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authorized ac cut ron b u l o v a dealer 4 w ewellers across from clock tower stouffville stouffvitte tribune 172 8ul10ck drive unit 31 markham 4718660 first big storm buries stouffrille tracy kibble staff repoter the first snow flake floated innocently to the ground thursday morning thirtysix hours later whitchurchstouffville got steadily hit and wound up with more than 35 centimetres of snow were not alone most of southern ontario battled the early win ter storm already being called the worst in three years the towns public works department were inundated with tele phone calls yesterday mostly from angry residents complaining they couldnt get out of their snowedin driveways said employee diane carnrite carnrite told the weekender that snowplow operators were called in at 2 am yesterday and were still at it by afternoon the town was busy plowing hwy 47 bethesda sideroad van- dorf warden and mccowan rds with nine machines working around the clock we werent even going to worry about subdivisions until the main roadslooked in pretty good condition carnrite said and that would be a constant battle for workers all day yester day as the mornings 22 centimetres heaped up to more than 35 centimetres by last night stouffville hydro commission engineer walter metcalfe said early yesterday morning that the depart ment had so far been fortunate since no power lines had been downed metcalfe said extra staff was to be on call in case expect ed high winds caused any problems he said weather experts reported to say this storm could reach an all- time record for the worst 24hour blizzard in metro and surround ing areas rescue team lake neighbors fight against time to save drowning dog tracy kibble staff reporter a heartwarming drama unfolded tuesday morning in quiet musselman lake like a segment on rescue 911 and thanks to a group of local heroes who fought against time to save a drown ing dog grateful lakeshore musselman lake neighbors network to rescue reggie from icy water tuesday morning from back left harley and ruby spils- bury owner angie mcmunn jane schell lori welsh reggie bev gottschalk and kevin welsh road resident angie mcmunn has her best friend reggie home safe and sound the chain of events began at about 730 am along the south shores of the lake freshly glazed with a thin layer of ice angie had let reggie out doors for his usual scout around the property before she headed into work the dog a twoyearold mediumsized collie had not returned several minutes later so angie keys in hand asked her son chris to make sure reggie was inside before he left the house i sort of knew something was wrong when she hadnt returned because she always comes right back angie said meanwhile harley spils- bury and his dog belle were braving cold winds along the lake at about 740 am when he heard screams coming from the glendale beach area everything went down real ly really fast after that i thought the screeches sounded like a seagull atfirst harley said he bolted toward the shore line where he spotted a frantic dog who had just plunged into the freezing water through a halfinch layer of ice about 35 feet from shore harley bolted home tied up his own dog grabbed a rope and ran to neighbor bev gottschalks house for assis tance eager to help bev quickly dialed the home of wellknown animal expert lover and vol unteer lori welsh meanwhile harley realizing the dog wouldnt last long in the freez ing water rushed back to the beach to size up the situa tion i knew we had to do some thing real fast her nose was just resting over the edge of the ice harley said welsh a former employee of markham animal control rehabilitates wild animals and helps out when she can at the toronto humane society when bev called at 745 am to tell her a dog was drowning in the lake she didnt waste any time before leaving her house she called her best friend jane schell to meet her at glendale beach within minutes harley lori and jane had joined forces oh the shore to help in the rescue jane stayed on the scene and yelled reassuringly to a now- exhausted reggie while lori and harley scouted the area for a boat after a few minutes they came across a 12foot alu minum vessel and borrowed it from a neighbor after attempting to drag the boat 20 see page 3 includes air conditioning auto amfm tinted gloss power steering power brakes best price 9888 or lease for no money down brand new 1992 sable os sedan brand new 1992 sable ls wagon includes air conditioning power locks power windows cruise tilt aluminum wheels air bag arid more stk 8123c markville icwi lincoln mercury 1 r us u3l hwy 7 best price 1 7490 or lease for no money down includes leather anli-lock- brakes dual air bags air conditioning pwoer seat 3rd seat more stk 3jcv- sas- 4072 hwy1 47 iw- markham best price 2 1999 or lease for no money down 4707044 toronto une 7987025