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v a vtdayefec21998i- u stbufffeitnbiine ametroland comrnunrty newspaper y- jia 37sandfforddl publisher- ian pfoudfobt v r general manager r alvin brouwer editorinchief advertising director business manager brenda larson debra welter margaret fleming regional editor classified manager office manager brian kirlik stephen mathiew vivian oneill t editor tracy kibble distribution director barry goodyear jditorial someone must knbw about horse shooting r a lot of questions are being asked about last weeks brutal shootings of two horses at asfouffville boarding farm the incident captured the attention of newspa- per radio and television media not to mention the police and ontarios animal protection society someone apparently walked into a barn at bloomingtorrroad and hwy 48 in the early morning hours on dec 1 v that person then pointed a shotgunthroughthe stall bars and shot onehorse in the cheek and another square between the eyes attempts to save both horses at the animal hospital at guelph university failed both horses had to be destroyed even if the shooter managed to enter the barn undetected and then walkor drive away wouldnt someone have heard the shots spotted the vehicle or even noticed if a gun had been fired once that per son returned home people are wondering whether the shooter just walked in and shot the first two horses he spotted or if he knew which animals he wanted to harm people are also wondering why anyone would intentionally shoot two horses without motivation or what if any motivation there could possibly be l there is no mention of either horse being heavily insured and the owners are devastated by the crime the horses were owned by boarders one a 12- yearold boy from north york and the other a veteri narian from schomberg policesaid they have interviewed a number of people and may have a suspect soonto help with the investigation the ontario society for the prevention of cruelty to animals posted a lp000 reward for information leading to an arrest the shooter it seemswould have had to have known that greenwindsfarms was not occupied on a regular basis but leased to a horse trainer who doesnt live on the grounds the senseless shootings have horrified the local horse industry which is wondering whether other barns will be targeted next the public is shocked and disgusted by the notion that someone could walk up to a defenseless animal and pump a slug into its face is there some sick twisted ritualistic pleasure behind this act hopefully the 10000 reward will prompt some- one to talk to police about what they know because someonemust know something about this prime its just a matter of time before the culprit is caught v v ifflffljs 4 jeers cheers to the provincial government for recog- nlzing the iheed for more money at york regions childrens aid society hopefully with the provinces injection of 182 million to the society the cas will be better equipped to protect children in heed- jeers to the culprits who smashed windows in a private school portable in markham not once but twice in the pastthree weeks its this kind of crime that makes people wonder what it going wrong with society arid its youth cheers to york region for spending some cash to help abused women hungry residents and fami lies in trouble the 60000 fund to set up a social services database isa positive step to keeping the regions citizens in need from falling through the vcracics t tr v zt letters to the editor martin made right decision finance minister paul martin should be commended for making a tough decision to disallow bank mergers in making his decision hie not only listened tobankchairpersonsandbay street people but to ordinary canadians too and the voice of canadians weighed heavily towards his decision in a real democracy public opinion counts most and our ontario premier- mike harris should take note of this sureshpatel markham lions celebrate success lions president paul laking- and spouse anne clark hosted the lions annual christmas celebration dec 14 at latcham hall about 150 lions friends and family joined for an evening of fun and fellowship entertainment was provided by the barons of barbershop led by stouffvilles pwnjimrehilli- a donation was made to their favourite charity harmonize for speech by the local service club lion brian blenkhonv of manitoba street a past president and secretary of the club was honoured with a judge brian stephenson fellowship the award named for past international president judge brian stephenson pf calgary alberta has never before been presented to a stouffville lion proceeds from this fellowship go directly to the lions foundation of canada in oakville which operates canine vision canada the organiza tions dog training facility for seeing eye hearing ear and specialskills dogs region chairperson james noble of newmarket was guest speaker thank ing the stouffville club for its continued support of people in need not just at christmas but throughout the year the club members were pleased to hear the lions of stouffville are consid ered to be the club others should model themselves after a donationwas made to markham stouffvilfe hospital in nobles name tom winters publicity chair the lions club of stouffville harris causing resentment if you govern by order of decree the way premier mike harris is doing with nurses city amalgamatipn and now teachers then you cause resentment disruptions and ultimately chaos yet harris intentions of putting the financial house in order is alright but how he is doing this is another question as lqngaswe subscribe to a defnoc- i racy we must make the effort of getting together with people and organizations and thrashing out the need for savings without unanimity without judicial respect for common agreement we slide close to dictatorial behaviour then all the talk of raising standards and comriion sense revolutions is hull and void x gotto stouffville i- i debora kelly teachers talents need to be used in the classroom youll see them patrolling the hallways and parking lots at two catholic higlvschbols cardinal carter in aurora and st joan of arc in maple and they can make arrests if needed when a change in scheduling that lengthened lunch periods 72- friih- utes left the york region separate school board staring at nearly 400- unsupervised- students the security guards were brought in under a pilot project the experiment has been so sue- cessful at least four other principals are clamouring for apiece of theguard pie the board may put them in all nine of its high schools the only drawback has been the negative connotation of the- term security guard for the personnel who are receiving 12 an hour for four hours each day to provide a presence in the school to support the school staff vaughan trustee tina rotondi molinari has suggested they be called adult supervisors when you call them security guards parents tend to get theirbacks up molinari said whatever they are called the bot tom line is we shouldnt be paying teachers to asact as lunchtime supervi sors and hallway monitors teachers clearly told us how over worked they are during the recent labour disruption so lets ensure their education and talents are used in the most appropriate manner r in the classroom lets take it a step farther when staff writer jennifer brown spent the day with two public high school teachers she observed they were using precious spare time- aka the hallowed prep time to attend to such chores as photocopying as much as 60 minutes at a stretch tracking down audiovisual equipment and inputting grades into a computer- no wonder teachers have to take home marking arid what a waste of their skills why not hire others to do those tasks the unions for school support staff and teachers willbe quick to answer that question forme more anx ious to protectexpand their territories- than protectexpand the quality of education our beleaguered and challenged education system desperately heeds- a fresh approach 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