a4 tribune october 17 1984 editors mail deterrent dear mr thomas police chief bruce crawford of york region along with others from across ontario are advocat ing a return to capital punishment i readily understand their feel ings in their position i would prob ably feel the same im suggesting however that threat of death would in no way de ter some of the senseless police kill ings that have occurred in recent weeks including the suicide mis sion that took the life of constable grant when im convinced capital punishment will serve as a deter rent ill agree to its reinstatement sincerely brian wilson rr 2 gormley services to the editor contrary to the opinion of many growth within a municipal ity is a positive thing new people bring new friends new ideas and increased assessment whitchurchstouffville stouff- ville in particular is haunted by the fact it must depend on a sewage system thats gone the way of the dodo bird the sooner our politicians can convince the region we must be come a part of the big pipe project that extends across the southern part of markham the better our town will be until this happens growth here residentially and industrially will be limited sincerely william bud locke stouffer street stouffville the tribune established 1888 james thomas bruce annan pat pappas jenni hutt editor publisher advertising manager distribution manager editorial dept jim holt chris shanahan display advertising dept tern bemhadt real estate classified advertising joan marshman distribution doreen deacon national sales representative metroland corporate sales 4931300 evry wednes day by metroland printing publishing distributing at 54 main st stouffville ont cnnr s s tear in canada s4500 elsewhere member of tanadian conjmun ty newspapers association ontario weekly newspaper association ontario press coun cil and suburban newspaper of america second class mail registration number 0896 the stouffville tribune is one of the metroland group of suburban newspapers which includes the acton free press ajaxpickenng news advertiser the aurora banner brampton guardian the burlington post the burlington weekend post the etobicoke advertiserguardian the georgetown independent the milton champion the i mississauga news the newmarket era the willowdale mirror oakville beaver oakville 7 beaver oshawawhitby t w oshawawhitby this weekend the richmond hill liberal thor- nhill liberal tho scarborough mirror the markham economist and sun and woodbridge liberal metroland printing publishing and distributing is a division of harlequin enterprises ltd 6402100 6492292 roaming around towns proudest day by jim thomas editorials democracy eroded a mayor by appointment with a year still to run in the current term the decision reeks of tyrannical arro gance an insult to the intelligence of the whitchurchstouffville electorate a ward 2 councillor by election the separation of the two must be re garded as some kind of crude joke why we ask should ratepayers in one ward have a say in who their representa tive should be and the ratepayers in the entire town ha ve no say whatsoever in who their mayor should be tom wood could have been acclaimed so be it tom wood could have successfully con tested the position that would be fine too tom wood could have contested the posi tion and lost members of council we sug gest werent about to take that chance for an uninitiated outsider to break the ranks of the inner circle would be un acceptable for an election would present a risk a risk four members of council we rent about to take so they thwarted the democratic right of the electorate to gain a dictatorial end margot marshall was the lone council lor to oppose the system to her credit she condemned the appointment principle in the strongest of terms but lost for now we can only trust the electorate will re member and respect her stand during the trek to the polls in 85 in the meantime ah elections antici pated in ward 2 what a barnburner that should be welcome on friday evening oct 26 a choir of 34 blind and partially blind boys and girls from sierra leone in west africa will present a concert at the stouffville missionary church this thank you canada tour is the schools way of expressing its apprecia tion for support provided through christ ian blind mission international rr 4 stouffville these young people our guests are in a strange land with strange customs let them not feel as strangers we urge your presence at this program they may not see you but theyll know youre there there are times many times when ijj take on selfappointed assignments and after sitting standing or sleeping through two hours of monotony i honest ly ask myself what am i doing here the gathering holds no interest for me personally or journalistically in short its a bore after itching and twitching through 120 minutes of nothingness all the time thinking of the important things i should be doing i muster sufficient nerve to slip out a side exit hoping no one still conscious enough to care will notice fortunately these occasions are few and far between more often the oppo site is true i come away with the feeling it was good to be there and i want to go back again such an event occurred saturday without exaggeration it was the most gratifying assignment ive known in thirtythree years i only wish more peo ple could have been there to share my experience it was following a concert in london ont friday evening that thirtytwo boys and girls all students attending a school for the blind in sierra leone west africa stopped off in stouffville for a few hours of fun and fellowship some of these young people had partial sight while others could see nothing at all so how is a town to handle this kind of situation ged stonehouse one of the besjgijoject organizers this community has everknown hit upon apln he arranged a buddy system whereby each guest would be paired with a host thirtytwo responded the majority from summitview school the remain der from orchard park the christian school and stouffville high never have i seen such an outpouring of love and affection as our kids displayed during this fivehour onceinalifetime ex change they talked they laughed they strol led handinhand and arminarm through the park and down by the stream they shared the advantages and disadvantages of two totally different cultures and shattered the barriers of race color and creeds more important ly through the eyes of their hosts these blind boys and girls could see it was indeed an education in community togetherness the like of which may never come this way again we let them feel the ground the leaves and the trees said 14yearold amy ness a grade 9 student at sdss it was a wonderful experience it was a little scary at first said 12yearold jennifer giasson of summit- view yet it seemed like they werent blind at all thingsjikesnowand icewere all new to them jennieormson of rr 2 stoiiff- explained iiollowing a visit to the jjh arena chewing glim she said was really neat they liked hulahoops too it was great said susan bent of church street north a couple of times i slipped up and asked would you like to see and then i remembered he was blind others made the same mistake but they didnt seem to mind i really enjoyed it said tammy stonehouse fairview avenue her friend she said could see only shadows colleen whittaker of glengall lane said shes thankful to tammy for asking her helping someone else made me feel really good and really good was christine vlieks reaction to the music by the blind school choir a sort of partial payment for the hospitality their hosts had shown and theyll be back to sing again at the stouffville missionary church oct 26 i want to be there said 13yearold michelle bower of booth drive i prom ised david i would melissa gornik 13 of manitoba street is hoping to attend also and so do i the association is reason enough window on wildlife the missing moose by art briggsjude statement of support the visit of pope john paul ii to canada to ontario and to the town of markham victoria square is now his tory even so this historic event will long be remembered by catholics and noncatholics alike in this connection a statement has come to our attention written by jm nighswander the administrator at stouffvilles parkview home a state ment that we believe bears repeating for it says what we feel and what thousands of canadians feel regardless of denomination attachment i am writing this the day following the visit of pope john paul ii to the toronto area while im not a catholic and do not support some ofthe theology and dogma ofthe roman catholic church i have no hesitation in enthusiastically affirming the pope in the effort he has made to visit canada and in the words he has spoken in support of christians and the faith he has spoken effectively to the issues of peace and justice as an expression of gods love to humanity it seems to me all of us who call ourselves christians must be profound ly grateful for the way pope john paul has given his messages of peace humil ity social justice and faith in christ to the millions of people who either saw and heard him in person or watched him on tv probably never before in the his tory of canada have so many people been touched by the personal faith of a spiritual leader or been exposed to one who is obviously experiencing the real joy and strength which can be found in the christian faith it seems to me it is a good time for us to think and talk about the things which unite christians and draw us together rather than about things that divide us our world needs christians who arc ready to demonstrate gods love in word and action rather than christians who are primarily concerned about matters of doctrine and theology it seems to me pope john paul has helped us to understand what are really important spiritual truths and princi ples to these words written by a christian with roots in the mcnnonite church we can only add amen the day had been a scorcher that car ried on into the dark hours arrivng home from a late meeting i parked the car and instead of going right into the house strolled under the arbour behind the garage as i paused there taking in the tranquility and slight cooling of the late hour a menacing voice broke the silence hold it right there put your hands on your head and turn around slowly just as i was beginning to com ply in a somewhat shaky manner another voice pierced the stillness we got him this time chief then there was a loud scream followed by the words tune in next week to the thrilling adven tures of boston blackie ace detective i disgustedly headed for the back door with the commercials words try zam- buck for heat rash ringing in my ears since my neighbor earl wideman put the radio in his cherry tree to keep out the ravaging robins and forgot to turn it off i have discovered this marconi magic works well on other forms of thre atening wildlife too in fact just a month or so ago at a remote parking place south of algonquin park vacationers were having their stops all pulled out by the resident porcupine population you sec these pricklycoated munchers were cutting into the campers holiday time by nipping the brake liners of their parked cars however a transistor radio placed under the threatened autos curbed the porkies of their fluid drive this season in our regular rotation planting we found that our sweet corn was no longer afforded the protection of the electric fencing so rather than re route the jolting wires to keep out the rampaging raccoons we simply ran an extension cord out to a radio in the corn patch placing it on a low wire stand and covering it with a pail kept the rain and dew off and as the coons are mostly nocturnal foraagers we pulled the plug in the daytime so far we havent lost a cob and were not sure whether that can be attributed to the talk shows coming out of wbze boston or the french lan guage programs that come in loud and clear from rural quebec under certain weather conditions lately our large growing turkey gob blers have been getting a premature chop from foxes coyotes and whatever when the casualty list numbered six over 15 pound birds in broad daylight something had to be done sitting in the barn loft with a highpowered persuader was not only time consuming but none productive it was time to fight fur with fear a transistor radio was placed in a bluebird house on the line fence behind the barn and the gardenbased radio was moved to the base of the ridge of course these radios arc going full blast so at times our fields sound like a hot- rodders convention but it seems to be working now if the predators dont get wise we might even hook up a few more radios its even possible that another year some loud speakers will be set up so we can broadcast just the types of sounds we want amplified im thinking of getting some tapes of the old gang busters radio programs or the sound track from the battle of the bulge i must remember though to turn it off dur ing the hunting season i wouldnt want the neighbors to think theyve been caught in the feuding crossfire of the martins and the coys tips clips the 22 hunting acci dents in 1983 was the lowest ever re corded in one year in ontario amongst over 450000 hunters while last season waterfowlers were asked to hold back on shooting of black ducks this season its in the regulations you may still take 6 ducks per day but only one may be a black duck a folder issued with your migratory wildfowl permit at the post office spells out the reasons and identi fication tips local duck and goose sea son opens sept 29 along with ruffed grouse and rabbits while prairie ducks suffered from a prolonged drought our ontario hatch looks promising brook rainbow and brown trout season closes on sept 30 t