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pianists bring honor to markham markham the town of markham has just reason to be proud of its excellent pianists five of these are paul and ernest chan elmlea street aon jaanus carolwood crescent and john and donald chu cachet parkway rjt 2 3ormely all are entered in the 37th annual kiwanis music festival that concludes feb 16 in toronto paul and ernest chan ages ten and nine respectively first took lessons from janice lin of don mills and now from hh lam of scarborough they are at the grade 8 level and practice one hour each day in previous competitions paul scored a second and a third in 1979 he placed first at the cne they are students at reesor park public school their parents look on piano playing as a form of recreation far better than being glued to a television set they say neither boy has yet decided if hell make music a career both have plenty of time to make up their minds john and donald chu are students at upper canada college john has been studying piano for ten years and donald for six their teacher is kim ang of don mills the kiwanis festival is nothing new last year they placed first in the class for duets the boys musical ability goes far beyond the piano john plays clarinet in the schools concert orchestra while donald plays trumpet in a jazz band they also are accomplished organists and violinists in the future john wants to major in some field of engineering donald is in- bruce grove wins snowmobile bruce grove of 62 main street stouffville hops aboard his new 1980 yamaha which he won through a draw held by the lions club during the mardi gras night feb 10 the draw was made by ed macaloney first vice- president right and gary hoy chairman of special events left the helmet was donated by markham mower and rentall ltd the lions were pleased to report they made a profit from the event joann thompson priest charged fraud scheme york region a 57- yearold thornhill man said to be a catholic priest and his 55 year old brother face a total of 43 charges related to an alleged fraudulent uranium exploration scheme rev pius emmanuel finnin and gabriel finnin of 101 green lane were remanded to feb 25 when they appeared in newmarket court monday according to police more than sixty investors were vic timized between 1972 and 1978 with payments of about 300000 involved they came from such places as stouffville markham toronto hamilton burlington and points in northern ontario the victims were hesitant to file complaints at first detective barry delaney of york regional police said however when each learned of the plights of others grievances began pouring in in most cases they were given postdated cheques for about double the amount of their investments detective delaney said however when the due dates arrived they came back marked not sufficient funds the one accused pius emmanuel finnin had served as a minister out in saskat chewan and for a brief period in markham claremont resident battles adversity terested in law ann jaanus definitely wants to make music her career the 18 year old grade 13 student plans to further her musical education following graduation from markham high school in june shed like to teach the subject and pass on some of the skills she herself has learned ann has studied piano for the past twelve years under george macelroy of the royal conservatory shes now at the final plateau for this level of learning she practices from two to three hours a day besides the piano ann plays the flute and saxophone in the school orchestra wxt wrifcutte thursday february 14 1980 second section claremont clifford reynolds has always looked on the sunny side of life but now because of a yearlong ordeal that has left him han dicapped maintaining high spirits is second nature it was back in february of 1979 that cliff was admitted to scarborough general hospital because of poor circulation in his legs two months later his right foot was amputated he was progressing well with an artificial limb and would frequently stroll to the park and watch baseball games but in november his other foot became infected and it too had to be removed the second operation was performed nov 28his 79th birthday he didnt have much of a christmas holiday either but was able to return home by midjanuary the pain and suffering are over now but cliff has only begun his rehabilitation once a week he goes through a rigorous hourlong therapy session cliff will miss the long walks he used to take in the country but wife laura says hell be able to get around on his artificial legs in a few weeks born in campbellford cliff moved to the claremont area in clifford reynolds 1923 the couple has lived in their present home at the corner of victoria and wellington streets since 1945 and because he knows almost everyone in the village never a day goes by that friends dont drop in he particularly enjoys visits with dr nelson tomlinson with whom he played golf a few years ago long gone are the days when cliff will drive a car but he says he was going to quit anyway theres no place for an 80 year old man on the roads today he jokes in fact it was during his driver examination that he discovered how much his legs had deteriorated with the encouragement of friends and his wife cliff has the support he needs to get through these trying times the couple will celebrate their 58th wedding anniversary on monday and by far the greatest gift he can give laura is proof positive hell walk again talented vocalists entered in festival markham although teenage piano talent abounds in markham three young ladies are demonstrating their vocal skills in the 37th annual kiwanis music festival melissa holt 17 of south- dale drive roberta houston 18 of elm street and judith pyle 19 of drakefield road are all pupils of peggy clark melissa a grade 12 student at markham high says she enjoys singing but doesnt plan to make it a career shes been taking voice lessons for three years now and is a member of st andrews united church choir in addition shes sung in several school musicals in 1979 she placed second in the festivals silver tray competition shes also a talented pianist performing at the grade 9 conservatory level other activities include head of the winter carnival committee at mdhs a ballet student ten years and a member of the markham figure skating club for eight during the summer months shes a swimming instructor this is roberta houstons incumbent is second best ontario riding fennell second best scott thats what a recent sur vey conducted by oshawa radio station ckar revealed last week four hurt in threecar two hundred persons in the municiplaities of uxbridge pickering ajax and whitby were asked what local can didate will you vote for feb 18 twentysix per cent favored doug dickerson of the liberals twenty per cent supported scott fennell of the conservatives and thirteen per cent favored geoff rison of the ndp melissa holt third year at the kiwanis festival however like melissa its only a hobby she plans to go on to university and study law practice time takes about two hours every evening shes a student in grade 12 at markham high and grade 8 in piano at the conservatory level robertas making good use of her vocal skills having sung in many school productions the latest how to succeed in business without really trying has her cast in the lead singing role shes a member of the st an drews united church choir judy pyle is pursuing a career in physical education at mcmaster university hamilton she became involved in singing three years ago and in 1979 placed fifth in a class of seventeen judy practices from one to two hours every night and plans to continue her voice training when college classes conclude this spring she like melissa and roberta has participated in several school musicals and sings in the united church choir collision support rezoiiing markham a threecar collision friday evening at the intersection of hwys 7 and 48 injured four persons one seriously the crash involved vehicles driven by cecil pike 61 of centre street markham harold karnotski 47 of scar borough and paul brown 33 also of scarborough most seriously hurt was harold karnotski he was taken by ambulance to york central hospital richmond hill his wife gerda 44 audrey pike and paul brown were treated in hospital and later released property damage was estimated at 3500 gas ration for the 1980s remember the war years when it was miles to the coupon instead of the gallon most of middle age and over will well dont bet history wont repeat itself gas rationings coming bck pierre trudeau hinted at it two weeks ago last week prime minister clark said much the same dont believe it we were skeptical too until we learned that at least one major company has ration books all ready for distribution when the govern ment gives the word stouffville a re- zonmg application related to lots occupied by emmanuel relief and rehabilitation in ternational south of the stouffvillegormley road has been approved by town plan ning board the property is owned by howard ratcliff stouffville rr 4 addressing a meeting feb 5 mark middleton one of the executives associate directors said the board wanted everything squared away before purchasing the land emmanuel international is a nonprofit organization from here specially trained teams of volunteers are despatched to third world countries to assist in development and rehabilitation its interdenominational in scope the lots are presently zoned rural the change requested is to institutional at present the mission operates out of a large mobile unit this facility is too small mr middleton explained larger sleeping quarters are required councillor bill kamps was concerned that once rezoning is approved the mission might decide against buying the lots however the director assured the board it was their intent to own the land winter weekend stouffville fifty- nine members of the 1st 2nd and 3rd stouffville brownie packs enjoyed an exciting weekend camp at the claremont con servation area field centre the following girls attended and earned their observer and native lore badges in ad dition most first time campers received their snowshoer and outdoor adventure badges susan bent colleen wit- taker norma sayers catherine thome kelly brooks kristin salisbury jennifer stover kim caudle dina emery tracy emery stephanie lintner maura kirby jennifer kidd stephanie hutchinson tammy base bobbi angliss shauna archibald nicola baker gracie barber andrea baston beth bowman candy watkins anita lopez audrey brumwell debbie rae jennifer bundy sarah cowan stacey evans kerri goulbourne lynne hoover tami kimura tracy schevers coreen schuchardt kim seabrook tammy christine rossini lesley vankoughnet lisa weatherill bev hodges carmen lopez michelle bower jackie cosgrove tracy lehman cheryl taylor andrea weir sherri weir margie hodges christine vliek stacey jandcui brenda hachey denise mc- clellan tracy harris teresa sheahan neana taylor tapscott lori woolford katherine bobby lianne joice pattilynn goldman tammy gyton the girls were given leadership by kathy brillinger pat tapscott phyllis wells lynn seabrook mary sayers barb hie wendy rossini bev whittaker sue hodges and jean mann iv i f hydro employees no time lost pickering one million manhours without time lost due to injury thats the record established by 955 employees at ontario hydros nuclear generating station the achievement marks the third time pickering has qualified for such an award since 1575 in more than ten years no fatal accidents have been recorded on location and in juries have been extremely rare by comparison ontario industries had a tenyear average to the end of 1978 of about 29 lost time injuries per million manhours worked the pickering station operated at more than 84 per cent capacity in 1979 while achieving its latest safety ac complishments this makes it one of the most efficient nuclear generating depots in the world john scarlett of surrey drive oshawa accepted the safety award on behalf of staff the presentation was made by station manager jim ryder and bob wilson hydros health and safety director eight year old shauna archibald of r r 4 stouffville was one of 59 brownies who attended a weekend camp at the field centre on the site of the claremont conservation area jim thomas