rmm mm ass s3995 swatch barthau jewellers stwffviiic 6404646 serving whitchurchstouttvule uxbridge area i iib countrye ityme realty ltd 1 acre bidding lot in town 6405090 j0hnwhyta11 j vol 101 no 30 hats in ring the announced retire ment of ward 3 councillor jim rae has brought other names to the fore as possi- ble candidates in the nov 14 whitchurchstouf fville election campaign mentioned but not con firmed are the following ron elliott gormley ed hakonson rr 4 stouff- ville and david probert also of stouffville rr 4 only mr probert could be contacted by the tribune he refused comment saying only he might have a state ment to make in the next two weeks a metroland community newspaper wednesday august 3 1988 32 pages 50 gents jim rae wont run i stouffville ward 3 councillor jim rae will not seek reelection in the upcoming campaign he revealed his intentions this yeek v councillor rae served three terms on council including seven years as chairman of engineering previously he was a member of the lemonville public school board and on the board of the stouffville cooperative he claims hell have no trouble keeping busy theres plenty of volunteer work to do he says trae says he wont be cam paigning for either mayoralty candidate fran sainsbury or wilf morley theyre both good peo ple he states yhe feels an improved road system across the municipality should be a council priority in the next three years lawnie at cne ballantrae how high is up elevenyearold lawnie wallace high point drive ballantrae is on a musical spiral that has even her parents in a spin winner of the canadian open at simcoe ont lawnies scheduled to appear at the gne aug 26 27 and 28 she recently auditioned for star search and has been con tacted by rev david mainse of tvs 100 huntley street her manager is the wellknown jack price whose associations with stars go round the world on thursday she appeared on radio station cham hamilton she sang the patsy cline favorite crazy and one broken heart a song she wrote herself c it was fun lawnie said bill and kathy wallace are pleased with their daughters progress several concert open ings are in the works a classic vandorf the annual antique car show at the whitchurchslouffvillc museum vandorf has developed into the classic automotive display of southern ontario the date is sunday aug 14 from 10 am to 4 pm the rain date is aug 21 admission is 2 adults children 12 years and under free stouffville doug alles north street stouffville has tossed his hat in the whitchurch- stouffville election ring hell stand for council in ward 5 a seat currently held by mayoralty candidate wilf morley mr alles announced his deci sion friday a town resident 22 years dougs been actively involved in many areas of community life in cluding the public library lat- cham gallery and the stouffville- carpentras france student ex change program in local sports hes served as a soccer coach and a referee political involvement is by no means new to doug hes been active at both the federal and provincial levels of politics serv ing as campaign manager for current durhamyork liberal mpp bill ballinger hes the im mediate pastpresident of the yorkpeel federal liberal association and the 1987 chief financial officer for the liberal party in durhamyork born in kitchener mr alles holds a ba degree in philosophy from the university of waterloo he taught high school in north bay and currently holds the posi tion of advisory systems analyst at ibm canada doug and sharron alles have two sons andrew 20 and patrick 18 stouffville says doug was his dream town long before moving here a love the place he says the 47yearold north street resident is a strong supporter of friends must part a2 too soon farewell a3 casey bats 1 000 a4 married 50 years a6 golden anniversary a7 cindy loves kldsa8 sports slopitch actionb1 midget linalists82 pummel portb3 doug alles cbc rent gotrain stouffville motorists travelling stouffvilles main street sunday were surprised to have their progress impeded by a gotrain not once but several times no gotransit hadnt com menced a sevendayaweek ser vice the cbc had rented the facility complete with crew for the making of a film called com ing and going if given the green light the halfhour program extending over 13 weeks will commence early next year unit manager david masse told the tribune including cast crew and ex tras 85 people were on the set sunday a portion of the filming is being done between markham and stouffville masse said with other segments taking place in toronto unionville and aurora filming will continue in stouff ville this saturday asked how the cbc is able to coax people to work on a holiday weekend masse replied free food is an incentive curbside recycling he also pro motes community involvement in municipal politics particularly planning he believes in long- term planning with respect to capital cost projects such as a new town office an indoor pool and a fitness centre while actively involved in federal and provincial politics doug claims this interest has no place in municipal government he points to the toronto board of education where such a situa tion he claims has worked to the detriment of all concerned donation of trees stouffville the town of whitchurchstouffville has been handed a gift of 162 trees valued at 30000 the donation arranged through casey van maris of parklane nurseries ltd rr 1 gormley comes via the univer sity of guelph its an experiment using growbags to contain the roots the trees all relocated on the grounds of the recreation complex ninth line north will be closely monitored over the next two years mr van maris told the tribune he immediately thought of the town when he learned guelph university was seeking a site in addition to parklane braun nurseries of hamilton and som- merville nurseries of alliston were involved the planting took two days the trees are located close together and will be thinned out later on also if some should not survive the gaps will not be noticeable mr van maris said out of the 162 trees received at least 110 should live maybe more he explained if the experiment proves suc cessful mr van maris is confi dent it will trees can be handled with a much smaller root mass this requires lighter equipment it worked in oklahoma i see no reason why it wont here the nursery owner said market hard hit by storm by jim thomas editor stouffville a storm with hurricane force winds up to 100 milesperhour battered whitchurchstouffville and other parts of york and durham regions saturday hardest hit was the outdoor area at the stouffville sales barn described by fire chief bill brown as like a war zone after the storm passed through at least five people were injured two seriously norm faulkner the markets coowner said the storm blew up so fast vendors had little opportunity to seek cover he said displays in cluding one of heavy vices and wrenches were tossed about like corks one man was struck on the head ive never seen anything like it faulkner said it only lasted about half a minute the main buildings except for a section of one roof escaped damage mr faulkner noted fire volunteers and ambulance officers attended the injured in the excitement a woman suffered an asthma attack as a result of the storm two people were trapped when hydro wires fell across a car on lakeshore road musselmans lake altogether the fire department answered five calls within halfanhour an eyewitness said the cloud formation passed over the floyd for syth farm then separated with one section going south and the other north he described it as a twister mr faulkner said the wind blew straw from one of the forsyth fields into his swimming pool more than 80 rods away north of zephyr in durham region the area was belted by wind rain and hail several roads were blocked by fallen trees the storm struck while an auction sale was in progress on the pro perty of david and elizabeth murray near zephyr auctioneer gary hill and the crowd were forced inside the barn at the same time the lights went out the sale carried on outside when skies cleared fortunately there was no power blackout at the sales bam mr faulkner said candidate in ward 5 fire chief incerise jstouffville while fire volunteers worked feverishly assistingthe fnjuredaf the stouffville sales barn saturday plus answering other-calls- someone stole ah oxygen ventilator and a firstaid kit volunteers left the equipment only a short time7 chief bill brmvn saidiitvvalue has been placed at over 3000 v theperson who removed the units told bystanders he planned to return them to the station he never did if i catch tip with him hell need both the oxygen and the first- aid said an incensed chief brown board impressed stouffville although decision was withheld commit tee of adjustment members seemed impressed with plans to open up at least two new business places at the rear of the stouff ville bakery block on library lane residents in the area voiced no objections the application was heard last week by dr denis oconnor rick preston and jim richards if approved council will deal with the road extending west from mill street councillor wilf morley has recommended it be made into a walkway with no vehicular traffic permitted a committee of adjustment decision is expected aug 25