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a4 tribunejanuary181989 editors mail go easy dear editor i do not consider our home as historical while its close to 100 years old it falls short i believe of historical designation others might think differently however i consider it grossly unfair that any residence should be so designated unless the owner sub mits a request when strings are attached to a property resale often becomes difficult i believe historical designation should occur only on application any other method is unfair and undemocratic the town would be well advised to tread softly on this one bryan perkins stouffville fortunate dear editor i was pleased to see the excellent article and photos related to dagmar ski resort published in the tribunes jan 4 edition residents of stouffville markham claremont and ux- bridge too are indeed fortunate to have such a facility so close at hand within minutes we can travel to this winter paradise a location that offers everthing we want and need through your story and pictures i hope others will take advantage of ski dagmar as we have done theres no place wed rather be mrs edythe fagan alderwood street stouffville the tribune established 1888 james thomas patrfcla pappas deborah weller jenwferhutt publisher advertising manager distribution manager editor retail advertising susan berry manager charles canning real estate classified advertising joan marshman real estate manager dorothy young distribution sandy kitetey ariene maddock business office manager chris bertram doreen deacon national sales representative metroland corporate safes 4931300 the stouffv- tbune ptfashed every wsdnesday and saturday at 54 man st stoutfvfe got s one of the metroland fynang ftifahng rjstrtxjtng group of suburban newspapers wheh ndudes the acton free press ajax pcker ng news advertiser aurora barmee brampton guaniaa burlington post etobcoke adverser guar dian georgetown dependent markham economist a sun fwon champion mssssauga news newmarket era oakvie beavet oshawa wlwby ths week rcnmond hi thomnj vaughan uveraj scarborough mrror fcpc newsmagarne wiowjate mmx metroland prngng pubfchng dstrtoutng is a dtvison of hariequn erterpnses ud sic copes 50 subsenpoens s2l 00 per yearn canada s5500 elsewhere member of cana da conmnrty newspaper asscoaoniro surban newspaper of american second class mai registraaon number 0896 6402100 6492292 rroaming around seconds from eternity by jim thomas- editorials planning dept office buying pig in a poke at a council meeting jan 10 ward 4s wayne emmerson cited inflationary ex- pemlitures related to the temporary planning department office under re construction in the stouffville park before all works completed this pro ject will cost the town you and i 55000 including 31000 to move it here ridiculous while our initial concern was with location the town park should be preserved for recreation the expense adds further fuel to the fire yes council has a heart yes town council has a heart after the markhamstouffville oldtimers hockey association was taken to the cleaners last spring with respect to applied costs at the town rec centre we were beginning to wonder that event was also for a good cause the markhamstouffville hospital building fund regardless council has waived all rental expense with regard to an oldtimers hockey game feb 25 receipts will be donated to the ernie kennedy trust fund perhaps with respect to the rec cen tre the politicians have seen the light the recreation complex is a com munity project erected in part by com munity funds when the cause is com munity oriented an adjustment in ren tal rates is warranted protection should survival of the fittest be the law of business we dont think so particularly when zoning regulations are in place to pro tect such interests councillor ron robb wonders if the hamlet of ballantrac has sufficient population 2500 people to support four variety stores so do we when zoning is such as to accom modate surplus business operations theres little council can do when it mast be changed to do so then councils inviting hardship we commend councillor emmerson for bringing the cost figure to the fore however at this stage its too little too late surely members must have been aware of the amount of money involved before the project was approved were certain the okay didnt come about without discussion yet councillor emmerson for one appeared surprised at the price talk about buying a pig in a poke mayor fran sainsbury likened this happening to the birth of a baby once you have it you cant give it back yes mayor sainsbury babies like parkimplanted buildings often come about through poor planning like most males i consider myself a pretty good driver except for a couple of fender- benders one of which was not my fault i enjoy touch wood an impeccable record forty years behind the wheels of 23 different cars has rolled up more than two million miles some pretty fast miles at that yet i can count the number of scrapes and scratches on one hand not bad for someone who obtained his license simply by driving around the block then ditched the car that very same night while out on a date but i learned my lesson both in driv ing and dating dont do either with your eyes closed its sure to get you in trouble bad enough that my dads 35 ford hit the ditch but my love affair stalled on a deadend street the former survived the latter died jean doesnt possess any such con fidence in me she ohs and ahs all the while were out i swear except for a reinforced floorboard her feel would be pushing the pavement at every stoplight she claims and rightly so that i drive too fast slow down youll get a ticket she warns stay with the traffic flow i argue if the car aheads doing 120 km i do too leaving sufficient space between for emergency slops admittedly speed kills this is why in many cases fatal collisions occur everyone myself included is in too much of a rush while im as guilty as the next guy when it comes to exceeding the posted limit i do draw the line theres a dif ference between driving fast and driv ing crazy speedings foolish lanechangings crazy motorists guilty of the latter make me fume if my canadian tire raygun was ef fective at fifty paces id zap all lane- changers into oblivion by now youre probably aware of the reason im writing this column after a hairraising experience thursday i wasnt expecting to be around to write anything invariably when i wind up my average working day some time bet ween eleven and midnight i head for the countrystyle donut shop on wood bine avenue south of hwy 7 sure there are donut places closer but this spot serves the best homemade soup in the land bar none yes its worth the trip but not thurs day it was the closest call to a catastrophe ive ever experienced at a point somewhere south of major mackenzie hwy 404 spreads into three lanes i was southbound in the centre strip allowing the crazies to zip by on the left and the pokes to doddle along on the right almost automatically i glanced in my rearview mirror and saw two cars moving up fast the one in the lead was a toyota cclica the name was almost embedded on my back bumper sudden ly without slackening speed he veered to the left then back to the right slipp ing in between an extremely tight space unfortunately the guy trailing i guess it was a guy no girl would be so stupid thought he could do the same and he almost did but at the last se cond his grey highpowered corvette went out of control if i live to be a hundred ill never forget the next few moments of in describable highway horror the corvettes momentum carried it close to 1000 feet in a horizontal skid burning rubber sent up a pall of smoke that obliterated everything ahead presumeably this daredevil con cluded his life was over if he was going to go he might just as well take others with him at the last second he shot cross ways and stopped part of his car in one lane and part in another i jumped on the brakes and cut sharp ly to the left other innocent slobs with even less warning swung right and left the deadly crash i fully anticipated never materialized truly a miracle while no one was killed or even in jured the effect was very visible traf fic on to the next interchange moved at a snails pace drivers feeling lucky to be alive yes i bypassed my usual bowl of countrystyle soup my stomach not to speak of my nerves was too tied up in knots i just turned around and headed home but you know how they say your life passes before your eyes under such cir cumstances my life didnt its hard to relive 59 years in five seconds i thought only of survival and the 24 days vaca tion the company still owes me from 1988 construction soon on medical and office complex construction is expected to start this spring on a modern fourstorey medical and office complex at the intersection of main west and sandiford drive stouffville the con tractor is bjs development ltd of richmond hill the firm will also manage the property the handsome building will be called the imperial centre apology dear editor i owe a member of the tribunes staff a humble apology last week someone from your office perhaps yourself called our home enquiring concerning holiday visitors being new to the community wed never been approached like this before we thought it was some kind of joke and replied in a rather rude manner the caller however never lost his cool but apologized for the in convenience and hung up not until i read the dozens of christmas visitation notes in your jan 4 issue did v realize the purpose our family has moved around quite a bit in the last 12 years but never have we been contacted by a community newspaper naturally when your paper called i was suspicious of the motive perhaps others reactions were the same i wish only to sny im sorry slowly but surely were learning what makes the stouffville com munity so special and why we now consider ourselves privileged to live here if your newspaper sees tit to call us again the response will be much different i guarantee sincerely mrs jennifer kovacs geoffrey crescent stouffville it 3 it ifi i chcj fui it i lilii i u ma ill m