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stouffville suntribune thursday dec 4 2003 3 stouffville says by hannelore volpe are you aware of a shortage of family doctors in whitchurchstouffville asked in stouffville derra dunsmoor yes i know people who are trying to change their doctors in toronto but cant find a physi cian to acceptthem here pat ireson no i still go to my doctor in markham one thing i have not found here is a walkin clinic helen mazelow i wasnt aware of it my doctor is in unionville two years ago i walked info a doctors office in stouffville arid they saw me immediately gerry morlock ive been here 22 years and have a doctor in richmond hill i have seen stouffville doctors for emergencies and they saw me right away sipping on fiveyearold katrina seemann enjoys her bever age during annual victorian tea at the whitchurch- stouffville museum in vandorf friday staff photobill roberts last chaiiee for entries byhannelobe volpe taff writer with stouffvilles annual kinsmen santa claus parade only two days away theres still some furious painting and ham mering going on as people put me finishing touches on their floats and entries in the meantime a small army of volunteers is getting ready to deploy on parade day- saturday to make sure every thing goes off without a hitch they include members of both the kinsmen and kinette clubs local girl guides and boy scouts and volunteers from stouffville district secondary school s k kids christmas is mis years theme paul gribbon is parade chairperson last year his dad bruce gribbon chaired the parade main street stouflville will be closed to nonparade traffic on saturday from 2 pm between ninth arid tenth lines until the final float with santa himself passes by the homegrown parade starts from cam fella boulevard in the east end of town and heads west alongmain street stouffville kim parade starts on the 10th ling atunfeeidn heads south to main street nd0efavefalong main street to palittod parade facts parade start time 2 pm date saturday dec 6 main street is closed from ninth to tenth line from 2 pm until parade ends length of parade route 35 km number of entries 90 and growing ending at the novopharm park ing lot ninety entries already received include horses and wagons fire trucks schools hockey teams bands service clubs and local businesses staff from the a p will col lect warm hats mittens and gloves as they walk the parade route members of the markham stouffville mennonite youth group will collect nonperish able food items for the whitchurchstouffville fobdbank judging by members of the kinette club of stouffville will take place before the parade starts five awards will be pre- sented at a later date santa is in the midst of fuelling up his sleigh for the trip to stouffville paul gribbon noted were hop ing for everyone to come and also for nice weather this year he added briefly homeowner confronts spring street thief york regional police are assuming a rash of residential breakins on a quiet eastend stouffville street are related although no arrests have beenmade the three spring street incidents were reported within a few hours of each other saturday night in one case electronic equipment and jewelry were stolen but police say the homeowners in the two other incidents managed to foil the thiefs plans by either being home at the time or returning home during the break in in both cases once confronted the thief fled emptyhanded police say one resident described the suspect as a white male in his 20s approximately fivefeet eightinches tall 142 pounds wearing a white tuque beige coat and blue jeans only one of the victims gave a description but i am assuming that three breakins on the same street oh the same night would be related york regional police const kim kulbysaid lights contest open stouffvilles 14th annual outdoor cjiristmas display contest is seeking the towns most sparkling and cre ative outdoor seasonal displays residents have until dec 13 to nominate homes all residences east of hwy 48 south of blobmington road west of the uxbridge line and north of 19th avenue are eligible these borders follow the boundaries of the stouffville lions club entries are being judged dec 15 there are 325 in cash prizes the contest is sponsored by the lions noma cable tech and the stquffpe suntribune residents can nominate homes by emailing jmasonyrhgcom entries can also be faxed to 9056408778 or dropped off at the suntribune office at 34 civic ave stouffville quotewrthy the situation can only get worse dr don petrie on the shortage of family doctors in gontactiiig us have a news tip please phone us at 9056402612 email us at jmasonyrngcom visit us at 34 civic ave stouffville