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4 tttl6ime st comment make time for community organizations schools in and the whole town goes back into its famil iar routine it seems that no matter how long weve been out of school the school year dictates our schedule this fall is the time for adults to turn over a new leaf take up a hobby or a cause find a new interest reach out in the community there are plenty of ways to enrich both your town and yourself readers need look no further than the calendar of events which is printed in each tri- bune wednesday edition new this fall is the school council which was introduced by the former ndp govern ment and given the nod by the ruling tories parents are invited to serve on the councils which will make recommendations to the principal and school board on matters like school budget pri orities principal selection cur riculum and standardized testing the province has ruled that all schools must have such a council in place by the end of this school year getting involved in your childs education is a worth- while endeavor for those who want to contribute in such a way for those who dont make time for one of the other myri ad community volunteer orga nizations and your new leaf will flourish stouffville tribune 6244 main st stouffville ont l4a 1e2 905 6402100 905 6492292 fax 905 6405477 publisher patricia pappas general managereditor andrew mair editorinchief jo ann stevenson director of advertising oebra welier retail manager mike rogerson distribution manager harry j goodyear administration vivian oneil operations mgr pamela nichols questions news andrew mair editor jain ittnsberry julie caspersen roger belgrave reporters sjoerd witteveen steve- somerville photographryl retail advertising joan marshihan catherine dunkeld classified dorcen deacon real estate joan marshman distribution arlene maddock the stouffville tribune published every wednesday and saturday is ono of the metroland printing publishing and distribu tion group of community newspapers which includes ajax pickering news advertiser auro ranewmarket bra banner barrio advance brampton guardian burlington post citypar- ent collingwood connection etobicoko guardian georgetown independentacton free press kingston this week lindsay this week markham economist and sun milton canadian champion mississauga news north york mir ror oakville beaver orillia today oshawa- whitbyciarington this week northumberland news peterborough this week richmond hillthornhillvaughan liberal scarborough mirror todays seniors uxbridgo tribune con tents cannot be reprinted without written per mission from the publisher terry foxtaughtjis that cancer cant cripple love i sat on a bank at the comer of hwy 2 and harwood avenue in ajax it was 630 am in early july 1980 it has to be something to get me out of bed before dawn it was somethingwhen i saw terry fox in action i saw history in the mak ing as the years pass we forget peo ple along the way we do not how ever forget terry fox once or twice in a lifetime some one special comes along terry fox was that someone he touched our hearts deepened our faith in humanity and changed forever the way we look at the world ive met eight of canadas prime ministers i marvelled at john diefenbaker and pierre trudeau gave me goose bumps they were charismatic and yes they were powerful still both fell short of that special something that only the very rare individual possesses terry fox had it terry fox was one of a kind it wasnt the blond curly hair the cold blue eyes or the artificial leg that set terry fox apart it was his jaw terry foxs jaw spoke volumes it said t do what i do arid i do it iriy way terry foxs jaw spoke of courage of tenacity and of deter mination terry fox had more than spunk and more than grit he was gutsy and terry fox was so very serious while he faced cancer head on he didnt underestimate its force when terry fox said somewhere the hurting must stop he knew off the record what he was talking about it was september 1 1980 1 was sitting in my parked car in a south ajax plaza i was a few minutes early for an interview i listened to the car radio rejjular program- iriing was interrupted for a news bulletin after 143 days and 3339 miles terry fox was being loaded into an ambulance in thunder bay the news announcer didnt spell it out he didnt have to we knew the cancer was back a few hours later it was con firmed the cancer had spread to tferrys lungs the news announcer didnt spell it out he didnt have to we knew terry fox would die september 1 1980 was a sad day for canadians it was a day to cry and a day to shake your fists at the heavens the believers asked god why and the disbelievers asked god why surrounded by his loved ones terry fox died in british columbia on june 28 1981 one month shy of his 23rd birthday on that day a quietness spread across the land canada was in mourning when it comes to successful terry fox runs stouffville and uxbridge can stand proud both communi ties rise to the occasion over the years uxbridge has raised 70000 while stouffville has gen erated 133000 this years terry fox run is on sept 17 the run is not a race you can walk run wheel or roller blade you can make it a family affair come with a friend or come alone tb register simply turn up at the starting point at 9 am at elgin park gate in uxbridge and at riopri at the stouffviile rec centre call julie slater at 8526318 in uxbridge or sandy schell kennedy at 6404705 in stouffville if participating or donating please keep this in mind terry fox taught us that cancer cant cripple love shatter hope destroy peace kill friendship wash away good memories invade the soul conquer the spirit or steal eternal life mourning the passing of another summer you know summers over when the water pressure plummets halfway through a rousing rendi tion of 1 would do anything for love at 630 on a weekday morn ing during your shower the phone rings at noon and its for you the doorbell doesnt ring at all between 9 am and 330 pm there is edible food in the fridge a whole day after your weekly gro- eery shopping spree when the only bicycles skate boards and sweatshirts lying around the house are those belonging to your own children when you no longer trip over half a dozen quasicomatose teenagers during a foray into the basement to do laundry when silence replaces the cranberries distinc- tive ditty zombie all these are signs of summers demise you know the partys over when you find yourself actually missing your children and their friends in much the same way you miss sti fling heat when the weather starts to get chilly or yet another barbecued burger when snow piles upon the driveway at the end of june i was count ing the days until the beginning of septernber now i am yearning for a return to procrastinatorspar- adise when picking up or drop ping off kids provided a semiplau sible excuse for some jess than herculean efforts at the keyboard r it comes as something of a jolt to discover that- when teenagers arise at noon they are capable of speaking in complete coherent sentences conversely when you drag them out of bed at 8 am they react with a glassy stare and a few incomprehensible grunts only their body language leaves no margin of douht as to how they feel at being thus disturbed fathers however have a ten dency to be considerably less sym- kates corner pathetic than mothers to their off springs angst this is because when they were a boy they walked 15 miles to school uphill both ways through sandstorms snowstorms tornadoes and tidal waves they had to arrive at 6 am and do30 laps of an olympicsize track before plunging fearlessly into a cold shower and trooping with bright enthusiasm into an unheated classroom where they translated their latin primer recited pythagorass theorem and- weeded out dastardly dangling participles from their english essays they never talked back to teach ers whom they acknowledged as both older and wiser they wore uniforms and polished their shoes and called the principal sir in short they were insufferable yet they cant understand why their children shouldnt aspire to be just like them such dedication to duty made prince charles the man he is today which could be one reason the young- and restless are not about to embark on such a spar tan route to selfactualization or to establish a deep and meaning ful relationship with a palace full of potted plants maybe the present generation of teens hasnt suffered the priva tions of their fathers but they have gone through other more subtle forms of torture elvis lives on at the supermarket kurt cobain is gone forever it makes an almostgrown person cry