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s v bobby gimbj stouffville the renowned bobby gimby may canadas wonderland opens in sprin v york region its being described as canadas wonderland or disneyland of the north the location is a 320 acre site south of major mackenzie drive between jane street and hwy 400 at maplean amusement park with much the same flavor as the disney ventures in california and florida like its american coun terparts the emphasis will be on family entertainment with five major theme areas for the family to explore the most impressive will be international street it will have a spectacular fountain in the centre with jets that shape and reform the water in a predetermined program the avenue will lead to a 150 foot high manmade mountain con taining a version of victoria falls in south africa 100 feet wide and 60 feet high rough grading and earth work began at the site in april 1979 structural work was started in june and as of november the job was 30 per an artists concept of canadas wonderlandthe 320acre site south of major mackenzie drive between jane street and hwy 400 cent complete according to bob smith director of construction the project will be substantially completed this summer and opened to the public by the spring of 1981 at present there are about eleven general contracting firms and thirty trades onsite making up a total work force of close to 400 men major firms involved include dagmar construction ltd james mckay and sons bruce s evens ltd jacksonlewis co ltd robertson yates cor- poration ltd holscot con struction ltd and canron incorporated the weather has posed a bit of a problem bob smith said with eleven days work lost between september and november despite this the job is still ahead of schedule in addition to the cultural contributions the 108 million project will inject some financial rewards into m the ontario economy beginning in the spring of 1981 there will be 205 on permanent staff there will be 3000 job openings during the operating season from may through to labor day the estimated gross wage bill for seasonal and permanent staff will be close to 95 million m the first year of operation more than 26 million visitors are expected to attend canadas wonderland in the first year plus 200000 from the united states lead whitchurchstouffvilles canada day parade july 1 while not confirmed chamber of commerce president ged stonehouse told a celebration meeting feb 13 that the famed pied piper had acknowledged the towns invitation and was attempting to work it into his busy schedule he has to be in ottawa the same day the chairman said l the fourday event to begin june 27 is geared to provide something for everyone in cluding a junior fastball tournament a pancake break- fast a marathon run a bicycle rodeo bingo a beef barbecue an openair worship service a pet show an antique car display an international soccer match a petting zoo a disco dance a teen dance a kite- flying contest a bake sale a beer garden and a v giant sidewalk sale y t s-3- it is hoped the town will have its own municipal flag by that time that can be flown in conjunction with canadas own maple leaf we want to see flags everywhere said the f chairman query lights stouffville council has agreed to have another look at its downtown traffic lights the decision follows a letter from the chamber of com merce recommending the pedestrian crossover be moved to the intersection of market mill and main streets at a meeting monday graydon card and gordon ness representing the chamber requested the municipality refer to a previous study on which an earlier decision was based mayor eldred king said that with the lights located in the centre of the block motorists found it easier to exit from civic avenue bauantrae driver car hits house markham motor vehicle accidents kept york regional police on the hop last week with several collisions resulting in serious injuries at 825rpm friday ian james speiran of felcher boulevard bauantrae lost control of his southbound 1973 chevelle on hwy 48 vaulted a ditch sliced through a fence and rammed into the front of a vacant houser property damage was estimated at 1500 the driver escaped unhurt boy hit at 610 pm thursday a thirteen year old boy was hit as he attempted to cross hwy 7 near laidlaw boulevard thomas kernaghan of grand- view avenue was thrown onto the hood of a car driven by ronald pugi of sir brandiles place the victim was taken by ambulance to scarborough centenery hospital and later released following treatment five injured two drivers and three passengers were injured two seriously when a van and car collided on woodbine avenue early saturday morning most seriously hurt were anthony i keene 33 of oro station and william kay 34 of newmarket others requiring treatment- were harry lush 20 of toronto susan farthing 16 of toronto and robert walker 20 of newmarke at maple it is scheduled to be open and enjoyed by tbe public by spring of 1981 v par rz4 town contractor may sue mm intown markham a bowmanville firm submitted the successful tender for the building of a 12 million fitness centre in newcastle however it was not the lowest figure put forward that came from butt construction a company based at markham their bid was about 5700 less now tom robertson vice- president of m a butt con struction ltd is seeking to get back what it spent to tender on the project an amount said to be in the area of 3000 assault charges follow game unionville an eighteen year old unionville youth has been charged with assault causing bodily harm after two boys were allegedly attacked during a hockey game saturday afternoon on the unionville pond i police said keith vsch- mucker 17 of main street unionville was struck about the head with a stick necessitating sixty stitches to close thegash a second lad james alexander also 17 of pomander road unionville was allegedly punched in the face 1 arrested the following morning was robert mark palmer of 10 trumpour court unionville he will appear in court march 11 woman dies after crash 1 unionville a 23 year old unionville woman was pronounced dead on arrival at york central hospital satur day after her car veered off the 6th concession kennedy road and hit a hydro pole v claudia whittingham of 61 fonthill boulevard was pinned in the vehicle and had to be released by firemen from unionville the accident oc curred at 1130 a jn the victim died two hours later v mr robertson claims his company was never told that a local firm would be given preference on the joblhad this been known they would never have tendered in the firstplace he indicated newcastle mayor garnet rickard has admitted that gerritts construction ltd was given the contract because it is a local firm the decision he said was unanimous robertson claims its the first time in his experience where public money is being spent but not on the lowest tender l aid for seniors the fitness centre is being paid for with 610000 raised by private subscription about 450000 in provincial grants and 200000 from the town of newcastle butt construction said it could build the structure for 1229330 gerritts on the other hand offered to do the job for 1235000 stouffville a resident of stouffville nearly half a century and an active participant in community af fairs mrs ray fleury died suddenly monday morning in scarborough centerery hospital mrs fleury was taken ill sunday night and despite emergency treatment suc cumbed after only a few hours marion philip was born at brougham one of six in the family of thomas and sarah philip she moved to stouffville in 1931 her first husband arthur farthing passed away in december 1958 six years later she married ray fleury he predeceased her dec 27 1976 marion fleury was mvolved in many areas of town life in cluding the united church the legion ladies auxiliary the friendship and silver jubilee clubs the horticultural society and the lawn bowling club she was a life member of the womens institute prior to taking up residence in the parkviewapartments on rupert avenue she lived at testa villa on albert street south l surviving are a son and daughter elmer farthing and marjone mrs gordon smith both of stouffville five grand children and nine great grand children she has two brothers boyer philip at brooklin gordon philip in west hill and two sisters pearl gosuck at port perry and maude crawford in oshawa bill and jean paine stouffville does your sidewalk need shovelling is there a prescription to be picked up at the store how about transportation down to the doctor if youre a senior citizen and live in stouffville assistance is as close as the telephone simply call 6401433 and ask for hand in hand that will put you in touch with any one of sixteen volunteers all grade 12 students at stouffville high this group of willing workers is part of a program headed up by staff teacher jim rehill and coleaders richard bartley and tom miller its been in operation several years now and very successful its a service richard told the tribune more than anything it helps bridge the generation gap while residents can pay the students a small amount if they wish remuneration is by no means necessary tom stressed wereonly too glad to help out other participants are kevin mcguckin danny ledlie ernie richards dan brooks tony arrigo wayne styles jim blizzard dave raymer lori ann barry usha knabe pauline whale gyl langley karen benson patti richards and kathleen kamps sell store after 18 years music f est concludes markham very very happy this was the response from most participants or parents of participants at the conclusion of the 36th annual kwanis music festival in toronto in the vocal section seventeen year old melissa holt of southdale drive scored an exceptionally high 87 per cent in one class followed dy two marks of eightyfive we were very very pleased her mother said melissa plans to enter again next year eighteen year old roberta houston of elm street who sings for the fun of it scored an 85 per cent and an eightytwo judy pyle 19 of drakefield road also scored an 85 per cent and placed as high up as fourth in one category judy sings in the mcmaster university choir at hamilton and the choir at mcnab street presbyterian church very soon shell be embarking on a choir tour into western canada and is looking forward to the experience her mother said markham pianists did well also ann jaanus of carolwood crescent placed second in a difficult 25 minute concerto scoring an 83 per cent paul and ernest chan of elm lea street posted plus 80 per cent in every class with ten year old paul only a single per centage point from a third place standing he had an 84 and an 83 per cent ernest age nine scored two placements of 82 and one of 81 they hope to reenter in 1981 by jim holt vandorf after eighteen years of supplying most of the needs for much of the community plus thousands of folks who would just drop in bill and jean paine are saying goodbye the vandorf general stores been sold the wellknown and highly respected couple arent going too far awayjust up the road to zephyr there theyll give some attention to neglected hobbies bill enjoys wood working and rugmaking any undertaking by jean will be to the benefit of their six grand children back in 1962 when they moved to the hamlet the municipality was known as the township of whitchurch we even had our own police department said bill pointing to the office that now serves as a museum in his time bill served as chairman of both the com munity centre board and the recreation committee with construction of hwy 404 to the west and a subdivision being built to the north one might suspect that the mood and pace of the area is about to change but bill doesnt think so neither will detract from the way of life here he said controlled growth is healthy bill would be opposed to what he describes as a rash of strawberry boxes that would spoil a peaceful backwater looking back over the last eighteen years bill reminisced you know he said thought- fully we never had any customers in this store they were all friends and strange as it may seem they came from all corners of the globe visiting relatives and fnends sight seeing or just passsing through taking over from bill and jean are gord and betty daniels gord and betty come from painswick ont north of barrie although until recently theyd never met bill and gord were born and raised within a mile of each other at humber bay gord is no stranger to vandorf back in 1936 as an employee of the toronto and york roads commission he helped survey the highway now known as woodbine avenue nothing much has changed in the last forty years he claims and nothing much will change at the vandorf general store he says a decision that will be roundly applauded by every customer bill paine left shakes hands with the new owner of the vandorf general store gord daniels bill and wife jean have owned and operated the business for the past 18 years and have made many lasting friendships in the process the couple plan to move to zephyr jim holt