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Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), November 13, 1980, p. 11

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town of pickering second section thursday- nov 13 bhajv pickering john aa- derson is back at the helm in pickering the softspoken but dedicated mayor was returned to office monday defeating his closest rival councillor doug dickerson by 1399 votes mayor anderson polled 3891 to 2492 for dickerson ken matheson ran third with 2371 and don kitchen fourth with 1515 elected to regional council were laurie cahill ward one 2766 alex robertson ward two 1293 gerry fisher ward three 1398 town councillors elected were peggy byers ward one 911 shane coburn ward two 1125 norah stoner ward three 2153 durham board of education trustees elected were lorna murphy ward one 1488 peter robertson ward two 1843 linda carder was ac claimed in ward 3 for regional council ward 1 laurie cahill outdistanced jack anderson heinz raedisch 2766 to 732 the result was close in ward 2 with alex robertson edging ex- trustee jim chalk 1293 to 1223 gayle gray trailed with 981 in ward 3 gerry fisher was an easy winner 1398 to 939 for wayne arthurs earle pilkey ran third with 761 for town council peggy byers was well out front in ward 1 followed by maurice brenner 754 gino marrocco 681 paul white 438 michael bar tholomew 422 and john simonsen 315 in ward 2 shane cosburn led rick gamblen by 307 votes stephen mccarthy polled 738 and vincent dinelle 645 bruce howie was ho match for norah stoner in ward 3 trailing the incumbent 859 to 2153 gains decisive victory uxbridge maustyn mcknight considered by many as mayor material was re elected to regional council monday scoring a decisive victory over his only rival tim harshaw it was 2277 for mcknight compared to 1221 for harshaw elected to council were mac meyers ward 2 ron johnson ward 3 sandy ewen ward 4 and gerrilynn oconnor ward 5 mayor gary herrema and ward 1 candidate don jackson were both ac claimed elected to board of speedy recovery pickering friends of bob and sally baun will be pleased to know their son brian is making an excellent recovery following a serious motor vehicle collision near calgary alberta hes expected home this week brian fell asleep at the wheel of his car his father said the auto crashed into a culvert r t the driver suffered multiple compound fractures of both legs a broken right arm and internal injuries mr and mrs baun left im mediately for the west and visited brian in calgary general hospital bob a former defence star with the toronto maple leafs described the work of surgeons there as magnificent he said also that brian was jn topphysical shape which is aiding his recovery education were heather beveridge and brian kennedy all separate school trustees were acclaimed in ward 2 it was mac keyers 432 to 254 for bert shingler in ward 3 ron johnson defeated norm lyons 426 to 335 sandy ewen downed ian morrison 582 to 365 in ward 4 and gerrilynn oconnor was a solid favorite polling 495 to 167 for paul harris and 99 for bob markell new trustees heather beveridge 1484 and brian kennedy 1195 were well out in front of alsorans ken chevis 923 bruce moran 850 and ruth morrison 827 nineteen year old lauraine newell pickering village was the recipient of the principals award and other trophies at com mencement exercises in pickering dist high school friday nigl making the presentation here is principal james w robb jim thomi reject sex guide totally unacceptable grad lauds j scnoolyears durham region the durham region separate school board has firmly rejected a sex education guide for teachers put out by the federal government trustees objections were contained in a letter sent to the provincial ministry of education and health the booklet is being distributed by the department of national health and welfare the information is totally unacceptable to catholics said linda dionne a board trustee sex education she said within the catholic system must deal with the christian concept of chastity anr sexuality recount markham therell be a recount in markhams ward 6 mike larkin told the tribune hell make this request after losing out to incumbent councillor elson miles by only five votes final figures showed 471 for miles and 466 for larkin larkin a late entry in the race said he was pleased with the support received she called it flippant with very little moral value in its content education director ed finan said the board and staff are well satisfied with the family life program already being carried out although mrs dionne said she favored the information on childbirth she described the rest as a waste of time booklet no l deals with teaching sexuality cultural factors and other affecting behavior booklet no 2 deals with physiology masturbation and homosexuality booklet no 3 deals with family planning and the views of major religions in canada on the subject also teenage pregnancy illegitimacy and infertility- booklet no 4 deals with birth controls currently available with reference to abortion as an effective means of birth control when conception takes place booklet no 5 deals with venereal disease and the misuse of contraception booklet no 6 deals with population growth mrs dionne said she wasnt sure of the intent of booklet 6 was to discourage having children or having sex the guide is available to all schools pickering what we have gained here cannot be measured in tangible terms valedictorian glyn morgan told pickering dist high schools commencement audience friday speaking before a packed house the grade 13 graduate and ontario scholar said the school had left its mark on their lives adding i trust weve left our mark on this school mentioning specifically the choir and the band he said graduating students would leave with the sounds of pickering high echoing in our ears he praised the staff teachers at pdhs people he described as devoted to providing a high quality of education he mentioned the debt of gratitude all students owe to their parents and he spoke of the students them selves weve discovered more about others- and more about ourselves he said he described the evening as a chance to remember to drift back into that world that was so good to us glynn the recipient of pickerings allround boy award in 1979 is enrolled in dentistry at scarborough college university of toronto other platform speakers included the principal jh robb and board of education trustee jim chalk to crack down durham region during a period between 1976 and 1979 close to 400000 in regional water and sewer ac counts went uncollected in durham this year the figure is expected to exceed 120000 the finance department intends to crack down on delinquent billpayers even though it may cost them 29000 to do it the region has been ad vertising hoping to obtain a suitable person to fill the post in the last two months theyve checked through twenty ap plications but none has proved satisfactory valedictorian received many awards glyn morgan right an honors graduate and ontario scholar was the recipient of many awards friday including the pickering rotary club prize for high academic achievement he was the schools valedictorian jim thomas ruled insane durham region earlier this year a motorist attempted to run down two durham region police officers last week geraldo alberastine 35 appeared in whitby court and was found not guilty by reason of insanity judge jp kelly ruled he be committed to the mental health unit at penatanguishene for an indefinite period the accused admitted in a police statement that he wanted to run over constables marjorie gibson and john mclean on the night of may 25 the man the court was told had been admitted to the whitby psychiatric hospital on three occasions in the last four years nine plowing prizes durham region lome britton rr 3 claremont steven dunkeld rr 1 zephyr and danny conway rr 3 mount albert headed the prizewinning processional thursday at the annual rama- mara plowmens association awards banquet in greenbank united church together they captured nine prizes with danny receiving four lome three arid steven two cathie shier of rr 2 sunderland was the recipient of two specials she was durham regions represen tative in the queen of the furrow contest the roaster of ceremonies was don dunkeld rr 1 zephyr entertainment for the evening was provided by joanne beach and debbie watson they showed slides and described their experiences at the 1980 world plowing match other speakers included queen of the furrow cathie shier opa director stewart diceman local committee chairman 1981 match orval hughes provincial queen of the furrow marie thomas and burnell wylie a judge at the 1980 international match award recipients follow lome britton guaranty trust company of canada special for best plowed land by a resident of south ontario county don dunkeld guaranty trust company of canada special for best plowed land by a resident of north ontario county danny conway the joseph g tran memorial trophy david nixon international harvester company special danhy conway simpsonsears special lome britton wm g newman trophy lome brit ton murray jackson auction services special danny con way the hugh baird special steven dunkeld the armour mcmillan special danny conway the bill scott trophy cathie shier the russell morrison special and the region of durham special and steve dunkeld the hl fair trophy the presentation of prizes was made by durham region agricultural representative ivan bell assisted by vyse westcott of beaverton claremont student an ontario scholar ron mcmullen honor graduation of claremont received his diploma and an ontario scholarship from linda carder durham board of education trustee jim thomas

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