“Nutritious meals would help them stay healthier and they could maintain their homes longer," she said. BY JIM MASON Staff Writer b For more information on the meal service or Audrey Gibson remembers the launch of volunteering,callCHATS: 1-866â€"677-9048,ext.6049 Meals on Wheels in Stouffville in 1973 as if it \ were last week Am mam hm n: um “mum†hum; .1.“ , A team of professional and lay people agreed the service would beneï¬t the frail and elderly in the community, she said. The six dinners being delivered cost 80 cents each. Stouffville Meals on Wheels committee members Dorothy Wagg (front row from left), Audrey Gibson and Jean Ireland with other volunteers Bob Tabone (from left), Joyce Brinkman, Jim Thomas, Ron Brinkman, Ron Gibson, Peggy Hood, Margaret Curtis, Jim Rae and Jean Thomas. Other volunteers include Mary Hammerston (19 years), Harvey and Audrey Feasby (15 years), Wilf and Nelda Morley and Seik and Tina Wassenaar. They deliver, Stoufï¬IiIIe-style Dr. John Button and the late Ioe Nighswan- The six dinners being delivered cost 80 cents each (in 1973). Meals on Wheels volunteers have brought food home to elderly residents for 35 years SUN-TRIBUNE PEOPLE The numbers grew, peaking Ext 45 meals a week. “It took an awful lot of dedicated volunteers to keep it going,†Mrs. Gibson said. Stouffville’s Home Support Ofï¬ce, run by Jean Anderson, was closed in 1988 and the meals service fell under the regional Commu- nity Home Assistance to Seniors offices. When CHATS could not ï¬nd a hot food provider for lunch hour in 2001, Meals on der were two of the pioneers behind the ser- vice. Mr. Nighswander was administrator of Parkview Nursing Home, which provided hot meals for the service every Monday, Wednes- day and Friday for more than 20 years. 61168 Several volunteers have more than 15 years of experience. Mrs. Gibson, the program and co-ordinator and a driver, has worked all 35 years. Captains lean Ireland (16 years) and Dorothy Wagg (13 years) are on the committee. Barbara Schell volunteered for 30 years It’s still a community effort, Mrs. Gibson said. The group marked the 35th anniversary last week and paid tribute to its long-term volun- teers. Wheels partnered with the company Private Recipes and switched to the delivery of frozen food. “And we always need volunteers." she said Meals are delivered every Wednesday at ‘arkvicw Village is the depot for meal deliv- STAFF PHOTO/SJOERD WITTEVEEN Sdn-Tribuhe‘l 'I‘hdr‘ , (X139; 2008 Have something to say about these or other stories? E-mail us at jmason@yrmg.com The Sugdeï¬s now live in Kcs wick. His father, former boxer and professional trainer Travis Sug- den, is battling cancer. The career minor league enforcer hopes to catch on with another organization and make his way up to the NHL. Sugden has attended several bigâ€"league camps but has never played in the NHL. Sugden, who has been out of pro hockey for two years, was an invitee to the Islander camp. For more information including a tour map, go to stoumiillestudiotoumom or call 905-642-1 721. Sugden cut by Islanders Brandon Sugden's dream of making the New York Islanders were dashed this week. The 30-year-old former Whitchurch-Stouï¬ville resident was released by the NHL team Sunday. Visitors can pick up ballots at participating locations for a chance to win $200 to spend at one of the studios. The works are created using media including watercolour, acrylic, and oil paints, as well as gramme drawings, wood block printing and jewelry. In advance of the tour, artists are giving demonstrations at the Latcham Gallery and Care and Share Shoppe Tuesdays and Sat- urdays from 1 to 3 pm. For the Love of 10 is showcas- ing painting from artists on the tour. Admission to the studios is free. There are 21 studios and 31 artists taking part. 21 studios on art tour Artists, start your brushes. The eighth annual Stouffville Studio Tou: takes place Oct. 18 and 19. Whitchurch-Stouffville News Digest Visit yorkregion.com for mere on these and other stories SOUND OFF