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a boy and his dog 3000 mile bike trip stouffville a 3000 mile bike iripf from windsor to vancouver via stouffville is the goal of allan martin 16 and is pet beagle winky the two arrived in town june 7 and spent the night in a tent north of main street they planned to attend the can am trophy races at mosport sunday highway traffic is a problem a1 admits forcing the cyclist to use back roads as much as possible winky rides in a padded carrier attached to the handlebars in addition to regular camping equipment als gear includes a battery operated radio and a harmonica music builds up my morale he said in the 375 miles covered between windsor and stouff ville al and winky have met many interesting people most have been really great he said but not all near toronto both his tent and his dog were stolen however winky somehow escaped and found his way back to his master near toronto too his bike was in collision with a car and although winky was thrown out of the carrier by the impact he wasnt hurt neither was al although the front wheel was bent if successful this time al hopes to complete the journey over the same route on hor seback next summer guilty plea claremont a 21 year old claremont man was sentenced to 6 months definite and 12 months indefinite on each of two charges arising out of incidents in the town of whitchurch stouffville and the twp of king the terms are to run con currently gordon david dean entered pleas of guilty to armed robbery at a service station on hwy 48 near ringwood and theft of a plane at a flying club in king in passing sentence judge russell pearse ordered the accused placed on probation for two years following his release the case was heard in provincial court newmarket june 8 young cyclist badly hurt claremont a 7 year old claremont boy is recovering in scarboro centenary hospital following emergency surgery that removed his spleen brian benson son of mr and i mrs stanley benson suffered the injury in a fall from his bicycle june 7 the lad is a grade 1 pupil at claremont public school brians brother tim aged 9 was riding a short distance ahead he hurried home to summon help mrs benson brought her son to the stouffville medical centre where dr douglas brodie analyzed the severity of the damage dr brodie said that had mrs benson not obtained treatment when she did the boy would have bled to death mayor hosts senior citizens tour stouffville in keeping with senior citizens week june 18 to 25 mayor ken laush- way is arranging to ac- commodate all residents 65 years and over on a bus trip to ontario place toronto tuesday june 20 passengers will be picked up at 11 am at the following locations the town square civic street the sr citizens apartment elm road and the a p plaza the bus will return at 430 pm there is no charge persons wishing to go are asked to call the mayors office 6101900 or his residence 610- 1315 not later than 4 pm monday reservations must be made in advance in addition to a tour of ontario place special entertainment has been arranged iiik wmgigie goodwood a deft display of card manipulation left ux- bridge township councillors shaking their heads in puzzled appreciation when art latcham visited the council chambers recently but it was the act that preceeded the im promptu card tricks which caused the most excitement and en thusiasm mr latcham produced the blueprints for a new hall which he will build in goodwood and donate to the community u n ceremoneously out of his sleeve the hall is to be constructed in the north east corner of the park and will be similar to one which mr latcham built in stouffville the 45 x 90 foot building will contain washrooms accessible from outside as well as within kitchen and perhaps a vault for township records mr latcham will relocate the baseball diamond in the park and is considering the installation of floodlights construction will begin as soon as possible omb hearing on new store stouffville the ontario municipal board has scheduled a public hearing in stouffville july 17 related to a proposed canadian tire store main street west submissions both for and against the application will be t heard beginning at 8 pm in the council chambers civic avenue the proposed location is the south side of main street west the site of the harold wood real estate office an immediate decision is not anticipated sg stoufkvilllwhitchurchmarkhamuxbridge thursday june 15 1972 vol 89 no 3 phonf 6402101 28 packs 15 cents driver crushed by own truck jury recommends equipment in fatal industrial accidents be impounded by police sixteen year old allan martin of windsor and his pet beagle winky stopped overnight in stouffville en route to vancouver british columbia a distance of over 3000 miles jim thomas work brigade program for local students stouffville grass need cutting windows need cleaning refuse need painting the number to call is 640moo the minimanpower hot line ask for chris hobbs recreation coordinator town of whit church stouffville or his summer assistant carole ann decoteau the program authorized by the whitchurch stouffville recreation committee begins june 19 office hours for this particular project are from 9 am to 12 noon monday through friday the student work force will range in age from 12 to 16 years with a few older young people for more responsible chores the established wage rate is si 75 to si 80 per hour chris hobbs is enthusiastic anticipating an even greater response than last year when the program was operated by students trie houston and doug greenfield at the high school all calls will be dealt with mr hobbs said regardless of how trivial the jobs he said the work brigade could be part icularly helpful to senior citizens who find some chores burdensome or to people too busy to complete menial tasks around the house both steady and parttime work is ac ceptable either in town or out in the country birthday party markham the town of markham is 100 years old to mark the occasion a gala centennial birthday party is planned for the week jun 23 through july 1 in an effort to keep folks fully informed on the many events to take place a centennial calendar ap pears on pages 11 12 13 and 14 of this issue vandalism markham its a rather unsettling feeling to be away from home for a couple of days and upon returning find every window smashed this was george hulfords experience last week the property is located at lot 10 cone 9 markham in addition to the damage a record player was stolen police believe children are responsible stouffville all equip ment involved in fatal in dustrial accidents should be impounded and checked by police and trucks used ex clusively for inpit work should be subject to some form of safety inspection by the ontario dept of transport these recommendations by a 5man jury followed evidence presented at a coroners inquest june 8 related to the death of 22 year old albert blundell 328 main street east stouffville mr blundell father of two was killed may 1 when crushed between his own runaway truck and a stationary vehicle on the site of lee sand and gravel co ltd cone 9 whitchurch stouffville the victim suffered a fractured skull broken right arm and other less serious in juries john blundell no relation of the deceased said he was preparing to dump his trucks load when he heard the bang no one was aware that a man was trapped between until arnold harper william st stouffville separated the vehicles mr harper said the trucks engine was not running and the hand brake while operative was not engaged constable gordon king york regional police department in reconstructing the accident suggested the victim likely left the cab without putting the truck in gear he said that had the truck in its backward path veered one more foot to the left it would have missed the parked vehicle completely ronald lee a coowner in the firm said the truck driven by the deceased was an off-the- road piece of equipment he described it as mechanically safe and subject to whatever repairs were needed to keep it operative he said that this particular model a 1967 g m gr was equipped only with a mechanical handbrake a device that should not be trusted rather he advocated parking all trucks in gear whether empty or loaded its possible he the deceased thought he put the truck in gear said mr lee instead it the truck followed him the noise would drown out the sound of it bearing down on him the deceased it was learned had been employed with the lee company about three weeks the cause of death was ruled by misadventure with a suspicion of faulty equipment being ainajor factor town disposal plant addition is approved stouffville the towns proposed addition to its sewage plant has now reached a stage where tenders may soon be called the matter came up at regional council june 8 york region earlier gave qualified approval to the project but details of financing two entries perfect scores stouffville stouffville athletes competing against some of the best elementary school entries in the area took eight of the ten individual trophies at an invitational track and field meet june 10 more than 400 par ticipants and officals braved chilling winds throughout the day to complete all events on schedule trophy winners follow junior cathy higham beverley acres richmond hill chris kamps st marks stouffville in- tefmediate dana turner sdss lloyd johnston orchard park senior a jennifer smith sdss phil cochrane r h cornish port perry senior w marv anne hulshof st marks david mumford sdss relay kacc st marks twelve year old lloyd johnston and 13 year old jennifer smith scored a maximum of 20 points only the second time in the history of the meet such a feat has been ac complished 1 were then not available ac cording to an engineering committee report two thirds of the cost will be financed through the central mortgage and housing corporation with the balance to be covered by debenture provided approval is for thcoming from the ministry of the environment and the on tario municipal board the regional chairman and clerk are authorized to sign an agreement with cmhc council voted to approve the details and to allow the engineer to call tenders for the work more than 400 student athletes participated in the 6th annual stouffville invitational track and field meet june 10 including 14 year old june barker main street an entry in the girls senior vv high jump jim thomas bloomington- 17 new homes bloomington a proposal to build 17 homes on the west side of this hamlet has received tentative approval from whitchurch stouffville planning board the application by jeff lefevrc june 6 indicated lot sizes of 330 feet in width by 1300 feet deep members observed that the 10 acre parcel is located within the hamlet boundary and is thus exempt from the ministers freeze order mr lefevre in replying to a question from mayor ken iaushway concerning sizes of homes said he would consider houses up to 1500 square feet the minimum required is 1100 it would depend on the demand he said at least four different designs will be used board chairman tom lonergan was somewhat startled when the applicant submitted a cheque for 510 he described it as payment of the towns planning process fee we should frame it said councillor ixmergan members looked with favor on the development and agreed to pass the plans on to york region for comment