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sister acts are not uncommon in show business but rather unique in a community the size of claremont tracy terri tuck and lenni pllkey performed at the claremont lions christmas program sunday they are the daughters of earl and shirley pilkey claremont jim thomas v rod bond of stouffville was joined by daughter debbie in several duet numbers that were enthusiastically received by the audience they are members of a wellknown vocal and in strumental group called country road jim thomas eleven year old diane harper of claremont displayed an ex cellent vocal talent accompanied by guitarist tom davis diane is the daughter of mr and mrs harold harper wixon street lim thomas wrong way pickering theres a i right and wrong way to connect booster cables an agincourt man discovered this while trying to start his car on the kingston road in pickering the battery suddenly exploded splashing acid on his face joseph clifton was able to reach the pickering regional police office where first aid was provided he was then admitted to ajaxpickering hospital for further treatment band choir in concert stouffville the towns concerf band organized by the late ted hawley and now conducted by david howard will share the spotlight thursday to night with the orchard park choir under the direction of ron robbins assisted by barbara wideman and doreen brown the christmas program at stouffville dist secondary school begins at 730 pm band members include flutes shirley morgason diane ralph angie taylor trumpets geroge baxter kent wideman steve harnott don messerbey clarinets jan stem colleen clarke martin mcdowell cathy reid baritones steve gault juck greenshields trombones danny assinck paul simons jack savage ron merton bass george pegg harold hodgson mike beesley drums paul gamble len collis saxophones harvey billings and dick whittaker admission is 2 adults 1 senior citizens and students children under ten with parents free acting mayor mcknight interim role quite enough uxbrjdge twp ac ting mayor maustyn mcknight isnt interested in the position on a permanent basis hes only filling the post unbl a byelection selects a successor for gary herrema likely candidates are bill ballinger and bert shingler herrema acclaimed mayor of uxbridge for a second term resigned this office immediately following his election as chairman of durham region he defeated oshawa alderman john aker 1614 mcknight a member of regional council and a veteran politician told the tribune his crop insurance business took up far too much of his time to allow him to handle the demanding role of mayor as well id have to give up my insurance business and im not prepared to do that yet ne said he explained that his regional council position allows him to look after both maustyn mcknight in moving up to the regions top job herrema a prominent uxbridge dairy farmer says regional and municipal governments must learn to work as a more cohesive unit too often he said members go out of their way to criticize each other in doing so they lose the respect of taxpayers herrema suggested also that rather than face up to their own problems and seek solutions municipalities tend to use the region as a scapegoat the 41 year old father of three will earn 38000 at his new post he will hold sway over the municipalities of newcastle oshawa whitby ajax pickering scugog uxbridge and brock the regions total budget is in the neighborhood of ninety million dollars talent galore claremont its been said that when a boy is born in claremont the parents hand him a guitar instead of a rattle an exaggeration perhaps but from all appearances sunday the practice of pickin and singm is as basic as pud ding and pablum this talent shone through as a mam ingredient of the lions annual christmas show in the community hall the masterof ceremonies was earl pilkey this country and western capital of durham region vibrated to the strains of manual and electronic gadgetry at times fairly separating the roof from the rafters rick johnson set the pace following words of welcome delivered by three year old lindsay grahamlittle lindsay won the hearts of young and old alike with her wellspoken lines not to be upstaged by her kid sister courtney graham performed a difficult dance routine with precision and grace eleven year old diane harper was accorded prolonged applause following her vocal selections she was ac companied by tom davis on guitar rod bond and daughter debbie were received in like manner the woolhead boys displayed amazing instrumental skills and teamed up with the pilkey sisters on several selections the three girls one now married were nattily dressed for their numbers the lions and lioness members added to the merriment of the show par ticularly the old cream pie-m- theface routine that never loses its appeal buster fykes showed his talent on the violin with santa and friends proving a real hit however once again it was the tiny tykes who stole the show the nursery school kids including raymond win- terstein erica swanson tara emmorey mark bannock chris johnson lindsay graham pattyjean felletti jamie voss lori illingsworth and paul uzzell controversial sex education program achieves acceptance durham region a supposedly contoversial sex education program proposed for the durham region school system in 1981 has been ac cepted by the majority of parents two consultants for the board reported last week tom sears and lloyd white said thered been only a few requests for children to be ex cused from instruction as a general rule its been very well received sears said the original concept met with strong opposition in some quarters when subjects such as masturbation and homosexuality were included as to how the instruction will be applied sears explained that teachers would not be imposing their own values on pupils but rather would be upholding traditional values in our society the program will begin in kindergarten and extend through grade 12 on the issue of homosexuality sears said teachers would not be saying if its right or wrong but rather would present the practice as another lifestyle accolades for local resident an open letter to whit- churchstouffville town council the ministry of culture and recreation heritage ad ministration branch and residents of whitchurch- stouffville in response to the award a town crest recently bestowed upon wesley brillinger by whitchurch- stouffvdle town council people like wes brillinger are few and far between especially with regard not only to his personal family history in this area but also with regard to involvement in the history of stouffville his knowledge and expertise being unequalled by many and it is this combination of qualities which greatly adds to the value of his contribution to our community what has this contribution been wes most often ac companied by his wife clara has slogged about in the rain and chill while hosting the an nual maple syrup festival at the museum tending the fire greeting visitors serving pancakes and washing up hours later he has moved at breakneck speed on stifling days in final preparation of the an nual antique and classic car show staying up until two or three the same morning making as many as 100 complete cold- plate meals for the drivers and their families be has attended auctions all over southern ontario on the watch for ar tifacts which strayed afar from stouffville he has climbed ladders and roofs to fix light- bulbs and leaks all of this over and above his chairing numerous board meetings and tending to other matters of business for the museum the outstanding charac teristic underlying these and other efforts by wes has been his unwavering enthusiasm an enthusiasm which infused everything he did for and with the museum revealing how much he cared and this caring saw no boundaries felt no prejudice was not selfish wes knew what was needed to keep the museum alive and he gave these comments may begin to sound maudlin but when we look closer what we see is the embodiment of a rare com bination of qualities there is both a lesson and opportunity at hand the lesson is that we younger generation ought to pay attention to the example set by this man and the opportunity is as follows in addition to the recognition bestowed upon wes by the town i suggest that council establish the post of official town historianwith all the necessaries attached these would include a salary clerical services a mileage budget and the like the chief responsibility of the position would be the collection of material which would serve as archives of the history of the town and surrounding area perhaps using mrs jean barkeys ex cellent book as a guide the archives would be available by appointment to students historians and other interested people serving in a smaller way but no less significantly a function similar to that of the sigmundsamuel library in toronto the magnitude of the task might compel itself to seek successive town historians but i can think of no one better suited than mr brillinger to pioneer what could be a valuable and worthwhile office stouffville lets initiate something which might find the elders of other ontario communities treated similarly respectfully david walte chairman board of directors whltchurchstouffville museum wesley brillinger 5j mmm wwm jm i j vmvttywtmtjhfyfr 4 i4iswki vl