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a4 tribune october 19 1988 editors mail recycle the blue boxes are coming the blue boxes are coming if any community in north america should know the nightmare of a garbage dump in its backyard our town should i trust this memory will serve to remind each of us of the long frustrating and difficult task of closing a landfill site even though it was located close to our fresh water supply blue boxes wont solve the gar bage crisis but theyre certainly a step in the right direction if every member of the com munity man woman teen and child will make himselfherself a little more aware of recycling what a difference it will make however small ones effort a lit tle sacrifice makes for a great achievement when we all accept the task as our personal responsibility if we are to leave an environ ment fit for the next generation we must begin today let each of us make a sincere effort to educate and encourage the full use of the blue box this community could set an ex ample the whole world will envy good things start somewhere lets hope its in whitchurch- stouffville a place were all proud to call home sincerely marion wells rr 4 stouffville 4 l gs e t ficajjc ff m thettfbune established 1888 james thomas patricia pappas deborah weller jennifer hutt editor publisher advertising manager distribution manager retail advertising susan berry manager charles canning real estate classified advertising joan marshman treal estate manager dorothy young distribution sandy kitetey arlene maddock business office manager chris bertram doreen deacon national sales representative metroland corporate sates 4931300 the stouffvie tbune pubtehed every wednesday and saturday at 54 man st stouffvifle onl e one of the metroland pmtng pubfchng fctnbutng group of suburban newspapers when nclxjes- the acton free press ajax pckerng news adverteet aurxa banrvjr brampton guarctan 8urfngton post etobcoke advertiser guar dian georgetown ndependent markham econorrast sun maton champon mssssauga news newmarket era oakvie beaver oshawa whitby the week rehmon- hi thornh vaughan lrveral scarborough mrrcy tope newsmagazne wflowdaie marc metroland pnogmg pubtehng ostrbuung ts a owson of harvxjjn enterprsesltd single copes 50 subscnpwns si00per yearn canada 5500 efeewnere member of cana dian comrnunrfy newspaper association ontano weekly newspaper assocaton omar press councl and sub- surban newspaper of american second class mai regstraton number 0896 iv 6402100 6492292 roaming around among the stars by jim thomasj editorials our responsibility c an exciting election is anticipated in jwhitchurchstouffville t four of eight positions are being contested k focus of attention is directed towards j the mayoralty with three in the race other seats up for grabs are ward 3 ward5and ward 6 acclamations are assured in ward 1 vard 2 ward 4 and board of education j since the ma jority of candidates seem jto be keeping a low profile the onus of responsibility rests with the ratepayers the opportunity to see and hear will wcur friday oct 28 at stouffville dist its scary bystanders joked about it after wards but to us it was a scene that left us shaking in our shoes on friday night a northbound truck driver obviously inebriated lost control of his vehicle on durham road 30 uxbridge- stouffvillc lownline wiped out several guide posts and mailboxes before coming to a stop in the southbound traffic lane fortunately no innocent motorists were involved one driver had the presence of mind to turn into a private lancway to avoid collision bad enough was the fact the ac cused gave police a hard time before being ushered into an am bulance worse was the fact this chap had twice been arrested on impaired charges in the last eight weeks once aug t0 and again sept 25 vet he was stil on the road oct 14 for some unexplained reason his vehicle wasnt impounded this highway menace was held in custody pending a bail hearing monday what the courts didnt do we did a senior officer told the tribune so what now in all likelihood hes again free as a bird and will be until the case is heard six months to a year from now the public deserves better instead cf just another acci dent a motor manslaughter case could have resulted read this and weep weep for the innocent who must share our roads with such morons secondary school attendance of the electorate is vital the whos who of election 88 follows mayor vvilf morley fran sainsbury crawford thomson ward 1 margot marshall ac clamation ward 2 ron robb ac clamation ward 3 johan aaltink nick tatone ward 4 wayne em- merson acclamation ward 5 marie adams doug alles ward 6 don bigioni jim sanders board of education harry bowes acclamation in previous years attendance at the allcandidates meeting has been disap pointing so has the turnout at the polls sixty percent didnt bother to vote at all we can do better its your town the council are only its caretakers lets make sure we elect the best people possible to take care of our interests seldom do i rub shoulders with the up per echelons of society its not that i dont have the oppor tunity invitations arrive almost weekly no this newspaper isnt singled out for special attention neither am i its just that media coverage is important to organizations especially those organizations subsidized through the public purse big business support is important too if the toronto star for example pours several thousand dollars into a project it should receive some credit its the recipients way of saying thanks despite the sincerity of these gilt- edged invites i never respond for a number of reasons first the people involved arent usually from whilchurchstouffville second the admission price is in variably high third i dont have the lime and fourth i feel very illatease amid such surroundings thursday was different mary elson a teacher on the staff of goodwood school kindly called to tell me her sister donna cummings and donnas partner marion marshall were to be honored at a highprofile 1988 arts awards ceremony in the metro toronto convention centre near the cn tower wow this is something i said to myself heres a young lady born raised and educated in goodwood whos soared to the pinnacle of architectural design suc cess if any individual fits the mould small town girl makes good donna does the selfmotivated conversation continued i called donna at her downtown office despite an extremely busy work schedule she took the time to fill me in on all the background information i needed at least i thought i needed but one thing was missing i wanted to be there and witness the presentation in person the ceremony was scheduled for 7 30 but i promised jean id take her to choir practice at eight so i arrived on the scene around nine my presence immediately attracted attention first the camera and then my dress the mamiya circa 1974 looks like a recovery from noahs arc my mismatched sports attire wasnt exact ly the blacktie gala described in the ad a comely miss cut off my advance ten steps inside the door can i help you she asked her x- ray eyes searing through my tweeds im here to photograph two of the award recipients i replied i advised her i wouldnt be attending the banquet at 125 a plate she pro bably guessed however to my surprise this lovely young lady went out of her way to help she told me exactly where to stand to catch the vips coming out she sum moned an usherette to show me to a seat and even went backstage to notify don na and marion of my presence i couldnt believe it for a moment i felt like one of them this feeling quickly faded as i sat next to the ceiling in the giant conven tion centre not unlike a seat in the greys at maple leaf gardens the onslage glitter was dazzling but the ceremony was informal the au dience tittered and the celebrants laughed almost like ordinary humans later i had an opportunty to mingle with the elite of society as they exited the hall the styles like nothing id seen before at least not on main street stouffville there were short ladies in long skirts and long ladies in short skirts the leathery look is obviously in so is fur real or imitation i couldnt tell cigarette holders are popular with the female artist aristocracy the men some waddling like stuffed penguins appeared many years older than their mates sugar daddies no doubt many sported shoulderlength hair and greying beards i noticed they kept a tight handhold on their curvacious escorts however i posed no threat but you cant tell a book by its cover as the saying goes donna and marion while beautifully dressed appeared very downtoearth they thanked me several times for coming all the way from stouffville marion exclaimed i assured them it was only a halfhour drive and the honor was all mine and it was i felt privileged to attend i may never be exposed to such elegance again this is truly how the other half lives the bright lights of broadway front street style not front street goodwood but front street toronto regardless of location donna tin- dall cummings hasnt forgotten her roots shes proud to call uxbridge township home hopefully uxbridge township hasnt forgotten donna the small town girl who made good if time and tide have erased those memories let this column serve as a reminder donnas a credit to herself and her community editors mail deserved dear editor 1 was pleased to read the page 1 news story in the sept 28 issue of the tribune complimentary of whitcluirchstouffvillcs clerk- coordinator mrs pat oakcs i have had occasion to meet mrs oakcs several times always on business apart from her efficien cy which i never doubted i have always found her extremely co operative and pleasant despite the pressures of a heavy work load often i feel these people who work behindthescenes do not receive the credit they deserve its the outfront politicians that are continually in the limelight mrs jeanne hurst vandorf crestcreator displays his skills jim thomas rill richardson of it it 1 gormlcy has come up with a novel hobby creating scottish clan crests mr richard son displayed the products of his skill at the in praise of hands bazaar saturday in the vandorf community hall a pine wood crest sells for 1950 revival something wonderful is happen ing in clarcmont new homes new neighbors and a new spirit of pride and cooperation arc transforming this community into a truly enjoyable place in which to live in keeping with this trend i com pliment the tribune in providing several clarcmont corners pages in your focus section this helps consolidate the good feeling that permeates our village mrs marion curtis clarcmont