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free ring inspection and polish barthau jewellers i 6404646 stouflville serving wjiiipitiurchstouffville uxbridge area countrye tyme hrealtyltd speciauz1ngin exclusive properties 6405090 vol 101 no 6 ametroland community nspap wednesday february 10 1988 52 pages 50 centsl sicians in abortion dilemma by kate gilderdale stouffville the recent supreme court decision that overturned canadas abortion law has left abortionseekers and the medical profession in a state of legal limbo both federal and provincial governments appear undecided on what further action if any should be taken nor is it certain that new legislation is planned to clarify certain issues should there be a point in pre gnancy when abortion isnt legal ly acceptable to what extent should govern ment control the setting up of abortion clinics will ohip cover the total abor- tioncost general practitioners are placed in a difficult position while some are unwilling to state their views all admit its a very delicate issue its up to the individual re plied dr john button its a deci- principal injured in crash uxbridge ray newton former viceprincipal of ux bridge secondary school and now principal of harwood secondary school ajax was injured mon day in a twocar collision on hwy 47 near goodwood mr newtons westbound pon- tiac grand prix was hit headon by an eastbound plymouth sta- tionwagon the other motorist rolf gut of cheltenham has been charged with careless driving both men were rushed by ambulance to uxbridge cottage hospital mr newton was later transferred by helicopter to sun- nybrook hospital toronto a secretary in the office of har wood school said tuesday mr newton was holding his own in- juries she said were not as se rious as first feared hell remain in hospital at least a week she concluded sion between the patient and her doctor dr button feels hospitals are definitely not the place theyre already overburdened he said the longtime stouffville gp claims if a plebiscite was held on the question men shouldnt be allowed to vote this is a decision a woman must make for herself with pro fessional help and guidance he concluded dr douglas brodie believes counselling is vital mj feeling is that after discussion with her doctor and the babys fathera woman should have the right to make her own choice he stated however he would hate to see the abortion process used indiscrimi nately and certainly not as a method of birth control another physician who asked not to be named said he respects the wishes of the patient we are here as health profes sionals we have to look at both sides its true we have our own principles but we must try and help patients to the best of our abi lities and take their situations and concerns into account dr donald smith declined com ment saying its a private matter between doctor and patient so far the supreme court rul ing has had little effect on area hospitals mrs gloria crotin said york central hospital richmond hill has no specjal abortion facility but does carry out the procedure our hospital will disband the therapeutic abortion commit tee she said but will continue to do abortions as required erma wilson vicepresident of nursing services at york county hospital newmarket said much the same as far as im aware well con tinue to carry out the procedure but will no longer have a ther apeutic committee she stated as one physician who asked not to be named pointed out i deal with many individuals some of whom are strongly in favor of abortions and some strongly opposed this makes it a difficult issue to discuss publicly in my view its a matter between doctor and patient residents in an area of cone 6 whitchurchstoultville are- lcais ha vc rolled into the i aviue inset i a drop of almost 50 feci mrs appealing to york region to erect protective barricades in an area karen chubhuck above has requested action by the region so between bloomington and vandorf roads in recent months two far without success jim thomas kennedy road hazard j its whstchokch tiesiaenls ohtuegthci ill orckstoiifrvvlfc lilrs concerned concerned lor their own safetv and for the safely of roadni others to do ft f bijifsectionof the sixth line slopes to a liirly degree angle aud theres nothing asdjmgeroi becomes extremely icv during winter months homeowners say hope the regions not waitir the dropoff ou both sides is close to 50 feetfxi- she claihcven caution i while there are guide posts on he road shoulders these are mrs gcrrj benson whosi useless residents claim theyre asking york region for sonic- came to rest in a clump of tr thing rm tivi dible one of those denimdin action is mrs kar stduff- ville rr 4 only recently two cars went oves to the bottom and was demolished the other was caught in a clump of trees part way down it too was wrecked both driver- serious injury rvewritteritheregioh without reply mrs chuhbucktoldthe tssrak ills too have brought lio response she said iitek said shed spoken personally to a york regions d was told if one area was protected theyd be obliged this mrs chubbuck says i ilibu spun out on the ice aud jcribed the experience asin- the trees held me from going all he way down she stated sbe iw mrs chubbuck said it took halfa day to extricate the second vehicle fium he ravine the guide posts she points out offer no protection whatsoever they snap oil like matchsticks wm snopitch carnival weekend stouffville the weath ermans cooperation is all thats needed for a successful 3rd annual whitchurchstouff ville snopitch carnival saturday and sunday the majority of activities will take place in the stouffville park with the talent contest at la vil- letta restaurant friday pre liminaries andthe greens res taurant sunday finals a feature attraction is the sun- day snopitch game radio per sonalities from cftr will play stouffvilles realty courier royals contest time is 215pm other events follow saturday feb 13 prog ress club pancake breakfast in latcham hall 8 to 11 am snow ball tournament in the town park 8 am to 5 pm ice sculp- singer thrills audience by jim thomas stouffville for thirty minutes sunday afternoon fun and games common to timmy day at the stouffville legion hall came to a halt the reason it was the appear ance of a tenyearold ballantrae girl the vocal talents of lawnie wallace daughter of william and kathy wallace captivated the crowd norm dunn chairman of the youth education committee for legion branch 459 called it un real lawnie a grade 5 student at ballantrae public school dis played a stage presence common only to performers twice her age the audience sat and listened with backup provided by a singing machine a gift from her father lawnie sang many favo rites made popular by such stars as patsy kline marty robbins and hank williams each selec tion brought enthusiastic re sponse lawnie the tribune learned not only sings with the experience of a veteran but also writes some of her own songs the first being the trees are green at age seven the tenyearolds talents have not gone unnoticed back in september she placed first in an ontario open country singing contest at the capital theatre in brantford she also appeared on stage at a ronnie hawkins concert saublc beach and later joined such well- known performers as murray mclaughlin and kelida haver- land at a benefit show in barrie lawnie comes by her vocal skills honestly both her father- william wallace iii and her aunt julia wallace have performed publicly on many occasions and cut several records the legions timmy day proved very successful mr dunn said raising in excess of 3000 but the afternoons unqualified success was the presence of a lit tle tenyearold girl turing at the library 8 am to l pm outdoor skating in the park all day snow golf in the park if am to 2 pm games and ice sculpture for children at latcham hall 12 noon to3 pm atv races at the old arena site- 12 noon free adult dance in latcham hall 8 pm to 1 am sunday feb 14 snow bali tournament in the town park 8 am to 215 pm hay rides at the library 11 am to 1 30 pm snow golf in the park 11 am to 130 pm labatts hoiair bak loon all day ice motocross races at old arena site 12 noon to 2 pm lions games for chili dren at latcham hall 12 noon to 3 pm celebrity softball on main diamond 215 pm ta- lent contest finals at the greens success square 7 pm fool priority stouff ville an indoor pool is fop priority for phase ihne whitchurchstoaffvillcrcc centre ken mayijhalrinahof the recreation feasibility assessment kant reports the response as very decisive following circulation pf a questionnaire mallcdlto i every resident in town of replies received 626 percehtsciecwdhcinaoorpoo as first choice i iinextjlat 157 percent was a fitness facility wuhfacquct courts 29 percent optej for a second ica surface whoe an audilorr n hfldtbeiupportof5i4percenti i j dost of the replies rib listing the pool as their first choice had it tfsfecindprrilliray w concluded thetcnairman swimming is a sport or relaxation that can be en joyed by people of all ages including the elderly and the handicapped a largf numberjof wnifchurchstouffvilie resi ts currently travel to neighboring municipalities all of which strings attached a2 clowning arounda3 teachor fealurea6 miracle rec6veryali atoms expodeem v soccer standoute1 goldon girfb2