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tribune august 7 1985 a9 policewoman faces gun charge after 12hour siege in uxbridge by chris shanahan dent here sunday durham road 21 between coppins corners uxbridge twp a 28yearold an armed woman held durham region- and goodwood rri claremont woman faces a chargeof al police at bay for over 12 hours outside the siege began when police learned a careless useof a firearm following an inci- positive outlook farm located on woman with a handgun had barricaded herself in an apartment on the grounds of the uxbridge twp horse farm the drama ended just before 3 am mon day when a suspect surrendered to police and was taken away under heavy security durham police inspector john kay said there were no injuries two 38calibre handguns were seized following the arrest police chief metro police chief jack marks and for mer deputy chief frank barbetta had joined about 15 durham police officers at the scene police and family members talked with the woman by telephone although contact was cut several times when she left the phone off the hook positive outlook farm is the home of toronto dentist ted hogg and his wife joan they raise thoroughbreds and reg istered canadian hunters a resident in a nearby subdivision who asked to remain anonymous told the tri bune he heard a series of seven gun shots sunday at about 2 pm constable the suspect is currently on sick leave from her job as a police constable with the metro force charged with careless use of a firearm is hillary hogg she was taken to durham region police headquarters in oshawa and later released the policewoman is scheduled to appear in ajax provincial court on aug 29 durham regional police inspector john kay announces the surrender of an armed woman shortly after 3 am mon day the scene was a horse farm west of coppins corners former metro deputy chief frank barbetta shields himself from the glare of television lights as he leaves positive out look farm early monday an armed woman had asked to speak with barbetta and a number of other people during a 12hour siege at the uxbridge twp horse farm she later surrendered to police a 28yearold metro police constable has been charged with careless use of a firearm chris shanahan plant location out of sight party planning business helps good times roll stouffville residents of the markham stouff- villirareacan now put the wearisome burden of party planning on some one elses shoul ders a new unique business called the party planner has been established for the sole purpose of assuming that burden the party plan ner is designed for people who are either tob busy or too inexperienced to organize their own party says owner mike watters mike who runs the business by him self will do every thing from choosing a theme for a party to cooking and serv ing guests he will help choose the loca tion for a party organize and deco rate the room plan a menu and often host the event sometimes i evendotheshop- ping if people dont have the time says miko theme for those who want to throw a par ty but cannot think of an occasion mike has about 60 theme suggestions to offer he also has 10 menu suggestions for peo ple who do not know mike walters says his business the party planner is de signed for people who arc either too busy or too inexperienced to organize theirown party hell do everything from choosing a theme to cooking and serving guests fine talent here dear editor im a regular visitor to the latcham art gallery in the public library i seldom miss a show while this facility may in deed serve a purpose i feel that purpose could be en hanced if more people from the whitchurchstouffvillc area were given an opportun ity to display their talents we all know there are bril liant artists scattered throughout the province who indeed need and deserve expo sure however there are also a number right here in town who although perhaps one rung down the ladder of fame and fortune arc also deserv ing of their place in the sun if i wish to sec the works of talented people living outside the municipality ill go out side the municipality to sec them personally im more interested in the accomplish ments of my neighbor than in the skills of someone i dont even know sincerely joyce musgrovc rr 3 stouffvillc what food to serve depending on the theme and size of the party mikepre fers to throw a party out of the host or hostesss own home you get a better feel for the people that way he ex plains the guests also tend to feel more comfortable mike does a great deal of home enter taining himself this allows him to try out new ideas mike acquired most of his cooking and menu planning ideas and skills while working at melbas restaurant in markham his organizational skills are largely a result of the com munity work he has roses lovely by elsie boland goodwood have you been over to visit white rose crafts and nursery sales limited there are rows and rows of beautiful roses at the farm lo cated on cone 4 uxbridge township the nursery is hosting a festival of roses to day aug 7 to cele brate its 30th year in business it begins at 11 am and con tinues until 4 pm the condition of hwy 47 is much im proved in the vicin ity of goodwood however the sider- oadsnccd some maintenance espe cially the townline a large crowd played euphre wednesday night at the goodwood com munity centre the lunch was perfect and the door prizes were plentiful the next euchre session is scheduled for aug 14 at 8 pm another big turn out is expected for bingo tonight at the community centre the bingo caller is doing well in the absence of trevor harris he will be on hand this time saturday was flossie waggs big night in the good wood hall there was also a good crowd out for her ball game on sunday done mike was the coach of a soccer team for three years he organized wheelchair hockey at participation house and was president of a local youth group skills mikes food pre paration and orga nizational skills combined with his boredom with the university of toron tos biology prog ram led to the estab- lishmentof the par ty planner the business opened in march of this year since march the party plannerhas organized about 15- parties the mar kham board of trade has been a prime client the party plan ner deals primarilly with gatherings of 50 to 100 people and can handle anything from halloween parties to wedding receptions for information contact mike wat ters at 6402644 by jim thomas whitchurch nestled among the trees on a 17acre site near the intersection of vandorf sideroad and the 5th conces sion warden avenue whitchurch- stouffville is a littleknown firm called nixon plate coils ltd of gormley while the plant may be out of sight and out of mind in whitchurchstouffville this operation is known across canada and the united states the company was established here back in 1954 at that time and up to 1979 it spe cialized in plate coils six years ago the operation was expanded to include plate heat exchangers a devise that exchanges heat from one fluid to another without mixing- management of the firm comes under the direction of william bill nixon van dorf road rr 1 gormley and chandu patel p eng of newmarket they em ploy up to 25 five of whom have been on staff over ten years two recently retired one had been with the firm 20 years and another nineteen while the site is scenic and peaceful the outoftheway location is creating a prob lem because of the cost involved ontario hydro refuses to provide the plant with the power it needs making it necessary for the firm to install a diesel generator for dayto day use plus a second unit as standby be cause nixon plate coils ltd is the only potential customer in the area hydro claims its not economically feasible to in vest in this extra expense if hydro refuses to alter its stand the company may be forced elsewhereeven out of the munici pality theres an emotional attachment to this place especially for mr nixon mr patel said the decision to move would be heartbreaking he admits however that somewhere down the road its a business decision that has to be made mr patel is proud of staff allegiance and the longevity of employee personnel com pany policy is to hire people on as juniors and teach them the required skills the practice has worked out well he explained all units are custom made in the 22000 square foot plant the time span from starj to finish can be from four weeks to eight months depending on the unit four to sf weeks is general mr patel said the cos per unit ranges from 200 to 100000 plate coils are distributed in both cana da and the united states plate heat ex changers are sold in canada only from nova scotia through to british columbia deliveries are made by truck transport mr patel notes that despite the firms thirtyyear existence in whitchurch the company has gained little recognition par ticularly in stouffville out of sight out of mind perhaps however should the company decide to pull up stakes and move concern would be both visible and audible maybe too late damage upsets greenwood pickering museum village was the scene late saturday of what officials describe as a senseless act of vandalism an 1885 cartage wagon was removed from its display area and pushed down a slope according to museum manager gord brackett it travelled about 150 feet to vintage wagon museum official before coming to rest in duffins creek he estimated damage to the wooden artefact at approximately 500 you cant replace the parts on these carriages you have to remake them mr brackett told the tribune its one of a kind durham regional police are investigat ing the incident although the villages curator said this type of vandalism is usually difficult to trace mr brackett believes the culprits jumped a fence to gain access to the grounds sometime saturday evening the museum was established at its cur rent site in 1979 to preserve the rich history of the pickering area its located on hwy 7 in the community of greenwood n 11 iv vandals strike at pickering village museum an ageold cartage wagon built in 1885 was damaged to the extent of 500 when vandals entered the property of the pick ering museum at greenwood and pushed the carriage down a stccpslopc into duffins creek the damaged parts cannot be replaced each has to be handconstructed museum manager gordon brackett said chris shanahan