Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), May 26, 1982, p. 13

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irfi v v a t greenw6boi fp renwo o d i aiemoriesnothing recalls a period from out of the past like a school reunion former greenwood teachers and studentstwere afforded this opportunity during a twoday gathering that included the xschoolj the church and the entire community a t while each person present related to a particular period in historyfnone could match the recollections of 93 year old mae brown described by mc john paxton as a stranger to no one- mae a platform guest at saturdays opening ceremonies astounded her audience with tales dating back jtothe turn of the century shesalaryofi400fper7yearwas 4 recalled not only canadas last tcommon she said and out of prime minister the hontjohn this he or she had to pay rent ddiefenbaker a onetime y other- speakers included pupil there but also bistfather ttiehon george ashe7m j j wtdiefenbaker a teacher at vandjregidhal councillor gerry ssno 9 fisher v v- dim h p teachers in af- he was tall and slim with black wnyy hair- she said and eyes that would look right through you she recalled how everyone was given a twoday vacation while he moved into his boarding house down the hill tendance included- emily petty i pearsex edith stewart gamboretti isabel- rutledge elva stearman and jerry stachow chairman paxton praised the ambitious reunion under- the school term started at taking headed bys wanda easter she said often the moore pitchforth mow of roads were so bad therewas no oshawa he introduced other school at all she recalled members on the committee a walkingtwb miles through a banquet and dance in the swamp then along the community centre concluded westney road a teachers- the days activities hamlet church l k theold greenwood school now a public s library was revisited by former teachers and students on the weekend during a community reunion that brought together friends from a wide area reunited here are former student david silcox of toronto and mvformer teacher edith stewar tgambarett a banquet and dance was enjoyed in the community centre saturday evening with a special service in the church sunday morning jim thomas ight are rosemary scriver pascoe of moore tapley west hill and karen winnipeg manitoba jtaithoinasvi r v r greenwood vf the home school aridsthev church must reston something solid rev am butler told an overflow congregation at- tending sundays reunion 1 servicein greenwood united church yours are lives that have sprouted grown from rich community soil the worship part of greenwoods reunion weekend was to have been led by rev thomas fleetham a former pastor however it was learned saturday that he had been taken suddenly ill and admitted to hospital rev butler took his place t t v v other participants in cluded evelyn kydd aileeh slute beatrice mclean david pegg and doug morden- special music for the occasion was provided by the church choir7 rosalie brooks and diane tait david pegg spoke of hi- familys roots in the com munity that date back to 1911 he recalled many of- the social highlights associated with the church including the young peoples christmas concerts beef dinners and oyster suppers he spoke endearingly l of rev fleetham and what he had meant to him i doug morden thanked the manypeople respbnsiblef6r the success of the reunion weekend especially wanda moore pitchforthhead of the reunion committee rosalie brooks a student at the university of western numbers were rendered by ontario played herltrurnpet for diane tait a member of the the singing of hymns with canadian opera company mildred mctaggartvat the orchestra and the national organ two beautiful violin ballet of canada orchestra i citizen of the year uxbridge nominations are now being received for uxbridge townships citizen of the year t the deadline is may 31 pj submissions must be in writing and accompanied byt reasons for the choice they i- are being received by clerk walter taylor at officer 1 box 190 1 the individual selected will be honored- at opening caremonies for springvwater days wed june 23 last years recipient of this honor was isabel st john li atjthe vsamvtimeux bridge7willuchooseits fair queen for 1982 the crown is currently jworn by lisa mcintosh 1 uxbridge irr 2 greenwood sixty- five participants and 24 automobiles joined in the second annual greenwood car rally may 16 sponsored by the greenwood tennis club the route extending over 84 kilometers was set out by john headand bob blackburn i prizes for the event were donated by paddock shell service station village travel shoppe the red stallion balsam general store greenwood general store brooklin esso station browns foodmaster and atlas polar company there was a tie for first place between drivers les fisher and gerry bates their respective navigators were karen- mcguire and bob tmason other placements follow bill smith driver arid marjorie bryant second roy brown and maggie brown third jodi avnts andilisa arnts fpurthpeterr6bertson i andscott blackburn michael nicholson and sandra lyons tiedfor fifth rick bleasdale and anita day sixth peter selbyand val selby seventh- john bryant and jan smith- eighth john bleasdale and carol smith ninth claremont- may 1 22 will- long be remembered by cec and ethel redman as one of the happiest days in their lives a celebration marking their golden wedding an- hiversary a j j ariopenhbuse attended by hundreds was held in the claremont legion hallduririg the afternoon with a dance at night- mr andmrs redman i welcqm each pf theirguests sonie f hadnt- seeri for years- i tf mrredrnan was bom at glen major son of silas and jane redman he attended world war ii they worked at theyve made many- new glen major public school mrs- f the munitions plant in ajax friends redman- former- ethel later mrs redman joined the they speak- with pride of redshawwas born on a farm staff atsarcoand remained their only daughter yvonne mr redman j pudge white of claremont at westons they have four grandchildren- and six greatgrandchildren betwen the6thand 7thcon- there lsyears cessions of uxbridge towrishipjwas employed the daughter of william and c bakery in toronto and for 19 elizabeth redshawshelat years at tended school on cone 6 following their marriage v may 21- 1932 in the united church parsonage afuxbridge they set out j a horieymodn trip to oshawa on their retiirn they farmed inuxbridge then moved to- claremont during eleven years ago they moved to markham first to the dublin apartments and now at thompson court there the tribune was pleased to be part j of saturdays celebration and wishes both many more years of healthand happiness witness v news of the sudden passing of dr wilfred wees of denman island british columbia- and formerly of coric 2 uxbridge township- was received wilh regret by a wide circle of friends in the area v dr wees died friday while riding in acar not far from his home he was 82 fi v is it was about one year ago thatmrandjmrsweesmeft goodwood for the west driving oie 3000 mdesbycawhile he seemed u in apparent good health mrs wees hidbeena patientmscarborough-icen- tenary hospital several weeks retunurig i to idenman- island only recently dr wees was a brilliant- mind highly respected- by executives within the firm of -gage- publishing limited where he held the position of vicepresident he remained with the company close to 40- years later joining the ontario institute for studies in education -with- headquarters- on bloor street west toronto -o- i v sixteen contriduung s v besides his wife the well juvenile delinquency and t failing to appearin court itis claremont judge norman edmondson ordered the arrest of a 16 year old claremont area girl when the teenager a chief witness in an abduction case failed to ap pear in ajax provincial court the trial involving 33 year old murray allan neil of rr l uxbridge had been scheduled to proceed however an ad- joumment was called when the witness failed to show- neil stands charged with abduction having sexual in tercourse with a female under isixteen contributing s known frances shelleywees he is survived byfa daughter margarita smith at wainfleet ont son timothy john at denman island- bcryfour grandchildrenand threegreat alleged- that he took the claremont girl then a juvenile to florida back in 1981 i f neils brother daniel neil age 31 also of rr1 uxbridge the abduction case already postponed once has been rescheduled for may 31 success uxbridge we did as well as we expected the past- president of- the uxbridge kinsmen club told the tribune with respect to saturdays ronnie hawkins show at the uxbridge com- munity centre v organizers were hoping to raise 10000 to assist in the construction of an addition to the local hospital and while no final figure is yet available mr british feels we came close r the event was extremely satisfying- for harold smalley ti grandchildren jlnterment is chained with p obstructing of mount albert he won the ifouowuiciernaionwill beat police rbyhiding- a wanted free use of a sleek new corvette siloam cemetery in uxbridge person and possession of stolen for two weeks- from alex township v ri goods valued at over 200 williamson motor sales mr and mrs cec redman were honored saturday at an open hontevin the claremont legion hall the occasion was their 50th wed ding anniversary mr- and mraredmin for- merry of claremont now reside- at thompson court apartment markham jim thomas vviy i ti txi

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