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classifieds 2942200 6402100 6492292 if its speed youre after the classifieds really move it uxbridge pickering 1984 tempo nowhere from 7765 havf you bovsn a ford latslv mcarthurs sales hyw 7 kennedy hi 4741350 service 20 hetitage rd 294s400 second section a metroland community newspaper wednesday may 30 1984 songs for spring uxbridge chamber choir performed in front of an appreciate music hall audience on sunday thomasbaker front conducted the talented 22voice group while his wife anne baker accompanied on the piano chris shanahan diamonds called dangerous open for nominations citizen of the year uxbridge with a deadline for nominations fast approaching there has yet to be any submissions for uxbridges 1984 citizen of the year contest members of council expressed their concern over the apparent lack of interest during thursdays meeting and hopes are interest will pick up over the next week deadline for nominations is friday june 8 they should be addressed to clerk walter taylor po box 190 uxbridge ont loc 1k0 the honor will be presented to a citizen in recognition of his or her outstanding service to the community candidates must be permanent uxbridge residents who have lived in the township for a miniumum of one year nominations must be submitted in writing with reasons outlined the eventual winner will be recognized at the official opening of spring water days on june 25 lost more than wallet stouffville when tina beauchamp of- elm road stouffville had her wallet stolen from a mar- kham restaurant several weeks ago she had no idea all the problems that would result for not only did the 16yearold accused remove the money but he allegedly used her bank of montreal credit card to make several withdrawls he then made numerous purchases with the cash on may 24 the teenager was arrested on bloor street toronto he stands charged with fraud over 200 possession over 200 and theft under 200 faces charge zephyr a43-year- old woman has been charged with attempted murder after a stabbing incident here friday may 25 the womens husband was allegedly stabbed in the stomach during a domestic dispute according to a durham regional police report the man was taken to hospital but was not considered seriously injured the parties involved are residents at lot 31 cone 2 uxbridge township police said precautions against eclipse durham region school students around the region should be well protected from the- potentially dangerous effects of todays may 30 partial eclipse of the sun special precautions are being taken to ensure school children wont be outdoors when the eclipse occurs between approximately 1120 am and 215 pm direct eye contact with the sun during the this phenonmenbn or at any time can result in serious damage experts have warned as many as 20 canadians most under age 19 suffered permanent eye damage during the 1979 solar eclipse due to the fact that todays eclipse will run through the lunch hour the education ministry has directed school boards to warn children to be extremely careful schools in uxbridge and pickering have made special provisions for those students who usually walk home at noon hour theyll stay at school for lunch today in order to be on the safe side these precautionary measures were supported at mondays meeting of the durham boarij of education held at uxbridge secondary school bike uxbridge the lions club 20kilometre bikeathon will be held this saturday june 2 on a course running through the township the event gets underway at 830 am from uxbridge arena and continues throughout the day members of uxbridge and district lions club will supervise bike-a- thon activities special individual and family prizes will be awarded to top pledge- earners pledge sheets are available from evans jewellery and homans shoes proceeds from the trek will go to support lions community service projects uxbridge the baseball diamond at uxpark must be extensively upgraded before someone is seriously injured members of the parks and recreation committee were told at a meeting here thursday i think its time something was done with the diamonds kelland said explaining theres a number of problems at the facilities next to uxpark parkside drive representatives of local fastball and slow pitch leagues appeared before the committee to voice their concerns he told the committee that at least six peoples have already been injured while playing at the facility this season someone is going to break their leg and go to court i dont know what is going to happen he added the infield is too soft in some parts and too hard in others resulting in unpredictable playing conditions kelland told the meeting players sliding on the hard turf risk injury as do those trying to field balls that bounce wildly off the poor surface other ball reps on hand included diane ash of the uxbridge ladies slow pitch league and jeff gaston of the local mens slow pitch loop another main concern is jagged wire on the top of the wire fence enclosing thew dugout area theres been no serious cuts yet but are we going to wait until somebody gets seriously hurt kelland asked parks and recreation committee chairman ian morrison admitted the uxpark diamond does need some work we as a committee are going to sit down and look at the situation morrison said he feels a group of knowledable baseball people should be assembled to deal with the situation we need a committee of ball reps to watchdog local ball facilities and hopefully keep better control morrison commented we need experts helping the laymen make the decisions lets get everyone working together and coming up with some good solutions mayor ballinger agreed that the township is in need of a better reporting system to handle such recreational concerns here we are the fifth or sixth game into the season and we still have diamond problems they should have been discussed the 1st of march ballinger stated ballinger said he felt this type of discussion was too little too late we never seem to talk about it at budget time when we should the mayor commented the concerns always seem to come after the fact ballinger added that diamonds in other communities are also in poor condition other concerns included brown posts situated in the outfield which rerpresent a hazard to charging ball players show features local business uxbridge uxposition 84 the annual trade and home show has received encouraging response from the local business community in its initial year the show is set to start this thursday may 31 and will continue until saturday itll be open from 5 to 10 pm each of the three days at uxbridge arena its gone better than we expected trade show chairman brooke acton told the tribune were very pleased with the response there will be a total of 77 exhibitors displaying everything from crafts to heavy machinery mr acton explained the event is being presented by the uxbridge and district chamber of commerce to promote the business community the chamber will be running a cafe in the community hall throughout the show a dance will help wind things up saturday from 10 pm to 2 am in the hall tickets are 5 a couple with music being supplied by the taylor brothers test tube babies pose a threat durham region society must come to grips with reality before advances in modern science like those which produce testtube babies destroy western morality durham catholic teachers were warned recently exchange opens doors friday claremont the hamlets new trade exchange will open its doors for the first time this friday june 1 from 3 to 7 pm the claremont exchange located in a former garage on the north west corner of the main intersection will also be open each saturday from 8 am to 3 pm exchange owner- manager peter gillespie is hoping the extensively renovated structure will help boost the hamlets downtown core were attempting togive claremont a better visual image mr gillespie explained noting that the barnlioke garage has always been a eyesore in the past were trying to replace that the truck repair look with a moire arts and crafts appeal mr gillespie said merchandise available at the exchange will include antiques homebaking and collectibles there is still stall place available at a cost of 65 per month he noted he looking for vendors selling items such as stain glass paintings quilts plants and flowers ceramics as well as fruit and vegetables mr gillespie is looking at three main sources to attract customers town people who will want to shop locally traffic coming through claremont on the way to the stouffville flea market as well as a clientele which will develop through word of mouth anyone wishing more information on the claremont exchange can contact peter gillespie at 6493366 trinity united church women are holding their fundraising house tour tomorrow may 31 featuring a number of attractive uxbridge township residences one of those is the home of mr and mrs jerry lacoursiere 2nd cone just north of bristol pond estates chris shanahan father steven connors of toronto told a professional activity day workshop in oshawa that our view of ourselves and our society may be drastically altered by such technology if man was made in the image of god then in those image are we remaking him father connors asked the teachers he noted that part of the reality is the rapid growth of invitro fertilization clinics in which testtube babies are conceived however the speaker cautioned that this technology is caveman stuff compared to what the future holds genetic surgery for instance removes certain genes from a chromosome in the human body and replaces it with another gene father connors stressed that doctors and scientists have to be careful they dont overstep the boundary between healing the object of medicine- chosen claremont an historical mural completed in 1969 by claremont area artist john richmond will hang in oshawas city hall the masterpiece divided into three panels depicts oshawas early history through the past one hundred years it took eight weeks to complete