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nmniwivahhp in a4 tribune november 18 1987 editors mail snow job dear editor as a resident of whitchurch- stouffville a short distance from the landfill site im relieved to learn the health of residents has not been affected by liquid deposits at this location had the opposite been true the end result would have been dis astrous i have a concern however what about all the horror stories that originated during the time of the landfill hearings cancer and other maladies were supposedly rampant in the area it was assumed that the landfill was re sponsible then when the site closed the horror stories suddenly ceased was this a con job were these tales figments of someones imagination was whitchurchstouffvilles reputation as a fine place in which to live dragged through the mire for no reason i hope members of the concerned citizens committee have explana tions if not then the group owes the town an apology the health study indicates these alarmists pulled off the greatest snow job this municipality has ever known mrs kcva chandler rr 2 stouffville dear mr thomas i feel i must write a note to let vou know how delighted were the students and parents of students at whitchurchhighlands school with the photos and story related to the recent fashion show held there thanks for joining us for the evening sincerely sharon eiler the ttibune established 1888 james thomas bruce annan patricia pappas jennifer hutt editor publisher advertising manager distribution manager editorial dept oenise mcdonald sports editor alan shackleion retail advertising susan berry manager charles canning real estate classified advertising joan marshman real estate manager dorothy young classified manager debra welter distribution lea kitler doreen deacon business office manager chris bertram national sales representative metroland corporate sales 4931300 the stouffville tribune published every wednesday and saturday at 54 mam si stouffville out s one of the metroland printing publishing distributing 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reason behind this verbal onslaught isnt clear we think theres more here than meets the eye why because in our opinion our town has received its fair share of hand outs from big brother based at new market certainly markham and vaughan re ceive more and why not they certain ly pay more a lot more in addition thats where growth is occurring if our council should suddenly decide and heaven forbid that whitchurch- stouffville can accommodate 100000 people then santa claus will look to our needs in a more generous manner meanwhile lets look at what weve recently received we have paved roads on the 5th 6th and 7th concessions from the gormley road to the bloomington road three major trouble spots on the 9th conces sion have been eliminated with more im provements to come a section of the bloomington road through whitchurchstouffville has been levelled and hardtopped plans are in the works to pave the townline from lincolnville to regional road 14 main street east with respect to wa ter and sewerage the region has been extremely cooperative despite the fact stouffville is still considered a slow- growth area certainly all applications arent approved york region like whitch urchstouffville has budget limitations too nor can it establish precedence eight other municipalities arc watching every move while indeed the squeaking wheel may get the grease there are times when quiet backroom discussions can accom plish just as much maybe more this is the role our town should play other wise were just an irritating gnat nib bling on the lions nose in a matter of weeks even days a foreign mechanical monster will move onto the site of the stouffville arena in a matter of days even hours this once proud community project will be reduced to a pile of rubble who cares certainly those new to town dont re cent arrivals here have likely never been in the building theyre probaly wonder ing how its lasted a long as it has to be honest weve asked ourselves that very same question whats holding it together certainly its the last of a dicing breed the answer to the structures longev ity will come when the time arrives to pull it apart regardless of what the ex perts say this building has all the per manency of the rock of gibralter it wont yield easily to the might of modern machines but it will yield nothing lasts forever nothing except the memories we talk about community together ness today but can you imagine the im mensity of a project that saw a group of determined local citizens canvass the countryside for 80000 back in 1948 stouffville was blessed with people like george allison bert bell gar leh man fred and ernie button george rodanz doc bodendistel tim oneill los wilson charlie nolan morley sy mes and more who put their collective shoulders to the wheel and saw the pro ject through to completion eighty thousand dollars may not sound like much however it took a good many contributions at 100 a share to equal the funds required the lions club and the athletic club gave the venture a big financial boost so did george rodanz at a time when help was needed most when contributions fell 20000 short ernie button and walter billinger bridged the gap with a voluntary loan a 20000 floor was added several sea sons later stouffville natives will recall the structure that preceeded the one now condemned it was located at the site of the present swimming pool and a pretty nifty building it was too unfortunately the ice always gave way to water at times when local oha teams were heading into playoffs games had to be shifted from stouffville to oshawa this problem prompted a move to wards something more permanent yes i attended the arenas opening not in an official capacity more out of interest than anything else the year was 1949 and i was still cut ting my teeth on the technique of writing sports for this newspaper ontario pre mier leslie frost snipped the red ribbon at centre ice it was a proud moment and there have been many proud mo ments since including hockey cham pionships in almost every class figure skating pleasure skating wrestling matches bingos trade fairs the list goes on and on over three plus decades the arena only had three managers ken laush- way telf rennie and joe lewis each did an admireable job there was always something warm and friendly about the facility this was partly due to the fact no one was a stran ger the rink was the centre of town activity the place to be on a given night strange as it may seem the mana gers office was as public as the ice surface this was always my first and last stopoff point many a hockey game was replayed across the old glasstopped desk why we won or why we shouldnt have lost discussions often lasted into the wee small hours in my priceless how many know that captain roy brown shot down baron von kichtofcn in an air battle over the somme valley germany during world war i how many know that baron von kichtofcn was germanys most famous air ace during that conflict how many know that roy brown once lived at bcthesda in whitch urchstouffville the answer to all three questions is probably very few there arc two reasons for this first captain brown was very modest concerning his accomplish ment second billy bishop also a renowned world war i pilot over shadowed brown when it came to publicity bishops exploits are still talked about today while brown is all but forgotten our town has an opportunity to set the record straight through the purchase of a painting that depicts capt brown and baron von rich- tofen in mortal combat rs a piece of canadian and whitchurch- stouffville history all wrapped up in one the asking price is 1000 we consider it priceless the town should not let this opportunity slip through its fingers we trust the historical society to whom the request has been tossed will respond with a unanimous yes what moments stand out memory there are many the night 1900 plus people stood shouldertoshoulder for a stouffvillemarkham playoff encounter stouffvilles win over port colbourne in the spring of 52 to capture the oha sr b championship the wrestling match up between yukon eric and bulldog brower skating to the music of the east york concert band the stouffville de but of figure skating star don jackson and the beauty and grace of skaters like christine robb hindson and sisters joanne and merna jean winterstein barclay gloria tatton sisters gwenn and bonnie kennedy jan smith perc- y cindy wilson todd debbie wilkes and guy revell and peter mellon the district flower show hosted by the stouff ville horticultural society there are many more there were some ugly moments to the night an unruly crowd from peter borough pelted the ice with beer bottles and the game when a young player from orillia went beserk and threw his stick into the west balcony of spectators the most humorous incident i can re call was the night ernie button dis charged a starters pistol and blew a hole through the arena roof of course none of us will forget the postplayoff game when goaltender jack warriner burned his underwear and manager ken laush- way thought the whole building was going up in smoke lemonvilles ken kirby was an em ployee of longstanding he did every thing from sweep the floors to sharpen skates and always with a smile likewise betty grove whose dedica tion spanned two decades and two build ings tim oneill and jim austin did much for hockey here at the oha and omh a levels respectively jim served on the omha executive for years although the exterior of the 38-year- old arena has deteriorated with time the interior during its useful years was always immaculately maintained in its infancy volunteers werent afraid to grab a brush and apply the paint yes those were the days great memories so dont judge a book by its cover and try and understand the tinge of regret that goes with the passing of a close friend for those attendants at its birth and witnesses to its death the arena is more than four walls and a rusty roof its the realization of a dream a dream that lasted through 35 years glorious years in remembrance of years gone by on sunday nov 8 the royal canadian legion stouffvil le branch 459 held a service of remembrance at the ceno taph in the stouffville cemetery on wednesday nov 1 1 a wreathlaying ceremony was conducted at the cenotaph in the town square this photo from the tribune files shows stanley burkholdcr legion president several years paying his respects to a fallen comrade mr burkholdcr died in november 1978 jim thomas pride dear editor i have two confessions i am a grandmother of one of the gradu ates at the stouffville high school commencement friday i am also prejudiced however speaking not only for my grandson but for all grandsons and granddaughters on stage it was indeed a night for which to be proud a more immaculate group of young people one will never see ladylike and gentlemanly too the credit belongs to someone i like to think many played a part the home the school and the stu dents themselves mrs thclma morris stouffville p k