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guess whos moving j serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area vol 99 no- 13 a metroland community newspaper wednesday july 23 1986 countrye realty ltd nothing is as relaxing as getting back 3 to the otfice after a vacation ijs 64o5090 640509cl 40 pages 50 cents lake ministry on faith by jim thomas editor stouffville a youth ministry across lake ontario this is the vision soon to be come a realitv for david howard bethesda road rr 2 stouff- ville one ship 65 feet long and weighing 42 tons is already dock ed in oshawa harbour the other 135 feet long and weighing 390 tons is undergoing renovations at sorel quebec its expected to arrive in port the mid dle of next month the smaller boat will be named ols our lords ship stephen in memory of stephen howard who died april 27 198g the flagship will be called ols heavenbound associated with york region five 4h members from york region will enter the 1986 dairy silver dollar competition at erin fairgrounds aug 23 today the contest is divided into four parts intelligence self- expression showmanship and knowledge ah entries must be 15 years of age or older by jan 1 1986 competitors from york re gion are lynne and terry beckett of unionville doug livingston woodbridge mark mitchell richmond hill and teresa sheardown schom- berg heavenbound ministries in corporated david howard has long been in terested in young people not only the youth of this community but young people everywhere he feels he can reach hundreds of teens boys initially and later girls through this unique church- onthelake ministry his program objective is the spring of 87 it will extend over a six month period from may through october david howards vision origin ated from a dream several years ago hes resolutely followed that dream to a point where its almost a reality but not without the help of many people hes quick to point out including yorkpeel member of parliament sinclair stevens regional chairman eldred king former town mayor tom wood and prayer the smaller of the two search and rescue ships was acquired at thunder bay the larger one was in moth balls at sorel their ac quisition was obtained through the canadian coast guard theres still considerable work to be done on the flagship volun teer help would be appreciated mr howard says however the most pressing need is financial the investment over a oneyear period is close to one million dol lars its an ambitious endeavor mr howard admits but im cer tain the people will see the need and assistance will come donations tax deductible can be sent to heavenbound minis tries box 5622 gormley to spread the word mr ho ward is planning a number of speaking engagements at chur ches in the area this summer and fall youth groups will be in vited to spend weekends on board the main thrust will be spir itual david explains each program will extend over a one- month period the young people will take home something to last a lifetime he says the ministry he stresses is interdenominational the larger ship still carrying the name ville marie is de scribed by mrhoward as a float ing hotel requirements to outfit it are many including sheets blankets and dishes david howard is the projects general director the associate director is jim hicks the cha plain is julian brace other close associates include- gerry paxton harold reesor jim and ev michell don gra ham don brown don roberts blake mckinnon rae laird brock ferguson ken clarke rev craig pitts dr don jost and major bill clarke the shipboard ministry will be confined to lake ontario mr ho ward plans to contact a host church in each port where the stu dent crew can participate in worship and fellowship stopoff points will likely include both the canadian and american sides while the dream was indeed his david howard is apprecia tive of the faith and enthusiasm shown by others some wonder- ful people took an interest in it they saw the vision too and came to our side lucky on find room by cathy carter stouffville the serious shortage of apartment rentals shows no sign of easing christine powell currently in search of a place for a young working couple reports no luck at all ill just keep on looking until i find something she told the tri bune marc quinn manager at the new markham theatre has been she jumps for gold stouffville seventeen- yearold tracey garbutt manito ba street stouffvillc jumped for gold then jumped for joy tracey captured a coveted gold medal last week in the running long jump at the canadian spe cial olympics in calgary alber- ta she added a bronze medal to her collection placing third in the 800 meters she was fourth in the 100 meters traceys medalwinning long jump was measured at 293 meters there were over 800 entries in the highly competetive meet mila mulroney wife of prime minister brian mulroney took part in the games opening cere monies mrs mulroney is the spe cial olympics honorary chair person the prime minister was also in attendance michelle garbutt traceys mother described the excitement and color of the event the athletes she said were royally entertained they were taken on a tour of the city and also visited the resort centre of banff members of the calgary flames hockey team were active ly involved including superstar lanny mcdonald it was traceys first plane ride she described the experience as like a rollercoaster indy race sets pace stouffville the success of the first indytype auto race at exhibition place toronto last weekend is an indication how be neficial a track could be here says gordon hooper vice- president of stouffvillc motor speedway developments mr hooper said all predicted noise problems had proved un founded and these were cars without mufflers ours would be even quieter hooper described auto racing as a firstrate sport the toron to race he said went off better than anyone expected we prop ose a class operation too mr hooper claims the project is still very much alive were not saying itll be in stouffvillc and were not saying it wont but were not giving up he con cluded apartmenthunting since the first of june currently hes living with relatives near richmond hill staying with relatives is okay said mr quinn but i want a spot of my own problem is every place thats reasonably priced is snapped up before i get there he continued its a very serious dilemma quinns hoping to find accom modation within the boundaries of markham i want to be part of the community where i work he stated im 64 he added with a chuckle so basement apart ments are a problem he too will continue the search until he finds something suitable lois spang is one of the lucky ones she recently located an apartment i happened to call at the right time she said although her search is over mrs spang appreciates the trou bles facing other people looking for this kind of accommodation at many places especially large apartment buildings they tell you it isnt worth your time submitting an application she said some have waiting lists over a year long its hard it really is theres just nothing available it seems to boil down to the old adage its who you know rather than what you know many peo ple say the only way to find accommodation is to enquire of friends and neighbors william bill brown right main street east is the fire chief- elect town of whitchurchstouffville he will succeed chief walter smith left a firefighter here 40 years mr brown now a brigade captain has attended many courses and seminars for his new position preparing him jim thomas town fire chiefelect by jim thomas stouffville an ounce of preventions worth a pound of cure thats the philosophy of whitchurchstouffyilles fire chief- elect bill brown stop fires beforethey start fire preventions very important says the 40yearold depart ment captain nine years a security officer in a position related to both fire prevention and fire protection at the gm van plant in- scarborough has taught him this so have a multitude of courses and seminars hes attended ive always been interested bill admits since becoming a volunteer 14 years ago hes enrolled in many firetraining sessions even using part of his holiday time to attend the company gener al motors has been very supportive he says and sohas chief waiter smith the man hell soon succeed yvaltfs been super says bill ive spent a lot of time here at the stouffville station it helps to know whats going on i bill also has high praise for local ambulance personneitheyve been a great assistance with training programs they bend over backwards tohelp bill plans no immediate changes he points out however the fire department must grow as the town grows eventually he sees the need for a fulltime fire prevention officer chiefelect bill brown is a stouffville native he and wife sharon reside close to the hall sharons a registered nurse on the staff of grace hospital scarborough bills mother mrs walter brown lives in northern ontario he has two sisters betty in stouffville and norma at new liskeard claims son badly beaten stouffville carol leonard loretta crescent stouffville is supportive of police and the work they do however shes appalled by the treatment allegedly meted out to her son at a minden opp office following his arrest june 22 for impaired driving she attributes the injuries in curred by shawn 18 to one const able who in the words of the vic tims mother lost control shawn she said spent four days in hospital a threeweek investigation fol lowed and police were subse quently cleared of all wrong doing however mrs leonard is far from satisfied what shawn went through she said hell not forget in a life time if it hadnt happened to one of our own family id never have believed it mrs leonard says she doesnt condone drinking and driving but to be charged and to be found guilty as charged are two differing things mrs leonards main concern is with the alleged beating she claims her son absorbed she said an officer later contacted her hus band and absolved himself of all responsibility one officer didnt like him shawn she said it was an in stant thing she claims shawn was both kicked and beaten there are some bad officers hiding behind badges and uni forms mrs leonard says she feels the decision handed down by an independent civilian body was heavily weighed in favor of the police they were cleared by a police organization she said mrs leonard took exception to a tribune weekender story that quoted shawn as saying he could have struck the officers with his hookhand but declined to do so because they were police she said her son would never strike anyone with his prosthetic device she described shawn as a real gentleman respected by all who know him mennonite celebration he arrived at the church on time the groom arrived on time the grooms father saw to that morgan britloii son of lloyd and margaret britton rr 4 stouffvillc was airlifted from his pa rents home to christ anglican church by helicopter saturday afternoon for his marriage to lori mccurdy daughter of don and shirley mccurdy montreal street stouffvillc the copter is owned and piloted by bill mcdonald kennedy road a friend of the britton family jim thomas members of the mennonite de nomination are proud of their roots and traditions in celebration of the 200th anniversary of their coming to canada a mennonite bicenten nial festival is planned for har- bourfront toronto aug 2 3 and 4 hundreds from the whitchurch- stouffville uxbridge pickering and markham areas are expected to attend theme of the gathering is to remember to celebrate to serve the festival is totally volunteer with all performers donating their time and talent proceeds from the sale of food and crafts will go to the mennonite central committee for relief work around the world admission is free the festival extends from 10 am to 10 pm aug 2 10 am to 10 pm aug 3 and 10 am to 9 pm aug 4 an outdoor worship service is planned for sunday aug 3 at 1030 am oldfashioned church suppers will be featured on the saturday evening pennsylvania dutch and the sunday evening russian mennonite tickets will be sold on location music will be featured all weekend including several groups from the markham area the rouge river family band and the unity singers of special interest are the menno singers ai 50voice concert choir from kitch encrwaterloo and the diamond street church choir from phi- ladelphia not final ballantrae a final report on ballantraes- water contamination problems will not be finalized for another three weeks to a month a ministry of the environment spokesperson told the-tri- bune tuesday information officer john steele said ministry officials arc now reviewing all the bal- lantrac study material which includes results from testing conducted in 198185 plus sam ple results from 34 wells checked in may of 1986 i