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classifieds 2942200 6402100 6492292 if it s speed youre after the classifieds reallv move it uxbridge pickering 1984 tempo nowhere from 7765 have you okvsha foko iativt mcarthults sales hyw 7 kennedy rd 4741350 service 20 heritage rd 294s4co second section a metrbland community newspaper wednesday july 4 1984 i taxes attract interest uxbridge councillor sandy ewen is concerned that the township is losing revenue because municipal tax payments arent enter ing the bank soon enough arent we losing a pile of interest ewen asked dur ing last thursdays finance and property committee meeting the councillor noted that hes had a couple of resi dents actually inquire why their cheques werent cashed sooner administrator ron kes ter explained that the township usually receives between 3000 and 4000 che ques on the final day of the payment deadline result ing in a logjam that takes staff two or three weeks to process staff are swamped with cheques at the last minute and the resulting delay is why the money isnt depo sited in the bank sooner he explained a lot of mail in a short period thats the problem mr kester said but i agree they should go in quicker its a problem the fownship faces every year he noted a possible solution would be to increase staff during the tax rush but mr kester isnt sure this would help workers must understand our tax system and bring ing in new people might just slow things down he said goodwood redevelopment project firm chosen work to start soon council takes holiday durham region councillors in durham region have voted them selves a monthlong holiday chairman gary her- rema of uxbridge and the 30 councillors repre senting- eight member municipalities will take leave from their region al responsibilities dur ing the month of august there will be no coun cil or committee meet ings during that time although other business will carry on as usual regional employees and administrative staff will remain on the job during the summer months goodwood a picker ing firm has been awarded the contract for phase one of goodwoods redevelopment program elirpa construction and materials limited submit ted the low tender of 15076910 opened at a spe cial meeting of council held june 27 this bid was in line with a project estimate made by the uxbridge townships engineers according to clerk walter taylor they had figured it would cost ab out 152000 only other tender was re ceived from gc romano sons toronto limited 19711650 goodwood was slated for redevelopment after ux bridge township was awarded a 200000 grant under the ontario neighbor hood improvement plan onip late in 1983 the program requires the muni cipality to match the gov ernment funding 100 per cent bringing the total to 400000 paper work is being final ized enabling the project to begin in early july clerk taylor said improvements to the hamlets stocm drainage system are scheduled over three phases with the first one including the area along regional road 21 west of the cnr tracks upgrading historic church is restored uxbridge st andrewschalmers pre sbyterian church is one his toric landmark with a bright future an extensive restoration project is helping the church retain the proud appearance established in the early 1800s what were trying to do is restore it back to its original condition explained st andrews pastor frank vanderzwan work began back in de cember of 1983 and is still in full swing we expect to have the bulk of it done by the end of the summer the pastor said adding that installa tion of a new roof is another major project slated for a future date anentrance has been completed on the west end of the building and there have been extensive re novations to the interior he noted cost of the present project has been estimated at 150000 local tradesmen have been hired to do as many of the jobs as possible although pastor vanderz wan admitted that much of the detailed restoration work must be performed by highlyskilled profes sionals members of the congrega tion have spent countless hours supporting the pro ject church fundraising events included a straw berry dessert last week with proceeds going to the building restoration fund while members of the res toration committee are faced with a difficult and timeconsuming task there have been many positive ex periences for example it has been learned that the exterior woodwork doors and windows are in good condition despite being co- vered by layers of paint that have been building up in some areas for over one hundred years most of it is hardwood which will stain well once the old paint is removed and its prepared for finishing a recent church newletter re ported ymca executive plan future activities uxbridge durham region family ymca wants to continue its in volvement in uxbridges re creational programs but first the agency wants a lit tle direction three ymca young mens christian associa tion representatives appeared in front of the parks and recreation com mittee last thursday to ask for assistance in determin ing their future role within uxbridge township we want to know what you would like us to do in your community as an agen cy durham ymca presi dent sandra frise told com mittee members she re quested that a list of needs be prepared for reference purposes parks and recreation chairman ian morrison re ceived positive response when he suggested starting childrens instruction at ux bridges new tennis facili ties thats just what we want to hear replied eric ellis of the port perry office the ymca could provide sup port for such a project poss ibly helping to train new staff he added chairman morrison said hed make sure to include the tennis suggestion in up coming recommendations establishment of a schoolaged day care facil ity was also discussed as a possible ymcasponsored service although uxbridge is ser viced through port perry its hoped the ys future will become more locally cen tred ultimately offering more to local citizens the committee was told our programs are self- supporting so the munici pality doesnt have to pay a subsidy frise noted no body misses out because they cant pay the group hopes to have a formal response from ux bridge by midjuly so the recommendations can be used during planning ses sions in the fall durham ymca has been involved in numerous re creational activities in ux bridge over past years in cluding community service order and the everpopular gymnastics program also on hand for thurs days discussion was durham ys executive director fraser stewart alex williamson is chair man of the restoration com mittee olympic dream is realized claremont it prom ises to be a summer to re member for local eques trian kelly plitz kelly the daughter of carol and doug plitz rr 2 claremont has earned a berth in the upcoming sum mer olympic games shes one of four riders re cently named to canadas threeday event team the 26yearold competi tor leaves for los angeles calf on july 22 allowing some time for preparation before her event begins near the end of the month kellys parents are under- standably excited and theyll be in los angeles to watch her perform atop horse dialadream kelly is no stranger to in ternational competition having represented canada at the 1982 world cham pionships in germany but its no secret the olympic games are special of the pump house and drainage channel are also planned phase two will focus on mill street while the third segment of work will in volve replacement of the pumping station and in stallations along front street landscaping and tree planting in the parks as well as upgrading of the com munity halls stage roof and lighting are slated for 198485 a refurbishing of the com munity hall has been prop osed for 198586 twelve ontario scholars uxbridge michelle lebreux top ped a list of 12 ontario scholars announced last week at uxbridge secondary school she had an average of 955 during the 198384 school year uxbridges other ontario scholars are brent bauer 896 mark ford 895 wendy lewis 878 esther giles 875 roseanne neumann 872 sherry morris 853 jill watson 848 patricia ranee 842 ted samuels 81 laura reesor 803 heather bell 80 each will be formally recognized at com- mencement exercises in the fall top country stars at annual jamboree students honored at uxbridge public school uxbridge public school students amy barton right and luke austin received the excellence in academics plaque during an awards assembly held june 22 the honor is in recognition of their outstanding scholastic achcivements during the 198384 school year cheques were also presented on behalf of royal canadian legion branch 170 rhonda barnctt and geoffrey heddle were recipients of the schools junior canadian citizenship award chris shanahan brougham carroll baker and pure prairie league are just two of the top country music acts fea tured at the eighth annual rick johnson molson coun ty jamboree the jamboree runs july 13 14 and 15 on the brougham property of well- known local musician rick johnson the site is located on brock road north of hwy 7 music gets started on the friday evening with mark haines and the zippers rick johnson the county band and special guests pure prairie league entertainment gets roll ing at noon on saturday with the battle of the country bands featuring buster fykes formerly of alaba ma stella long plus de nnis lepage and station road then at 9 pm coun try queen carroll baker hits the stage reverend ken and his lost followers kickoff another full day of music on sunday molsons light and heavy horse pull is scheduled for sunday at noon followed by radio station cfgms opry north show weekend passes are available for 20 in advance or 25 at the gate daily admission is 8 advance and 10 per day at the grounds tickets arc available at all bass outlets marios music media in pickering village the country music store in toronto and cos mos music in richmond hill food and refreshments will be available throughout the threeday event net proceeds from the jamboree will go to the canadian cleft lip and pa late family association ajaxpickcring hospital and pickering minor sports