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mom editors mail iwmm a note on smalltown living dear editor the following is an open to don jackson your letter to the tribune oct 10 about oversized parking spaces in stouffvlledisplays admirable civic concern but also considerable ignorance about rural towns such as ours this is probably because you were so involved in the big city when you were on the toronto police force let me try to explain things so you can feel more at home here backjwhen stouffville was just a country town there was only one road going through it so our one policeman could keep tabs on the whole thing then stouffville started to become a popular bedroom com munity for toronto and the town decided to cash in on the trend by adding hundreds of houses without keeping up the ratio of recreational to residen tial areas town planners concluded that the attraction of smalltown liv ing was not in a greater sense of outdoor space but in having only one through street bridal show was great dear editor last monday evening my daugh ter and i attended the bridal party at the maples of ballantrae this is sponsored by the wel come wagon ladies and our local businesses this was a very enjoyable evening and was a great help to us in planning our daughters wed ding there is a lot of help and ideas given out and much information i think a special thanks is due to the maples of ballantrae reverend wayne reed and all those who worked so hard to make this show a success sincerely donna elvins mother of a bridetobe we love mail the tribune welcomes letters from readers on current topics let ters should be 500 words or less and typed or neatly printed they may be subject to editing for length at the discretion of the editor they must be submitted by 5 pm friday to appear in the wednesday tribune take notice that the following establishment has applied to the liquor licence board of ontario for a liquor licence application as indicated below application for a sate licence franks pizza place flecher blvd unit 1 hwy 48 whrtchurchstouffville including outdoor area and take further notice that any person who is resident in the municipality and who wishes to make representation relative to an application shall make their submission to the board in writing no later than november 26 1990 copies of submissions will be forwarded to the applicants submissions to be sent to licensing and permits branch 55 lakeshore boulevard east toronto ontario m5e 1a4 ministry of consumer and commercial relations the liquor licence act 032ub365 they therefore concentrated on developing main street oldfashioned light posts with modern high intensity lamps every 10 feet were put up to keep out any criminal element future urban blight was pre vented by giving the downtown core a facelift the lights have the added ben efit of publicizing these improvements to nighttime visi tors thus luring them to settle here at any time of day or night visitors can always tell how safe it is here because our fire hydrants are so unnecessary that we can park in front of them it is by maintaining only one direct route through town that we are able to realize all of these benefits so you see don the extra large parking spaces are part of the cost of maintaining our smalltown atmosphere parallel parking on main street would really tie up traffic and that would make our cozy smalltown atmosphere unbear able the planner have with great foresight made it possible for drivers to pull right into the parking spaces without the need for parallel parkingr the elimination of traffic con gestion has made shopping downtown extremely popular if you need more proof that our town planners have blended the best of crowded city living with the best of the smalltown just consider the case of edward street our teenagers are protected from the roar of stouffville traf fic by having the street in front of their school blocked off if theywould only do this in toronto im sure it would great ly decrease the number of high school students getting killed in traffic every day three cheers for the creativity of our town planners sincerely jim johnson it seems certain indian leaders were upset because they were calii a bunch of criminals if anyone walks around with an ak47 also i agree that attendance is important in any job whether it is parttime or full time we must toake sure we judge whitckrch 25500 cash in prizes halloween costume contest 200 pm saturday october 27th registration 100 pm age groups up to 5 years of age 6 to 8 years of age 9t0 11 years of age 42 to be given away 6 each hour from 1100 am saturday october 27 3 prizes in each age group 5000 2nd prize 3rdprize 2500 1000 show off your prettiest your spookiest and most novel halloween outfit and win great prizes enjoy fun for everyone who enjoys dressing up of course if youre a real goblin you wouldnt really show up wouuyou stouffville place mall storehours 930 am 900 pm monday to friday 900 am 600 pm saturday rroyffwdlu all 535 main stw stouffville