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t oneida silverplate stainless steel flatware sale ewellers mnwsthibbt 7tmwnmakxhm a metroland community newspaper r vol 95 n037 wednesday january 26 1983 28 pages 35 cents gits rjlsjvsrjlosjvs stars arid stripes daily interest savings 81 main st stouhwfc 6404000 big sid may be headed for a world record the tallest horse in the world time will tell but all things point to big sid an eightyearold belgian geld ing owned by murray and marian grove of rr 2 stouff- ville gaining a place of distinction in the guiness record landfill hearing stouffville the longawaited decision on the york landfill site is still awaiting a decision to the surprise of very few a hearing before the environmental appeal board jan 19 at mar- khams centennial centre was adjourned again the third such postponement since discussions began last october with the agreement of all parties the town of whitch- urchstouffville the minis try of the environment and york sanitation the hear ing was put over until feb 2 at 10 am the adjournment was re quested by murray chusid solicitor for the appeal ap plicants chusid said the three parties who have been negotiating in private foran agreement had not reached that stage where they could come up with the written minutes of settle ment and draft order satis factory to all the con cerned citizens committee is seeking a june 30th clos ing of the dump as set out by environment minister keith norton since that time however the landfill owners have appealed and a threeyear closing lime has been proposed we have made substan tial progress chusid told the hearing all matters that are fundamental have been agreed upon we are trying to complete en gineering details to the satisfaction of the ministry the towns own engineer patrick lee recently underwent surgery and is still incapacitated chusid said that if there is any one to blame it is perhaps my clients in not obtaining the details as fast as they should he asked for a twoweek adjournment which was agreed to by all parties i feel confident it will be fully resolved by then chusid told board chair man lois degroot i couldnt agree more i that the matter should be brought to a head she re plied mayor irritated stouffville mayor eldred king was noticeably irritated following the announcement wednes day of a further delay in an agreement that he hopes will lead to a negotiated set tlement of the controversial landfill site issue in discussing the post ponement mayor king ac cused waste management of dragging its feet im upset at the delay he said because of the unrest our citizens are putting up with school reunion stouffville orchard park public school sunset boule vard- stbuif villewas- jbuilt in 1958 -twenty- five years ago to mark this miles tone several projects are planned including a gala homecoming this fall former principal keith sutherland staff teachers and students will be invited an anniversary com mittee has been estab lished headed by mau reen teitnme the building of orchard park school was approved by the board of that day under the chairmanship of the late keith middlemiss cec hendricks was vice- chairman other mem bers werelorna button ethel mole william ma hoy and harry schell the secretary was elsie sanders helping hand stouffville prior to christmas several stouff- ville congregations embarked on a project to director ged stonehouse of stone- house travel limited stouffville has been named to the board of directors for the alliance of canadian travel associations the official announcement will be made saturday at a meeting in torontos har bour castle hotel his juris- diction will be the area of ontario centreeast mr stonehouse opened his travel business here fen years ago this july provide assistance to desti tute individuals and fami lies in downtown toronto chief organizers were rev philip poole christ church anglican and rev ted creen st james presbyte rian project leaders were bill and joyce nailer hawthorne avenue since its introduction rev poole has described the response as magnifi cent up to and including jan 14 the following quan tities have been delivered 37 boxes of food 59 boxes of clothing four bags of bed ding and 17 bags of toys centres of distribution are all saints church fred victor mission good shepherd refuge st mary magdalene church scott mission street haven stop 103 and jessies assistance has also been given to several families in the whitchurchstouffville area mrs nailer said the project is continuing she explained with food canned goods and non- perishable packaged items most urgently needed mens clothing is the next most important re quest through the tribune the committee is asking that everyone purchase one ex tra item of food each week and deliver it to christ church 254 sunset boule vard monday through fri day from 730 am to 530 pm appreciation is expressed to town residents for their concern and generosity to let contract stouffville work is expected to start early this spring possibly april on the construction of an addition to orchard park school when completed the pro ject will provide for a larger gymnasium with change rooms and a stage plus a new kindergarten clas sroom i the staff room and prin- cipals office will be accommodated in the pre sent kindergarten area the present gym will be utilized as a resource centre the extension will be to the south of the main build ing creating a small cour tyard wins approval book the measurement taken jan is has been flown direct to england by ai wilson bethesda road about a dozen witnesses including town mayor eldi ed king were on hand for the taping jim thomas stouffville if principal john hincks of orchard park school had serious concerns related to acceptance of the soon-to- beimplemented family life and sex education program they were quickly allayed following his pre sentation wednesday night the parents came not to question but to listen and most seemed satisfied with what they heard principal hincks stressed the importance of working together theres a need for close communication he said sex education while still a primary responsibility of the home will be sup plemented by instruction within the school not as a course unto itself but as a part of such subjects as health physical education science social studies family studies and gui dance teachers he said will exercise taste and dis cretion private and per sonal concerns will be pro tected where what he described as formal units of study are concerned parents will be notified in advance and outlines will be provided class discussions group discussions and films will form the basis for instruc tion should a sensitive ques tion be asked the teacher will in all likelijiood answer the student private ly the principal said however he or she may choose to contact the childs family use a film or reply after research mr hincks drew a laugh from the audience when he commented teachers arent experts im not an expert as a teacher or pause any other way should any parent regis ter objection that child will be discreetly excused and supervised in another clas sroom he said principal hincks said that family life and sex educa tion was by no means a new course at orchard park however it will be taught in a more organized way the ministry of educa tion mr hincks explained feels children should be made aware of what he de scribed as a natural thing- an important part of our lives some schools he said have been conducting such studies for years in a very intensive way sex education parental okay stouffville john h i nc k s pijncipalof orchard park school was pleased with the reception accorded the family life and sex education prog ram introduced at a public meeting jan 19 but what was the individual feeling of parents a tribune survey indi cates principal hincks had just cause for optimism the majority all mothers seemed satisfied with the approach the new course is taking comments follow i found the meeting very informative replied gaye lehman of rupert avenue its a step in the right direction she praised the principals presentation i thought he handled it well she stated mrs lehman said that in many instances children will find it easier to talk to their teachers than to their parents she express ed satisfaction with the approach taken by the school health nurse recall ing that in her day this persons main requirement was giving needles i was pleased very im pressed replied elizabeth fraser albert street north she felt the principal co vered the subject well be cause of this she said few q uns tio asjyujedj oe asked mrs fraser said she went to the meeting fully ex pecting a heated discussion but it wasnt that way at all the way the principal handled it put everyone at ease i fully expect the teaching of the subject will be just as tastefully done she concluded pat irwin glad park ave nue was more guarded she feels the subject shouldnt be overplayed if they the schools do what they say and just provide in formation thats fine- make it as natural as possi ble mrs irwin suggested that the success or failure of the program will depend on what happens in the clas sroom mrs ai piette elm road sjajjds h e jy asj ly er y pieased that had the films been shown prior to the meeting rather than after they might have prompted more discussion the subjects more open today and thats good commented diane cottage harold avenue she admit ted that many parents have problems explaining such facts to their children by handling it through the school young people will be prone to ask more ques tions both of their teachers and their parents she praised the principals ex planation of the course and how it will be handled she described the films she saw as nothing to be concerned about officer hurt stouffville a york regional police const able was injured and prop erty damage was estimated at 6000 when a cruiser and a car collided saturday night on main street west awards stouffville cam fella owned by norm faulkner of stouffville and norm clements of willow- dale was recently selected the three- yearold pacing colt of the year by harness tracks of america a trade association of 50 racetracks throughout the united states and canada a winner of 28 of 33 starts and 87972300 this past sea son cam fella easily out- polled his closest competi tor mckinzic almahurst 123 to 50 mr faulkner and mr clc- ments will be honored feb 9 at harness tracks of amer- icas annual awards dinner in rancho mirage califor- nia they will be among the- recipients of the first nova awards speciallydesigned trophies crafted exclusively for harness tracks of america by brilliant equine sculptor roger yates it wont bite it was stuffed animal day friday for grade 3 stu dents at orchard park public school all kinds of weird and wonderful creatures occupied the classroom including this beautiful raccoon held by eightyearold jamie forfar jim thomas opposite the a p plaza pc frank kovacs was admitted to york central hospital richmond hill where he was treated for head and knee injuries and later released danny blackley 26 of winlane drive stouffville escaped unhurt the accident is still under investigation making progress markham twenty- oneyearold charles war- riner seriously injured in a freak hockey accident dec 16 is undergoing physio therapy treatments daily in torontos st michaels hos pital and showing consider able improvement his sis ter valerie a registered nurse told the tribune tuesday although paralyzed from the waist down he now has some movement in his arms she said hes able to do more things for him self hes out of intensive care and shares a room with four other men valerie said hes no longer on intra- venus one less tube she explained members of the family sec him every day friends also drop in constantly charles room number is 402c vi