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j6 y ri rsht a jtfi krtfk economist suntribunethurday may 11 2000 3f j- lp isf lrs js aijsfeift f a metroland community newspaper k 9 hentagerajmarkhontriiip 1m3 s s sf ia5 j- v t- publisher an proud foot 2r- general manager azwnbrowwer editor in chief brenaa larson director of advertisingfltebra wfemer jf deputy editor v y classified manager debbrakeuy veditor wife gwjaerseri production director scherikay distribution director barry goodyear online publishing manager brian kirlik sann campbell z retail sales manager stephen mathieu inside sales manager stacey allen 1 business manager margaret fleming v office manager vivian oned v e ft tor i a l these games celebrate human spintdndlif we let me winiflcarinot win then let me be brave in the attempt special olympics creed this evening in newmarket almost 1000 athletes rrom across ontario will proudly march in- a- procession at ray twinney recreaticin complex a tlieywillwaye to their supporters moms andclads family friendscorporate executives honoured dignitaries volunteers as they watch a torch ignite a flame that means a great deal to them as a choirof voices raises sweet music to fill tthe venueit will be a surprise if there arent a few tears shed tears of joy and excitement tears of wonder l this is what special piyrnpics is all about and york region isproud to host the athletes of special piympicsand their families this week- in competionsthroughputthe region tke athletes arejmen an3 woriten teenagers and adults with challenges to oyer- come in life special olympics by its very nature shows them they canovercomethose challenges for the most plrt developmental handicaps- they can achieve goals and they can succeecl i- v- they ttainhardfor their competitions whether its swimmiiigor fpowerliifting or bowling i j- and the 1500 volunteers who work for special olympics spring fgamesdeserve- as much recognition as the i athletes s tchairperson robiplunkett on loan from york regional police where he serves the vi vicechairperisdn iiriabigiqnir who js executive assistant to regional chairpefspri bill fischawerecaptivat- f edbythe spirit of special dlympicslwhilethey devoted a greatidealof tirrieahd energy to the program aboveahd beyond die call of duty they did it with a smile becausethe games are important r z if ypuhaveopportunity visit pneofthe venues for the gamescheer on the athletes v take amdfhent to get to know some of these special peqple the volunteers who helpx them make i their dreams tome true j through special 01ympics athletes gain sloulstbeyjgain selfconfidence they make friends arid breakdown barriers triey teach us i all thatnbmatterwhatxhallenges we may face if we commit ourselves to the tasksat hand wecan succeed svv jzl telephone fax 905 2941538 v emalnewsroomecouiuom f 2 davidteetzel letters to the editor rebate protesters not whiners from the vantage point of hersalaried soap box 1 re if you dont want your 200 you can always give it away column may6 tracy kibbles comments on the 200 tax refund require some response if i am to take her seriously and shedid seem to be inseri- pus mode when she wrote may i suggest thatit is arrogant of her fo characterizthose riptof her jightwihg per suasion as whiners there are thoughtful people who are con cerned that the ernie eyes tax refund is going to cost millions of dollars to deliver including the cost of winnowing out those whio will not kathleen 5lazin v n l stouffville parking sticker was not abused it is so easy these days with colour scan- 1 nefs arid printers to duplicate stickers for dis abled parking there are also opportunities for spouses family members or associates of the disabled person touse the parking stickers wherithe challenged person is not present i only wish v fir t t the police were able to ideritify and appropri- get the refundthosedelinquent op taxes at abusers those wing on student loans deadbeat vy jiluns dads etc themoney the tax rebate will cost would have made a difference to our hardpressed medical system of a good start to affordable housing for- the homelessor dare i hope ireinstatemerit of some of oiuiost services provincial or municipal and if tracy kibble does not know ril markham stouffvillehdspitalneeds money fvfv use j then perhapsshe should become better we diant to informed there are also peoplewth challenges that appear to be abusing the system 6utare riot on may 3 in a local plaza parking lot rhy wife and i -observed- a passerby stop and shake his head to show displeasure witiia young woman parked in the spot reserved for the handicapped she had- a welldisplayed sticker and is i in reality there are people who will indeed donate their 200 refund tothe hospital or to the yellow brick house or to whatever service they wish to support a notion that did riot come from kibblers bits of commentary r fors6meofusitisa i hope kibble enjoys whatever she does with her tax jefundarid i hopeshe leams not to condescend aridito pontificate toothers embarrass her by explaining to the rhan that she suffers from rheumatoid arthritis walking is difficultand her ifrimune system is seriously affected in all fairness the man probably felt he was being a principled good citizen however he wasnt aware of the complete picture there is abuse of the sticker system but in this incident it did not apply bob mckay stouffville letterspolicy stouffvillethbunc welcomes your letters all submissions must be less than 400 words and must include a daytime telephone number name and address the newspaper reserves the right to 1 publish or not publish and to edit for clarity arid space write letters to the editor i t 9 heritage rd i mafkham ont l3p1m3 r email lttrscon5uncm v stouffivilletribune j serving the community since 1888 ghost k canadian clreuuhons audit board member m t f ontario press council s j stoufrviltetnbune published every tuesday thursday and saturday is one of the metroland pnnting publishing and distnbuting ltd group of newspapers which includes 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reassessing pur eeh eeti grass r hings used to be so simple whentlie laryn looked a lit- tle or -tfe- garden seemed alittle jdroopy you turned on the sprinkler you rieverthdught about it once orjwice a sumrner a guy would drive through town bellovying some thing incomprehensible through a megaphone and you would know water was jn short supplyjand everyone should put the hoses away for a while- nobigdeal v this summer the 4 towns of vvhitchurchstduffville georgina jand east gwillirnbury willjoih the rest of yorkregioh andimposeautomatic water restrictions muiesulnmeif- 5 i was shocked to hear tjiis o here i was thinking there always were automatic water resbictions right across york region y for years ive been checking the cal endar to figure out itjwas my day to water the lawri when i could have sprinkled to rhy hearts content i now theonlyquestion is how long it will beibefore nobody waters at all the sprinkler is obsolete and alush green lawn isthe mark of shallowdecadence f right iiowmi take pridean my lawn and so dp my neighbours crispy brown yards dotted with dandelions get disap proving scowls from passefsby v but soon it will be the immaculate lawh crowdthat willbe afraid to show their faces w water is becoming scarce and were using it frivolously v v were using fertilizers thatdrain into the lake feedingthe algae just thesame yvaywe feeel our lawhand giwng our drinking water vfunky swamptaste and i aroma frprnlatejuly to september v imsuresome of the oldtimers in my community would poinout tliere never used to be water problems before stibdi- visi6hssuchas mine were biiilt see what imean who jean handle meguutofhaviriganicelawnr seriously the 4when we canajans cpuld take our fresh water resources for granted are gone scientists are predicting water will be trie most valuableresource in the world by the end of this century s so if youre going to yelland scream about water to stop development on the moraine of maybe even fight the hwy 407 extension you have to start in your own backyard im not about to let my lawngo to pot yet but it only takes anincri water a week to keep the grass kealthy once it gets used to not being indulged every other day apparently keeping the f mower blade high so the grass is a little longer helpsit holdmoisriire and stay healmyrvilessattehtiqn4 it mayjnot be tlie lawn on the front cover of better homes and gardens but maybe its theerivironmentally sustain able lawn of the future i rl j i