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wins boiispiel stouffville mention the name harry bowes and one automatically thinks of drug stores and schools however the same mr bowes feels just as much at home in a curling rink this was obvious last week when his entry from uxbridge won the rs mclaughlin bonspiel at the oshawa curling club harry bowes foursome that included murray taylor vice keith duckworth second and don stark lead edged bob harris of unionville 65 in an exciting contest unionville didnt finish out of the money however ray grants rink downed vic ames quartet from whitby 82 to win the ontario motor sales ltd trophy the wb white in surance ltd trophy went to dick mclean of haliburtoh ted griffin of port perry won the duplate of canada ltd trophy defeating herb robinson of oshawa 76 the george h campbell oshawa times trophy went to bob timbers rink of uxbridge they also won it last year due to the passing of his father bob timbers couldnt be there however his entry that included jack scott cliff morris bill scott and don atkinson came through with flying colors for harry bowes rink it was a fiveender in the third that vaulted the entry into a good lead unionvilles bob harris battled back but failed to complete a difficult takeout with his final shot the grant rink was unique in that it included three family generations ray served as the skip his father andy 82 the lead and rays two sons gary andrandy the vice and second respectively it marked the first time in an illustrious career that all four had curled together wht hfame thursday january 18 1979 secori d section council siippcmfts alternate truck route goodwood uxbridge council has unanimously backed ward 1 councillor john paxtons motion calling for an alternative gravel truck route around goodwood council will send mayor gary herrema to meet with ministry of transportation and region of durham officials to negotiate funding the town needs additional capital to upgrade the rural roads the council proposes to use the mayor noted councillor paxton in troduced the resolution following the lead of ward 5 n councillor alan wells who put forward a similar demand concerning truck traffic in the town of uxbridge councillor paxton feels the results of the bypass in bloomington are selfevident and that a similar project in uxbridge would alleviate the situation residents object to noise dust and hazards posed by speeding vehicles councillor paxton says the problem is well documented by privately commissioned sur- veys despite ministry in formation to the contrary he said all these problems are there real and have to be addressed we know were going to have an increase in aggregate traffic he continued we cant fool ourselves any longer some gravel pits can supply the material for up to 28 years council hopes the traffic which mostly comes from scugog and brock townships can be diverted down regional road 23 and along regional road 21 and around goodwood via a new bypass councillor alan wells hopes the move will indicate to the province the people have had enough he added recent changes in the laws controlling the licen sing of gravel operations makes it worthwhile for council to formally take the initiative now the impetus for the action came from the latest of many petitions objecting to present conditions pilot life program claremont linda carder ward 3 trustee for durham board of education says shes pleased with the new family life and health program the board will in troduce in september different courses have been 1 drawn up for pupils of kin- valuables stolen markham each week area householders lose thousands of dollars worth of valuables to thieves and last week was no exception paula calitri of 25 henry corson place markham told police that entry was gained to her home between jan 2 and 13 taken was a one hundred dollar gold piece plus 4100 in cash at white rose nurseries in unionville a front window was smashed and a fiverpiece wicker furniture set stolen valued at 400 on jan 12 police answered an alarm at satellite automotive main street north markham although nothing was taken from the building a tool box and stereo cassette deck had been removed from a vehicle parked on the property value 350 linda carder dergarten to grade 12 they will cover topics of community health first aid fitness effects of drugs alcohol and tobacco bodily functions interpersonal relationships and for high school students sex education the program will be taught uniformly across the region home and school groups pushed for the introduction of such a program mrs carder explained she feels people are generally satisfied with it at least shes heard no complaints as yet v the program was drawn up by a committee of health ex perts parents and teachers the trustee told the tribune as it stands a parent can remove his child from the program teachers can also elect not to give the course but others must fill in should be a mandatory sub- ject she added shed like to see physical education compulsory in high schools many children are opting put of physical education and this is the class in which the hew program is taught we owe it to our children to make sure theyre well in formed she said despite the fact course guidelines are somewhat vague and teachers need no special training mrs carder feels the program will not push the teachers values on to the students she added that problems could only occur at the high school level where the students do discuss moral values but she noted high school physical education teachers are specially trained to handle such a topic ninetysix and feeling fine gormleys population increases by one the population of gonnley increased by one jan with the arrival of aaron thomas cooras son of rick and barb collins the handsome baby boy was born in york central hospital richmond hill at 141 pm he tipped the scales at 9 pounds z4 ounces hes a first grandchild for james and mary rice of gonnley and chester and lots collins buffalo new york and a first great grandchild for albert and beth rice gonnley and rocky and rita deciantis of richmond hill jim thomas markham she just turned 96 and still enjoys watching the leafs play hockey on television r- ida maxwell 27 church st markham celebrated her birth day monday with family and friends her five daughters shared a turkey dinner sunday evening to highlight the oc casion about 50 neighbors and friends dropped by throughout the day mrs maxwell enjoys good health when shes notcheering on the maple leafs she knits or sews mrsi maxwell told her family she didnt want any fuss made over her birthday this year but turning 96 is certainly an event to remember her five daughters are nelda graham markham helen maxwell who lives with her mother nora mrs seaman woods muriel mrs john coulson also of markham and dorothy bin- stead of toronto mrs maxwell has one sister mrs fanny sharp of wyoming and a brother david tran of stouffville mr and mrs william dart loretta crescent stouffville celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary sunday afternoon the occasion was marked with an open house attended by family friends and relatives many from a distance jim thomas mr and mrs william dart arried 60 years stouffville the blue and white sign on their snowcovered lawn said it all happy 60th anniversary mom and dad from your family mr and mrs wm dart of loretta crescent stouff ville celebrated this milestone sunday at their home with family members and friends william and florence dart were married jan 15 1919 it was a small wedding in st andrews anglican church todmorden both are natives of toronto mr dart worked at a market garden owned by his parents mrs dart recalls how her husband made 35 cents a day and how she at the age of 14 did the same kind of work and earned 3 a month just prior to world war i mr dart remembers taking the first load of lumber up the don valley for use in con struction rbfvthe bloor viaduct following their marriage they moved to bracebridge then returned to toronto fourteen years ago they took up residence in stouffville mr dart attributes their long and happy life to hard work and close co operation 4 weve had our ups and downs like everyone else but we never quarrel and hold no grudges he said he described their sixty years together as first class mr and mrs dart are proud of their family that includes three sons bill and bob of stouffville ray at bracebridge and four daughters vera dart torontojedna archibald uxbridge mary vernon and muriel legget of sutton there are 18 grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren mr dart recalls how they only had 100 between them when they were married but we never went into debt for anything he said everything we ac complished we did it together the past sixty years has slipped by quickly mrs dart says for us watching the grandchildren and now the great grandchildren grow up has brought us much hap piness school to celebrate anniversary reunion markham on sat june 23 a reunion committee will roll out the red carpet at markham disl high school the event will mark the facilitys 25th anniversary mdhs opened its doors for a first time back in november 1954 audrey lemmon a long time staff teacher is heading up the homecoming assisted by ralph pyle hugh roblin terry mccormack and ruth torrance former students volunteering assistance include louise maclennan lome smith ann saunders and jim wicks starting with students in grade 9 and working on a turn over period of four and five years the committee is hopeful almost everyone can be con tacted were bound to miss a few staff teacher ralph pyle told the tribune particularly those who may have come into the school at the grade 10 and 11 level word of mouth will go a long way in finding those who otherwise could be passed by he said invitations will be mailed out around the first of april mr pyle sees little difficulty in contacting former teachers even though some have moved many miles away most have kept in touch he said since 1954 markham high has had only three principals the late bj newell ken mc donald now the supl of school area 4 and wm duxbury principal at the present lime a short formalprogram is planned however it will be mostly reminiscing th committee spokesman said mdhs milestone markham to students of old markham high school 25 years is like yesterday however for those who remember entering the new- markham high for a first time the silver anniversary of its opening is worth celebrating thats what louise lubastyik maclennan of ramona boulevard thought when she dashed off a letter to principal bill duxbury last september telling him of the schools upcoming 25th birthday in 79 he responded by phone indicating an affirmative response within the staff this set the the organization wheels in motion while all teachers and students from 1954 through to the present will be welcomed the contact period of greatest concern is 1954 to 69 mrs maclennan said if all of these respond the student turnout would exceed 5000 it depends on the response we had to break it off somewhere she explained the new markham- dist high school was officially opened nov 26 1954 the tribune of that year carried the following page 1 report the honorable wj dunlop minister of education officially opened the new 450000 markham district high school friday night a large crowd attended frank burkholder acted as chairman greetings were brought by alf lemasurier reeve of markham twp jv fry reeve of markham village le shore architect donald r chadwick chairman of stouffville dist high school and b j newell principal of markham dist high school norman reid president of the markham twp sunday school association presented principal newell with a bible gordon k taylor of the markhamunionville lions club presented the school with the union jack the flag was received by john robb vice- chairman of the board rev ce fockler pronounced the dedication prayer the guest speaker was introduced by hollis e beckett mpp the school choir under the direction of audrey lemmon rendered several musical selections by no strange coincidence it is audrey lemmon who is heading up the 79 reunion committee