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weekender march 7 1987 jp5 peeklmjeimttw iifril aamffilmllf ffgjggfjpbgjsijj weekender hamlets future in doubt work is to go ahead on two pro jects that will impact heavily on the already battered hamlet of buttonville woodbine ave is to be widened from apple creek dr to north of the municipal offices and the jog will be eliminated at woodbine ave and 16th ave although we question the wide ning north of apple creek dr there is no doubt the 16th ave jog elimination and widening is necessary if the work would stop there it might be all right but future plans are to widen woodbine all the way through to 16th ave and that would be a major blow to current efforts to retain something of the hamlets original character it would be better to postpone the woodbine widening and study future transportation needs in the area to avoid cutting a huge four- lane swath through the older areas of buttonville although a small jiamlet but tonville figures prominently in the history of the town of mar kham at the rate things are going its character may be wiped out completely and that would be a tragedy of major propor tions don bernard or intofcflro or in ottawa oriniwcdlt thefllallkorenj 7iltw0j fee- 4ii couple offers bed breakfast and blessings genuine love as expressed through the lives of reallife peo ple who have been through real- life struggles is always a source of great inspiration and hope in the best interests of privacy and discretion the pseudonyms david and rachel will be used here in place of the names of two very real individuals whose warmth and concern for others is the stuff of which sainthood is made david and rachel just moved the family into the new house in the markham area having lived for years on a farm to the north of town rachels cooking still has a quality and a quantity to it that would satisfy a horde of famished farmhands sitting down to such culinary delights on moving day after slugging mattresses and assembling shelving units i couldnt help but wonder just who had gotten the better of that deal the new house is more than a little roomy which is a good thing given david and rachels penchant for opening their doors to people whose accomodation from where i live ibiuce stajplj js prospects are a little scant or whose needs include some good oldfashioned family atmosphere such as the 22yearold girl to whom life has brought on more than a few undesirable circumst ances the fifth bedroom which was to be davids study has been assigned to her ive never experienced the kind of unconditional love that these people have shown me she will tell you admitting that it has been a lifechanging turn of events on the day of the move rachel was trying to figure out how they could find accomodation for a family they knew which was ab out to be without a place to live she was all set to take them in herself if need be and davids dad who lives nearby has been assured he is always welcome in their home archie bunkerstyle shots and all david is the kind of man who just seems to exude warmth and he is possessed of a childlike en thusiasm for life he loves people a hopeless romantic he told me recently of how he read my col umn encouraging people to pur sue talents such as poetry then proceeded to sit down and write his first ever poem to his wife on their 20th wedding anniversary and what a poem it was especially when you take into account that theirs is a marriage that has been miraculously sal vaged from the slag pile a mar riage that at one time was char acterized by anger bitterness distrust yes even hatred unlike so many others however they were able to stand back and take a good look at themselves when things had reached the point of no return they didnt like what they saw and set out to change it what has happened to this cou ple since this dramatic decision was made is truly astonishing an inspiration to all those who have ever considered throwing in the towel today we love each other more than we ever dreamed possible david proclaims with unfailing sincerity but it had to start with me a few lines from his anniversary poem sum up his former self he admits i wanted to be the true man of your dreams but i just couldnt get past my self so it seems like many others whose lives have experienced such trans formation such as jesse barficld of baseballs blue jays david and rachel are not so proud as to try to accept the credit them selves they will tell you that they owe it all to the person of jesus christ who they claim to have accepted as their personal lord and saviour the key they insist is true submission and denial of self powerful stuff as you watch davids face radi ate from within while he explains the nature of his conviction you cant help but pause a moment in orderlo take a personal inventory of your faith whatever it may be based upon davids commitment led him to walk away from his job almost two years ago and enroll at bible college at the age of 40 he admits he doesnt know exactly what lies ahead he hopes to someday take his ministry into the field where there arc broken people people in great need and knowing david he wont just go around handing out bibles to these folks hell feed them first r f if a i i ft t a o tv ir 3 a v e 3 a l n u b t c t k economistsun the tribune weekender bruce annan publisher 9 heritage rd markham l3p1m3 2942200 4959440 6402100 6492292 don bernard jim thomas editors editorial department news editor jo ann stevenson reporters paula crowell steve houston chris shanahan alan shackleton paul pivato sports editorfrank king photographysjoord wittevcen bill lanning chris bertram manager business office shirley leo ireno ramspcrger sharon graham published every saturday by metroland printing publishing and distributino at 9 heritago rd mar kham ontario 13p 1m3 tel 2342200 second class mail registration number 1247 the markham economist and sun published every wednesday and saturday at 9 heritage rd markham is one of the metroland printing publishing and 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