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garners for january barthau jewellers lsik w 6404646 1 ttlll i serving whitchurch stouffvilte ukbridge area dinner theatre banquet facilities i mi a memorable dining experience sunday bruncwsmohgasbord weddings 6406060 tess vol101no4 a metroland community newspaper wednesday january 27 1988 aan 48 pages 50 cents wrong hit man murder for hire uncovered stouffville altonas david houston alias shakespeare the magician has encountered many unusual situa tions in his day none however will match the occasion when he was proposi tioned by a man who asked him to kill his wife service fred crossen church street south stouffville will receive his sixty year jewel at a ceremony hosted by richardson masonic lodge wednesday the presentation will be made by lodge master jack watson tenth line south fred will be accompanied by his nephew ken prentice of markham mr crossen was initiated into the masonic order jan 29 1926 he was installed as master june 24 1942 immediately preceeding him as master was morley symes 1941 and the late harold sanders 1940 raise 3500 stouffville twentytwo stouffville residents raised a total of 3500 in the annual easter seal snowarama near haliburton saturday the distance travelled was 100 kilometers total proceeds through pledges amounted to 15000 participants were harry schell and steve schell dan brown hart smith graeme fretz nick bangay pete water man steve spang robert lewis and jane lewis paul shrake ron assinck joe hulshof pete turner bob hughes phil red- shaw dave white andy patter son bill bruce jim and mike grove the bizarre story had its begin ning back in december 1985 and concluded with a conviction in a toronto court on friday sentence will be handed down feb 10 mr houston was first approached by the accused at the conclusion of a metro christmas party the stranger requested a business card and when houston replied he was fresh out the man asked for a name and phone number thats when the calls started at first the man was vague houston said he talked only ab out a bit of a dirty job then he spoke of causing his wife to have an accident a figure of 5000 was men tioned mr houston admits he was frightened i feared for my own life and for the safety of my fami ly he said he confided in his wife we talked about it and prayed about it he said when yet another call came through he went to police undercover officers one posing as billy the magician arranged a meeting with the sus pect the detective was wired for sound and everything that was said was recorded when confronted the man at first denied it however when the tape was produced he confessed mr houston was called jo tes tify and identified the accused in the court there was a lot of soul- searching on my part the local magicman said but im not the least bit sorry i did what i did mr houston said the accuseds wife was totally unaware her life was in any danger until told by police he now feels certain that had he not acted in the manner he did the woman could have been seriously injured or killed hockey hero joins oilers stouffville stouffvilles keith acton has a new lease on life at least a new lease on life in the nhl the 29yearold centre star has been traded from minnesota to edmonton he played his first game in an oilers uniform satur day on monday he picked up two assists in edmontons 64 victory over pittsburg stouffvilles favorite hockey son was drafted in 1988 he spent two seasons in nova scotia then joined the montreal canadiens where he played three years he was 4 vi years with the north stars one has to look on the positive side gerry acton his father told the tribune monday keiths going from a 19th place club to one thats close to the top new cluster homes welcome residents stouffville the first unit containing four apartments in parkview villages new cluster home development will be avail able for occupancy friday jm nighswander parkviews executive administrator con firmed the date monday he also said units four and five containing eight apartments should be ready by feb 15 and units two and three also containing eight apart ments should be finished by march 1 we have every confidence these dates will be met mr nighswander said moving in on friday are pauline grove beatrice parker mr and mrs len hutchinson and mr and mrs amos reesor although set apart from park view village the cluster homes are located on the same site allow ing residents access to the many amenities the apartment complex has to offer keith acton gerry says unless a players a super star hes never certain how long hell stay with any one team he points to moe mantha the other half of the minnesota- edmonton trade who remained with the oilers only two months at least keiths chances of being on a stanley cup winner are better now than they were be- iiorc gerry said gerry said the move came as no surprise coach lou nanne had told keith a trade was pending he said and that six teams were in terested while gerry and betty have travelled to minneapolis on sever al occasions trips to edmonton may be less frequent due to the distance factor its almost twice as far gerry said despite his 29 years keith is still considered one of the fastest skaters in the nhl and one of the hardest workers so far this season hes scored eight goals and picked up thirteen assists for 21 points torch ceremony durham region the olympic spirit is alive and well in durham region elementary stu dents are holding their own celebration ceremony with good wood and claremont children car rying the torch monday goodwood runners will arrive in claremont at 11 am claremont runners will arrive at valley view greenwood at 1230 pm two claremont students have been selected from each class the pupils are grade 1 eric johnson and stephanie gallant grade 12 billy barnes and brett stephenson grade 23 cheryl norton and jason clynch grade 4 lisa jones and shawn wannop grade 5g philip gar- butt and kevin limkilde gradeg danny saxton and kathy todd grade 7 jan mehlenbacher and tammy bannoch grade 8 darrell vanderligt and jason baun the organizing committee in cludes staff teachers mary mcmullen david field and prin cipal gail elliott goodwood school wont name its participating students until la ter this week school plans stouffville the trustees of stouffville christian school have called a meeting of parents for this thursday jan 28 purpose of the gathering is to present plans for 198889 and dis cuss the possible extension of secondary education through grade 12 at present classes go only to grade 10 while the meeting is of interest primarily to parents of students in grades 7 to 10 all are welcome a school newsletter reads the board wants to keep pa rents informed principal wally robinson told the tribune fu ture plans he explained arc de pendent to a great extent on when a start can be made on the build ing of a new school satellite school stouffville with no additional student accommodation planned for the next five years trustee harry bowes is seeking approval of a satellite school to be administered by the principal at summitview the sites available mr bowes points out the property location is the northerly extension of baker avenue v at present a number of students from stouffvilles northeast quadrant are enrolled at orchard park several kindergartenaged pupils are attending at dicksons hill while most parents are pleased with the low pupilteacher rano at dicksons hill others have complained bowes said m we need half a school he stated il mr bowes says a sixpak five classrooms and ah office would serve as a stopgap between what we have now and a new school in the future he estimates the cost at 250000 satellite schools are not uncommon in york region mr bowes told the tribune he said both richmond hill and newmarket had gone this route with considerable success town protects its borders stouffville concern is mounting in whitchurch- stouffvlle with respect to open- storage industrial sites on the west side of hwy 404 in the town of richmond hill planners here claim this type of development will reflect badly on this municipality and adjacent properties to the east the location is placed at lots 1 to 5 cone 3 north of the stouffvil le road whitchurchstouffville is an xious to see prestige industrial development locate on lands east of hwy 404 at a planning advisory com mittee meeting jan 19 mem bers agreed to indicate their opposition to outside storage thats visible from cither the stouffville road or hwy 404 they also asked that stringent en vironmental controls be enacted to protect against water air and soil contamination in addition they requested all storage be de nsely screened by berms fences andor high quality landscaping when asked why this type of de velopment had not been proposed for the west side of the cnr right- ofway east of leslie street plan ners were told residents had voiced objections mayor fran sainsbury said it appears richmond hill is plan ning to move its yongc street problem to the boundary of whitchurchstouffvlle with the hope that if it cant be seen it will somehow go away concluded councillor wilf mor ley its obvious they rich mond hill are not concerned ab out the welfare of their neigh bors a public meeting to discuss the richmond hill proposal will be held in their council chambers feb 10 at 730 pm some party j stouffville it was a par ty to end all parties for the parents of the 15yean old hostess it was a party that will undoubtedly end all parties at least for awhile it occurred jan 15 at a home on geoffrey crescent according to the mother only a few close friends were invited however the word quickly spread and crashers by the nun dreds arrived the crowd spilled over onto neighbors properties and police were called i no charges were laid the mother said the parents wero away on holidays at the time they arrived home jan 22 considerable damage was done to the interior of the house the tribune was told including broadloom and walls msib neighborly notesa3 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