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mr and mrs ralph empringham of parkview i apartments stouffville and formerly of gorm- ley were honored saturday on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary more than 150 guests attended a pleasant gathering in the au ditorium of parkview village jim thomas mr and mrs ralph empringham couple honored on 50th anniversary by evelyn milsted gormley more than 150 people ij attended an open house saturday after noon in the auditorium of parkview village stouffville in honor of ralph and irene empringham on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary mr and mrs j empringham resided on the stouffville h road east of woodbine avenue before mov- ijing ten years ago to parkview apartments h stouffville priorito hisjretirement mr j empringham was employed with the york region board of education mrs empring- h ham the former irene byer was a faithful courier for 17 years on the rr i gormley mail route they were married aug 2 1937 ralph and irene are justly proud of their sons and daughtersinlaw jim and mar- p lene of newmarket and ron and kathleen of gormley they have five grandchildren brad and tamara brenda david and jl micheal following the reception attended j by guests from as far distant as florida i pennsylvania maryland and ohio a family 1 dinner was enjoyed in the friendship room of parkview home mrs eva poppert mrs empringhams bridesmaid of 50 years ago expressed regrets at not being able to attend due to ill health sympathy of the community is extended to mr and mrs harold heise in the sudden passing of mrs heises brother mr mur ray winger the funeral service was held m from the brethern in christ church at wainfleet on friday several from the gormley area attended mrslmelba steckley mr aridmrsr bruce i steckley and mri and mrs john steckley- spent several days at elim lodge iiear peterborough mrs lorna hogg underwent surgery last g week in north york general hospital wil- lowdale mrs bruce vahderbent spent a week at camp kahquah near mattawa mr and mrs russell heise have sold their home they will move this fall into one of the new cluster homes at parkview vil- lage stouffville several from the gormley community attended the funeral for mr rick sheffer of stayner mr sheffer was only 23 countdown to th a century the stouffville tribune was established june 1 1888 on june 1 1988 this newspaper will celebrate its 100th birthday much has happened in the last 100 years some of these occurrences arc being recorded weekly through photo flashbacks here john lord of john lords books main street east stouff ville chats with the venerable charlie far- quharson a guest at his store december 1978 jim thomas oep hl i fashions petite collection 53 main st w stouffville 6401882 adults refused to help dear editor while walking along the shore line of sibbalds point july 12 my 19yearold sister and four of her friends came across a young boy sitting on the beach pleading mercilessly for help the little lads brothers had gone too far out into the water and were drowning prior to coras inadvertent arrival the boys efforts to con vince nearby adults of the urgen cy of the situation had failed not because they didnt hear but be cause they didnt care the short of the story is that cora and her friends did care and managed to save the lives of two of the drowning boys the third died in sick childrens hospital the next day notwithstanding the tragic death of a young child what i find morally devastating is the utter helplessness of a boy away from the security of his parents unable to swim totally dependent on the intervention of others but dis gracefully ignored by members of the adult world some will say that it is invari ably perilous to rescue a drown ing person if you are not a durable swimmer others will remind you of the legal ramifications of im properly performed artificial re spiration i ask is it too much to find a telephone and call for help or to beckon the assistance of others cora and her friends were not immediately alarmed by the boys pleading because there was a man not more than five feet away serenely fishing as she approached the desper ate cries persisted compelling her to ask the man to explain he did all i know is that theres been a kid out in the water bob bing for awhile now he replied when my sister and her friends pulled two drowning boys from the water spectators gathered around and confirmed the seriousness of the matter and the fisherman made a surreptitious exit disgusted with the abhorent complacency of the onlookers one of coras friends had to inter rupt his efforts in reviving a child to locate a telephone because not one of the spectators would help how can the child on the beach ever look up to adults with any thing but disdain how can we expect him to value the imature world of which he will one day be a part or to re spect any of the necessary obliga tions inherent in the preservation of a civil society like it or not for one little boy we are all imputed in the decadent letsomebodyelsedoit attitude of those repugnant onlookers while im consoled by the efforts of cora laurie andrea paul and mike i fear the real damage of this incident exceeds the tragic death of one little boy sean ryan rr 4 stouffville tribune august 5 1987 a9 married at melville mr and mrs rick jackson are pictured here following their marriage saturday in melville united church the bride is the former kathy lewis daughter of gord and lois lewis rr 1 uxbridge the groom is the son of don and bessie jackson of locust- hill darlene hughes sister ofthe bride was maid of honor bridesmaids were linda lewis sherry lewisand irene focklerj best man for the groom was rodney bell ushers were darryl jackson glenn lewis and bob lapp following a honeymoon spent at niagara falls the happy couplejbave taken up residence near sunderland jim thomas manager of elvis says not fired dear editor recently there have been news reports of gord hamilton no lon ger managing elvis jr this letter is to say that i still have a valid exclusive manage ment contract with him and have not been notified by elvis jr of any changes he is a great entertainer and i feel priviledged to have worked with him on his new album the legendary story unfolds and his church organist service will be held from st andrews presbyterian church markham thursday tomorrow at 2 pm for barbara stewart following her passing monday in york county hospital new market barbara a public school teacher at ss 19 markham and later bradford served for many years as organist and choir leader at st andrews presbyterian church where she was a faithful member surviving are three sisters jean mrs arthur konchak mar garet and aileen also art callan a close friend friends may call at the dixongarland funeral home on wednes day today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm interment will be made at st andrews cemetery markham new soontobe released 45 writ ten by canadas bobby fisher called marie do pickup your tickets for this historical concert at the recrea tion complex august 7 ill be looking to see you there more on elvis jr will be shown on classicomm cables 21st cen tury lifestyles show wednesday and sunday nights on channel 10 elvis jr will be visiting the tribune office and signing auto graphs around town dont miss onceinalifetime event sincerely gord hamilton musselmans lake bible school b0uwmeister summer bash aug 22nd markham fairgrounds live band featuring rouge cafe tickets at door all proceeds to markhamstouffville hospital stouffville stouffville baptist church will host its annual vacation bible school aug 10 to 14 beginning each even ing at 645 pm children five years old and up are invited weeklong bible instruction will feature christian ventrilo quist murray mcmullen there will be songs games and crafts stouffville baptist church is lo cated at the corner of main street west and obrien avenue for additional information call 6402911 or 6408085 the official opening of durham york liberal candidate bill ballinger campaign office at 28 main st e will take place on thurs aug 13th at 8 pm the honorable gregory sorbara will attend and assist in the ribbon cutting ceremony you are cordially invited to attend refreshments will be served doug alles 399 north st stouffville l4a 4z4 6406346 its a moving world and we are here to serve its moving population if you have just moved into a new home call the welcome wagon host ess phone 6403521