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town its canadas day and whitchurch- stouffvilles week the events organized by the chamber of commerce begin on friday tomorrow and extend through tuesday july 1 therell be something for everyone the celebration hopefully an annual event here has involved total community co operation the leader once again has been ged stonehouse a local businessman who possesses the personality and ability that brings people together with many lending a helping hand the workload has been lightened furthermore the programs assured of success weve said this before but it bears repeating the town thanks to the chamber of commerce and its chairman is moving ahead the signs are everywhere whats so amazing is the fact were doing it with little or no increase in population building on what we have rather than sitting back and letting things happen automatically quite an accomplishment and so are the five days just ahead an accomplishment a program organized by people for people be a part of it witnesses shabbily treated the tr8u whitchurchstouffville canada day celebrations june 27 to july 1 at long last the regrettable treatment of witnesses and victims in newmarket court has been publicized across york region thanks to margaret britnell mayor of king and anne sproule a reporter for the tribune and two other inland newspapers the shabby and shocking manner in which in nocent persons are inconvenienced has been laid bare its about time the case mvolved six people all accused in one way or another of break entry and theft of several homes in the region the loss of goods including many personal possessions was said to have totalled many thousands of dollars police investigators had spent several weeks gathering evidence so what happened first the case scheduled for 10 am a figment of someones imagination wasnt called until 1130 at that point the crown attorney implemented what is commonly referred to in court circles as plea bargaining rather than take the case to trial the accused entered pleas of guilty four were slapped with trivial fines one of the group got a day in jail two received suspended sentences and were placed on probation no wonder they laughed it was some kind of joke not amused by the outcome one of the homeowners said the amount of loot stolen and sold would bring a return higher than the amount of the fines if this is justice then theres certainly something sadly wrong with our legal system commented another mrs bntnell said the experience had given her a firsthand insight into the reason roaming around another backyard quackery by jim thomas 99 with profound apologies to noah webster weve established a quackery at our house no not in the living room or even our bedroom not yet the closest theyve come to complete domesticity is the garage and thats for protection during the night the rest of the time theyre outside in a specially constructed pen thats serving the purpose why so many citizens have spoken out so gust fine bitterly in the past trouble is their protests have fallen on deaf ears this time there was someone present who listened our misdirected priorities people often question certam priorities man sets for himself and rightly so they wonder at the millions spent on travel into spacewhile fundsare badly needed for research into cancer they question the millions spent on arms while starving children lie dying in the streets they wonder about the catchy liquor advertisements while accidents due to drink snuff out young lives they question the waste of government funds while families struggle to make ends meet and this one the canada post office has introduced a system whereby satellite- transmitted mail can be exchanged within minutes between toronto and london england marvellous and yet it takes a copy of this newspaper two weeks and sometimes longer to go from stouffvdle to agincourt we wonder the two ducks like the last pair came from the sales barn they represent a land of compromise between a goat and a sheep or a rabbit and a cat ones called donald the others daffy they belong to neil and marylynn while hesitant to agree to anything that would transform the backyard into a farm yard weve discovered by experience that ducks are the simplest to raise even more so than a dog give them lots to eat plenty to drink and a place to waddle and youre all set they make very little noise except when separated create a minimum of mess except when picked up and are economical to maintain if the enclosures located in long grass over an ant hill our greatest problem at the moment is concern for their safety it seems like every cat on the street has taken a personal interest m the new arrivals and while wed hate to suggest ulterior motives we sense they could be entertaining unkind thoughts as they pause and peer into the pen for this reason the kids put them inside before dark at least until theyre a little older and better able to fend for themselves during the day prince serves as an excellent watchdog he kicks up a terrible fuss if even a squirrel scampers near let alone a cat the little guys were still not sure of their gender have adjusted well to their new environment true they might do better on a farm with a large pond and lots of space but to date weve observed no retardation as far as growth is concerned quite the opposite theyre growing by leaps and bounds while we as a family have travelled the duck route before we still have a lot to learn little things that professional duckraisers probably take for granted for example will a female duck lay eggs in captivity and if so how many what are the chances of them raising any young and again how many is water for swimming an absolute necessity and is there danger of them drowning when theyre small should they eat at regular intervals or do you keep food in front of them all the time whatikind of food is best can mature ducks survive in the winter or do their feet freeze in low temperatures can a duck be housetrained if so how and at what age in short what does one do with two adult ducks in the fall this is the problem we encountered before it was a terrible decision for us and a traumatic experience for neil despite the fact theyre still alive and well at the claremont conservation area eating them is out of the question so is keeping them in the house the garagetis not much warmer than outside and the north wind blows in from the back something fierce but these are problems to be faced in the future around next october for neil and marylynn only today counts for anything and theyre having a ball donald and daffy iwill go on public display for a first time this saturday at the tribunesponsored pet show in stouffvilles south park since theres no specific category for ducks theyll obviously be in a class by themselves as i see it parents have sex hangupsioo byjimlrving meals on the wing thb rather anasaal picture was taken by orville hostettler albert street south stooffrdie it shows several galls snatching bread crumbs oat of the air daring a volunteer feeding at island lake north of town orville comes by his skill with a camera quite naturally hes a darkroom technician at george ross photography main street east i was going to start this off with a highly- irreverent if not highlymalicious quote from mark twain on the general grey matter of school boards it was very clever and no doubt would have readily caught the readers eye however it occurred to me that my fight wasnt with the school board in fact it wasnt really with anyone i just wanted to look into a situation which i wasnt too sure about how i felt with that the saying of another famous writer em forster came to mind a saying that seemed to catch my wandering thoughts and that was how do i know what i think until i see what i say so let me have my say and ill see what i think v at this moment both durham region and york county school boards have come to the conclusion that theres more to sex than was ever schemed of in their philosophy horatio as a result they want the rest of the world to know what theyve finally discovered star ting at the kindergarten age it is they think up to the schools to tell the kids what they dont know what some too readily know and what some arent quite ready for whether they want it or not take a stand dear editor it would appear that every time something controversial occurs on the york county education front the trustees or a majority of them elect to run and hide this would seem to be the case with respect to the film taking chances and sex education in general trustees may be servants of the people but not necessarily slaves theyd be more respected if theyd take strong stands on such issues gwendolyn sralthi r r 2 stonffville they see sex education as a logical part of the curriculum along with the three rs home economics and woodworking they have their detractor as a result toronto evangelist ken campbell founder of renaissance an organization concerned about what it sees as the government usur ping the role of parents in education told a meeting in aurora last week that children were getting enough sex instruction amid their daily diet of memory work in my day all we knew about sex was how to spell it campbell said nowadays thats the only thing about it they dont know the issue anyway as he and fellow speaker psychologist blair shaw said is one for the homes not the schools while many parents might agree they clam up when the task arises perhaps they think theyll come across as too unworldly the kids on the other hand would probably welcome a little humility to help balance their own fears the whole thing shouldnt be given such a grave mien anyway sex in case the word hasnt got around is a natural thing the young recognize it early and approach it that way later on however as the intensity of feelings grow just as often do inhibitions it is then when there is no outlet spiritually physically mentally or otherwise that sex can become just as binding as it can be liberating obviously children must be taught if anything that they can discuss the subject without feeling they shall be condemned to hell in the process at the same time parents and or teachers must discuss it with them without feeling they have the power to send them there sex is not an academic matter now we take the member in our right hand and carefully guide it is an emotional one when it becomes academic it is no longer sex however should the schools take over round table discussions and or individual sessions might be more in order than stern lectures from the podium that wayit might become less a frightening topic up there with physics and trigonometry and more a universal thing not all that difficult to fathom and kids dont be shy about approaching your parents anytime you just might help them break down some of their inhibitions too i editors mail trust teachers dear mr thomas at long last the issue of sex education has come to the fore rev ken campbell although i dont agree with his stand has taken the wraps off the subject and started many of us thinking and talking about it trouble is most parents will talk about it only between themselves it will go no further while mr campbell may have the knowledge and ability to address his children on this very personal matter many parents including ourselves find it difficult for this reason we feel the school is the proper place to provide this in formation not that were attempting to avoid our parental responsibilities its just that were too close to our kids and find it embarrassing personally unlike some outspoken critics we trust our teachers or whoever the administration selects to impart the facts of life to our children so lets stop haggling about it and get on with the job eugene 8eager nut 3 stojuffville