no waterblame hwy 404 vandorf it was nine years ago that david hooper purch- ased a house and proper ty at vandorf in whitch- urchstouffville that was long before hwy 404 became a reality and work was started on that section of the through- way no w his wells gone dry at least the water levels so low the ser- vice is no longer avail able heattributes this to major construction 300 yards to the west but so far he says the ministry of the environ ment denies all responsi bility x when the trouble first occurred april 1983 mr hooper assumed the problem was strictly his own so he spent close to 400 on well repairs la ter he discovered others in the area were ex periencing similar con cerns he decided to in vestigate further hooper claims the rightofway for hwy 404 was acquired nearly 30 years ago but a-prop- er study of soil condi tions was never done this spring- difficulties were encountered and huge diesel pumps were brought in control water overflow it was bub- sjimriornthetopofthe ground he said- v following persistent complaints the ministry of transportation instal led a 2000 gallon water tank in his backyard however mr hooper looks on this as a tem porary solution he wants his well returned to the same operable condition as before im not knocking what theyve done but i fear for the future he told the tribune a new drilled well could cost between five and ten thousand dollars he says hooper claims that in- steadofgettingtogether and sharing their con cerns each homeowner acted on his own this he said was unfortun ate but even now the environment ministry is claiming no responsi bility he says but in stead attributes the problem to other sources use our lay away plan ewellers sumsifi 24 main w stouffville 2944844 76 main n mattham vol 96 no 28 serving whitchurchstouftvitte uxbridge area a metrbland community newspaper wednesday november 23 1983 guaranty trust gics rr5ps rhosps stars and stupes daily interest savings 81 main st stouifvffle 6404000 34pages 35 cents suggests shopping stouffville the issue of sunday shopping will undoubtedly come be fore a meeting of the busi ness improvement area board dec 7 main street merchant tommy thompson prop rietor of the villager and josephines claims that with metro buroughs mov ing in this direction stouff ville must also if business is to survive he intends to in troduce the subject for dis cussion not out of desire but necessity stouffville he says is particularly vulnerable due to the density of traffic here saturdays people living in markham union- ville gormley and claremont wont come her- e they go to markville or hillcrest instead he sees the possibility of stores here closing saturdays in lieu of sundays opening hours he suggests wouldnt be until 1 royal winter fair ion the reserve grand championship went to gary rutherford of rr 3 fene- lon falls in other divisions betty also enjoyed excellent suc cess results follow stal lion foaled previous to jan 1 1981 first brood mare second and fourth two animals any age the get of one sire third markham betty hawkridge avenue markham has added yet another top award to her already large trophy collec tion bettys beautiful palomi no sparkling nuggett won the grand champion stal lion class at the 1983 royal agricultural winter fair just concluded school messages i r stouffville back on nov 3 students of orchard park released close to 350 heliumfilled balloons with tags attached it was part of a celebration markingthe schools 25th anniversary as of monday eight had been returned some from a distance and some close to home karalee mcginty of montreal street for exam ple received a letter from newfane new york her balloon was found in a peach tree chris pennanen elm road received a note from dunkirk new york chris is 12 and in grade 6 for a few others the flights were brief two were found in a field near the tenth line of markhahi but the briefest trip of all was a balloon belonging to sevenyearold debbie knight of market street hers was found hanging in a tree in her own backyard others heard from be- longed to michelle smith grade 1 mathew briuinger and philip pridham grade 2 jason bloye grade 8 and grade 7 staff teacher david young pm so as not to interfere with sunday worship mr thompson stressed hes not speaking for other merchants in town but only for himself some he said raise the problem of parking as a de- terrent to shopping in stouffville but he sees park ing as no problem at all only rarely are all parking places filled even on main street he said the local merchant claims the trend today is to wards sunday shopping and su ryeys indicate this he- says torbntosyhairbour- front is becoming a very popular sunday shopping area he visited the site to seeforhimself whilemark- ville is closed on the sab bath hes anticipating a change there also if the scarborough town centre makes the switch thompson admits to staf fing problems particularly in larger stores but feels arrangements can be work ed out town clerk pat muir said sunday opening is not con trollable by council but comes under the provisions of the retail businesses holidays act she pointed out however that if a com munity is declared a tourist area then exceptions are permissable such applica tions are handled by the re gion she said in support of sunday openingtommy thompson refers to the results of a sur vey in toronto and st catharines conducted by a magazine called volume retail merchandising in response to the question which is the most conve nient day to shop the re spondents gave saturday as no 1 thursday as no 2 and friday as no 3 as for the second most convenient day to shop friday was no 1 sunday no 2 and saturday no 3 rdu js turkey shoot aids rec centre fund in an effort to raise 200000 for a proposed whitch- a turkey shoot sponsored by the canadian progress urchstouftville recreation complexyarioustclubs v clubtwoof thejpatticipantstwereclub president and organizations are holding fundraising events glehnbrbwriieft of rirrlurii6nvilie and mayor throughout the town one of these occurred saturday eldred king jim thomas elecalls near tragedy goodwood one year ago nov 13 1982 a 23-year- old goodwood girl had a brush with death when a truck in which she was a passenger veered off the ninth line road and plunged into the icy waters of musselmans lake terri rowe then a stu dent in graphic arts at sheridan college and now a graduate remembers the accident well also the weeks spent in york county and toronto general hos pitals terri suffered frac tures to four vertebrae in her neck these had to be fused together using bone chips from her hip im better now she said terri vividly recalls the rough ride as the vehicle plummeted down an embankment into the lake i could feel the water coming in she said i tried to unlock the door but couldnt driver donald milley of eagle street new market pulled her out the passenger side window while milley sought help terri lay on a private dock then somehow pulled her self to the edge of the road i was afraid no one would find me it was freez ing cold she remembers- police and an ambulance arrived quickly she said terri missed about seven weeks of school but still graduated she kept up with her studies by working at home returning to class in january its all just a bad memory now she admits but never that bad that it couldnt have been worse im lucky to be alive she con cluded overload major moves stouffville council will assume re sponsibility for future parks and recreation decisions the resolution approved on a 43 split vote tuesday scraps the volunteer parks and recreation committee and places the town in full control ratepayers packed the chambers with many standing outside and down the stairs jack watson tenth line south spoke against the move later it was agreed again on a 43 split vote that the library board be consulted with re spect to george schluk- bier the towns chief librarian serving as temporary director of culture and recreation karaleemcgntyofmcnreaistreetstouffville beams with delight at receiving a letter and map from newfane new york where her heliumfilled balloon landed nov 5 it and 350 others were sent aloft from orchard park school nov 3 the event was part of a celebration marking the schools 25th anniversary jim thomas stouffville the municipal office is bur sting at the seams no one is more aware of this than mayor eldred king hes also aware of the cost involved in building another he says the town lacks the financial re sources to consider a new structure at this time so stopgap solutions arc being considered bus strike rolls on stouffville the current travelways school bus strike is affecting attendance at stouffville high but not as drastically this week as last principal john nikifork reported 187 absent on thursday on monday and tuesday this number was down to 70 about 450 students depend on bus transportation daily mr nikifork said with about half of these travelling on vehicles operating out of the markham division the newmarket head quarters is not involved principal nikifork said parents are trying their best to cope he pointed out however where several in a family attend different schools the situations more difficult the basic wage for a starting driver is 736 an hour the tribune was told the strikers arc asking 1166 the crunch according to mayor king is in the building and planning de partments he admits some changes- will have to be made soon to accommodate additional staff initially he explained a third storey was consi dered but investigations proved this impractical now council is looking at property nearby but no thing yet has been finalized the mayor feels its not completely necessary to have all municipal em- ployees under one roof king claims the present office location is a draw for stbuffvilles downtown he doesnt want to see this removed further the cost is further than we can reach at the present time he concluded stouffville boy top acting role stouffville a theatrical career has long been the dream of elevenyearold jason brock son of robin and margaret brock duch ess street stouffville now it seems this wish is coming true jasons been selected for the lead role in tiny tim at the young peo ples theatre 165 front street toronto there are 45 performances with the grand opening nov 29 about 35 boys au ditioned for the part jason admits to being excited when informed hed been chosen actually hell be play ing three different parts with the role of tiny tim the most notable hes a member of the young peoples theatre acting class a student in grade 6 at king city public school jason says considerable credit must go to prin cipal lorneboadway and staff teachers at summitview who pro vided him numerous opportunites to appear on stage in special assemblies at summitview they encourage children to perform mrs brock said its been a big plus for jason las jason brock the handsome dark- haired lad must miss numerous classes in order to attend rehear- sals and shows in fact monday- is his only full day at school however a classmate brings work to his home and so far theres been no problem mrs brock looks on the opportunity as a learn- ing experience in itself so far the demand for tickets has been excel lent all previews and sunday matinees are already sold out v mrs brock describes the entire family as ea ger theatre goers she credits this with creat ing an initial interest jason has two brothers aaron nine and nathan five jasons hopeful his role as tiny tim will lead to other perform ancesfor some- careers start early as early as age eleven