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i is f ulltiiiie claremont the life of t school boaid trustee is never dullv durham region trustee linda carder says she can easily ffilj her days with official functions regular board meetings her seven committee meetings and research i after five months at her new post shes able to truly assess her job j r now- i know what- a- polititian goes through she said ive been out every night this week im not complaining i really enjoy it thats why i ran for the post x just dont know how those with fulltime jobs manage mrs carder added she said vi dont believe you can work eight hours a day and go of f to a meeting and work effectively until 11 pjtn on a continuing basis jsi explaining its not that any of the 22 board trusteesrlack dedication but they are subject to physical limitations i manyare regularly late for evening meetings sirs carder added they arent available to share the workload evenly and cant attend day sessions 1 honestly believe that people who run for trustee must be prepared to give up at least half the time allotted to their regular careers mrs carder feels the trustee doesnt believe i the solution is to amend the ss election act to bar fully em- ployed people or make the position lull-time- while decreasing their number v j she says its too expensive for small boards that dont need fulltime trustees she also believes the larger boards need a large number of trustees to look over vast districts one alternative according to mrs carder is to make every third or fourth position fulltime increasing their salaries if necessary t r i wi ll ge rejects developers deal uxbridge newmarket developer don faulkner of chalan construction dangled a carrot before the planning committee members noses thursday but they didnt take the bait mr faulkner offered the township an opportunity to rid itself of the troublesome goodwood park kartways and an abandoned gravel pit he said he would buy out and close the gokart operation and rehabilitate the quarry if council approved a 30 unit estateresidential development the proposal called for the construction of thirty homes oh five to fifteen acre lots on a 350 acre parcel of land in the townships northwest corner the land frontson thetwinney sideroad the committee turned the project down because it does not conform to the regional official plan now before the ontario municipal board for approval councillor ron hunter reminded the committee that one roadway dividing the proposed development is being considered as a- gravel truck route we shouldnt put up any more homes in an area that can legally be designated for gravel use only added regional councillor maustyn mcknight uxbridge mayor gary herrema and councillor mac meyers expressed support for the plan but admitted it would difficult to push it through regional council we could clean up a lot of problems with this proposal he said mr faulkner sweetened the pie when he told councillors he would upgrade the twinney sideroad and offer the town an additional 300 about lot levy charges of 1000 but coun cillors had little choice but to turn down the plan c mr faulkner said he will revise his proposal and make a further submission to council next week mabel gregg registered nurse passes at home new uxbrtdw i structionion a multimillion dollar addition to uxbridgei secondary school aridextensive alterations to the building will begin soon according- to durham board of- education trustee linda carder the school board approved a total expenditure of 681592 at their meeting last thursday which includes architect and legal fees and the purchase of new equipment the contract valued at- 532776 was awarded to elrose construction limited scar- borough of that total 263150 will- be spent on the actual ad- ditionand another 269626 will cover the price of alterations to the existing structure an additional 60 students will be accommodated with the construction of a new classroom and the conversion of- the old library into a classroom a new resource centre and music room will also be built trustee carder said the work should be completed in time for fall classes j the purpose of theproject is to i upgrade the i uxbridge facilities and bring them in line with those of the other schools in durham v pickering the community was shocked and saddened with the passing of mabel gregg may 2 at her residenceon thecbrock roadat the third concession she was 65 born in 1914 in thurlstone england the daughter of albert and florence spence met her husband the late gordon gregg while he was overseas with the airforce they married in may 1944 in scotland mr gregg passed away in december 1973 after the war they returned to canada settling first in northern quebec and later whitby finally they took up residence at their pickering home in 1963 mabel worked both as a registered nurse and in various supervisory- capacities for 21 years at the whitby pyschiatric hospital not drily did she enjoy travelling but was keenly in terested in gardening her love of music led her to take up the piano late in life surviving are her daughter jennifer mrs james long of don mills a sister winnifred in england one brother norman in australia and two sister-in- laws isabel of sunderland and jean of toronto dr stanely osborne con ducted the funeral service may 5 in the chapel of the mceachnie funeral home j interment was in claremont union cemetery churcli ladies plan toiir of homes uxbridge trinity church ucw are offering a leisurely outing strolling through some of the areas most beautiful and unique homes during their town and country home tour may 29 tickets are 4 per person and may be purchased from any of the ucw members they are also available at tiers drug store and davie pharmacy the tour begins at 1 pm and ends at 5 pnu the women have carefully planned the afternoon to take in six of the v areas most in teresting landmarks ranging from century homes to- the modern a georgian repro duction and spanish style the homes on thetourthis year belong to mr and mrs james young mr and mrs brock ferguson mr and mrs e harding mr and mrs ken may mr r helpertmr mrs brian rutherford and ruth spademan crossing made safer claremont brush and scrub is being removed from the cpr and regional road five railway crossing where two men were killed last fall when they failed to see an oncoming train jack mccorkell durham region works director said the site will be cleared to improve motorists visibility in an effort to prevent further accidents a coroners jury ruled earlier this year the brush may have prevented peter bennett of gormley arid maris paulensfstouffville from seeing the approaching train coroner dr hb cot- nam asked the region to take steps to correct the hazardous condition mr mccorkell added the regions own investigation following the tragic deaths showed the setting sun was a definite factor in obscuring the train signals he said with the windows up and the radio playing the trains whistle would have been inaudible until too late down at the old fishing hole as the weather warms up scenes like this one will become commonplace throughout the countryside two ciaremont lads scott taylor 9 and dwayne lehman 10 took advantage of a fine spring day to try their hand at a favorite past- time fishing jim thomas mothers topis in eyes claremont- on mothers day sunday may 13 children everywhere will be telling their moms why they love them the tribune asked some grade r three students at ciaremont public school to explain the reasons why their responses ranged from the simple to the elaborate several replies follow carey stewart rr 3 ciaremont i love my mother because she helps me with my homework and makes dinnerfor me i know she loves me and i- love her i sharia boyle rr 2 ciaremont i love my mother because she tucks me in bed she cuddles me she helps me and buys me clothes thats why i love her stephen todd r r 2 ciaremont i love my mother because she makes me nice delicious sandwiches brienne robertson rr 2 ciaremont i love my mother because shes sweet i think i shes best of all lynn marie bensom ciaremont village i love my mother because she does my washing pam barber rr 3 ciaremont i love my mother v because she buys me blue jeans even though they cost about s 1098 vj- lisa dorothy quesnel rr 2 claremontvi love my mother because she makes me do what i should do like goto school and things like that kenny uzzell- rr 1- ciaremont i love my mother because she cleans my room larry wallace rr 3 ciaremont i love my mother because she is nice to me she signed me up for baseball deanna evans ciaremont village i love my mother because ive been with her eight years shes a good cook and a good sewer too i love her greg horn r- r 2 ciaremont i love my mother because she lets us watch tv and stay up until tenoclockat night sharon craig rr 1 ciaremont i love my mother because shes a good cook shes kind all the tirne and she doesnt buy junk food for us convicted man fined claremont a ciaremont man was fined 400 following a conviction on a dangerous driving charge in newmarket court- j t glenn daly- 22 was arrested by york regional police november 18 former member of band passes five girls receive 4h awards claremont services were conducted may 2 in the chapel of the mceachnie funeral ihome pickering village for ernest a jones mr jones passed away april 29 at toronto east general hospital the son of mr and mrs bert jones of ashburn mr jones grew up in the area at tending mount zion public school and later ciaremont high school he was a faithful member of the mount zion united church following graduation from the ontario agricultural college at guelph he began workat the ciaremont creamery and at dairies in lakefield colbourhe whitby and- rose l lawn toronto- before he moved from the district he played in the ciaremont citizen band and on the ciaremont football team he is survived by his brother lome rr 1 ashburn and one sister mrs percy maynard ofbrooklin three nephews grant murray and ronald and one niece doreen pall bearers were ronald jones frank mcavoy edgar evans allen carson ken stick- wood and ray kavanaugh interment was in ciaremont union cemetery- playground equipjneiit installed at school v five local girls j were presented with acbievement awards from the 4h club in homemaking recently they are left to right beth carson karen jamieson janice hall cindy woolfand dale pascoe all the girls received their county honors with the exception of karen she claimed her provincial certificate ed schroeter claremont r there are a lot of excited children in ciaremont now parents -and- teachers at ciaremont public school completed the installation of five pieces of creative playground equipment for the junior pupils saturday vt principal stan todd said the- playground set was a welcome addition to the schoolyard and community f totalcost of the project is about 12mmr todd said the clarernont creative playground committee raised about 1400 by organizing two fun daysiat the school they received another 443 in a grant fromwintario the pickering parks and recreation departmentgdonated an 800 piece of equipment and supplied four workmen for the- in stallation x j