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plaza proposed riaza proposed rif a af new food store jl ttuxutxt prove a need vol 93 no 34 an inland community newspaper whitchurchstouffville december 18 1980 25 cents 20 pages stouffville a shopping centre that would retain the country look has been proposed for a site near the intersection of main street west and palm wood gate frank damico spokesman for villa properties limited appeared before town planning board dec 9 seeking approval of a zoning amendment that would permit the plaza the development he said would include a hardware store a drug store a bank four retail stores and a supermarket either dominion or loblaws when asked by mayor eldred king if he had figures to show the need for a fourth food store in stouffville mr damico said such chains do their own market studies said councillor bill kamps i hate to be a pessimist id like to see the town grow but with markville mccowan road and hwy 7 coming in its going to have a big impact on the area id hate to see you spend a lot of money on this damico argued that mark ville would be a regional mall while his proposal would be strictly local in character i dont think its our lot in life to judge profitability stated councillor tom wood i feel we should help all we can mayor king returned to an earlier claim that the food chains should provide documentation showing justification for such a centre this was agreed upon with councillor wilf morley suggesting that because of a previous commitment related to a plaza at hwy 47 and main two injured stouffville a collision between a car and a pickup truck on hwy 48 near ballantrae monday sent the drivers of both vehicles to hospital one with serious in juries police said florence ross 73 of 105 winlane drive stouffville was northbound and attempting a lefthand turn into a private laneway when struck the lone occupant of the truck was dean fullbrook 25 of pefferlaw property damage was estimated at 7000 street east the latest ap plication might be premature at this time weekly winners stouffville betty thompson cherry street rr 3 stouffville is the grand prize winner in the dec 13 all the trimmings shopping draw mrs thompson receives a bushel of groceries nine other participants receive 25 vouchers redeemable at the following business places ernest taylor glengall lane stouffville stonehouse travel mrs harold bell goodwood mario hair styling lillian byer maytree avenue stouffville canadian tire store jill hartley rr 1 goodwood marguerite shoppe mrs a mccaffrey 418 loretta crescent stouffville or chards mens and boys wear nancy wagg 18 church street south stouffville kamps upholstery faith forde 11 main street west stouffville stouffville bakery julie murray 40 victoria street stouffville old canada house and margaret paisley rr 4 stouffville stouffville coop accept us pleads truck fleet owner stouffville despite the fact his trucks roll up thousands of miles each week the longest haul for don an derson is the trip through stouffville from one depot to another murdered markham a 33 year old markham businessman michael john hendy was found murdered last week in a downtown vancouver hotel the sales executive had been stabbed to death in his bed his body was discovered by a maid when she entered the room to clean up robbery was said to be the motive although the man was carrying little money on him at the time he relied mainly on credit cards his colleagues said the victim was married and the father of two small children aged one and two town lady badly hurt gormley a twocar collision on woodbine avenue south of gormley friday seriously injured a 41 year old stouffville woman muriel rosenberger 344 south street was badly hurt in the crash and remains a patient at sunnybrook medical centre toronto the victim is the wife of rev cecil rosenberger former minister at the gormley missionary church police said mrs rosen berger was northbound near heise hill when her vehicle veered out of control and collided with one driven by suzanne fowle 28 of ida street thornhill the second motorist and a passenger ann fowle 48 also of thornhill were admitted to york central hospital rich mond hill property damage was estimated at 2100 the original site is on hwy 47 north of main street the new location is at main street west the owneroperator wants to accommodate the entire business under one roof on dec 9 mr anderson and his solicitor don hindson of markham appeared before town planning board to find out what further would have to be done to meet the municipalitys requirements mr hindson outlined the various improvements con templated for the new site screening he said would conceal much of the property from public view at present about 35 per cent of the com panys vehicles are maintained there mr hindson said a site plan had been filed with council nov 4 and he was now seeking further direction mayor eldred king suggested additional trees to the north a mixture of poplars and evrgrens recommended councillor jim sanders councillor wilf morley voiced concern over the ready- mix tower on the property he wondered if steps could be taken to hide it also we talk about berms and trees and green grass pret tying up the place i dont care how much its improved were still going to have sixty to eighty trucks coming out of there every morning stated councillor tom wood this bothers me councillor bill kamps said all trucks dont emerge from the site at one time ive never been held up he noted mr hindson explained that truck movement to and from the property had actually declined since mr anderson moved there a f t e considerable discussion about proper screening the board agreed to ask council to direct its lawyer to negotiate a final agreement dp you have to everybodys watching despite the innocence of the act a kiss on the cheek in public is almost more than an angel at least a six year old boy angel can stand neil keeping rr 2 markham appears somewhat perplexed as nine year old christine vliek main street east stouffville a baby jesus quietly slept baker hill two thousand years ago little baby jesus slept peacefully in a manger unaware of ac tivity all around on sunday a similar scene was reenacted when the children of baker hill baptist church presented their christmas pageant there john mark shantz in the role of baby jesus fell fast asleep because a replacement was needed in a hurry jeff oldham joseph agreed that his two year old sister deadlines because christmas and new years fall on thurs days the tribune will be published dec 24 and dec 31 to meet these earlier deadlines display and classified ads as well as news copy must be in the office no later than 5 pm on monday dec 22 and monday dec 29 your cooperation in this regard will be appreciated jennifer should play the part although a trifle reluc tant at first she later agreed hoping no one in the audience would notice her ponytails while the switch in parts was taking place the time period changed instead of the wisemen entering a stable in bethlehemn they found themselves at the scene of the resurrection but alls well that ends well the congregation seemed to enjoy the new version as much as the old shows him a little affection following a sunday school pageant saturday in st james presbyterian church ten years from now he may look on such things a little differently jim thomas town square carol sing charged whitchurch an 18 year old youth from rr 4 stouffville has been charged with break and enter with intent to steal and attempted break and enter properties named included the home of carl lewis and the berry residence both at stouffville rr 4 the suspect was to have appeared in court this week stouffville an old- fashioned carol sing including representatives from all the church choirs plus the high school chorus will be held saturday evening in the town square time of the event is 7 pm songleader jim rehill is hoping for a choir of at least sixty voices and a congregation of up to five hundred therell be no ac companiment just like the good old days said bill nailer one of the organizers the entire square will be open to the public from 7 to 8 pm civic avenue will be blocked off to vehicular traffic during this period while the carol sings in progress hot chocolate cour tesy jack chambers iga will be served under the canopy at the town municipal office the event is part of the old- fashioned christmas theme that was instituted by the chamber of commerce and carried through by local schools churches businesses service clubs and organizations although the carol sing is headed up by the pastor and members of christ church anglican its strictly mter- denominationairev philip poole stressed if the weathers right it should be a tremendous suc cess mr nailer said too cold for train stouffville if the family car refused to start monday morning you werent the only one in trouble viarail had engine problems too the commuter that usually arrives in stouffville around 630 am didnt reach town until nearly ten the majority of passengers after warming up on coffee in the towne restaurant boarded the gobus at 715 delay hydro hike an age difference of 100 years piiscilla pipher formerly of ringwood and now a resident in the stouffville nursing home celebrated her 106th birthday dec 10 on this occasion she was visited by several family relauves inclading a greatgreat niece and nephew beckyruth and allen minor children of maryella and harold minor of barrie jim thomas stouffville while hydro rate increases are an ticipated in most area municipalities next month the whitchurchstouffville com mission has postponed its rate hike until march 1 1981 the decision chairman ken laushway told the tribune followed a special meeting at which time the cost of power to be passed on to the consumer came under close scrutiny as of the above date the residential rate here will go up by an average of 84 per cent this charge will extend over a tenmonth period while the wholesale cost from ontario hydro is collectable for the full twelve months careful budgeting and control of local operating costs were given as reasons why the local commission has been able to reduce the total price impact at the customer level the wholesale cost of power from ontario hydro beginning jan 1 is up by 95 per cent mr laush way said the rate hike of 84 per cent as of march 1 will mean a 270 average increase per home per month the chairman explained increase markham as of jan 1 1981 markhams hydro rates will increase by 99 per cent residential and 104 per cent industrial and commercial bob dyer customer service supervisor said this week although not official until approved by head office mr dyer indicated this should come through before the end of the month he stated also that hydro patrons should anticipate rate hikes each year matching the inflationary spiral it looks like ten per cent from now to eternity he said commissioner herb peach rr 3 stouff ville has been appointed by council to the whitchurch- stouffville hydro commission succeeding gordon ratcllff stouffville rr 2 ken laushway will again serve as chainry mr laushway has been a haf commissioner sixteen yea