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wmmmmmmmmmmm mmmm wmrm tssxi cedar valley admission to kindergar ten at age four perhaps even three ron shuker candidate for trustee town of whitchurchstouffviue feels lowering the age limit to this level de serves serious consid eration the 46yearold journalist and father of three says if elected hell push for discussion on the issue shuker a graduate journalist is one of three persons bidding for the single board of educa tion seat others are- incumbent harry bowes and daphne goldman both of stouffville elec tion date is tues nov 12 ron and jill shuker re side at rr 1 cedar val ley they have a son ronnie 10 and two daughters sandra 8 and rhonda 18 shuker admits hes long been interested in education he feels theres a breakdown in communication between the elected and the elec tors if successful he plans to bridge this gap through the appointment of an advisory commit tee of citizens he also wants to write a regular column for the tribune dealing with issues programs and activities within the school system other goals follow 1 support the gui dance counsellors career planning services for students and teachers 2 encourage student participation in coop and career development courses 3 improve the image and opportunities in technical courses 4 encourage stu dents teachers and pa- rents to strive for excell ence and not be satisfied with mediocrity 5 make reading skills and comprehension a high priority from kin dergarten through gra duation 6 ensure that the streaming process fac ing students after grade 8 is not abused by teachers and principals in addition to lowering the age of kindergarten admissions shuker feels the board should estab lish a maximum of 33 stu dents per class and strive for thirty he advocates that where practical new schools and facili ties should be co operative projects with local municipalities but lets stress learn ing first and luxuries last he concludes i stouffville quality jeweller still on euers ahn 24 main st stouffville 6404646 serving whitchurchstouffviue uxbridge area cqjintrye tyme lrealty ltd dont keep yckjr house a secret list with the countrye folke 6495090 6405090 vol 98 no 19 a metroland community newspaper hmwwwm ill h i hijimfthltiu wednesday september 11 1985 42 pages 50 cents centre official thursday stouffville its a reality i whitchurchstouffvilles new 23 million recreation centre vill officially open thursday tomorrow night ontario premier david peterson will do the honors david peterson cutting the red ribbon at 630 pm the public is in vited the ceremony will coin cide with the start of trade show 85 an event spon sored by the chamber of commerce floor space is completely sold out with 73 exhibitors due to the fact premier peterson is due to attend a fundraising dinner in rich mond hill at seven the cere mony here has been moved ahead george schlukbier director of parks and re- creation and chief organizer of the event is hopeful peo ple will make an extra effort to attend the premier will share the vip platform with the hon sinclair stevens mp yorkpeel the hon greg sorbara mpp york north the hon john eakins minister of tour ism and recreation eldred trade show sold out stouffville trade show 85 sponsored by the whitchurchstouffviue chamber of commerce is all set to go the main auditorium of the new rec centre is com pletely sold out there are 73 exhibitors the show opens thurs day tomorrow at 5 pm at 630 ontario premier david peterson will preside at a ribboncutting cere mony to open the new arena thctrade show continues friday 5 to 10 pm and saturday 10 am to 10 pm admission thursday is free 100 for adults and 50 cents for senior citizens and children fridayahd saturday the trade show will in clude a fashion promenade hosted by the wedding room of stouffville thurs day at 830 friday at730 and saturday at 330 and 730 pm many booths are featuring lucky draws chairman of trade show 85 is jack chambers hs smokers relocated king chairman of the re gion of york mayor tom wood and members of council board of educa tion trustee harry bowes the fundraising co ordinating committee and representatives of the con tracting company music for the occasion will be provided by the whitchurchstouffviue con cert band a public reception will follow the new arena will seat 1200 with standing room for more the floor area ice surface measures 200 by 85 comparable to maple leaf gardens although some sections of the structure remain un finished due to cutbacks in costs mr schlukbier is hopeful council will release sufficient funds to complete the secondstorey lounge hes pleased the first ma jor function in the building is not sports oriented he wants the public to know events other than hockey public skating and figure skating will be included rollerskating however is planned for next summer something the young people have been requesting for years mr schlukbier looks on the facility as a multi purpose building hed like the town to proceed with phase 2 a fitness centre and squash courts as soon as possible the parks and recrea tion department is already relocated at the centre the ice will go in next week in honor of the official opening guided tours will be conducted through the building all day tomorrow george schlukbierwhltchurchstouffvilles director of parks and recreation points with pride to the towns new 23 million rec centre to be opened officially by premier david peterson thursday the ribboncutting ceremony is at ballaratrae heavy loss ballantrae a twostorey cement block barn was destroyed by fire monday on the property of harry simpson- hwy 48 at ballantrae the blaze was first observed around 945 pm firefighters from station 1 stouffville and station 2 ballantrae responded rushing four units to the scene ijjsv in addition to the building the loss included two tractors a sprayer a seed drill two motorbikes plus a quantity of tools and welding equipment valued at several thousand dollars hundreds of jute bags stored on a second floor hampered firemens efforts volunteers remained on location almost four hours bhhhbshhhb its the second serious fire on the simpson proper- ty in the past twelve years a main barn was burned to the ground back in 1973 a blaze later attributed to i arson marlene simpson said they werent aware of any problem until the lights in the house suddenly dim- med by then she said the fire had made consider able headway she praised volunteers for their quick response and their success in protecting other build ings at 630 pm to which all residents are invited trade show 85 also opensthursday and continues through saturday entrance to the centre is from ninth line north jim thomas television star coming to fair markham tommy hunters coming to mar kham fair the popular singer and tv showman will be fea tured at the fairs opening night wed oct 2 arrangements have been finalized by president harold snowball the cost said to be in excess of 7000 will underwritten by sever al prominent markham area businesses mr snow- ball said the fair president met personally with hunter at the singers family home in mississauga included on stage will be fiddle player al churney considered one of the best in the country the tommy hunter show is one of the longest running television programs of its kind in canada its weekly audience is estimated at v stouffville the smokers ring has fceen broken at stouffville dist secondary school with a portion of edward a public hearing re lated to the future site of eihefiiarkham- ttfbffville hospital will leid sept 17 at 730 yin the town of rham council chambers buttorivllle q tast week the tri bune announced the date sscpt 15this was in- property in ques isiocated onthe side ofhwy48 of 17th avenue t imodate a hosplt- ning must be refljfrom special lalinstito- itepro f the ninth street now owned by york region board of education the administration at sdss has jurisdiction over activities there principal john nikifork has since banned smoking in the area its now private proper- ty and we have control he told the tribune we didnt before signs will be erected shortly indicating the area off limits to the motoring public speed bumps have already been installed mr nikifork believes total prohibition of smoking isnt the answer however some students will smoke regardless he said to allow for this hes autho rized on a trial basis the creation of a smoking area outside the school north of the cafeteria while only in place a short time mr niki- fork claims the new arrangements working well only about thirty of the schools total enrolment arc utilizing the service and the majority of these arc senior students he said several million mr snowball said he was pleased with the reception he and hunter he said had met on only one previous occasion but that was sever al years ago a second topflight enter tainment evening is planned for friday oct 4 featur ing the leahy family and the diamond rid band firemen win award stouffville four stouffville firefighters travelled all the way to rochester new york on the weekend but riot to fight a fire jim rennie charles jackson george wilson and brian davis entered the associations 1947 fargo in a 90vehicle muster and came away with a top award they received a first prize engraved plaque for the canadian vehicle driven the farthest distance the round trip covered 430 miles ernie rolls with a full head of steam goodwoods ernie carruthers is a pro at the controls of a steam engine being a steam engine owner hes had plenty of practice on saturday he took over the operation of the i ageold sawyermassey on the grounds of the markham museum it was the markham historical societys annual heritage day jim thomas t r marathon of hope stouffville sunday is terry fox day in whitchurch- stouffviue the annual marathon of hope covering 10 kilo meters six miles will begin and end at latch- am hall the course clearly marked is the same as last year runners and walkers no cyclists can begin any time between 1 and 5 pm persons not willing to collect pledges can still participate by paying a fee of five dollars last year over 6000 was raised marathon organizers aredixie sellers beulah king and barb schell for additional in formation call 6401913