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s the tribune wednesday august 30 1989 p3 new owners pledge changes at green gables matt nicholls correspondent stouffvilles green gables manor has changed ownership gerald harquail percy thadaney and paul grossman purchased the manor located north of stouffville on the 9th line and a fiveacre parcel of land aug 11 from previous owners dmytro and natalia haluszka terms of the purchase were not disclosed mr and mrs haluszka own ed and operated the manor for the past 17 years we are looking forward to working in stouffville mr harquail said in an interview last week its obvious this centre has been looked after very well in the past and we will continue to maintain a high level of service mr harquail whose group owns the gedar crest seniors home in north york hopes to bring a new sense of communi ty to manor residents we want to bring a com munity feeling here he said and wed like to see more town organizations like chur ches get involved with our events mr harquail said steps have already been taken to establish a sense of community within the manor yesterday we encouraged everyone to come down for a family dinner and the response was wonderful he said i think changes like this are very positive harquail said almost every resident turned out for the din ner and all had a great time but mr harquails ideas for the manor dont stop here he also wants to build a new ultramodern centre for alzheimers disease patients on the land behind the existing building it would be a perfect place for it because its so peaceful here the new centre would be built within the next few years after all the necessary political hurdles are passed he said its something were looking at for the future green gables director of care irene evans told the tribune last week that the change of ownership is a positive step for the manor and mr harquails idea to develop stronger ties with the community is imperative she said ive worked at a number of centres and they all have been involved with the community she said mrs evans said many residents have already ex pressed their delight with re cent changes to the manor one of my ladies cried at supper the new family dinner because she said she hadnt done that in years mrs evans said it was very moving i think this will turn out well for the manor cyclists no problem to merchants matt nicholls correspondent accidents involving pedestrians and bicycles are not a serious problem on stouffvilles main st sidewalks despite the in creasing number of bikes using them the towns chief building official said last week bruce arrowsmith told the tribune last week no pedestrian bicycle accidents have been reported on main st over the past few years he added that over the past two years only a couple of com plaints have been received by the town concerning bike traffic on main st walkways it is not a serious problem mr arrowsmith said we cer tainly arent actively looking for cyclists to tell them to stay off the sidewalks the town currently has a bylaw which restricts cyclists from riding on sidewalks but increased traffic conges tion and tight parking on main st has forced some cyclists onto the sidewalks mr arrowsmith said at this point though it doesnt mare says nay to baby mother goats fill in for her jwatt nicholls correspondent what does a perplexed horse breeder do when a previously healthy mare suddenly rejects a newborn filly he simply replaces the mare with a mother goat of course this seemingly unorthodox technique is precisely what local horse breeders eric and arlene lehmann used last month after their four- yearold egyptian arabian mare set el dar failed to properly care for her newborn filly we were surprised that it worked right away arlene lehmann said in an interview last week weve been breeding arabians for 15 years and this is the first time something like this has happened mrs lehmann said the idea to use a goat as a foster mother was not the initial plan but after the filly refused to drink milk from another mare a bowl and finally a bottle a solution had to be found quickly we brought in another mare but she didnt have enough milk mrs lehmann said then we heard of a farmer in orangeville who used goats goat milk is very good so we decided to try it and it worked the experiment was a success from the start and now almost two weeks later both foster mother and onemonthold baby are pro gressing well ft it was obvious she wasnt doing very well with her original mother mrs lehmann said but now her physical and mental state are much better mrs lehmann said the new filly will be named after the two goats used as foster mothers their names are aly and halena its really quite a sight to see them all together she said were not sure if she 11 have an identity crisis but at least shes healthy seem like a serious problem he said but some local merchants disagee they believe bicycles are dangerous and a hazard for downtown shoppers i think they are very unsafe particularly for the elderly tom thompson owner of the villager mens store said some of the older shops have doors that open onto the street and cyclists cant see people step out he said i think cyclists should know the rules of the road before they ride mr thompson said bicycles arent the only obstacle facing pedestrians on city sidewalks skateboards are even worse he said they are very un predictable you never know where theyll go rob croxall head pharmacist at aikens pharmacy said he has almost been hit by cyclists on the sidewalks its obvious theres a problem but not to the point that people are refusing to shop downtown he said i wouldnt say they arent coming into the store because of it but they definitely shouldnt be riding on the sidewalk mr croxall said he believes more young people are riding on the sidewalks mainly because they just dont care theres always been a lot of traffic on main st but thats not the only way to get through town he said they dont the cyclists necessarily have to ride through the downtown area ann rae ownermanager of anns fabrics said she has no complaints concerning cyclists on the sidewalk its safer than that stupid road thats for sure she said it hasnt hurt our business at all photorick madonik pepperoni the clown waves to motorists during the grand opening of the main st pizza pizza outlet saturday discount pizza and games were a highlight of the day the proceeds were raised for the york east chapter of the multiple sclerosis society i former stouffville man finds family brother ralph mr cottrell was born in 1929 and after he was given up for adoption the toronto childrens aid society found him a new home now a security guard with ver sa in woodstock the 59yearold mr cottrell was thrilled to hear from his older brother in midjuly mr peck was also reunited with his sister dorothy goodal 65 of toronto the family reunion was com pleted last week when george and his sister met their older brother arthur foster mr foster 69 was born in 1920 and he worked for the cpr for 29 years he currently lives in scarborough a special family reunion was held in alliston last saturday to celebrate the family reunion s it took almost 59 years of sear ching but former stouffville resi dent george peck has finally located his family the 61yearold pastor of the christian fellowship chapel in orillia was reunited with his two brothers and one sister last month it was the first time the family has been together since 1929 after the depression forced mr pecks father to put the children up for adoption he was very thrilled to be with his family said stouffville resident laura logan mr pecks aunt george had been trying for years to contact his family and now he finally has it is just so wonderful mr pecks quest began april 10 when he located his youngest earn extra money become a carrier today attention ffyer advertisers we can deliver jour flyers for as little as 3a cents apiece so far this year we have delivered 956032 flyers doortodoor in markham unionville 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