jr llw- i sa4w1nesday november 30 1983 edit mail irrational decision dear editor c54 v j vas aneutral observer to the chaos itf recreation that has be set whitchurchst6uffviueit would seem council is acting irrationally in its attempt to remedy the situa- tion 4rrjo to appoint the chief librarian as a recreation coordinator without first clearing that appointment with the library board is a strange way to fill a position v y- if the library board rejects the recommendation what then if the board approves the idea will its services suffer it would seem to me these ques- tions should have been answered before the proposal was made pub lic either way it only creates further controversy sincerely fred forbes north street stouffviue opposed dear mr thomas ive been told that you perso- nally are a member of the business improvement board in stouffviue while youve undoubtedly a mind of your own and will vote according to your own conscience im asking you to consider people like myself when the issue of sunday shopping arises im strongly opposed surely a sixday week gives folks time to purchase what they need without extending the practice into the sabbath this to me would not be business improvement but rather business degeneration sincerely isabelle scott main street east stouffviue the tribune zazri- james thomas editor established 1883 bruce annan publisher joe anderson advertising manager editorial dept jim holt audrey green display advertising dept bryan armstrong terri bernhardt real estate classified advertising joan marshman circulation manager doreen deacon l national sales representative metroland corporate sales 4931300 u published every wednesday at 54 mam sl stouffvilte onl tel 6402100 single copies 35t subscrip- c bons s1 5 00 per year in canada 45 00 elsewhoro member of canadian community newspapers 1 tion ontario weekly newspapers association ontario press council and suburban newspaper of america second class mail registration number 0896 the stouffviue tribune is one of the motrotand printing publishing ltd group of suburban newspapers which includes acton free press aaxwhrtbypickering news advertiser aurora banner the bolton enterprise brampton guardian the burlington post the burlington weekend post the etobicoke advertlseriguardian the georgetown independent the hamilton wentworth postthe markhamthomhih economist and suntho milton champion the mississauga news the newmarket era the north york mirror oakville beaver oakville fnday beaver oshawa this week oshawa this weekend the richmond hillthcrnhill liberal the scarborough mirror the woodbndge veughan news 6402100 6402101 kamps korner smudge on the moon by bill kamesj ionthenightiofnov022ra full moon japomiciahvhisstatements shone over stouffviue il cleatand concise editorials invitation to accidents how many fatalities how many in juries and how many thousands of dol lars in property damage accidents must occur in the lincolnville area before cor rective measures are taken to remove existing hazards crossing the bloomington road from or to hwy 47 is a game of russian roulette particularly for slowmoving vehicles the pavement is too wide arid the speed limit too fast to permit a crossover in safety the collision wednesday between an eastbound tractortrailer and a south bound farm tractor and grain wagons is a prime example of how inadequate and confusing this intersection is the confusing part relates to the fact there is no longer one intersection there but seven motorists unfamiliar with the area arc prone to make mistakes 1 serious and sometimes fatal mistakes that must be attributed to engineering errors while this was not the problem in wednesdays crash it has been on other occasions its time the regions of york and durham along with the province took a long hard look at the hazardous situation theyve created and do some thing immediately to correct it the multitude of exits and entrances onto hwy 47 are unnecessary further the main northsouth eastwest in tersection requires some form of protec- tion a lower eastwest speed limit would help plus flashing red and amber lights when this interchange was created ab out ten years ago the whitchurch- stouff ville council of that day express ed alarm at the accident toll councillor june button for one recommended the region of york reassess the engineering layout and if necessary institute im provements nothing to our knowledge was ever done we only know of the serious accidents the ones where fire and ambulance ser vices are required residents in the area tell of many more the two levels of government we fear are again playing the numbers game where so many vehicles are required to constitute a need for traffic lights so while they sit and count cars the acci dent toll climbs municipal councillors apply some pressure and stop this needless carnage many people still hold to the belief that a full moon causes humans to behave in strange and peculiar ways this suspi cion was confirmed by members of town council that evening debate raged through most of the meeting over whether or not council should retire the current parks and re creation committee and take over the members function themselves for once i completely agreed with councillor jim sanders who admitted council hasnt the time to effectively su pervise recreation activities in this town jims key word was arrogant as in its an arrogant move on councils part even through i agreed with him mayor eldred king and councillor wilf morley obviously did not jack the runner watson attended as a delegation of one and spoke very effec tively he pointed out that the parks and recreation committee both directly and indirectly affects more people than any other volunteer group in whitchurch- stouffville he also said this particular problem shouldnt be confused with the issue of the new recreation centre as the two are unrelated jack will never make for the breakdown of recreationcprog- rams in whitchurchstouffville in my councillor margo marshall voted to opinion the members of the parksand disband the committee she suggested a steering committee of user groups be established if that proposal was ever carried out youd end up with a group that would stretch from here to mar- kham totally unwieldy and unwork able councillor morley quoted various functions listed in the towns master plan concerning recreation that he wants council to carry out these sug gestions would be terrific if we had a fulltime council with unlimited time to address these problems but we dont in fact there are countless complaints con cerning the amount of time council takes to process anything mayor king talked about the effective liaison that existed when he and others served on the towns various commit tees over the years my response to that is to ask if the parks and recreation committee was so effective how come all our facilities became so run down over those years several accusing fingers were waved in the air but none really pointed to the people who might have been responsible recreation committee were not at fault but rather it was the failure of council to appoint one member of town staff to su- pervise their activities to check on what was being accomplished andwhat wasnt and to report to council this created the breakdown in communica tion despite the uproar in the local press the anger exhibited by many citizens and the folks who advised council they were making a big mistake the towns parks and recreation committee was voted out of existence u in my opinion council took a giant step backwards with this decision but i sure hope im wrong as citizens i urge you to keep a close eye on our recreation programs and our recreation facilities over the next year then decide for yourselves- no this isnt a humorous column theres nothing humorous about my subject as i drove home the face of the full moon was frowning or was it perhaps it was just the smudge on my glasses window on wildlife- in search of a meal by art briggsjude honor to be nominated an elevenyearold stouffviue girl a grade 5 student at st marks separate school has been nominated for junior citizen of the year in ontario v tracey bell daughter of john and joan bell 68 stouffer street south has been credited with saving the life of six- yearold roger mcmann son of wayne and carol mcmann 86 tenth line south roger jumped into the deep end of a motel swimming pool at st petersburg florida last spring and was rescued by tracey who according to eye witnesses responded immediately to rogers brothers calls for help to our knowledge this is the first time anyone from whitchurchstouffville has ever been nominated for this award she may not win in fact chances of winning are slim however this does not take away from the fact traceys indeed a hero deserving of community praise and thanks difficult to replace f the end of the year will mark the bc- ginning of retirement for york regions likeable ag rep alan wall this may may very well sound like a pleasent event for al we hope it is for the region it isnt he leaves shoes that will be difficult to fill hes done a mar- vellous job for the farmers of york- it was back in 1959 that alan wall first set foot in what was then york county and he too had big shoes to fill succeed- ing the late moff cockburn a highly re- spected friend of the farmer however al proved himself equal to the task and now will be sorely missed undoubtedly there are other capable- people in the wings but the adjustment particularly to a stranger will take time for those of us who have grown up and older with al things wont seem the same the autumn color was at its brilliant best fiery reds golden yellows and ev ery shade in between all etched in patches and places with soft forest green it was enough to make a man want to become part of that reallife mu ral and head for the hills so much so that on such a beautiful day i thought it might be a good idea to heed the beckon- ing call and ramble across the fields and on up into the hemlock woods and while kim our shorthaired poin- ter had partridge as her priority i was hunting for something else- actually there were two good reasons why i was not following the dogs lead first the lea ves were still so thick on the trees that the chance of sighting a spooked grouse was about as good as spotting a deer in a grownover beaver meadow and second the fewffrosts we had experi enced this fall were spaced fairly well apart allowing the soil temperature to remain relatively warm these factors were in my mind along with octobers overabundant rainfall as i searched the woodlands and fence rows for the main ingredient of a gour met meal yet while all the signs were in evidence along the forest pathways the real prize remained as elusive as it had on some previous outings however as hunting in any shape or form is not mea sured in terms of takehome items my mcandcrings midst the splendor of the autumn season was an invigorating ex perience i now nature may have been saving something of her natural beauty for another time but on this particular day it appeared as if she was coming close to putting on a command performance how else can one describe the brilliant backlighting of splendor as the sun fo cused on the silver trickle of a tiny stream even the scars and etches of the higher watermarks along the rocky watercourse took on a new dimension when trimmed with clumps and sprigs of the vivid leaf patterns here and there in the sheltered vales mossgreen ferns held especially brilliant samples of forest artistry up for display on their arched plumes actually it was in just such a vale that we had discovered the reason for hunt ing the area every autumn and while that initial encounter occurred four years ago we had never since been able to bring another big one home for the cook it seemed we were always too late and they had disappeared or too early day of rest dear editor genesis 223 reads and on the seventh day god ended his work which he had made and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made and god blessed the seventh day and sanctified it the stouffviue merchants have six days in the week in which to re main open until 9pmlet sunday remain a quiet day of rest sincerely mrs arthur cook manitoba street stouffvule and they had not yet arrived bending low to avoid the sharp twigs of a dead pine i caught a glimpse of some thing white through the stands of the tim ber ahead no need to search on all sides now i cp fully picked my way through the trees with my eyes glued on that patch of white now i was almost upon it i brought up my arm to ward off a pro tecting branch then reaching out at full arms length and caught the giant puff- ball up with both hands it was a beauti ful specimen fresh and clean with no blemishes close to my face i could smeu the mushroomlike fragrance and my palate danced with the prospects of those large butterbrowned slices puffballs and mushrooms are a big bonus to any autumn outing maybe its because conditions have to be just right for their development or you have to happen along at the right time to garner a share that makes them so much in demand yet its a sure bet if you get to know the edible kinds theres a heap of good eating lying around in fact one of the most touching farcwll parties ever attended took place in world war ii no the boys from a and b flight were not bidding adieu to companions or places in the uk but rather were wondering out loud through mouthfuls of mushrooms on toast where the next such savory meal was coming from- you sec this writer had discovered the short grass area where the airdromewas akin to a vast mushroom garden so our de parture to the continent would mean we would be back to plain servicemans food such as spam and smoked kippers once again a