Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), September 7, 1972, p. 1

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minor hockey registration sat sept 16 ibum york junior plowinq match sat sept 23 vol 89 no 15 phone 6402101 stouffvillewhitchurchmarkhamuxbridge thursday september 7 1972 16 paces 15 cents last day of vacation ten year old killed 7 j3t- where summer ends and school begins on tuesday hundreds of children faced up to the terrible truth that summer holidays were really over and the fall term at school was about to begin but how do boys and girls explain their allday absence to their pets this is the problem here for heather roper 1 1 of maytree ave stouff ville the confrontation with st bernards mulie and inge occurred at the entrance to summilview heather is a student in grade jim thomas town planners reverse stand on fuel tank application stouffville town planning committee has reversed an earlier decision that would have approved a change in zoning and allowed the in stallation of two 20000 above ground oil tanks north of country ready mix main si reel west at a meeting sept 1 mayor ken laushway re opened discussion on the controversial issue charging members with making a wrong decision the mayor said that not only was the committee condoning something contrary to present designation but the site was very close to the ponderosa subdivision and even more so if the develop ment was extended further to the west councillor gordon ratcliff said that while the committee did not spell it out it was the consensus of opinion that the tanks should go underground he called for a formal resolution councillor merlyn baker agreed however he added i cant see why we dont make it convenient for firms to locate if theyre rendering a service where else can he the ap plicant put it councillor betty vannostrand said it bothered her to be con tinually reversing decisions not if the decisions are the wrong ones argued the mayor councillor vannostrand moved the committees resolution be tabled until some word on the original request was received from the ministers office she failed to gain a seconder the resolution read in part the committee does not recommend proceeding with litis application to amend the official plan changing the present land use on the proposed site at the present time and further that the applicant be advised that should the land use designation change per mitting the use requested the committee would require a detailed site plan showing the area roadways location of underground only tanks and other related facilities to meet with approval before any zoning application would be supported no immunity from theft markham no one is im mune to robbery any more not even a commissioner with the york regional police on aug 28 persons unknown entered a farm property owned by harold hi lawrie of markham and rustled a part angus hereford cow and calf valued at 450 it is believed the stock were carted away in a oneton truck the lawrie premises is located at lot 2 cone 1 georgina teens urge dropin centre stouffville the whit church stouffville recreation committee has endorsed with certain qualifications the operation of a dropin centre coffee house in stouffville the decision followed a meeting aug 30 with three representative young people all declaring enthusiasm for such a project present were rosalyn spence robert danielis and phil johnson accompanied by chris hobbs summer recreation coordinator betty vannostrand council representative on the com mittee said approval of the venture would be dependent on answers received to several pertinent questions such as 1 availability of a building 2 the selection of a responsible committee to organize and operate the program 3 the rental cost the visitors agreed to obtain this information and report back sept 28 rosalyn spence said that stouffville like most urban communities had a segment of young people who could be classed as nonjoiners she observed that at present they had little alternative but to congregate in the street or the restaurants she agreed that the former anglican church was ideally located and of sufficient size to meet this need robert danielis said that while the building was now being used for a similar pur pose he could see no reason why the two groups couldnt come to some agreement he recom mended too that rather than be dependent on sponsorship by a local service cluh he would favor a total community ap proach all committee members appeared impressed with the presentation and agreed to co operate if other responsibilities could be met struck on rural road uxbridge twp there was a vacant desk in the grade 4 classroom at goodwood public school tuesday it was meant for 10 year old daniel dannv graham rr3 stouffville but danny wasnt present on opening day he was killed monday in a tragic accident as he walked with brother terry and three other chums along the second concession of uxbridge north of hwy 47 they were on their way to see the national championships at goodwood kartways when the accident occurred danny was typical of most boys his age he loved hockey flowers and his pet pony he also enjoyed the company of com panions at school that was why after his parents moved to a new residence north of lin- colnville he chose to remain with friends in grade 4 at goodwood rather than switch to stouffville details of the collision remain sketchy police would say only that the vehicle involved was driven by donald rennie rupert avenue stouffville no charges have been laid besides his parents mr and mrs douglas graham danny is survived by four brothers terry jeffrey jamie jeremy danny graham and three sisters jackie kim and stacey service will be held from the oneill funeral home stouff ville thursday at 2 pm con ducted by rev paul hope churchill church with in terment stouffville cemetery the pall bearers are paul and barry graham jake fitz- patrick and douglas maskell mayor is criticized on dam stand stouffville mayor ken laushway came under fire at a meeting of whitchurch stouffville recreation com mittee aug 30 for his op position to a proposal that would transform the conservation area between church and edward streets into a public park the recommendation put forward by peter sanderson manager of the stouffville swimming pool won unanimous support at the town recreation level however when the same swiss trip stouffville a publicmeeting to outline plans related to the stouffville bantam hockey teams trip to swit- zerlandwill be held in latcham hall sept 18 at 730 pm markham planning chairman quits board meeting over town street naming fiasco markham markham planning committee chairman jim jongcneel wants no part of any debate concerning street names either in selecting new ones or changing old ones he told members of his stand earlier when argument arose over new designations for the ml joy sideroad i6th avenue and german mills road when similar controversy arose aug 31 related to rouge ravine estates east of hwy 48 near milnes dam the chairman jumped to his feet and walked out street naming its a waste of time he charged someone else can take the chair ill be back after you fellows make up your minds the chairmans sudden with drawal threw the meeting into a mild state of confusion if theres no chairman theres no meeting and if theres no meeting im going home threatened councillor norm tyndall councillor bob adams seldom at a loss for words on any issue had only one com ment ridiculous the argument arose after joseph koblensky a principal in the subdividing company asked that a section of the devclop- jim jongcneel ment be named drydens court in recognition of a close friend joseph murray dryden and sons ken and dave both prominent stars in the nhl this family surely deserves to be commemorated and this would seem to be an appropriate location for such a com memoration read a letter in part from solicitor george ness qc councillor harold lawrie in whose ward the subdivision is located held out for mayhew in recognition of a family name dating back a half century call it dryden court dryden street mayhew avenue or anything you like i dont care just call it something repeated an exasperated councillor adams with the chair vacant and mayor tony roman refusing to assume the post councillor tyndall recommended the adoption of dryden court the motion passed chairman jongcneel then returned and the meeting ad journed just six more weeks on aug x eleven year old tammy ewen daughter of mr and mrs ben kwcn rki stouffx illc fell from her horse and broke her leg the injury was a serious one necessitating a cast for at least six more weeks brcnnan a family member at bayvicw farms appears to be ex pressing his sympathy or perhaps wishing the young equestrienne a speedy recovery so the two can soon go riding together again jim thomas plan was reintroduced before council the mayor attacked it as costly and premature councillor betty vannostrand said that while she had no argument concerning the purpose of the dam flood control the site to the north had obviously been transformed into a manmade lake making it ideal for summer recreation rather than see the issue shelved councillor vannostrand said she had been successful in keeping the project alive until a meeting with authority of ficials could be arranged she urged as many committee members as possible to attend fire destroys brougham barn brougham a fire of unknown origin destroyed two buildings including the main barn on the property of jim connell hwy 7 east of brougham aug 31 the blaze first detected at 1030 pm was battled by brigades from claremont brougham and pickering in addition to the structures 4500 bales of hay and 700 bushels of grain were lost the barns contained no implements or stock plowboys qualify ont cty four ontario county plowboys have qualified to compete at the international match near stratford sept 26 30 selections were made sept 2 at a district coaching and plowing contest on the farm of denzil oldham near sandford the inter county team ages 14 to 21 comprises dale oldham rr3 mt albert and greg timbers sandford the inter branch junior champions 14 to 19 are brian degecr rr3 mt albert and bill tran rr2 claremont the inter branch in termediate champion 19 to 23 is dale oldham rr3 mt albert doug dunkcld received a trophy for the best plowed land at the match donated by hl fair former agricultural representative

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