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editorials tossup for top town post the most exciting municipal election in the towns history is shaping up the threeway fight for the mayors chair sets the stage for a keen contest without this even with candidates running in five of si wards it would have been a hohum affair but not any more weve got a horse race on our hands with the winner at this point very unpredictable there are clear cut differences between the candidates however the incumbent eldred king is tough he talks tough and acts accordingly giving no ground unless forced to do so he dislikes division within his council yet by virtue of his unwillingness to bend has created division hes an excellent chairman following parliamentary procedure to the letter of the law hes a frugal spender demanding a dollars value for every dollar expended this policy however has proved counterproductive in many areas where services are at stake with respect to residential growth hes antidevelopment this will cost him support in the business community but could be more than offset by x those who feel as he does that bigger isnt necessarily better while his public relations leaves much to be desired hes respected by those who dislike him even though he divides his time between a farming operation and the municipality his presence has been apparent at most public functions his attendance record both locally and at the region is ex cellent mayoralty candidate becky wedley will do well in her own ward where shes worked extremely hard over the past six years shes highly regarded in the ballantrae- musselmans lake communities but beyond not likely because shes not well enough known because of her resolve to look after the interests of residents in ward 2 shes made few public appearances elsewhere including stouffville this will cost her votes councillor wedley possesses an indepth knowledge on what makes the town tick and can chair a meeting well she has the ability to offer solutions to most problems mainly because she does her homework v unfortunately she limits this expression of opinion to issues within her ward an avowed christian she allows her personal convictions to surface being firmly convinced that morals can be enforced through legislation they cant being a people oriented person shell undoubtedly wage a wellorganized campaign that could raise her stock in areas of the municipality where shes known only by y a name ged stonehouse is to political circles the new kid onthe block however at this point the unfamiliarity ends at least in stouffville as the immediate past president of the whitchurchstouffville chamber of commerce hes used his abundance of energy to promote and publicize the town like no one has done in years an expert in public relations he firmly believes that much can be accomplished through cooperation rather than confrontation while perhaps an unknown in parts of whitchurch he has the ability and the personality to weld the rural and urban areas into a single cohesive unit he also has proven capabilities as a meeting chairman lack of political experience could present a problem particularly at the regional level where its strictly big league in the weeks ahead hell have to convince the voters that he can not only do the job but do it better than his opponents although a workaholic hes a firm believer in delegating authority this could get the entire town more involved as individuals and committees share in a piece of the action ged stonehouse is an idea man with farreaching visions of what can be ac complished if everyone pulls together in the final analysis it will be youth vs experience the electorate will make the choice nov 10 sixteen weeks of waiting on a night back in june york regional police responding to complaints raided a property on the 7th concession mccowan road markham and arrested several persons two of those charged were edwin hoover and willis shank both wellknown in the community and members of highlyrespected families the men protested their innocence at the time but to no avail since they were scheduled to appear in court june 3 this newspaper carried the story complete with names in its june 5 issue unfortunately for them the case wasnt heard until sept 26 so for sixteen weeks these men stood condemned in the eyes of the public yet as far as judge russell pearse was concerned they had done nothing wrong evidence he said did not support the police claim that officers had been ob structed what happened on that night we dont know the evidence as to why the arresting officers including a superintendent and a sergeant acted in the manner they did remains unclear what is clear is the fact two innocent people were humiliated what is also clear is the fact it took four months for the courts to wipe their slates clean while no apology may be forthcoming from york regional police this newspaper expresses regrets for its part in the case except for crimes of a major nature also covered by the dailies the tribune does not reveal names of the accused until they appear in court this policy was in fact followed however who was to know that sixteen weeks would go by before the case would be heard this shouldnt happen but it did an un fortunate set of circumstances all the way round conduct contest to name the thing its called the thing the sculpture created by ron beard is located near the entrance to the whitchurchstouffville library in an effort to give the object a name the board is conducting a name the thing contest the winner will receive a trophy at the sculpture dedication oct 28 jim thomas v4 vaiufc c parwelr 3 hope you dont mind the intrusion but we thought you looked a little lonely roaming around- red ribbon for anonymous pet by jim thomas nothing breaks up a family like the loss of a loved one a pet v yes weve been through these sobbing sessions more times than we want to remember goldfish turtles rabbits white mice o canary a gerbil and two beagles with the sudden passing of prince we said thats it no more dogs no more fish no more anything for awhile the word awhile was supposed to mean a year at least until spring we knew it would take that long to dry out all the towels and replenish the kleenex closet and we meant it no discussions no arguments we had put our collective feet down together on previous occasions it had been soft hearted father who had given in in fact it was softhearted father who in most in stances had gone out and bought the pets in the first place irrational decisions that later brought grief to everyone however the moretorium was supported by other reasons the most significant being an unsavory interior smell like the metro zoo while sometimes difficult to detect those visitors with senses unfamiliar to canine fragrance were quick to notice mind you s they never said anything they didnt have to the haste with which they left was quite enough but not any more at least not until two weeks ago saturday that was when neil and paul went up to the stouffville sales barn and purchased a pup they pooled their resources three dollars and two dollars each the response from their parents was what they expected it ranged from irritation to anger for it was only a few days before that their mother had wiped clean the last vestige of urine from the carpet and their dad had tossed out a pair of chewed sunday socks found under the bed i promptly packed neil and his furry friend into the car and drove them back to the sales barn but too late the guy was gone so what to do next to call canine control seemed kind of cruel but to keep it her was out of the question so we advertised free to a good home notes for the bulletin boards in the iga and the a p no response this makes me think were stuck one pup that looks like a cross between a beagle and a st bernard at this stage its hard to tell however little no name has kind of made amends for all the trouble shes caused on friday afternoon marylynn entered her in the pet contest at markham fair and would you believe it she walked off with a red ribbon smallest dog in the show so now miss anonymous thinks shes got it made she struts aroui 1 the house like she owns the place and she does each one of us in heart and soul if not in spirit so come see for yourself behold a champion at no charge with nose pegs provided on request window on wildlife- bluebird births on increase since early spring their sweet trualay notes had echoed up and down the valley and every summer day the sun shone it caught their flashing wings of blue with such displays of sight and song we were extremely happy to count 12 pairs of these desirable birds using the nestajoxes we had put up for them on our farm this figure was just double the number of breeding pairs we recorded last season and when coupled with eight pairs having second broods it meant our particular bluebirds had raised over ninety young yet this encouraging increase had not come without some effort on our part star ting late last winter we had cleaned old mouse nests and other debris from the boxes making them readily available for the bluebirds spring appearance we had built and erected another is units bringing the total available nesting sites for bluebirds up to 50 some of the existing boxes that had no tenants last season were moved to more favorable locations in addition each nestbox was checked at least twice a month for parasitic screwworm larva and given the necessary dusting with rotenone powder but despite all our precautions and watchfulness we still experienced some losses days when our records show all nestlings destroyed or 5 eggs not hatched nest deserted or again all four young dead on the nest it seems that even after 20 years experience and nearly 2000 nestboxes erected for bluebirds we still have a few things to learn one lesson for example is the need for a double thickness of wood around the 1v4 entrance this gives the hole a tunnel effect and helps prevent grackles cats and rac coons from reaching down and pulling the fledglings out another feature that helps in this regard and one that also keeps the young in the nest a while longer is building the boxes an inch or two deeper and while i have always advocated a depth of 6 from the hole to the floor wc have now found a 7 or 8 inch measure gives the young an extra margin of security an extension of three feet above the regular four foot fence post when wrapped with light tin or heavy plastic also helps to keep losses from predators down but now the arrow flocks of wildfowl were on the wing the forest green was showing touches of orange and gold and each gust of wind shook a few more acorns from the sturdy oaks near the house a small flock of bluebirds appeared and perched for a time in the branches of a dying elm they busied themselves at the water fountain then by art briggsjudej gradually disappeared down the valley to the south yet one biid remained he flew to the nestbox on the nearby fence post and uttered a few plaintive notes he hovered at the en trance hole for a moment then slipped inside only weeks before it seemed he had shared the task of rearing four speckled youngsters at that same site but now they were on their way and with one final trualay he too swept out over the garden and disappeared editors mail change present system dear editor i appreciate very much your papers uptodate coverage of the christian school issue in whitchurchstouffville while i can well understand the con cern among many parents im wondering if the withdrawl of their children from the public system is the answer what about the kids who are left dont they matter or is everyone whos not in total agreement expected to make the change too and what of the real world that these young people will eventually face in college university or business who will protect them then rather than go it alone the missionary church board would in my opinion be better advised to pressure for change in the system we now have a delegation of 100 people armed with a petition signed by one thousand would undoubtedly make the board sit up and take notice the solution as i see it is gee in volved not as individuals but en masse you might be surprised what numbers plus the media coverage that would result can do janet ridley rr 3 stouffville ornament is disgusting dear mr thomas what is it im referring to that so- called work of art that now stands in front of our beautiful library north of main street on whose authority was such a thing erected is it a permanent fixture if not bow long must we bear it while the board or whoever may consider it clever to erect some oddity then hold guessing games to give it a name i consider it an affront to the intelligence of all library and gallery supporters gordon mcneil albert street stouffville i i i