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the best choice ts here4 hhanciat sovlcts ken prentice ownermanager 18 ringwood dr stouffville 6429507 vol 109 no 77 tuesday november 25 1997 28 pages 500 gstinci 4 metroland publication serving whitchurchstouffville since 1888 carol l clements htj money h concepts mk the mocy ttobnaepboa fn4- 6424540 give ffiegiff of taste page 7 cr 3 math scores less ruit for sale fan greaf mike adler staff reporter local schools are getting ready to tell parents how their third graders did on province- wide tests in reading writing and math but when they hear how their school scored in the 10- day grade 3 assessment par ents will also get information that puts the results in con text school board officials say more importantly theyll also get their schools own plans for doing better some schools will score better than others said brian jamieson friday speaking for york regions public board whats critical there he added is what are they doing about it catholic schools are expect ed to release the information the first week of december jamieson said public schools should follow on dec 9 boardbyboard results of the testing were released early this month in the middle of an ontario teachers strike clearly in our worst night mare the tiniing of this could nt be worse said barb h please see page 3 joan ransberry staff reporter when a stouffville woman heard funny noises in the night discov ered teeth marks in qtips and found vitamin bottles toppled over on the kitchen counter she hunched she was sharing the apartment with someone other than her roommate jennifer tungatt suspected the mystery was linked to fourlegged creatures still she was shocked when after her landlord set rodent traps in the basement apartment four rats were trapped within three hours over the next few days dead rats continued to be plucked out of traps the landlord also set out rat poi son it worked the next day tun gatt s roommate julie crozier came home to find a big dead rat on the bathroom floor at that point the young women questioned remain ing in the basement apartment we decided we werent going to live there until every trace of rat was gone said tungatt the next night when tungatt came home to grab a few things she grabbed more than she bargained for i found a rats tail hanging out of please see page 3 m talk about hat head joanne maika- whitc coordinator of activities and support ser vices gets a head full of hat from marg clark a tenant at parkview village during the facilitys annual craft and baked goods sale which took place saturday photo by sjoerd witteveen welfare cheques can be picked up york region has developed a contingency plan to distribute cheques to clients in the event of a dis ruption of postal services general welfare benefit cheques issued for november must be picked up at the social service officcin markham which also serves whitchurch- stouffville december benefit cheques dated dec 1 will be available for pickup at 625 cochrane drive suite 400 markham a to f nov 269 am to 330 pm g to l nov 27 9 am to 330 pm m to r nov 28 9 am to 330 pm s to z dec 1 9 am to 330 pm clients must provide proper identification when picking up their cheques for more information call 5130880 if there is a postal disruption in effect as of dec 2 welfare cheques can be picked up at the address above rafideth summitview public schools senior choir and ben choir will be performing this thursday at markham stouffville hospital during the donor recognition evening the concert will begin in the front lobby at 630 pm during this time the christmas tree will be lit new equipment will be unveiled and refreshments will be served b santa claus is coming to stouffville soon and those involved are getting geared up to greet the jolly old fellow dont miss the parade on satur day dec 6 nemine 6402100 serving canadians for 75 years stouffville canadian tire light up for the holidays a 25 christmas lights ff q only 499 st512526 everyday good price auto monday- friday saturday centre 800 am 800 pm 800 am 500 pm mlowtiimli retail mondayfriday saturday i sunday store 830 am 900 pm 30 am- 600 pm v- i v1i tlihl lyilljj m slretonffvilto 1000 gpte