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st weekender april 19 1997 p 11 community gary simmonds says farewell by kate gilderdale correspondent when gary simmonds moves from stouffville to bracebridge later this month he will do so with mixed feelings and an abiding appreciation of the town he has lived in for 16 years fd like to thank the residents for the business theyve given me over the last four and a half years said the owner of stouffville picture framing studio on library lane he has been surprised and pleased by the number of people who have expressed disappointment at his departure and stressed that he will be returning on a regular basis the reaction has been way more than i anticipated and its really great to know people feel that strongly we he and his wife judy knew we were eventually going to move up north and i wanted to do it while i still had the energy to work up there simmonds credits james bessey for introducing him to the local artistic community which has brought him 15 clients including john roberts and of course bessey himself since i opened this place i have never felt that i was going to work its been more like a hobby 1 come in here and have fun working with artists allows sim monds to give full rein to his consid- a great taste of tex mex foods vbuckabeer wednesdays 7 oz draft 20 wings t upcoming event sun may 4 fernandaz the amazing hypnotist 5 cover charge reserve seating by 6 ptn stouffville location 6601 main st 104 brock st stouffville uxbridge 6427469 8521242 jeroyal caribbean when you book a royal caribbean cruise before april 30th m cmmsb call 905 9481800 cruiesciccnlcrs erable creative talents which can be seen in many of the pieces on display in his studio tve always wanted to have a rep utation for creativity rather than being regarded as just a framer he said i think gary has been a real asset to the community said bessey hes a good person and a good busi nessman and hes going to be missed by his many friends and customers fd say he was the most professional picture framer ive had the pleasure to work with simmonds continued visits to stouffville may represent more than a simple desire to keep in touch with old friends said besses wife june i think it has something to do with orange pecan muffins she explained i keep baking them and he keeps eating them gary and judy simmonds will open their new business brace bridge picture framing studio this summer and visitors from their old home town will always be welcome the current studio will be taken over april 28 by stouffville resident pam wright who has been working with simmonds since november separate board passes budget catholic school supporters are going to pay three per cent more this year in york region the separate board passed its 1997 budget this week although its higher mill rate adding 74 to the tax bills of average homes assessed at 30000 was settled in february the 2699 million balance sheet includes 5 million to pay off the boards deficit but it still leaves 49 million the next set of trustees must pay next year the board will manage to buy 600000 worth of computer equip ment and support as well as con tinue its optional but popular junior kindergarten program we must continue to be mindful that his board still carries a signif icant deficit but we have posi tioned ourselves well financially chair tina molinari said in a state ment mike adler w town of whitchurchstouffville notice of public open house workshop community of stouffville draft secondary plan the council of the corporation of the town of whitchurchstouffville will hold a public open house and workshop on wednesday april 23 1997 at summitview public school 6551 main street stouffville to provide for detailed review of the draft secondary plan for the community of stouffville the open house will be held from 600 pm 700 pm followed by the public workshop from 700 pm 1000 pm the draft secondary plan establishes the community vision principles and objectives as well as general policies and specific strategies with respect to community character the natural environment servicing land use and transportation for the developed area of the community of stouffville and the adjacent lands the open house will provide the opportunity for the public to discuss the draft plan with the planning consultant and town planners the public workshop will commence with an outline of the plan by the study team those attending will work in small groups and will be guided through a detailed review of the draft secondary plan this workshop is another in a series of community activities which are being held during the secondary plan preparation process any person may attend the public workshop andor make written submissions on the draft secondary plan a copy of the draft secondary plan including maps is available for inspection at the town office and the stouffvjlle public library during regular business hours for further information please contact mr tom parry director of engineering planning town of whitchurchstouffville at 640- 1900 or 8952423 dated at the town of whitchurchstouffville this 16th day of april 1997 michele kennedy municipal clerk town of whitchurchstouffville 1 9 civic avenue po box 419 stouffville ontario l4a7z6 the old town hall 96 main st n jthe old town hallfzz d c3 tmmwto sincerely thank the residents and tnerohantsjaihtreet markhwnt thepcnqe while wepreparejbr our new tenants x x c lovers eiirymipfveps inj pq n during their back ic3e ndk mafhjy renpfariojris ggl accepsbl tftrougl entrance w town of whitchurchstouffville tender ws9704 sealed tenders in the envelope provided clearly marked as to contents will be received by the clerks department 19 civic avenue stouffville ontario l4a 7z6 until 300 pm local time thursday may 11997 for the roof replacement of fire hall 1 tender documents may be obtained from the clerks department at the above- mentioned address between 830 am and 430 pm local time monday to friday if further information is required please contact john crawley at 905 6406527 ext 24 the corporation of the town of whitchurchstouffville reserves the right to accept or reject any tender and also reserves the right to accept other than the lowest tender tender ws9705 sealed tenders in the envelope provided clearly marked as to contents will be received by the clerks department 1 9 civic avenue stouffville ontario l4a7z6 until 300 pm local time thursday may 8 1997 for the roof replacement roof restoration roof maintenance and repairs at various locations tender documents may be obtained from the clerks department at the above- mentioned address between 830 am and 430 pm local time monday to friday if further information is required please contact john crawley at 905 6406527 ext 24 the corporation of the town of whitchurchstouffville reserves the right to accept or reject any tender and also reserves the right to accept other than the lowest tender jj