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sa4 wednesday may vi 198j sgjasggshti- iwj dear editor iaj v through the tribune i want to personally thank judge silverman at newmarket court for his tough stand against consumption of alcohol uvv v r when are we going to wake up to the fact demon rum is continual- ly destroying families and ruining jives it still the media television- makes it look like the in thing to do sit around a campfire and drink beer j if the end result wasnt so sad i could laugh along with them unfor tunately ive seen the tragic side and believe me its no laughing matter sincerely 1 john boyle stoufler street stouffville rv k sometimes sayj advances dear editor thanks for the story on the stouffville area girl who put up a successful fight against cancer we hear so much on the negative side in this regard and so little of a positive nature tannis is one un doubtedly there are others the medical profession has made marvellous strides in recent years in its attempt to master this dis ease with their skills and gods help cancer will be beaten sincerely mildred young stouffville rr 4 wki rihum james thomas editor established 1888 bruce annan publisher joe anderson advertising manager editorial deft jim holt jim irving display advertising dept bryan armstrong classified aoverttstngctftculatlon joan marshman ofhce manager doreen deacon national sales representative metroland corporate sales 4931300 published every wednesday at 54 main sl stouffville ont tel 6402100 single copies 35e subsctp- tronss1500 per year m canada 45 00 elsewhere member of canadian community newspapers assoaa lion ontario weewy newspapers association ontario press council and suburban newspaper of america second dass mail registration number 0ss6 the stouffville tribune rj one of the metrotand printing publishing udgoupof suburban newspapers which includes acton free press ajaxpwnitbypicfcering news advertiser aurora banner the bolton enterprise brampton guardian the burlington post the burlington weekend post the etobfeoke advertiserguardian s the georgetown independent the hamilton wentworth posuhe markherrvthof nhtll economist and sun the milton champion the mississauga news the newmarket era the north york mirror oawilie beaver oakvtue friday beaver oshawa this week oshawa this weekend the richmond hiltthomhill liberal the scarborough mirror the woodbndge veughan news nroaaaing around- graduation daymay 29 by jim thoaaasj 6402100 editorials town taxes are low for municipal purposes only the average whitchurchstouffville tax payer with a home assessed at 20000 will pay 21612 in 1983 last year the figure was 18810 an increase of 2802 while the difference represents a hike of 149 per cent the 82 total was so low any adjustment upwards would seem sizeable in percentage terms the truth is the tax load here for municipal purposes is extremely light however the total is not and this is where the issue becomes confusing re sidents tend to look only at the bottom line the 115000 average each must pay ignoring the fact that the region of york and york region board of educa tion take a slice of the pie education for example takes a mon strous bite 67700 more than three times the local government require ment the remainder about25700 goes to york region the breakdown on each tax bill clear ly spells the three main areas of ex pense however for some strange reason this breakdown attracts little attention at least the grumblings heard on the street would indicate this but we dont buy it we believe john q public is well ac quainted with the guilty party but for two reasons elects to take outits wrath on support on thursday evening june 30 whitchurchstouffville will honor its 1983 citizen of the year the event sponsored by this newspap er in cooperation with town council and community organizations will be held at the high school thanks to your interest the response to our request for hominees been phenomenal far more than antici pated the committee will meet during the next two weeks to finalize its selec- council lthe mayor andor the ward representative are more accessible than the hierarchy in education circles 2 criticizing education costs is like conde mning motherhood and santa claus no one does it its just not proper so the mayor and councillors will con tinue to get it in the neck more out of sheer frustration than total ignorance a sunday in most homes is family day an occasion when mom dad and the kids do things together they may be simple things like a barbecue in the backyard a trailwalk through vivian forest or an overdue visit with grandpa rents they may be more extravagant things like dinner at the cn tower a visit to the metro zoo or an afternoon at cana das wonderland whatever the choice be it simple or extravagant the cost doesnt count the real cost comes with doing nothing and that excluding holidays has been the story of my life aside from attend ing church sunday morning the sabbath is much like a monday or a saturday very little change i resent this and so does my family unfortunately in more than 30 years of journalism ive yet to find a way around it no matter how organized my schedul- e no matter how good my intentions something always arises to make sun day just another work day however this is about to change albeit temporarily as of now im giving notice that on sunday may 29 ill be totally unavailable for all assignments regardless of importance the strength of this decision is such that nothing short of my own funeral will alter my inten tions yes may 29 is one of the most impor tant milestones in my life jeans too we both have it marked on our office and kitchen calendars in bold red letters they read graduation would you believe four years it was four years ago that our susan then eighteen and fresh out of stouffville high enrolled in an honors music degree course at wilfrid laurier university waterloo it was a totally new experience for her and for us and we dont mind admitting we were more than a little concerned a new home a new school a new lifes tyle among new friends could she cope we asked ourselves this question a thousand times during prolonged good byes with every visit while were not aware of all her wor ries kids dont tell their parents every thing its now obvious she coped much better than we for jean was continually writing and phoning anxious to keep in touch as for me i welcomedeach and every reunion whether at her place or ours while worryingis typical of partisan parents this concern was more than offset by the ecstacy of attending each and every concert events well never forget these programs that would ordinari ly bore a straightlaced hank snow fan like myself sent shivers up and down my spine why because one of my own was a participant that made all the differ- ence strcnge isnt it that a father who bas problems playing mary had a little lamb with one finger should be associ ated with one who with apparent ease can pick her way through beethovens ninth symphony its an association i dont deserve but vainly accept its a thing called pride on sunday may 29 ill be prouder still for that date is graduation day an occasion ive been living to see all our hopes dreams fears and misgivings will be overcome by feelings of thank sgiving the ceremony will include hundreds of graduating students and hundreds of proud parents i trust the others will understand if our attention is focussed on only one i hope too theyll under stand our feelings of mixed emotions the satisfaction of a mission accom plished the regret of a mission con cluded but well smile through our tears at least my wife will fathers arent supposed to cry however on this one occasion i hope theyll make an ex ception just call them tears of joy i know i wont be alone tion xthe tribunes publisher and staff appreciate yoursupport in what we feel v is a very worthwhile project we look forward to your attendance june 30 when the honor becomes a reality- graduating class at orchard park school 196364 this year marks the 25th anniversary of the opening of orchard park public school in stouflvilleto celebrate the occa- sioha reunion of former teachers and students is planned for this fall pictured here is the graduating class k vj s of 196364 members are front row left to rightsherrin watson carolyn brown linda davis colleen hisey susan schell judy churchill dale jeffery joy barker ruth par- sons donna skinner linda harper middle row left to right w k sutherland principal gail smith sandra plpher norma brown larry plaskitv bob barton bill goudie wayne stone tony wilson regina dams carol corner rear row left to right rick ashton robbie hous ton duke charpentier robert brown john chown wayne jack son neil smith doug kingston bob phoenix glenn smith and wm kingsley teacher 3f