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stouffville suntribune thursday march 16 2006 23 with a scant two weeks to go the book storage area for the whitchurch- stouffville public librarys giant book sale is resembling an organized explo sion books are still coming in library ceo carolyn nordheimer said local residents and even some from markham havent been shy in donating their books cds dvds and videos the library is counting on donors to make sure all materials are in good working order a number of lp records have also come in for the sale which is the librarys major fundraiser of the year john relph who heads the book sale committee has been kept hopping to make sure everything runs smoothly pat tipson and other committee mem bers are in the process of sorting all the books and materials with numerous high school student volunteers several service clubs and residents and library staff pitching in it really is a community effort ms nord heimer said more volunteers are needed closer to the dates of- the sale and for the sale itself she noted the sale begins with a collectors hour march 29 from 7 to 8 pm for those who want to get the best selection admission is 15 the book sale itself with free admis sion runs from march 30 to april 2 in the lebovic centre book sale hours are 9 am to 8 pm march 30 and 31 9 am to 5 pm april 1 and noon to 4 pm april 2 anyone who wants to volunteer or would like to donate books or other items for the sale call ms nordheimer at the library at 9056427323 ext 223 whitchurchstouffville gets new image youll be seeing the towns blue and gold colours and town crest more often test well for world water day in recognition of world water day the region is reminding residents relying on well water to have their supply test ed to make testing more convenient health inspectors will be on hand at the georgina civic centre and york region health services offices in richmond hill markham and newmarket tuesday from 830 am to noon private well owners dropping off a water sample will receive a free well information kit and promotional items health services recommends testing your well water three times each year in me spring summer and fall it should also be tested after any repairs or flooding if the well has been dormant or if there is a change in water appearance colour or odour testing is available free of charge to owners of private wells results from pri vate water tests are sent to the well owner and the local public health office entertainer goes global childrens entertainer chris mckhool will performing songs about the envi ronment and the global village through out march break in his earth sea and air shows he takes his audience to a new level of understanding of our connection to forests water and animals mr mckhool will be at kortright centre today and tomorrow at 1 130 am and 2 pm our town with hannelore volpe as whitchurchstouffville gets set to put newly designed signs in its parks on its offroad trails and in front of its facilities the signs will reflect a new corporate image and be uniform throughout the municipality that means standardizing colours print styles and including such elements as the towns country lifestyle close to the city slogan and its coat of arms one recommendation from town staff is to have the park or facility name carved into the sign board and painted with reflective gold leaf paint there are currently no standards for town signs so they havent had to be consistent in appearance council gave the goahead last week for the town to seek a company to design build and install the signs throughout whitchurchstouffville in future the concept of municipal branding as its known could be extended to local entrance signs service group signs the towns letterhead the towns website and town page and pro motional material there are no plans to replace the sign at the stouffville arena soon however that will be done when the existing sign is at the end of its life cycle the name whitchurchstouffville is also to be painted on the water tower being constructed to service the com munity of stouffville located on bethes- da road east of the tenth line you dont have to be on the street are you 1519 years old and need a place to stay while you sort things out amweiys contact us at pathways at 905 4717877 this message brought to you as a community serv ice of the economists suntribune does your newspaper come in a plastic bag please help us help the environment by recycling your bags collect your bags and put them out the first saturday of every month leave the bags in the same spot you receive your paper your carrier will be rewarded if you participate in this program partners working together for the environment if you have any questions please call your distribution department at 9058535613 pistmbution york ft eg i on n e ws pa p e r g ro u p j