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2 the tribune thursday nov ism wht wtibtxht james thomas- edftortnchlef barrebeacock advertising manager established 1888 charles h nolan publisher eoitoma10ept jba holt am irving display advertising dept lab wweman rod splcor classfieoaovertiswcnculationjoulianhaua office manager oorma deacon business office eileen gtover published every thureday at 54 lain st stoufmue oat tel 9402101 toronto phono 381180 slnglo copim 2s- ibcrlpttona 12j0o ptr year la canada 3000 oimrhare member of canadian community newspapers association and ontario weekly newspapers association second dass mah registration number ms6 tim tribune is on of the inland publishing co limited group of suburban newspapers which in- dud th ajax whitby pickering news advertiser brampton guardian burlington post burlington weekend post etoblcok gazette markham economist and sun newmarketaurora era oakvllle beaver osbawa this weak llississauga news oshawa this weekend acton free press mfiton canadian champion and the georgetown indopondnt 64021 00 c1 361 1 680 editorials a heavy vote anticipated one of the heaviest turnouts in years is expected at the polls for the municipal election in whitchurch stouffville next- monday the large number of candidates in the field plus the interest stirred over the question of growth in the municipality will undoubtedly make for a heavy vote the dropping out of some council members and resultant new candidates in the field plus a run for the top office all add to the interest that has been steadily growing interest at some elections in the last decade has slumped badly but an apparent realization that the town has reached a crossroads seems to have caught on and will manifest itself at the polls many will vote hoping to bar further growth while others will cast ballots hoping their choice will be a little more lenient in having the town progress it is gratifying to see so much interest generated this is democracy at work at the grassroots level as a newspaper we have supported and promoted the idea of a more lenient program of development for both housing and industry this monday the residents will have their opportunity to decide town quiet on halloween the quietest halloween in years stouffville maintained its sanity friday night long looked on as one of york regions trouble spots the downtown area was virtually empty by ten oclock there was no property damage of any amount no senseless fire calls and the egg bombardment that turned the main street into a giant omelet last year was reduced to a minimum what brought about the change several things first the police made their presence felt early as many as a dozen officers were on patrol by six oclock and they walked the beat continuously till ten they didnt assert their authority they didnt have to the crowd what crowd there was wasntallowed to congregate at any one location with nothing to see they quickly dispersed and went home second a word of praise to the young people themselves and their parents the kids just didnt show and those that did were for the most part well behaved the weather was also a factor it rained not hard but hard enough to take the fun out of standing around last and maybe least this newspaper refused to get caught up in the act previously we announced the likelihood of dire things happening here and how police would assume control this year following consultation with deputy police chief robert hood at newmarket we agreed to say nothing it helped what indeed could have been black fridav in stouffville was instead the happiest halloween in years may it always be this way stouffville boy turns pro stouffvilles keith acton has made it to the big time hes a professional hockey player the first since bob hassard to attain such heights its a feather in the cap not only for keith himself but also for the minor hockey system here that coached him through his formative i years the per centage of those who make it as opposed to those who dont is small keith acton has beaten these odds and with an organization whose lineup is hard to crack but not without a lot of sweat and possibly a few tears for being a pro the best doesnt come easily but keith has shown it can be done hes an example to all of us on and off the ice a sure sign some say of a long cold winter what this little woollybear caterpillar is telling nine year old shannon de verteull is that its going to be a long cold winter the sore sign is the width of the dark saddle on the caterpillars back while many will refuse to take fuzzywuzxy seriously its best to be prepared just in case mtau roaming around pumpkin pie nothing like it by jim thomas pumpkin pie is without a doubt the best dessert going as far back as i can remember its been my favorite as a kid attending sunday school picnics and church suppers i in variably made a pig of myself i well remember trying to secondguess the servers i always parked myself in a spot where i was sure a pumpkin pie would be placed sometimes it worked sometimes it didnt when it didnt i ended up with something sour like rhubarb or cherry when itdid if no one was looking id sneak off two at a time for good reason seldom did the same pumpkin pie make the rounds twice as i grew older and bolder i made my specialty known to the gals in the kitchen and since it mattered little to them who ate what they usually quite casually set a virgin sample right in front of my plate envious on lookers far out of reach undoubtedly realized some hankypanky was going on behind the scenes but no one ever complained to the pastor at least none that i know of those boasting professional culinary skills probably know the difference between a pie produced from pumpkin out of a can as opposed to one straight from the field i dont nor do i care to me they all taste great but none taste the same some are thick light and creamy others are thin dark and spicy with crust that fairly melts in your mouth the fresher the better thats why whenever i see pumpkin pie on a menu im suspicious for strange as it may seem its a poor seller so it may sit around for a week or two and taste like reclaimed rubber that i hate travelling the bazaar circuit this fall it would seem to have been a better-than- average pumpkin season ive never seen so many pumpkin pies in all my life on saturday i bought two one at a craft show in ballantrae and another from the ucw in stouffville having skipped lunch i ate the first one myself the second was gone before supper it was the same the saturday before i purchased one at the presbyterian church bazaar jean bought another both were consumed at a single meal while i hate to be selective when it comes to pumpkin pie excellence the wives of the markham lions have cornered the market bar none theirs is the best at the fair i must have eaten a dozen pieces and could have eaten a dozen more after the tenth trip to the counter i didnt even have to ask they had it ready and waiting across the border in the region of durham things are different the health department there spoil sports that they are wont allow pumpkin pie to be sold in such a manner at least thats what i was told at uxbridge fair fear of contamination or some such foolishness but ive come a long way i protested sorry sir replied the lady apologetically but those are our orders so i settled for apple instead a poor substitute as good as it was in the weeks since ive more than made up for that trivial disappointment the truth is ive eaten so much pumpkin pie im beginning to feel like a pumpkin maybe look like one too but better that than a jack-o- lantern as one person in our household suggested as a front porch substitute halloween night window on wildlife- most dogs are very clever by art briggsjude sometime in early september when the evenings were still warm and pleasant and nice to sit outside in our dog tar suddenly broke the solitude racing around behind the house she encountered a large porcupine coming from the nearby woodlot but unlike a previous porky she had tried to catch the dog this time simply circled the quillcovered animal and kept at a safe distance and while many dogs never seem to learn the un pleasant consequences of skirmishes with skunks and porcupines our dog seemed to remember those 7 sharp spines in the muzzle and tongue had got her thinking and after watching her cautious antics i got to thinking too i began to remember some of the other dogs i had known that showed a little extra intelligence in their encounters with wildlife probably the smartest dog i ever owned was a fox terrier this breed is noted for its rat- catching ability and our fido was no ex ception when we went into the chicken pens at night this dog would have a field day catching these rodents under the feed troughs and loose straw and to make sure none ex- caped i would plug all the holes except the one by the door during the afternoon feeding then id switch on the dimmer lights around 9 pm and ram a piece of a broken axe handle down the remaining hole a dozen or sometimes more big graineating rats would scramble for cover and while the dog caught and dispatched most of these on the floor a few rats would invariably climb the roosts and hide up under the sleeping hens these pen length roosts were too high for the dog to jump on and too crowded with hens to allow fido to run at will so when i saw him making like a circus dog walking on his hind legs trying to locate the remaining vermin id pick him up now holding the terrier under my arm wed move along the rows of roosting chickens and hed literally sniff out the rats like a four legged smoke detector when fido started to whine and carry on the rat would usually leap from its hiding place and the dog would have it almost as soon as i dropped the squirming animal then the dog would come racing back and leap into my arms for another sniffout one noon hour though he displayed his intelligence to an even greater degree he had cornered a weasel under a narrow ledge just inside the barn door i heard the fuss and figured he had another rat pinned down there now as i approached the dog pushed his muzzle under the ledge whereupon the weasel promptly bit him right on the snoot well that did put the pup back on his haun ches but only for a moment the next thing i knew he was actually playing checkers with that weasel by turning his head slightly and offering his ear to the opening in a flash the needletoothed animal grabbed that piece of soft cartiledge and fido snapping his head around caught the weasel in a lethal grip yep ive had and seen some smart dogs why one time a beagle we had went right up inside a hollow tree after a raccoon and then editors mail two sidessame story dear editor last night oct 28 i attended an open meeting to meet wayne andrews the new councillor candidate in ward 4 mr kamps the incumbent in ward 4 and his campaign chairperson were also in at tendance sitting opposite each other across the room they were certainly welcome and i was looking forward to an interesting evening with the two candidates together at the same time unfortunately it turned out differently the chairperson for mr kamps appeared to try and needle mr andrews by asking repetitous questions and mr kamps displayed outbursts of anger with almost every issue raised it was obvious to everyone present that this inexcusable behavior was meant solely to disrupt the meeting mr kamps manner of speaking was in my opinion neither con structive nor informative my congratulations to mr andrews who managed to rise above the situation he maintained a cool head and answered all questions in a sensible thoughtful way he proved an interesting man to listen to and had some well thoughtout ideas on how to solve some of the problems in town such as the saturday traffic it was the general consensus of everyone at the meeting that if this is the way mr kamps behaves at council meetings then its time we had a new representative in ward 4 jeanbelisle william street stouffville dear jim it is my understanding the powr group is upset that i attended an open meeting held oct 28 in the legion hall by the candidate they are sponsoring in ward four this meeting was advertised as public and open which i interpreted to mean open to anyone who cared to attend because i had not met mr andrews and was not familiar with the reasons he had decided to oppose me in this election and because unlike mr andrews am a resident of ward four i felt at liberty to sit in the somewhat heated debate which en sued was i felt an honest and valuable ex change between mr andrews and myself and certainly served to enlighten those in at tendance as to the positions each of us holds on a number of vital issues and i am sure mr andrews would agree with that assessment bill kamps councillor ward four