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p 6 tribune may 3 1995 st the musictown ontario committee of wmtchurckstouffviue presents hamilton pffllhiutmomc youth orchestra under the direction of glenn mallory with special guest conductor dr david w roe of stouffville sunday may 7 1995 from 3 to 430pm at stouffville district secondary school tickets 500 available at the door cosponsored by the stouffville lions club veday vet to celebrate liberation of holland by ralph t forfar special to the tvibune where was i when the second world war ended may 7 1945 by may 3 the 19th field regi ment had passed weilfelstadt germany and was heading toward bremerhaven on the evening of may 3 i took my motorcycle back to regimental headquarters to pick up the secret codes for next day as i was leaving a signaller friend stuck his head out the communications truck and hollered come here and listen to this i went over and listened to an announcement repeated over and over from the bbc in london england which said at 0800 hours 4 may 1945 there would be a ceasefire in nw germany i took this momentous news up to our gunposition and wasnt believed but within an hour we received orders to ceasefire which we did but the polish army on our immediate left and the germans in front of us fired all night i had an op observation post crew up in the next village and wanted to bring them back to a safer position with the guns but every time i started up i was shot at not wanting to die in the last hour of the war i got out of that situation next morning sharp at 8 am both the germans and the poles stopped firing it was the weirdest situation silence and groups of german soldiers with full packs wander ing around begging to be taken prisoners we just heaved a huge sigh of relief that we had survived and passed out in an oblivion of sleep orders came to keep the men occupied so there wouldnt be any trouble our imaginative com manders could think of nothing but clean and polish tanks trucks guns and equipment then run them through the mud and do it all over again i thought if this is the peacetime army i didnt want any part of it so i volunteered for the far east where the war was still going on where was i and what was i doing on may 7th 1945 i can guarantee you i was cleaning and polishing vehicles and equip ment the farther back from the front the bigger the celebrations until way way back at halifax there were riots we didnt celebrate we just rested thankful we had lived through it the british and americans signed a peace on may 8 the russians on may 9 they wanted an extra day of revenge on berlin on may 7th 1995 i will be in holland helping the dutch peo ple celebrate the golden anniver sary of their liberation ralph forfar is heading off to hol land to celebrate the 50th anniver sary of that countrys liberation victor s east end service your automotive specialists 6405822 our veterans will never be forgotten petro canada larry staff main 10th stouffville ont icg propane outlet alsop insurance brokers inc home auto business were proud of our vets 6244 main st ftaft o stouffville 04u44uz serving your community since 1945 to help commemorate the ee 50th anniversary of victory in europe the stouffville canadian legion will be hosting a parade through downtown stouffville on r saturday may 6th at 130 pm x royal canadian legion zl branch 459 hill mil hill lllll lllll 411111 wuttbwtib 6204 main st next to go station 6408300 proud to be canadian dont forget to book early for mothers day mikes gas bar 50th anniversary ve day 5842 main st stouffville 6401456 900 am 12 noon 12 noon 121230 100 pm 130 pm 208 pm 300 pm 300 pm 330 pm program work crew to take saluting stand to clock tower trucks with lowbeds to memorial park shuttlebus arrives at rec centre participating paraders leave cars at rec centre take bus to park parade marshall begins to form parade bands arrive town crier opens ceremonies speeches by president mayor dutch spokesperson lions etc parade marches off led by girl guides with flags for public on main street dignitaries to saluting stand at clock tower ride to hall after parade fly pass over parade parade arrives at legion hall entertainment at legion hall and masonic hall work crew picks up saluting stand whitchurch stouffville remembers otyicc funeral home o serving the stouffville area for 62 years o stouffville remembers 6324 main st stouffville 6422855 the stouffville royal canadian legion remembers the victors moller insurance ltd home auto business life personalized insurance service 64 sandiford drive unit i 6422745 were proud of our vets xablt tkh we live in peace thanks to you winn j bony we remember the victors 6404161 hwy 47 stouffville 50 years 50 off sale sat may 6th stouffville downtown businesses salute all veterans on the 50th anniversary of ve day look for the special 50 off in participating businesses downtown on saturday may 6th