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lewis clydesdales win top awards unionville clydesdale horses owned by gordon lewis of rri unionville captured fourteen of the top awards at the michigan great lakes in ternational draft horse show in detroit there were 25 clyde exhibitors in the competition from across canada and the united states a stallion foal placed first and went on to take the reserve jr championship the ten lewis entries also took four seconds seven thirds and a fourth in the 4- horse hitch stephen kathy and glenn lewis made the trip along with bob lapp cedar grove cathy lowe lemonville and bruce johnson of goodwood talented vocalist thrills crowd twentythree year old nancy herbison of argenta british columbia thrilled her audience last week sben she hosted a recital in walter hall the edward johnson building v of toronto the talented soprano is the daughter of the former agnes klinck and granddaughter of the late harry klinck of stouffville ruby and frank burkholder parkview apart ments stouffville attended the concert nancy was the winner of the coveted sc eckhardt- gramatte award in competition at brandon manitoba last spring shes currently on a crosscanada tour singing at mcmaster university in hamilton tuesday following these appearances shell return to europe to continue her studies in dusseldorf germany 3tlt uridine vol 93 no 27 an inland community newspaper whitchurch stouffville october 30 1980 25 cents 24 pages advance poils those ratepayers who may find it difficult to cast ballots monday nov 10 can do so at two advance polls sat nov 1 the hours are 9 am to 8 pm for residents of wards 1 2 and 3 the location is the vandorf hall on woodbine avenue ruth pogue is the deputyreturning officer beverley vanderwiel is poll clerk for residents of wards 4 5 and 6 the location is the whitchurchstouffville municipal office the deputy returning officer there is former reeve ken wagg the poll clerk is former mayor ken laushway on election day nov 10 the polls open at 11 a m and close at 8 pm blasts press reports 4 not dead protests mayor vandorf the town isnt dead mayor eldred king told a preelection ratepayers meeting at vandorf thursday night talking informally to a small group of supporters in the community hall mayor king said that in his position he must look beyond the urban area of elections signs take a beating stouffville on friday evening more than 150 wedley for mayor signs were erected along the main street of stouffville as well as prominent locations near the intersections of hwys 47 and 48 ringwood and the 7th concession mc- cowan road and the stouffville road in less than three hours all had been destroyed some had been pulled out by hand while others had been smashed by a vehicle thought to bea pickup truck york regional police were notified the wedley office is at tempting to run a fair and honest campaign said janice stem committee chairperson i would ask of those carrying out such unfair tactics is this encouraging togetherness and unity in our community stouffville and deal with the municipality as a whole the urban centre stouffville is tucked away in one corner he said but this doesnt mean the rest of the town is forgotten nor should stouffville be forgotten the mayor chided the media for continually painting a bleak picture of socalled stagnation i dont think the town is in the kind of condition thats been written up in the local press he said he claimed as regrettable the fact that due to reports that are absolutely incorrect he continually finds himself on the defensive a town is only as progressive as the people who reside in it he stated firmly adding that many residents were prompted to come here in the first place because they wanted some space mayor king rejected the insinuation that he is anti- development onthe contrary he said hes pro- development as long as new assessment is above the candidates meeting stouffville an all- candidates meeting organized by the whitchurchstouffville public library board will be held at stouffville dist secondary school monday nov 3 at 8 pm nominees will face questions from a fourmember panel including former councillor betty vannostrand rr 1 gormley en vironmentalist tom marshall of cedar valley former newspaper editor and television producer john montgomery of stouffville and william morrison a community leader and service club member from ballantrae the panel moderator is jim irving of the tribune the candidates will answer a series of prepared questions posed by the panel after which the meeting will be opened to questions from the floor average anything under the average costs us money he said king admitted he becomes irritated when critics keep comparing whitchurch- stouffville with markham were not a markham he stated and i doubt anyone wants us to be he noted that even markham with all its buildup hadnt erected a single apartment in the last two years he attributed the slow growth in stouffville as due in part to the economic climate he said such had not been the case elsewhere in the municipality mayor king spoke in favor of hamlet expansion to retain their identities and some equalnesshe admitted that certain areas areoriented towards aurora and newmarket but still dont feel left out some of town councils accomplishments during the last two years he listed as follows l relocation of the museum from bogarttown to vandorf 2 resurfacing of seven miles of road 3 the setting up of an art gallery in the town library 4 the con struction of tennis courts at ballantrae and vandorf 5 the rechannelization of duffin creek through a section of stouffville touching on the dulverton development he said the town had given its promoters until october 1981 to get something going draft approval of the plan he said would expire at that time halloween spirit alive at stouffville home when trick or treaters arrive at the home of bill and clara white and family second street stouffville theyll be met by carlton the doorman of television fame carlton is the creation of 11yearold jane white shown here and her mother and while a bit of a dummy he showed some ingenuity by grabbing a rake and heading into the back yard to gather up some leaves jim thomas trustee urges audience get involved stouffville get involved harry bowes whitchurch stouffville s representative on york county board of education says parents should take a greater interest in school activities even to attending classes the town trustee expressed this opinion during an hourlong discussion sunday evening in st james presbyterian church at summitview school he said the parentteacher association was making arrangements whereby an adult would sit in on studies at willi finds time to build cloeks l whitchurch wilmot wim pattenden rr 4 stouffville is a professional clockbuilder his carpentry skills are recognized across the country on saturday he had several samples on display at the vandorf craft show sponsored by the wesley united church they at tracted much attention the cases are con structed in wims own woodworking shop on the 5th concession of whitchurch- stouffville near slaters road the works are pur chased through the murray clock company of scar borough i do what the customer wants explains wim the finished product can range from a 50 kitchen clock to a 2400 grandfathers clock only once in the past six years has a mechanism required repairs and the company did it for nothing advertising is mainly by wordofmouth he says one clock was shipped as far as yellowknife and another went to british columbia the wood used is for the most part pine cherry walnut and butternut how does he find the time i work nights weekends and holidays he says he admits he takes great pride in each clock regardless of price every grade level not to criticize but to assist he praised the work of the sum mitview pta theyre doing a great job he said bowes pointed out however that for the most part the silent majority sit back and do nothing with respect to problems within the system the local trustee said education tends to reflect the trend of society i wish we could turn the morals clock back about twenty years he said boes said that while hes concerned over the possibility of some stouffville students opting out of the system hes not surprised in the united states he said this number had gone from two to fifteen per cent in a single year church pastor rev ted creen said the two main areas of concern related to discipline and the teaching of morals values the balls in our court he said and always has been it was agreed that once the congregation has had an op portunity to study board policy in this regard a meeting should be arranged with principals at both the elementary and secondary levels master feeds sale rumored stouffville despite reports that master feeds in stouffville may soon be sold bob hatch the area manager says things are still up in the air he admitted however that negotiations for the sale of the property are still underway last month the firm an nounced closure of the local mill likely at the end of oc tober it was being phased out hatch said because of zoning and environmental restrictions employees here and at head office in toronto declined comment baby girl dies markham the 22 month old scarborough girl that wandered out of a markham home and fell face down in a pool of water atop a pool tar paulin has died in toronto sick childrens hospital jacqueline williston was visiting at a home on captain armstrong boulevard when the accident occurred police and firemen rendered first aid at the scene and en route to hospital but the baby failed to respond she died on f3day night nearly new car badly damaged skilled vandorf area carpenter ships products across the country wim pattenden of rr 4 stouffville is a master craftsman when it comes to clocks htswork known across the country has resulted in orders from as far distant as yellowknife and british colombia prices range from 150 to 2500 jim thomas stouffville on friday morning town hydro chairman and former mayor ken laushway stopped in at the stouffville utility office on main street- after parking his new mercury twodoor at the rear of the building as hed done dozens of- times before a few minutes later he was startled by a resounding crash on checking the cause he found his car up against the wall badly damaged it had been rammed by a truck cost of repairs has been estimated at 1500 to the laush way auto and 75 to the truck owned by village pools limited of stouffville no charges were laid against the driver 17-year- old donald paisley of main street v