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aiimm8bmhgmmm st comment couldnt compromise be worked out stouffville is not the place to have a party at least thafs what the town officials have decided in shut ting down any future nonpri vate functions at the property of lloyd and marg britton on mccowan rd the brittons have opened their land up to anyone who heeded it for all sorts of func tions there have been con certs reunions weddings seniors days and car rallies many of these events have aided such worthwhile causes as the ms society and salva tion army in lieu of a scenic park many couples starting out on their lifes journey paused at the britton homes for photographs many bus trips for seniors- have ended in happy memories for those who do not get the chance to experience the out doors very often apparently according to some neighbors the generosity of the brittons reached critical mass this summer as they claim party after party took place on the grounds they complained to the town and the town put its foot down true we must respect our compromise reached the brit- wanted bylaws or no its a neighbors and not have exces- tons have given a great deal to bloody shame to turn in the sive noise or disturbances but this town and we have just told face of community spirit like surely there could have been a them their generosity is not that of marg and lloyd stouffville tribune 6244 main st stoufiville ont l4a1e2 905 6402100 905 6492292 fax 905 6405477 publisher patricia pappas general managereditor andrew mair editorinchief jo ann stevenson director of advertising debra vcfeuer retail manager mike rogerson distribution manager barry j goodyear administration vivian oneli operations mgr pamela nichols qwestions news andrew mair editor joan ransbeny julie caspersen roger uelgrave reporters sjoerd witteveen steve- somerville photographry retail advertising joan marshman catherine dunkeld classified doreen deacon real estate joan marshman distribution arlene maddock the stoufiville tribune published every wednesday and saturday is one or the metroland printing publishing and distribu tion group of community newspapers which includes ajax pickering news advertiser auro ranewmarket era banner barrie advance brampton guardian burlington post city par ent collingwood connection etobicoke 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 orillin today oshawa- whitbyclarington this week northumberland news peterborough this week richmond hillthornhillvaughan liberal scarborough mirror todays seniors uxbridge tribune con tents cannot bo reprinted without written per mission from the publisher well keep goine until the hurting has stopped if i was asked to describe terry foxs parents in one word it would be an easy task the word is decent i met betty and roily fox two weeks ago stouffville and uxbridge were included in the couples cross- canada tour ive listened to hundreds of speak- ers in my career ive forgotten most i will not however forget betty fox bettys a gentle yet iritheknow dontmesswithlife mom betty speaks of terry the speaker knows her subject she captures an audience betty fox makes us think makes us feel and makes us cry and since bettys a mom she cries a little in the telling to betty and roily terry isnt a hero he was just one of the kids they didnt love terry any more or any less than the other three betty related that like all kids her terry could be a pain in the heck and like all children her terry could be wonderful betty pointed out that like all moms shes made mistakes although betty didnt spell it out i hunch that like most moms she too can be wonderful betty said terry was an ordinary boy who did the extraordinary heres what this ordinary boy did he dipped his artificial leg in the atlantic ocean to begin his cross country marathon of hope before the cancer forced him to stop in thunder bay terry ran 26 miles a- day for a total of 3339 miles to date 154 million has been raised for cancer research in terry foxs name this 21 yearold did what no other has done terry fox brought canada to her knees after which he brought canada to her feci when terry died flags few at half mast heads bowed and strangers wept across the land on sunday sept 17 terrys team along with hundreds will join the 10kilometre routes in both off the regorp stouffville and uxbridge sfouffvilles terrys team is made up of four local residents each fought and won the cancer battle dr william murphy and dixie sellers were treated for rectal cancer sally gyton under went breast cancer treatment while jeremy schell sur- vived kidney cancer jeremy is the team favorite theres no contest when youre seven youve got the edge jeremy was 1 8months when doctors found the cancer the little fellow v braved the treatment including chemotherapy jeremys clean bill of health is attributed to gains made in cancer research the gains are linked to terry fox in explaining the run to his mom terry fox said some where the hurting must stop betty and roily fox can take comfort in knowing that for jeremy schell and thousands of others the hurting has stopped because of terry fox jere my schell can now go about the business of being a kid jeremys a tincankickingkindofkid while im tempted to put all my terry fox money on this huck finn ill be fair im donating 5 to each member of terrys team in both stouffville and uxbridge ollie barton is the uxbridges terrys team theres no stopping this woman last year ollie barton a survivor of throat cancer raised 4000 in the terry fox run if like me youd prefer to make a straight donation you can cheques can be made payable to the terry fox run in stouffville mail- to sandy schell kennedy 268 cam fella blvd stouffville postal code l4a7g6 or call 6404705 to have your donation picked up in uxbridge local banks are accepting donations or cheques can be mailed to julie slater at 86 domin ion st box 405 uxbridge postal codel9plm8 or call 8526318 nof course you can join the run to register turn up at the starting point at 9 am at elgin park gate in uxbridge and at noon at the stouf fville recreation centre pledge sheets are available throughout both towns on behalf of uxbridge and stouffville im sending this message to betty and roily fox well keep going until all the hurting has stopped you should be glad im notvpur mother i did it for the first time in their lives i did my offsprings back-to- school shopping before school was back the day before to be exact when the vast majority of rele vant merchandise had either been cleaned out or was in the process of being mangled under foot by ravening hoards of indi viduals equally unmindful of scoutings wise admonition be prepared my daughters list she was indisposed and unable to accom pany me took into account her mothers infamous inability to engage in forward planning her first request was for eight binders in as many different col ors as possible what she got was seven black binders and a slightly battered green one when i broke the bad news she smiled tolerantly and assured me it didnt matter from her vantage point after 15 years in my company even one different color was a rare bonus indeed the fact that she had an entire complement of binders at all was cause for celebration r there was not a pencil to be found in the store never mind a whole pack full and while lined paper was still available my son unearthed two of the last three packages from a battered box on the bottom shelf stocks of the unlined variety had long since been exhausted after much deliberation in the seasonal aisle where back-to- school was temporarily king i had managed to purchase just four from a list of nine vital items exotic stuff like erasers whiteout and threering binder reinforcements were nowhere to be found tm going to see if theyre hid ing somewhere else i said to my son who was maintaining a friendly demeanor in the face of kates corner my incompetence and the likeli hood that he would once again be borrowing supplies from fel low students until store shelves were replenished he looked doubtful but kindly forbore to voice his skepticism the stationery department it transpired was a veritable trea sure trove of stuff no student can afford to be without at the dawning of a new school year better still it appeared to have been overlooked by fellow members of the last minute club who were still fighting over custody of the sole remaining calculator in the aisle from hell conversely items in stationery were neatly stacked in their rightful places and an apprais ing glance quickly revealed that most of what you were looking for was at your fingertips i felt strangely exonerated and lightheaded bearing in mind it would be another whole year before i would be forced to undergo the same charade on the other hand there will be plenty of panic shopping oppor tunities between now and then to launch my blood pressure into the stratosphere i if nothing else this column may provide clues as to why young trick or treaters whose route takes them via chateau gilderdale always end up with fists full of those rather unpleas ant little candies rolled in trans parent paper or brands of toffee which rip out baby teeth and have a bouquet strongly remi niscent of motor oil think positive kiddies i could have been your mother