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stouffvi he family reunited margaret bart and daughter cynthia em brace following a joyful reunion at toronto in- ternatibnal airport cynthia was detained by immigration authorities in argentina and had to seek assistance from the canadian embassy who finally arranged her release even then her parents had no knowledge of her whereabouts until she reached the united states rev and mrs jack bart and family live on rupert avenue in stouffville jim thomas new hs program ger s stouffville stafft teachers at- stouffville distf secondary school have given overwhelming approval to program changes beginning sept 82 by a vote of 39 to 4 it was agreed that daily instruction should be divided into four 75- minute periods with a common lunch hour principal michael muir proponent of the plan sees many- benefits to its adoption including more work ac complished during longer periods and less confusion due to fewer subjectchanges- mr muir says hes anxious to accommodate more adults into regular classes par ticularly technical and business training subjects describing the ballot result- as amazing muir said commentsexpressed outside the school had also been positive while new to sdss the 75minute period has been tested in other schools in cludinguxbfidge7ith success- he vsaid area superintendent bill mcvicar has given the proposal his blessing once we have the timetable in place well be able to indicate the subject courses available principal muir explained he hopes to have l of april as to enrolment figures for the fall he estimates only 725 students for the start of the september term this drop in attendance will make it r necessary to remove five teachers from staff and place them elsewhere dog rescued from farm silo whitchurch theres- nevera dulldayin the life of whitchurch stouffvilles canine control officer judy barrett recently she was called on to rescue a dog trapped in a silo on the vandorf roadp between hwy 48 and cone 7 the animal a german shepherd- collie cross had been there about a week she said judy used a rope to lower herself down then with the dog budget deferred in her arms climbed up a ladderto getit out occupants of the house said they could hear the animal whining but couldnt determine where the sound was coming from the bottom of the silo was so dark she couldnt see a thing judy said it would have eventually starved she stated the dog is presently being cared for at ryans kennels on the stouffville-gormley- road hes available for adoption hockey costs soar stouffville to operate whitchurch- stouffvilles minor hockey association for 1982 the executive has requested a grant of 3943207 from the recreation committee this represents an increase of 10832 over the 1981 ap plication approval of the amount has been delayed pending a meeting with the associations convenor march 29 the following submissions have been passed minor softball 1510 girls hockey 4000 figure skating 11166 soccer 1500 all- star softball 2623 citizens band 1800 youth bowling 465 the ballantrae tennis club will receive a grant of 2000 providing the money is recoverable through wintario ive 3500 stouffville an objective of 3500 has been established for the 1982 easter seal campaign in whitchurch- stouffville the funddrive here is sponsored by the stouffville lions club the committee chairman is paul roney thirtyfive hundred en velopes are being mailed out this week this means that if each householder gives one dollar the target will be reached mr roney said last year donations fell short by 700- the 1982 provincial ob jective is 3500000 the campaign concludes april 11 of f icer is honored york region york regional police commission honored deputychief bob hood at a meeting march 17 shewas presented with a beautiful dress 5 sword by markham mayortony roman deputychief hoodja native of buttonville is retiring from the force after 3014 years in police work his career began with the qpp detachment at corn wall- in 1955 he joined the markham twp department and later advanced to the regional force when it was organized in 1971 he has held the position of deputychief there since that time 4 i mayor roman described mrhood as one of the finest men he had come to know on behalf of thecommission he wished him many years of happy retirement 3i xfft 2 stouffville magic town j ontario thats stouffvilles adopted symbol a feature that promoters hope will characterize the com- munity from coast to coast the patron saint is ar thur latcham a man con- sidered by many to have been one of the best magicians in north america if not the world mr latcham died aug 10 1979 s the symbols in- troductiori will take the form of a fourday magic festival may 6 7 8 and 9 the project tcoordiaator is chief librarian george schlukbier working in cooperation with town r council the chamber of commerce and local service clubs- twentyfive magic acts are planned involving fifty performers these will take- place at -various- locations including latcham hall the regal restaurant the monte cristo restaurant thedeer park inn the stouffville restaurant latcham gallery the sales barn and on main street a mammoth festival magic show is being arranged for the high school on sat may 8 at 8 pjn the week will conclude with a dedication ceremony in latcham gallery sunday may 9 at 330 the program is to be made an annual event mr schlukbier says the festival will be the largest of iias-iiccjjf-l- its kind wcanadathecost has been estimated at close to 5000 a portion of which will be reclaimed throughr ticket sales and other promotions many of the attractions will it will put stouffvffleoh me map said chamber of commerce v president graydoncard its what we need to pull the town together- attendance in excess of five thousand is l expected f 1 os- a metroland community newspaper vol 94 no 48 whitchurch stouffville march 24 1982 25 cents 16 pages average of stouffville a 21 million dollar increase in the york region board of education budget will hike taxes on the average whit- churchstouffville home by about 68001 last year education costs on the same property 20000 assessment went up 45 the latest increase means approximately 620 of the total tax bill will be for education purposes the finalized budget approved at a board meeting march 18 soars to a record 13141789900 in 1981 itwas 11020480900 although trustees were ableitp-pare66o000frbm7an- earlier figure their ability to make large cuts was impaired by the atct close to98 million had already been- negotiated and designated for salaries several projects were axed however including an allweather track at gw williams secondary school aurora it would have cost 180000 markhams david crombie recommended a reduction in the boards capital reserve fund by 1137000 but this met strong opposition newmarkets craig cribar said such a move would only result in borrowing funds at high interest rates id rather pay ten cents extra now than ten dollars later and so would the taxpayers he said harry bowes of whit- churchstouffville took ex ception to providing trans porta tion for some 200 students attending french immersion classes in four yonge street area schools he said thatwhile the present cost is only 168000- well be paying a million before long he advocated car pools irritating to him too was me7act had gone up 212 per cent since 1981 with 3 more people on staff he called it feather- bedding we have more people here than in durham and yet they have 5000 more stu- dents he said bowes criticized the hiring of an energy manager all he does is call up the schools and ask the principals to turn the thermostats down the local trustee took a verbal swipe at some fellow members saying too few arer interested in saving money as far as im concerned there are too many housewives and teachers on the board summing up the 20 per cent budget increase bowes said some say educations a bargain we ought to be thank ful we have the means to live beyond its cost contract stouffville standard pressure pipe co bethesda road whit- churchstouffville has been awarded a contract by the region of durham in ex cess of 2- million the town firm sub mitted the lowest of five bids for a pipeline that will extend from the town of whitby to the town of pickering phasing out the present pickering water plant the decision was an nounced this week by durham regions chair man gary herrema exact amount of the tendered price was 251344500 at town library stouffville every child loves a magician most adults too- as part of the clown- arourtd circus at the whit- churchstquffville public library during the march break the great rossini will present an astounding magic show beginning at 2 pm saturday march 27 this event is cosponsored by the town library staff the ministry of culture and the central ontario library system two film features are also- planned including a muppet movie at 2 pm thursday and rustabout starring- elvis presley 2 pm friday fee for the muppet movie is 100 in keeping with thecircus atmosphere each child can have his or her own clowns face thursday friday and saturday from 10 am till 12 noon charge for this service is twentyfive cents a feat to test the balancing skills of every boy arid girl is the tightrope topple each afternoon at 330 theres also a sand pit for preschoolers and a circus drawing contest with three categories seven years and under eight to eleven years and eleven years a rid over- no tax hike markham for the sixth year in a row the town of markham has recorded a zero increase in its municipal general tax rate the good news was revealed by treasurer alex barton at a meeting of council tuesday night he described the result as another suc cessful year of operations keeping the tax rate down has helped markham attract quality industrial and com mercial assessment he said pointing to the fact that in 1971 value totalled 200000000 to day its in excess of one billion similarly residential value has increased from 900000000 to 2i billion during the same period barton said- markhams policy of selfsustaining practices for new development is paying off when you come into our restaurant you pay for the meal he stated the treasurer praised the cooperation received from the mayor and members of council the budget review committee heads of depart ments and the municipal staff he described the zero in crease as remarkable particularly with inflation abnormally high and the economy dragging its feet twocar crash four charges a model for aaarkville a model for markville siitcsn year old cheryl martini iroquois drive ballantrae is one of several young people from whitchurchstouffville working parttime at the new markham mall the centre located at the intersection of hwy 7 and mc- cowan road has 142 stores cheryl is employed at coiiacutt luggage on the plazas second floor t jim thomai stouffville a 54 year old stouffville man has been charged with impaired care and- control of motor vehicle driving with over the legal amount of alcohol in his blood driving under suspen sion and failing to remain at the scene of an accident following a twocar collision on main street friday night police said arnold harper albert street north was travelling west and allegedly veered into the eastbound lane striking a second car headon admitted to scarborough centenary hospital was vaughan worsel 37 of mississauga both the worsel auto- a 1980 oldsmobile and the harper vehicle a 1974 chevrolet were demolished with property damage estimated at 9000 tf v fe mm mm matetfiiiittalaaftiittuitffldrtftj