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mik a than raises s12 ooo stouffville twelve thousand dollars thats the anticipated gross return from the lionssponsored bike-a- thon saturday the most successful single venture ever attempted here of the 381 cyclists starting out only thirteen failed to complete the distance a route that covered 30 miles mayor ken laushway the leauoff entry at 815 am was the big winner raising 79150 for the canadian cancer society at 62 he was also the oldest participant he circled the block in five hours he described it as the greatest thing weve ever had prominent all along the route were employees on the staff of the stouffville branch canadian im perial bank of commerce ethel wilson mary haynes joan toman ollie eriksen pamela pope and ruthanne paislev raised 62100 setting the pace were peter sanderson and martin weichselbauer crossing the finish line in an amazing time of 2 hours and 10 minutes jeweller ken wagg wasnt far behind pedalling home at 1045 am for many the bike-a- thon was a family affair for example there was john foulds and four of his children pauline kathy susan and paul dr don petrie was in there too with his family alison livie and joev in ad dition mrs petrie assisted in compiling a list of returns as entries filed in one by one mrs doreen brown circled the route in less than six hours with her children karen randy and roddy one of the youngest entries was 7 year old ian harris son of the lions club president ivan harris and not to be outdone by any layman was rev jim carder pastor of stouffville united church several riders en countered problems mostly due to minor mechanical malfunctions sunoco dealer mickey hunt had to add extra padding to his bicycle seat after the initial five miles he finished stan ding up the project under the chairmanship of bill murphy was well organized eightyfour volunteers assisted in setting the program up and seeing it through to a successful conclusion police personnel were posted at all highway crossings there were no injuries or accidents while the amount of money earned surpassed all expectations it was the act of participation that excited everyone many now hope the event can become an annual affair riders are asked to collect their pledges and turn the money and their sponsor sheets in at the office of guaranty trust main street west stouffvillewhitchurchmarkhamuxbkidge thursday may 6 1971 vol 82 no 49 16 pages phone 6402101 15 cents whitchurch and stouffville century city an airport would sterilize 80000 acres claims oxbridge twp reeve board of education predicts school tax decrease uxbridge twp three years ago when farms were selling like hot cakes in ux- bridge township rumors were rampant concerning the ultimate use of the land one of these hinted at the coming of an airport requiring a site of sufficient size to ac commodate the huge 747s or jumbo jets as they are com monly called while an airport wasnt on the drawing board then the current stalemate involving century city has started the rumor mill humming again and once more the airport project heads the list i discount it completely said reeve bob nesbitt when contacted by the tribune he said that aside from informal discussions between members at county council he had heard nothing more on the subject and he hopes he never does at least as far as uxbridge is concerned mr nesbitt gives several reasons why his municipality could not serve this purpose first he says the fog problem is too intense secondly the snowfall is excessive mr nesbitt admits that while the site in question 7000 acres is just about large enough for a jet port he is quick to point out that 80000 acres would be sterilized by a project of such proportions uxbridge town ship contains about 52000 acres the overall effect would span a circumference of about ten miles he said he predicted that considerable heavy in dustry would want to move in faced death with a smile atha the passing of mrs james loree in queen elizabeth hospital toronto sunday has severed a link in a strong family chain that has long been regarded with respect and admiration in this com munity mrs loree the former nelda dunkeld accepted the certainty of death as she did the problems of life with a smile in hospital where she was confined for many weeks she remained a source of inspiration and hope to those no less fortu nate than herself she was only 1971 atha boy injured atha four year old wayne mcdowell son of mr and mrs bruce mcdowell rr2 claremont remains a patient in scarboro centenary hospital following an accident on the home farm april 30 according to reports the little lad fell off the tractor and was caught in the cultivator suf fering head injuries 35 born at claremont rr2 nelda received her early education at atha public school later attending high school at stouffville and pickering surviving besides her husband are two daughters kelly and christine of richmond hill her parents mr and mrs murray dunkeld and her grandmother mrs thomas dunkeld claremont rr2 two brothers clifford and donald and two sisters evelyn mrs murray jones ashburn and shirley mrs grant jones of brooklin at the familys request in lieu of flowers contributions were accepted for the canadian cancer society stouffville good news for whitchurch and stouffville taxpayers was revealed at a- special meeting of york county board of education april 29 although their 1971 budget is up about 9 percent over 1970 the majority of property owners in the region can expect a decrease in school taxes based on a home assessed at 20000 a stouffville resident can expect to save 1880 a decrease from 29080 to 26200 similarly in whitchurch a decrease is anticipated from 24920 to 21420 or about 35 also favorably affected are homeowners in newmarket aurora and richmond hill all due to a new assessment pat tern but such optimism is not shared in georgina north gwillimbury and sutton their school taxes will increase by 3140 sutton 3500 north gwillimbury and 4460 georgina municipalities with surpluses from 1968 will get their money back for the majority of taxpayers in york many factors have combined to- lower the overall tax burden in 1971 one of these is an increase of 2700000 in provincial grants director sam chapman stressed that educational ex penditures for 1971 were not curtailed in any way by spen ding ceilings imposed by the department the board is responsible for the budget not the department of education know your police number stouffville considerable confusion has occurred with regard to freecall phone service to the vandorf detach ment york regional 1 police residents in what would normally be regarded as longdistance areas such as mount albert should dial zenith 21310 the aurora number is 7279494 gormley 8875453 and stouffville 6401300 ponderosa apartment filled stouffville the 51suite vvinlane apartment in stouff- villes ponderosa subdivision is now completely filled reports realtor gerry meharg tenant applications were handled through the meharg firm a second apartment of comparable size is now under construction on an adjacent site with occupancy scheduled for august 1 mr meharg reports the demand for suites as very brisk with six units of the new building already rented four to newlyweds committee meets with minister i uxbridge twp a com mittee supporting the concept of century city met with the hon dalton bales minister of municipal affairs at queens park may 3 about ten mps also attended including dr mb dymond who arranged the interview a brief prepared in advance was presented and received by the minister a committee spokesman declined further comment except to say they were warmly received and given an attentive audience additional optimism was provided supporters through a report associated with ontario treasurer darcy mckeough mr mckeough was quoted as saying that century city is not dead even though the proposal conflicts with ideas contained in the torontocentred region plan dominion day event the mar stouffville participation is the key to success of an allday program planned for the stouffville memorial park on dominion day july 1 this was the feeling of all persons present at a meeting monday the chairman is lome boadway if everyone gets together the occasion can blossom into something big said mayor ken laushway net proceeds will go to the town of whitchurch stouffville recreation association events suggested include a lawn bowling tour nament tennis tournament swim meet horseshoe pitching contest archery demonstration minibike race exhibition lacrosse game a tugofwar mammoth homebaking sale chicken barbecue and a public dance ticket admission to the allday affair will entitle all persons to share in a 5050 draw children under 12 will be admitted free stouffville lions are the sponsoring service club with all other community organizations sharing in the ac tivities who is the fairest of them all its spring prom time and on friday a panel of judges will pick the nsu queen of stouffville dist secondary school there are six finalists all from grades 12 and 13 they are left to right tricia houston 17 iyn patrick 17 vangie adams 19 bridget ramsey 18 linda moffat 17 and kathy sheridan 19 jas thomas mayor raps labor union head markham a press release last week in which douglas booth president of local 1219 canadian union of public employees described negotiations as a sordid story and charged markham council with sinking to lower depths than ever thought possible has resulted in a terse rebuttal from town mayor anthony roman condemning the correspon dence as an emotional temper tantrum he said council very much regretted the attitude taken by the union we do not feel such accusations will generate goodwill between the town and its employees mr roman said in a 4page statement it was alleged by president booth that council had continued to stall on salary negotiations but at the same time had in creased their own wages by 60 percent mayor roman argues that the union spokesman is only telling half the story he points out that an agreement was signed 13 months after a certification was requested mr roman goes even further he states that the town voluntarily offered to recognize the union even though it lost its bargaining rights when regional government was established he said everything possible had been done to arrange a meeting with the conciliation officer it is regrettable that the union has seen fit to make such charges mayor roman con cluded it is our sincere effort to work with them and the negotiating committee and arrive at an honorable agreement in the future we hope the union will attempt to negotiate with calmness and objectivity