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p4 tribune march 21 1990 participate to improve stouffville it seems is blessed with people who feel a duty to get involved and the merits of civic partici pation were no more evident than last week when stouffville resi dent darrell rolls helped lead police to the capture of a murder suspect the results of his action quickly brought to an end a police man hunt which could have lasted for days and cost taxpayers gross sums of money but whether participation relates to fighting crime or volunteering for a worthy cause- the benefits are gratifying and its the community in which we live that benefits from the self less participation of a few in stouffville there are numerous organizations that ask for help in the pages of this newspaper every week arid larger regionwide organi zations need a boost in the stouf fville area as well none require huge time commit ments or specialized skills all offer some sort- of benefit to various members of the stouffville community darrell rolls decided he could do something to help if more peo ple did the same wed all win miracle of birth brings friends closer her name ismeg elizabeth grace baker when i first saw meg i couldnt believe she was real i couldnt believe she was a per son i just couldnt believe anyone except my friend liz had per formed such an amazing feat my throat constricted when i peeked a look at megs seven 1b- six ounce perfect tiny body behind the large plateglass win dow i felt like i had done something great new and scientific just for looking at her so excited was i that i pushed some poor father out of the way of viewing his own brand new baby i mean the nerve of this guy blocking me a close friend of the mother just so he could see the tiny person he created nine kibbles bits tracy kibble hpssmbhh months ago well move over everyone im takin a boo at lake future heartbreak er and there she was sleeping peacefully after her long gru elling journey into the world her shock of dark hair and deep pink angelic face innocent of all earths trials and tribulations meg was the bestlooking baby in the whole nursery and that is my hones unbiased journalistic opinion derived from one whole second of staring in at her every other baby paled in com parison even megshospital blanket looked better than the rest just because it was covering her i never realized how emotional i would get just by seeing this miraculous creation of one of my dearest friends afternine months of growing and growing liz turned around and presented- us all with this gor geous child darn and i was hoping her hopelessly perfect figure was just editors mail ballooning because she was final ly catching on to the mid20s bulgeathon but noboo the brat didnt even look pregnant from behind doesnt that just burn you up most women retain enough water to wash the car or do an emergency load of laundry but riot liz she even looked cute withan enormous bulge in front of her j not only does megs mom look dynamite in 1940sstyie mens jackets and every type of tarn and hat most people could never get away with but i know she will make a great mom too liz and i spent a lot of early mornings together before meg was born months of touching her stomach asking her how she feels and insisting she drink all her milk is finally and sadly over liz isnt one to be mothered by anyone either shes strong- willed and streetwise just to the point of knowing how to look after herself i thats why i know meg is in good hands im sure the gang will be fight ing over babysitting rights well you did it liz and im j happy and proud to have been a part of the happiest time in your life like grandma and grandpa baker said mega kisses from all the gang we love you meg born at york county hospital march 13 1990 do you think we can drag you out for a drink now lizzard stouffvilleuxbridge tribune publisher patricia pappas editorinchief don bernard editor stephen houston director of advertising debra weller retail advertising mgr susan berry administration 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drivers a hazard dear editor for the past year i have been using 9th line south between 830- 900 amr- during that time i have witnessed daily occurrences of impatient and inconsiderate drivers who will not abide by the 60 kmhr speed limit posted in the area nei ther do they obey the solidyellow line i felt that if i drove at the speed limit someone either rearend me or forceme off the road last week it happened two impatient drivers behind me both pulled out at once to pass because i was doing the speed limit they bounced off each other and then one collided with my car spin- ning it into the west culvert and causing 4000 damage fortunately i did not spin into the large eastern ditch or a hydro pole it was only through the grace of god that we were riot killed or worse permanently disabled for what for power to be on time what has made drivers so aggressive what makes people think the rules of the road dont apply to them are they not aware that driving 10 kmhr over the speed limit can result in a 25 fine or that 20 kmhr over is 75 and 30 kmhr is 11250 plus demerit points the two drivers involved were under age 25 last year people were complaining that those under that age should not be discriminat- ed against and should pay the same insurance premiums as those over age 25 in all fairness i have seen all ages and all kinds of drivers the one i couldnt believe though was a riiother with her baby in the front seat who was travelling 40 kmhr over the speed limit frorn the beginning of 9th line south to hwy 7 the speed limit changes from 50 kmhr to 80 kmhr to 60 kmhr to 80 kmhr and back to i 60kmr this contributes to drivers becoming frustrated- with the new traffic generated by the hospital this road will become even more of a death trap thisroad is not unique the gen eral driving population in the toronto area have the same atti tude get out of my way being involved in this accident has forced me to take action i hope it will make drivers think the next time they have to pass the car in front just so they can be first that its not worth it sincerely karen mcvittie-