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crushed stouffville a 20 year old port perry man died tragically june 21 when caught up in the conveyor pulley of a crusher at a pit operated by consolidated sand gravel co north of town james clement was working in a dugout under the machine when the accident happened a fellow employee sensing something was wrong checked on the whereabouts of his helper and found him en tangled in the mechanism he shut off the power immediately but it was too late achievement stouffville three 4h girls from stouff ville and four from vandorf will receive provincial and county certificates thursday to- day at a homemaking club achievement day in the stouffville park presentations will be made by beverley brook home economist region of york at a program that begins at 130 pjn the completed project is called outdoor living recipients of diplomas from this area are lynn rae rr 4 stouff ville provincial nancy darling loretta cresc stouffville county jane tosney north street stouffville county cathy libby rr 4 stouffville county becky holder rr l gormley county renee groeneveld rr 1 gormley county and danielle gervais rr 3 newmarket county the program open to the public will be held at lat- cham hall in case of rain snatched stouffville a 17 year old pursesnatcher was himself snatched when the long arm of the law reached out and grabbed him as he attempted to make good his escape a father and son witnessed the incident and gave chase they were later joined by an opjp officer who made v the arrest east of park drive nicholas eugene soles of cemetery road uxbridge was held for a bail bearing at newmarket provincial court monday 15 wribunt beauty is only skin deep vol 92 no 9 whitchurch stouffville june 28 1979 20 cents 16 pages this old gal will never win a beauty pageant but shes the reigning queen of the rouge river that flows through dicksons hill the turtle was first spotted by 10 year old april mcvicar who called muriel keeping who called the tribune when this picture was taken it had just deposited several eggs in the sand beside 19th avenue and was ambling slowly back to its abode in the stream jim thomas board of education to negotiate with teachers t york cty while refusing to admit theyre buckling under to the demands of the ontario secondary school teachers federation the york county board by a vote of 19 to 1 has agreed to reopen negotiations the decision came monday h night following the presentation of a motion by markham trustee john stevens that read in part having reached an impasse it is the desire of all trustees teachers and parents that a settlement be reached- as soon as possible although badly out numbered trustee norm weller of aurorawas adamant he claimed reopening negotiations was useless because the board had gone as far as it could in meeting teachers demands we have scraped up every toenny he said wheres the fextra money to come from i dr john denison trustee ffor east gwillimbury replied that just because discussions were about to resume didnt necessarily mean an additional offer would be forthcoming harry bowes of whit- churchstouffville said the decision would indicate to the public that the board is sincere richmond hills bill monroe explained that if all demands are met including free dental and health provisions plus an increase in the cost of living allowance it would mean an average cost hike per teacher of 588700 in 197980 there are 1005 teachers in the county resulting in a potential increase of 59164300 based on these figures each teacher would cost the board an average of 2924800 for the 79- 80 fiscal year he said prior to negotiations being suspended the boards final offer was 26246 00 large house destroyed whitchurch a large brick house thought to be close to 100 years old was destroyed by fire thursday at lot 17 cone 7 whitchurch- stouffville t there was no one home when the blaze started and it was burning out of control by the time the alarm was sounded owner of the property was said fo be william underhill of fred varley drive unionville deputyfire chief fred castle said that while water was not a problem the flames broke through false ceilings and couldnt be reached the loss has been estimated at 30000 memorial concerts raise over 1 7000 firemen first ballantrae first the firemen then a fire hall thats councils plan as the town moves closer to establishing a volunteer fire brigade to serve the area of ballantrae and musselmans lake the search is now on for firefighters ward 2 councillor becky wedley told the tribune shes certain sufficient numbers of men will offer their services application forms are available at the municipal office councillor wedley has been pressing for a subfire station for some time a more con venient depot she claims could save five to seven minutes travel time were moving m the right direction she said the people will be pleased fire chief walter smith has recommended the purchase of a mobile tanker that he hopes can be located in the musselmans lake ballantrae district the town has authorized that prices be ob tained accommodation for the vehicle may be found on the ted mclennan property at the corner of ninth line north and the aurora road becky wedley said stouffville the finest country music show ever staged here or in any com munity this size attracted an estimated 3000 people to the stouffville arena sunday and proved a fitting tribute to the talents of the late ed wideman the dazzling array of top stars included such professionals as ronnie prophet ian and sylvia dave and sugar and the good brothers all close friends of the deceased ed wideman of dicksons hill and later richmond hill died in a singlecar accident feb 27 on the stouffville- gormley road the concerts one in the afternoon and another at night were organized by the stouff ville lions club under the direction of gary hoy and neil patrick with the cooperation of teevee records rjed labuick- president of the teevee firnivestimatedthe proceeds at between seventeen and twenty thousand dollars all artists appeared free of charge the funds will be turned over in full to mr widemans widow carol she in turn will present a portion of the proceeds to the wife and family of erie reesor rr 2 markham mr reesor was a passenger in her husbands car at the time of the crash and remains a patient in sunnybrobk hospital toronto carol wideman came on stage during the evening per formance and personally thanked everyone for their co operation and kindness she also expressed appreciation to the stouffville lions club for hosting the event she was presented with a com memorative plaque to mark the occasion and a separate cheque from teevee records and woolworttys unexpected guests included the v james version a group with which ed wideman started his singing career they sang some of the gospel selections that had been mr widemans favorites a surprise also was the reuniting of ian and sylvia after a longabsence on stage together they combined- on one of their biggest hits blowing in the wind in spite of a 30minute delay in the start of the first show and longjineups for the second the audience reaction was one of praise and adulation a great event high school reunion students return stouffville gerry dawson from greenwood nova scotia larry bellman from beaconsfield quebec sharon lintner maude from nassau the bahamas and dianne corbett from st augustine florida all visitors here saturday from distant points across canada and the united states with one purpose in a mind attending stouffville high schools 25th anniversary reunion the wellorganized event proved successful despite the fact attendance fell below ex pectations four of the original trustees were presentdon chadwick june button albert king and ted edwards four of the original teachers also attendedron mercer bob hammond- jerry waite and john marshall mrs fred jemmett a 25year office administrator could not attend other platform guests in cluded extrustees bruce davidson neil patrick gordon ratcliff and the present board member harry bowes the quest speaker was former principal bill duxbury- the master of ceremonies was former student mike paul mike paul brought a touch of humor to the event with light- hearted anecdotes from out of the past i spent seven years here he said five in class and two in detentions seeing mr duxbury- he said recalls two emotions- basic fear and sheer terror one thing about bill he said i always knew where i stoodusually out in the hall on a more serious vein he described mr duxburys academic program as education with respect one of the most professional and dedicated men ive ever met bill duxbury complimented the reunion committee for its work in organizing the event he pointed out that while students of a particular era may seem like the best such is not necessarily the case the quality of young people hasnt changed they were the best then and theyre the best today maybe better he stated reunions he said are not to pay tribute to buildings but to people to be told you dont look a day older makes ones day he said my day hasnt been made yet but im still hoping he joked other former students who attended from a distance in- ciudedburtjagger ft erie ken sewell brandon florida gary and anne yates london meryl gray hudson ban croft peter and eleanor fin- telman ottawa norma steckley armstrong st catherines joan oldham r avery ottawa mrs shirley blake teacher picton gary smith burlington joyce sinclair mercer sussex new brunswick norman hendricks montreal joyce and norm dennie orangeville and anna mae sanders brethet ridgetown stouffville senior citizens week in whitchurch- stouffville june 17 to 23 has been described as the best organized and most suc cessful event of its kind ever held here attendance at most programs particularly the strawberry festival in the park far exceeded ex pectations aniceproblem one organizer said music by the town band proved very popular at the silver jubilee club june 19 ninetyight attended the afternoon concert featuring song- leader jesse pike and the renowned kitchen band there were 205 in attendance at night the seniors auction at parkview home june 21 reunited two wellknown bid- takers alvin farmer of gormley and walter atkinson stouffville proceeds totalled 400 all of which will be sent in to the toronto star fresh air fund seniors thrilled to films taken along the bruce trail by 84 year old les griffin shown at the public library good crowds attended games nights at both the friendship club in the legion hall and parkview apart ments an impressive evening service at parkview home june 17 started the week off well it concluded with a strawberry shortcake s festival at green gables receives special award thirteen year old trevor young ninth line north stouffville was the first recipient of the keith sutherland award when orchard park public school held its graduation program monday night the presentation was made by mr sutherland former principal at or chard park and now at unionville jim thomas students sell dog tags here stouffville when a young man comes calling at your door enquiring about your dog think of it as a service and not an inconvenience yes hes intending to sell you a tag but hes also com piling a record of the canine population in whitchurch- stouffville said to number in the thousands this summer the town has three students making the rounds douglas heard 19 and christopher armstrong 17 both reside on maystone court in stouffville kenneth marshall also 17 lives at rr 1 cedar valley theyre all fine lads and doing an excellent job said george goff bylaw en forcement officer for the municipality during the next two to three weeks theyll call at every home some places twice in an effort to catch folks in where both parents work or the familys away on vacation they sometimes drop back on saturdays or during evening hours theres no stigma attached to not having a tag mr goff told the tribune in fact he advises dogowners not to make pur chases at the town office but rather wait until the canvasser calls each boy is paid on a salary plus commission basis sales vary day to day the officer said ranging from a high of 36 to a low of eight while some folks resent paying the fee most are cooperative he stated j peace bond stouffville a gormley area abattoir operator charged a with making harrassing and threatening phone calls to the office of the stouffville tribune was ordered to post a 250 peace bond when he appeared friday before judge fd white in newmarket court lefterios valtoudis is also prohibited from contacting the newspapers staff in any way the trouble arose when mr valtoudis took exception to a court report published in the march 22 issue telling of his conviction on charges laid under the public health act ammonia leak stories and storrys at sdss anniversary reunions between students teachers even families occurred saturday when stouffville dist secondary school celebrated its 25th anniversary here the stony sisters dianne left of hunt- svme marlene nicholson rr i unionville and susan right of rr 2 stouffville discuss the good old days jim thomas claremont charges are being laid against united cooperatives of ontario owner of the claremont coop and its chemical plant for dumping allegedly harmful substances into waters frequented by fish ministry of natural resources spokesman dave hogg told the tribune an investigation revealed ammonia in water samples taken from part of duffins creek in claremont he said and subsequently charges were laid mr hogg made it clear the ministry believes the dumping was not intentional according to mr hogg when the chemical plant operators emptied excess water from a j protective lagoon designed to contain chemical leakage they didnt realize they werepiping ammonia into the stream too mr hogg said apparently a ruptured water line allowed ammonia to escape