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the tribune thursday november mlffs notice of application for special legislation jbwe ittrnttj hrt tut m km tt tuymutm m ttm at wmciartasmrimt afalraim mm it mafc m ttt ufumhc asimhf kt at ftntaet rf mali hr tw ufttrfmltpnttt v the councj o the corporation b autnonzed to pay any judgment costs and legal expense against or in curred oy any employee of the ccsorafion or any member oi counci arising out of or as a result el any action or proceedng wfiich in me opinion of the coun- cj affects or might affect such employee or member and in the corporation and in the case or such member has arisen out of his dunes with the corporation dated at the town of whtchurchstourfve mis 1 7th day of october 1 978 xctner oak ttwiwfclchrctmrri1 past commencements students rewarded stouffville back on nov 16 tribune editor jim thomas wrote a column related to past commencement exer cises at stouffville high school a check of past newspaper records he said revealed no awards nights as such farther back than 1955 were academic accomplishments not recognized previously be asked rjl mercer now the viceprincipal at sjss and a staff teacher in the early 50s at stouffville high has filled in the blanks yes there were commencements way back then mr mercer says and be has the programs to prove it they make in teresting reading in 1951 the event was staged in the veterans hall there were eight teachers on staff in cluding the principal george a pearce others wererxi mercer dx bacon da davis miss i nicholson l oliver wf sherwood and mrs mary wade honor graduation diplomas were presented toshirley steckley ivy schneider willard mover marean jamieson jessie harding and vera doust the valedictorian was shirley steckley jessie harding received the whitchurch tup scholarship it was presented by fred timbers the townships deputyreeve athletic championship trophies were received by- graham frisby bob sproxton derek chad- wick joanne boden- distel joan haynes and marion atkinson in 1952 the com mencement was again held at the veterans hall there were five grade 13 graduates in- cludingmarion atkinson jean rae helen hisey douglas mcwhirter and peter smith the valedictorian was jean rae marion atkinson was named best all- round student and received the ken wagg proficiency award helen hisey and douglas mcwhirter were also recognized for academic proficiency field day champions werebob barnes graham frisby and jim bodendistel marjorie sproxton joanne bodendistel and margaret smith tied and june smith in 1954 the com mencement was switched to the spring the date was march 26 recipients of honor graduation diplomas werejim bodendistel jim hewlett helen paisley jean paisley doris steckley and louise clarke the valedictorian was doris steckley academic awards were won by doris steckley evelyn dennie jim bodendistel and june smith mr hj waite directed a fledgling band of three students in a medley of marching songs- members marlene cake trumpet bruce cake trombone and allen stouffer euphonium the first com mencement in the present high school was march 18 1955 the principal of that day was oe rob- bins staff members includedec dolman jr hammond ce harvey jm lanthier jk marshall rl mercer ja sumner hj waite and ej wallen the school had one- secretary mrs jemmett and one caretaker bert lickorish grade 13 graduates wereaudrey brown margaret burkholder graham frisby barbara hisey gloria hood bettylu keffer isobel mccvrfght phyllis paisley muray pipher june smith patricia smith glenn thompson and margaret white the valedictorian was june smith recipients of academic awards weremargaret burkholder graham frisby allen stouffer isabel dennie joyce white and marion stouffer members of the school band that year weremarlene cake frank hendy and colin rae trumpets arthur barkey edwin barkey and paul ratcliff horn- s david stouffer and robert stover baritones bruce cake trombone norman hendricks drums a choir of thirtysix voices was directed by ron mercer the members includedisabel atkinson dorothea barkey kathleen betz sheila betz sheila dane marjorie fathers maude graves barbara hastings barbara hewlett nancy hill beverley hockley eva issler charlotte mcnair erma stouffer catherine stover nellie zwier noreenepworth shirley fosdick barbara hunter helen lemon carole lewis caroline ogilvy wanda olszveski marion stouffer jean barrett marion betz pat bruce joyce byer muriel byer margaret curtis nancy harwood marilyn hood shirley mcmiillen elizabeth rae marian stover and eleanor white young at heart on friday nov 24 mrs wm mccowan a resident of parkview home in stouffville marked her 9lst birthday born on montreal street stouff ville mrs mccowan lived at malvern for a time following her marriage then moved back to town she was the organist at the stouffville congregational church st james presbyterian church and at malvern her father john jerman was a deeply religious man she recalls mrs mccowan spends much of her time doing beautiful crochet work the most of which she gives away shes happy at parkview its lovely here she said the people are very nice editorvmail the paper is appreciated fstreetlw xm provvx ficfkhospv for licit ghhriren foundationals dear jim we always enjoy our stouffville tribune and look forward to it each week every friday we eat dinner with the paper draped over the table the gormley news is our first interest because gormley is our old home whenyoubuy canadianmade products you create jobs in canada thats why ontario urges you to shop canadian every time you buy something look for made in canada identification because when you buy products made in canada you create work for canadians for example if you spend 500 on a canadian- made sofa you create about 3 days work for canadians if canadians increase theirs purchases of canadianmade clothes by only 5 it would create more than 4000 new jobs the more canadian products we buy the more jobs we create your ontario ministry of industry and tourism wants you to know that buying canadian products benefits all of us in ontario it boosts our economy and maintains our standard of living so when you shop canadian youll be giving ontario a more prosperous new year larry grossman minister of industry and tourism william davis premier province of ontario town having moved from that area ten years ago we were pleased to hear that your daughter won the eighteen and under class at markham fair our daughters muriel and frances scott won the same class in 1966 and 1967 perhaps you remember taking their pictures the one holding a jumper dress and the other a pumpkin pie thank you for the paper its such good reading especially your roaming around column and the girl next door feature they really brighten up the tribune also thank you for printing our daughters graduation pictures in 1973 and 1976 it was a real thrill for us mrs wallace scott rr 3 dundalk ont more takeout chicken stouffville another takeout food bar is slated for the westend entrance to stouffville and mayor gordon ratcliff s far from happy thats bad very bad he told the tribune on learning a building permit had already been obtained the intended location is the former fina station property on the south side of main street zoning on the land permits this kind of business the mayor explained the onus he said is on the applicant to survey the need for such a ser vice before going ahead he pointed out that when no zoning change is required the town cannot legally withhold approval it is understood the proposed food dispensary will specialize in fried chicken provide dinners on wednesdays evening members of welcome rebekah lodge provided christmas dinners for the 34 residents in the stouff ville nursing home turkey with all the trimmings and christmas pudding were delivered piping hot its the first time the rebekahs have provided this kind of service the staff and patients are appreciative of the gesture suffers stroke 100th anniversary ewart stiver well- the congregation of- known unionville christ anglican church in resident was rushed to stouffville is celebrating york central hospital its 100th anniversary in richmond hill friday i979many special events after suffering a stroke are planned and these are while en route to a lions listed on a calendar now club gathering at the firefighters club esna park drive markham fortunately he wasnt driving the car at the time of the seizure available centennial to obtain centennial from the committee one write committee christ church stouffville box 339 post office open the stouffville post office will remain open until 330 pm on saturday dec 9 and saturday dec 16 to receive local mail for quick delivery post master gary fisher is asking that all mail for stouffville and the rural routes be placed only in the red bins located inside the building anything deposited in the outside receptacles will go to scarborough local mail should not be deposited on sundays hold bake sale the ladies auxiliary of the whitchurch- stouffville minor hockey association is holding a bake sale on saturday from 9 am to 12 noon in latcham hall stouff ville relive memories alex davidsons story in the nov 23 issue of the tribune related to the finding of two diaries in a demolished barn west of the 10th concession brought back many memories for garnet vanzant tenth line north stouffville four uaves the tribune and perhaps five keith bolender generations resided 4 sportseditor and reporter there mrs vanzant said the tribune leaves home for christmas john nolan now living in england will spend christmas with his parents mr and mrs chas nolan duchess street stouffville with- the children all attending mongolia public school edwin vanzant was garnets father ludwig was his grandfather it is believed edwin was responsible for keeping the records its just what he would do said mrs vanzant he was always writing down everything physicianteacher team dr and mrs doug brodie of stouffville returned sunday following three weeks spent in armstrong ont 250 miles north of thunder bay dr brodie was doing medical work there mrs brodie was helping out in the school married 50 years congratulations to mr and mrs stuart campbell george street markham on the oc casion of their 50th wedding anniversary saturday the well- known couple were honored at an open house in the friendship room of st andrews united church mr and mrs campbell have two daughters joyce mrs elson miles cachet estates rr 2 gormley and fern mrs morley timbers drakefield road markham proceedst 1200 the christmas bazaar sponsored by the evening guild of christ anglican church stouffville nov 18 resulted in proceeds exceeding 1200 there were three lucky draws a doll complete with full wardrobe and a cradle donated by ann mc- murray was won by mary sled of stouffville an afghan donated by doris land was won by judy daub of kitchener and a ceramic bath set donated by marilyn atkins was won by al whittaker of stouffville the guild through the tribune wishes to thank the people of stouffville for their support friday to join the editorial staff of the bradford witness keiths been with the paper here since 1975 record attendance the adult fellowship group of st james presbyterian church enjoyed its largest at tendance ever friday night when members and friends of members participated in a progressive dinner calling at three different homes in town places visited includedgary and ann grundy hawthorne avenue gary and liz fraser albert street north and jim and jean thomas rupert avenue twentysix people at tended including mrs wm mccowan of park view home stouffville it was mrs mccowans 91st birthday she was presented with a beautiful bouquet of flowers by esther powell 19th avenue dicksons hill spiritual renewal george elsasser of mcarthurs mills ont is holding spiritual renewal meetings at the former dicksons hill missionary church from dec t to 8 time of the services is 8 pm interviews vipi bill johnson a staff announcer at radio station choo in ajax and wellknown in stouffville recently held behindthescenes in terviews with top country music super stars jim ed brown helen cor nelius and ronnie milsap at oshawas civic auditorium bill also rode shotgun on an authentic stagecoach at the royal winter fair in toronto a working holiday next month jean oneill a member on the staff of stonehouse house of travel ltd will participate in a working holiday that will take her to amstradam holand jean will check out the hotel accommodation there and provide a written report on her return the purpose of this tour of inspection is to better advise local travellers on where to stay when visiting the country stonehouse travel u located at 153 main street west in stouffville 7