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if if stouffville suntribune thursday may 1 2003 3 by hannelorewolpe whats going on with the toronto maple leafs what would you change mike fink their players are getting old now this year they bought a lot of the older fellows they need younger players and a younger coach pat leonard i think they are an older group some are in their 40s maybe pat quinn should remain as coach but not general manager canada has been known for its hockey players for years upi kirn jimkellner they did temblythey should replace pat quinn with another coach i think he is good as a man- agerthey need somebody like ted nolan ray blown they need quality defencemen it was a very physical series against philadelphia so they had nothing left in the last game they need some good young players jim mason editor of the stouffville suntribune and markham economist sun is vicepresident of trie stouffville spirit junior a hockey oub mr mason who received the whhchuistotntvillechamberof commerce ambassadorof theyearawanlfor2003lastmonthbpicturedatthestouffvi1earena staff photo joerd witteveen ambassadors fan of stouffville the second story in a three- part series on whitchurch- stouffvilles 2003 business awards winners by joan ransberry staff writer billed as the game of our lives it was just that ilckets sold out in three hours more than 1300 hockey fans shared the cold january afternoon at the stouffville arena with such hockey per sonalities as don cherry rori maclean pat quinn and ken dryden with i stbuffvilles fans watchr ing the stouffville spirit junior a club defeated the celebrity team no one cheered louder than jim mason the game of our lives was the brainchild of keith acton a toronto maple leaf coach and stouffville resident who recruit ed mr mason to help organize the event mr mason spent countless volunteer hours put ting the game together with mr acton it drew national media coverage with a lifetime passion for hockey mr mason knows the game and he knows stouffville is not just any hockey town stouffville is a hockey town with a heart he said the game of qur lives raised 25000 for the canadian cancer society and rose cherrys home when the whitchurch- stouffville chamber of commerce decided to pick a recipient for its new ambassa- dor of the year award the choice was obvious no one deserved this distin guished award more than jim mason said chamber presi dent helene johnson stouffville is a hockey town in part thanks to jims efforts hockey has brought pride and people toour town because of who he is jim is able to get things done the chance to launch a new community newspaper the stouffville sun attracted the lakehead university graduate to stouffville 21 years ago before coming to stouffville he had worked at newspapers in scarborough north york and his hometown of thunder bay jim and charlene mason were married in 1983 today three houses and three chil dren later the masons still call stoiiffville home theirchildren are jaclyn 16 ryan13 and jennifer9 we love it here mr mason said weve made a lot of great friends stouffvilles a very warm small community with the biggest city in canada at our doorstep the stouffville sun became an integral part of whitchurch- stouffyille winning several awards including best in class in ontario and canadian newspa per competitions mr mason is currently editor of the recently amalgamated stouffville sun- tribune and the markham economist sun v when a previous owner of the spirit threatened to move the team from stouffville six years ago mr mason and oth ers were recruited to the spirit board mr mason is now vice- president of the team jim masons dedication to the hockey club is exemplified by his untiringloyalty countless hours of volunteer work and unwavering focus to achieve the goals of the organization said wqlie petri presenter of the ambassador award in 1996 mr mason received the highest award presented by lions international the melvin jones fellowship hes the only nonlion to receive the award through the stouffidlle lions right reasons getting awards is not the reason i get involved in the community mr mason said i hope i do it for the right reasons like keith acton i want to give something back to this town its enjoyable and its a chance to work with a lot of great people mr mason has always gone beyond the call of duty to help build a strong and vibrant com munity mrs johnson pointed said if there was an event going on jim mason was there mr mason was a director with the chamber for five years in the 1980s hes been a mem ber of the whitchurchstoufrville mayorsyouth committee since it was founded eight years ago for the past four years he has been one of five judges of the ontario community newspaper associations junior citizens of the year competition about 100 members of the stbuirville business community attended the awards dinner at sleepy hollow country club briefly dog attacked bouncer at markham strip club police have charged a 55yearold stouffville man with assault with a weapon after a bouncer at markhams friction strip club was attacked by a dog the 30yearold victim was not injured in the saturday afternoon attack police responded to an unwanted persons m about 230 pm arid were told the same man was escorted the day before from the club on anderson avenue in the hwy 48 and major mackenzie drive area after he was again asked to leave the next day he went to his car witnessed say he returned to the bar doors with a german shepherd arid ordered the dog to attack the dog apparently lunged but the bouncer managed to dodge the dog and call police officers were greeted by the shepherd now back in mevewclebarkingviciouslyatthem a stouffville man who also faces a charge of breach of probation is to appear in court june 2 correction acreage incorrect a story about the town of whitchurchstbufivilles demands for parkland from developers in the april 17 stouffville suntribune contained an error lebovic enterprises gave 20 acres to town of that 25 acres was more- than the requirement the suntribune regrets the error quoteworthy my positions may have been strong but they have been strong on behalf of the community hot on behalf of myself councillor sue sherban who announced friday she is running for mayor of whitchurchstouflville see story on page 1 contacting us have a news tip please phone us at 9056402612 email us at jmdsonyrngcom visit us at 34 civic ave stouffville ffi f i fj ft it j- vi li 1 ill ifi w m i 11 i ft almira fine furniture 4747 highway 7 east east of kennedy in markham tel 905 4775524 wwwalmiracom salesalmiracom store hours mon- wed 10am- 6 pm thu fri 10 am 9 pm saturday 10 am 530 pm sunday closed fine furniture sale starts today annual spring saaflngs event jfcnv v i- i ll i i fi li ill- d1mncj room slit s bedrcxm suites sofas chairs homcoitice entertainment units leather