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a4 tribune april 13 1988 s editors mail confused dear editor the whitchurchstouffville committee on affordable housing is to be commended for its deter mination to continue a worthwhile cause im somewhat confused concern- ing its goal however are members talking affordable i rents or affordable buys or are they talking both the majority of people young people i know are looking to buy but house prices here are out of reach i feel that in approving subdivi sion agreements our council should demand a percentage of low- er cost homes as part of that approval also if queens park is really se rious concerning affordable accom modation it should move now to buy up all available properties in and around musselmans lake the same way the metro toronto and region conservation area ac quired park lands back in the 60s sincerely gordon brighton ironwood crescent stouffville support dear editor i wish to thank your newspaper for the marvellous support accorded country decorating col lectibles at markham fairgrounds the exhibitors were extremely excited about the show and when they saw the fantastic coverage accorded the event by the tribune it made them proud to have been participants in it sincerely debra grose uxbridge wqf stouffville figure skating kill j q carnival april 1516 uo cju f theuvt ss 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 kitler doreen deacon business office manager chris bertram national sales representative metroland corporate sales 4931300 the stouffville tnbune published evtfrv wednesday and saturday at 54 mam st stouffville om is one of the metroland printing publishing 8i distributing group ot suburban newspapers which t tntsudes th acton free press ajax pickering news advertiser aurora banner brampton guardian burlington post etobicoke advertiser guardian georgetown independent markham economist sun milton champion mississauga news newmarket era oakville beaver osbawa whitby this week richmond hill thotnhill vaughan liberal scarbotough mirot topic newsmagazine willow- dale mirror metroland printing publishing distributing is a division of harlequin enterprises ltd single copies 50c subscriptions s2100 per year in canada 5500 elsewhere member of canadian com munity newspaper association ontario weekly newspaper association ontario press council and sub urban newspapers ol america second class mail registration number 0896 6402100 6492292 roaming around- ode to an oldtimer by jim thomas- editorials cramped for space whitchurchstouffvilles present municipal office has had its day em ployees are so cramped for space the situations something of a joke i if conditions become any worse staff will soon be sitting on one anothers knees v population increase has its benefits it jalso produces problems town manage ment must meet these problems head on it must also grow to keep pace council is marking time this being an selection year members are hesitant to embark on a multimillion dollar muni cipal expansion project they know the ftlak theyd receive but lets be realistic while there may indeed be a slowdown in buildup it isnt going to stop not entirely neither will ithe need for additional staff so where are they going to go i we dislike fragmentation a depart- jnent here a department there offices scattered all over the place this creates confusion g sure roads and works fire and re- fcreation can be separated as they are now but most other areas are closely linked and should be kept together staff efficiencys another important point council cant expect employees to work efficiently in space where theres barely room to breath productivity will suffer further the council chambers is much too small last year several pub lic meetings had to be shifted to latch- am hall for lack of seating accommoda tion while bandaid treatment will prolong the life of the present structure the buildings days arc numbered or should be so is the site we opposed encroachment on the park we suggest the town move im mediately to acquire sufficient property for new municipal quarters this doesnt necessarily mean an immediate start on construction but it does mean that when construction time arrives a site will be available the land will never come any cheaper remember when you were 20 and your fathcr was 50 he seemed old remember when you were ten and your grandfather was 70 he seemed really old while i havent attained grandfather status not in reality through the eyes of my kids im old old old i can tell by the way they talk oh dad they reply that was way back then or times have changed they do things differently nowadays while ive never admitted to being wrong i know down deep theyre right it was way back then and times have surely changed things are done differently and how still i cling to ageold ideals like short hair i insist on a clip at least once a month my sons dont listen or cant hear their ears are covered by long locks wearing ties always on sundays the boys comply but only while in church once out the door the neck yokes come off shined shoes no way canvas loaf ers arent made for nugget country music they hate it leave the room if im watching the nashville network ovaltine yuck its coke or coffee pressed pants jeans are in no pressing required so you see were years and worlds apart so it was when i was a teen but it didnt matter i did what i was told father knew best times have surely changed and time changed for me saturday i turned one year short of the big 60 it was my 59th is it any wonder the kids give dads likes and dislikes so little heed to them im a senior citizen destined to live out my last remaining years in a rocking chair watching replays of i love lucy aha not so fast polly and fay must wait awhile yet i havent even reserved a plot sure my bows a little bent and the strings a trifle shrunk but for the most part im fit as a fiddle ive still got a lot of livin to do and i intend to pack as much livin as possible into the next twelve months before the big 60 rolls around youre right theres something about age sixty thats kind of scary its that time in life when many folks retire put their feet up some even collect the pension join thesilver jubilee club spend winters in florida get monthly checkups and sleep yes sleep to each his own youre right all these things will even tually come to pass but im not about to sit back and count the days i may run out of fingers and toes my new lease on life began with a memorable birthday party saturday would you believe i even blew out all the candles on my cake with one puff the cards were beautiful one had a picture of a turtle that read slow and steady wins the race heres hoping you cross the finish line another showed a drawing of a dog and said your ears arc big your nose is long happy birthday what went wrong still another had a picture of an age- old locomotive with the wording hap py birthday you must be running out of steam real uplifting stuff but the most priceless birthday gem was penned by wife jean i found it under my pillow of all places it reads time and tide have left their mark a shorted ignition but still a spark sometimes a prime sometimes a tow ill gladly wait just take it slow the mind is willing the body weak the hair is thin the bones they creak the gums are there the teeth are not a once trim waist has gone to pot your dead in bed theres no doubt a victim of the chronic gout yet when the pesky siren sounds youre out the door in giant bounds country music is your thing with dolly and hank the rafters ring statlcr tapes play on and on nothing else from dusk til dawn a workaholic thats for sure summer vacations are no lure allnight vigils you still keep while all alone at home i sleep for all your failures i confess our family home is truly blessed from each of us at this joyous time happy birthday fiftynine selfhelp its all very easy to sit back and let someone else cover the cost you hear it everywhere let the town pay let the region pay let queens park pay or let ottawa pay ah levels of government we hope have bottoms in their treas ury barrels none has limitless funds from which to draw the lar ger the bureauacracy the greater the demand there comes a time when the let george do it attitude must stop while handouts are nice and usually appreciated we applaud the stouffville bia business im provement area board for taking another route they decided to help themselves the result was an en joyable spring fling evening saturday at the maples of ballan- trae proceeds from the event will go towards assisting stouffvillcs downtown improvement program a project supported by a 280000 provincial pride grant certainly bia members could have sat back and said well do what we can with what we have but no on this occasion at least they implemented their own fund- raising project to the enjoyment and benefit of all concerned history on area curling being recorded john lunau left and bob lawrie both of markham arc currently writing the history of curling for the mar kham locust hill stouffville union villc and scarborough areas they arc also seeking old photos and minute books related to the sport anyone able to assist in this regard is asked to call 499m04 or 2941j63 the trophy above was initiated back in 1899 by the ontario curling association a rink from wexford was the last to win it the cups now display at the unionvillc curling club 11m thomas editors mail celebrate dear editor several people have told me they arent yet aware of whats hap pening with regard to claremonts scsquiccntcnnial celebrations 150 years a number of meetings have been held and many activities arc plan ned however there are opportuni ties for additional participation throughout the year any orga nization can arrange its own event but during the weekend of june 10 11 and 12 we need you on the saturday morning june 11 a parade is planned also a pan cake breakfast fundraising booths can be set up in the park sales of sandwiches hot dogs pie by the piece ham burgers homebaking plants books and crafts arc being encour aged a tour of homes is proposed along with antique displays ball games a bingo teen and adult dances a beer garden home decoration contest a beef supper and a scsquiccntcnnial church service please get involved none of us will live to sec another 150 years scsquiccntcnnial costumes would be appropriate invitations arc being sent out to former clarcmont residents names and addresses would be appreciated please call rene rcn- nlc 6192312 or jean drake 619- 2309 those wishing to participate in other ways arc asked to call iauri koy 6492296 or george johnson 6193166 sincerely rene rennlc clarcmont