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a4 tribune april 26 1989 su editors mail too bad dear editor the hamlet of brougham is not the closeknit community i once knew this is apparent in the clos ing of st johns church undoubtedly there are just as many people residing there as is years ago but they obviously dont care a whit about the church if they did the sanctuary would be filled to overflowing every sunday undoubtedly many folks will now be saying too bad some of the same folks who never darkened the churchs door i have no patience with these people its because of them the welcome mats been replaced by a padlock sincerely mrs jean maloney listowel ont dear editor the closing of st johns united church at brougham my old community is sad but not unexpected the last time i attended a service there i counted five people in the congregation a church can hardly be expected to carry on with so little support thanks but no thanks to the neighborhood becoming a part of the airport area the district has changed dramatically the little country church is no more an in tegral part of community life theres no turning back the clock sincerely mrs freda frazer rr 1 woodville ont cutn rnf tk-evae- n the tribune established 1888 james thomas patricia pappas deborah weoer etftor pubfcher advertising manager jennifer hutt distrfoubon manager retail advertising susan berry manager charles canning real estate classified advertising joan marshman real estate manager dorothy young distribution sandy wteley arfene maddock business office manager chris bertram doreen deacon national sales representative metroland corporate safes 4931300 the stouffville tribune published every wednesday fndav and sunday a 54 mam sty west swirfwte ontario u one ol b metroland printing pubjisfting and distributing group ot community newspapers which include trie acton free press ajaapickenng news advertiser aurora banner barn banner advance brampion guardian burlington post etothcote advertiserguardian georgetown independent kingston ttus week 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with town coun cil has created a silk purse out of a sows ear the transformations amazing in passing out bouquets let us not forget the foresight of one john baird for it was his investment in the former sanders block that started the ball roll ing this was indeed a gamble a gam ble thats paid off handsomely for stouf- fvilles downtown and hopefully for him nor should we omit the incentive pro vided by george schlukbier the towns former chief librarian he continued to carry the ball even when the ultimate outcome was in question that spirit for which our american counterparts are so well known shone through during childs wish comes a cause coupled with service adds up to satisfaction this is what whitchurchstouffville firefighters association members and ambulance operators must have felt at the conclusion of a successful carwash saturday an estimated 350 vehicles went through realizing a profit in excess of 1900 the associations target is 5000 the amount of money required to make a childs wish come true that child will be a resident of whitchurchstouffville the sponsoring organization called the childrens wish foundation is the only one of its kind in canada the president is laura cole of pickering according to mrs cole a dying childs last wish is usually a trip to disneyland the 5000 will make this wish come true everything went really well deputychief murray emmerson told the tribune we thank the people for their support everyone did a fantastic job certainly the volunteers did and had fun doing it the end result will be seen in the eyes of a child as a last wish is realized a great cause by a great group of guys those dark days of ongoing debate and indecision when will it end we hope it never does already the progress club has shown an interest in providing financial assistance in the purchase of extras not included in the current bia budget other service organizations may also lend a hand indeed the bia itself should never rest on its laurels but thats in the future as for the pre sent we like what we see and offer con gratulations to those persons responsi ble for a job well done my mailbag overfloweth because of the backlog ive elected to use this space to allow you the reader to have your say otherwise youll put your pens away never to write again so here goes principal praised dear editor at a risk of seeming out of touch with the times let me compliment mr bright principal of stouffville district secondary school on his stand as presented in the april 19 issue of the tribune obviously his position was taken with due consideration to the ob jections of the student council and their supporters surely no one would presume to in terfere with the organization by students of an outing for themselves when and where they chose as to chaperones due to the age of the students and the time and place of the suggested event any authority for con trol would be nonexistent the school and a communityoriented prom as suggested by mr bright would appear to offer a more inclusive participation of the student body a par ty at the school where the students can attend with their friends and relatives eliminates the problems suggested by mr bright with which he has had first hand experience as a ratepayer the school is provided for all student functions to eliminate any students wishing to attend for any reason be it economic or moral is most improper as a a parent who has attended these functions in the past the relationship between the school and the communuty was enhanced by this social event again hats off to mr bright for making a very responsible decision for the sake of the school and the communi ty of stouffville sincerely mrs eureta skinner aspen crescent stouffville concerned parent dear editor as a parent of a promagcd student i wish to express my feelings concerning principal brights stand on the location of the high schools may 2g dance i agree with him for many reasons unfortunately supervision is a necessity at social functions such as this while most senior high students are trustworthy moral young citizens there arc always a few who will not ac cept the responsibility of being of age only a few of the students and their true escorts will be 18 or older and legally en titled to all the privileges this entails even at a socalled dry party booze and drugs usually appear supervision is difficult requiring vigilance and tact on the part of supervisors in a school teachers have some pro tection for their actions by virtue of the fact its on school property sanctioned by the staff and the board at a private banquet facility or a public hall super- vision is more difficult teachers have a right to refuse to assume a responsibili- ty that is not a duty but at best a courtesy the expense factor cannot be ignored j while a tab of 400 to 500 may be an ex aggeration the initial cost of location entertainment and food transportation to and from special clothes and other incidentals will place a burden on some j families whose young adults are pressured into attending peer pressure is very real i support mr bright in his decision while his influence may extend beyond school property his authority does not im sure there are many parents who feel as i do sincerely mrs donna chilvers rr 1 stouffville keep trying j a memorial to enthusiastic music mania supporter the late kay dowswell was a longtime member and en thusiastic supporter of music mania as a memorial pro ceeds from this years show will go to furnish a room in her name at the markhamstouffvillc family life centre stouffville branch free lane stouffville in addition an award of 200 will be presented at commencement 89 to a deserving student of stouffville dist secondary school dear editor our government on the advice of bureaucrats is attempting to discourage all severances of farm lands they fail to realize expenses have gone so high its no longer economical- ly feasible to farm if your propertys paid for you can survive if not forget it most young farmers work off the farm or their wives do or they both do if they have a mortgage now you cant obtain a severance to sell off part of your farm and take life a little easier one mayor of a municipality even suggested some farmers were selling part of their farms in order to make a 5 profit heaven forbid we all know farmers arent supposed to make aj profit the canadian cattlemans associa tion isnt afraid of he market place but rather the controls the government jfj may put on them what does this tell us jlj do you realize canada imports bet- ween six and seven billion dollars worth of food per year the government says it wants the farm land saved to produce food however we can import it- cheaper f we did the same with cars and trucks thered be no auto industry if we want to save our farms then prices must rise if farmers only rcceiv- cd the cost of living increase like government employees theyd need no more my advice to farmers is to keep on i trying for severances or sell out and retire youve earned a holiday sincerely jim rae manitoba street i stouffville i formerly cone 7 j wnltchurchstoaffville i