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hospital meeting june 5 community third section a metroland community newspaper thistle ha open house june 7 wednesday june 4 1986 stouffvilles main street receives 1 04 0t0 facelift stouffvilles main street from vvestlawn crescent to park drive received a 104000 facelift last week the work was completed in two days kj beamish con struction ltd had the contract traffic although machines played a major role in the fast- action paving project there was a part for men and women too one of the work crews is shown near the cnr crossing east of edward street jim thomas 1 em donna a flagperson manages a faint smile for the tribune camera man and no wonder keeping traffic moving posed a major problem stouffville its smooth driving now through the heart of stouffville a section of main street from westlawn crescent to park drive has been given a 104000 facelift kj beamish construction co ltd had the contract there was no doubt as to need this particular stretch of high way hasnt been resurfaced since 1956 although everythings back to normal thesituationwas a little- bit chaotic for awhile on friday the traffic was so heavy ex plained paving project foreman larry lloyd we pressed three flagpeople into service but still couldnt control the flow however in spite of these minor problems the operation went smoothly lloyd said while onlookers complained ab out the heat lloyd was happy with the ninetyplus tempera tures it helped blend the pavement better he explained the work was supposed to be done last fall but the weather was too cold other areas where paving prog rams are planned this summer in clude the public library parking lot and a section of the tenth line another donna takes a few seconds time out for a quick sip of pop during the midafternoon friday temperatures were in the mid- nineties cancel deer hunt to the editor im not a resident in the area of uxbridge township where the deer hunt is prop osed regardless im in terested in the issue and the problems that could result the local council doesnt need the aggravation whats so irritating is the fact theresources ministry canoyerhdfe the wishes of biir electedibfiicialslf- this should not be if this is allowed to happen in this instance it can occur in others as well it borders on dictatorship through your newspaper to mpp ross stevenson im asking that the proposed deer hunt be called off here is an opportunity for mr stevenson to show his true stripesibeing on the opposition side of the legislature is a benefit in this regard he can badger the government all he likes with out fear of having his knuckles rapped sincerely marion christie rr 2 uxbridge music to childrens ears orchard park school teacher neil bennett as he appeared in the recent musical going wcsl- jim thomas by brenda little stouffville from the coffee houses of london to the clas srooms of orchard park public school teacher neil bennett just keeps strumming and humming along and his grade five students love it although neil left the london music scene a couple of years ago to become a teacher he didnt leave his guitar or singing voice behind he still plays and sings only in a different location smysl arid with a different audience neil no longer plays for men and women whom he doesnt know he plays for children who love and appreciate him and he lqvesdbing it i feel good about music and that passes on to the kids he says i want them to come out with a good attitude toward music neil knows that by grade 5 many children are becoming bored with the traditional singalong classes he therefore does what he can to make his classes more interesting and rewarding for his students m i play mainly folk songs and the kids seem to love them says neil theyre really keen the kids dont have to know that what theyre singing are folk songs all they need to know is that its good he adds good music is good music not matter how old siv not only do neils grade 5 and grade 3 music classes get to sing along with him and his guitar but they get to help him write songs i often do impromptu song writing in classf explains neil it helps the children to become rnore involved in music v 7 and involved they are neils wish to keep his students interested in music seems to have come true in the most recent school music al going west neils music students made up about 70 per cent of the chorus in fact his entire home room class except for one youngster who was ill was in it neil attributes a great deal of his success in maintaining the students interest to the particular instrument he uses he feels the guitar is much more effective than the traditional piano because it allows the instructor to get closer to the kids neil first became interested and began playing the guitar when he was 16yearsold i started back in the sixties when folk music was becoming popular he says artists like dilan and the beatles made me think that anyone could play the guitar j neil did not come from a musically inclined family nor did he have any formal instrumental training he is a selftaught guitarist who is lucky enough to have a good singing voice now that london and the coffee houses are in his past neil would like to get back to recording some of his own songs hed also like to write more childrens music recording childrens songs may just be the new musical outlet that neil is currently looking for in fact he hints that in the near future he and fellow teacher david young may just engage in a project involving music arid education ir stouffville will have to wait and see under construction new lodge for town by brenda little whitchurch visitors to whitchurchstouffville will soon have a new place in which to stay the first ten rooms of the maples lodge currently under construc tion will be completed by the end of june the twostorey motelbanquet hall is part of the maples of bal- lantrac development project and golf club the owner is michael wade and the contracting firm is michael wade construction com pany ltd the maples lodge dining room lounge and bar will be completed by late summer or early fall the banquet facilities will be finished by late winter or early spring when completed the banquet hall will accommodate up to 250 per sons the banquet facilities are not just for weddings but for corpo rate events as well the tribune was told the rooms will vary in size and decor some will be luxurious with waterbeds while others will be convenient for families there will also be a honeymoon suite the lodge will include a whirl pool a fullsize swimming pool and deck may be added some time in the future the maples lodge is only one part of a larger development cal led the maples of ballantrae another aspect of the project cur rently underway is the construc tion of 32 new homes five of the houses are already built and 20 others have been sold mission of mercy wesley corners eight people five adults and three teens recently returned from haiti where they participated in a volunteer housebuilding project under the direction of an orga nization called habitat for humanity the group all members or adherents in the congregation of wesley united church included- frank and jane kennedy rr 3 newmarket bill richardson rr 1 gormlcy ken buckc rr 1 gormlcy janet russell sharon wendy williams rr 3 newmarket jeff young rr 3 ncwmarketandchristooic rr 4 stouffville the wesley workers were away from may 10 to may 17 during this time an entire house with the exception of the roof was completed the adults paid their own way the church subsidized the cost for the young people mrs kennedy described the pro ject as fantastic the organiza tion will soon be undertaking similar ventures in canada she said the poverty in haiti is unbeliev able mrs kennedy explained canadians she said arc held in high regard by the native people were doing a lot of good work there she concluded