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jaz o v st thetribunetuesdaymayiggspa community students live breathe claremonts history joan ransberry staff reporter the past not the present and not the future is on the minds of 31 students at claremont public l school the senior students are living and breathing local t history in readiness for a special day in june a total of 1 5 houses and buildings will be featured in a historical walking tour in the four corner area of claremont on june 13 from 14 pm the tour is being coordinated by local history teacher andrea wanninkhof and the schools senior students as well as the walking tour the day features a tea room and an historical display room both located at the school- the students including emily white 14 and marnie honeyman 13 are in the process of gath- f ering historical information about the buildings and the houses in the downtown core talking to seniors trips to the library consulting with the ontario historical society and meeting with lilian gouslin author of local historical book from paths to plains have all helped provide the students with information about life in claremont in days gone by the students are now reaching out to the general public in the hopes of finding out even more about the hamlet if anyone has historical information about any of the houses and buildings in the four corner area he or she is asked to attend a planning meeting at claremont public school on may 13 at 730 pm the students are also hoping that old photographs will be brought in the past is proving to be both challenging and colourful if you want to know about the claremont general store honeyman and white are quick to point out that the store located at the corners was built in 1 85 1 by john c michel the store was sold to the mcnabb brothers in 1 875 in those days shopping didnt always involve money the women traded baking goods and homemade butter for grocery items said white at one time there were a lot of hotels in ciare- mont that was because of the railway said white there was even a hotel where the garage stands now claremont has had four public schools since its beginning three were destroyed by firer the students also know that claremont is known for its gingerbread trim many of the houses dating back to the 1860s still have the original ginger bread this element will be part of the walking tour stressed wanninkhof not only does the historical walking tour offer excellent education value for both students and the public it is a major fundraiser for the school those attending the walking tour will pay 5 for the priv ilege next year is a very special year for clare mont as this century wraps up claremont public school will mark its 101st year it will not go unnoticed said school principal heather stuart lmiry white 14 left and her orade 8 classmate marnie honeyman 13 both from claremont pub lic school get ready for the claremont historical tour of homes by checking out this 1889 ginger bread home and the claremont general store building dating from approx 1847 photo by sjoerd w1tteveen joan ransberry staff reporter theres no shortage of cds at the whitchurchstouffville public library friday mayor wayne emmerson- paid a special trip to the library where he handed over 800 to buy much needed cds the money comes from the mayors youth fund in the past three years close to 30000 has been given to benefit the youth of whitchurch- stouffville founded in 1995 money for the mayors youth program has come from an annual golf tournament hosted by emmerson the mayor points out that this years golf tournament is on july 2nd at sleepy hollow and maples of ballantrae golf courses to date about 36000 in total has been raised for youth clubs and organizations grants have been given to 20 organizations the largest cheque was for 10000 for the second ice pad at the local recreation com plex other sport groups receiving money include soccer minor hockey and softball associations a town youth centre received 3000 while all seven schools in whitchurchstouffville got 1 000 each for new programs money has been donated to the strawberry festival youth pro gram centre stage production youth theatres willowgrove and glenbrook day camps repairs io stouffvilles skateboard ramp and a donation was made to the st james student music scholarship concert some grant money has been matched by service clubs includ ing the lions and the kinsmen stressed emmerson applications for funding are received by a committee made up of emmerson ward 5 councillor judy scala bob mcneely wayne jackson bruce gibbon gary mcdonell and jim mason chamber welcomes mpp public purse watchers in stouf fville and uxbridge are invited to attend a budget breakfast thursday at 730 am at angies durham york mpp julia munro will be the guest speaker at the stouffville breakfast mimro who represents both communities will explain the impact of the provincial budget on the local areathe provincial bud get is being released on wednes day tickets to the meeting being business marilyn ferguson ceo of the whitchurchstouffville public library childreris librarian melanie dustow stack cdroms with the help of mayor wayne emmerson friday the cdroms were purchased from the mayors youth fund an s800 value mayors fund buys library cds sponsored by the whitchurch- stouffville chamber of com merce are 10 each for tickets call 6424227 region to spend 10m on roads get down to it grade 8 student andrew everest gives explicit instuctions to get down to it to a parent volunteer group for whitchurch highlands public school the painting of a computer keyboard on the pavement was one of many activitcs the parents do for the school friday was a professional development day for teach ers photo by steve somerville from page 1 also agreed to spend an extra 10 million improving the road net work councillors complained the region was facing massive gridlock because new roads werent keeping pace with development regional taxpayers are taking over a number of provincial ser vices this year particularly in the health and social services depart ments for example the region will spend 92 million on ambulances- and 348 million on social hous ing expenses the province has paid in the past in return the province is picking up half the education costs from residential property taxes council adopted the budget unanimously last thursday im certainly willing to go out and support a tax increase when were adding 17 police officers and 15 civilians and new roads said markham councillor frank scarpitti-