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benefit dance stouffville the carlton show band of pig whistle fame will provide the music for a dance fri nov 27 at glendale pavilion musselmans lake proceeds will help cover the cost of whitchurch- stouffvilles independent water test program admission is 20 a couple with tickets available at stouf fvilles drug stores or by calling mo1142br 6405721 cut sewage plant cost stouffville a toronto consulting engineering firm has admitted some responsibility for the discrepancy in tender bids and its own estimate for the ad dition to stouffville sewage system the firm rv anderson and associates hired by york region to design the addition and prepare tenders estimated the cost at 16 million the lowest of five bids however was 26 million the highest was 34 million chamber of commerce be positive boost town stouffville think positive was the theme of a whitchurch stouffville chamber of commerce executive meeting thursday night with members of council invited to attend chamber president graydon card set the tone of the discussion claiming the town should be identified as a happy pleasant vibrant community what we can offer rather than what we cant its time we started pulling together rather than continually pulling apart he said its time to call a halt to so much negativism the president suggested that while the chamber of commerce isnt a service club the thrust must come from somewhere he recom mended the town adopt a symbol an identity that would be recognized even across the province councillor jim sanders listed many good things about whitchurchstouffviue that too- often are overlooked including the library the art gallery the museum local parks the regional forest the conservation area and the sales barn the community he said is also known for its music this is a very talented town while no symbol as such was agreed upon by the meeting the sales barn or flea market was acceptable to many throughout the discussion the media both local and national came in for its share of criticism mayor eldred king referred to the landfill site as one of the negative aspects of the town he claimed that while it would be irresponsible of council to forget about it the tv and press had overplayed the issue theres nothing wrong with stouffville water the media has blown it out of all proportions the chamber president referred to the problem as a pervading cloud that hangs over us what can we do about it he asked ged stonehouse the chambers immediate past- president said the time had come for people to get excited about the town lets get our community spirit back again and things will start to hap pen he urged stonehouse said the town- needs a goal something to work towards a project that will capture the peoples imagination its time we started looking at things we can do rather than what we cant he said 6 is covered stouffville back on jan 17 a hydro transformer at stouf fvilles eastend station suddenly blew up on top of this a surge of power flowed into several homes served by the depot exploded a number of appliances including television sets the occurrence touched off an indepth investigation into the cause and who if anyone was responsible now it can be told hydro commission chairman ken laushway explained that as suspected a lightning bolt that struck the transformer back in october 1980 weakened internal parts to such an extent it was only a matter of time until they disintegrated the replacement cost totalling 53000 was covered by liability insurance in ad dition some twenty claims from homeowners have been settled in goodwill payments shoplifter says sorry stouffville jack chambers ownermanager of the stouffville iga is not unaccustomed to receiving mail this week however a letter came through that caught his attention it read simply dear mr chambers this will more than cover what i took from the store im sorry folded up inside were two 20 bills and a ten ive been in business 25 years and this is the first time such a thing has ever hap pened it restores my faith in humanity he told the tribune he plans to keep the money and the note as a gentle reminder that basically people are honest by ontario hydro hydro however refused to accept legal responsibility for the damage but met the claims as a public relations gesture chairman laushway said he was pleased with the way everything had turned out to handle an expense of 53000 would have posed a problem here he said dangerous corner stouffville for a second time this year coun cillor bill kamps has put forward a proposal dealing with a problem intersection this one at main street and ninth line south earlier it was through councillor kamps persistence that flashing lefthand turn signals were installed at ringwood at the ninth and main corner he wants lefthand turns from cone 9 prohibited between the hours of 4 and 6 pm monday to friday and 8 am to 6 pm saturdays due to problems created cars are being forced onto a nearby service centre lot kamps explained several collisions have also occurred he said pumper stouffville a new 3000 gallon pumper truck is to be acquired by council for the town fire department three tenders have been received for the complete vehicle ranging from 11428206 to 12002700 the lone bid for cab and chassis only was from neil patrick motors of stouffville at 6452610 last week a special meeting of town council and representatives from rv anderson york region engineering department and dulverton developments for whose proposed subdivision the addition is needed met to discuss the 1 million dif ference in estimates and was told by anderson executive bob baker his firm could have done better i dont think rv an derson failed in construction costs he said but it could have done better so we feel some responsibility as a result baker said anderson will prepare a new study of the planned addition in an effort to bring the overall price down and will accept the approximate overrun of 30000 in its consulting fee so no charge will be made for the work the tone for the meeting was set at the outset by mayor eldred king the town had 19 million for the sewer no more thats all the money we have and we want a treatment plant said the mayor its that long and that short said york engineering commissioner bob hodgson this is not one of my happiest days i was optimistic we would have the plant at the price quoted i hope after the meeting we will have some direction in achieving our goal of obtaining a proper system at fair cost baker said he was shocked by the tenders for the plant and had asked the contractors why among the reasons listed were a 20 per cent increase in materials one of the most complex projects in recent years the existing plant had to be kept going during con struction and the addition of various facilities when asked by com missioner hodgson if the ad dition was overdesigned baker said no there is nothing in the design thats not the ku family margaret james and michael were the recipients of seventeen awards at stouffville dist secondary schools commencement exercises friday each had an average over 90 per cent they are congratulated here by the mayor of whitchurchstouffville eldred king jim thomas necessary to meet effluent requirements he said however that responsibility lies on our andersons shoulders they had rushed things and had made an estimate without visiting the site said mayor king are we only trying to meet the ministrys environment suggested requirement are we trying to be good to them theyre never good to us future nitrification of the plant would be to the municipalitys benefit not the ministrys baker said the review to see if costs can be cut will take from four to six weeks the meeting was told i have doubts we can do it for 19 million said com missioner hodgson but well do all we possibly can cenotaph relocation stouffville councillor bill kamps has recommended removal of the town cenotaph to some other site its presently located in the civic square kamps said the matter had been raised during the recent remembrance day service the location makes it difficult for the laying of wreaths and its difficult to see especially for visitors who dont know where it is he explained he recommended a more open site at the conservation area the property committee of council will meet with representatives of the stouff ville legion early in 1982 and discuss the issue further industry stouffville town council has given final ap proval to a proposed 18unit industrial park on mostar road south of mcneil laboratories canada limited the property will be served by drilled wells and septic tanks developer ron femson of thornhill told a meeting of the chamber of commerce earlier this year that hed already received offers on some sites a beginning says speaker maryjo sutherland lloyd avenue michael muir she was also the recipient of an stouffville received her secondary school honor ontario scholarship and a five year honor bar graduation diploma friday from principal jim thomas stouffville this is not the end but rather the beginning of our education valedictorian margaret ku told the grade 12 and 13 graduation ciasses of stouffville dist secondary school friday night we are afforded every op portunity to expand our sphere of knowledge in a variety of areas she said in a buoyant address accorded a standing ovation by her classmates margaret spoke of the great honor in representing the school on such an important occasion she described it as a night of pride and satisfaction to a great extent school life is artificial she said the true purpose is to develop determination co operation and a sense of responsibility she stated we have matured together let us treasure this moment and work even harder to make this freak accident driver killed vivian a freak ac cident friday on hwy 48 north of vivian took the life of a 33 year old pefferlaw woman mother of a 14 year old boy pronounced dead on arrival at hospital was diane karakasilis driver of a 1981 honda that collided with a twowheeled trailer loaded with logs according to police the trailer attached to a south bound car driven by stephen barnett 17 of rr 2 markham broke free and swung across the road into the northbound lane where it was hit by the karakasilis vehicle the tongue of the trailer smashed through the windshield striking the victim on the head firefighters from stouffville were summoned to the scene to free the woman from her overturned car property damage was placed at 6500 dulverton or bust king stouffville the proponents of the 550home dulverton development must be wondering if theyre jinxed no sooner do they eradicate one road block then theyre faced with another the good news is that theyve obtained the necessary financing to proceed with the project the bad news is that a sizeable addition to the towns sewage disposal plant came in at a tendered price of 1 million over estimate while admitting dulverton feels theyve had the rug pulled out from under them mayor eldred king is op timistic theyll get something going early in 82 weve got it this far we wont let it die he told the tribune during a press in terview friday hes confident the price can be cut and feels additional funds will be made available from the province country canada an even better place in which to live in his address to the graduates staff teacher don hamilton aptly referred to the evening as kummencement night and he was so right margaret michael and james ku received no less than seventeen awards including top academic proficiency bur saries in grades 13 11 and 9 respectively with averages of 948 per cent 938 per cent and 971 per cent in his remarks to the graduates principal michael muir said he hoped the evening would be one of the most memorable in your lifetime he spoke of the power of positive thinking and the freedom of choice where self- discipline must play an im portant part said board chairman harry bowes tonight is your night an evening of en joyment and celebration he referred to the event as the beginning of another phase in each students life robert cressman director york county board of education in a stirring ad dress spoke of the various emotions such an evening holds for the participants pride happiness gratitude and sorrow dont be afraid to be industrious he urged the only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary the speaker praised the atmosphere that prevails at stouffville high calling it warm and com passionate special music for the oc casion was provided by the senior band under the direction of paul samuelson and the senior choir directed by jim rehill