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v v uxbridge a group of protestors was left speechless during a visit to a meeting of uxbridge township council last week7- when it found out there was nothing to protest let me point out first that we havent given any con sideration to having an in dustrial waste disposal plant in uxbridge mayor bill ballinger told- spokesman barry olivella who was jto present a petition opposing such an occurrence were not interested in one mayor ballinger cori- late jim cabell aided boys in trouble shirley middleton rowe of goodwood is a student in grade 12 atstouf fville dist secondary school the 40 year oldmother of three reenrolled last september to upgrade- her education and obtain a better job shirley proudly displays her report card with honors marks in four credits her graduation photo inset has already been taken and shes now looking forwardto receiving her diploma at commencement exercises in november jim thomas school life begins at 40 its back to the books goodwood this community as well as friends in uxbridge and stouffville were saddened thursday when word was received of the sudden passingof jim cabell a goodwood resident three years he was 44 mr cabell- was en route to oshawa from uxbridge when taken ill he was admitted to uxbridge cottage hospital and placed on immediate medication but died a few hours later born at weston son of the late les and marguerite cabell jim joined the staff of st johns training school eighteen years ago- attaining the position of head supervisor he maintained a close association with the boys there and for this reason was made a probation and aftercare of ficer mom by jim thomas goodwood your perseverance is incredible good luck wrote dorothy reynolds a teacher on staff at stouffville dist secondary school an excellent effort said lin jones these and other comments are attached to the report card of student shirley middleton rowe of goodwood the results give her reason to smile or beating the books l at age 40 is no easy chore particularly when shes been away from it for awhile shirley mother of three attended markham high as a teen but dropped out after grade 10 with her children now grown up two are in university shirley felt the time had come to practise what shes been preaching to her kids the importance of a good education last sep tember she enrolled in day classes at sdss if you want something badly enough you go for it said the vibrant retread as she calls herself- the teachers have been wonderful and the kids have been super shirley admits to a shaky first week once i learned they werent going to take me out on the football field and shoot me when i gave a wrong answer everything went well she even invested in a wine and white jacket she wears jeans too i never let myself forget im in their world she said one boy even whistled as she walked down the hall he made my day she said there have been other humerous incidents that shirley takes in stride like her children suggesting shed better have her homework done and retouching the crows feet she calls them smile lines out of her pregraduation photo are the kids any different today than 25 years ago she was asked better behaved now shei claims remembering how fist- fights- in the classroom had to be broken up by the principal shes also impressed by students calling the male teachers sir shirley requires four credits for her grade 12 graduation diploma on the basis of her most recent report card shes hopeful of getting them without writing with homework housework and a parttime job at chesebroughponds there are few spare hours in her day often she gets only four hours sleep her ultimate goal is a career in law or computer science shirley says she owes a great deal to many people including her family michael 23 a staff employee at mcneil laboratories stouff ville terry 22 sheridan college oakville and barbara 20 university of western ontario london also sdss guidance counsellor bruce johnson he bent over back wards to help she said hes been marvellous shirley hopes others will- follow her example what was scarey at first has become exciting she admits shes looking forward to- receiving her diploma in november ill be the only graduate who started high school in 1955 and finished in 1982 fence sitter uxbridge the role of the fenceviewer has taken on a new designation in uxbridge township last week while council acknowledged an item regarding the position a person those responsible for assessing liability in fence line disputes councillor sandy ewen said some women had given him a new definition fence viewers he said are those people who study fences to see which side the mayor is sitting on prior to moving to good wood he lived on mill street in stouffville jim enjoyed hockey and was an active player in the community- league at stouff ville he also played some golf besides his vyife the for- mer doriha harper he is survived by two sons jim 12 and doiig 10 also three brothers bill in aurora jack of montreal dougat woodland beach and two- sisters ruth paisley stouffville and pat mrs john foster burlington rev jim byrne of ringwood christian church conducted the service sunday from oneills funeral home the floral tributes were beautiful pallbearers were leslie cabell john foster bill cabell brian harper ron malcolm and jeff harper oysters greenwood the arrival of spring and green woods oyster supper have become synbnomous and both are oh schedule again this year the dinner is set for sunday april 4 in the christian education centre of the united church with sittings at pm- 5 15 pm and 630 pm if oysters arent a favorite dish ham and scallop potatoes will be served tickets in advance only are available by calling ed pascoe 6835427 or kenn mctaggart 6835828 muskrat attacks ashburn a test for rabies in a muskrat that at tacked sevenyearold katheririe aitken of ashburn sunday afternoon as she ap proached the lane to her home has proved negative a spokes man for agriculture canada in bowmanville said tuesday tests were conducted on the head of the animal which was rushed by courier to ot tawa shortly after being shot and killed by a friend of the aitken family katherine a grade 2 pupil at sir john a macdonald i french immersion school in pickering said the maskrat jumped at her from a ditch claremont steve and donna wideman arrived at toronto international airport saturday concluding an- en- j joyable holiday in jamaica or i hand to meet them was son brad he was the bearer of 5 good news f- his mother and dad had just won a trip for two to the bahamas the draw it kept jumping at me every time i moved and it was frothing at the mouth she said then it finally grabbed her by the right arm and put a big hole in my brand new sweater doug ashton a neighbor came upon the scene while driving home and rescued the terrified girl from the crazed rodent he took her home and from there she was taken to ajaxpickering hospital and given a tetanus shot katie as she is known at home and school suffered a again sponsored by the stouffville lions club was held 1 friday evening at cedar beach pavilion musselmahs lake ed mcaloney seller of the- ticket called the wideman home son john took the message it wont happen again in a million years- mrs- wideman said in talking to the tribune slight cut to her wrist however she received some protection from the jacket she was wearing over her sweater- katie said she had to tell her class in french about her escapade when she returned to school the next day wow myrtle flab bergasted was the word used by robert collins of myrtle to describe his reaction to a 1538860 windfall won through lot tario he read his lucky number in the morning paper following the draw march 6 mr collins wife doreen and family purchased a home in myrtle five years ago hes a maintenance mechanic at ryerson polytechnical institute- he said he wanted to talk it over with his wife first before deciding what hed do with the money it could go towards our mortgage he said turned- vnor are we pursuing one- viy also theres ho proposal for one added councillor sandy ewen it bothers me theres so much concern olivella said he recognized that but we like to be heard he said he had gathered 200 signatures protesting location of the alleged plant in the southwest end of the township the latter location was suggested by former mayor and now durham regional chairman gary herrema in a visit to council earlier in the year at that time herrema discussed the possibility of using a workedout gravel pit in the area as a future site he did not make any specific proposal however last week ballinger told olivella who presented him with a copy of the petition that council could accept only the original councillor ewen however said the petition didnt matter as we havent a decisiorito make theres been no proposal made- he said -councillor- gerri lynn oconnor agreed i dont think we can even accept a petition for something that doesnt exist she said following a motion by councillor don johnson council agreed- to accept a notarized copy of the petition or the original deeann arid chicodre inseparable friends ten year old deeann sop ha upton crescent miuiken mills ukes lessons every saturday at brock hill farm equestrian centre rr 1 claremonu deeann and chico are inseparable v friends with several trophies and ribbons to their credit its her whole life says david sopha her father she loves it jim thomas movie claremont for most students the march break is a welcomed relieffromboqksr however withnotning todb the period cahbe boring realizing this pickerings dept of parks and recreation has organized the following activities for children in nor thern part of the municipality on thurs march 25 a movie entitled the great muppet caper will be shown from l to 3 pm in claremoht public school admission kindergarten to grade 8 is 100 on fri march 26 therein be swimming at dunbartons indoor pool from 1030 amuo 12 noon a fee of 100 per child kindergarten to grade 8 includes transportation qualified lifeguards and pool staff will be on duty j bus pickup has been arranged for- 10 am at claremont school returning around 1230 pm for additional information call 6832760 ext 77 or zenith 35650 ruling pickering a bylaw prohibiting children 14 and under from being in video and pinball parlors unless ac companied by a parent or guardian was passed at a meeting of town council monday night the decision resulting from a motion by mayor jack anderson is effective im mediately town clerk bruce taylor said that while there is only one pinball parlor in town there are several places such as donut shops with the machines the ruling applies there as well taylor said however he said this will not prevent youngsters from going in an buying products from such stores but they must stay away from the machines raises durham region durham board of education has approved 1094 per cent increase to- the director of education and the superin tendent of business retro active to septl 1981 director ken munroe will now receive 68858 while business superintendent ross backus will be paid 59914 i according to trustee pat mattson 4 finance committee chairman the wage hikes are comparable- in percentage to those received by vother supervisors with the board- m