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town mayor eldred king left and r grant henderson chairman of the metro toronto and region conservation authority unveil a plaque at the site of the duffln creek rechannelization project in stouffville jim thomas stouffville flood control projects dont have to be ugly concrete channels j sherman scott told an audience assembled on main street friday what you see here is proof of that under estimate his reference was to the recently completed duffin creek rechannelization contract that unbelievable as it might seem attracted a tendered bid 145000 less than the original estimate the metro toronto and region conservation authority had expected the venture to cost 710000 the quoted price however was 570000 that in itself is reason for rejoicing said the speaker unveil plaque town mayor eldred king along with rgrant hen derson chairman of mtrca officiated at the unveiling of a plaque located on the site mayor king expressed the towns appreciation of the fact this project had been included in the authoritys flood protection program an upstream dam and reservoir were completed earlier mayor king said the municipality couldnt accept credit for making up the partial payment of 45 per cent this contribution he said bad come from dulverton holdings limited with the province paying the other 55 per cent children attend bob forhan chairman of the region of york attended the ceremony and spoke briefly also on hand was a class of grade 3 students and their teacher from st marks school in stouffville horse sense e stouffville iljhink theyve got a lot of brass commented councillor bill kamps when correspondence requesting a grant for the aurora and district horse show was received last week next thing it will be cat fanciers and dogbarkers continued the member from ward 4 if theyre having problems with four horses they should cut back to three the society explained that escalating costs made jt difficult to present a show of that size without seriously compromising on the quality of classes offered the letter was accepted by council but no action was taken political shock wave ward candidate forced to quit v stouffville on monday jim copland was tacking up new election signs in whitchurchstouffvilles ward 6 on tuesday he was taking them down disqualified as a council candidate the reason he had failed to register his nomination prior to the 5 pm deadline oct 20 jim copland hed been under the im pression he said that oct 21 was the cutoff date he learned of his mistake late monday afternoon too late to make amends news of the disqualification caused shock waves across the ward supporters couldnt believe their ears for their man was the first of several new candidates off the mark this fall and his campaign seemed well organized now the threeway race is reduced to two with incumbent jim sanders opposed by former ward 4 councillor cathy joice disappointed but not bitter copland blames no one but himself it was my respon sibility he said he called it an error in timing the only recourse jim told the tribune wouldbe for all candidates towithdraw their nornrfria tionv aridbsgin the process again he was the first to admit such would be im possible clerk pat muir refused to hide her concern she said that to her knowledge such a thing had never occurred in the area before she recalled spelling out specific instructions to all candidates when they picked up their papers and this is sup ported by copland he ex plained however that more than a month had elapsed since then he noted too that no deadline date was printed on the forms he was reminded of the curfew only after overhearing a conversation between another candidate and a ratepayer by then it was too late despite the setback copland says hell maintain a personal interest in local politics and will serve on any volunteer committees where he can be of assistance as for running two years hence jim will wait and see if the new council proves its worth and the people appear satisfied it may not be necessary he concluded seventeen ready seventeen candidates are contesting seven positions in the town of whitchurchstouffville three offices have been filled by acclamation nominations follow mayor one to be elected eldred king rr 4 stouff ville ged stonehouse fairview avenue stouffville becky wedley rr 3 stouffville councillors one to be elected in each ward ward 1 charles warden rr 1 gorm- queens guineas royal event york region five 4h members from the region of york have been nominated for participation in the queens guineas steer competition at the 1980 royal agricultural winter fair the contestants are cheryl brown rr 1 pefferlaw heather grant rr 1 stouff ville gary grant rr 1 stouffville martha henshaw rr 3 king and mark toole rr 3 newmarket there are 401 nominees this year representing 25 counties and regions across ontario this does not mean that all will qualify to participate however this major farm youth event is scheduled for fri nov 21 at 830 am with an auction sale to follow at 2 pm ley acclamation ward 2 patrick cashman rr 2 stouffville ron robb rr 2 stouffville tom wood rr 3 stouffville ward 3 ken evans rr 4 stouffville james rae rr 4 stouffville ward 4 wayne andrews church street stouffville bill kamps rupert avenue stouffville ward 5 marie adams main street stouffville carol bent church street stouffville wilf morley north street stouffville ward 6 cathy joice rupert avenue stouffville jim sanders obrien avenue stouffville board of education harry bowes hawthorne avenue stouffville ac clamation separate school board one to be elected betty lee morton avenue sharon john mc- dermott lowe boulevard newmarket separate school rep on york county board michael neill thomhill acclamation professional plowman turns seasons last furrows the east yorkking and vaughan branch of tenth line markham veteran participant herb the ontario plowmens association held its jarvis of agincoort placed first in class 6 and won match saturday on the farm of denton brown the guaranty trust company award jim thomas wht wrthum vol 93 no 26 an inland community newspaper whitchurchstouffville october 23 1980 25 cents 20 pages bo the star of ctvs littlest hobo was in stouffville last week doing segments of the popular television feature at various locations in town here the beautiful german shepherd shows his affection for trainer and educator chuck eisenmann of roseburg oregon jim holt littlest hobo guest in town stouffville stouff ville hosted a very important visitor last week a star of stage screen and television yes bo was in town better known to millions of tv viewers as the littlest hobo camera crews filmed segments of the channel 9 series at the family trust office 18 main street west and on burkholder street bo a two year old ger man shepherd is one of five dogs owned and educated by chuck eisenmann of roseburg oregon each is insured for one million dollars however to mr eisenmann theyre priceless bo knows six to seven hundred more words than the average person even spelling of an object like phone brings instant reaction eisenmann demands exemplary behavior of his dogs this he says isnt ac complished by punishing them rather by conversing with them whatever the procedure it obviously works he can walk all five down a busy street in new york city unleashed you must have faith he says if you dont then forget it its important eisenmann explained never to embarrass a dog or request him to perform feats that are physically im possible if he doesnt obey i immediately wonder why i challenge the mind not the body in 34 years of working with german shepherds eleven have died ten of these lived full lives one was bitten by a rat tlesnake i condition myself to the fact that eventually death will come he said sure i have a good cry but at least i know i did everything i could when the one dog died from snake bite eisenmann sold his property and moved i didnt like it any more he said to the camera crew and cast hes papa hobo to everyone including bo hes boss markville a reality tragedy markham a 22 month old scarborough girl is reported in critical condition at the hospital for sick children following a tragic accident thursday af ternoon police said little jacqueline willston was visiting at the home of ab- dulaziz wissanji 24 captain armstrong boulevard and wandered into the area of the familys outdoor pool there was a cover over the top and when the child stepped on it she couldnt get out she was found lying face down in a pool of rain water that had collected where she fell emergency treatment was provided at the scene and en route to hospital at last report her condition was described as grave markham construction of markville a major regional shopping centre at the corner of hwy no 7 and mccowan road began oct 15 with the ceremonial breaking of ground by the hon claude f bennett ontario minister of housing jack israeli a principal of jds investments limited developer of markville an nounced that phase 1 covering 600000 square feet will open in the spring of 1982 markville will be anchored by the t eaton and woolco department stores miracle food mart and famous players theatres the malls design will feature a glass domed central courtyard that will serve as a meeting and entertainment area for the community markham mayor tony roman welcomed jds in vestments and the markville businesses to the town this is a happy occasion for me and for my council he said this represents a most needed asset for markham other dignitaries in at tendance included fred eaton president of the t eaton company limited fred greenwood president of fw woolworth company of canada limited mpps alf stong and george ashe mayor jack anderson of pickering and mayor clarke mason of ajax the shopping centre is part of an overall 183 acre multiuse development that will include residential areas office com plexes a hotel a school and parklands with a five acre lake with the completion of phase 2 the plaza will en compass one million square feet with facilities to serve more than 100000 area residents during construction an estimated 2000 jobs will be created mr israeli said its opening will provide one thousand permanent positions the silver spade used in the sodturning ceremony was presented by mr israeli to john lunau curator of the markham museum honored student david ross st johns sideroad rr 3 newmarket will receive the town of whit churchstouffville academic award friday night when gw williams secondary school aurora holds its annual commencement exercises david an ontario scholar had a 197980 term average of 803 per cent