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BY SANDRA BOLAN sbolan@yrmg.com Sifting through back issues of the Stouffville Sun-Tribune no longer entails a trip to the Whitchurch-Stoufl'ville Public Library and scrolling through rolls of microfilm. History bufls can now research local lore right from home as more than a centurst worth of newspapers have been digitized and made available online. “I'm so happy that it’s finally up and running." said Carolyn Nordheimer James, CEO of the library. “It took a lot longer than we thought, but the end result is well worth the wait." The project took two years to complete because, according to Ms Nordheimer James, the host web site - Knowledge Ontario In the fall of 2007, the library applied for a grant from the Ministry of Culture, which gov- erns Ontan'o public libraries, for money under the Library Strategic Development Fund to digitize the papers. A grant of $26,750 was award- ed to the library to The Sun-Tribune, the Stoufi’ville Sun and The Tribune, which dates back to Nov. 16, 1888. HISTORY Back issues of papers go digital SWQJH'ibune See GM page 9. HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? E-MAIL LETTERS TO THE EDITOR T0 .IMASON@YRMG.COM SATURDAY, AUG.7.2010 I SERVINGTHECOMMUNI'I'YOFWHTCHURCHâ€"STOUFFVIILE I 16 MGES/S1WCWDINGGST Lake Simcoe Thunder’s Brooklyn Wagnér (left) battles Stouflvifle Mustang Markina Dou- vinos in under-13 girls soccer action at Ballantrae Park on Tuesday. Lake Simcoe won 5-2. THUNDER HITS BAllANTHAE 905-642-2745 CALL AND COMPARE! STAFF PHOTOISUSIE KOCKERSCHEIDT “Medical problems in the developing world are in many ways similar to the medi- cal (issues) that we face in North America." said Dr. Andrew Patterson who has spent two medical missions at Guatemala's Santiago de Atitlan. “Fewer people are working on the land and more people are working in ofices I suppose." The one diiference is the lung diseases stem more from indoor wood fireplaces and indoor wood cooking versus cigarette smok- ing. according to Dr. Patterson. ’In 2008, Dr. Patterson was feeling the itch to do something more with his medical 'Many of his colleagues were doing Afn'can missions, but “I had to be difierent, the con- uarian in me," he joked. Sounds like the trifecta of health ailments afliicting North Americans. But they are not. Emph ma, diabetes and heart disease are sweeping their way through Gua- Dr. Patterson investigated a variety of medical missions but had a tough time find- ing the right fit PEOPLE Stoufiuille Doc makes house calls to Guatemala “Some of thein were too short, they were PATTERSON FELT CALLING TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE mphysema, diabetes and heart dis- BY SANDRA BOLAN sbolan®yrmg. com See uosmu. page IO.