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qcaulilv serving whitchurchstouffvilie uxbridge area countrye tyme realty ltd country property specialist 6405099 joffliwcmui vol 102 no 15 a metroland community newspaper wednesday april 12 1989 44ages 50 cents family rescued from car by maxine sharestrom dicksons hill two children and their parents were rescued by four area men monday morning after their 1971 ford careened in to a branch of the rouge river and landed on its side in more than a foot of water according to an eyewitness driver debra miller 26 children natasha miller three bradley miller four and 27year old james thompson were trapped in their vehicle when it skidded out of control on an icy patch of 19th avenue east of old hwy 48 jack fraser an emloyee of barker roofing directly across from the accident site said coworkers al toner and hector prevost saw the car land on its side in the stream they ran back to barkers to call an ambulance and recruit more men to assist in the rescue fraser was one of those men when the group returned to the scene natasha was underwater in the car the little boy bradley was leaning on her and holding her under because the car was on its side fraser said the auto was supported by several trees that prevented it from flipping on its roof toner prevost fraser and coworker joel molnar then formed a human chain from the car to the top of the river they passed the children to the waiting arms of an unidentified woman fraser said he said the children were shaken up and wet following their ordeal they kept asking for mom fraser said ambulance attendants placed a splint on the mothers leg and a brace around her neck the residence of the family and fur ther details concerning injuries were unavailable at press time residents air market beefs mr- the hon ed fulton second from left pro- mpp billsbahingef summitview cros vincial minister of transport visited stouff- gunrd lori attack june ferris of the part villi fvtrfiv rrtfrnnnii in vipiv fun mninr frilll- acnril inn miiri ivrcr 5 pnnnilinr ilnnis yille friday afternoon to view two major trou- ble spots- one in front of summitview school x and the other across from canadian tirel ishowh with the minister are left to right- association and ward 5 mayor fran sainsbury dialogue as positive as excellentl injured i in fall stouffvlle a 38yearold man suffered a ruptured spleen and other injuries saturday when a falling tree limb knocked him from a ladder ken thorn fell 20 feet to the ground the victim was helping his brotherinlaw wayne mcmann tenth line south cut the branch it toppled in a different direction than they had expected mr thorn a resident of green- bank was rushed by ambulance to uxbridge cottage hospital then transferred by helicopter to sunnybrook to honor writer on sunday june 24 unionville writer and radio personality the late dean hughes will be in ducted posthumously into the on tario agricultural museum hall of fame so that as many people as possible can attend this ceremony a bus will leaver markham fairgrounds at 12j oclock noon the deadline for seat reserva tions is monday april 24 stouffville norm faulkner and norm clements coowners of the stouffville sales barn are confident their business can operate in harmony with residents at neighboring westfield estates in an effort to solve existing problems and gain approval of rezoning they hosted a meeting of homeowners at the flea market site thursday more than 30 people attended in cluding ward 5 councillor doug alles there was a good airing of concerns councillor alles told the tribune he described it as a very positive meeting issues discussed included traf fic garbage fencing sewage and drainage mr alles said the market owners solicitor indicated his clients are desirous of unanimity in the course of ac tion proposed anything less he said would leave no alternative than to hold a hearing before the ontario municipal board volunteer project the stouffville firefighters association have adopted the childrens wish foundation of canada as an ongoing project they hope to raises5000 the proceeds will be ap plied directly to a childs wish from the stouffville area dr don petrie is the firefighters liaison physician the associations first event is a car wash sat april 22 at the fire hall emergency call system receives green light j lloyd and marg to roll up their welcome mat stouffville the welcome will soon be gone from the main street west entrance to stouffville lloyd britton auto sales has been sold lloyd and marg brit ton will vacate the familiar site the end of this month theyll continue to reside at lemonville cone 7 whitchurch- stouffvilie the warmth that mr and mrs britton generated at their used car depot was supplemented by a community billboard that publicized everything from church bazaars to wedding anniversaries initially it was a portable sign later it was made permanent when the dept of highways rul ed it illegal lloyd credits daughter bar- gold medal exhibit stouffville lawrence puente manitoba street stouff ville has added two additional awards to his list of science fair accomplishments the 15yearold grade 10 stu dent at king city secondary school won a gold medal at the regional finals friday two hundred projects from 170 schools were exhibited in addition lawrence received the computer science award a beautiful engraved plaque was donated by ibm lawrence advanced to the canadian finals in 1988 trustee harry bowes praised the local students achievement he also complimented four other area medalwinners john bar ren orchard park bronze michael morrison ballantrae bronze sarah primcau and katie northcott dicksons hill silver bara with the idea initially she handled all messages including one she put up herself that read its too darn cold to change this sign when her position on the staff of the toronto east detention centre taxed her time residents were invited to do their own thing this they did with regularity lloyd and marg britton set up shop in the fall of 1975 they pur chased the house and two acres from denzil kidd then of lon don the brittons and ross hetherington electric then shared the location more recent ly gord britton a son establish ed his atc corral in the east half this business was sold 18 months ago its been great lloyd says meeting and talking with peo ple thats what lifes ail about both admit theyll miss the association plans for the twoacre site are uncertain the propertys been purchased by an investment company that also owns land to the west on sandifnrd drive stouffville implemen ting whitchurchstouffvilles 911 emergency service will be expensive against the recommendations residents honored stouffville thirteen whitchurchstouffvilie residents were honored friday the local communityminded volunteers were recognized for their work in the area of culture and citizenship the ceremony held in roy thompson hall toronto the hon lily oddie munro and the hon gerry phillips made presentations to the following whitchurclistoiiffville library evelyn aiken five years service the latcham gallery an drea graham five years ser vice bryoit hurrle five years service irene emig five years service bud sanderson five years service judi von zuben five years service jane war ren five years service whitcliurchstoiiffville museum bertha pattenden five years service marjorie richardson 15 years service audrey stewart five years ser vice shirley wade 10 years service david waite 15 years service and elva williams 10 years service of treasurer ed blackburn the town will forge ahead green rectangular signs for every rural home will cost 78800 to have them installed on tubular posts will cost an addi tional 64273 installation crews will be hired and trucks will be rented council agreed at a meeting tuesday the signs will be installed as directed by the fire chief the town hopes the work can be com pleted this summer all concession roads and sideroads will be included in the numbering campaign along with jesse thompson road cherry street faulkner road hillsdale drive lake road lakeshore road and slater road ward 3 councillor nick tatone voiced strong support ive been reading about this for three years we cant put it off any longer it will cost more to do it next year than now i say we should go ahead council agreed lake landmark has been sold musselmans lake glendale beach on the north shore of musselmans lake has been sold terrible budget york region york regions 1989 education budget could soar to 330 million this is predicted by whitchurchstouffvilie trustee and board chairman harry bowes itll be terrible bowes warn ed the tribune an increase of almost 23 per cent is anticipated separate school supporters will be hit even harder they face a hike of 2g per cent enrolment explains bowes is up 75 per cent but provincial grants have dropped 114 per cent the board chairman says a determined effort is being made to chop costs wherever possible even summer school may be made a payyourownway ser vice he stated one area of concern said bowes is transportation with the figure climbing to 22 million this year as opposed to 18 million in 1988 budget night is may 1 dies in crash stouffville funeral service was held wednesday to day from st marks catholic church stouffville for 23-year- old giuseppe joe monaco of gabrielle mews following his death saturday near kingston the victim was one 6f two peo ple killed when their car skidded across hwy 62 and hit a pole tracey adams 20 of morn- ingside drive scarborough also died in the crash for other peo ple were injured besides his parents the deceased is survived by one brother and one sister the report rumored for several days was confirmed by owner gordon hamilton friday the purchase price is said to be around 2000000 it was too good to turn down hamilton said the site includes eleven acres and a huge pavilion once described as the fourth largest dance hall in canada the private waterfront spans 1500 feet i was holding onto a dream hamilton stated with reference to film and television productions planned here he hopes to make this dream a reality out in pentic- ton british columbia hell spend half the year in bc and the other half in ontario hamilton says he still has elvis presley jr under contract and hopes to complete the stars life story as for the future of the site hamilton suggested this informa tion should come from the new owners im certain itll be for the bet terment of the community he concluded