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s air c0nd010n1ng systems l72bukckdiive untf 27 maikham 4711748 tribune serving whitchurchstouffville community sports leisure entertainment a metroland community newspaper wednesday april 19 1989 roaring good time at by jim thomas vern davies associated with lionism 40 years and a charter member of the ballantrae and district lions club was paid the ultimate honor at a charter anniversary ceremony saturday he was presented with a melvin jones fellowship for deep commitment to the ideals of lionism and con cern for his fellow man the presentation was made by ellerby farr a past district governor from newmarket president ron stewart described the evening as a milestone in the life of the ballantrae club its a very proud moment for all of us said dave pro- bert a member of the even ings organizing committee and the programs emcee one can always find a friend in vern davies lome boadway a past- president of the stouffville lions club to which mr davies originally belonged told how verns assistance within the community had extended far beyond the ex pectations of lionism in referring to him as mr nice guy he explained how vern has served as president at ballantrae in 1979 and was the guiding light in the for mation of the goodwood club in 1981 background history of the melvin jones award was provided by carl young a past council chairman and pastpresident of the clare- mont lions club mr davies with wife audrey by his side respond ed with ive never felt so proud modest concerning his own contributions he referred to other members who had dug in to help the cause of lionism at ballantrae he described lionism as a fulfillment of joy and happiness i would urge others to get in there with both hands both feet and your heart head table guests included sinclair and norrine stevens mr stevens described vern and audrey davies as champions of the community he presented 10year chevrons to ken hamilton al saunders ralph wise don acton and al kerr all members of the ballantrae and district lions club mr probert told the tribune its unlikely any ballantrae club member will ever reach the service stature attained by mr davies forty years is an awful long time he stated vern davies gets a welldeserved kiss from wife audrey after he was honored by the lions club for 40 years of service in the ballantrae area mr davies was presented with the coveted melvin jones fellowship award at a ceremony and party on saturday one lions club member said its unlikely another would ever reach the stature at tained by mr davies in the community forty years is an awful long time lions club members made sure they had a roar ing good time at the event here from left lome boadway cliff aiken and john foulds share a laugh or three all three are pastpresidents of the stouffville lions club other ballantrae lions were honored for their ser vice in the community at the celebration here sinclair stevens presents don acton left with a 10year chevron lionism efforts in furthering town of zephyr residents bruce and lillian ken nedy shared a moment on the dance floor after the awards ceremony lions club members from around the ballantrae area turned out to con gratulate award winners who have long been a part of the lions clubs successess photos by jim thomas v for success pagegrl4 missing anything if youre receiving focus on its own this week youre missing news about other happenings in the whitchurchstouffville area trils week in our stouffville tribune news section you missed a story by editor- jlrii thomas about disagreements between students arid the stoulfvjils district secondary school administra tion which i has iec jo the fatters withdrawal of support for the hools annual prom on the lighter side the tribune has a pht gooawoodj pubhc school successful performance b0 iusfcal robin hood get the whole story about stouffville to jbscrlbe to the tribune call our distribution department at stouffville now home for teacher pagec3