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vol 92 no 43 whitchurch stouffville february 21 180 bloomington road crash kills gormley area man a nineteen year old gormley area man died friday afternoon when his westbound car skidded out of control on the bloomington road west of lincolnville and was hit broadside by a vehicle travelling east peter bennett alone in the auto was on his way home at the time of the crash it was his father who died in a truck- traincollislort near clarentontabout a year and half agodriverof the second car was peter webb 18 of uxbridge his passenger gordon meder also of uxbridge suffered a fractured right leg and back injuries the victim is survived by his mother barbara bennett and a sister kelly funeral service was held monday af ternoon from the oneill chapel stouffville jim thomas orchard park student area speaker dicksons hill a student from orchard park school in stouffville was the winner in the area 2 in termediate public speaking finals held at dicksons hill feb 13 anne christie selected haleyscomet as the subject of her f address and the preparedness of her address was praised by judges sheila harris and patricia hunter runnersup in the com- petition were michael von zuben of ballantrae and lisa radford of whitchurch- highlands michael spoke on computers while lisas topic t was decisionmaking all three received awards from the elementary teachers federation york county other participants were anne smith dicksons hill john ross urora senior and chris garbutt summitview annes win allowed her to advance to the county cham pionships held at aurora feb 20 churches merge stouffville the congregation of altona missionary church has voted to merge with the membership at j stouffville missionary church i the change to become effective at the end of june while no official word has qome from stouffville theres keith sutherland mew challenge stouffville ill no longer see little susie start out in kindergarten and graduate from grade 8 but ill still be dealing with kids only from a different angle aurora office thats how former or chard park principal keith sutherland looks at his new position that of staff supervisory officer with the york county board of education he takes over the post officially march 1 working out of the aurora office with dr peter ross and tim roebuck two persons he describes as very skilled arid knowledgeable gen tlemen together theyll cover the entire county talk to principals and teachers listen in on lessons evaluate programs and make recommendations the whole idea is to help everyone become better he explained indicating no teacher need sit in fear and trembling just because hes in the room no surprises there are no surprise visits in fact hell meet with individual staff members in advance its keiths opinion that just as much benefit can be derived from reinforcing good teaching practices as criticizing bad ones most times hell be accompanied by another principal or viceprincipal keith expects to be on the road as much as four days a week driving through areas of york region hes never seen before but he thinks hell like it in fact hes looking forward to it he y wants to take a fresh look at i s education from the other side keith sutherland of the desk no reason to think they wont be agreeable altona pastor bob kennedy told the tribune this week more uptodate in formation should be available he said when the altona board meets feb 26 board member ross wideman explained that regular sunday services would cease at altona but the church would still be maintained for at least one year stouffville as the cor porate body would retain control he said membership at altona had declined he said mainly due to the acquiring of properties for the proposed pickering airport many of the staunch supporters had moved away he stated and newcomers had indicated little interest the altona congregation celebrated its centennial in 1975 family skate vandorf its for mom dad and all the kids an old tyme skating party on the outdoor rink at the whitchurch stouffville museum vandorf the date is friday evening feb 22 tomorrow night beginningat 730 pm there will be pnzes for the oldest couple the youngest couple the one with the oldest skates plus other interesting attractions refreshments will be served around a huge bonfire adult admission is just one dollar snowmobile rams tree whitchurch a 17 year old whitchurch stouffville youth was seriously injured late monday afternoon when the snowmobile he was operating failed to make a turn at his laneway entrance and crashed into a tree paul makela cone 7 rr 3 newmarket was taken first to york county hospital newmarket then transferred to sunnybrook the accident oc curred around 6 pm police said girl guides earn badges stouffville sixty girl guides from stouffville attended a midwinter camp last weekend at the claremont conservation area field centre skiers badges were earned by the following kim mc- connell tara gibson melinda lehman laura baatz eileen oconnor elizabeth sled terri jones mary sled ellen davidge shelly i whittaker jane anderson melinda leh- miller shelly paige susan scott victoria baird jane wynot carolyn parkes cindy wright ann hodgson cathy van vugat annette schmidt nicola gordon karen kruetzen jane vagg tara gibson monica suk mary sled janice osbaldeston tracey dudley laura baatz kim mcconnell susan murphy elizabeth sled at brenda marshall and carolyn parkes snowshoe badges were received by lisa ross jayne baker julie gyton monica oconnor cynthia cleave monique gilbert danielle maher ellen davidge terri jones renee fappier tina man leslie stronach kelly coulter tammy charlton brenda marshall cathy barker and daphne gibson the adult leaders were lynn charlton pat marshall sharon bentley jane fowler sheila acton linda tosney helen peelers and jean mann sinc survives 25 cents 24 pages town goes tory against the by jim thomas- yorkpeel although his party faltered sine sur vived that in itself warranted some sort of postelection hoopla monday night however there was little joy in the stevens camp despite the fact their hero had come home a winner for the fourth straight time the conservatiye victory in yorkpeel while considerably reduced from the 15000 vote landslide in 79 was still sub stantial with all 315 polls reporting it was stevens 24022 harkness of the liberals 17 245 hall of the ndp 8692 and the two also rans mark oliver of the rhinos 542 and garry anstett libertarian 311 whitchurchstouffville went strongly pc it was stevens 3347 harkness 1898 and hall 1041 oliver polled 57 and an stett 34 the treasury board boss was edged out in only two of the 41 polls here at one ballantrae booth he lost 55 to 53 and at one vandorf poll he went down 59 to 49 harkness topped him at each at another ballantrae location the count was close 79 to 72 new democrat john hall fared somewhat better than wally gustar in may doing exceptionally well at ballantrae and vandorf he also defeated harkness in one of the polls at the legion hall in stouffville stevens in his remarks before a subdued crowd in the newmarket legion hall refused to hide his personal disappointment at the partys showing he described the outcome as a serious setback for canada while he himself could be in line for the pc leadership he showed no sign of breaking ranks with mr clark when you have a good leader you dont want to replace him he said he accused trudeau and broadbent with playing politics wally harkness always the gentleman offered no excuses saying we sure tried hard he described the incumbent as a tough nut to crack sinclair stevens stevens victory more like a wake by jim thomas stouffville the atmosphere within the pc headquarters here monday evening was anything but what i had expected instead of jumping for joy over another sine stevens victory sup porters faces wore expressions ofgloomjdinddooms v ihows canj canadians be so gullible repeated a gentleman in a blue serge suit pacing back and forth across the room minus the luxury of a portable tvr ears were glued to radio station c frb a faint cheer arose with the announced reelection of a conservative candidate but the jubilation was brief as the totals told the story a resounding win in yorkpeel but a distressing defeat across the country how are we doing called out a late arrival obviously out- her liberal adversary down kingston way t in whitchurch stouffville results from forty polls came through quite quickly in fact by 915 the tabulation with the exception of the advance vote was complete at 945 someone flicked the flights and fifteen oftoiich with what was going onrtsurvivorsheaded for thedoor sincs okay butfno need to say more the silence was deafening- i i dont dfclieve it i just dont believe it commented a lady in disgust when she heard flora mcdonald was trailing comin up tonew market enquired a partygoer with reference to a victory celebration at the legion hall nope his friend replied one wake man evenings all i can stand band out of tune stouffville strife within the silver jubilee clubs kitchen band aptly desenbed as a tempest in a teapot has turned sweet sounds into sour notes the group whose music has entertained audiences all around the area for two years hit a discord recently resulting in the announced resignation of its organizer oscar bell stouffville rr 2 mr bell in a letter to the tribune page 6 claims he was asked to leave a decision he resents very strongly the clubs executive however deny this claiming fhey have correspondence on file in which mr bell willingly announces his withdrawl what the officers want is a band committee rather than what they describe as a one man show theyve asked him to be part of that committee but so far hes refused the onetime brooklin barber says it was he who started the band going in the first place he claims too that he provided many of the unique instruments that members still use while hesitant to discuss the matter club president walter pipher gives the band organizer full marks for his enthusiasm and ingenuity he feels however that it would be better for all concerned if the decisions were made by at least three persons rather than one i dont like this sort of thing- he said it tends to place a black mark against the club mr bell says hes com pleted bookings for the band up until the 7th of may but as of that date hes through a paid advertisement of appreciation is published on page 11 fourteen year old stacey llntner market attending campout last weekend fat the street stouffville was one of sixty girl guides w claremont conservation area field centre t jim thomas i i 5j