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river d raws maximum sei whitby a county court judge handed down a maximum prison sentence on a charge of dangerous driving be cause he was aware a lynch mob was after the accused according to the convicted mans de fence attorney i hear theres quite a lynch mob up there ux- bridge said defence attorney gary mcneely shortly after clive de- nyke was sentenced to two years less a day on a charge of dangerous driving the judge was aware of that and personally thats why i think he de- nyke got such a big sentence the attorney said mr mcneely who had suggested a sentence of between six and nine months admitted the judgement was at least twice as severe as hed anticipated moments before hear ing sentence mr de- nyke expressed his sor row about the accident that killed an uxbridge nurse 1 appreciate it i have full comprehension i fully understand what has taken place mr denyke told the court i would not wish any one to feel the pain im feeling nor would i wish anyone to experience the pain of the victim judge fe dunlap said he wasnt going to chastise mr denyke although he made it clear it was his duty to reflect the seriousness of the offence through his sentence mr denyke of pick ering received a term of two years less a day on a reduced charge of dangerous driving which was originally criminal negligence causing death hes prohibited from driving for three years effective the day of his release at which time hell be placed on three years probation he was also ordered not to par take in alcoholic bever ages of any kind to ex cess it was recommended that mr denyke serve his twoyear sentence at bramptons ontario correctional institute where hell be able to re ceive treatment a second charge of dangerous driving re duced from criminal negligence causing bodi ly harm brought two years less a day concur rent while a count of driving with a blood alcohol level in excess of 08 drew a concurrent sixmonth term a fourth charge of im paired driving was dropped the conviction stems from an accident early on the morning of july 1 1983 following a june 30 dance held on brock street uxbridge lois graham an uxbridge nurse was killed at the scene when struck by a vehicle driven by mr denyke durham regional police evidence show that mr denyke reg istered 170 and 180 milli grams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood in breathalyzer tests about an hour after the acci dent really mr denyke youve got a problem with drinking judge dunlap said in court thursday he then asked the 41yearold father of two if he was aware of such a problem thats a hard one to handle mr denyke responded noting that he doesnt keep liquor around the house mr mcneely de scribed mr denyke as man of good charac ter who has a good work history but just happens to have a bad driving record however crown attorney doug brown argued that a letter of re ference from mr de- nykes employer was no real evidence of char acter classifieds 2942200 6402100 492292 if its speed youre after the classifieds really move it uxbridge pickering mmford 1984 tempo now here from s7765 have you drives a ford lately mcarthurs sales hyw 7 kennedy rd 4711350 service 20 heritage rd 2945400 second section a metroland community newspaper wednesday august 15 1984 jeff card of claremont youth displays courage after tragic farm accident jeff card is joined by family pet fluffy ashesitsina motorized scooter donated by war amputations of canada the claremont youngster has received considerable help from the organization which aids child amputees through its champ program since he lost both legs in a farm accident back in the spring of 1983 he was recently fitted with a new set of artificial limbs at the ontario crippled childrens centre chris shanahan claremont jeff cards been described by a lot of people as a real champ and its easy to see why despite a disability that would demoralize most the bright claremont youngster has kept right on going its been well over a year since jeff had both his legs severed in a farm accident near his claremont home now hes involved in the activities most 10yearolds enjoy he recently achieved his red cross maroon is swimming and also par takes in hunting and fishing jeffs parents richard and patty are loud in their praise of the support pro vided by war amputations of canada particularily through their child amputees champ program they were there right from the beginning mrs card said the support the ve given us has been ter rific the association first established in 1920 by amputees disabled in the first world war now pro vides assistance to all cana dian amputees through the key tag return service war amp officials sin cerely believe in the motto its not whats lost but whats left and this has provided a big moral boost according to mrs card special gits to jeff have included a motorized pony scooter and a trip to last years grey cup game in vancouver bc champ provides costs including travel to clinics that arent met by the gov ernment and are provided and another program well known to jeff and the card family is playsafe which provides educational in formation on a variety of safety topics lake residents denied winter maintenance uxbridge twp a group of wagner lake resi dents will have to go some where other than the township for winter road maintenance over 30 lake residents signed a petition requesting to ho concert series sparks interest uxbridge ux bridge horticultural society will present its annual flower show this saturday aug 18 from 2 to 530 pm the event to be held at the anglican church hall toronto street south will include a plant and white elephant sale table plants pots vases flowers and homebaking will be on sale through out the show convenors are helen wilson and mildred milne admission including tea is 1 the township consider re moving snow from the cone 7 access to wagner lake during the winter months elvira varga represent ing the petitioning cottagers at a council meeting thurs day expressed concern that theres no winter access for emergency vehicles such as police fire and ambulance however mrs vargo was informed that the township has no intention of removing snow from unapproved roads such as the one at wagner lake the request was rejected as it is not an approved road and is zoned seasonal re sidential and environmen tal protection councillor sandy ewen suggested the residents get together and line up their own contractor to do the work it really is primarily a cottage area mayor bill ballinger noted riding candidates will debate issues claremont hamlet residents will get a first hand look at ontario riding candidates during a meet ing monday aug 27 claremont united church is sponsoring the election forum which will include progressive conservative incumbent scott fennell liberal gary herrema and new democratic party candidate geoff rison the seat which comprises pickering ajax whitby and uxbridge will be de cided in the sept 4 federal election the meeting to be held in the united church hall is scheduled to begin at 8 pm with each candidate de livering a five minute state ment the format will then allow participants the chance to debate with one another for a total of 15 minutes afterwards the meeting will be opened to questions from the floor for a full hour coffee will be served and voters will have an oppor tunity to meet the candi dates personally uxbridge the announcement of uxbridge music halls 198485 concert series has drawn excellent early response many past subscribers have wasted no time reserv ing their tickets for the threeshow package lined up by the music hall enter tainment committee the tapestry singers a nationally recognized theatre company launch the series with an uxbridge performance nov 17 1984 the groups song and dance tribute to ontarios bicentennial entitled dominion chatauqua has been described as a wonderful mixture of com edy music and typically canadian shenanigans the canadian childrens opera chorus made up of singers aged eight to 16 are scheduled for feb 23 1985 at which time theyll pre sent a medley of selections from stage shows and spe cially commissioned works countryfolk entertainer uxbridge athlete collects medals sylvia tyson and the great speckled bird will offer a nice change of pace during their april 20 concert tickets which will first be offered to past subscri bers go on sale to the gener al public next month the series package costs 25 liberals host luncheon durham region gary herrema the federal liberal candidate for ontario riding is inviting constituents to have lunch with the prime minister john turner will be visit ing oshawa tomorrow aug 16 for a special luncheon at the polish veterans hall it begins at 1130 pm ontario riding is one of uxbridge twp mark zillman earned five medals during the ontario games for the physically disabled in toronto aug 9 to 12 the 16yearold rr 2 uxbridge resident won sil ver medals in the 800 and 3000 metre races and the team goal ball event he took bronze in 1500 metre race and wrestling mark has now qualified for the provincial team that will compete in the cana dian championships at win nipeg man beginning aug 23 categories are divided into wheelchair amputee blind and cerebral palsy riders set to arrive fair queen jodi armstrong is rep resenting uxbridge fair in the miss cne pageant in toronto today aug 15 the contest offi cially kicks off the exhibi tion for another summer jodi rr 2 uxbridge will compete against other fair queens from across the province uxbridge twp rolling through the region on a historic journey trail riders will reach the ux bridge area early saturday aug 18 its all part of a journey into yesterday a bicenten nial project sponsored by the ontario trail riders association the riders will leave the port perry area at about 830 am sarturday and join up at the uxbridge forest oust south of durham road 21 at 1 pm the journey will then visit friends meeting house and uxbridgcscott museum where a scroll signing will take place from 4 to 6 pm organizers are hoping many local descendants of the early settlers will turn out and ink the original scroll a journey into yester day continues on to york region sunday aug 19 near ballantrac and tues day aug 21 when a scroll signing will be staged at whitchurchstouffvillc museum in vandorf mi mimffmm ilillllilhlislmiii cheryl loates of claremont guides fall haven lyric over a jump at brock hill farm equestrian centre sunday the action was part of seagrams trillium show cheryl 12 placed in a number of classes at the hunterjumper competition shes based at the brock hill facilities located just north of claremont three sister ridings invited to participate luncheon tickets are available from mr herre- mas campaign offices in uxbridge 8526113 ajax or whitby price of 10 per per son includes a full roast beef meal mr herrema an ux bridge resident who is serv ing his second term as durham region chairman said he is excited about the fact the prime minister turner will spend some time in ontario riding dur ing the election campaign the local candidate feels these visits will provide many local constituents with the opportunity to meet mr turner personally steam uxbridge twp the hiss of steam engines the chuff and whir of the threshing machine and the putput of oil and gas en gines will all be heard loud and clear the uxbridgescott his torical society will make sure of that when holding its 13th annual steam threshing days aug 25 and 26 the event runs from 1 to 5 pm both the saturday and sunday at the museum grounds quaker hill