Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), October 17, 1984, p. 1

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nowear piercing at ewellers 6mw6 24mainwstoufmie 2944844 76 mam n markham serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area stoutfville tire battery yourdunlop tire dealer home of generation iv the tire with the 40000 mile warranty 6404499 vol 97 no 23 a metreland community newspaper wednesday october 17 1984 38 pages 50 cents democracy obstructed councillor ward 1 councillor margot marshall is seething shes angry she says not for herself but for the rate payers of whitchurch- stouffville because she lost out in her request for a mayoralty election she claims the electorate also lost out and so did demo cracy councillor marshall stood alone when the issue was put to a vote oct 9 while the appointment of mayor tom wood was approved an election will be held to fill the now- vacant ward 2 post mrs marshall cant understand the reasoning the princip al position on council filled by appointment and a secondary office by elec tion im amazed she said it makes no sense she contends there should be an election for both christ church anglican lt governor will attend special service stouffville lieutenentgovernor john black aird will visit stouff- ville nov 4 he will attend the 10 am service in the new sanctu ary of christ church angli can sunset boulevard and will speak at the reception -tofollbwr- vice in 250seat sanctuary the occasion will also mark the 105th anniversary of the anglican parish in stouff- ville the official dedication of the 380000 project is plan ned for thurs nov 1 at 7 30 pm with rt rev arthur rntheguesespeaker- other guests will include- this is a community event rev canon duncan abra ham director of church development yorkpeel mp sinclair stevens york north mpp bill hodgson york region chairman eldred king and whitchurchstouffville mayor tom wood at the conclusion of the worship hundreds of heliumfilled balloons each with a name and address attached will be released from the site in addition to the first ser- with all denominations rep- resented through the whitchurchstouffville min isterial association the 5700 square foot addi tion contains along with the sanctuary offices for the rector and secretary a meeting room two washrooms and a sacristy while the target date for completion was mid- october some work will still have to be done next month rev philip poole said hays classic councillor marshall says theres nothing personal she contends mr wood may indeed be the right person for the job however that decision she claims should be made by the people par ticularly so since theres going to be an election anyway in an impassioned plea before the vote last week the ward 1 member stres sed the importance of the mayoralty position under the following points 1 the town doesnt have a deputy- mayor 2 the mayor is the towns only representative on regional council 3 the town doesnt an office administrator she said each member of coun cil is aware of these facts and realizes their import ance should he or she assume the responsibilities of mayor then she added if it is someone else from the community he or she would work with an experi enced council maybe this is the right time for a change mrs marshall said shes undoubtedly looked on by some as a rebel but i do anyjiomeworkyashestatedi and i yote according to my v conscience reflecting on years gone by councillor marshall re called seeing banners and slogans strung across the streets of cities in many communist countries i still travel a lot she said the pictures have changed but the slogans have not so let me tell you she concluded the only differ ence between a dictatorship and a democracy is a free election if we ever loose that god help us police officers from across canada honor fallen comrade york regional police constable robin gray carries the gathered to honor their fallen comrade constable grant hat and gloves of fellow officer constable william grant died instantly oct 8 when his cruiser was struck headon during the processional from central united church un- by a suicide driver story on page b2 ionville friday police personnel from across canada greg coates calf exhibitors share top awards markham the hays- contact classic at mar- kham fairgrounds satur day was just that a classic exhibitors from 4h clubs across canada 255 in total participated in what was de scribed as the largest show of its kind in north america there were entries from british columbia through to prince edward island bryan armstrong 1984 president of markham fair welcomed the partici pants and spectators saying it was an honor to host an event of such size and stature despite strong competi tion entries from york and durham regions placed well sean oconnor durham west was first in intermediate show manship sharyn barkey of blackstock and formerly of altona was fourth her sis ter elaine was tenth not to be outdone 12- yearold glenn barkey scored a third with his junior holstein calf durham east placed first overall the classification included 45 regions they also ranked fourth for best exhibit york region was fourth overall and 8th in best ex hibit several individual entries from york excelled includ ingdoug livingston of king 4h dairy intermediate showman 3rd junior 1983 calf 3rd cathy oconnor markham 4h dairy senior showmanship 5th and kim little markham 4h dairy jersey heifer calf 6th other participants from york includedleanne brown markham jan king markham and tere sa sheardown king cathy wilson farm man agement specialist at new market was pleased with the magnitude of the show and the placement of york- durham entries she said the fact the holstein fre- sian association of canada is celebrating its 100th anniversary added to the dimension of the event de scribed by one participant as a 4h olympics support police the recent deaths of two york regional con stables has prompted a whitchurchstouffville resident to circulate a petition pledging police support dianne ward rr 2 stouffville has placed copies at several loca tions including the post office the library the tribune office cards hardware cable tech and mcneil phar maceutical shes seek ing signatures from as many people as possible prowling wolves threat to sheep stouffville brush wolves sometimes referred to as coyotes are increasing in numbers its not unusual to see three or four in a pack the tribune was told and their eery howls are often heard at night no one is more aware of their presence than don hope a sheep farmer at rr 3 claremont while difficult to prove he be lieves wolves are responsi ble for most of his losses wild dogs are a menace also he says but the way they attack a flock differs a wolf will go for the neck or head don ex plained while a dog will grab a sheep anywhere only recently he found two with their faces badly torn he hopes they can be saved we can hear them howl ing at night he said youd swear theyre right outside the window theyve become very bold he stated even to the point of ignoring the family dogs several have been seen in broad daylight mr hope once had as many as 400 breeding ewes his flock size is now down to less than 200 the number of wolves in the area was brought to the tribunes attention by mrs ernie kennedy rr 1 stouffville she said only last week four ran across the road in front of her car they were so close if i hadnt slowed down i would have hit them they dis appeared into a nearby corn field she like mr hope said its not unusual to hear them howling at night brush wolves or coyotes are not protected by law an official of the ministry of natural resources told the tribune however a hunt ing license is required revenue properties estate homes twelveyearold glenn barkey holds the third prize ribbon received saturday for his junior holstein calf entered in the hays classic at markham fairground glenn is the son of frank and donna barkey of blackstock and formerly of altona jim thomas stouffville west- field estates the towns newest residential develop ment received a ceremo nial sendoff thursday night the 93lot estate subdivi sion proposed by revenue properties limited at the corner of main street east and tenth line north was praised by both ward 5 councillor wilf morley and chamber of commerce president gcd stonehouse if the project here is similar to picov estates in ajax itll be good for our town councillor morley said mr stonehouse described as exciting the thought of new homes being built and new people moving in he i presented pat olive the companys land develop ment manager with a town flag the property includes 100 acres with lots ranging from threequarters of an acre to three acres ser vices will include town wa ter and septic fields house prices start at 124000 and extend upward to 161000 there are ten models from which to choose six were sold prior to thursdays opening construction is expected to begin in january after all services arc installed a mortgage rate of 12 per cent is guaranteed for three years sales agents are bev pol lock and kathy chretien horse honored stouffville the name cam fella is to be come a permanent part of town history the main street of re venue properties westfield estates is to be called cam fella boulevard the development will be located immediately south of the sales barn operated by the horses coowners norm faulkner and norm clements cam fella or the pacing machine as he was known became legendary across north america estab lishing records wherever he went his earnings grossed more than two million the famous standard- bred now stands retired at jefs racing stables col umbus new jersey

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