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c s y v jtj5 y ssmcgfatfchavedmstandit j by bruce stapleyj 1 r v v correspohdent- j i j i correspondent they celebrated a stellar year of athletic achievement and schoo spirit wednesday at trie sleepy hollow golf club t amymcelrpyand mark burkholder were namedout- standing senior female and male athletes respectively with i i the juniortop athlete awards going to lindsay hermarisdn v and kevin mcgrath v vilvv- thernoral and physical improvement award wasgiven to jess hemmtngsteph jul and shane timmsskaredjh jim v j rehill sportsmanship award carolyn tubb waspfesented with the jbitial dave conriell crosscountry awanli the homestead award for overall contribution tome tj schools athletii program wentto athletic council copresi dente chris hehryand arriy mcelroy x for ffie second straight year it was josh sheriff netting the john turner memorial award for shot and discusi s i mcelrdyrwhb vvas alsonamed mvpdrsemrgirly6lley- ball and senior badminton was cited for her atrileticabilities t aswell as her leadership i zj veteran sdss teacher and coach heather henricknotyd fl hovmcelfoy led the field hockeyand giflsrugbv teamsjifc scoring whilernaking a strong contribution the senior sdss girls volleyball and badminton teams7 fjz 7 amy was ateam leader in four sports said henncksv its riot somuch that success follows her as she is able to create successj s v sdss physicaleducationhead jamie hevitt said he was impressed by burkholdeps combination of athletic prowess and overall character f j v v v chis strong efliics morals and values you dont usually 1 find ma kid his age he said j w i i bypatrfckcasey dr shelly lazier family dentist stouffville district secondaryschopl held its annual athlet ic awards banquet last wednesday this yearns outstanding athlete awards went uo t front row from left mark- burkholder senior boys and amy mcelroy senior girls in the back row are from left kevin mcgrath junior boys and lindsay hermanson junior girls coaching the firstyear senior spartans boys rugby team j hewitt said burkholder showed a natural ability for a game- he had never playedpreviously h 5 i vhewasbne of the best backs ive ever had the privilege of s coaching v burkholder also copped the senior boys volleyball and rugby mvps i r c sdss teacher andvolleyball coach sharon mcfarlarie pointed to hermansdhs sparkling 88percent plus academic average as evidence of her wellbalanced approach to life lindsays not only a tremendous athlete but shes also a wonderful person said mcfarlarie s il vhermansonwon the york region high golf title to earn the sdss golf mvp award r the enthusiasm at this school tssecond to none kjr tremendous dedication and commitment to tqr sports rejuvenated my love of coaching sdss physical education teacher and veteran coach jim fletcher credited mcgrath with broadening his athletic hori- zbnsover the past year- r v kevin has always been good at track and field but this v year he earned a position on theontario regional volleyball i team and he was the junior badminton mvp said fletcher in his closing remarks firstyear sdss teacher kevin julyan noted how thespirit he saw displayed by student ath letes had restored his desire to coach i p i- the enthusiasm at this school is second to none said julyan ti 1 your tremendous dedication and commitment to your sports rejuvenated my love of coaching tv s ac6coach of the two sdss boys rugby teams with hewitt julyan said he was proudto be associated with the players i v r y ypu wouldnt beueyelthenumberofcomplimentee got j about how well these boys handled themselves on and off trie- i other mvp awardsweht to die following athletes crpss 1 w country ryan tabohe lisa felepcriuk boys volleyball midget dan clarkef junior derekkongargirlsbasketbaurhflgetgl- wi u hannakhemmirig field hpckeyjflmidy v boys basketball midgetkevin f is girls volleyball midget jiiieyij v hockeygirlscandicemilleriv lor boys tyler armstrong kevin mcgraui semor j duluderruebveirls erffiib ji v vsv staff writer- r udespite the dramaticprice increase ofcrudedu york regiohwfll nbf existing contracts for asphalt projects earned jiiver from last year 5 4 a mike ocpnnoiy executive director of jne ohtario hot mix pfoducersfassociationf approached the regions trans- rpdrtatioh and works committee lastweek seeking financial assistance with the sudden arid unprecedented price hikes of crude oil products- i v s ojconnoj whprepresentsthe majority of the provinces asphalt cdrnpaniest requested compensation for the differ- eike iriprice for work bid in 1999 and delivered this year an amount estimatedat more than5p000 tonnes of asphaltr r he told councillors the cost l dfh6rrhixt asphalt has plagued die- industry for the six months- jumping tbetween 35arid 45 pef cent and wiutprice iiiargihs as nar row as 2ldr 3per cent fiimsstand to lose 300000 after t crudeoil reached 34 a barrel compared to its low of 1 1 difference of more than 300 percent j c vv- just from visiting the gas pumpsveyeryonehas seen kbw price has gone up dramatically the increases have been disastrous for us said oconnor during wednesdays com- friittee meeting no one cquld have anticipated this because we have never seen anything like this before its very difficult to go back and openup contracts that have been bid the jobs we bid last year should have been paid last year and for circumstances where the contractor wasnt at fault for extending it into this year they are paying additional costs for the product we are a relatively small fish and quite frankly nobody had the foresight to anticipate this- r t according to oconnor asphalt plants using natural gas t to dryland heat their products are facing at least a 20-per- cent increase whilejthe cost for firmslrelying on heating oil have jumpedloo per ceiit in addition transporting the raw materials and finished products has increased by jo per cent r 1 y thehqt mixdustry is working with die ministryof transportation to develop a new liquid asphalt cost indexto rhelpaddress the current volatility of prices and contract lafv guage is being developed to incorporateuctuating prices in new deals v v we will use ministry oftransportation index so we dont hawthis problem inthe future but we have a contract in place that should be honoured by both patties pointed r out transportation commissioner kees schipper with any contract there is risks on both sides if there is a delay or reason for delay that is the fault of the region and there are extra costs we will entertain any requests for additional xlaims but that is a little different a blanket policy meanwhile oconnor macle referenceto the recent actions by the trucking industry over the increaseinaso- line pneesa protest that included blocking traffic across ontarios highways v j v however hequickly added his industry hasrio plans to sstage a similar derrioristration v at l all we can do is ask we are not going to go out and park our trucks around this building and disrupt everybody he said k but it was effective for the truckers catholic school to open in itchurchrstouflviile r v j s 1 j a second catholic elementary school is about to be built mvtchurchstouffviuev v f the 360student schdol will beopen in september 2001 confirmed daniel delbiaricd apianherlwithttheyork- djstnct school board v v r whiletkeriew school i wasjariginally slated to be built at mallard street arid greenwood road north of main streetj i the school bqard isnowlddking at a second location east of the 10thjlinetsduth of main street near lori avenue- j v v r f 1 1 f yheschool propertywill measure fiye acres 5itriecaliccoinmuhity is growing mh whitchurch- m h