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don mills formerly of stouffville holds the opp citation and medal received nov 27 in recognition of assistance provided police that resulted in the arrest of two suspects on charges of kidnapping wounding armed robbery break and entry and theft jim thomas councillor jim sanders recreation goals stouffville ward 6 councillor jim sanders admits theres a need for improved recreational facilities in whitchurch stouffville however before this can come about a master culture and recreation plan must be ap proved by the town public meetings in this regard will be held next year possibly early spring councillor sanders sees great possibilities for expanded culture and recreation programs here but says the municipality must first establish priorities while not listing them in order of importance he said hed like to see one or more outside artificial ice rinks in town an indoor swimming pool fitness facilities a roller- skating rink squash and hand ball courts more soccer fields adventure playgrounds jogging and bicycle trails and improved change rooms in the parks he wants to see the arena open twelve months of the year he also feels the arena board should take a long hard look at this facility and estimate what future repairs- will be needed and how much they will cost if the expense proves impractical then we must think in terms of a recreation com plex he said the ward 6 member sees benefits from hiring a recreation director who can speak on behalf of the municipality at higher levels of government i while thinking on these and other- projects councillor sanders warned that first we must do our homework so we can justify the need skull fracture stouffville don beanie lehman boyer street remained a patient in scar borough centenary hospital after suffering a fall in his home last week fracturing his skull the wellknown stouffville man tumbled backwards down a flight of stairs striking his head with considerable force fortunately his wife and members of his family were close by and able to help he can recall little of what happened mrs lehman said dons room at centenary is no 703 no crystal ball stouffville mayor eldred king says he cant rely on a crystal ball to predict the future but still remains con fident a start will be made on the 500home dulverton develop ment some time next year i hope to have something concrete to offer within six weeks he told the tribune in a press interview friday firmly rejecting a media accusation that his policies are antigrowth the mayor said residential buildup in whit- churchstouffville and across the country will depend on the economic climate in the months ahead if the town he said is lacking in certain services and the people want them now they should make their wishes known im not opposed to putting such costs on the tax bill he stated but i wasnt re elected for that purpose a lot hinges on dulver ton he reaffirmed stating again that the subdivision would proceed on councils terms development will be m three stages he said but the com pletion period might be ex tended over a longer period than first envisioned it will depend on the market he concluded sparkles stouffville stouffvilles keith acton has climbed to the no 7 point- scoring position in the montreal canadians lineup as of dec 2 be had ac cumulated 7 goals and 8 assists for 15 points the current club leader is steve shutt with 31 followed by guy lafleur with 28 mario tremblay 24 rejean houle 20 bob gainey and mark napier ach with 16 praises truckers stouffville got a complaint against truck drivers dont expect any sympathy from molly mc- manningwell a school bus operator with travelways on friday afternoon she was headed north along hwy 47 near the bethesda sideroad when suddenly everything went dead the motor stopped the lights went out she was stranded with close to fifty students on board it was snowing hard at the time and the pavement was extremely slippery mrs mc manningwell recalled reacting quickly to an emergency situation she set flares out on the road these were spotted by a police officer who agreed to radio travelways and have them send out a tow truck however mrs mcmanningwell knew how long that would take at least a halfhour if it bad to come from newmarket so she selected two of the bigger boys to walk over to don andersons depot and ask for assistance in less than two minutes a van pulled up she said and a mechanic went to work he had the bus going in no time she rem em hers bm saying how glad he was to help then drove away she doesnt even know his name the anderson reputation for assisting motorists in distress is known far and wide she said however friday marked the first time shed required this service cars will pass you by but not the boys from andersons she said theyre great mrs mcmanningwell said shed often heard this said of don andersons men now i know for myself she concluded wrihum an inland community newspaper vol 93 no 32 whitchurch stouffville december 4 1980 25 cents 22 pages alert citizen wins citation stouffville a 26 year old former stouffville man now living in richmond hill has been awarded an opp citation and medal for his alert response that led to the arrest and conviction of two suspects in an armed robbery wounding and kidnapping case donald mills son of mr and mrs howard mills main street west was driving along a back road about five miles outside alliston when he observed an abandoned taxi at the same time he saw three men two of whom waved their hands in the air signalling him to stop ordinarily he said he would have offered assistance but this time he kept on going while doing so he made a mental note of the cabs roof marker andjcolorjle passed the information on to a police officer at cookstown as it turned out the two men who had wanted him to stop had been subjects of an intensive police search when officers arrived on the scene they discovered the taxi driver bed to a tree and bleeding from a knife wound in one leg the two culprits were arrested nearby charged and later brought to trial the one had a long criminal record police said don an ontarioquebec representative for world vision said he spends a good deal of time on the road and invariably stops if he sees anyone in trouble on this occasion he declined and lucky for him he did the suspects police said were only wanting a getaway car who knows what they would have done with me don said in recounting his ex perience he attributes his good fortune to divine in tervention on nov 27 don was a banquet guest at the continental inn barrie there he was presented with a com missioners citation that reads in part without his ob servation and concern this incident may have gone un detected for considerable time for his publicspirited assistance to the ontario provincial police donald mills is highly commended presentations of the plaque and medal were made by opp assistant commissioner kw grice parade stouffville this saturday an important event takes place in stouffville santa claus comes to town the big parade spon sored by the kinsmen club will begin at 2 pm with bands and floats forming up at stouffer and north streets the procession will move south on hwy 47 to main then west to the a p plaza unsigned stouffville back in october of last year the stouffville lions club asked for and received permission to erect welcome signs at either end of town the project itself posed no problem only what to call the place the committee agreed on murder suspect under arrest stouffville hamiltonwentworth police have a suspect in custody charged with second degree murder in the death last august of john vernon turner rr 2 stouffville george everitt mclntyre 24 said to be a resident of hamilton and a member of a group called the parkdale gang gave himself up to authorities nov 28 the accused police said had moved to calgary and gone underground following the incident a canadawide warrant was issued for his arrest we can only assume that the search became too hot and that other elements brought pressure to bear so the heat would be turned off the officer stated while the suspect was in hiding other gang members were active the constable said only recently a vietnamese immigrant was assaulted at the hamilton jockey club and two hamilton women were victims of sex attacks four face charges in connection with these cases hamlet much to the chagrin of many residents so the size designation will be scratched mayor eldred king confirmed this week i dont get up tight about such things the mayor said it will be put in acceptable form mayor king explained that politically speaking stouffville has no status only a postal area or the urbangrowth centre of the municipality as to the signs he said council had okayed the work but not the word itll still look great when its all finished he stated ivan harris one of the lions most energetic members said he was assuming respon sibility im the culprit he said he said he personally liked the word hamlet and was a little dismayed at all the fuss he admitted however that a hamlet is looked on as a cross roads which stouffville isnt mr harris said that from all the comments he had arrived at one conclusion at least people are noticing it a starstudded show harry bowes trustee for whitchurch- stouffvllle is york countys new board of education chairman for 1981 the vote monday was unanimous the vicechairman is michael neill thornhill here mr bowes presents a framed gavel to retiring chairman dorothy zajac of king jim holt by jim thomas stouffville a mini music mania that in brief was our impression of variety show 80 a star- studded program staged nov 27 and 28 at stouffville dist secondary school it was all good in parts almost too good to be classified as amateur certainly the dance numbers bordered on the professional hosts both evenings were larry kavanagh and beth mcbride immaculately at tired they established a level of respectability that was followed through to the very end their entertaining chatter was well done and not overdone the skits were humorous but not foolish the best entitled meet miss stone age was directed by ann ludbrook and included mike mcginn pattie richards cathy brumwell belinda collins and karina grabish the soloists both vocal and instrumental were ex cellent singerguitarist usha knabe sang two of her own compositions the numbers were en thusiastically received by students and adults alike mike rehihs takeoff on johnny carson had all the earmarks of a pro although until the sound system was adjusted some of what he had to say was lost last but far from least the dancers far surpassing anything attempted iat sdss before it marked the first time in our memory that a number was ever twice recorded spontaneous ap plause prior to its completion this happened thursday during a routine by dan brooks and pauline whale heading up variety show 80 was ken milne the skit director was carol dervaric choreography director pauline whale and staff advisors mrs krabi and mrs stamatiou grade 13 student usha knabe participated in stouffville dist secondary schools annua variety show nov 27 and 28 she tang two numbers both her own compositions jim thomas