ggjgisfei th best choice is hore 0 18 sto ken prentice wnermanage ringwood d uffvilie 6429 r r 507 vol 109 no 55 tuesday september 9 1997 une 24 pages 50 gst ind a mtfrolaiul publication 00lifijt0iu siiice 1888 carol l clements i monev concepts 6424540 v pfjikf f for whats ms wis f r jc j bf 8 going on ihf jl ssbsssi 5s5i bbnsipbbb a fife iflkw sgl hbbfp fin i r a see page 2 jsbskbbbb wb8 mbe5b5kmmk nfikarsjj wi ensn in joan ransberry staff reporter an early morning barn fire on kennedy road yesterday killed 17 calves and one cow seriously injured a bull damaged an antique tractor and saddened a farming community dairy farmers jim and don white didnt have time to stand by and watch 50 years of hard work go up in smoke instead the brothers one a bachelor the other a widower had to save what they could and thert mqy34 pure bred hblsteiristibwnl the road to their nephews farm fire or no fire the morning milking had to be done such is life on a dairy farm your heart is breaking but theres no time or place for sentiment margaret paisley sister of jim and don was on hand she was busy mar garet welcomed the neighbours thanked everyone gave a tribune reporter a run down of what happened spoke of the 100acre farm she grew up on and all the while was worrying about her brothers none of us are young any more said margaret g still the family was grateful the kennedy road farming community like any agricultural community ral lied when one of their own is in trou ble phones ring from farm to farm in this case the message was brief its at the whites jim and don need help you dont have to spell it out farmers know it means barn fire as margaret and her daughter karen explained an off duty firefighter spot ted flames coming from the barn just before 2 am his attempt to wake the whites failed the harvest had taken its toll sleep was sound jim and don were tired theyd worked so hard this summer said margaret the firefighter rushed across the road to neighbours and yelled for them to call 911 please see page 3 barn fire a fire at the white farm on kennedy road near bloomington road engulfed a cattle barn killing 17 calves and one cow pictured here are some of the neighbours and friends who helped move cattle and douse flames with the whitchurchstoufrville fire department photos by steve somerville charity bbq dave byer serves up some chicken at the fundraising barbecue at the stoufrville missionary church saturday proceeds go to teen challenge farm for more photos pkse see page 10 pk service held for diana the rev robert a shields led a saturday morning church service honoring the late princess diana at the anglican parish of christ church in stouffville many residents gathered to honour the memory of the princess of wales the funeral for diana was also held saturday at westminster abbey locally those who paid tribute to diana sang the hymns the lord is my shepherd o what their joy and their glory must be a condolence book was also available please see page 14 rev shields for people to sign mr stopffwille canjuman t1ri thanks to you anniversary contest auto centre m nstant win gammcmis fi years f serving canadians for 75 years 3 ways to receive a card ny purchase of 20 or more use of your canadian tire credit cr urchaseof any specially marked items y hurry injoplaytojdayly retail mpndayrhfww store 83pm- 900 pm 3 i v u tarfkjjj