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as the tribune thursday november 12 1w mdhs celebrates commencement ts synthia sheridan of main st stouffviue receives her secondary school hcnour graduation dipolma from principal we duxbury at markham district high schools annual commencement exercises held friday night synthia was also awarded an ontario scholarship gregcoates liu stewart wallace the grade 13 valedictorian at mdhs plays a tune called high school days to end his address to the large crowd attending the commencement exercises gregcoates no involvement markham you have greater possibilities than any group of young people that ever lived sure you u1 be confronted with greater obstacles and greater challenges inflation drugs and unemployment but you also have greater op portunities for ac complishing what now seems impossible you have no control over the past but you have significant control over the future these words were contained in an address to the graduates of markham dist high school by principal wm e duxbury at commencement ex ercises friday night he also urged the graduates to have faith in themselves to set their goals high as they venture forth on their journey through life you will gain satisfaction happiness and pride in your ac- oomplishnienta only if you are satisfied with your accomplishments whether or not you are satisfied wffl depend to great extent on how you plan the rest of your journey the principal added bis congratulations to the class of 81 and wished them success in whatever careers they undertake during the evening awards were presented to many students the most coveted the ajh eckhardt trophy for general proficiency in grade 13 was presented to 19 year old nancy walker of markham she is majoring in mathematics at waterloo the gw wilson proficiency cup was awarded to 19 year old bill quinn also of markham bill is now enrolled in social sciences at western on a local note synthia sheridan main street stouffviue was awarded an ontario scholarship along with her secondary school honour graduation diploma synthia now attends the university of toronto in a general arts course before going into law the grade is valedictorian was stewart wallace it was a moving speech high school was a time to grow and hopefully mature said stewart what will we miss the most probably each other he replied i now at tend uoft and when i look down the halls i no longer see those familiar faces he ended his ad dress on a unique note playing a song on the guitar composed by he and his brother entitled high school days high school days it seems like yesterday we were here to stay but now only the memories linger on stouffville members of the con cerned citizens committee of stouffviue were not involved in any way with the uniden tified people who plagued an area resident concerning her well water supply fran sutton of stouffviue informed the tribune mrs sutton made this clear following a story last week in which mrs jean coughlan complained that on several occasions visitors to her home advised her not to drink the water and not even to cook with it someone she said even brought along a con tainer of refrigerated watemorher use while there was no mention of the com mittee in the item mrs sutton suggested many would likely conclude it was one of us mrs coughlan a resident a mile west of hwy 48 near york sanitations landfill site said she had been confused and upset by the visits the quality of the water in her well had been both okayed and rejected she said making it difficult to know who to believe mrs sutton said any visits made by the citizens committee were arranged by ap pointment the others she explained must have gone on their own the committee has been fighting for months now to have the gar bage site closed in this connection theyve been doing independent testing of wells in the vicinity according to mrs sutton the coughlan well showed 314 parts per billion of organic chemicals private testers she said had explained that there was no cause for panic but cause for concern mrs coughlan she said had been advised to obtain a charcoal filter for her tap for extra peace of mind mrs sutton told the tribune that she herself does not drink stouff viue water but at the same time doesnt feel the town is getting consistent levels of contamination that she believes is occurring closer to the site so far the private laboratory in the united states thats doing the independent testing has remained unidentified i dont think theyd appreciate a lot of phone calls she said it would interfere with their work as for the coughlan well mrs sutton said one of the testers had told her he wasnt in a position to offer an opinion other than theres no guarantee the water is safe i e editors mail thank y u dear mr thomas on behalf of lat- cham gauery i would like to thank you for your excellent coverage of our fortymue juried art show of drawings tennis club dance the ballantrae tennis club is holding a fau dance this saturday nov 14 in the com munity centre begin ning at 830 pm tickets 15 a couple including buffet are available by calling 6404758 paintings and sculpture which is now being exhibited until november 15 1981 our exhibit was very well received by our community and approximately one hundred artists residing within forty miles of stouffviues latcham gauery participated by submitting their work to be juried i want to add a special note of ap preciation to jim irving for covering our opening show on sunday oc tober 18 the tribunes interest and support is very gratifying sincerely lynda haywardbalrd project coordlnator the latcham gauery art committee palm and card reader mrs maria advice given on all matters cdll forjppoinlrrtunt mississaucja 1 624 6013 available sat sloullville auction barn 10 am 3 pm editors mail venturers keep busy nancy walker 19 was awarded the coveted ajh echardt itrophy for general proficiency in grade 13 at commencement exercises held at mdhs she now attends waterloo and is studying imathematics gregcoates mr editor we have fouowed the controversy in your newspaper on the subject of teenagers in stouffviue having nothing to do we tend to disagree because for the last three years we in volleyball finals by evelyn milsted gormley david wright a member of the stouff- ville dist secondary school volleyball team and david elliott a player with the sdss midget volleyball team travelled to collingwood tuesday to compete in the georgian bay finals i donna doner nurseintraining at woodstock underwent t emergency surgery thursday night mrs louisa rye of toronto spent several r days with mrs beulah jones the sr sewing f circle ladies met j tuesday at the home of f mrs edna baker in f vaughan special services for the strengthening of spiritual life at the oak ridges brethren in christ church wul be held nov 15 to 22 sunday worship is at 1030 am and 7 pm week night services i commence at 730 pm guest speaker is rev lome lichty of mont- gomery pennsylvania the annual turkey i supper at victoria square united church proved very successful with over 640 in at- tendance net proceeds were almost 2800 the ucw of victoria square church is endeavoring to raise money to buy a new organ their first fund- l raising project is a card party on friday nov 13 in the victoria square l community centre j the united cnur- ches of markham unionviue and browns corners are co operating to produce a program exploring basic christian belief including presentations and discussion on the bible the church god jesus christ and the christian life the first group will be held on thursday evening to night nov 12 at 8 pm at st andrews united church markham with rev david mckane from the central united church unionviue in charge of the first session the second will be held at 8 pm thurs nov 19 at browns corners united church the young peoples of the gormley missionary church will meet on friday night at the whitchurch- highlands school gymnasium rev eddy jones is coming to the missionary church for a special weekend of meetings nov 20 to 22 have operated the 1st ballantrae venturer company we represent 14 to 17 year olds in the scout organization each venturer company is run by its own members under an adult advisor and establishes its own unique program of activities we have planned and executed many interesting projects including trips to alberta manitoba moosanee and algonquin park we receive help from the parents committee of scouts but our primary source of money is our own fundraising ac tivities one of these is our paper drives the last one oct 24 resulted in tremendous support from ballantrae musselmans lake preston lake and surrounding rural communities the next collection is in january in the near future we will be undertaking other endeavors so as to maintain this high level of programs we fiu a smau niche in the social and recreation programs of the town which according to your newspaper has been sadly neglected and we dont chew into the tax douars sincerely executive 1st ballantrae venturer company iff 10 off everything in the store m0n nov 16 to sat nov 21 81 with this coupon antiques furniture clocks brass etril snyder prints free draw old canada house 0 2 main st w- nr our coupon appearing in the christmas bonus coupons book received in the mail week of nov 27 is incorrect it should read pet macleans 2 nd the old brelyall sports brought back qood old winter fun to all tsoe people help 3 the stouffviue i family life centre is looking for a office jig- receptionist someone is needed during the office hours tuesdays from around 10 am till 5 sx pm to answer the gig phone make ap- pointments for the counsellor and some secretarial type work it may not seem gg glamorous but such a ivx position is vital to the i running of the centre an honorarium wul be provided if you fed you could contribute to the y community in this way please phone the stouffviue family life 8 centre at 6402123 on 3 tuesday if possible it 23 main st w stouffviue 10 off any in stoc 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