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styaucuj 4 ewellers 5 main st w stooffvte 6404646 iii 111 serving whitchurchstouffvihe uxbridge area cquntrye flyme vol 101 no 49 a metroland community newspaper wednesday november 30 1988 aikaltyltd country 64m0m f johhwhtittl g2rpages education concerns stouffville alleged cut backs in provincial education funding have prompted the holding of a meeting at stouff- ville dist secondary school wed dec 7 the decision approved by the home and school associations of ballantrae dicksons hill whitchurchhighlands orchard park and summitview follows a seminar held at aurora high school nov 4 local educators fear queens park will soon enact legislation that will place an even greater burden on the local taxpayer they claim provincial funding is now less than the 60 originally promised bob cressman director of education for the region of york will be the guest speaker bill ballinger yorkdurham mpp has been invited the time is 730 pm this meeting is not only to enlighten parents who have children in the public school system but for all taxpayers who have an interest in how their tax dollars are spent explained lesley van veen vicepresident of the ballantrae parents association band toots its horns stouffville on thurs day tomorrow the instrumen tal excellence of stouffville dist secondary school will be fully appreciated sdss will present its annual prechristmas band concert at the markham theatre warden avenue unionviile starting time is 8 pm performances will include the grade 9 band the sr band and selections by the schools jazz choir the concert will run two hours tickets are available at the theatre box office 575 adults 275 students and seniors a visit from santa claus is anticipated 50 cents a happy homecoming by jim thomas fortyone days after entering hospital 17-year- old debra surman returned home the initial reaction one of shock and sorrow had changed to joyous celebration debra seriously injured in a singlevehicle accident near newmarket oct 16 has made a remarkable recovery while still weak she was able to walk from the road to the house aided by a helper on each arm the atmosphere inside the lobby of york county hospital was one of ecstacy and anticipation three sdss classmates stephanie barclay tonya hoist and lori woolford ac companied by close friend laura campbell of guelph university stood impa tiently in the hall a white stretch limo provided by century limousine inc of ballantrae was parked nearby a cheer went up as debra wheeled into view wearing a dont worry be happy sweater she smiled in obvious delight at the unexpected reception at the approaches to town signs at lloyd britton auto sales betz pools and patrick motors displayed the sentiments of all residents welcome home debra we love you the britton signboard read people stopped and wav ed a gentleman holding a video camera recorded the joyous event yellow balloons and rib bons rjppledmthewind at 53 manitoba street a ban ner artistically drawn by stouffvilles jim brazier was attached to the garage door it repeated the welcome home message debra surman right and terri her mother give the thumbsup sign on their ar rival home friday debra spent 41 days in hospital following a nearfatal auto accident near newmarket oct 16 vj m vjisams skating champion whitchurch an eleven- yearold whitchurchstouffvihe girl who dreams some day of becoming a canadian figure skating champion saw a portion of that wish come true friday sandra shuker daughter of ron and jill shuker rr 1 cedar valley captured the 1989 central ontario section pre- novice ladies title with a superb performance in competition at newmarket there were twelve competitors in her class the grade 6 ballantrae school student scored high marks in both figure and freeskate perfor mances she received an engrav ed medal a trophy and a bouquet of flowers sandra is a member of the richmond hill figure skating club and the york region skating academy shell advance to novice competition next year could still be king york region an ac clamation for york regional chairman eldred king is a very real possibility the election is scheduled for the inaugural meeting thurs dec 8 at 2 pm in the regional council chambers newmarket mr king has indicated a will ingness to stand he took over the important post in september 1984 after tony roman entered the federal field as an independent member of parliament mr king retained the position for a full term from 1985 through 1988 welcome home debra we love you read the sign at lloyd britton auto sales main street west cards signed by more than 1006 friends help buoy up dcbras spirits during her stay in hospital jim thomas politicians and niotorispg can sobnbreath asigh ofip relief heii be thcxfeaturcm taction in the mainsti j aliepiblic library iroii two councillors praised by ruth burkiiolder stouffville sometimes you voted with me and sometimes you were wrong with tongue in cheek nov 22 jim rae summed up his eight years on whitchurchstouffvihe council councillor rae did not seek re election nov 14 his successor is councillorelect nick tatone vandorfroad fellow members lavished praise on councillor rae both ron robb ward 2 and wayne emmerson ward 4 said theyd often approached him for advice advice that was always freely given mayor fran sainsbury said shed learned much about things like litres and 24d she express ed appreciation of his concern for the farmer a dying breed in whitchurchstouffvihe she said well all miss you she concluded i didnt think id done so much councillor rae respond ed and to think i could have charged you all a consultants fee mr rae said he had no inten tion of leaving town and hoped to help out in some capacity as a volunteer councillor robb described councillors rae and sanders as two main pushers for recycling it was fitting he said that the blue boxes should be distributed while councillor rae was still in office you have done a great service to the municipality he said kind words were also spoken of councillor wilf morley robb described him as an excellent planning committee chairman and a great asset to council he wasnt afraid to speak his piece even if what he had to say wasnt too popular he said it he continued mr morley wasnt present for councils farewells absent also was councillor margot marshall the towns inaugural meeting is set for tues dec 6 at 715 pm a reality its blue box time in whitchurchstouffvihe the townwide recycling pro gram begins dec 1 blue boxes have been distributed across the municipality one to every home apartments and business places are not included the pickup of recyclables will occur same day as regular gar bage collection santa will ride in style saturday stouffville santa claus comes to town on saturday the procession will include more than 30 floats six bands and a circusful of clowns the colorful event begins at 2 pm from the intersection of stouffer street and tenth line north and concludes at stouff ville place mall judging will take place at one this difficult task will fall to businessman neil patrick councillorelect doug alles and cathy richardson of the rec centre staff the theme is christmas of the future the parade will include local dignitaries mp bill attewell mpp bill ballinger regional chairman eldred king town mayor fran sainsbury miss whitchurchstouffvihe melinda lehman citizen of the year jean barkey and laina oad queen of markham fair its going to be a great day stan szymkow of the kin- sponsored parade committee told the tribune festival of lights stouffvilles downtown will echo to the festival of bells friday night the event now in its second year is hosted by the stouffville bia activities gel underway at 7 pm the evenings emcee is lome boadway the sound of chimes from stouffville united church will beckon residents young and old to gather at the clock tower in the town square the giant christmas tree will be lit by councillor jim sanders assisted by mr boadway alusic for the occasion will be provided by the whhevalc bell- ringers a choir from summitview public school and members of the music mania chorus staff from the stouffville office of family trust will provide hot chocolate and yes santa claus will be there with hundreds of candy canes for all good little boys and girls some merchants will be offering refreshments as well downtown stores will remain open until nine iville j started nov 23 and m completed in i as been ileascd allingor across theprovim mahyhesaid g pushersfog the view was grrreat toni the tiger of kellogg fame visited orchard park school fri day much to the delight of staff and students it arrived courtesy cameron balloons of stouffville in response to an enrichment class study course on methods of flight the balloon specially handcrafted for the kellogg company cost close to 70000 to construct jim thomas teacher shortage york region the york region board of education has scrapped its early retirement incentive program due to a shor tage of teachers the arrangement was established three years ago when the province was experiencing a teacher surplus bob cressman director of education told a board meeting monday it would be counter productive to encourage teachers to retire when theres a shor tage cressman said back then there were people hanging on and we thought it would be an incentive for them to leave cressman noted but now theres such a shor tage we have depleted if not ex hausted our supply the situations so serious if the provincial government doesnt do something to encourage a return to the profession well be scrambling to fill positions like 25 years ago cressman said unionviile high school prin cipal ken cluley urged the board to continue its early retirement incentive program the policy he said had saved close to 887000 in teacher salaries replacing experienced teachers at a maximum salary with those having less ex perience had resulted in signifi cant savings he stated