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iftarkbant tttafoa ak conomonwg systems 4711748 craftsmanship jim- ftmfilh w tribune community focu serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge and area f fa tf rfi ruffbiy evaua1m 4 cmluuutt mw9s8 remax imperial realty im a metroland community newspaper wednesday august 17 1988 by chris garbutt young people in goodwood are looking up to the big pipe actually its a big aapipe to most people a halfpipe might not mean very much but to the skateboarders and trick bicyclists of goodwood its a result of months of hard work its also been the centre of ac tivity for many young goodwood residents for the past week the name is selfexplanatory in skateboard lingo a halfpipe is like a crosssection of a huge pipe cut in half 12 feet wide and 46 feet long and its just about the ultimate apparatus for boarders and bikers theres nothing better on an august afternoon than to go out to the old halfpipe and work on your front side grind or any other stunt the structure has an eightfoot platform on each side from which you drop in and thanks to working goodwood kids- there is now a permanent wooden half- pipe in the park adjacent to the southdiamond the facility was brought to the village by hog the halfpipe organization of goodwood there were a lot of hassles because we were putting ramps up on the road and people in cars didnt like it explains hog president john trifiletti so hog was formed and the members all under 18 began a campaign to get goodwood a halfpipe my dad helped us a lot he got it off the ground says vice- president sean ceney his father tony did most of the work design ing and building the 2000 structure we went to a couple of ux bridge township meetings and ivicovered our ihsura gaveiis50dvseah hdte for the remainder of t the club canvass businesses to donate inf for advertising spaceisss we collected iwmoney ourselves john says most of the places were pretty generous other hog members include clint harrison treasurer as well as ground managers chris spearen and christian drennan the ground managers ensure that full equipment is worn at all times helmet elbow pads and knee pads they also keep the area clean and lock it up with a chain at night so far its been a big hit last week skateboarders and trick cyclists were lined up every day to get a shot at trying out good woods version of the big pipe skateboarders and cyclists have a place to into the arc the halfpipe was constructed of wood practise and show off their stunts at the goodwood and cost about s2000 it was paid for with halfpipe at right john trifiletti 15 left sean donations from local business and uxbridge buckles 15 and dennis bannich 17 drop into the township structure above sean ceney hi launches himself chris garbutt durham cows are tops durham region holstein herds in durham region were recently typeclassified by holstein canada twenty cows received the score of excellent the highest a cow can achieve for conformation bill baxter area ag rep has described the result as incredible to attain this level of perfection a holstein must receive a minimum of 90 points on the classifica tion score card less than half of one percent of all cows classified in canada are scored as excellent because excellent cows are the elite they and their calves are in demand worldwide mr baxter explained holstein breeders who had a new excellent were howard doner cannington jerry kea wood- ville bert pronk beaverton neil raines sunderland thornlea farms ltd brookiin ollie wilson uxbridge brad howsam seagrave ron thomson seagrave ross evans and family ux bridge douglas wilson port perry breeders receiving two new excellents were down farms sunderland mike mcgrisken and family port perry and christie bros port perry hanover hills holsteins port perry received four new excellents model t is picture of perfection by bruce stapley to the average observer its a classic and a letterperfect anti que car but to george ross the owner of the 1927 model t roadster con vertible it still has a few more miles to go before hell be happy with it shes coming along good says the stouffville photography business owner george acquired the grey and black historic vehicle eight years ago to expose his two sons to the workings of something mechanical more work ive still got to do a little more mork on her though he notes georges first foray into the world of collector cars has seen him assume the role of the perfectionist almost authentic the model t is sure to bring a smile to the face of old car buffs and senior citizens alike from its crank right on down to its spoked whitewall tires the car is authentic all the way except for the vinyl convertible top which george had made by a st catharines specialty shop that caters to antique car restorers when he first took possession of the car it was in boxes it was all bits and pieces he claims and there were a few pieces missing george set about the tiresome task of taking every piece apart then sandblasting the rust off i had a little sandblasler in the garage and did it a bit at a time he went searching for the parts that werent there and along with his sons greg and tim started to assemble the car he sent out feelers through an ad in the ford international magazine gradually he was able to line up the original parts he needed some parts were more difficult to find than others the last two things i found were the side lights and the wind wings he reports the former finally came to him from a man in caledon the latter from the us mechanical aptitude im having the wings recast he says you put the word out and peo ple get back to you he says of the eventual success that serious restorers often encounter georges basic mechanical ap titude helped him to rebuild the old cars motor we took it right down we hon ed the cylinders and put in over sized valves it was tight when i first started to work with it but its fine now first ride george says the car will cruise along at about 25 miles per hour he took it for its first real ride this past sunday when he drove it to the whitchurchstouffville museums antique and classic car show at vandorf this is the first show ive entered it in he says im not looking to enter it in a lot of shows though its mainly for my own enjoyment while george says he has a se cond old car a 1931 ford in bits and pieces in his garage he in sists he is not going to become an old car freak its interesting he says of his hobby but im not going to spend a million dollars on old cars some people get hooked but its just an interest for me george admits to having done his homework tack when he first set about the long task of stouffvilles george ross stands proudly with his 1927 model t ford the local businessman has been restoring the car with authentic parts since he bought it eight years ago jim thomas rebuilding his pride and joy i went to the historic automobile society of canada he says i got my judging school training there and now i belong to the york chapter of the society the most helpful thing is join ing a car club fo you can pick the brains of people who have already rebuilt old cars george states that the original new car selling price of his model t would have been 349 but i honestly dont recall what i paid for it he says if he were to sell it now it would probably fetch somewhere from 8000 to 10000 but i wouldnt sell it just for the sake of selling it and as he chats with the passerby at the vandorf car show george assumes the role of the proud owner happy to share his enthusiasm with those who walk up to admire his grey and black baby i just hope we make it back home he says with a grin its long walk to stouffville i a