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a4 tribune june 12 1985 editors mail please help dear jim as you have so kindly done in the past wed appreciate you giving us a helping hand by publishing the follow ing information in the tribune in a recent article in the toronto star under the heading metro food agencies worried as supplies for poor running low the rev dennis drainville executive director of stop 103 reports they anticipate 1100 people a month to come to them for food this summer compared to 730 a month in 1934 according to don paterson execu tive director of the toronto city mis sion quite often we have to apolo gize because we just cant give out as much as we used to all we can do is share what weve got share what weve got is some thing we residents of stouffville can easily do by placing some items of food in the box or basket at the iga and the a p volunteers from the ecumenical outreach committee will then see that the food is delivered to various agencies in toronto food and mens clothing may also be left at christ church anglican 254 sunset boulevard monday to friday from 9 am to 12 noon as the summer progresses there may be some residents who have gar den produce to share if so perhaps a phone call could be made to any one of the following to see when the next shipment is being taken into the city- joyce nailer 6404479 ursula oconnor 6401331 barb schell 6402624 or kathleen glazin 640- 3840 as wed appreciate it if perish able items not be left in the boxes or at the church contributions to this local program are down considerably from last year we feel the reason for this is that people forget and not because they are disinterested in helping others we hope this article will jog their memory sincerely ecumenical outreach committee news itemcleanup campaign very successful the tribune established 1888 james thomas bruce annan pat pappas editor publisher advertising manager editorial dept chris shanahan brian kirlik display advertising dept lois widman real estate classified advertising joan marshman distribution doreen deacon national sales representative metroland corporate sales 4931300 published every wednesday by metroland printing publishing distributing at 54 main st stouffville ont tel 640-2100- single copies 50 subscriptions s1700 per year in canada 4750 elsewhere member of canadian community newspapers association ontario weekly newspaper association ontario press council 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 tne mississauga news the newmarket era the willowdale mirror oakville beaver oakville rffiify beawr oahwawhrtby this week oshawawhitby this weekend the richmond hill liberal thor- nhill liberal the scarborough mirror the markhem economist and sun and woodbridge liberal metroland printing publishing and distributing is a division of harlequin enterprises ltd 6402100 6492292 roaming around- ive lost my eyes by jim thomas editorials horseowners warned unless urbanrural residents bury the hatchet other than in each others heads the town of whitchurch- stouffville will have to introduce legisla tion controlling the keeping of horses and other livestock on small lots this we feel would be ridiculous but it will come unless feuding neighbors can solve their problems in our opinion theres no reason why horseowners and none horseowners cant live in harmony the responsibility for keeping the peace however rests with the keepers of animals common- sense must prevail a five acre property abutting other residential properties does not consti tute a farm the owners should stop playing makebelieve when it comes to this role but whether the property size is ten fifteen or twenty acres the likeli hood of hardfeelings is always present therefore the animalkeeper must do his best to minimize potential problems before they start if he refuses the munucipality will have no alternative but to act and when this occurs many innocent victims will suffer the ministry of agriculture and the federation of agriculture are well aware of the conflicts between urban and rural residents they have fought with some success the creation of re sidential subdivisions in farming areas this is on the large scale now we know the reason why if peo ple with one horse on five acres cannot coexhist think of the chances when the scale is many times this size so horselovers beware let it never be said you werent warned losing an appendage must be a traumatic experience can you imagine what its like to have only one arm or one leg can you irri- agine what its like to ha ve no arms or no legs can you imagine what its like to have no arms and no legs i cant im not even sure i could cope- physically or mentally yet there are people who do and extremely well i think it might be good for all of us to be forced into such situations we might better appreciate the capabilities we do enjoy and the challenges others face who dont honestly how many of us count our blessings i dont we take so much for granted i do but im learning ever so slowly im learning no i didnt lose an arm or a leg i still have five fingers and a thumb on each hand and my hearings relatively good for someone past the halfway mark to one hundred but something happened to me friday thats extremely frustrating i lost my glasses this is not the first occurrence of such a tragedy its happened umpteen times before but on each- occasion theyve turned up this time im afraid theyre gone for good ive searched everywhere even had others searching for me to no avail since saturday morning when i first noticed them missing ive retraced ev ery inch of my travels no luck i know i had them at the town library for the toller cranston show friday i put them on to sign the guest book and thats the last place i had them out of my pocket that i can recall the library receptionist was helpful unlike most folks she didnt laugh when i explained my plight she didnt even smile instead she searched high up and low down displaying more patience than i under similar circumstances she even promised to give me a call should the lost be found so far no good during the weekend i housecleaned the house and ransacked the office so many times i hardly know either place even if theyre there ill never find them now everythings been shifted around so much while im not exaclty blind as a bat as the saying goes i need something approaching the power of atejescope to read the dictionary and the phone book and those are two things i use the most but im running into other barriers as well for example at church sunday i stood for the hymns like a dummy even attempted to lipread the choir without success scanning sundays obituary column was hopeless i wouldnt have recog nized my own while i cant bear the thought it seems certain ill have to invest in a new pair then maybe ill be able to find the ones i lost in the meantime im getting by with a set of bifocals someone found on the side walk two months ago theyre not good but theyre better than nothing howev er if grandma jones on montreal street comes in and claims her property im sunk rafewindow on wildlife birds in aerial combat by art briggsjudei cooperation the key cooperations the key so many more things can be accomplished in a community our size by people working together saturdays cleanup campaign was a good example would you believe 140 volunteers would you believe 170 bags of garbage all within the space of three hours while its regrettable that we the tenants of good old mother earth insist on making her the collecting agent for much of our refuse its also nice to know there are those anxious to make amends but we believe in giving credit where credit is due people are more pollution conscience today than they used to be its been a long slow education process but the lessons finally sinking in still we have a long way to go one hundred and seventy bags full of garbage within a relatively small area indicates attitudes of lazyness and carelessness but now that our towns spring house- cleanings complete lets keep it this way here again cooperations the key a personable service the tax collectors arc making the rounds the dog tax collectors that is in recent summers several students have been hired to canvass the town weve always found them patient and pleasant unfortunately the same cant be said for all customers while the majority were told are cooperative some are downright ornery they resent paying the fee and take their resentment out on the kids doing the collecting this is un fair first the students didnt establish the policy or the rate this is a decision of council if you dont like it call your ward representative second too many people have too many dogs one pet per family is suffi cient and the cost we feel is reasonable if residents insist in accommodating more then theyre forced to pay the price senior citizens probably the last to complain receive a fifty percent dis count we suggest that rather than chastise the seller young people only doing a job better to consider it a service for thats exactly what it is and a very per sonable service at that with nesting birds hatching almost daily the annual aerial battles have already begun and while we usually associate these feathered clashes with conflicts between crows and blackbirds all bird species will fly to the attack when their nest is threatened one way or another it seemsthe crows are the ones that attract our attention these black marauders start right off following their spring arrival looking for some unsuspecting owl to wake up and torment maybe theres a long standing feud between these big birds that we often see only one side for the owl does turn the tables when he locates a crow roost at night seeing a small cloud of these frenzied silouettes streaming after a roughedup horned owl sure makes you wonder at times how the socalled wise one ever gets away with any of his feathers left but after this period of boistrousness the crows become strangely silent like the bluejays their crested cousins the nesting crows try to remain as inconspi cuous as their ebony feathers will allow as soon as the eggs hatch however the crows appear again skimming over the marshes or low shrubbery looking for food for their young unfortunately the food they seek is often the eggs and nestlings of other birds this is where some of the real aerial battles begin redwing blackbirds rise like a wave of fighter planes to engage a single dark and threatening opponent yet the crow is not the only winged culprit of the marsh the great blue heron is also a predating opportunist when it comes to dining and will gobble up young birds just as well as fish it the situation arises often the whole bird neighborhood gets involved trying to dis courage a heron as it swings in towards a rushfringed pond high on this list of nearby defenders is the kingbird a startlingsized flycatcher with a white breast and conspicuous tail band its name kingbird was well chosen for it will put to route any thre atening bird that comes within its terri tory the presence of a kingbird in an area makes it a lot safer place for gold finches chipping sparrows and yellow warblers its amazing what a universal distress call birds have that unites them in times of danger when i was banding birds for the wildlife service ofttimes a single note of alarm from the fledgling held in my hand would trigger the arrival of a whole host of other species besides the concerned parents even some birds that could be victimized later come to lend their support to predator types such as shrikes or jays when the latter are in trouble probably one of the most interesting and skillful aerial acts each spring takes place high above the trees when a soar ing hawk is challenged by a flight of hos tile swallows this minature dogfight maybegin at low level but is soon taking place at increasing altitudes as the big ger slower rapture tries to evade the freewheeling horde so determined are the trim swallows they actually land on the hawks back between its shoulders riding it like a pintsized jockey and while the swallows beak may not be the strongest in the bird world unleashing repeated pecks on the back of the hawks head sure takes the predators mind off his stomach watching these feathered clashes in the nice days ahead will not only make for interesting observations but will provide yet another insight into what goes on in the outdoor world around us to the graduates of 85 by reg mackay to the graduates of 1985 in my lifetime ive witnessed many wonderful things these in clude the control or elimination of lifethreatening diseases such as typhoid fever diphtheria small pox scarlet fever measles mumps polio and diebetes ive lived through two world wars and a terrible depression ive seen the invention of radio television nuclear energy and the computer ive witnessed the construction of better schools and the availability of improved education we work fewer hours with more pay theres more leisure time more opportunities to travel and see the world here in canada want has almost been eliminated most have a place to sleep and are able to keep warm these are accomplishments of your parents grandparents and greatgrandparents so what does the future hold for you you can find a cure for cancer you can find a cure for diebetes theres a need for a new source of energy one that doesnt pollute the atmosphere you cand find a solu tion to the problem of garbage and toxic waste disposal theres much stlu to be done if you can accomplish that which is equal the accomplishments of your forefathers this world will be a better place in which to live