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a4 tribune april 29 1987 editors mail questions dear editor i have a question one i hope someone in authority can answer what purpose does the manmade lake in the stouffville conservation area serve is it public is swimming allowed is boating permitted is it for stouffville residents only is it a wildlife sanctuary ive heard all kinds of contradic tory reports personally i think its a shame this beautiful site isnt put to more practical use other than a resting place for flocks of canada geese sincerely mrs freda danby ironwood crescent stouffville exception dear editor in past issues of the tribune i have read numerous letters related to the practice of giving rides to hitchhikers personally i always feel embar rassed when i drive past these peo ple often i point my finger in an opposite direction indicating im about to turn off a particular road while the majority may be harm less individuals it only takes one to turn a good samaritan act into a nightmare who needs the aggrava tion i make one exception however if i see a man or woman standing be side a car with hisher thumb up i always stop these i feel are legiti mate cases people deserving help there but for the grace of god stand i sincerely mrs irene hamilton stouffer street stouffville si mrkhat hockes wtmm the tribune established 1888 8rucf annan patricia pappas jennifer hutt distribution manager james thomas editor publisher advertising manager community editor chris shanahan sports editor alan shackleton display advertising dept lome hillier retail advertising lome hillier manager charles canningl real estateclassified advertising joan marshman real estate manager dorothy young classified manaqer debra weller distribution lea kitler doreen deacon business office manager chris bertram national sales representative metroland corporate sales 4931300 the stoultvlle tribune published every wednesday and saturday at 54 mam st stouffville ont ts one of die metroland printing publishing distributing group ot 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organizations with axes to grind too often theyre isolated groups headed by residents with ulterior mo tives too often theyre too negative initially this was our impression of the whitchurchstouffville ratepayers association they turned us off and we turned them off the reason on the sur face at least the membership appeared opposed to just about everything in some instances they had cause for concern in others their motives were strictly selfishness further the association wasnt repre sentative townwide it dealt only with issues related to the rural area and a rather confined rural area at that stouffville didnt exist however changes in attitude are occurring the association is broaden ing its scope the rural concept has been dropped and cooperation rather than confrontation is the means to an end while this may be only wishful think- we stand opposed the issue of capital punishment will be debated in the house of commons next month sinclair stevens mp for the riding of yorkpeel that includes whitchurch- stouffville has indicated hell support the death penalty when the question comes to a vote at the same time mr stevens has re quested opinions from the electorate in dicating his mind can be changed if this is so we trust its been changed already were strongly opposed arguments weve heard invariably use the bible as a reference strangely enough this reference is used by both those for and those against we say use commonsensc killing is barbaric whether its the taking of a life or the taking of a life for a life wc havent changed our mind but wc trust sinclair stevens has changed his let him know how you feel write hon sinclair stevens mp yorkpeel roonrvt26n house of commons otta wa ont k1a 0a6 ing on our part recent communication would indicate such a trend we hope so were not suggesting that council is always right were saying only that councils not always wrong the asso ciation should be as quick to compliment as to condemn if it doesnt if it refuses to see the forest for the trees its signing its own death warrant thats been the history of its predeces sors we say whitchurchstouffville needs a strong ratepayers organization like most the green tree group was born out of irritation the membership appeared bent on the rural area staying the same it cant and it wont at the same time changes can be minimal and properly planned to serve the needs of present residents and newcomers too those of us who lived through the hockey era of the 1940s and 50s even the 20s and 30s will never forget the excitement of those times particularly for fans in markham and stouffville throughout the winter and most of the summer thats all folks talked ab out yes hockey was the topic of con versation on every street corner up and down every concession road and over backyard fences never an inseason week went by that hockey wasnt front page news in this newspaper and the markham econom ist and sun before the markham millionaires and the stouffville clippers became arch rivals the two towns politely tried to ignore each other however being only seven miles apart this was difficult to do it was only a matter of time until sub surface competition would break into open warfare everyone knew this par ticularly hockey moguls in stouffville so when the town advanced from junior to intermediate ranks the fat was in the fire the infighting worsened when stouffville raided the markham camp and attempted to coherse several top players into switching sides the gloves were off the powder keg ignited in the arenas back rooms spread onto the ice and into the stands every game between the two teams was a sellout when playoff en counters were switched to oshawa crowds in excess of 5000 were recorded cars lined up for miles all were headed in the same direction and for the same destination while the hockey was great he rival ry made it greater its still talked about today i count it a privilege to have been part of this period for 1 was just cutting my journalistic teeth when this hockey epic all came about this placed me in the centre of the action i seldom missed a game on occasions i drove taking carloads of players along other times i was a passenger chauffeurs i remember in cluded such hockey enthusiasts as john ny wegg morley symes tom birkett and george allison one time 1 hitched a ride in the back of raymond brillingers pickup truck nearly froze to death but that didnt matter once i walked from stouffville to markham via h wy 48 at three oclock in the morning after covering a game in collingwood that didnt matter either why these recollections thirtyfive years after the fact they all flashed through my mind at a markhamstouffville hockey reunion wednesday it was an event unlike anything held in the area its success was due mainly to the determination and perscverence of three people john liinati and bob lawrie of markham and bert baker of stouffville close to 140 former hockey greats attended while time has taken its toll a little wider around the middle and a little thin ner up on top the majority appeared in fine shape especially goaltenderjs frank carr norm stunden blake eatough bobby forster jackife rhodes dougie moore ted beattj jack warriner and carl sellers i the line of bob lawrie jack watson and harry milroy was reunited so alio was the trio of don couch bob hopper and george sayliss the outstanding defence duo of fred and george scott was back together again also linemates mo galand norm gray and erie clements bob bangay and charlie nesbitt keith jewett arid bun sellers and george and jac1 rumney some travelled long distances waverley wilson and frank carr frofri florida murray clendenning from timmins and chick webster from matt- tawa at 98 years young markhams retfb meyer was the reunions elder states man he was accorded a standing ova tion i honored as the hockey builder during the last halfcentury was john bayes of markham and the hockey player of tile past fifty years jack watson of stoufjf- ville well deserved recognition for me it was an honor just to be there to rub shoulders with the hockey greats of yesteryears legends in njy time editors mail driver learns lesson in the april 8 edition of the tribune bryan donovan of ur 1 gormley de scribed the rather pleasant results of f0- 1 if i 1 1 1 i fil i wtini 4 1 1 jb bft sol vfl mjt vji j 9k aw ljel ls music manias history dates back 27 years music mania the longest running variety show in ontar io has a glorious history that dates back 27 years the 1987 edition goes on stage this thursday april 30 and con tinues may 1 and 2 at stouffville dist secondary school this picture shows four venerable past performers left to right bud sanderson don huxtablc ted topping and lome roadway jim thomas rescuing a damsel in distress hitch hiking in the area of the stouffville- gormley road and hwy 404 good for him hes one of the lucky ones my story is much different j i too picked up a young lady at the corner of the aurora sideroad and woob- bine avenue it was broad daylight srje looked like the girl next door type i told her i was going only as far as hwy 7 and she seemed pleased howev er as we passed through buttonville she said take me into toronto or else the or else was a threat to call the first policeman she saw and tell him shejd been attacked she said she meant business i couldnt afford to take a chance sd i drove her to the finch- yonge subway and let her out i was so relieved to see her go i didnt care that she couldnt bother to say thanks thats the last for me ill never pick up a hitchhiker again as long as i live gordon murray rr 3 newmarket praise j dear editor the sign on the bethel assembly church property north of ringwood is beautiful it stands out even on dark stormy and foggy nights more than once its helped me realize im approaching the hwy 48hwy 47 intersection where there have been many accidents rather than condemn the sign critics should drop into the former ringwood schoolhousc and sec what goes on sincerely elsie roland hemlock drive stouffville