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stouffvilk suntribune thursday aug 18 2005 3 stouffville says by hannelore volpe what impact are high gas prices having on you asked at the giant tiger store in stouffville tuesday tara clarkson it is getting harder to pay for gas to come in to work we give gas money to whoever is driving when i am out with my friends dawna thompson we had planned on going out east on vacation but cancelled the trip because the drive would be too expensive we are renting a cottage instead john chmielorz the price of gas is so high when you trav el you have less money left over to spend when you get to your destination it hurts the local economyif it is touristoriented kristi ingram i just stopped driving around like i usually did i cant really afford to fill up at 101 or 102 cents per litre it is ridiculous from the moon to whitchtifchstoufiville staff photosjoerd witteveen peter hunchak grew this president george washington tulip poplar on his properly on hwy 48 in whitchurchstouffville from a seed from the washington groves in virginia hell host a free open house this weekend at his farm north of ballantrae trees have historic roots by hannelore volpe staff writer tree farmer peter hunchak is opening his farm to the public this weekend to see the offspring of such famous trees as the one that stood in front of martin luther kings church when he was giving fiery civil rights speeches in the 1960s eight famous and historic trees have been carefully raised and tended by mr hunchak at his farm at 16621 hwy 48 north of ballantrae visitors are invited to see them aug 20 and 21 from 8 amto6pm there is no charge the trees have been raised from young saplings import ed from the american forestry associations global releaf program the non profit organization encour ages people to grow historic trees among mr hunchaks col lection is the moon sycamore which comes from seeds car ried to the moon aboard apollo 14 in 1971 by astronaut stuart roosa the martin luther king jr sycamore came from seeds of the tree that still stands in front of his church brown chapel ame in selma alabama mr hunchaks tree is now close to 40 feet high the president washing ton tulip poplar is the descen- dent of one of the trees plant ed by george washington in 1785 an avid tree planter washington planted groves of trees at mount vernon his home on the potomac river in virginia mr hunchak began raising the famous trees in the early 1990s historic trees are very popular with youngsters in the us he noted he has operated a christmas tree farm since 1947 and also has 200 black walnut trees on his property briefly boat accident victim improving in hospital a stoiiflville woman who was seriv ously injured in a boating accident almost two weeks ago is on the long road to recovery jane dodds was moved from criti cal care to intensive care her hus band david dodds said the accident occurred during a fishing trip on salmon lake in gal way- cavendish harvey township between minden and peterborough when the dodds boat was run over by another boat towing skiers the ski boat went partly over the top of the dodds boat leaving mrs dodds with serious injuries after being rushed by ambulance to a hospital in minden mrs dodds was airlifted to the sunnybrook health sciences centre in toronto doctors will give some indication this week about how long mrs dodds will stay in hospital she is a whole lot better spiritual ly than a week ago mr dodds said she was on a ventilator for the first few days after the accident but was able to speak when it was removed it appears she will make a good recovery from her injuries her hus- band said no charges have been laid hannelore volpe rain postpones car show theyll try again this sunday at the whitchurchstouffville museum in vandorf the museums 32nd annual antique and classic car show was called off sunday due to rain and rescheduled for this weekendthe show runs from 11 am to 4 pm the museum is at 14732 woodbine ave museum buildings will be open and there will be a magi cian music and refreshments cost is 5 per person or 12 for a family of four children under seven free call 9057278954 or 1-888-290- 0337 quoteworthy there are a lot of families that consider him almost family teresa kusatz on retiring priest leslie tamas see story on page 1 contacting us have a news tipplease phone us at 9056402612 email lis at jmasonyrng com s- chapel ridge funeral ho m ejf c r e m a t i o n c e n t r e sms tt v rfr- es i kji s f v p f w s f j t j kj x v- 891 1 woodbine avenue morkharn ontario l3r sg 7 email infochopelridgejhcom wvjwchapelridgefho i rr-