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a4 tru3une january 13 1988 editors mail greed the sunday shopping issue prompted this letter to mayor fran sainsbury town of whitchurchstouffville a copy of which was received by the tribune it reads as follows dear mayor sainsbury thank you for your strong stand against sunday shopping we thank you also for remind ing premier david peterson ab out his responsibility of provid ing leadership on this issue you mentioned in the inter view with jim thomas weekender jan 2 that your town has 21 churches and they have built your community i think the bureaucrats and the greedy fail to understand the principles for which these chur ches stand nor do they care we wish to support you and send out strong signals in sup port of the sabbath remaining a family day organized labor long ago re duced the work week to five days or less this means no per son need shop on sundays greed is evident all around us perchance as we ponder the above concern we will become more convinced than ever that the lord had good reason to proclaim the sabbath as a day of rest let us be serious about life and worship god in heaven and not materialism sincerely albert and annie drudge rr 1 stouffville i jw tue tiigum 2 the tribune established 1888 james thomas bruce annan patricia pappas editor publisher advertising manager jennifer hutt distribution manager editorial dept denise mcdonald retail advertising susan berry manager charles canning real estateclassified advertising joan marshman real estate manager dorothy young classified manager debra welter distribution lea killer doreen deacon business office manager chrts bertram national sales representative metroland corporate saies 4931300 the stouffville tribune published every wednesday arid saturday at 54 mam si stouffville ont is one of the metroland printing publishing distributing group of suburban newspapers which includes the acton free press ajax pickering news advertiser aurora banner brampton guardian burlington post etobicove advertiser 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stouffville why the interest here its the current turmoil within the ranks of tory bureaucrats and wouldbe candidates thats attracting so much attention committed are john gamble and bill attewell sitting on the sidelines but watching the proceedings with more than casual interest are peter atkins and independent incumbent tony roman the clouded area as far as the pcs are concerned may clear a little when the party holds its founding meeting at markham dist high school feb 11 a mark on attendance when a resident chooses to contest a seat on town council and is subsequent ly elected its expected heshe knows exactly whats involved unfortunately many dont they dis cover too iate just whats expected that demands on their time are great indeed their lives are not their own on top of this most are not fulltime councillors nor do they receive fulltime salaries they do the job the best they can even though many meetings occur during daytime hours bearing this in mind the 1987 attend ance record established by elected rep resentatives in whitchurchstouffville is commendable for example there were 26 council meetings last year of these mayor sainsbury and councillor morlcy missed none councillors robb rae emmcr- son and sanders missed one each and councillor marshall missed two there were 21 planning meetings of these councillors emmcrson and san ders missed none mayor sainsbury and councillors morlcy rae and marshall missed one each and councillor robb missed two quite a record in our opinion whitchurchstouffville council and planning one in the same has established an aplus mark in both attendance and accomplishment in the year just concluded we can only assume the twelve months ahead an election year will be just as productive with the same degree of dedication while the tories squabble among themselves the ndp and liberals are immersed in a deep sleep until this past week no candidates names had been mentioned then we heard it and you guessed it fran sainsbury for the grits naturally we contacted her quickly and naturally she would neither deny nor confirm the rumor however she seemed surprised and so are we well also be disappointed if she accepts the federal level is not fran sainsburys place in politics its too far removed from the grass roots even she admits to feeling much more at home at queens park than ottawa we say shes much more at home in whitchurchstouffville our advice shrug off the pressure people from on high and remain with the common folk below we need you and you hopefully need us on friday evening afternoon really i arrived home at 545 and caught jean offguard rarely do i make it by 6 15 let alone 15 minutes before six i think she thought i was sick i guess im really dragging she said apologetically pointing to a table that hadnt yet been set no big rush i replied its just that i have to attend a springvale church childrens concert at parkview village around seven and then be at the rec centre at eight ill grab a bite and run i then proceeded to hover over the halfbaked potatoes like a hungry vul ture over the cold carcass of a kangaroo that was bad enough worse i made the fatal mistake of suggesting i could have stopped off at kentucky fried and picked up a quick snack husbandstobe take note dont ever do what i did if you arrive home early and dinners not ready follow these simple instruc tions 1 stay out of the kitchen 2 show a little patience the kids concert can wait so can the hockey few events ever start on time anyway regardless i made it to both with mi nutes to spare thinking back over this kitchen en counter nothing violent jean could well have replied if youd given me a microwave for christmas instead of those crummy ovenmitts your sup- perd be ready and waiting however being the patient person im not she didnt say a word but if looks could kill id be as dead as the new years duck still in our freezer this episode as minor as it was started me thinking perhaps a micro wave is the answer perhaps the times come for the thomas family to go a little bit modern and keep pace with the jo ness down the street personally im sold on these micro wave gadgets in fact i think theyre the greatest thing since sliced bread i speak from experience the com pany recently installed one in our office eafateria its a panasonic from cards fantastic is the only word that fits its description i cant believe the speed mind you i do have problems first in spite of what the experts say im still a trifle wary of my hamburger being zapped by millions of electrical oscillations and i mean zapped in a matter of seconds it literally soaks the poor thing so far my experimentations have editors mail a spark dear editor the story on the good samar itan jim ryan published on page 1 of the jan 6 tribune issue interested me greatly i wasnt aware that in ireland a lighted window candle represents emergency assistance to anyone re quiring help this is indeed a unique custom one that should be adopted by all canadians perhaps mr ryans candle will provide an added spark for which whitchurchstouffville is already well known sincerely kathryn reardon rr 4 stouffville been limited to first course soups and drinks ill expand on this in time i appreciate the fact theres more to operating a microwave than pushing a button and twisting a dial if not why would pat byer stouffvilles micro wave specialist see fit to conduct classes i attended two of these unfortunately i paid more attention to the teacher than what was being taught tests since have been miserable failures for example hot chocolate i put in the chocolate milk cold and set the thermostat at three presto the cup was there but nothing inside the base of the oven was a sea of brown to remedy this i capped the cup with a lid but it blew its top next i tried spaghetti and meatballs and again set the dial at three presto the spaghetti came out piping hot but the meatballs were cold as ice cubes so far the soups been perfect obviously im doing something right admittedly it would help if i read the instructions what temperatures to cook what items but in a fast food mic rowave world who has time to read in structions not me i just chuck the stuff in and take my chances through trial and error ill eventually solve its operation but its the baking mechanics that have me baffled what makes the microwave tick obviously someone out there some where has the answers if so and he or she can put it in laymans language id appreciate a call better still put it down on paper id feel so much better know ing alls completely safe some night after eating a corn beef on rye id hate to have my ears to light up the room members of altona church sunday school class of 1929 this photo on loan to the tribune will recall memories for members of the altona church sunday school class back in 1929fiftynine years ago the young ladies are front row left to right joan kinsctt lillian brown vcrna wagg mrs barkis reesor teacher elsie wagg lizzie davis ethel bunker centre row left to right dorothy pointon reta meyer mary lehman kate rcesor olive madill annie lehman verna lehman esther davis hazel brown leta bunker rear row left to right evelyn rcesor flossie mcnair beatrice carter and blanche rcesor