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own a masterpiece barthau jewellers stouffciik- 6404646 serving whitchurch stouffville uxbridge area dinner theatre banquet facilities wtmem ml- a memorable dining experience sunday brunchsmorgasbord weddings 6406060 occasions vol 100 no 4 a metroland community neuaper i wednesday may 27 198 50 pages 50 cents farmers woes squelch fires at op meeting stouffville compara tive newcomers to whitchurch- stouffville were prepared to have their say at an official plan re view meeting in latcham hall thursday however a farmer from rr 3 newmarket took the wind out of everyones sails addressing the audience with out benefit of notes harry raw- luk flayed ratepayers and politi cians who oppose the dividing of rural land on the pretext of pre serving the family farm people are starving to death on the family farm today he said we cant sell our crops and when we cant sell our crops we cant exist he continued as the people turned their col lective heads and listened mr rawluk went on he recalled how a few years ago there were 16 dairy farmers in his neighborhood now there are two everybody seems to be wor- christian school stouffville stouffville christian school now located in the former altona missionary church plus a former feed mill- hardware store across tee road will occupy a new facility in 1988 this is the hope of the board the principal and staff the applica tion is currently being processed hy the region of york information on the proposed facility was touched on at the schools annual dinner thursday held in the banquet hall of the maples of ballantrae funds are now available to make a start board member jake jdeboertold his audience the school will occupy five acres of a ten acre site fronting oh hwy 47 north of the sales barn principal wally robinson told the tribune once in the new building a grade will be added each year up to level 12 and maybe 13 mr robinson explained as of septem ber 87 classes will extend from jr kindergarten through grade 10 enrollment k to 9 currently stands at 130 while a start on the structure is dependent on action by the re gion mr robinson is hopeful on a date this fall or early spring the completed facility will be available to the community he said the board wants to add a nursery and daycare later on mr robinson considers the site an excellent one central to mar- kham unionvihe ballantrae claremont goodwood-andjux- se requirt school x of circle c ranch in new york state they guidance in the church in the home and in the rying about preserving agricultu ral land why he asked he said in many instances farmers are working their properties only to keep down the weeds mr rawluk said people are only fooling themselves if they think whitchurchstouffvilles still a farming community how many people in this room are bona fide farmers he asked there was no response the speaker said he could see nothing wrong with splitting up farms into residential lots these homes arent shacks he said they pay their way mr rawluk said he recently called on several machinery firms in whitchurchstouffville and discovered the biggest sellers were not farm tractors but garden tractors this he said is an in dication of how quickly rural landuse is changing where are our young people today he asked theyre not farming he said theyre pounding computers john hulshof of rr 4 stouff ville said his application for a re sidential building permit on his farm had been rejected by york region with only one member of town council voicing support in whitchurchstouffville the young farmer isnt wanted any more he charged town planner michael saun ders said a policy change in this regard is being considered he stressed however that council stands opposed to farms being chopped up into small lots bob maynard of rr 1- gorm- ley called the policy disgust ing five houses or ten houses it shouldnt matter he stated if a farms not farmable break it up kelly set example for us allpastor by jim thomas stouffville five years to the day she was taken ill kelly ann hanley passed away in torontos sick childrens hos pital she was only 14 but in those 14 years she touched the lives of many people rev marlin res sler told mourners attending the funeral servicein stouffville pen tecostal church saturday the pastor told of visiting kelly the day before she died he de scribed her comments as a glow ing testimony ill never forget rev ressler shared the service with rev craig pitts special music was provided by judy steckley a close family friend and jackie hanley kellys sister allen and marie hanley kellys parents live on hemlock drive stouffville a second sister joan ne resides at gormley and a brother robert lives in toronto one grandmother resides at parkview another lives in kitch- thcres history in stone especially a millstone this antique was found by bud sanderson of orchard park boulevard stouffville on the former brillinger farm near the railroad track later during sewer installations it was accidentally buried but bud was not to be denied he recovered it again while its age has not been deter mined buds certain its every bit as old if not older than its owner jim thomas ener in spite of much suffering over the past five years including two kidney transplants kelly display ed a faith that proved an inspira tion to everyone rev ressler said these memories were sup ported by esther harrison a nurse on the sick childrens hos pital staff she won her way into our hearts she said kelly was born april 17 1973 she was a student at st marks school stouffville her life was described as sweet innocent and radiant its diffi cult to understand the mystery of death rev ressler said the 23rd psalm and two songs my tribute and robe of white were kellys favorites rev pitts explained pallbearers were robert han ley kellys brother two uncles dennis and bernard hanley clarence wideman a close fami ly friend mark doble and mark sadowski her sisters fiances in terment was made at st marys cemetery hesson ont benefit by budget york north im pleased as punch this is greg sorbaras response to the 1987 ontario budget handed down by the peterson govern ment last week the york north mpp is particu larly happy the green lights been given to a start on construction of hwy 407 the new eastwest arte rial route will extend from missis- sauga through to pickering mr sorbara is also supportive of a government commitment to provide 220 million for the con struction of more affordable ren tal housing the housing ministrys budget for 198788 will be 34 more than was spent last year the local member said says mr sorbara bob nixon has managed to produce a budget that commits money to all the right places without raising taxes while at the same time re ducing the deficit im pleased as punch with the positive impact it will have across york region he concluded iam street west stouffville gives dauguii ogan an affectionate kiss following her return logahhambe reported missing and a search of the area was under v iipntfi hereabouts was learned lssmg jssp byjlmthomas c m i4i ttears of concern tiirnedjo tears of ioythutsa earold stouffville girl reported hissing around eturned safe and sound rsoh daughter of bill and i hymainl d gone to markham withipkbeforgljsf d her mom where she wasgoingf out mrs ahdersoit wmwft eri4hechild couldnt be found the motherjbecame alarmed- fd called police an immediate search of the neighborhood was srted involving local residents and seniorstudents of orchard park school iwiww tmi anderson was informed and immediately left his teaching position on the staff of elia junior high school the whereabouts of the child was discovered shortly after 11 am 4l mr anderson admitted fearing the worst very few of thesjg driesihave happy endings he said s he praised the cooperation of neighbors im pleased can get together so quickly he personally visited orchar chool and thanked principal jan de laat for his assista i couldnt relieve the response mrs anderson af ondcrful missing child announcement was broadcast over ilpa by principal peter bright sighs of relief were h the halls fwhen the safe and sound report followed i j york regional police sent four cruisers to the area officers helped organize the search i m 3 first fear then relief mr anderson concluded one ajways suspects the worst ffi r t fart hfir dear editor isp last thursday the normal course of events around our housed was abruptly altered our fiveyearold daughter was thought to be missing ik thcxperierice reminded all of us just what is valuable in our livesl v v we wish to express our appreciation to neighbors friends indeed what seemed to be the entire town for their immediate arid sincere concern for the wellbeing of our family also the efforts of york regional police and students of orchard parkpiiblic school arid stouffville dist secondary school who offered search assistance 1 we now have more concrete examples of why we are able to tell people of the benefits and joys of living in a caring community thank you stouffville sincerely i chris and bill anderson last call only five days to go the deadline for entries in the miss whitchurch- stouffville pageant is mod- day june 1 the reigning queen is jack ie chong stuart street stouffville to qualify entrants mustbe 16 years of age or older must be fulltime residents of whitchurchstouffville and must be able to participate in the canada day parade june 27 the pageant is scheduled for june 25 at the high school the same evening the towns citizen of 1987 will be hon ored the deadline for receipt of these nominations is june 17 standing room only stouffville a strong in dication of community interest and response is when a facilitys executive administrator is forced to stand such was the case sunday for a celebration marking compfe- tion of a 491000renovation progl ram at parkview home rupert avenue stouffville so large was the crowd jmj nighswander parkviews execu tive administiator had to stahci out in the hall the board of directors did man age to find seats for guest speak ers including town mayor fran sainsbury margaret evans 61 the ministry of community and social services and parkview home administrator herb dillef glenn steiner board chairmal and master of ceremonies re vealed that since the homes opening 22 years ago 747 resi dents had been accommodated both he and mr diller praised the cooperation received from staff and seniors alike since the most recent project was started in 1986 the cost has been subsidized by a major capital grant in the amount of 24564336 from the provincial ministry of commun ity and social services mayor sainsbury filled a dual role in representing both york north mpp greg sorbara and council mr sorbara could not attend describing parkview home as a role model mayor sainsbury said im very proud of this faci lity i love this place homes conform stouffville should architcctual control be imposed in whitchurchstouffville the question has come up after residents on geoffrey crescent complained a particular house in the subdivision will stick out like a sore thumb because its not one of eight models proposed for the development town building official bruce arrowsmith admits it presents problems he says most urban de velopments proceed by way of model selection there must be some consistency he says at the same time some of the most attractive subdivisions feature a multitude of designs he points out he agrees when one house is particularly unique it tends to stand out from the rest mr arrowsmith says design variation is common in older de velopments this he notes has occurred during infilling as well as far as new subdivisions are concerned he feels developers have been very design conscious here moreso than in some muni cipalities ring out the old goodwood an event of his torical interest will occur at good wood united church saturday a bell rescued from a fire that destroyed the goodwood method ist church in 1906 will be re installed a dedication service in volving congregations at epsom utica and goodwood is planned for sunday june 7 its also the goodwood united church anniversary history records how the bells chime was once heard throughout the village heralding the people to worship every sunday morning and again on sunday night when the church burned little was saved except the bell and the organ the organ was later used in the new sanctuary campaign exceeds goala8 lovanna sanders receives degree page a 2 bowlers win bigb redshaw returns arabian horse showb3