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p 6 the tribune may 8 1997 st on mothers day or any day dear editor on behalf of katie scorrar and ian hazlewood copresidents of the ath letic council at sdss i would like to thank the following patrons of stouf fville and uxbridge for their worth while donations during our successful jump rope for heart event shoppers drug mart boyds sports iga national sports mcdonalds joint venture fitness subway john lords book store pizza pizza tim hortons headlines choko mario hairstyling ap weston fame franks hairstyling ida first choice haircutters the hair works town crier steer burger angies eatery baldwin sales stouffville cafeteria joint ventures canadian tire thanks again to all the secretaries custodial staff teachers administration and students who helped out namely christine wray alison crowder lil lian boyd and shaun caramanico jump rope event was smash success letters special tribute to our music providers tim garbutt dj dave rzadkowski jamie wilkes thomas street jamie mccoll justin kerswill mike timmins gary bender band members as well to all the people of the whitchurchstouffville area who pledged financial support to this worthwhile cause our gratitude goes out to you as a result of your contri butions we raised 408069 for the heart and stroke foundation in closing sincere appreciation is given to the stouffville and uxbridge tribune personnel namely bruce stap- ley and photographer sjoerd witteveen for their fine newspaper coverage of the 1997 jump rope for heart event jim fletcher staff advisor no learning after march area teacher is told dear editor steve bulls comments about the timing of the grade 3 testing brought to mind an incident that occurred during one of the training sessions one of my colleagues asked that very question why is the testing being conducted in march if it is to show what they know by the end of grade 3 the response was disturbing well we need time to mark the test and besides kids dont learn any thing after march anyway there were approximately 100 teachers in the room at the time it would appear from such a comment that it is the test rather than the students that are the real priority tara coulter markham your letters are important at the tribune we value your input send us your letters on anything you read in our paper or if you just want to get soemthing off your chest as well if you want to thank someone or give someone a pat on the back for a job well done the tribune is the place to do it we reach every home in the area three times a week send your thoughts to the editor 6244 main st stouffville ont l4a 1e2 or fax them to 6405477 or email them to thetribistarca you are invited to attend the public information meeting re charity gaming clubs the town of markham is holding a public information meeting to discuss the proposed provincial legislation governing gaming clubs casinos and how it will affect markham mr clare lewis chairman of the ontario gaming control commission will provide details of the legislation and answer questions relating to charitable gaming facilities further background information can be obtained by attending the meeting or by contacting the clerks department town of markham at 905 4754744 date time place monday may 12 1997 730 pm council chamber markham civic centre bob panizza town clerk 0s 101 town centre boulevard markham ontario l3r 9w3