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rc- skate j i sharpening i i w r i i i th2s asahdwschv should bet free sub until i jan ldth puwitrenn spobts ga bust tuin tea ta4716sf i vol 110 no 2 thursday january 8 1998 16 pages 50 gst ind h meirghtnd piplicajtran serving whiichiirchrsipiijfoilles 1 1 i i with the purchase of any sub of equal or greater price i and a medium soft i drink limit one coupon i per family visit bowes fsh7h1m- i s12mabj st0uffv1le screen scene top films of c see- page 10 ismisses charges in crash twoyear court delay leads to staying oj charges y against driver in fatal accident joan ransberry x staff reporter two stouffville families had their worst fear realized tuesday when a man charged in connec- tion with the death ofa loved one walked out of court a free man caroline rea and her mother barbara carr arrived at the new market court to witness a proce dure that they hoped would lead to the start of a trial for a 23yearold man charged with the death of carolines 35yearold husband and seriously injuring caroline the trial will not get under way instead in a hearing known as an 1 1b justice c marchand dis missed all charges against geof- carolinerae sill all inline lois dannewald is having great fun line dancingat the stouffville parks and recreation departw iment line dancing class at ilatchifirtihahjcdrbt grove background on stage on tuesday night rhoiabysjoerdwltteveen fery lam 23 crown attor- ney todd nor man told the tribune that a d ec is ion regarding an appeal will be made after he reviews the transcripts from yester days judgement the cases time frame was 3 1 months said norman justice delayed became justice denied said carr we were told the crown the court and the police and not the defence took too much time putting the case together that it wasnt fair to him lam said carr i tiam was charged with danger- ous operation of a vehicle causing death and dangerous operation of a vehicle causing bqdily harm when the judge announced his decision we just sat there stunned said carr my daughters in shock a trial would have given caroline some v closure i just feel so angry im sorry but i feel justice was not done x m carolines life changed forever on june 8 1995 when the nurse and her mechanic husband rocco got into a collision while travel ling on hwy 7 west of bayyiew ave- rocco was killed instantly in the crash caroline clinging to life was taken to sunnybrook health science centres trauma unit seven days later caroline woke from a coma only to learn thafher husband was gone and that the rea family and the carrs had no choice but to hold his funeral without her caroline also learned- then that her head injuries were still life- threatening please see page3 support of friends sought atsentehemg joan ransberry staff reporter local high school students have been invited to attend a newmar ket court on jan 30 to witness the sentencing of a man found guilty in connection with the death of a stouffville teenager on tuesday jennifer cook extended an invitation to the stouffville district secondary school in the hopes that friends of her late daughter will join her in the courtroom when a judge sen tences tonino lafrate 21 of downsview in november lafrate pleaded guilty to criminalnegligence causing death- lafrate was the driver of the car involved in the onevehicle accident that claimed life of darlene oblenes in late august 1996 the accident occurred on the ninth line in musselmans lake near cooks home cook is hoping that the sentencing will give her a measure of closure please see page 3 h horse country m agriculture has become more valuable to stouffville according to the 1996 agricul ture census farmers in town reported farm gate sales of 288 mil- lion compared to17 million pj jjjf- there was less land in crops 20286 acres compared to 23650 five years earlier out of 28183 acres of agricultural land 1 1 700 was owned by the farmers the rest was leasedthe area is becoming more urban with livestock giv- ing- way to horticulture and niche market businesses i that bring in more money per i acre said joel bagg the j provinces local agriculture representativelmest crops in town were corn hay arid soybeans wjtrj 1 8000 j horses vbrkregiorv has more horses thanany other ontario rthe vakie ofrts ag r culture has risen 26 per cen pio years the censussaid a s01 committed to serving you since 1 north markham motors ltd 4611 hwy j7unkmwbte ontario oil changes are not enough lemove engine contaminants with an engine oil flush re bilstein r2000 engine flush system engine flush re n including oil filter change 109s5j north markham 4 77 2 4 5 3 v- honda vehicles only see dealer for details