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sa4 wednesday may 11 1983 memories s dear jim jv it hardly seems possible that almost 20 years ago i stumbled into the tribune office said i could type promised to buy a car and won my first job as a reporter i remember how the high school kids called me scoop teacher jim rehill was the subject of my first column the crowders on albert street became mypa- rents away from home and bill johnson could set a ludlow head line faster than a speeding bullet len greenwood had the niftiest knife collection anywhere keith acton was still an atom the swimming pool wasnt heated and the stouffville clippers had a play er in their lineup named robin hood all these things remain in my mind today since my career was virtually born in stouffville however after seeing the photo on the editorial page of last weeks turbine yes everyone called it the turbine graduating class at orchard park school 196061 a whole new flood of memories struck linda dafoe didnt her dad own the restaurant near main and ed ward streets where the pool tables tilted sightly northward shes in the photo and pat hallwhat a delight she was standing tall and beautiful in the third row i remember helping to tear down their garage in the familys backyard there was peter turner i think he hung the scoop thing on me chris jackshe was pat halls next door neighbor we used to make tape recordings in chris liv ing room i still have the tapes i remember linda ratclif f linda walley and karen dedlow and keith sutherland he was orchard parks principal he al ways treated me well even though i was continually bugging him about something or other maybe i was too young to appreci ate the sincerity and charm of those people then but im sorry ive lost touch with them now thanks jim for the memories ron wallace 196466 yea what is a fire fighters i club r wht itrtbune james thomas editor established 1888 bruce annan publisher joe anderson advertising manager editorial dept jim holt jim irvtng display advertising dept bryan armstrong classified advertlslngctrculatwn joan marshman office manager doreen deacon national sales representative metroland corporals sales 4331300 published every wednesday at 54 main st stoutfville ont tel 6402 100 single copies 35c subscrip tions s15 00 per year in canada 45 00 elsewhere member ol canadian community newspapers associa tion ontario weekly newspapers association ontario press council and suburban newspaper ol america second das mail registration number 0696 the stouffville tribune is one ol the metroland pnnting publishing ltd groupof suburban newspapers which includes acton free press ajax whitby pickering news advertiser aurora banner the bolton enterprise brampton guardian the burlington post the burlington weekend post the etobtcoka advertiser guardian the georgetown independent the hamilton wentwoth poslthe markhamthomhill economist and sun the milton champion the mississauga news the newmarket era the north york mirror oavville beaver oakvitlo friday beaver oshawa this week oshawa this weekend the richmond hitythof nhtll liberal the scarborough mirror the woodbridge vaughan news rjflroaming around- ode to mothers day 6402100 editorials keep arena operating its been almost five weeks now since the figure skating club concluded their season with a successful carnival their exit marked the end officially of the fall and winter sports program in the stouff ville arena so what lies ahead for the spring and summer possibly weve been in touch with the wrong people but all queries to date have resulted in i dont know replies while disconcerting to say the least were not discouraged at least not dis couraged to the point of stopping we intend to keep on calling until someone tells us something what planned program of events is contemplated for this location from may through august while wc all know the buildings avail able to anyone who wishes to stick his conflicting reports yes we are no you arent these kinds of admissiondenial statements arc being tosscdback and forth with regard to an official rec centre fundraising campaign in whitchurchstouff ville it was our understanding that a self- appointed committee was to co ordinate all town fundraising events including the may 25 fashion show so that one wouldnt conflict with the other we saw nothing wrong with this as long as it had the blessing of council the tribune has since been told that it hasnt however mayor eldred king was quick to point out that theres no- thing wrong with any group promoting projects for this purpose he welcomes their participation and so do we but at this point in time we have a ship without a rudder one that without a proper steering mechanism may soon end up on the rocks we feel its up to town council to orga nize the crew and put the ship on course the municipality is in the fortunate position of having several gungho rec centre advocates available who un- doubtedly will be willing to serve in lead roles lets grab them and get the cam- paign wheels rollingall in the same direction neck out and rent the facility these are not the type of ventures we have in mind we want to know what the town has planned for this site we can think of a dozen activities that could be attempted in the months ahead activities that if properly publicized and advertised should break even if a program of events is already plan ned we say well done if nothings in the works we say get moving how was your mothersday what i really mean how was your mothers mothers day for your sake and hers i hope it was different than mine for mine was as any one of the kids might say the pits in all honesty the occasion itself wasnt so bad your usual hustle and bus tle sunday but the saturday prior to was terrible ten minutes to closing time and nothing to prove my loyalty and love this is my wife im talking about the mother of six plus two adopted rab- bits and a dog the very thought of going home emptyhanded sent cold shivers up and down my spine what would she say even worse what would she think by the time i reached the store 652 pm the card selection was almost down to the bare shelf but i found one even though the reference was to mother instead of- wife i hoped shed understand with that task complete i made a beelinc for hudsons florists certain the light inside was a sign the shop was still open it was the time was 658 two minutes to go although like the cards the flowers were pretty well picked over there was one beautiful azalea left and bargain priced at 15 1 bought it quickly realizing another latecomer was looking over my shoulder it was 605 when i emerged with my treasure mission accomplished whata relief the dog would sleep alone however its oft been said that wives and mothers are born with a sixth sense and i believe it they can see inside we phoney fathers they know the truth ab out what were saying and worse what were thinking you cant fool em no matter how hard you try this being the case im telling her the truth perhaps it will speak for other de linquent husbands and fathers caught in the same mothers day dilemma mothers day conies once a year bui still it is a chore to think of something practical i know she will adore cards and flowers are fine of course but they never really say the little things that should be said the debt i cant repay the house- the kids the dishes meals the garden grass and flowers shopping piano church and such they total countless hours through bouts of flu and sleepless nights she stayed up with each one walking rocking until dawn brought the rising of the sun bumps and bruises each receive a sympathetic kiss and after school it is for sure no welcomed hug they miss at replacing fuses fixing taps by jim thomas- she is some kind of genius changing storms installing screens the chores i find so tedious paying bills my income tax getwell cards and saying thanks keeping tab on the kids accounts in a dozen different banks a frugal spender theres no match one dollar equals two wcincrs sub for sirloin steak baked beans are nothing new the leaking tap the squeaking hinge a source of aggravation a wrench an oilcan quite enough plus female intuition alone all day again at night not one word of complaint to win this prize i must admit i feel much like a saint and often in the wee small hours shell enquire if alls okay then prepare a meal fit for a king to start a brand new day while susies kennels a trifle small to house me plus one dog a canine substitute might be far better than a log two score and three weve fared quite well with more to show than most that latenight snack it did the trick the strawberry jam and toast a simple card bouquet of flowers to one i hold so dear a mother not for just one day but 52 weeks a year graduating class at orchard park public school 196263 thlsyear marks the 25th anniversary of the opening of orchard park public school in stonffville to celebrate the occa sion a reunion of former teachers and students is planned for this fall pictured here is the graduating class of 196263 members arc front row left to right susan abraham jackie mumford carol clarkson linda packer linda dafoe chris jack lee corbett- joanne hen dricks lois hisey lesley connell deidra hiles jane terwoerds mid dle row left to rightcraigschell ian marlatt ron gallamore gordon jeffery rick spraguc eric hamil ton bill parsons nelson wilson robert slack richard davis david boyd ed jones rear row left to right keith betz wm kinglsey teacher jack harper john slater pat smith peter harris linda couse karen dedlow bonney hcatherington patsy hall linda ratcliff wk sutherland principal and ted topping