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best available copy own a masterpiece 74t barthau jewellers scouffviiic 6404646 serving whitchurchstouffviue uxbridge area the friendly downstairs pub at deer park inn now open 4 pm daily meet your friends for good times at cheers 6406060 vol 100 no 14 a metrolarid community newspaper wednesday august 5 1987 44 pages 50 cents it was 20 years ago that howard hoover rir 2 markhamwas seri6uslyinjured in a tragic farm accident he was left partially paralyzed when run over by a balewagon howard and fi margaret have learned to cope however fifty per cent of ones wellbeing is attitude says howard jim thomas candidates not surprised by election call by jim thomas editor i atii6was2ttyearsgoffi fatalaceident changed the course of life forho- ver mccqwan roadjrr 2 mar- at speit four months iri toronto ge and a yearat lyndhurst rehaljiutation efore returning to- the family farm on be accident left hima paraplegic restricted demerit fromthe waist down- andimargaret hoover have their home built an 1971 bycon- b anderbentis gearedt6wheel- niencc including an elevator there ijs and the doorways areivide equipped with hand controls allows transport himself his wife usually ibreakdoww thhqldthebad newsho- i mef the next morning id refused to give uphopev atients travel roiind the racle cures y i owjrd is 50per cent of ones wellbeing friends are amazed by his positive approach he always looks on the bright side avneighborsaidvisitorsiare madetotfeelwel- comer r- howdsaysehas much tobethankftilfor a kind arid attentive wife a corisiderate son arid daughter lovely grandchildren and ahost iofclose friends philip and julie andrea and ashley live at ballantraebrenda and ted mortson ryan and colin reside in stouffvule nor hashoward forgotten the assistance pro vided by his late br6thers andcarlit was earl who designed the harid controls for the van the hoover home is a rural beauty spot with immaculately groomed lawns and a long wind- ing drive we wanted to stay in the country howard says jvmr hoover appreciates the convenienceof the elevatorik was installed by earl cox of mar- kham a similar convenience built into the new addition at wideman missionary church is also fappreciatedfloward and margaret attend ser- viceis there mr and mrs hoover enjoy visits to markville mall where wheelchair accommodation is a con venient consideration but most of all they appreciate the thoughtfulness of friends who come to call the welcome mat is always out trapped in wreckage whitchurch three toronto people were injured two seriously the result of a cartruck collision saturday at the in tersection of bloomington road and kennedy road whitchurch- stouffviue firefighters had to use their jaws of life to roll back the roof on a 1982 toyota and extricate the driver basil henriqucs 24 and his wife christine 22 both were taken by ambulance to york county hospital newmarket mrs henriqucs was later trans ferred to st michaels hospital toronto when the seriousness of her injuries was diagnosed less seriously hurt was bui quang driver of the van constable kevin cross of york regional police said the chev rolet truck was southbound on kennedy the toyota was travell ing east time of the collision was placed at 1035 am fire chief bill brown arrived on the scene minutes after the crash he was assisted by volun teers keith lewis al sisco paul stover george wilson joe lewis and dave glover two bystan ders one a registered nurse also provided first aid force of impact hurled the smaller vehicle into the south ditch the two occupants were trapped inside and had to be re moved with care the woman was unconscious when freed propcrtydamagc was esti mated at 8000 durham- york the prog ressive conservative and liberal candidates were ready to date theres no official word from the ndp both ross stevenson of the pcs and liberal standardbearer bill ballinger broke from the starting gate the same day premier david peterson made his sept 10 pro vincial election announcement it came as no surprise said stevenson there were enouugh leaks around metro i knew when it was while stevenson said it was good to get on with it he assailed the premier for using the election as an excuse for what he hopes will be a timely power grab he plans to open six or seven campaign headquarters across the riding including stouffville uxbridge and keswick mr bal linger will do the same both have election signs ready and waiting none can be erected on regional and municipal roads in york however theres no such restriction in durham bill ballinger has already hit the campaign trail he canvassed an area of northeast stouffville monday and described the recep tion as very good the lack of fulltime ambulance service is a top priority in whitchurch- stouffviue ballinger said its an area i intend to deal with stevenson listed the environ ment transportation agricul ture health care and education as highon his of priorities 1 the incumbentsaysit too ear ly to consider allcandidates meetings ill be happy to participate responded ballinger in discus sions to date most people seem pleased with the liberal partys performance in the last two years in particular with the lead ership provided by mr peterson ballinger observed stevenson has been the riding escape tornado stouffville many con cerned whitchurchstouffviue families waited by their tele phones last weekend for word on the fate of relatives after a torna do ripped through a section of edmonton friday mr and mrs ken brooks of rupert avenue received a call from daughter marilyn early saturday morning steve and marilyn preston and family reside at ft mcmurray five miles outside the city marilyn said her husband had called from work and warned her take the children and head for the basement this she did until the storm subsided the sky was the strangest color she told her mother their home escaped damage she just wanted us to know everyone was alright a relieved mrs brooks told the tribune the toll up to monday was 26 dead and hundreds injured mpp since 1981 winning by a majority of about 4500 votes in 1985 with redistribution its a whole new ball game noted bal linger ross and elaine stevenson operate a 350acre farm near udora they have a son two daughters and two grandchil dren bill and donna ballinger and family reside on franklin street in uxbridge mr ballinger is the- former mayor of uxbridge- township both ross stevenson of the pcs and bill ballinger of the liberals will open campaign headquarters in stouffville the stevenson office will be located below guaranty trust at 81 main street west the ballinger quarters is situated near the post office at 28 main street east an official opening is set for aug 13 at 8 pm with the hon greg sorbara in attendance heading up the stevenson campaign is lawyer bob dailey of keswick mr ballingers campaign manager is doug alles of stouffville mr stevenson expects to spend up to 46000 on his campaign mr ballinger hopes to limit his expenses to 42000 both candidates reside in durham region stevenson at udora and ballinger uxbridge town receives letter of credit stouffville mayor fran sainsbury is optimistic outside work in the westfield estates sub- cuvisionwill be quickly completed now that a letter of credit has been signed by revenue properties li mited and accepted by the town the agreement was finalized july 29 mayor sainsbury refused to reveal the amount of money in volved describing the figure only as sizeable mrs sainsbury told the tri- bune shes hopeful revenue will complete all work on its own she claims the town has neither the time nor the personnel to do the job a deadline of sept 30 has been established after which the municipality can move in fiftyfive properties are affected mrs sainsbury admits these people have lived with dust and mud too long action by the town she explains has been di- ficult because the development has never been assumed by the municipality presidential homes revenues successor has been issued 24 building permits 16 of these last week eight more permits are pending presidential will no longer be left out on the limb she said mayor sainsbury denies theres been buckpassing by the town rather she claims council is in sympathy with the residents and wishes to rectify the situation as soon as possible broom sweeps clean a2 neighborly notesa3 bugged to deatha4 pastor returns homea8 f i t ui myrtle watson plays on pagec4 streit takes seniors titeb1 panthers in finals b2 three people were injured two seriously saturday stouffville in the photo left ambulance operators in a wrecked 1982toyota in the photo right fircfigh- release the passenger the driver is being transported when a van and car collided at the intersection of ken- attempt to reach the husband and wife victims trapped tcrs use the jaws oflife to cut away thccars roof and by stretcher to a waiting ambulance ncdy and bloomington roads in whitchurch- jim thomas