely assistance prevented others from becoming involved in the disturbance thus enabling him to maintain control of the situation yours truly robert hood deputy chief of police wkt wrtbum vol 91 no 30 0 whitchurch stouffville november 30 1978 eldred king 20 cents u pages tight fiscal policy new mayors plan stouffville on dec 5 mayorelect eldred king takes over the reins of office in whitchurchstouffville the climb up the municipal ladder to the towns top post is a success story that started as a trustee at dicksons hill school then board chairman markham school area 2 and later a member of markham twp council in recent years hes served as a councillor in ward 6 whitchurchstouffville it was the late charlie hoover who instilled in him the need to become involved he accepted this advice a decision he doesnt regret eldred king considers himself a modest person but he doesnt waste words an attitude thats sure to irritate many few 6 discos stouffville mayor gordon ratcliff doesnt dance neither does he drink yet he voted in favor of a disco dancehall at the steerburger in stouffvilles west end with a liquor licence likely to follow how come mayor ratcliff took whathe santas day dec 2 stouffville saturday s santa claus parade day in stouffville the procession to form up in the area of north and stouffer streets will head south along hwy 47 to main street and west on mam to the a p plaza starting time is 2 pm the kinsmen club of stouffville are again in charge working in close cooperation with local schools churches service organizations business people and council prizes will be awarded floats in the following categoriesmost humorous best christmas theme best school entry and best over- all after the parade santa claus will call on residents at parkview home green gables manor and the stouffville nursing home considered to be the practical approach people who enjoy this form of entertainment will go where it is he said they might just as well enjoy it in stouff- ville if properly controlled he sees no problem the location he sayj- such that it should disturb no one with respect to the sale of alcoholic beveridges this is a provincial matter outside the control of the local municipality he explained a hearing will be arranged by the lcbo in which any one opposed can have his or her say very few applications ere ever turned down he said despite his own feelings on the issue the mayor says he respects the stands taken by councillors bui- mcnalley and jim doble theyre fine christian gentlemen he said at the same time he challenges the idea that peoples drinking habits can be curbed through legislation there must be an inward conviction he stated estate development approved by omb vivian a proposed 17lot estate subdivision south of the vivian road between hwy 48 and the ninth line has been approved by the ontario municipal board the decision was contained in a 10page report made public at atown council meeting nov 21 area residents had voiced objections to the development during an omb hearing held earlier in latcham hall reasons were based mainly on environmental damage in cluding eradication of wildlife and increased erosion they said too that fire protection was not adequate and the vivian road would not be able to ac commodate additional traffic while the board ap preciates the citizens concerns it is not persuaded the town will not protect their interests the statement read in part the evidence satisfied the board that there will be stringent municipal controls on all aspects of this development in accordance with sound planning principals the reply concluded people particularly over- zealous developers its an accepted fact this is a rural municipality economics and time will dictate growth he stated after dulveitoif aso some develop ment j riof tfiv of towj jie ioesntl anticipatemjtbiug major forat least tentift eldred king scoffssaie suggestion one must rd a professional to serve as nir whats needed is mjii- monsense he said someone must do the job and i feel i can do it as well or better than anyone the towns new mayor plans to adopt a hardline policy on spending even to tye point of requesting residents do things ohtheirown ratherthansbift these responsibilities onto the municipality let parents- put up swings in their own backyards rather than ha ve us do it in the parks he stated using this as an example he feels people expect the town to do too much often forgetting the source of the money supply we havent the right to be continually digging into the publics pockets for additional funds he stressed with a communityowned arena and library he sees no need for further capital expenditures in this regard eldred king has never been happy with the operation of government at the regional level t and this opinion hasnt changed he feels representatives are too concerned for their own municipalities neglecting problems that affect the region as a whole locally he sees the hwy 48 landfill site and the proposed pickering airport as two of the greatest challenges facing council in 197980 the future of both projects arent known he admits but we cant just sit back with our eyes closed stnoktand steam billow out from the home of mr and vrs busato tenth line south as stouffville 1 en battle to bring the maze under control the house was saved but damage was extensive jim thomas mrs helen rea of vivian is enrolled in art and english classes at stouffville dist secondary school a renewed study program that could lead to a ba degree here mrs rea combines homework with housework in an effort to keep pace with the days work ahead jim thomas at stouf fville high mother in class vivian helen rea a mature mother of three js back atschool shes taking grade 9 10 11 and 13 art plus year 5 english and loves it the learning process at this level isnt new fon helen shes already been through it once and holds a certificate from toronto teachers college but now she inaugural meeting stouffville whitchurch stouffville council will hold its inaugural meeting tues dec 5 at 730 pm the invocation will be taken by rev ted creen pastor at st james presbyterian church stouffville the oath of office will be administered by the clerkadministrator ralph corner at the conclusion refreshments will- be served by the ladies auxiliary of the stouffville legion the public is invited wants to draw to illustrate stories in a series ofbooks shes writingthat eventually she hopes will be approved by the myustry of education it was during a visit to the upper canada mall at newmarket that helen hit upon the plan a student art exhibit was on display there that im mediately prompted the question why not me she discussed the possibilities with viceprincipal ron mercer and later the principal mervin witherow they were kind so very kind she said adding that mr witherow even took the time to set up a schedule so shed arrive home before her nine year old yes adjustments have been necessary some days the halls are awfully long and the stairs terribly steep she admitted shes had to become ac customed to audible queries like whos that old lady and whats she doing here even her own teenage son and daughter give her the silent treatment when they ac- j meet between jcidentally classes f so far ive survived she said although somefimes i feei likefalling througlythe floor this happens when a teachei addresses her as mrs rea in stead of helen twentyfive heads turn she noted such problems are small she says in relation to the benefits im amazed at the quality of the classroom work its a challenge even grade 9 her ultimate goal is to obtain a ba degree as for her home life ad justments have been necessary there too mr rea and the kids pitch- in and help with the housework theres minimum preparation for meals come friday night im so tired i just flop she said however by monday shes ready to go again prior to enrolling at sd- ss helen was the principal at vivian public school now the shoes on the other foot the teachers being taught firemen save house stouffville in spite of galeforce winds and the fact the blaze had a strong head start stouffville firemen were able to save a large twostorey house on tenth line south monday morning neither bob busato nor his wife were in the home when the fire started however it was bob and his brother jim who observed the smoke from some distance away at first they thought it only blowing snow three rucks responded to the call with a second tanker placed on standby from markham although damage was confined to a side addition smoke seeped into the main structure adding to the loss chief walter smith said the homes cement construction kept the flames from spreading only at one point did the fire reach the main part and that was at a stairway leading to an upper floor the property at one time was owned by harvey and art baker and later by john mann frank busato another brother praised the efficiency of stouffville brigade members his greatest fear he said was that a fireman might be injured due to the denseness of the smoke portable airpacks were used the blaze is believed to have started in a chimney leading from a woodburning stove it is hoped repairs can be completed in a couple of weeks no more garbage stouffville the ministry of the environment want to permit york sanitation co ltd to increase its daily dumping rate from 700 to 900 tons at the whitchurch- stouffville landfill site east of hwy 48 town council has filed a formal objection are they trying tocompete with the cn tower questioned ward 3s bill mc nalley with reference to the height of the refuse already there pioneers ford wk friday was pioneer day at ballantraepufiucchooi as staff teachers and students relived that era of huforyhere mary storey instructs doug oneill 3 and leah von zuben fauteflner points of doing sums xiyimii jpedschroeter