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mike a three year old great pyrenees owned by dr ellen brown of r r 2 gormley has every reason to smile he was judged best in show saturday at a competition sponsored by the markham kennel club in the markham arena winning blue ribbon awards is not a new thing for mike however he was canadas fourth top dog in all breeds last year jim thomas a great pyrenees shows top dog markham dr ellen brown of rr 2 gormley is the accredited veterinarian at the markham kennel clubs annual allbreed championship dog show and she made herself available as needed last weekend on saturday however she switched roles instead of looking at others animals others were looking at hers for mike a beautiful three year old great pyrenees tipping the scales at 120 pounds was judged best in show among 500 entries jnthesmarkbam arena winning blue ribbon awards is no rarity for ellen brown shes been doing it for 30 years however it was satisfying to do it at home with close friends looking on as for mike well he accepted the accolades of the audience with less enthusiasm than his mistress in fact he seemed more content to simply curl up m his cage and go to sleep dr brown was presented with a lovely piece of blue mountain pottery a tea service and most important valuable points mrs b nicholson bayview avenue thornhill the best in show sunday was a shihtzu owned jointly by mrs n corbett and mrs l sniderman of toronto the best puppy was a chowchow owned by bert and carole straus of kitchener the best brace were two fox terriers owned by mr and mrs i colquhoun of toronto this years show committee included betty devenport peter street markham chairman isabel woods and best puppy jn saturdays alma king trophy convenors show wasa samoyed owned by v mre allsuphilp advertising mrs r orrmilligan of rr 4 chairman the president of the mount forest the best brace markham kennel club is lloyd were two whippets owned by mclntee of stouffville donothing kids a town problem stouffville for the donothing kids theres nothing to do in whitchurch- stouffville town mayor eldred king admits this but hes not sure on whose shoulders should rest the responsibility of solving the problem he says society must face up to the fact all young people arent interested in active sports like hockey baseball and soc cer he also points out that this struck by car woman killed melville a 64 year old woman was killed sunday when struck down by a nor thbound car as she talked to another motorist on kennedy road north of 19th avenue near melville pronounced dead on arrival at york central hospital rich mond hill was cora lillian daren of rr 1 unionville according to police mrs darch was attempting to provide one driver with directions when another vehicle approached also headed north he attempted to pass but could not when a truck travelling south came towards him the northbound car skidded out of control hit the stationary auto and forced it into the path of the truck it then struck the pedestrian with considerable force charged with criminal negligence causing death and driving while impaired is robert scott hearn 18 of eglinton avenue east scar borough occupants of the truck ronald elson 18 of cone 1 uxbridge gordon fockler 21 and donald pearce 35 both of stouffer street stouffville were not seriously hurt segment of youth has certain obligations that must be upheld many people young and old dont know how to utilize their idle time the mayor claims theyve never been taught to be creative on their own mayor king describes the situation as a huge problem one nof applicable only to whitchurchstouffville what has the ministry of culture and recreation done he asked mr king contends the onus of responsibility should rest with the home however he notes society must step in where no home relationships exist town council- he feels would be willing to help set up an organization and even provide a meeting place if young people with good leadership qualities would run it properly but how do you keep the bad apples out of the bushes he asked mayor king agrees that teenagers in a community like whitchurchstouffville need a location where they can gather for nothing more than just to talk he suggests that maybe latcham hall would be suitable or the basement of the silver jubilee club at main and market streets rejected by town appeals to omb whitchurch when york region extended the 5th concession warden avenue north of the stouffvillegormley road it sliced through a corner of richard paynters farm creating a pieshaped piece of property to the east the triangle already ac commodates one house on eight remaining acres mr paynter says theres room for three more and recently applied for severance from town planning committee but his application was turned down now hes bypassing the municipality in favor of a ruling from the on tario municipal board two of the lots would be 2vz acres each and the other three acres the frontage mr paynter said would be 660 feet with access onto the old 5th line the owner said he had appealed to the region and while they appeared sym pathetic he was advised to deal at the local level the application to the omb is a costly move he stated but the towns un willingness to bend left him no alternative y organization has town ai stouffville at one time an adult discotheque had been proposed for the area at the rear of the steerburger restaurant main street west stouffville this plan has apparently been scrapped in favor of a ymca maurice farquhar- son representing the y board attended a meeting of town council aug 14 mr farquharson said he needed an indication of mem bers support before a fund- raising campaign could be started services such as teen counselling and adult training would be provided he said a day care centre is also a possibility be explained no change in zoning is required approval was granted on a motion put forward by coun cillor bill mcnalley and seconded by councillor june button invite entries fair hostess t v markham its not a beauty pageant jennifer cosbum wife of markham fair president mac cosbum made this clear in seeking entries for this years miss markham fair contest next month the winner will be expected to fill the role of fair hostess rather than a fair queen she explained there will be no crowning as such and no formal address but rather an impromptu talk interviews will be con ducted sept 13 and the judges selection announced at a public dance sat sept 15 the deadline is sept 7 the age classification is 17 to 24 in addition to jennifer others serving on the committee are bill snowball co- chairman diane reid mary webster carol white and rose roskar wht wtiinnt vol 92 no 18 whitchurchstouffville august 30 1979 20 cents 24 pages teachers may test lockout york region its a lockcut the decision not unexpected in the light of trustees statements aug 20 concluded a board of education meeting monday the vote was 14 in favor and three against this means that unless something positive transpires during mediation talks in toronto no staff excluding principals and viceprincipals will be allowed in any of york regions sixteen high schools tuesday the edict effects about 1100 teachers and 14000 students opposed to the boards hardline course of action were june armstrong of richmond hill dr hector massey of king and audrey hall of georgina dr massey called for the schools to remain open for one week to see what happens mrs armstrong and mrs hall describedthedecisin premature jf a packed gallery of parents teachers and students listened intently harry bowes of whit churchstouffville expressed no surprise at the outcome he said trustees are only voicing the feelings of the general public ive had about f if ty parents tell me they support our position he said the lockout should speed up an agreement trustee norm weller of aurora said the board had paid out 600000 in teachers wages during the last three days of school in june while the work- torule plan was in effect he calculated that about half this should have been paid back because taxpayers hadnt received full service richmond hills bill munroe called the worktorule arrangement immoral board chairman don cousens noting concern within the audience said the public would be kept informed on the progress of mediation talks regardless the federation wants teachers to report for classes anyway sept 4 the tribune has learned carol davidson a 17 year old thornlea student admitted board she wasnt clear on all the issues but felt the board had made the right decision personally i wouldnt want to attend school under a worktorule situation i cant see myself sitting in a classroom for six hours with no work to do a lockout will bring the matter to the attention of more people when they see how they could be affected by it she said adding i really hope its resolved soon one way or another sometimes i feel like a little kid caught in a parental dispute supermarket at arena stouffville the stouffville arena has been used for many things over the past thirty years however this week marks a first dominion stores limited has transformed the entire interior into one giant supermarket the fourday sale that opened wednesday and con tinues through saturday to 6 pm is advertised on pages 14 and 15 of this weeks tribune fridays hours are 9 am to 9 pm the arena is located at 33- park drive south of main street premature iyork region mori- days board decision to lock out all high school teachers here in stouffville and across york region has been criticized by tony bulson president of district 11 ontario secondary school teachers federation in a letter addresssed to each of the trustees mr bulson urged members to delay the lockout move and give tuesdays mediation session a chance to succeed it fell on deaf the teachers he said had worked without a pay increase since september 1977 and without a contract for one year when negotiations broke down ai ter 18monthrof bargaining and arbitration on all out standing issues was rejected by the board the federation ad vocated worktorule in sup port of the teachers position he explained while it is true he said that clerical functions and ad ministrative activities would have been boycotted classroom instruction would have con tinued mr bulsons letter closes with a warning if settlement is not reached in that time tuesdays mediation then we are many bitter weeks away from agreement and the secondary school system will take much longer than that to recover flash fire in workshop whitchurch damage has been estimated at 4000 in a fire aug 22 at hutchinson farm supply ltd hwy 48 rr 2 stouffville the blaze started in a workshop when a welders torch ignited gas fumes keith hut- chinson theyownersaidthe flames spread to nearby equipment destroying one farn tractor and damaging a law and garden unit town man dies in crash stouffville a fiery crash involving a loaded tanker truck near calgary tuesday took the life of ian bunt lewis of stouffville and seriously injured a close friend etk thornhill boyer street the 7 wives of both men are in hospital while information is sketchy it is understood the truck driver also died in the accident concert cheque 14263 s3 sv u 6v x- r a presentation follows event neil patrick a member of the stouffville lions club and vice chairman of the ed wideman memorial concert iast june presents a cheque in the amount of 1426319 to carol wideman the net proceeds from the show held in her late husbands honor the brief bnt touching ceremony took place aug 22 at the deer park inn jim thomas stouffville on sunday june 28 an array of country music stars unequalled in numbers and talent for a single program anywhere in canada participated in a memorial concert honoring the late ed wideman last week the financial result of that show was revealed when a cheque in the amount of 11426319 was presented by neil patrick of the stouffville lions club to carol wideman eds wife the brief but touching ceremony was held at the deer park inn others in attendance included ron iee immediate past president of the lions club sue westbrook secretary for ed labuick of teevee cachet records and marg bolton carols closest friend in his remarks mr patrick said the lions club deemed it a priviledge to play some part in such a worthwhile event he praised the cooperation of mr labuick spectrum radio canadian staging projects the good brothers and radio stations cfgm and chumfm ed wideman killed in a car accident feb 28 was one of the most talented vocal and in strumental musicians ever to come out of the stouffville area many of the guests who ap peared onlthe program credit their rise to fame v on eds assistanceand ability 4i therafcever be another concert inf stouffville like it neil patriiditribune jevery perfonnericame of his own vofitionivrhese included daveand sagarwhoflewin from texas and iarityson from i calgarjvalberta jt