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a4 tribune january 27 1988 weary the pop people or planes people have emerged from the woodwork again still the same old line about the same old issue the airport it seems no matter whats plan ned anywhere a group is estab lished to oppose it we all make garbage but no one wants a landfill site we all travel but no one wants an airport we need schools but no one wants a school bus parked next door we all appreciate nature but we dont want pigeons as neighbors local gravel companies employ- hundreds but gravel trucks are a menace the not in my backyard syn drome is alive and sick in whitch- urchstouffville as well as every other municipality across ontario including pickering personally im a little wearv of it all gordon johnson altona support karl winterstein of claremont made a good point in your issue of jan 6 when he explained the heroics of racing pigeons during world wars i and ii if what mr winterstein said is true and i dont doubt for a minute it isnt then perhaps he should in volve the legion branches of both claremont and stouffville in his fight the veterans better than anyone should be acquainted with stories in this regard if mr winterstein could gain the support of the canadian legion across ontario even across cana da it would give his campaign the assistance it undoubtedly deserves gordon kinsley rr 3 stouffville the ttibune oru0 comwv james thomas awxito editor established 1883 bruce annan patricia pappas publisher jennifer hutt advertising manager 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 kitler doreen deacon business office manager chris bertram national sales representative metroland corporate sales 4931300 the stouffville tribune published eety wednesday and saturday at 54 main st stouffville ont s one of the metroland printing publishing distributing group of suburban newspapers which includes the acton free press aja pickering news advertiser aurora banner brampton guardian burlington post etobcoke advertiser guardian georgetown independent markham economist sun milton champion mississauga news newmarket era oakviue beaver gshawa whitby this week richmond hill thomhitl vaughan liberal scarborough mifor topic newsmagazine willow- dale mirror metroland printing publishing distributing is a division of harlequin enterprises ltd single copies 50c subscriptions s21 00 per year in canada 55 00 elsewhere member of canadian com munny newspaper association ontario weekly newspaper association ontario press council and sub urban newspapers of america second class mail registration number 0896 6402100 6492292 roaming around- dorian loss my gain by jim thomas editorials leave nature unspoiled it may be an optical illusion but it appears the bush area surrounding what was once known as lehmans pond south of millard street in stouffvlle is slowly decreasing in size it seems this section of nature un spoiled is being spoiled theres little doubt wouldbe develop ers have their sights set on this property while heavily wooded and wet such problems can be easily overcome by modern machines and fill we say hands off this site should be left untouched once residential inroads are made the town can kiss it goodbye soon no thing will be left as scrubby and as scruffy as the site may seem it lends an atmosphere to stouffville that can never be replaced if council hasnt already done so it should declare this area off limits to residential buildup its value will be greater appreciated by generations to come ban outside storage the entire length of hwy 404 from steeles avenue through to davis drive opens up many future possibilities for properties both east and west all one need do is look at industrial buildup taking place north of hwy 7 we see an extension of this right through to newmarket and why not one need not be a con rad black to appreciate the value of an arterial thoroughfare to firms who appreciate both the advertising and transport services it provides were surprised then that the town of richmond hill would even consider open storage on lands in this location were not surprised that whitchurch- stouffville stands opposed open storage is unsightly weve yet to see a site that isnt there may well be places for such op erations but the hwy 404 industrial strip isnt one it would seem whitchurchstouffvillc must not only plan the future of the hwy 404 corridor to the east but cast a wary eye to proposed development beyond its boundaries to the west im continually losing things in fact if the situation wasnt at times serious it would be humorous maybe forgetfulness is a chronic ill ness that conies with old age if so theres no hope for theres no cure even tieing a string around my finger doesnt help the reason for it being there simply slips my mind over the years ive lost more items than could be listed on a page of this newspaper and not just pens pencils and notepads but big things important things worth hundreds and hundreds of dollars the tale of my missing overcoat has been told and retold so many times i wont bore you any more only to say i found it hanging in the stouffville res taurant six months after id invested in a replacement rubbers ive lost enough pair of pud dlewaders to restart production at the hamilton firestone plant i never did find my iirst pair of glas ses seventyfive dollars they cost with no insurance prudential wouldnt touch this high- risk customer with a ten foot pole who can blame them before we were married jean gave me a beautiful diamond ring it must have cost a bundle but you guessed it i lost it too six years ago while on vacation in washington i even lost our car we spent three hours of a sightseeing after noon tramping up and down pennsylva nia avenue searching for a 1982 twotone brown chevrolet stationwagon yes we found it on another street half the time i cant even find my car in stouffville the most embarrassing occasion was the day i lost my pants while swimming at lake simcoc i insisted on saving a few dollars and changed in the priva- cy of the back scat unfortunately i made the mistake of tossing my trousers out the window and up on the roof i think they dropped off somewhere between leaskdale and sandy hook anyway i drove home pantless in a soggy bathing suit hardly a monday morning goes by that im not calling jean would you have a look around the house i ask and see if i left my blank there some where several hours of searching la ter i usually find the article hidden under a pile of paper on my desk this being my weakness i feel for peo ple who encounter the same problem for this reason the tribune maintains a lost and found box at the front coun ter even now it contains two pair of glasses a womans ring and umpteen sets of keys hardly a week goes by that someone doesnt bring in something we welcome the opportunity of trying to help so it was saturday john layland bernick crescent stouffville handed in a wallet hed found near the corner of main and market streets almost automatically i check ed for identification and found it dorian a baxter 132 millard street stouffvil le the drivers license read i decided to take it around editors mail message dear editor karl winterstein of claremont made a good point in your issue of jan 6 when he explained the heroics of racing pigeons during world wars i and ii if what mr winterstein said is true and i dont doubt for a minute it isnt then perhaps he should in volve the legion branches of both claremont and stouffville in his fight the veterans better than anyone should be acquainted with stories in this regard if mr winterstein could gain the support of the canadian legion across ontario even across cana da it would give his campaign the assistance it undoubtedly deserves sincerely gordon kinsley rr 3 stouffville i supposed mr baxter had pulled into his drive only minutes ahead of me the tire tracks were still fresh in the snow 1 believe this is yours i said hand ing the billfold back he appeared a trifle startled then relieved i didnt find it im only delivering it i explained he shook my hand warmly enquiring as to my name and the name of the finder i gave him both attempting to mini mize thesmall part id played glad to help i said on sunday morning a beautifully wrapped package arrived at st james presbyterian church a similar one had also been delivered to mr laylands home the note attached to mine read dear mr thomas i have just written a note to mr lay- land in which i attempted to express my i sincere gratitude to him for so gracious- 1 ly precipitating the return of my wallet j through you as i told him it was a double surprise i this morning first i hadnt missed my j wallet and secondly to have someone graciously return it with all the con- tents money cards etc completely in- j tact in a world that is all too often adver- tized as being filled with aridity and dis- j enchantment your actions and those of j mr layland filled me with a sense of deep gratitude to almighty god its wonderful to know there are peo- j pie like you out there in this world peo- pic who prize honor and virtue above the j external advantages of rank and for- 1 tune should there ever be a time in the fu ture that i might be of service to you or j your church i do hope you will not hesi tate to contact me in closing i shall take the liberty of using the words of shakespearei can no other answer make but thanks thanks and ever thanks sincerely dorian a baxter 132 millard street stouffville believe me mr baxter if i made your day your letter also made mine board of directors markham and east york agricuiturai society 1968 the markham and east york agricultural society mar kham fair board held its annual meeting and election of officers jan 13 this photo dates back to 1968 twenty years ago board members arc rear row ft to right bob tran bruce ramer mac cosburn barry little olivcshadlock cora brodic ellis britton bob thompson howard cosburn bill walker dalt rumncy unknown front row left to right fred spring secretary mary wilson bert gardhouse joe tran president charles reeve bill sutherland gerry mann jim thomas