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i i in saturday july 26 1997 vol 13 no 30 i weekender un h 32 pages 500 gstincl ametroto ikebedejiotceilcmete term gic mm 4900 5yt 5375 ocs rrsps uuiual rinds ufe insurance annuites rrfs wc kgww10n mortgages 96lteinstn a 00 markham 4712311 y id c r o s s gj m w o r d d hi i 1 arthtir blacfc will tickle your fimyboiie with mewspper frs see- page ii v a accident claims life of garage owner joan ransberry staff reporter mike solakis will be missed residents of vandorf were shocked to learn that mike solakis coowner of the vandorf garage was killed in newmarket wednesday he was a wonderful kind man this com munity is shocked said local resident david bradley york regional police sgt john sheldon reported that the 51 yearold mechanic was crushed underneath a car at a scrap yard at newmarket iron metal auto he went out to the scrap yard to get some car parts the vehicle came off the two jacks and he was found pinned said sheldon solakis and his broth erinlaw peter sil- verdis ran the local garage in the northern hamlet on woodbine avenue for years neighbor walter pat- tenden said he dropped into the garage every other day just to shoot the breeze patten- den added this is a tragedy he was a fine man mike solakis was a good person this is such a loss said chris dymond a resident of vandorf louie solakis said the scarborough fami ly is touched by the outpouring of sympathy from vandorf my dad was a good father said louie as well as louie solakis is survived by son tommy and daughter dora and by his loving wife afrodite the family moved to canada from greece 30 years ago and resides in scarborough funeral services will be held monday at 1030 am at st johns greek orthodox church on warden avenue meanwhile vis itation is at jerrett funeral home at 660 kennedy road on saturday and sunday from 2 to 4 pm and from 7 to 9 pm mike solakis united way drive already in full gear in stouffvilie joan ransberry staff reporter cold calling is getting a very warm recep tion in whitchurchstouffville reports the local united way campaign chairperson armed with a mission to raise more than 22000 for 38 human agencies all linked to york regions united way agencies fran sainsbury is going doortodoor and store- tbstore in whitchurchstouffville response is good so far she said sainsbury is also delivering the united way message to the boardrooms at local cor porations like most people sainsbury has her favorite charity for me its the cnib and the yellow brick house womens shelter my grand mother was blind she said sainsbury knows about family difficulties she was raised by her mother and grand mother when her father returned from active service in the second world war he was shell shocked abusive and after a time was asked to leave the family home my dad spent two years in hospital in belgium and england when he came home he thought we were the enemy i havent seen my dad since the day he left so i know fran sainsbury the need for womens shelters as a kid the community helped us it made me a better person said sains bury campaign success hinges on eyeball-to- eyeball treatment explained sainsbury while on the doorstep in the store and in the boardroom she outlines what the united way is what the united way does and why support is crit ical the former mayor of whitchurchstouff ville reminds everyone that in this time of government cutbacks responsibility shifts and lands squarely on the shoulders of the community namely the united way she further pointed out that whitchurch- stouffville has not escaped the need the town is facing unemployment family break down and a growing seniors population as much as any other while the york campaign with a region- wide goal exceeding 3 million doesnt wrap up until the fall the local drive is going full steam please see page 3 h field work gus and alvin norton help jim hulshof plant a second crop of broccoli seedlings last tuesday on the hulshof farm on bloomington sidcroad p iy sjoerd witteveen rotate and balance tires j1 bh imiflir offijjs ford summer check up oil filter change 2995 includes up to 5 litres of 5w30 oil oil filter and a complete inspection of brake system exhaust system shock absorbers steering suspension all belts and fluid levels