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tribune november 5 1986 a5 sisters married in lovely ceremonies at heise hill church mr and mrs alexander david sandy todd left and mr and mrs albert edward ted boake are pictured here following their weddings in heise hill brethern in christ church mrs todd is the former janice ruth steckley and mrs boake is the former joanne elizabeth steckley daughters of mr and mrs lloyd steckley of richmond hill mr todd is the son of mr and mrs alex todd of thornhill mr boake is the son of mr and mrs albert boake rr 1 cedar valley sandy and janice were married april 19 ted arid joanne were married july 19 editors mail mennonite stereotyp irritating to reader dear mr thomas im writing this in response to a letter that appeared in the oct 1 issue of the tribune when i hear or read something like mennonite tradition has nothing in common with sky scrapers traffic jams and beer banners or the atmosphere of black creek pioneer village would have been more in keep ing with what those of the mennonite faith represent i feel more than just a little dis mayed with a perception of mennonites as oldfashioned odd quaint or some sort of historical pageant society best viewed at such places as pioneer village its true that mennonites have in some ways been guilty of let- ling this viewpoint go unchal lenged and that a minority of mennonites are very visible due to their dress and insular habits but it is also true that the major ity of mennonites cant be told vis ibly from normal people and are to be found in all walks of life constant with their beliefs and live not only in farm houses but also in apartment buildings it is a fact that generally speaking mennonites are not found with beer banners but where people are god is and therefore mennonites should be also it is unfortunate that a state ment of not wanting to follow the standard of the world in such things as fashion and material success hides what it is that mennonites should be known for i am in my early thirties i was brought up amidst the skyscrap ers and traffic jams of downtown toronto i have no mennonite background and am not menno nite by descent what i am is mennonite by choice because of what i believe it is my experi ence that mennonite properly speaking is not a lineage but a vision of life caught anew in each generation by people who hold in common that god is the ruler of an orderly universe and is best understood through jesus teachings as seen through the bi ble and that the body of believ- around town christmas craft sale ann deacon and friends hwy 48 north of the bloomington road will host a christmas craft sale on thursday nov 13 from 10 am to 9 pm for additional in formation call 6406282 to parkview village the silver jubilee club will hold its entertainment night in the auditorium at parkview vil lage wednesday tonight at 730 pm the york minstrels will be special guests fire chief honored prior to the conclusion of his tour of duty friday fire chief walter smith was honored by staff employees at the town municipal office they presented him with two lovely chairs at a surprise afternoon gathering town award crystal eves a grade 13 graduate of newmarket high school will receive the town of whitchurch s tou ffville academic award when nhs holds its commencement exer cises friday nov 7 crystal is currently enrolled at the uni versity of toronto she is the daughter of graham and di- annc eves rr 3 newmarket legion ladies bazaar the stouffville legion ladies auxiliary will hold their annual remembrance tea and bazaar this saturday nov 8 from 130 to 330 pm in the legion hall ninth line north purchase home councillor and mrs jim rae mccowan road whitchurch- stouffville have purchased a home on manitoba street stouff ville mr and mrs rae have sold their farm on the 7th concession an auction sale will be held there this saturday nov 8 beginning at 11 am piano recital the piano pupils of doris taylor tindale road stouffville will participate in a recital on monday nov 10 beginning at 7 pm in the united church the hostess is corriette hofstee thicketwood boulevard the pub lic is welcome there is no admis sion fee altona wi the altona womens institute will meet on wednesday nov 12 at the home of marian jensen 559 elm road stouffville time of the meeting is 130 pm youth club dance the ballantrae youth club is holding a halloween dance this friday nov 7 from 7 to 10 pm at the community centre young people 11 to 15 years are invited admission is two dollars ers is the best way to test the validity of the understandable now this may sound preachy but because of these things some of the things mennonites repre sent are honesty to all at all times the wish to help their neighbors and by extension any one who needs help parkview home for the aged parkview vil lage care share shoppe disas ter services relief services and missionaries with nonpolitical stances on a personal level they care for each other and their neighbors mennonites have a vital con cern for ecology because they be lieve they should be stewards of this earth and its resources they believe violence is wrong whether it be war or personal child abuse domestic violence and rape to mention a few therefore peace and social re form are important families are also important- love for each other and children not neglected so adults can do their own thing or buy one more adult toy mennonites have a strong sense of community and commitment to each other taking each other as they are believing no one is of more value to god than another these are some oi the things that prompted me to choose the mennonite vision of god and life in spile of how saintly ive made the mennonites sound they are no different than anyone else pride temper fear and doubting often get in their way we all fall short but when we fail we can try again and again because we are human we can try to forgive others as we will need their for giveness and support tomorrow i believe that people every where need this kind of thinking and that these qualities are not limited to mennonites but i feel mennonites should be anywhere needs like these are found if that is the country fine if that is the city thats fine too each person has value to himself or herself and to god if that is oldfashioned or quaint or odd then thats what we need more of there are three mennonite con gregations in this area the newest in many ways is rouge valley mennonite church i would invito anyone to come and see what mennonites really repre sent i dont feel im alone in seeing the value of the mennonite faith if youre lonely hurting looking or just curious come out wed love to see you you may discover you too are a mennonite but just dont know it like i did but lets throw out the stereotype and sec this as the wave of the future id be pleased to answer any questions i can or look together for answers where i cant my number is 6495130 mennonites do not have all the answers but they represent peo ple living in the present and the future but not the past sincerely kirrk e kobold rr 2 clarcmont scholarship anne christie daughter of howard and audrey christie elm road stouffville will re ceive an ontario scholarship when markham dist high school holds its annual com mencement exercises nov 7 anne is currently enrolled in a kiniscology and life sciences course at the university of waterloo lemoiiville church marks anniversary lemonville the con gregation of lemonville united church will celebrate their 25th anniversary with a weekend of services nov 14 and 16 a sacred hymn sing will be held friday nov 14 at 730 pm on sunday nov 16 rev wayne reed a former pastor now of the gaspe will bring the message time of worship is 11 am with special music education column why cant johnny spell by lynda williams why cant johnny spell this question could be followed by why cant johnny read or why cant johnny write spelling is a development process in the early stages of writing spelling mistakes of standard english words occur often many parents are horrified to see uncorrected words in stories young people have printed to accompany a picture why is it we give these same children a considerable length of time to learn the spoken language yet im mediately want them to know the written language recent research has shown that word spellings of beginning writers can be grouped into four developmental stages 1 prephonetic 2 phonetic 3 vowel transition 4 standard examples are drt dirt rollrcoastr rollercoaster and veary very spelling is not an abstract list of words found on page 32 of a text just because its the fifth week of school to be meaningful and therefore needed to be learned spelling has to be the complete reading and writing process i did not sit down and immediately write this column as you now see it my first copy was very rough i worked on content before my final draft was complete many revisions to form were made good writing programmes in schools give credit to both compo nents stressing content as a first priority and paying equal but la ter attention to form certainly accurate spelling and careful punctuation are important and teachers must be concerned with them they are best learned however in the context of meaningful use a supporting environment treats young writers errors and inadequacies as indicators of what they still need to learn provides information and encourages them to try again it does not punish them for not already knowing a young student who is criticized for writing noomoanya is more likely to write sick than pneumonia the next time what can parents do to help their child become a better speller peter fairburn english consultant durham region says provide a languagerich environment a pamphlet obtained from diane brown english consultant york region says dont overemphasize spelling to the point of making the student only write safely the student should feel free to experess herselfhimself in writing there are no set answers as to why students cant spell society has changed reading for entertainment is no longer a main pasttime writing as a way of communicstion has been surpassed listening as a skill has been accompanied by visual even recordings are now video research into how students learn to spell wasnt started until the 1950s spelling lists were marked and the student was told how many errors were made not how many were correct where is the positive feedback to this approach for awhile phonics seemed to be out there are many factors leading up to poor spelling abilities but the important facts are its never too late phonetic and dictionary skills can be learned at any age schools should be moving towards use of spelling texts as resource material only weekly lists of words should be drawn up from each childs current reading and writing by jim thomas volunteers when peter bright principal of stouffville dist secondary school requested volunteers to paint the exterior entrance of sdss five willing workers raised their hands they were laurie arrowsmith jen kueneman elena anderson john greathead and craig muc- ci donning coveralls and car rying brushes and ladders the five students did a really profes- sional job and theyre not through yet assisted by head custodian neil dysart theyve now moved inside the building to touch up the doors and halls fantastic is the word mr bright uses to describe their en thusiasm ring found a gold wedding ring was left at the stouffville medical cen tre sept 6 the owner can claim same at the tribune office host a queen the judges sure picked a win ner when they selected lori hamilton of hastings county ontarios 1986 furrow queen lori 22 and soon to be married graced the durham region plowmens association awards banquet in beaverton thursday night and captured the attention both vocally and physically of her audience lori was the guest of doreen cathcrwood durhams repre sentative in the furrow queen competition sound asleep they roll up the sidewalks at 9 pm on weekdays in the village of beaverton i attended the durham region plowmens awards presentations there thursday later my search for a restaurant proved to no avail in fact i drove all the way from beaverton to stouffville without locating a single stopoff point fantastic more than a thousand people adults and children visited the haunted house at the far- quharson real estate office on main street stouffville hallo ween night john walley and staff put a tremendous amount of work into the project helpers included debbi mitchell annette morin liz rabe be verley scfton jcannine sher idan sharen lyon susan jenk ins colleen brown yvonne walley herb bell bill carr and josh mitchell it was a lot of fun said john within a time span of twenty minutes 150 guests arrived already john and staff are looking ahead to next year but we may have to find a larger building work of art pie menger personable oper ator of the menger gallery at gormlcy turned her creative skills to the carving of more than 20 pumpkins into eye catching jackolanterns the objects of peoples interest came from the farm of metro terentiuk dicksons hill married in pretty ceremony at waterloo mr and mrs jeffrey king arc pictured here following their marriage july 5 1986 in our lady of lourdcs church waterloo the bride is the former diane goodyear daughter of mr and mrs jack goodyear of waterloo the groom is the son of mr and mrs eldrcd king rr 4 stouffville on completion of their new home jeff and diane will take up residence in stouff ville