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30 royal doulton iif ewellers 5 main st w stouffville 6404646 countrye serving whitchurchstouffvitte uxbridge area ilrealtv lt4 list your jmf home now ast 6495090 ymls g 6405090 vol 99 no25 a metroland community newspaper wednesday october 22 1986 52 pages 50 cents parkview village official beauty of seniors apart complex praised by guests parkview village whitchurchstouffvilles new 77 million seniors apartment acomplexv was officially opened at a ceremony sunday afternoon attended by more than 500 people the projects executive administrator is j m nighswander left clifford and ada winger right formerly of gormley arid now village residents officiated at the ribboncutting ir jim thomas long service to fair supporters markham five enthusias tic workers within the markham and east york agricultural socie ty were honored saturday at the fair boards annual presidents ball longservice pins were pre- haunted halloween and a haunted houses are synonomous so arc ghosts goblins witch es and black cats on oct 31 boys and girls will be treated to all these scary things and more at far- quharson real estate 114 alain street west the bewitching hours arc 630 to 930 pm children five to ten years are invited their pa rents tot everything is free so arc the balloons and candy ah fifteen members of staff arc taking part its farquharsons second frightnight year in 1985 more than 500 kiddies paid them a call sented to gerri seeley bever ley carson and mac cosburn 20 years doris thomas and gor don jones 15 years the presentations were made by two pastpresidents alma walker and dennis seeley in addition doris thomas 1986 president of the homecraft sec tion was further honored with an award made by member mary webster an engraved medallion was presented to immediate past- president harold snowball by mary cosburn mrs cosburn described by 1st vicepresident rick wannop as our fair lady of 1986 told of her personal involvement in many events including the lookalike contest at the pet show she praised the cooperation received from members of her own family the board of directors and all com mittees she was accorded a standing ovation more than 450 people attended the function including 15 past- presidents a minutes silence was observed in memory of the late harry warriner fair presi dent in 19611 mr warriner passed away oct 15 fair queen lori thompson of stouffville thanked hose who had assisted her in performing va rious duties throughout the show in particular attendants kelly little and jill taylor the annual meeting will be held early in 1987 stouffville at one minute after midnight thursday the fire siren sounded it was a resuscitator call a resident on loretta crescehtnorth hadsuff- cartattacljvyv 5 but i- lance here coiddntattend- its not allowed to leaves thestati6ridufirigearyniorning hours so the officers preparing to head for home hitched a ride in one of the firefighters ears its ridiculous an ambulance official told the tribune we have a 70000 vehicle sittingih the station and cant takjtfi out the out of service situation that currently exists afteriuidriight is for several reasons insurance is said to beone but officers arent buying this they say that in an extreme emergency the ambulance would be moved insurance or not on thursday a replacement vehicle had to be despatched from markham sorbar a risks iail york region greg sor bara york north mpp is risk ing a jail sentence to assist the united way hes promised to raise 1500 through pledges or do a term be hind bars the funds will serve as bail contributions cheques or monev orders can be sent to the united way of york region 205 riviera drive suite 7 markham l3r 2l6 or either of mr sorbar- as constituency offices 79 yonge street south aurora or lii wood- bridge avenue second floor woodbridge if necessary donations will be picked up at individual homes or business places the numbers to call arc 7271985 or 8517401 en velopes should be marked keep greg sorbara out of jail santa claus to thousands stouffville beverley and pearl warwood had no chil dren of their own yet in reality their family numbered in the tens of thousands driver guilty stouffville a 19-year- old former stouffville man now living in toronto has been found guilty of careless driving and fined 500 for his involvement in an accident that took the life of a teenage russell street girl marek alexander was the driv er of a honda civic that hit a hyd ro pole and flipped over on its roof following collision with a car driven by tony vettcr of mar kham the crash occurred at the in tersection of the ninth line and 16th avenue markham sept 29 1985 according to evidence alcxan- dcr was wearing scat belts at the time and remained in the car his passengers kelly carrick and sharon wattcrs both of stouffvil le were thrown from the vehicle sharon 17 died a short time later for mr warwood was santa claus to throngs of kiddies every christmas for a period of 12 years at fairview mall he loved them as much as they loved him during the seasonal rush mothers and fathers made a point of bringing their little ones to sit on santas knee often the chil dren brought their pets along too mr warwood welcomed them all bcv warwood died suddenly thursday he suffered a coronary at his residence on loretta cres cent north and passed away in scarborough centenary hospital he was 75 residents of stouffville ten years mr and mrs warwood were in the process of moving back to town from cannington they had previously lived on main street on north street and south of goodwood mr warwood had served as a lieutenant in the 48th highlanders during world war ii he was a devout christian with close asso ciation with the stouffville bap- list church where the funeral ser vice was held sunday pall bearers were bob wilkinson richard buckner bill watts david francis ed fockler and mark collings besides his wife the former pearl wilkinson mr warwood is survived by one sister norma hawkins of woodstock emmmr m msmr by jim thomas stouffville the realization of a dream these were the words used by glenn steiner chairman of the board of directors to describe the completion of parkview vil lage a 124unit seniors apart ment complex in stouffville official opening of the seven million dollar project took place sunday more than 500 people attended while an array of platform dig nitaries addressed the standing roomonly audience the most irn- portant function of all that of cul ling the ribbon was reserved for residents clifford and ada win ger formerly of gormley both are extremely well known with mr winger having served on the board of directors several years the interior of the building viewed by some for a first time produced many superlatives town mayor fran sainsbury attributed the projects success to togetherness and love sinclair stevens yorkpeel mp called it a beautiful de- velopment and ken holder of the canadian mortgage and housing corporation described it as gorgeous i provincial member greg sor bara said the building reflects stouffvilles deeprooted concern for its seniors he announced 4 grant of 100000 annually as a rental supplement for tenants eligible for assistance mr holder presented board member carl reesor with an en graved plaque to hang in the halh mr stevens presented the board chairman with a canadian flag keys to the building were accepted by executive adminis- trator joe nighswander and housing manager sheila jones from architect gerry musselman and contractor fred dsilva the service of dedication was led by parkview pastor rev edwin sparks special music was provided by the unity singers in addition to mr steiner other board directors are carl reesor vicechairman joyce turman secretary george reesor treasurer erie byer harold heise glen brubachef and douglas gray the administrator for park view home is herb diller mr holder described as uni que the fact a seniors complex of such magnitude should be approved for a community the size of stouffville he praised mr stevens for helping bring this ab- out he noted that the building i not only full but has 300 wouldbp tenants on the waiting list greg sorbara added humor to the proceedings when he enquired of mr stevens if the november subsidy cheque presented to treasurer george reesor was postdated this is the federal govern merit- replied stevens you should know better than that- mr sorbara is a member of the provincial cabinet harmony the dukes of harmony will represent ontario in internation al barbershop harmony competi tion at hartford connecticut the 107mcmber chorus that includes jim rehill manitoba street stouffville rolled up a tot al of 1020 points saturday at londons centennial hall to win the provincial title oakville placed second and ottawa third markham came seventh mr rehill described the chorus as an incredible organization flic leader is ron whiteside competition in hartford ex- tends over a period from june 29 to july 3 the defending interna tonal champions are houston texas these bridal gowns stole the show on wednesday evening a firstever wedding trade show was held in stouffville it was hosted by welcoihc wagon in parkview village auditor ium a feature of the event was a fashion prom enade arranged bythc wedding room 108 main street west shown above arc two of the beautiful brides pattkhodgsdnleft loretta crescent south and cindy mcneil right of edward street jim thomas a nnisanee pesky pigeons perched atop the towns municipal building arc currently the concern of council theyre messing up an other wise attractive area including the mayors spotlessly clean car walking too is hazardous mayor sainsbury says but what to do about it that is the question two ornamental owls fas tened to the roof were supposed to do the trick but didnt the brazen birds simply sit on their heads as a last resort the mayor has contacted a pigeoncatcher from mount albert the service is free he can cage 40 birds at a lime mrs sainsbury said their numbers are estimated at 200 thus requiring five trips while feeding the pigeons poison has worked in some com munities the mayor says she wants no part of that