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one parent families axiati6h1ofcanakr ittttt markham chapter l head office 4377976 r swnrtss i -ilv- ford t f w jv af 1s84 tempo now here from7549 f mcarthurfs sues sbmce hwyjakmadyrd 2tkniagm j 4741350 294600 uxbridge uxbridge residents will have an over all hike of 712 per cent in their tax bills this year an increase of between 50 and 60 on an average assess ment of 4000 mayor bill ballinger said he was very pleased with the 6121194 budget which was passed by a meeting of council last week the total budget for 1982 was 5714568 we set an objective of 5 per cent and we came m just under it he said referring to the local portion of the bill which showed a 49 per increase over last years mill rate i think its reasonable in a restraint year he added he said he was reason- councillors see craters uxbridge members of township council took to the air saturday in an effort to look at some cra ters on the moon thats the name theyve given to some gravel pits in the township which have been the subject of complaints from resi dents because of their very existence the probability that some others may soon join them has also caused considerable consternation as a result members of council went up in a couple of planes supplied by their engineering consultants totten simms and hubicki and spent two hours both viewing and reviewing the terrain councillor don jackson said they wanted to see what the pits do and what scars they leave the trip was to bring out the points of rehabilitation too he said they wanted to fly over wagners lake as well to check out the buil dup there council had an application for a sub division and had also dis cussed a development plan for the area councillor ian morrison said the council members also wanted to view the townships assets so that well become that much more appreciative of it all a report of the trip will be presented to council brooklin spring fair brooklin gary herrema chairman of the region of durham will officiate at the open ing of the 72nd annual brooklin spring fair thursday evening june 2 at 730 pm the presi dent is allan downey the show to extend through sunday june 5 will include a beauty pageant thurs 8 pm tractor pull fn 7 pm giant pa rade sat 1030 am horse pull sat 130 pm helldrivers sat 630 pm bed and bath tubrace sun 1130 am horseshoe tournament sun 1145 am har ness racing sun 130 pm old tyme fid dlers contest sun 7 pm the ontario guernsey association show begins at 9 am friday with the carlsberg wagon and horses on parade at ten the dog obedience show starts at 730 p m the appaloosa horse show is at 10 am satur day with dairy cattle judging at 1 pm the arabian horse show begins at 830 am sunday followed by the dairy goat show at eleven its the third largest in canada the sheep show judging and shearing begins at 1 pm beef cattle judg ing is also at one log- sawing and naildriving competitions are at two admission to the fair is 200 with children under twelve free a fourday fair pass is 400 ably pleased with the re gions 69 per cent increase education costs as usual led the way the separate school showed an increase of 838 per cent elementary schools 734 and secon dary 1053 in an interview later mayor ballinger said that while he could justify the local and regional levels he couldnt speak for the school board i make no bones of dis associating with the school board the mayor said township business admi- nistrator ron kester who presented the budget listed t several additional levies m- 1 eluding 345 mills and 293 mills in goodwood on busi ness and commercial and residential respectively to defray the cost of street lights garbage pickups which added five per cent to last years rates will mean 4725 on each residential unit within the urban area of the former town of ux bridge and 49 35 on similar units in goodwood and pine- view estates at coppins corners best ones miniputt uxbridge those cri- tics of township council who might feel itputtersarbund too much would have had proof positive of it if they had been at last weeks council meeting in fact it came in very solid form from a member of durham regional police constable dale allan who is also president of the re gions police association that form was a huge tro phy which pc allan pre sented to council for its win ning effort in a recent mini- putt tourney the tourney which has been staged for the past three years pits teams from the area council and the media against a re gional police team as part of a fundraising effort for crippled children you beat us all pc allan said in handing over the trophy mayor bill ballinger said that competing gives all of us a chance to contribute in a small way and we thank you for that members of the winning council team are council lors ian morrison gerri- lynn oconnor and sandy ewenand area business man harvey appleton mary hearn principal of claremont public school for the past two years will take over the principalship at vaughan willard school pickering this fall mrs hearn says shes enjoyed her stay in claremont but is looking forward to the challenges that come with an enrolment of 550 students and a staff of twentyfour her successor is jim crosbie currently the vice- principal at dr robert thornton public school whitby jim thomas principal mary hearn new challenges by jim thomas claremont in the hallway at claremont public school hang several posters by the hand and from the heart each rep- resents the young artists concept of prin cipal maryjhearn one- of these signed simply kim reads mrs hearn is our principal she is very pretty shes the ni cest and best principal ive ever had i dont want her to leave another from sandra reads mrs hearn is our principal she teaches us music shes the nicest principal in the whole world i love her on june 23 mary hearn will say goodbye to kim to sandra and the other 244 students under her care shes accepted a principalship at vaughan willard pub lic school hwy 2 and dixie road pickering there are 24 on staff there with an attendance ii mrs hearn says shell always retain fond memories of her two years at claremont this is a closeknit community with parents who are keenly in terested in whats going on i have appreciated their cooperation while her new position will entail greater re sponsibility she sees the benefits of being small one of these is a personal association with every pupil that en ables her to call each by name since the start of her teaching career 25 years ago mrs hearn has held positions at lord durham and st andrews schools ajax sir john a macdonald pickering cedarvale oshawa and french- mans bayshe was a viceprincipal at both cedarvale and french mans bay during this 25year period she wel comed the arrival of two sons brian now 21 and soon to graduate from toronto university brian 19 in grade 12 and darlene 11 in grade 6 i didnt know where claremont was she admitted on learning of her appointment here in 1981 the staff at frenchmans bay bought me a compass and said head north she recalls with a smile mrs hearn holds a music degree in piano and claims this training has been a help shes quick to admit however that without the assist- nce of parents like andrea grahamand corinda barber and- staff teacher carole redshaw none of the student musicals would have been possible mrs hearn says she has mixed feelings about leaving i like the school but i enjoy the challenge the real challenge however will come june 23 when lit tle sandra repeats the words on her poster youre the nicest prin cipal in the whole world i love you 1 two motorists charged best fire prevention posters jennifer greer and jason budd both ten and in grade 5 at claremont public school s were honored recently for completing the best fire prevention posters in ontario and the town of pickering they each received 140 and framed certificates for this outstanding accomplishment ks s i jim thomas uxbridge two peo ple suffered minor injuries in separate accidents in ux bridge township last week it was reported by the ux bridge detachment of durham regional police susan blondell newmar ket was treated at ux bridge cottage hospital and then released aftei being taken there when her car rolled over on regional rd 8 west of uxbridge may 28 about 8 10 am rescue claremont a claremont area police offic er working out of metros 43 division has been credited with assisting in the rescue of a scarborough man after a canoe overturned in the rouge river constables michael brooks and an associate waded into the stream fully clothed and pulled 25-year- old david oille to safety both the victim and his com panion 17yearold miran da seip were admitted to hospital for treatment of ex posure sheila brooks michaels mother said she knew no thing of the neartragedy until friends began phoning and saying theyd heard it on the radio later when michael came home wearing a sergeants uniform she knew it to be true it was all he had to put on she said were still drying out his boots often she said she used to wonder why officers go through such rigorous train ing programs now she bet ter understands she stated police have charged her with careless driving a passenger in a car driven by harold billing was also treated and then released after sustaining minor injuries in an acci dent at concession 4 and re gional rd 8 police said the billings vehicle was in collision with a cardriven by bruce clark 20 of toronto clark has been charged with failing to yield a barn belonging to arthur binnington of reach in scugog township was destroyed in a 50000 fire may 29 police said there were no cattle in the building at the time but a quantity of tools were lost cause of the fire is un known scot green 22 of mount albert told police that a man came up to him in the community hall at zephyr about230pm may 28 and punched him in the face for no apparent reason as a result scot said he lost three teeth an uxbridge man is being sought by police tracey evans brock rd claremont reorted to police that two wicker high back chairs and a wrought iron table freshly painted were stolen from her home may 27 about 8 pm a siberian husky valued at 200 was taken from the home of glen gibson lot 6 cone 5 may 27 sometime after midnight the dog is valued at 200 jv guides receive ailround cord awards six claremont girl guides received their allround cord awards monday at a mother and daughter banquet in the legion hall honored by district commissioner nancy hannah of uxbridge were front row left to right darlene jordan balsam heather mccance claremont laura adams claremont rear row left to right pam evans claremont jennifer greer green river and canna carruthcrs claremont the 27member company comesunder the leadership of gulders carolyn jjin thomas evans linda mccance pat morrison and faye greer h v mi mm