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mottis overnce stouffville theres concern within the executives of the whitchurchstouffvule minor hockey association and the stouffville figure skating club over escalating costs of ice time- that could make registration fees prohibitive speaking before a meeting of the recreation committee feb6 ed grimshaw said most of hockeys increased budget for 1980 would be swallowed up by a higher ice rental rate he admitted that fees had purposely been kept down so that all boys who want to play can play at the same time he noted that receipts from registrations were falling behind the hourly cost for ice even worse theres fear that registration itself will fall off particularity in midget and bantam ranks where lads pay their own fees from money earned through summer jobs theyll be the first to look elsewhere commented john hutchinson the committee chairman it was estimated that to dress a young hockey player today for his initial season could cost a minimum of 250 last years minor hockey association budget was 20220 and they ended up with a 4421 deficit this year their request stands at 30000 frances thorne of the figure skating club said their organization had already been hit by reduced registrations down to 229 from 287 she at tributed this to increased costs noting that five of the towns senior skaters had gone to unionviue because afternoon ice times available free of charge mrs thome explained the difficulty in raising funds through other means- saying all organizations are doing the same thing weve reached the saturation point theyre asking 944200 up from 775000 in 79 other budget requests follow town band 4642 youth bowling club 546 all- star softball 3661 minor softball 1690 youth soccer 1000 ballantrae playground 2221 girls hockey 3113 rugger 1000 the total budget last year was held to around 45000 grant requisitions this year are up to 57315 the 4642 request for the town band includes 2644 for new uniforms leader david howard said he would like to see regular concerts staged in the park the youth bowling is close to maximum lloyd kerswill reported with around 130 boys and girls registered the soccer club has grown to 375 players necessitating expansion from sixteen to twentysix teams stated president casey van maris the ballantrae playground prograrrtwill cater to children nothing is free arenarental fairmayor stouffville in spite of complaints mayor- eldred king isnt convinced hockey and figure skating are pricing themselves out of the market decide is how much the nonuser should pay he stated cer tainly he must pay something he agreed the mayor explained that to themyvorwas reso memayor was responding addjtjona 25000- would cost each taxpayer in whitchurch- stouffville an extra seven dollars this year the town he said must establish its priorities adding that nothing is free regardless of whether the municipality provides it or the parents contribute towards it to reports out of a town recreation committee meeting last week that ice costs at the arena were becoming i prohibitive it hasnt reached the point where its keeping kids away mayor king replied the question council must cars plunge kills youth york region ice conditions on lake simcoe described by york- regional police as extremely dangerous led to the death of a 15 year old mount albert boy saturday timothy heeley was alone in the back seat of a car travelling from jacksons point to a fish hut when the surface its a girl its a girl thats what the sign read in the window of guarantee trust 81 main street west stouffville monday morning the announcement followed by a few hours the arrival of allison cathrine daughter of peter and cathy turner stouffville cathy is an em- ployee on the staff at guarantee trust its their first gave way and the vehicle sank into about 25 feet of water the teenager was trapped inside driver steven craven 19 of keswick and two- other passengers harvey sedore 15 of brown hill and joy brown 17 of zephyr- escaped without injury detective paul brown of no 39 division said fluctuating weather conditions have made lake simcoe ice very treacherous this winter he noted however that despite constant warnings fishermen still take chances even while divers were in the process of recovering the body saturday morning people were lining up on shore in preparation for a days fishing detective brown explained that in some spots the ice is two feet thick while others its only five or six inches 66 the snowbirds fair assured of air show markham news that the snowbirds canadas famed aerobatic team is coming to markham fair this fall has been received with disbelief by many tribune readers- but its true the an nouncement made public two weeks ago by fair president fred crawford and verified by publicity chairman rogers gardham has been further supported by secretary- manager gerry mann it all started the secretary said when barney danson held the defence ministers post back in 1978 he tried to arrange for their appearance last year and worked with mac cosburn the president of 79 towards this end however no time schedule could be worked out it was then that jim fowler the teams coordinator at moose jaw saskatchewan agreed to the date of oct 2 weather conditions being right the show should attract thousands gerry mann said ranging in age from five to 14 years the chairperson is councillor becky wedley in struction will be provided by one senior two leaders and a part- time junior stouffville the fire marshals office has been called in to investigate the cause of a blaze feb 4 mat destroyed a barn an adjoining shed twelve goats and three sheep on the property of archie baldwin bethesda sideroad rr 2 stouffville chief walter smith said bis suspicions were aroused when he observed tracks in the snow leading to the rear of the buildings the frame structures were engulfed by flames when brigade units arrived a report is expected later this month cbeif smith said for principal stouffville keith sutherland former principal at orchard park school in stouffville and more recently at unionviue has been promoted to the position of staff super visory officer with the york county board of education the advancement- an nounced monday becomes effective march i mr sutherland will succeed terry gray who leaves the end of this month totake over a post with the board of education in sault ste marie the highly respected principal who still lives in stouffville is recognized for his ability to help staff members achieve their full potential he wul work with supervisory officers tim roebuck and dr peter ross in the areas of classroom observation and program evaluation trucker vol 92 no 42 whitchurch stouffville february 14 1980 25 cents 20 pages xthm injured shucks leanne its only a box of candy its st valentines day an occasion to express your likes your loves your appreciation your adoration for someone very special in your life and age is no barrier to displaying ones affection in fact to five year olds its often niuch easier here leanne hoover obrien avenue has her way of saying thanks to kindergarten classmate kevin cargill elm road jim thomas drug education stouffville drug abuse is it a problem at stouffville high yes claimed several parents attending a meeting last week at summitview school no not that im aware of replied sdss principal mervyn witherow in a per sonal interview with the tribune so thats where it stands outspoken alarm on one side quiet concern on the other while there are no visual signs of drug usage among the close to 1000 students mr witherow says hes not so naive as to think it isnt going on if a teacher observes a student whose physical ac tions appear abnormal he or she would be taken from the room and theparent notified the principal explained not once since the start of the september term has this happened he said what about reported traffickers during noonhour periods he was asked mervyn witlierowsays he has no facts to support this claim he admits that on occasions carsahd vans pull into the school ground area or park on the road but theres no proof that anything per verse is going on the principal says he appreciates parents con- mervyn witherow cem he points out however that they shouldnt become overly concerned unless they have evidence to back it up to better understand the problems of drugs and drug abuse he feels instruction on the subject should be shared by both adults and young people in a classroom en vironment and if this is not sufficient he favors ex tending this form of education into night school courses lets provide the right kind of information so were not dealing out of ignorance he said rmr- witherow points out mat drug abuse isiriot just a problem for- the school the homebr the community but society in general stouffville high or the town of whit- churchstouf fville is no different than other schools or municipality he says one solution he feels is passing 00 correct facts to young people at an earlier age and stressing the hazards as the program moves along whitchurch a stouffville area gravel truck driver was injured last week when his vehicle overturned at a construction site pinning him beneath according to reports gary gilroy cone 6 had gone to a location in newmarket and was enquiring as to where he should dump his load at that moment the hand brake released allowing the truck to roll for ward as gary attempted to stop it the vehicle hit an incline flipping it over on one side the driver in attempting to escape was struck by the release lever on the box opening a 39stitch gash on his leg commited to metric stouffville whue town council is on record as opposed to further extension of the current metric system the decision was not unanimous as reported in the tribune feb 7 the governments com mited to the change said jim sanders in ah interview friday ithe matters but of our jurisdiction the ward 6 member ex- plained that metric instruction isinowcbmpletexifromkin dergartenthrough grade 13 text book companies and firms liketoledo scales have already spent great sums on the change over industry he pointed out is also gearing itself to metrication while the previous liberal government was criticized for imposing metric onthe public in britain the government was criticized fornbt taking a strong enough stand mrjsanders said right now- im not quite sure where were at he ad mitted adding that council through its action was setting a bad example tops class gormley gormleys davidnelsohbne of the most talented musicians this area has known scored a first and a second in two classes at the 37th annual kiwanismusic festival the 17 year old grade 12 student at richmond hill high gained an 87 per cent or higher in each category some had as many as fortyentries on friday- d will participate in the festivals semifinals and if successful advance to the trophy finals saturday- church st south owners stouffville home owners on church street south are annoyed at waking up in the morning and finding parking tickets attached to car wind- shields with no driveways these people have no other choice but to leave their vehicles on the road councillor jim sanders told a meeting feb 5 he recommended special stickers be provided that would free them from parking fines in the future however the proposal found little favor councillor june button said other residents facing similar problems would expect the same treatment it was suggested that with space available at the rear of the municipal offices cars could beleft there mayor eldred king agreed council should check into the complaints he noted however that any cost involved in the printing of stickers would have to be borne by the owners i bloomington a 41 year old bloomington man was seriously injured friday when he feu from a ladder while climbing down f rom a roof at 12 knights place samtesorb of 9 knights place landed on his back he was rushed by ambulance to scarborough general hospital where xrays revealed a frac tured spine v