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i ate k f reiuhiiis stouf fville skaters perforin at unionville the unionville skating carnivalis coming left to right ruth thorne wendy kerfoot karen upand there are- at least five stouffville girls smith laurie thorne and linda butler the show who will perform they are pictured above runs from april1820 i j j- v jlm i uxbridge tightens iielt uxbridge because the municipality is tightening its belt for the upcoming finan- dallytough year- boards and- associations funded by the town are facing severe budget cuts most recently was the paring of 1200- from- the goodwood- community park and centre association grant request representatives for the association treasurer brian plewes vicechairman harold bell dave hathaway and doug graham appeared as a delegation before finance committee april 8 plewes- explained that the major source of revenue is the hall which is expected to bring in 7000 from rentals and 1000 from special events projected expenditures include operating costs at 9800 for the hall parks maintenance at 1600 and equipment purchases at 1550 included in equipment costs was 1200 for bleachers an expense which met strong op- psition from mayor gary herrema the requests for a vacuum cleaner at 150 and paint for the interior at 750 i can see as legitimate but perhaps the bleachers can be constructed next year he said budgetcut included in the budget were funds to improve and expand present kitchen facilities because of frequent use of the hall the renovations are necessary plewes said the building is booked solid every saturday until august in fact we already have reservations for next year- for the community park 500 was requested forjmain- teriance 100 for snow removal and 440 for waste disposal thelargest expense at the conservation park was the parking lot and entrance totalling 2500 the total requested from the town is 6890 historian a finances book uxbridge twp eleanor todds history of uxbridge township will become a reality even though shell receive no financial assistance from the municipality she plans to go it alone the cost of printing 2500 copies will be around 15000 quite a gamble she told the tribune to break even shell have to sell close to two thousand the book will contain about 336 pages the author had applied to the township council for ja grant bul was turned- down there was no indication she said that uieyd subsidize even a portion of cost eleanor hopes to have the historyon themarket by the end of august just in time for the weekend steam show at the quaker hill museum thats the target date ive set for myself she said and i think i can do it durham region the fate of webb school will be determined april 28 thats when the durham board of education will decide the future of the building that many parents are fighting to keep open the school accomodation committee formed to study the matter will present its recommendations in the form of a motion march 26 the motion reads that webb school be closed ef fective june 30 1980 the vote was 4s in- f avor of the resolution uxbridge scott trustee ed van nieuwenhove in support of the decision will present the motion and arguments for closure to the board a minority report being prepared by bruce small communitycitizen represen tative will give those who voted against the motion one last chance to make their views known at the last public meeting april 10 a group of irate parents verbally attacked trustee representatives on ac commodation committee frank hendy rr 1 claremont lashed out at trustee van nieuwenhove saying the eleven officers honored york region eleven veteran officers with the york regional police department were honored last- week through the presentation of long- service medals they attended ameetinf of the- board of police com missioners in newmarket the awards were made by judge donald couture to r staff inspector william smyth 20 years inspector edward mcbrien 25 years inspector bill hay 20 years staff sgt leonard donner 30 years staff sgt calvin mayo 20 years sgt douglas tribbling 20 years sgt carl stevenson 20 years sgt charles adams- 25 years sgt alvin pollock 25 years and detective peter foulds 20 years words are inadequate to express the appreciation felt by this board and thecommunity for the- sacrifices you have made said judge couturethe commission chairman- representative was elected to serve the people and should look out for their best interests people arent stupid these enrolment figures can be manipulated to say anything the board wants im unhappy to say the least with our school trustee and i certainly wont be voting for him this year if he runs j at one point the meeting turned into a clash of per sonalities until chairman pat grist restored order uxbridge mayor gary herrema attending on behalf of council asked van nieuwenhove to detail his reasons for supporting closure i see tonight that many parents are damned mad about this decision and they have a right to be this school has a great deal of history attached to it and i can appreciate their concerns i attended a small rural school myself i still havent heard anything this evening to convince me webb should be locked up van nieuwenhove repeated the five reasons for his stand which he outlined at the beginning of the meeting first of all the enrolment figures i have here do not justify keeping webb open second i have not been given any solid evidence that there will be any substantial development within the next five years third if it remains in operation the pupil- teacher ratio will be way out of line with other schools in the region and the classes will have to be splitgrades which i dont find suitable arid last as a trustee i must look at the cost saving factor which i un derstand will be about 43000 i parents agreed they were strongly opposed to sending their children to goodwood because of already over crowded buses if webb is closed one of the routes will be eliminated altogether wayne humphrey 4th cone of uxbridge said he heard that one of the classrooms at goodwood had only one exit and no windows accommodating over 30 children he said it should be deemed a fire hazard and questioned if trustee vah nieuwenhove and principal richard hannah were pleased with the situation 7 van nieuwenhove said all classroom space had to be approved by the ministry and if found acceptable the principal must utilize it s the board meets at 555 rosslandave west oshawtf and will hear public delegations at 7 pm the 1980 budget will be brought forward at this meeting along with the webb school vote jj oppose closure durham region parents wanting webb school to remain open arent going down without a fight even if the board votes in favor of closure april 28 j chairman of the school accomodation committee pat gristtold the tribune that we dont know how far we can push the board but were going to findout a minority repbrtprepared by grist bruce small and vicky walder the committee members who opposed the motion for closure will- be presented to trustees recommendations call for a full provincial inquiry into the question of ministry and board policies for closing small rural schools throughout durham and ontario the document said it appears to be the policy to close smaller schools everywhere to consolidate both program and space it went on we in the goodwoodwebb community would like to teach our children the positive things of life an approach that makes one fight for hisjor herrights the policy of the trustees and local school officials has been negative the dissenting committee members and the public feel very much that they are seeing a small tip of what really is a broader provincial issue the absence of written evidence of overall board policies either reflects that there are none or they are inaccessible to users of the v educational system- there is also some documentation that the forecasts do not allow- for all planned development in the area served by the twin schools many of the citizens of the community do not share the overriding confidence of the trusteesjwhen it comes to such projections the trustees predicate- their argument on the premise that if aschool reaches 60 per cent capacity it must automatically be considered a dead duck and closed any slack in the goodwoodwebb system brings theni to the same conclusion that capacity must be cut and it must be done at webb the bottom line in the repor- stated if the board is no willing to widen its viewpoints then we have no choice but to demand that this and other similar situations be reviewed j residents against rates a durham region more than 1700 durham region residents have signed a petition protesting what they describe as astronomical interest rates now facing canadians the group calling itself the durham interest rate crisis organization collected the signatures in only one week they will be forwarded to ot tawa spokesperson betty stod- dart described the response as just tremendous j 3 million project hamlet of buttonville golf course the ultimate man fined zephyr a zephyr resident was fined 300 or three months in jail following con- victionon a charge of cruelty to animals thirtytwo year old allan porter entered a plea of guilty when he appeared before judge fd- white in newmarket court according to evidence inspectors for the ontario humane society visited the porter premises and found several pigs in the barn without food or water a- number were already dead the accused said the livestock were owned by- his father and were in poor shape when purchased he admitted to being unfamiliar with the way such animals should be cared for judge white strongly criticized the man for his lack of concern the public would like the courts to take people like you and string em up for such behavior he said driver beaten stouffville a 32 year old whitchurchstouf fville man was beaten about the face and head sunday afternoon during an altercation on the 7th con cession of markham near 18th avenue bruce godafd mccowan road told police that he was being continually harrassed by another motorist while south bound towards hwy 7 he said he stopped his car near the entrance to the fairgrounds and was subsequently attacked injuries included a broken nose plus lacerations and bruises he was taken to scarborough centenary hospital by am bulance the victim described his assailant as 27 to 28 years old about 62 tall weighing 185 pounds with dark shoulder- length hair- farm fair 1980 uxbridge have you ever seen a live embryo transfer do you even know what it is well if you dont and would like to come to the farm fair at lloyd wilsons sale arena april 25 dr gerald green- a veterinarian from cannington will per form the operation beginning at 7 pm the fair begins april 24 and will cater to school groups during the day in the evening the public can view exhibits by the junior far mers and the 4h club just to mention a couple a contest for best dressed calf for students 15 years and younger will be judged by mayor gary herrema ivan bell agriculture representative for ontario county and uxbridge fair queen andrea tuck deadlines for contest entries is april 22 and children can call 8523524 buttonville on thursday v today bert tur- cotte unveils plans for the ultimate in modernday golf course facilities a 3vfe million dollar project that when completed will make it one of the finest country clubs in the district the main property located on the west side of woodbine ayenue in buttonvillehas been expanded to take in the former ray mctavish farm north of 16th avenue the additional 150 acres allows for an extra nine holes access eventually will be by means of an underpass beneath the road mr turcotte said ground work at the site is still iri progress and should be completed some time this year besides the additional nine holes the club offers a large practice fairway three tennis courts and a pool the beautiful dining area can now accommodate- 135 people when the weather is favorable an additional sixty persons can be seated on a patio outside the facilities have proved so popular the banquet room is already booked to mid1981 the initial purchase dates back to 1967 the property had been owned by the late douglas pat hood mr turcotte has acquired tracts of land for several golf courses in the last twenty years the first was sleepy hollow at stouffville in 1960 then the liftlock country club near peterborough in 1963 followed by buttonville in 1967 the international at niagara in 1975 and glen lawrence near kingston in march of this year 1 in 1976 he was instrumental in providing the canadian professional golfers association with a new course near cape canaveral florida its called the royal oak cost to the association at the time was one dollar the course is- now the official home of the cpga and is visited by hundreds of canadian golfers each year entrepreneur bert turcotte owner of six golf fiito a huge ultramodern golf course turcotte clubs including sleepy hollow in sumffvule v itiyi ihat ground workonthe site thouldbe- unveiled plans for the development of property completed tome time this year jim holt west of woodbine avenue- north of 15th avenue i s ii