Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), October 4, 1979, p. 15

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r girl nfeirt door a super pitcher will be c here 4 by jim thomas stouffville sixteen year old darlcne wagg calls herself one of the boys when her brothers are around as a fastball pitcher shed put many a boy batter to shame this season she helped take stouff wiles midget team to the playoff semifinals before losing out wulowdale fastballs her favorite sport she says but she also enjoys swimming water and downhill skiing basketball volleyball and hockey but only as a spectator her boyfriend kelly burrows of rr 1 unionville playing jr this winter born in stouffviue the daughter of mr and mrs ken wagg church street north she has three brothers doug now married dan and don still at home shes our girl next door during the sum mer darlene was emloyed at teevee records on bullock drive markham and she enjoyed the work so much she may make it a career shell decide on that at the end of grade 12 typing and physical education are her favorite subjects while not opposed to a position in toronto darlene says shes had great fun at a camp nearwilberforce ont for the past five years theres everything to do there she claims even though its a small community blink and youre through it she says darlene retains fond memories of her days at summitview she played in mr bbadways ukelele band designed and worked on the school huge totem pole and won the sr a track and field championship she remembers especially phys ed instructor mr flet cher he took a per- sonal interest in his students she recalls darlene was af- wine and white teens aid teens the tribune thursday october 4 17v 15 by tim humphries one of the main features of last week was the initiation of the youth advocacy programme created to help young people known as proteges who have mental physical or social problems a responsible and mature volunteer teenager known as an advocate is paired with and assists a protege group training lessons are held twice a month so that the advocate learns the communication skills that are necessary in this helping relationship this programme is especially good for any students who are planning to enter careers such as social work or child care on sept 27 pat bourke and mario bartoletti con sultants for the youth advocacy programme made a presentation to interested students also of wide interest is driver education a meeting was held on the 27th and was met with overwhelming response the course includes at least eighteen hours of instruction behind the wheel and twentyfive hours of class instruction all for a jump fee of 85 one dass of three hours is held each week on monday for half the participants and wed nesday for the other halt at the end of eight weeks they are tested if they pass they will receive their licence and a cer tificate that enables them to pay lower insurance fees on sept 25 the senior frisbee golf tournament was held the grade 13s winning easily in second place tom thompson loves all life markham everything in nature has a purpose tom thomp son director of the metro zoo told the annual meeting of the markham unit canadian cancer society sept 19 trouble is he said most people dont appreciate it the speaker pointed to the changing seasons the trees the flowers the birds the animals and the insects calling them beautiful the problem he said is that we fail to recognize this soccer dance a dance marking the conclusion of the whit church stouffviue soccer season will be held on frijoct 19 at the ballantrae community centre for tickets 750 a couple call 6405686 beauty until its too late mr thompson predicted that within fifty years zoos will be the last bastions for certain species vthe people in siberia dont like the siberian tiger we here in ontario dont like the red fox he explained he noted that in kenya for example herds of elephants had been driven into such- small areas theyve eaten themselves out of existence it bothers me that so many people dont recognize the benefits of growing and living things life depends on life and life depends on death he stated tom thompson noted that we here in canada should be particularly thankful because every day is different he described the climate changes as magnificent nature speaking its strongest language the speaker urged his audience to take the time and visit the zoo be my guest he said and dont kill that spider in your bedroom i dont ask you to love it only to understand it was unlvand 12n2 came in third of course everyone bad a great time crosscountry has also started in the school an introductory meet was held at vivian forest on the 26th the midget soccer team lost their first game of the season against dr gw williams on the 20th the score was 31 royals star howard parent scored our only goal in a good try by the spartans in junior girls basketball the good shooting of carrie burd along with strong per formances by karen brodie janette cooper and darlene schellander allowed them to come up with a 137 win in their first game of the season at the york county high school golf tour nament our boys team represented by dave raymer paul barry kevin and keith mcguckin placed 3rd out of nine boys teams with a score of 344 markham scoring 1st with a score of 340 our girls team represented by donna bangay jackie armet laurie sidsworth and leslie young placed 2nd jackie armet placing 2nd in the individual com petition dave raymer who last year scored a holeinone came in 1st in individual boys com petition- the president of the ontario public school men teachers federation has called on the minister of education to stop analyzing all the suggestions about declining enrolment and start doing wg about the problem george meek speaking at the federations annual assembly said be was hard pressed to see anything the government has done to help school boards and teachers meet the impact of declining enrolment particularly at the elementary level r as a matter of fact the provincial govern ments deteriorating funding- practices have complicated the matter m sai educational funding should return to being a number one government priority with at least 6l5 cents on the dollar rather than approximately 50 cents currently being allocated to public education complicating this is the insistence of many boards to further penalize elementary students by spending below the per pupil grants often by as much as 1200 a student meek also slammed the peel and brant boards of education where elementary salary negotiations nave collapsed he said teachers are being treated like second class citizens rummage sale on saturday oct 13 the staff and students of summitview public school will hold their annual rummage sale from 10 am to 12 noon sixteen year old darlene wagg church street north stouffviue is a superb fastball pitcher leading the midget team to the playoff semifinals this season other interests include swimming water- skiing downhill skiing basketball volleyball and cheering on the local jr c hockey club jim thomas firmative response question in her to the do blondes have more fun- she admits to being on the receiving end of an occasional whistle when walking down the street music mania meeting a meeting to make plans for music mania 1980 will be held on wed oct 10 at 8 pm in the davis room of the stouffviue united church interested persons are requested to attend home improvement loans stouffville district credit union 96 main st w 6402811 stouffville paint and decorating centre 25 main st e ph 6401060 stouffville uttle i sparks you could be next stouffville fire dept fought a chimney fire 3 weeks ago 348 were reported by the ontario fire marshalls last year its lonely at the top ask any chimney sweep but its also dirty ask santa and buildup of soot and creosote in your chimney can hamper heat efficiency in your home thats impractical it can also be fire hazard and thats bad ilonvalley chimneysweeps wll 2981699 town of whitchurchstouffville fire prevention week october 7 13 the council of the town of whitchurchstbuffville in conjunction with the whit- churchstouffville fire department wish to impress upon the residents of this municipality the importance of protecting life property and natural resources from loss by fire measures taken to prevent this economic waste arid tragic loss of life is solicited j ehsffla give don valley chimney sweeps a can youll be amazed at all we can do for you for reference contact santa or mary poppins virish weknowthellapprove f for every order received from markham fair don valley will donate 1 00 to the block parents association winner markham fair draw fireplace tools mr mrs g short 64 garrard rd n 1 whitby ont

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