lelah hortoh of uxbridge doesnt become perturd at the sight s two trophies both won in competition at uxbridge fair husband of crumpled fenders and bcnt bumpers theyrefalf part of her jay competes also but never against his wife t hobby driving in demolition derbies as proof of her skill she has jim thomas being backward driver pays mother sets pace by jim thomas uxbridge for years women idriversjhaye been cnticizedsorriemen that is say theyre jcareless others claim theyre too cau- tious while still others sug gest they re acombination of both males that feel thiswayy and bold enough to admit it have yet to see lelah horton in action lelah 31 and mother of two israpidly gaining recognition as one of the areas best drivers especially when it comes to- driving backwards lelah as many uxbridge folks know is a demolition derby expert she has sever- al trophies to prbveit lelah became interested in- the- sportafter watching husband jaycareen around the trackbashing and crashing opponents into sub mission i saidtb myself i can hit harder than that jay encouraged her to try itsalot of funjl lelah says and not too expensive since jays a professional- welder he can make a car trackworthy in about a day- andahalf leahs sponsor is casey elson of caseys auto wreckers on the 6th conces sion j rules governing most de molition derbies are very strict because of this few drivers are ever injured however bumps and bruises are notuncomrhon headon collisions are hot permitted and you cant take iaim at another drivers door the gas tanks are re moved the secret is to protect your cars radiator says lelah thats why backing up is best a hitaminute is required with two minutes allowed to geta vehicle going should itstop jay and lelah see it as a- family affair daughter jayann 12 and son jason nine are as enthusiastic as their parents two years ago at ux- bridge fair lelah tied for first there were seven en tries this year she was the lone competitor in her class the word it seems is get ting around not end uxbridge- despite the fact township planning board was unanimous in proclaiming that a proposal for the cbnver- sion of the former webb public school westofbrockiroad was what it waslooking forit was ajsbjiistas unanimous in turning theapplieation down in favor ofanbther i i the reason the first appli cant didnt own the building while the second one did- the former in this case was winrichweller who asked the board to consider rezoning the land in question for light in- dustrial use he said he would like to put in a furniture centre i thought it would harmonize with the area in which both retailing arid manufacturing would be carried out he said he was located in an industrial park in ajax- at- the momentand had almost suffo cated mayorbill ballinger said it was just the type of use we en courage while councillor maustyn mcknight called it an excellent plan vhpwcyerfred williams agentfbrdurham board of education owner of the school building pointed out that the board had already accepted another offer which would call for rezohing of the area to rural residential both applicants had put in similar bids of 48000 he said said councillor don jackso- nif that offer was accepted then mr weller has nothing to do with it we have to assess whats in the public interest said mayor bill ballinger id hate to make that decision today councillor jackson said the township needed what weller was proposing but the legal ityis fhat the boards offeris here and thats what we have todeal with a recommendationby board chairman sandy ewen to sup port the residential rezoning was carried however mayor ballinger asked to see weller afterward- sistill dont want to let you go he said- invaders pull out town getting back to normal claremont the strange invaders have de parted claremont village their presence here- however- wont soon be forgotten the moviemakers complete with a space ship and other assorted props took off for points south sunday morning their destination a location somewhere in new york state at last contact- it hadnt been decided if any of the natives would be taken along it was back on aug 9 that the americanbased film company set up camp on claremonts main street and while most of mhe scenes were shotv at night the activity always attracted a curious audience aboutfifty citizens were selected as extras orieof twelveyearold chad red- shaw said he enjoyed the ex perience despite the fact he sometimes remained on the set until seven in the morning the pay was good he said on a single weekend he made 95 hes saving to buy a new pair of hockey skates others who au- ditioned successfully included- brian and steve carruthers billhammond shirleyann smith tiffany houston and april winterstein the claremont name will not be retained in the movie rather the village will be known as centreville illinois lead roles are taken by paul lemat and nancy allen the producer is david mcleod claremont was selected as a- cgt5 uxbridge lazy lake the controversial trailer- camp on the -uxbridge- whitchurch- stoufivilletownline has been severely criticized by one of its recent visitors i- r in a letter to theministry of tourism and recreation which forwarded a copy to uxbridge township and durham region- mmmmmm garbage containers were oyer- board said there had been corn- flowing the indoor washroom fplaints of swimmers itch at was deplorable theientrance hhe parkbut added that a new door didnt close and there were director was being appointed no working locks on the stall j until that time there would be -doors- mrs vickeryjwrote noactiontaken c ral v jftwas moved that the letter and their two children stayed ig this kind of disgrace in the- at the camp for three days in c name of an ontario campsite august described it as the mrs vickery wrote in conclud- worst we have ever encbun- hig her letter tered i mayor bill ballinger in ack- sought- without success to add to the present 170 sites in the hope of converting it into a family camping and recreation centre v mayoralty race uxbridge mayor bill bal linger has officially declared himself a candidate again for the townships top elected office and he can hardly wait for the campaign to get- underway i like the drama the mayor told the tribune i like the whispers the small talk the people i like the whole thing he also likes being mayor he said and found his first term that way very satisfying if there was any one highlight it was where council took anac- tive part in paying off the are na we set a goal arid accom- plished it he said the mayor along with township administrator ron kester and ray laswick secretarytreasurer of theare- nafundraising campaign del ivered a cheque for 88000 to the ministry of recreation the money was raised on arena day and it along withan- accompanying wintario grant paid off the building itll save taxpayers thousands of- dollars each year mayor ballinger com mented he said the main issues for the new council to contend with include expansion of the lib rary industrial assessment im balance storm water manage- ment in goodwood negotiating for an auxiliary fire depart- mentin zephyr a central works depot and working with south lake simcoe conserva- board queries plaza uses uxbridge an applicant for a commercial plaza at high way 47 and douglas rd was told hed have to be more defi- nite in the type of uses he had in mind before planning board could deal with his request rick gay appearing for de- veloper peter magdatold the boardhisclienthad7100 square feet for such- possible commercial uses as a garden nursery gas bar farm imple- ment dealership and bus depot have you had people approach you asked board chairman sandy ewen campaign pipy uxbridge its definitely that time of year again if anymore proof were needed that the municipal elec tion is on its way it was sup plied by councillor sandy ewen at a meeting of planning board last week councillor ewen told the board he had gone to the hospit al to see his grandmother and the first reaction he got on arriving was that he was there to campaign the councillor recently announced hed beseeking another termf gay said he had but didnt elaborate said mayor bill ballinger- theres always an argument about what to do downtown an abundance of retail space gets a little scary im notopposed to retail but i am leery of making it land use an open bookj mayor- ballinger said ttieap j plicant should submit alistof what uses- there wouldbe so they would not be in direct competition with those down town gay said they wanted as big a deck of cards as we can have- we ha ve an obligation to en sure orderly development said mayorballinger dr milt michael durham regional planning- commis sioner who was on hand for the meeting said the downtown area should be protected but i dont think 7100 square feet would ruin it you need development and if done properly its an asset said councillor ewen the only thing is are there empty spaces downtown but we are planning for the future said mayor ballinger councillor ewen said he sup- ported the applicationbut its a matter of negotiating the right uses s tion authority to resolve flood- plain concerns in the downtown core probably the- top matter where the mayor is concerned however is convincing the provincial government to enact the aggregate act so uxbridge can benefit from the aggregate extracted there hesaidthe township was looking for four cents a tori which is exactly four cents more than it gets at present a graduate of waterloo col lege with his ba the36-year- oldmayor is also a graduate of toronto teachers college and formerly taught scfiool in ux bridge a onetime councillor and the townships first regional councillor 7l97476he suc ceeded gary herrema as mayor in a byeelection shortly after herremas appointment as chairman of durham re gion in 1980 owner and operator of a res taurant in port perry at the time mayor ballinger sold out his business to devote fulltime to his new role opposing him in the novem- berelection is morleypitts a port perry chiropractor date set durham region david stiner 36 formerly of winlane drive stbuffville will stand trial for the mur der of his estranged wife angela marie at the october assizes in provincial court whitby stiner has been in custody at whitby jail since the shooting oct5u981 mrs stiner was found deaci in her uxbridge apartment by officers of durhamregional police the couplers two daughters andlinda theneight and six respec tively were riot injured stiner was scheduled to appear in court this month but ducto a full docket the case was put over until october j r v ym v r- j iia- j tweiveyearld chatshaw greets kirstte mcnish 15 in a happy ireunlon at the conclusion of themoyie space invad- these was 15 year old kirs tie mcnish a grade 10 student at pickering high on occasions she worked all night she main site becauseaccording to mcleod its a place thats seen little change he said the general store the united church the gas station and cer- ji fctdbsns he strolled along in marathon walk v 1 a tenkilometer marathon walk was orga- nlzed in stouffville sunday in memory of the ji late terry fox aose to 150 people took part homes were ideal for back- vralsingover 8000 one of the participants who ind reouired strolled along the tlx-mlleroatejwastwo- required yearold kevin kent of goodwood shown here with his grandmother dixie sellers of stouff ville a chief organizer of the event i r sa vvw thomas u m