Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), February 15, 1984, p. 4

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sa4 wednesday february 15 1984 editors mail incredible dear mr thomas the story concerning the resur rection of an eightton bulldozer from a bog north of lemon ville was interesting raising the machine was one thing making it operation al again is another i wish the owner luck and hope your paper will do a followup in a few weeis time giv ing us the end result of this mis sion the fact the dozer was under- ground nine years and yet appeared in fairly good condition is boggling to the mind at least to my mind ive never heard of anything like this before if john bolender is successful in getting the bulldozer started hed be wise to contact the john deere company and tell them of his accomplishment think of the advertising value even better than a ticking timex following a plunge over niagara falls yes mr bolen der may have accomplished more than he realizes frank c spalding lindsay ont complaint to the editor snowclearing is undoubtedly a problem for the town works de partment when parked vehicles get in the way but i see no reason to tag cars on snow routes when there is no snow to clear this is what hap pened to me as far as there being warning signs at either end of main street one would need a highpowered tele scope to read the wording if in fact one could see the signs im not complaining about the bylaw but i feel police should use some discretion when its obvious a car is in no way hindering snow re moval operations be it january or july a little commonsense can go a long way in solidifying public rela tions between people and police where my car was parked road conditions were as much like july as january gordon pnngle thettfbime established 1888 es thomas bruce annan pat pappas edilor publisher advertising manager editorial dept jim holt audrey green display advertising dept terri bernhardt real estate classified advertising joan marshman circulation manager doreen deacon national sales representative metroland corporate sales 4931300 s published every wednesday by metroland printing publishing distributing at 54 main st stouffville ont tel 6402100 single copies 40 subscriptions 1650 per year in canada s4500 elsewhere member of canadian community newspapers association ontario weekly newspaper association ontario press coun cil and suburban newspaper of america second class mail registration number 0896 the stouffville tribune isone of the metroland groupof suburban newspapers which includes the acton free press the aurora banner ajaxpickering news advertiser the bolton enterprise the brampton guardian the burlington post the burlington weekend post the etobicoke advertiserguardian the georgetown independent markham economist sun the milton champion the mississauga news the newmarket era the north york mirror oakville beaver oakville friday beaver oshawa this week oshawa this weekend richmond hill liberal thornhill liberal the scarborough mirror the stouffville tribune and woodbridge liberal metroland printing publishing distributing is a division of harlequin enterprises limited 6402100 6402101 r roaming around cost nothing to look by jim thomas editorials meaningless petition protests in the form of signed petitions arent worth the the paper theyre writ ten on were all the more convinced of this fact after receiving a copy of one re lated to a protest concerning an applica tion to build nine estate homes at the maples of ballantrae cone 7 whitch- urchstouffville the initial green form it should be yellow is signed by no one yet it bla tantly asks residents on the 6th and 7th concessions and beyond to add their names to the list speak out now the pamphlet re quests register your objections to small lots the writers then proceeds to drag out all the old bugaboos so time worn their beards are dragging on the ground for example health study not started uncertain water quality dump still open destruction of natural en vironment and so on emotional hand- wringing and cries of complaint that are heard every time an enterprising citizen tries to proceed with a residential pro ject anywhere in rural whitchurch- stouffville the hand-out- speaks of small lots however as subdivisions go these lots arent small estate lots never are further of the 68 names associated with the petition at least 23 carry the address of rr 3 newmarket an area some distance from the subdivision site others are located on concessions 5 and 6 two signatures give no addresses at all only phone numbers in recent years homes abutting golf courses have become popular wouldbe owners pay a premium for the privilege we trust mike and shirley wade will have the opportunity of making this pri vilege available just as many of the sub divisions opponents were accorded similar privileges when they requested permission to set up housekeeping here were a nation hooked on the auto- mobile necessary or not few families would choose to be without one it gives us a feeling of independence to come and go as we wish thats why dozens and dozens of singleminded commuters pass through stouffville every weekday morning its an addiction on saturday evening i joined hun dreds of auto addicts at the 1984 car show held in the huge international cen tre at malton there were acres and acres of cars on display every size color and description while most spectators were your usual tirekickers and doorslammers some were serious at least serious to the point of talking to a salesman but not me why because to be honest im not all that struck on the current crop of moto rized fourwheelers that have been dumped on the market today to me theyre ugly and too limited in size col or and style a far cry from the chrome- belted beauties that graced our roads and driveways back in 40s and 50s those were the days when a car was purchased and displayed with pride now its merely a means of transporta tion thats measured in kilometers to the litre rather than ownership egoism while ive nothing against the down sizing thats occurred in recent years pricing practices have not kept pace rather theyve gone the other- way- higher and higher and the makers dont mind flaunting this feature either one gorgeous gal with more curves than the model she was discussing spoke in terms of 20000 like it was twenty thousand cents sure the turbopowered datsun that rotated round and round was a beauty if black is to your liking but it sported about as much exterior chrome as our handmedowned baby carriage it was this one point the prices that caused my head to spin some equal or surpassing the value of our house for example a twodoor turbo porsche 80032 a jaguar ss100 replica 75000 a lotus turbo esprit 59850 a detoma- so twoseater v8 59500 an avanti special touring coupe 54635 a cadil lac eldorado convertible 43529 and a jaguar xj6 41590 fortunately it didnt cost anything to look or to dream and look and dream is what most folks did however on the practical side the biggest crowd- pleasers were the dodge and plymouth magic wagons chrysler has undoubted ly cornered the market with these smartly designed vacation compacts the cost is attractive too between eight and eleven thousand depending on what model and equipment you choose toyota has a similar van that also attracted much attention its price however is about five thousand more as i walked between the rows of fibre glass and steel it became obvious that general motors american motors chrysler and ford have just cause for import concern the truth is the show would have seemed just as much at home in tokyo as in toronto there were japanese cars everywhere hondas datsuns and toyotas not to mention marketcrashers from italy germany sweden and russia i find this all kind of confusing the choice if too great the basic chev ford and dodge are still available of course but there are so many variances of each under different names like escort fiero aires and topaz to mention only a few im having difficulty keeping up and theres no guarantee that a top sel ler this year will even be available next remember the edsel the corvair and the pinto while son neil and i spent close to three hours saturday viewing the beauties on display we suddenly be came separated in the throng after con siderable searching he found me stand ing shouldertoshoulder with other old- timers in an area set aside for antiques whats so great about these dad he asked i pointed to a 1912 mclaughin buick and the inscription below that read four cylinders thirty horsepower tail lights gas head lamps generator horn foot rest and complete set of tools the price 153000 he stared for a moment at the car then at me and posed the inevitable did you own one of these suddenly i felt as much like an antique as the car positive side to traffic to some the saturday morning through traffic along stouffvilles main street is a source of irritation the major ity of motorists its assumed are travell ing to the sales barn few stop except perhaps for a fillup of gas or a cup of coffee for years business people here have been scratching their heads tearing their hair out wondering how they might utilize this vehicular flow to their advantage no thing positive has resulted last saturday however the stouffville lions club took the direct approach with caps containers in hand they requested donations for worthwhile community work there were few refusals while local merchants cant force satur day visitors into their stores the lions project proves where theres a will theres a way receipts in excess of 1400 proves the will was strong and the way was right we trust theyll try it again double the traffic could mean double the return window on wildlife kills without mercy by art briggsjude our concerns ignored it was back in january 1983 that dr ronald lees director of the health re source centre at queens university kingston released a health study report related to 50 families in whitchurch- stouf fville as compared to a like number in east gwillimbury while claiming no cause for panic dr lees admitted to higher incidents of certain types of cancer here and recommended a more concen trated investigation by the environment ministry the cost was estimated at a half- million dollars that was more than fourteen months ago in recent weeks action or inaction by the government has been repeatedly men tioned by ratepayers opposed to further re sidential buildup in the area of the hwy 48 landfill site prompting this newspaper to enquire as to what if anything has hap pened with regard to a more concentrated investigation we find that after all this time nothing has happened the ministry we presume is still undecided if the halfmillion dollar expense is warranted a decision one way or another is expected in march for a municipality and its citizens to be subjected to this kind of footdragging is unforgiveablc it shouldnt take a govern ment even the provincial government fourteen months to respond yes we will or no we wont is it any wonder resi dents become exasperated and take the law into their own hands sometimes it seems this is the only way anything is accomplished a sure way of telling if theres a hawk or a shrike in your backyard is by the behavior of songbirds gathered at your feeder usually theyre as busy as beav ers especially in the morning and after noon or all day long if the weather is threatening however when one of these predator bids puts in an appearance each feathered friend seems to put itself on hold and while some seek safety in nearby bushes and evergreens many re main motionless in fact looking out in the yard at just such a moment can be likened to a picture puzzle wherein you have to search carefully for all hidden objects yet of all the winged predators that frequent backyard feeders none is as sinister as the northern shrike or butch er bird as its often called attracted like some of the smaller hawks because of songbird concentrations the shrike ar rives dressed like a wolf in sheeps clo thing at first glance he may be mis taken for a mockingbird or in the north a canada jay often it requires a closer look on your part to notice its black mask and heavy hooked bill so with most of the basic features of a grey songbird including frail legs and feet it can use only for perching and hop ping the shrike appears to be just another birdseed client even its initial actions do not always suggest its sinister motives frequently it sits patiently surveying the situation im sure the first time or two that a shrike shows up near a feed shelf the clement of surprise is one of its greatest assets it is only after several terrorizing attacks on the smaller birds that they quickly learn to be wary of the grey masked ghost in their midst you see the shrike does not swoop in like a sharpshinned hawk in a power dive to clutch its prey in steellike talons instead it mancouvrcs into posi tion behind its intended victim then with heavy bill strikes a stunning blow to the back of its head now while the chickadee or a similarsized songster is rendered helpless the blackmasked opportunist moves in to complete its lethal task however if the attack is not successful on a sitting bird this avian scourge will pursue its prey in flight oft- times its dogged persistent chase will exhaust the smaller creature to such an extent the shrike will have little trouble closing to within striking distance if you have a shrike in your area any length of time you will sec firsthand how your more desirable feathered friends try to escape becoming its meal ticket apart from the mentioned freez ing or remaining inconspicuous the chickadees for example try to stay in the thick briars or thorn bushes and as long as they dart back and forth within these confines they are relatively safe however when the shrike flutters into the midst of their hideout one or two blackcaps will usually fly out and are immediately singled out as potential vic tims the cleverest birds weve noticed so far in dealing with the butcherbirds lethal advances are the whitebreasted nuthatches these headdown tree- climbers simply slip into a nearby bird- house the small entrance hole prevents the predator from following quite fre quently the shrike will sit poised over the nuthatches hiding place or perched off to one side waiting out the little nut crackers late one afternoon recently as i was in the barn checking on our newborn lambs something swished overhead in the failing light and landed on a feed bar rel close by much to my surprise i rec ognized it as a shrike it paid me little heed taking off in its continuing pursuit of a grainfat house sparrow i guess with the temperature hovering near minus 30 degrees fahrenheit it pays to be persistent mmmmmhi tm mmm bbmmm5i

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