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stouffville suntribune thursday dec 8 2005 3 stouffville says by hannelore volpe what is the nicest thing anyone has done for you asked at sobeys tuesday julie panacci my family looks after my children while i work not all parents will take the time out to look after their grandchildren jean ireland i appreciated it when people gave me rides when i didnt drive now i am glad when i can help others like this bob mckay acknowledging seniors by saying hello when you walk along the street to show that stouffville is a warm friendly community gloria forfar the staff at grocery stores in stouffville go out of their way to help you which you very sel dom see in the city they are just wonderful tuesday focus staff photossjoerd witteveen canon rob shields rev kim mcarthur and church warden dave stronach stand on stage in the new great hall at christ church anglican in stouffville anglicans larger facilities mean expanded programs christ churchs new 300person hall one of largest in town by hannelore volpe staff writer if 300 people suddenly decide they want to get togeth er they can all be accommo dated in the great hall at christ church anglican in stouffville one of the largest rooms in the municipality although it wasnt officially opened until the churchs roast beef dinner late last month the large new hall was pressed into service a couple of weeks earlier for the churchs christ mas market church elders decided they needed to expand their out grown church building when its office space and sunday school classes got too small for the number of people that were attending every week a larger meeting area was des perately needed the parking lot too could no longer accommodate all the cars it needed to once the first ground was broken in april construction progressed quickly thats a dif ferent story from the planning which took around three years the 18million project was funded in part by the anglican church of canada 850000 and fundraising in the parish parishioners raised over 500000 said church member david stronach that leaves the church with a mortgage of just under 500000 three hundred parking spaces were added almost doubling the old space the church also gained larger sun day school classrooms and office space the hall which has a full commercial kitchen is avail able for community use for weddings receptions and other meetings mr stronach noted the new hall will allow the church to continue and expand its programs such as its lenten dinners pancake tuesdays and yearly tradition al english pantomime which are open to the community two concerts featuring the bach to blues chorus and the men of note are slated for the new hall this year we were trying to antici pate the growth in our parish that will come as a direct result of the dramatic expansion and growth of the town mr stronach said anyone who wants to inquire about renting the hall can call the church at 905- 6401461 briefly balhntrae store robbed by pair of masked men police are looking for two men who robbed the ballantrae variety store at gunpoint last week the masked men entered the feltcher boulevard convenience store around 940 pm wednesday one man jumped the counter pointed a longbarreled handgun at the 36yearold female clerk and demanded money cash and cigarettes were taken the clerk was not hurt both suspects are described as white males 20 to 25 fivefeet 10- inches tall 180 pounds with medium builds both were wearing black bala clavas black winter coats and boots black pants and black gloves anyone with information is asked to contact the york regional police holdup squad at 18668765423 ext 7873 crime stoppers at 1-800- 222tips or leave an anonymous tip online at wwwcrimestoppersyrca if you are robbed police say you should not fight back cooperate and get the best description possible men of note concert aids sick kids hospital the men of note chorus presents its home for christmas concert fri day dec 16 at 8 pm at christ church anglican special guests include soloist susan brown the stouffville district secondary school chorus and the audience which will take part in a carol singalong tickets are 12 each all proceeds go to hospital for sick children foun dation call 9054716956 for tickets correction lights judging tuesday the dates of the stouffville christ mas lights decorating contest were incorrect in the dec 1 suntribune entries close sunday with judging taking place tuesday call 905-513- 1717 for more information the suntribune regrets the error contacting us have a news tip please phone us at 9056402612 email us at jmasonyrngcom 7 f j stouffville siiiiii 9056427474 dentistry smileclinicca 621 2 main st dr sheldon lazier dr waseema ali dr dina ghobrial ed edwards denturist st east of the train station