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mushroom plant addition a classroom in the country not all education is acquired in a school at least not for 13 year old mimi depelteau left st kustache quebec and her hostess for the past ten days lorraine carson rk2 claremont mimi is here on a student exchange her third visit to ontario although she speaks english ex ceptionally well she hopes through association to become even more fluent mimi loves country life and likens the open fields to a classroom without walls jim thomas town recreation committee objection stops dance stouffville an open air square dance planned for a circular area on maystone court in the ponderosa has been cancelled after a poll of residents failed to gain 100 percent support the social function to be sponsored by the whitchurch plan to sell century old hamlet hotel goodwood for sale signs have been erected on the site of goodwood house the last of four hotels that once served the community snelgrove real estate has the listing with the asking price said to be about i 25000 the local agent is fred a smith the history of goodwood house goes back to the early ltmhvs when michael chapman came to the area from good wood england and built the structure it was then known as chapmans hotel through the years the building has served as a meeting place for township council a dental clinic a bank a ballroom a bowling alley and more recently an apartment to investigate town parking stouffville a fact finding committee to include three members of council and three businessmen will in vestigate parking problems in the downtown area the decision aug 4 follows an earlier meeting with town solicitor paul mingay in at tendance to explain the legal aspects of municipal parking lots and parking authorities mayor ken laushway said once representatives from the business community are selected common problems could be discussed and sites visited stouffville recreation com mittee was conditional on approval of all persons living on the street and nearby sections of glengall lane and elm road member jim thomas in troduced the idea and agreed to canvass all persons that could be affected by the event he called on twenty home owners the only concern expressed was related to problems of trespassers on private property others however requested assurance that off street parking would be provided alcoholic beverages would not be allowed and proper washroom facilities would be arranged while the committee con sidered the location as ideal and the suggested problems as minor members agreed to abide by the original recom mendation total support or nothing at all the proposal was introduced following complaints from several ponderosa residents that their section seemed ex cluded from the rest of town it was the committees con tention that a dance open to everyone might help to break down this barrier however members refused to be part of any function that could impair rather than improve relations with area residents dicksons hill once burned twice wary could be the policy of markham planning committee in connection with the once controversial mushroom farm operation 19th avenue west of hwy 48 at a meeting aug 3 members flatly rejected an owners application that would have doubled the size of the present operation planning director wm power said the original building con tained 4 growing cells the latest request was for 4 more plus a storage area for soil and a garage for materials and equipment a solicitor for the firm of mingay and shibley markham informed members that regar dless of opposition his clients intended to continue business at the site he noted however that to restrict ex pansion would force the owners to cut back on attempts to beautify the premises they cant stop them but if this ap plication is rejected it would appear someone is trying to force them out he said with the exception of roy muldrew there was little discussion we must take a stand insisted mr muldrew my opinion hasnt changed as of four months ago his motion to reject the application was sup ported by member murray henderson and passed it was back in august 1971 that the original permit for the factory was issued the decision aroused considerable protest from adjacent home and lot owners stouffvillewhitchurchmarkhamuxbridge thursday august 10 1972 vol 89 no 1 1 phone 6402101 12 pages 15 cents town conservation area said a hazard urge safeguards police break theft ring stouffville york regional police officials are confident they have broken a theft ring involving five youths three from stouffville charged by detectives arthur haney and barry delaney are joseph michael blundell 18 daniel blundell 19 and kenneth mcginty 16 of stouffville allan john stapleton 22 of scarboro and douglas mc- dougall no fixed address break ins the majority within the last six weeks oc curred at the cascade restaurant markham guaranty trust stouffville cards hardware stouffville three bears variety stouff ville walkers cleaners stouffville chas richards and sons stouffville park refresh ment booth stouffville stouffville co operative crest hardware stouffville peters service station ballantrae and the private homes of belfry hamilton elliott angus and marie adams convenes trip minor hockey convenor edward grimshaw of stouff ville is busy finalizing plans for a trip this winter that will take the town bantam team to switzerland the club will participate in a tournament next january travelling both ways by charter jet details of the tour will be outlined at a public meeting tickets at a reduced rate will be available to all persons wishing to go along many you use man- stouffville the stouffville conservation area that includes a manmade lake and floodcontrol dam poses a definite hazard to young people who use the site regularly members of the town recreation committee were told at a meeting aug 2 peter sanderson manager of the community swimming pool said the property supposedly private but not adequately signed or patrolled was an open invitation to serious injury or death a drowning there would be disastrous he said mr sanderson told of in specting the pond location and finding between 50 and 75 young people in the water he said that one hi year old had fallen over the spillway mr sanderson said too that it was common practice for some boys to dive from abutment railings but rather than close down the site the spokesman had another only birds fly over the presidents house markham one of the severest penalties ever handed a professional golfer came to light recently when it was learned that burt turcotte of buttonville had been suspended 15 days for flying outofbounds turcotte who owns the buttonville golf club was nabbed by us federal agents in fort lauderdale after a sightseeing cruise he provided for his wife unwittingly took them over forbidden airspace namely the key biscayne residence of richard m nixon the feds grabbed him when he landed and wanted to know why he was casing the florida white house honest said turcotte i dont even know where pierre trudeau lives much less your giv stouffville if youre one of those impatient anglers whose only satisfaction from fishing is catching fish then donald and joyce burd hwy 48 north of ringwood have the answer for a fee of 5 you can match your wits with the more than 600 wily rainbow trout that inhabit their pond on a weekend its not unusual for 200 people in cluding men women and children to try their luck the largest specimen landed so far measured 22 inches long and weighed 5 pounds every catch carries an entertainment charge of 10 cents an inch don and joyce are en thusiastic about their new pay as you fish operation not so much from a monetary stand point but for the enjoyment and recreation it provides he hopes to add two new ponds next year however the project has its problems i never seem to find time to go fishing myself he complained and no wonder in addition to feeding and caring for 600 fish don is the greens superin tendent at klcinburg golf course and a parttime auc tioneer many customers don feels are chaps who enjoy fishing but dislike returning home empty- handed a pond stocked with 600 rainbow trout awaits the avid rod and reel artist one mile north of ringwood on hwy 48 the record catch so far measured 22 inches and weighed 5 pounds here eight year old david itimmer rr2 markham tries his luck jim thomas ng people made lake suggestion he recommended the town make representation to the authority and request the area be opened to the general public particularly during the summer months he said a co operative program could be worked out with the pool the same as had been undertaken in markham and uxbridge he said that in time as stouffville grows the pond might be used in conjunction with the pool thus easing future accommodation problems mr sanderson produced a sketch layout of the area in dicating such facilities as swings slides picnic tables and washrooms he said his thoughts on the subject were similar to those put forward by wayne feasby also a pool employee he noted that the proximity of the high school to the pond made it a favorite site for students to gather during the months of may and september he said the general public could use it during july and august the thing is said mr sanderson its being used now so why not make it safe committee members gave the proposal unanimous support with several agreeing he site could become a recreation centre during the winter months as well mrs belly vannostrand recommended that a similar presentation be made lo council with assurance of committee support mr san derson agreed teen minority needs help stouffville while members refuted the suggestion thai theres nothing lo do in stouffville co ordinator chris llobbs told a meeting of the whitchurch stouffville recreation committee aug 2 that all young people in town werent interested in hockey softball and tennis mr llobbs said the former anglican church on main street would serve as an ideal location for kids lo meet on a regular basis he noted however that the most recent coffee house program carried on there tended to push the religious theme too much to be handed a religious pamphlet the moment you walk in the door turns some kids off he said member wilfrid morley said he had taken the time lo visit a drop in centre in a community larger than stouffville and was impressed with the activity carried on there he suggested that while rules and regulations were required these should be enforced not by adults but by a select group of teenagers capable of accepting respon sibility mr hobbs agreed to contact several young people of this calibre and invite them lo the committees next meeting aug 30 i