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66 it pays to advertise it pays to advertise when the collett family cone 9 pickering suddenly found themselves with fourteen little puppy dogs they had no alternative but to spread the word and it worked by saturday only two were left muggins held by ten year old leah left and tippy in the arms of karen age five jim thomas durhamyork the proposed cancellation by the federal government of via- rail commuter service from havelock stouffville and barne will affect communities all across the regions of durham and york ross stevenson mp p for durham- york told the tribune this week stevenson said hed already been in touch with the hon jim snow minister of transportation and com munication for ontario ex pressing the concern of local residents mr snow stevenson said is meeting with federal officials in a few days and is hopeful the situation can be resolved at that time i believe the cancellation of viarail is a step in the wrong direction stevenson said the federal government overruled a decision by the canadian transport com mission at a time when the province is attempting to promote the use of public transportation he stated the durhamyork mp p promised to continue monitoring developments relatedtoth commuter issue to make sure concerns of his constituents are expressed magical feats bring out kid in everyone claremont theres nothing phoney about dan laffey a professional magician whos rapidly making a name for himself across the country he doesnt pull rabbits out of a hat or silver dollars from his sleeve those tricks have been performed so often theyre suspect he says so he tries to come up with acts that are relatively new dan and his lovely wife sherrill reside in the former x 1 n 8kv- a r il jujflftkl v jhrdfl sbhpniht ir h yzx fm nh v t hhh a m charles cooper home at rr 3 claremont sherrill assists her husband at some of his larger shows magical feats arent dans only forte hes a news cameraman with global tv combining the two talents every friday at the conclusion of the noon broadcast since cameras dont lie dan has to know what hes doing in front of an audience of several thousand dans interest in magic dan laffey rr 3 claremont is considered one of canadas top magicians he and wife sherrill are currenuy presenting shows at ontario place dan is also a news cameraman with global tv goes back to age four when his parents began bringing home small kits from which he practiced slightofhand later he enrolled in a course offered by the ymca hes a member of the hat and rabbit club and the international brotherhood of magicians dan feels at home in any crowd whether its at a back yard birthday party or in a big city auditorium this week hes hosting 36 shows at ontario place young or old it doesnt matter he says magic brings out the kid in all of us dan describes feats of magic in two words an illusion a magician he says never reveals how an act is done if he did hed lose his credibility not only with audiences but with his peers the late art latcham sure he knew him one of the best at coin magic in the world he claims he was highly regarded everywhere at age 34 dan feels his career is just now exploding in conjunction with this part of his profession hes producing two types of magic wands one made of ebony and the other of walnut theyre handmade and for sale hes also interested in establishing a magic section in the whitchurchstouffville library and promoting this rare book collection with a magic show he may also organize a magic club with membership open to people seriously interested in this art dan laffey or magic dan as hes commonly called can be reached by phoning 649- 2723 but a word of warning speak with respect or that telephone could suddenly turn into a skunk johnny be good 99 claremont while most people are on their best behavior when they apply for entry to an educational program a summer session of sort in durham accepts only those at their worst just the same the board of education isnt having any difficulty filling its quota of 40 for its morning classes in behavior modification now being held for six weeks in oshawa claremont trustee linda carder told the tribune mrs carder said the classes for public school children unable to conform to the discipline of a classroom nd held during the regular school year are to keep children from backsliding although it all comes under the polite heading of behavior modification the problems presented by those involved are less euphemistic mrs carder said in fact they are enough that those with them need to be segregated from the rest of the children and be taught the rudiments of living and working with those around mem while the behaviorial problems may often stem from unrest at home there are also many who suffer from various allergies mrs carder said and have more than normal dif ficulty settling down whatever the reason one of the ways of helping to bring the children to bear in the program is through the reward system the rewards in this case can be anything from time off to doing something they really like such as painting playing in the gymnasium or obtaining candy mrs carder said parents mustalso become involved as the children can easily regress once they leave the classroom a reward system is often set up at home too with a chart on the refrigerator door detailing progress she said problems of the children are not just modest ones hence the major effort to help bring them around once this happens its a matter of trying to reintegrate them into a regular classroom even here the teacher may still have to keep a few candies on hand as encouragement mrs carder said the classes were working well however and the teachers were happy with the results she said the board is allowed grants and those students needing tran sportation are provided a bus service wjte nfcune second section thursday august 6 1981 township of uxbridge patience with plan uxbridge a six month extension on the development of forsythe east has been approved by the planning and development committee the extension was approved providing that developers jean stocco and jack grant pay heir outstanding account this is the third extension given to this group and the committee expressed some concern as to when the area would be developed were working with a difficult market and a difficult situation in all parts as far as 25000 in prizes uxbridge the ux bridge library building fund will hold an elimination draw at the uxbridge arena sat aug 15 25000 in prizes will be given away among the more spec tacular giveaways are a chevy citation a fur jacket a brass bed golf clubs an organ a teawagon a typewriter camera and many others tickets to the event are 100 and these include dinner for two and live entertainment tables for 10 may be arranged board wavering on levies uxbridge the planning and development committee has decided to wait before considering waiving lot levies on the trinity manor senior citizens apartment building the project which is 83000 over budget has to come within its budget to be considered by cmhc canadian marketing and housing corporation mayor ballinger expressed his views that the municipality should be the last to cut anything if the levies were waived the project would still be 60000 over budget he said chairman sandy ewen agreed and said that they should renegotiate with the contractor first and then if need be come back and see about the lot levies our problem is that we are being asked to move first said mayor ballinger if we waived the levies now you could go back and say that youre 60000 over and thats what he the contractor has to come down i think that we should be the very last resort said the mayor when youre down to the bare bones then well take a look at it and council as a whole can decide whether to waive 23000 of taxpayers money pat martindale representing the church said they were trying to save some time by coming to the town first housing is concerned especially with our uxbridge holding said steve maizels representing jack grant the market has been very slow maizels went on to say that there has been a significant change in the last few months with the tremendous boom in toronto housing prices there has been a major change in the relative prices in the union- ville markham area in relation to what houses can be produced for in the uxbridge area this means that the price of gas and travelling has become less significant said maizels there is a whole slew of new industry which has developed in the north east part of toronto that could provide a basis for people to move out to the uxbridge area unfortunately at the same time as all this has happened the interest rates have gone to the point where the housing market is almost nonexistent uxbridge mayor bill ballinger then expressed his concern over the development of this area we are getting ourselves in an awkward position here he said i appreciate the interest rates and that youre waiting for a better market but youve been ready now for four years there are at least two other developments also waiting and im afraid that when the market does get better that were going to have three major developments going on at the same time and nobody wants that were anxious to get started as you are said maizels we have to turn over land thats our business and wed like to give you that reassurance he said greenwood couples anniversary weekend greenwood the past weekend will be long remembered by verne and beatrice hicks of greenwood the celebration of their golden wedding anniversary more than 200 friends and relatives including all members of their family at tended an open house held in their home saturday evening and sunday afternoon on sunday evening they were guests of honor at a dinner in oshawa both are natives of tillsonburg mr hicks the son of melbourne and ellen hicks and mrs hicks the former beatrice kent the daughter of john and maude kent they were married aug 1 1931 at the free methodist church parsonage port rowan ont following a honeymoon trip to orlllia in the grooms 1929 chrysler they returned to the tillsonburg area where they remained until moving to greenwood in 1949 mr and mrs hicks with the help of their children operated the paddock restaurant on hwy 7 for eleven years then retired to their present home a short distance away verne is a tool and die maker by profession also an excellent carpenter his first love however is training horses a work he still con tinues beatrice enjoys sewing quilting and crocheting shes an enthusiastic worker within the ucw of greenwood united church mr and mrs hicks speak with pride of their family that includes six daughters doreen mrs milton smith tillsonburg marie mrs floyd malcolm guelph verna mrs andy appleton port perry margaret mrs george lee greenwood greta mrs jim smith tillsonburg barbara mrs gordon la cain oshawa and two sons bob of greenwood and bill in mississauga they have 17 grandchildren and four great grandchildren mrs hicks has one brother harry kent living in toronto and a sister hazel helsdon of tillsonburg mr hicks has one sister pearl scott also of tillsonburg i the honored couple were presented with a beautiful grandfathers clock a gift from their family also a lovely tea wagon from the community mr and mrs verne hicks of greenwood celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on the weekend welcoming more than 200 friends and relatives saturday evening and sunday afternoon their children and grand children were all present for the occasion the beautiful grandfathers clock was a gift from the family jim thomas