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s 5 tribune march 30 1988 a3 a decade of accomplishment h george sehlukbier chief executive officer of the whitchurchstouffviue public library congratulates his successor marilyn ferguson at the conclusion of an evening in his honor thursday at the maples of bal- inntrae mr sehlukbier wife maureen and family leave next month for sacramento california library chief praised at farewell gathering jby kate gilderdale ijosing george isnt good for our community were going to miss hirfi terribly thus mayor fran sainsbury summed up the mood thursday evening of a farewell gathering holnoring whitehurch- stuffvilles chief librarian gejorge sehlukbier mr sehlukbier is leaving his pofcitionhere march 31 for a news paper library post in sacramento california more than 125 frietids local politicians members of staff and library patrons attended the- evhheld at the maples of bal lantrae au wished him well in his neto venture friendly insults abounded with mc eddie luther enquiring are so many people here be cause theyre sorry to see you go orto celebrate your going councillor jim sanders pre sented mr sehlukbier with a selection of party hats indicating themany roles hes played over thfcpast ten years some of these involvements include the museum the latcham gallery thechamber of commerce the recreation centre the strawber- ryfestival the business im provement area and the magic festival ive enjoyed working with you and arguing with you joked york regional chairman eldred king durhamyork mpp presented mr sehlukbier with a personal letter from ontario premier david peterson in recognition of his contributions other presentations were made on behalf of the museum the bia the chamber of commerce and the town with tributes from re creation centre coordinator marlene mckeewetheral and jim westofthe library board monica van maris chairper son of the library board de scribed the facility here as oneof the most beautiful and wellrun in the country what can i say about this man she asked she spoke of his incredible energy and enthu siasm hes leaving us with an air of confidence in our library and the culture of our town hes touched the lives of many people in whitchurchstouffviue mrs van maris announced the appointment of marilyn ferguson as the librarys new chief execu tive officer there are many people to thank responded the guest of honor but after ten years here its interesting why so many politicians came to my farewell ive given my best years to this community he continued ive lived longer in stouffville than anywhereelse in my lifet mr sehlukbier stressed theum- portance of a good library jnthe community he also emphasized the need to work towards expan sion of the present facility this project he urged should occur no later than 1990 mr sehlukbier concluded if anyone asks me where my hume town is the answer will always be stouffville ontario canada oldtimers hang em up stouffville the whit- curchstouffville adult skating club will conclude its season tues april 5 the old smoothies will take to the ice at 730 pm at the conclu sion 930 pm refreshments will be served location is the town rec cen tre ninth line north admission is 2 members 3 nonmembers ive enjoyed working with you and arguing with you jokes regional chairman eldred king one of the guest speakers at mr schlukbiers farewell the librarys ceo was presented with numerous gifts throughout the evening he and wife maureen laugh at mr kings goodnatured jibes as does mayor fran sainsbury the events mc jim thomas a miracle its a miracle thats how ron femson former mar- kham town councillor idej scribes his recovery from a tragic truckcar crash on hwy 7 west of locust hill almost 18 months ago ron was confined to hospital several weeks in addition to months of convalescence i niet hiriimarch 19 at the coiuk try decorating and collecti- bles show and sale markham fairgrounds despite all hes been through he looks great not mine r would the lady who left two pairs of pantyhose on the hood of my car thursday- kindly come and pick them up as- quickly as possible i put them on the front seat where my wife found them while drivirig to choir practice thursday night i had some tall explaining to do- in fact tin not out of the woods yet one pair is cover girl and the other vanderbilt they were purchased at stedmans in stouftyllle the evidence is condemning what i heed is a witness no inflation ii the cost of everything keeps climbing well almost everything about tbexonly i thing that doesnt is mem bership in thestouffville hor- ticultural society it remains at 1 00 and has for the last 50 years members even come around and collect move over yes guys they re crowding us for room and imaybe its abouttimenot only do we5 havetbre female mayors in the immediate rarea carole ijellfransaihsbury aniger- rilyim ocoiuior but york h regi6rinivfhas a female treasurer- and a very clever xonevtoovi understand shes cerswcli successor to john hylinsmaaff thats not the end the officer soon to re- place regional moh dr owen slingerland is also a lady dr helena jaczek pre sently an associate moh will moyuplto her newosltionln- augusta congratulations x- what a cook loretta lavell cam fella blvd stouffville has to be oneof the best cooks in town how do i know last week she brought me in a plate of chocolate cmpcookies friesh out of the oven excluding ma- rion murphys pumpkin pie ive never tasted anything quite like them the office staff join me in saying thanks help needed like to volunteer if so the staff atgreen gables manor bloorhington would -appreci- r ate your help in a variety of ways including bible study quilting crafting playing yamies or jusf plain visitingrif you have a few spar6 hours in the week give shirley young a call at 64q1310 no birds its been a birdless winter around the bob nesbitt home at rr 1 goodwood despite the fact bobs been more than generous with handouts hisli feathered friends havent re- sponded hes wondering if v art briggsjiide the tri bunes nature columnist has the answer bob thinks maybe its ah overabundance of hawks in the area thats frighteningthc sohg away maybe hes right on a similar note there werent many birds at 381 rupert ave nue this winter either but y hawks wereathe reason a landmark its not churchill its church hill the community s located atthe intersection of ninth line north and the au rora sideroad the town plans to recognize this rural hamlet with a roadside sign garfield kellihgtbn formerly of whitchurch township cor rected my spelling of church hill in the march 23 issue of the tribune hes anxious the sign be correct also the ham- lets origin says mrkelling- iongoes back to the original hill family that owned a farm near the church hill corner a methodist church was once w seated there built in the mid 1800s it was later moved and used as an implement shed on the hill property a number of family deseehdents still re- side in the whitcharch- stojutville area i appreciate mr kellingtons response to- an obvious error ruth takes step up by jim thomas stouffville ruth aim- strong north street stouffville has taken another step up the lad der of success the softspoken personable motherof two holds the dual posi tion of revenue supervisor and tax collector for the town of whitchurchstouffviue i enjoy it ruth says of her work within the tax department i accept the change in responsi bilities i want to do a good job ed blackburn the department head has no doubts shes work- cd extremely hard shes earned it he says of her promotion born and educated in chatham ruth first worked for the county of kent later she was employed with the region of york before coming to whitchurch- stouffviue recently she received a diplo ma in tax administration com pleting the course by correspond ence before that she completed a course offered by the association of municipal clerks and treasurers while feeling a little like the matthew of biblical days ruth says theres a lot more to the posi tion than merely collecting taxes she enjoys the challenge bob and ruth armstrong have been married ten years they have two children tyler 7 and ashley 4 ruth has five sisters her parents still reside in chatham i spend as much free time as possible with the kids she says camping is their favorite family recreation ruth armstrong north street stouffville has been promoted to the position of revenue supervisor and tax collector in the town of whitchurchstouffviue ruth joined the tax department staff here eight years ago previously she was employed by the county of kent and the region of york jim thomas attention flyer advertisers we can deliver your flyers for as little as 3vs cents apiece so far this year we have delivered 2627568 flyers doortodoor in markham unionville milliken stouffville uxbridge and surrounding rural routes we can deliver your flyers on the day you want in the area you want any quantity from 5000 to 35000 call advertising at 29422006402100 or distribulion at 29482446402100 i a j ciifl 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