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yi 24 main st stouffville 6404646 vol 99 no 3 serving waitchurcbstouffvule uxbridge area a metroland community newspaper wednesday may 21 1986 realty lid theres no fool like an old fool you just cant beat experience vsa509q 64frs090 j fears unfounded high school atmosphere unecrualled stouffville the planned september cancellation of grade 11 and grade 12 classes at the stouffville christian school will see a number of students complet ing academic and technical courses at sdss for some young people and their parents the thought of changing over is unnerving it shouldnt be says staff teacher wally currie the christian influence is more in tense here than at any other high school i know in ontario mr currie head of the inter- school christian fellowship iscf reports an average attendance of 50 young people ev ery wednesday this is good he points out but religious instruc tion doesnt begin and end here the lords prayer is repeated ev ery morning he explained along with a thought for today in addition a christian coun selling service is offered by pas tor david moran a member of the stouffville ministerial here stu dents feel free to meet with mr beer in stores stouffville beer sold in stouffville stores not very likely saysmayor fran sainsbury not if the deci sions up to council although mayor sainsbury likes the idea of each municipal- ity having an opportunity to say yes or no she still thinks premier david petersons passing the buck local jurisdiction is where it should be the mayor told the tribune council can act in the best interests of the town she said if and when the issue comes to a vote each of us will have to stand tip atid be counted although hesitant to second guess the other six members the mwor im not sure whitchurchstouffville with its 21 churches is teady forcing sort of thing shes certain many of the tourist towns in northern ontario will approve mrs sainsbury suggests there are enough days in the week for people to buy their beer at the brewers retailstoremaybe were making it too easy she said she wonders if age of majority cards will still be required at corner stores the mayor hadnt yet heard of the recommendation when contacted by the tribune i would have thoughtthey the government would have told us before they told the media she concluded moran and discuss any problems that may be causing them con cern mr currie gives much of the credit to principal john nikifork he mr nikifork is behind us one hundred per cent he said he appreciates the fact this is a christian community mr currie explained that be cause iscf meetings are held at noon mr nikifork lengthened the lunch period to accommodate special speakers and features i cant say enough for him he con tinued this town is extremely fortunate mr moran or pastor dave as hes often called conducts infor mal discussions with students on wednesday afternoons the con versations strictly private range from teenparent girlfriend- boyfriend relations to clarifica tion of issues that sometimes arise at chritian fellowship the minister said often they return to express appreciation he stated mr currie says few people would believe the burdens carried by some students my heart aches for them he said in many casesisaid mr moran they only want someone to listen often they know the answer but they want someone else to say it he explained mr currie said parents should have no reservations about send ing their sons and daughters to stouffville high its a great school i drive 40 miles here every morning but its worth it he con cluded to farmers day close to dedthe in the stouffville area more than 40 years was as including mr 1ieii6iieeclg much a sale attraction as the sale itself satur- faulkner mssur auctioi norm sale good l ucms an in excellent cuiuiuiii uruugm guuu i prices the property has been sold mr spang will move to a new house in stouffville latcrthis av summer divided opinions on core boulevard stouffville a treed boulevard through the downtown business core between mill and church streets has drawn mixed reaction from members of the business improvement area board thejproject brainchild of bia chairman tom thompson should be wide enough to accommodate trees and flags mr thompson said however councillors margot marshall and wayne emmerson were not impressed councillor marshall said it would be very costly to build and councillor emmerson suggested sidewalk width on either side would be re duced juris berzins urban design consultant working on a main street redevlopment plan said a boulevard could impede snow- plowing mayor fran sainsbury con tacted by the tribune agreed with mr berzins it wont work she said its not practical the boulevard would pose a problem for snow- plowing and tree branches would hinder traffic besides she said it would mean tearing up a section of pavement that will be newly laid only this month mayor sainsbury said relin quishing parking spaces on main street for the sake of improve ments would be difficult to sell to local merchants mr berzins urged an identity for the downtown core he sug gested this could be accomplished by strengthening the uniqueness of the area between millmarket streets and church street he re commended the building of small islands at each end of the core complete with crosswalks and flags he admitted several park ing spaces would be lost but didnt consider parking a problem in stouffville berzins also suggested the planting of more trees and the ac quisition of more attractive ben ches and planters by jim thom stouffville i came t ok that was the reason dozens of people gave for attending the auction sale saturday on the prop- efiy of jack jolmjspaiigmaihlstreeteastl stouffville and jack was just as anxious to seethemim- maculate in i pinstriped hs brown fedora brown jacket and black bow tie he stood watch ing the proceedings shaking hands with farmei friends from a w it was 40 years ago that jack spang purch the farm at lot 35 cone 10 markhamhe made it into a show place admired by town and coun tryfolk alike but it was jack spang the man that was admired most iofralli a mbreihonest person youll never find said one he treated every body fair and square said another rasadrover in theareamany years jack had lots of opportuhitj squareness into pi crs are second and amilic j generationffa wldle dozens came only for avisit came to buv t its height mated at over one thousand lent condition sold wellspi john deere 1830 dicsel trai int 230 gas tractor 2075 ne spreader 3200 chain ha stretcher 210 a cow st 110 a fern stand 100 chxalwootieniibdip and a milk stool 50 four auctioneers arnot norm and phil faulkner stouffville i the finishes mr spang is moving to a new house in stpi le late this sum hi 76 set own salaries town council members have given themseves salary raises retroactive to dec 1 1985 v the increases are geared to inflation f- ifbr her duties as mayor fran sainsbury will be paid 1499000 plus 300000 car allo wance this flgnre does not la- elude the stipend received for regional representation or serv ing on the stouffville hydro commission r members of council will be paid 899400 for the year i onethird of itheremunera- tlon received by the mayor and councillors is considered ex penses and therefore tax de ductible the salary bylaw was read and approved may 13 wyt m busy corner safeguarded three schools participate in arbor day ceremony arbor day was celebrated in stouffville friday a white pine was planted near the entrance to the re creation complex ninth line north participants in cluded representatives from three elementary schools left to right krislina schwartz summit- view ryan bond orchard park and chrystal moran st marks the pine was donated to the town by harold vandyke of richmond hill tree service limited jim thomas lincolnville whitch urchstouffville councillor ron robb and councillor cal avery of uxbridge township have suc ceeded in safeguarding the in tersection of hwy 47 and the bloomington road through the in clusion of lefthand turn lanes this corner scene of several se rious accidents will be monitored by the ministry of transport over the next 12 months councillor robb told the tribune if colli sions continue automatic traffic lights will be installed the ward 2 member said both he and councillor avery had re ceived numerous complaints from motorists who frequently travel this area they then pro ceeded to check out accident sta tistics with york region durham region and ontario provincial police we began putting pressure on the ministry to do something robb said officials agreed to a meeting with the two councillors at the site robb admitted they were seek ing traffic lights for the intersec tion but the ministry argued they werent warranted we were willing to consider anything that would make the corner safer he said the cost of lights was esti mated at 100000 he explained v if the lefthand turn lanes now in place dont produce the re quired results traffic lights will be installed robb concluded nominees stouffville the annual general meeting of the markham stouffville hospital will be held thurs june 5 at 730 pm in the markham centennial centre mccowan road and bullock drive the nominating committee has recommended the follow ing persons for election as trustees j lachlan catta- nach richard a cohen wil liam l hood dorothy jen- ner roderick mcleod donald jr petrle earl rowe james r scott john f white elizabeth beth whltlock and peter vanden- berk