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art of breastfeeding la leche league finds home in unionville unionville a branch of la leche league has been formed in unionville purpose of the organization is to encourage good mothering through breastfeeding the group will meet thursday tonight at 815 pm in the home of gail blount 5 shadbolt court unionville topic for discussion is the art of breastfeeding and over coming difficulties all women interested in nursing their babies are invited they may bring their babies along unionvilles la leche branch has established the second thursday of each month as its meeting date the discussion leader is joanne carlisle in addition to union ville the area to be served in cludes stouffville markham and miliiken for additional information the number to call is 2971897 clydesdale foals arrive by plane claremont two frisky filly colts are frollicking about in the crisp midwinter cold on the farm of homer jackson rr 2 claremont far from their native land the clydesdale foals born last may were shipped here by plane from cupar scotland a trip that took just seven hours they were purchased from john brewster and son transportation costs including an attendant that travelled with them were something like 2500 mr jackson had been to scotland earlier to see the pair before be closed the deal he pur chased two others two years ago without revealing the price the claremont area former said a registered female of good quality could run as high as 10000 in cluding shipping charges theyre scarce over there and here too he said they dont like to part with the good ones their prime use is for breeding purposes although mr jackson could put them on show at a later time the colts arrived in excellent shape the owner said he loaded the pair onto a truck at montreal and brought them home participation house telethon raises funds for cerebral palsied markham through the generosity of participants in the holiday telethon for the cerebral palsied more than one million dollars was pledged from all areas of ontario the funds a portion of which will go to participation house in markham will make it possible to further the work on behalf of severely physically disabled young adults the program was carried over global tv dec 30 and 31 everyone was most co operative and we are grateful said telephone coordinators jack and shirley mcrae participation house in markham was the real winner along with other participation house projects across the province we thank the tribune for its support they concluded lht wrtfmm thursday january 11 1979 residents fear attack from dogs wildlife photographer betty pegg rr 2 claremont snapped this picture of a great gray owl the bird is the first of its kind spotted in the area discover rare great gray owl ballantrae four german shepherd dogs described by one area resident as extremely vicious are the concern of homeowners within the felray subdivision at ballantrae one terrier that mistakenly wandered into the animals yard was torn to pieces in minutes the tribune was told others have also been attacked but managed to escape wit nesses said anxiety among neighbors has reached a point where the cause has been taken up by ward 2 councillor beckey wedley she brought the matter before town council at a meeting jan 2 however a searchof the statutes revealed no legislation to cover this particular problem the only recourse elwood foskett told the tribune is to await another attack and then lay charges this has failed to satisfy councillor wedley she wants the matter investigated further the owner whose pet was torn apart by the pack said his dog gained entrance to the property through a hole in the fence he claims the barrier is not adequate to confine animals of such ferocity and strength he says the owner cant handle them either he fears a child may be next councillor wedley says she knows of at least seven people who will testify concerning the vicious nature of the dogs folks there are living in fear she do something to relieve their concern shes promised to re introduce the subject at a committee meeting monday pickering a great gray owl the first ever seen in the torontooshawa area was discovered dec 26 during the annual christmas bird count in pickering the largest and rarest of owls the great gray possesses a wing span of up to 60 inches ordinarily they make their home in alaska and the north west territories this par ticular one was found near the mouth of duffin creek at squires beach the owl paid little attention to birders and photographers who lined the road over a period of three days after news of the find reached as far distant as detroit rather it seemed only interested in field mice that it pounced on from time to time from a convenient perch find antique claremont a flashlight believed to be 125 years old has been found on the hugh miller farm cone 7 pickering the unit that ac commodates a single candle about four inches long is in perfect condition i good neighbor stouffville the margaret ballard real congregation of st james presbyterian church lost a devoted member and neigh bors in stouffville lost a wonderful friend with the passing thursday of floyd marlatt ninth line north mr marlatt had been ill little more than a day and it was thought he had con tracted the flu the doctor was called the next morning but he slept away that af ternoon born at erindale an only child of samuel and maggie marlatt he resided for a time in milton where he operated a ji case farm machinery dealership on taking up residence in stouffville he served as sales manager for estate floyd received his greatest satisfaction out of helping others his car was always available when needed and no request for assistance was ever refused he took a keen interest in the activities of his church serving on the board of managers and other com mittees within the congregation service saturday was held from the chapel of oneill funeral home with rev ted creen in charge surviving besides his wife the former louise blake is a son and daughter- inlaw ian and valerie marlatt of toronto senior school custodian passes markham this com munity was shocked and sad dened when news was received of the passing of james walter thomson jan 2 at scar borough centenary hospital he was 57 born on april 7 1921 the son of george and ella thomson walter was raised on his parents 14th avenue farm at box grove walter was a fifth generation related to david and mary thomson the first white settlers in scarborough township following his marriage to the former mildred reesor of stouffville they took up residence at box grove and continued to farm the property about eight years ago the family moved to their present home at 31 wales avenue markham mr thomson was known by many students and teachers through his position of head caretaker at markham dist high school he was a custodian 13 years prior to taking that position he worked as a farmer licensed electrician and a maintenance man for betz pools ltd in stouffville actively involved in the markham missionary church he served over the years as a sunday school teacher treasurer and superintendent offering custodian a leader in the christian service brigade and on the board surviving are his wife mildred daughters sharon mrs robert bentley becky and susan smith sons david bob greg paul a sister ruth mrs alvin smith of stayner a brother rev jack shepherd of hamilton and two grand children the second section sports district news goodwood resident eleanor todd has been working labouriously on a book detailing the history of the area from goodwoods point of view she hopes to have it finished by 1980 resident prepares history of district by ed schroeter goodwood judging from her dining room table it would appear eleanor todd has been restricted to a diet of books the tables hidden un derneath binders and duotangs full of notes and assorted research material the goodwood resident former councillor and port perry elementary school teacher is writing a history of the community id been collecting per sonal anecdotes for 10 years before i started to write the book mrs todd explained two years ago she finally decided to put the information gathered into book form she began innocently enough to compile a history of goodwood for her own satisfaction now shes deter mined to publish the material regardless of the cost in time and money its a hobby thats developed into an obsession she said i spend every spare moment on it its like playing amateur detective and its lots of fun she added ive become a very dull person to talk to unless it has something to do with history the little pamphlet has grown into the saga of the ux- bridge and stouffville district from goodwoods point of view according to mrs todd events are so inextricably linked it would be impossible to write a history of an isolated com munity an avid reader of historical texts and fiction as far back as she can remember preparing the manuscript seemed a natural step ive always liked history she confessed she became interested in writing about her community through her motherinlaw mrs george todd shes often entertained me with stories of the past the major obstacle she has encountered is getting personal historical accounts so many of the original inhabitants have left the area she has to travel far and wide to obtain them then all the stories must be checked for accuracy against old assessment and census records with a deadline of 1980 set for its completion mrs todds well on her way shes already completed three chapters though she intends to make the writing style more colloquial so everyone can enjoy it she hopes by doing this she wont sacrifice any of the books scholarly merit meanwhile goodwood will have to wait another two years before catching a glimpse of the way it was pickering mayor to leave hospital standard hydro rate many friends of walter thomson best remember him in his capacity as head caretaker at markham district high school mr thomson had been employed there for 13 years stouffville with respect to the amalgamation of the hydro commission in stouffville and ontario hydro in whitchurch mayor eldred king already sees the handwriting on the wall as of jan l rates in the former village increased an average of 93 per cent in the rural area however the average rate increase is about 7 per cent the province is already helping to resolve the situation the mayor said hydro costs in whitchurch are still much higher than stouffville he conceded although the stouffville public utilities commission as such is no more little is changed mayor king ex plained representation he pointed out is from the town as a whole and the name is now the whitchurchstouffville hydro electric commission the mayor sees the day approaching when the municipality will have a stan dard hydro rate to accomplish this stouffville customers will undoubtedly pay more and whitchurch patrons less he said the town has a threeyear period in which to report on what action it intends to take at the end of that time the province could order a take over the mayor sated they ontario hydro want to get out of it he said the hepc has about 2 million is assets in rural whitchurch that must be acquired mayor king ex plained hes hoepful that through negotiations a prac tical solution can be worked out pickering mayor jack anderson is in good condition following surgery and should be out of hospital within the next two weeks town manager noel marshall told the tribune mayor anderson underwent surgery dec 29 at toronto general hospital to correct a leaking blood vessel in the brain according to mr mar shall the operation was a complete success he added while the mayor is expected to resume his duties in the spring an indefinite period of convalescence that could extend into march will follow the operation the mayor may go south for part of this period councillor ken matheson will continue as acting mayor jack anderson