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i v a4 tribune may 17 1989 stf editorials main st has no room for vandals increased visibility on main st of york regional police and more vigorous surveillance by area merchants is needed to discourage vandalism in the re- juvenated business core last fridays acts of van dalism which resulted in a mock holdup at thomass by one adolescent arent being taken lightly such occurrences arent com monplace in the business core but merchants must make it clear to those involved that such behavior will not be tolerated indeed it is a rite of passage for teens to congregate trade stories and share dares for this they cannot be blamed but out- andout vandalism is a destruc tive force that both demoralizes its victims and in the case of main st negates the hundreds of thousands of dollars of work that has been completed aside from the fact the incident has been described as isolated and it probably is the mock holdup staged by one of the teens was downright foolish the results of the incident could have been tragic had a police cruiser passed by as the scene unfolded the coming months promise much for the dedicated main st merchants who work hard to suc ceed it shouldnt be marred by occasions such as the one ex perienced last friday sdss track project a community effort stouffville district secondary school moved a large step closer to securing money for a running track on school property monday night thats due in large part to the efforts of sdss student council president julian franklin whose brave and wellprepared presen tation before school board of ficials moved them to recom mend financial aid for the project a school board committee has recommended that a maximum of 125000 be set aside for a track the move if approved by the school board will see the board match each dollar raised in the stouffville community it all but ensures the project now its up to the town of whitchurchstouffville local business and service groups to help see the project through and nobody is worried about that it seems stouffville community spirit has triumphed again the tribune established 1888 stephen houston patricia pappas deborah weller jennifer hutt publisher advertising manager distribution manager retail advertising susan berry manager charles canning real estate classified advertising joan marshman rleal estate manager dorothy bung distribution sandy kjtetey artene maddock business office manager chris bertram doreen deacon national sales representative metrbland corpdratesales 4931300 the stouftnile trbune published every wedriesday frjav and sunday al w man sty west stoifvlie ontaro is ore of trwmeuoland prmvg publishing ana ditvjbutinjj grchjpo community newspapers which include the acton tfss a re advertiser aurora pann barr banrv advance branipfon guadar 6uhngon post elotxccse advert fguad4n georgetown independent kingston this week makram economy and sun mon champn mssauga news newmarket era oakje beaver oshaawhiy ths week fictvrvond h ii- thornhinvaoghan literal scarborough mirror top newsmagazine aj wdlowdale mrror metrtfarxj prntig puttishog and distfdutmg is a dwon of hartequui eirerprses ltd srtgle copes 50 cents suscrptonj 523 year n canada sgqyear elsewhere member o the canadian communty newspaper association oniano commjnty newspaper assocatcn ontino press councj and suburban newspapers of amera second class ma reqistraon number 0896 6402100 6492292 steve houston a case for living in stouffville editors mail diabetes campaign for 89 is underway dear editor the canadian diabetes association cda ontario divi sion has officially kicked off its 18th annual sweepstake fun- draising raffle every year at this time the cda holds a provincewide sweepstakes raffle to raise funds for special programs that make living with this disease a little easier proceeds from sweepstakes 89 will go towards supporting our camping for kids program and special ser vices for youth seniors and native people right now volunteers from the markhamstouffville branch of the cda are busy selling sweepstakes tickets wont you join them in the fight to protect the highest quality of life for peo ple with diabetes your 2 gives you a chance to win from a prize package valued at over 50000 and to be a real winner in the eyes of so many on- tarians who depend on sweepstakes programs for a brighter healthier tomorrow anyone needing information on sign of the times dear editor someone removed the bright orange rural route caution sign from the roof of my car on the evening of wednesday may 10 this is a safety feature for me as a rural route driver delivering mail it warns gravel trucks and other traffic that i make frequent stops and drive slow it the person who removed it could find it in their heart to return my sign just drop it off at the stouffville post office and no questions will be asked i cannot get another one as canada post has discontinued making them sincerely christine gechan mall courier rr 2 stouffville the sweepstakes or the canadian diabetes association please con tact me at 6401689 sincerely mrs marion gray cda sweepstake wont somebody help my wife and i come to some sort of an agreement since being appointed editor of the stouffville tribune two weeks ago weve undergone some lightning fast changes at the ol houston household in scarborough although my wife cheryl positively bubbles about the new position i have here at the trib the thought of leaving the city is a frightening prospect for her shes a born and bred city slicker who up until last week wasnt even sure where stouff ville was mind you it took her two years to discover where my last place of employment really was even though markham is just above steeles ave even that discovery came quite by accident when driving east along the 401 one wintry day she spotted the name markham on a map of ontario and shrieked sending me across two lanes of traffic 1 since my new posting here in stouffville we have wavered between quiet intelligent discussions of the future and potentially violent confronta tions in which i fearing for my life took back everything i said the source of our argument is whether we can afford to move to stouffville i guess some background is in order cheryl and i were mar ried last september and as a struggling young couple were quite beside ourselves when we landed an apartment in a scar borough cooperative housing development the rent there is 509 monthly and we face a 10 a month in crease beginning in june as such we save a fair amount of our pennies for what was originally to be a down pay ment on a house nowadays the money will probably be put towards something more realistic like catchy denim out fits or a chia pet anyway as editor of the tribune i explained to cheryl that it was important for me to live in the community in which i work she countered with a comparative list of housing prices and potential rental units that were quite shocking and the picture painted is a bleak one she works from 7 am to 3 pm at teledirect in the heart of scarborough and lacking any rail service to that destination says we would need a second car add to that an additional 300 to 400 per month for an apart ment which i understand is also nearimpossible to obtain and the accompanying gas maintenance and insurance bills and our dream withers there goes our catchy denim outfits making progress prkhoanor wouert members of the stouffville chapter of the canadian progress club celebrated 10 years of successful fundraising last wednesday at a celebratory dinner held at stouffvilles deer park inn the club which has raised some 220000 for various projects in its history enjoyed a night of laughs and goodnatured fun at the event getting ready to cut the anniversary cake are from left rose wiseman helen singleton progress club national president roy urbach pastpresident bud wiseman and president jack singleton i guess were part of that crowd thats been caught by- skyrocketing real estate prices in a time when career paths are being forged and more substan tial paycheques are coming in trouble is the required down payments to make a mortgage even remotely manageable are rising faster than our combined takehome pay and ill bet there are many young couples out there whd thought they had saved just enough only to receive a sym pathetic pat on the back anii quiet chuckle from their local bank manager despite it all the uncertain ty of the future housing costs high interest rates the federal budget im an optimistic sort i usually believe things will work out and often they do but i also have to be realistic anyway who wants a com- munity newspaper sort who shows up at photo functions in an automotive hazard and fall- apart shoes i dont fault cheryl for her stance shes the one who grabs my string and brings me down to earth when i mentally wander and shes more of a realist besides she has much bigger biceps but by golly i want to live in stouffville and it seems theres only one logical solution to my dilemma i think cheryl would look good in a late model ford music mania support great dear editor on behalf of the united church couples club we would like to thank everyone in the community who supported music mania 89 throughout its 29 years music mania has received tremendous newspaper coverage marvellous support from our merchants clubs organizations high school staff and custodians and loyalty and enthusiasm from our audiences for this we are very grateful and will try to keep on entertain ing you music mania provides an ex cellent opportunity for making friends and becoming involved in the community and newcomers are always welcome again thank you to the tribune and thank you whitchurchstouffville sincerely helen and don llaxtable presidents