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a4 tribune august 17 1988 editors mail enquiry dear editor i must admit that ordinarily i dont pay that much attention to board of education york region matters with no children enrolled in either elementary or secondary schools what trustees do or dont do doesnt matter all that much to me however the tribunes front page story july 13 raised the hair on the back of my neck since when did any group of so- called educators have the privilege of writing their own pay cheques in the amount of 18000 whatever faith i may have had in the boardoperated system has disappeared to me this shows a total disregard for the taxpaying public it should be subject to a public enquiry sincerely bryson edwards iori avenue stouffville insult several weeks ago i read in the tribune how york region board of education the chairman in particular was criticizing the ministry of education for its scroogclike tactics when handing out grants his complaint made sense i was sympathetic not any more the 458 percent honorarium increase as of dec 1 is an abomina tion an insult to the taxpayers of the region of york if i was the minister of educa tion id reduce financial support rather than increase it mrs grace rogers iroquois drive ballantrac r the tribune established 1888 james thomas bruce annan patricia pappas editor publisher advertising manager jennifer hutt distribution manager retail advertising susan berry manager charles canning real estate classified advertising joan warshman real estate manager dorothy young classified manager debra welter distribution doreen deacon business office manager cnns bertram national sales representative metroland corporate sales 4931300 the sioulfviile tribune pubttshed every wednesday aid saturday ji 5j mjti st stouffville of s one ot trie mttroland pfrtnq publishing distributing aroup of suburban newspapers which includes the acon free press ajji pokering news advertiser aurora banner brampton guidan 8utlmqton post etobicoke adverser guardjn georgetown independent markham economist sun milton champion missssaitja news newmarket era oaihe beaver osbawa whitby this week richmond hit thomhil vaughan liberal scarborough miror topic newsmagazine whow dale mirror metroand pfinting publishing distributing is a dwsion ot harlequin enterrjrses ltd single copies 50c subscriptions s21 00 per year in canada 55 00 elsewhere member o canadian com munitv newspaper association ontario weekly newspaper association ontario press council and sub urban newspapers ot america second class mail registration number 0896 6402100 6492292 roaming around a rose at flower show by jim thomasj editorials unnecessary hardship the intracacies of municipal politics are such that much of what happens in council is ignored by the average resident they dont care about it nor do they read about it this fact of life often escapes the understanding of the local politician he or she can lapse into a dream world of selfimportance unmindful that deci sions taken on various issues fall into the couldnt care less category as far local ratepayers are concerned however should any rule or regula tion create an unnecessary hardship on a resident or a group of residents politi cians look out the wrath of a communi ty or segment thereof can come crashing down on members heads such is the case with a clause in a bylaw that prohibits local farmers from selling produce at sites other than en trances to their own properties the purpose of the regulation as we understood it was to prevent non residents from setting up shop on local roadsides we agreed who needs this type of intrusion however we neglected to read the fine print obviously some councillors didnt either for if the bylaws enforced to the let ter a farmer on kennedy road cant sell his produce on stouffville road a mile from his home ridiculous the fact an ambitious 16yearolds in volved tends to stir ones emotions it shouldnt age is not a factor nor is am bition its the restrictive measure on location that hurts a measure that should be changed nor is the town bylaw enforcement department at fault theyre only responding to a complaint enforcing a municipal regulation theyre caught in the middle whos to make the next move we suggest the farmer in question do nothing leave the ball in councils court i appreciate the efforts of the hor ticultural society any horticultural society like with lawn bowling the member ship continually battles the stamp of senior citizenry what either of these recreations has to do with age ill never know lawn bowlings an extremely ar duous sport believe me i know i tried it once and nearly drove the backstop onto the ball diamond with respect to horticulture everyone grows flowers well almost everyone jean has the green thumb in our fami ly im just the water boy still i enjoy other peoples hor ticultural handiwork for this reason i seldom miss flower shows at either ux- bridge or stouffville and camera in hand or not im always warmly welcomed the uxbridge display was saturday stouffvilles turn comes wednesday night and thursday most stouffville exhibitors i know not so the uxbridge posy professionals with the exception of maybe a half- dozen perennial exhibitors dorothy simpson helen clark and ena wassenaar i walked into a sea of strange faces saturday but they didnt remain strange for long before i could say begonia president jim bury had me by the hand we appreciate your coming he said please look around and make yourself at home i did it was undoubtedly the societys best show in years in pointing out the various winners mr burdy drew my attention to a lady conversing with others in the centre of the church basement floor i want you to meet grace gridley he said he described her as a pillar of strength within the organization i introduced myself to grace and we sat down in one corner of the room she proved a very interesting person only 84 and a bit she replied when i inquisitively enquired of her age mrs gridley i learned was born in cardington england her late husband was a mining engineer as in most english towns flowers abound in cardington grace imported this interest to timmins where she and her husband relocated she established a horticultural socie ty there while mining and flowers would seem to have little in common the organiza tion under graces initiative flourish ed they even formed what she describes as an upsadaisey club grace gridley a classic the car show sunday was a classic it attracted a record number of exhibitors and a record number of spectators from a relatively small beginn ing this event sponsored by the whitchurchstoiiffvillc museum has become the largest happening of its kind in southern ontario the show was well organized and the carowners coopcratcd allow ing the people ample opportunity to view all entries the popularity of this project is such that it could soon present a problem organizers may run out of room this is a challenge the commit tee should welcome its a sure sign of success where flowers were bought sold and traded when the hollinger mine closed grace and her husband moved to ux- bridge that was 26 years ago she lives at trinity manor quite naturally grace wasnt content until a horticultural society was form- ed in uxbridge her pleas for a meeting place were heard by the board of st- pauls anglican church where shes a f member and while it was only suppos- ed to be temporary the memberships been meeting there ever since they the church have been very cooperative she says grace speaks in glowing terms of all society members pointing to the fact their interests extend far beyond their flower gardens theyre always anxious to help she explains its a wonderful group an extremely pleasant lady grace- lives by the motto that to have friends one must be a friend in this regard she goes that extra mile it would seem the whole towns her friend i love it here she states while trinity manor doesnt lend itself to flower and vegetable gardens of i any size grace along with cotenants elsie ferguson and daisy obrien have by special permission established a plot of their own it measures only 2 feet by 6 feet but pro duces eatables like onions carrots beans and more i mrs gridleys interests extend beyond the realm of horticulture she was instrumental in starting up the senior citizenss club in uxbridge in her spare time she makes pocket dolls that are distributed free of charge within a diocese of northern ontario in- 1 eluding timmins and moosanee she speaks with pride of her two daughters patricia of timmins and molly of peterborough both registered nurses one son michael also of peterborough six grandchildren five greatgrandchildren 3 with so many nurses in the family ij dont dare complain of an ache or a pain she says with a smile 1 besides she adds- even when thej body isnt willing the mind still carries on so it is with grace her enthusiasm overcomes all obstacles for me what began as a routine saturday assignment turned into an en joyable human experience grace by horticultural standards is a rose and steam engines to huff and puff aug 2728 august 27 and 28 arc steam threshing days at the quaker hill museum uxbridge township sponsored by the uxbridgcscott historical society almost certain to be there is ernie carruthcrs of goodwood pictured here the societys president is heather hunter of uxbridge the steam show chairman is francis hockley sandford the time both days is 1 to 5 pm the museums location is cone 5 uxbridge north of regional road 8 jim thomas editors mail thanks dear tribune thank you very much for choosing my picture in your recent coloring contest i was really hap py to hear id won ive wanted a scooter for a long time i wish your newspaper a happy birthday sincerely joanne gorry uxbridge