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pray for miracle girl in coma following crash wkt wribum a metrotand community newspaper vol 94 no 36 whitchurchstouffviue december 31 1981 25 cents 14 pages stouffville this town is praying for a miracle thats all we have left we can only hope and pray a sobbing teenager told the tribune the deep sorrow thats gripped the young people of this community is related to a tragic twocar collision sun day evening that injured two 16 year old stouf fville girls one critically in sunnybrook medical centre is marjorie margie griffiths success square apartments main street east her condition tuesday was reported as stable but critical in scarborough centenary hospital is courtney wallis 35 obrien avenue she suffered a fractured collarbone and lacerations to her face and head karen blacktopp 18 of mount albert the lone oc cupant of the second vehicle was treated in hospital and released the accident occurred at 745 pm on hwy 48 north of major mckenzie drive the stouffville girls were north bound returning home from markham both were wearing seat belts margies car a 1981 plymouth colt was demolished by the impact she was trapped for a time and had to be released by the rescue unit of the markham fire depart ment suzanne wallis courtneys mother described the two young people as inseparable friends they were always together she said both held margie griffiths parttime jobs with margie working at the stouffville veterinary clinic and courtney at the canadian tire gas bar a topnotch student and an excellent athlete said phys ed instructor jan mcbride in commenting on margies accomplishments at stouffville high she excelled at just about every sport mrs mcbride said stressing in particular basketball volleyball relay and cross country she earned a school letter at the end of grade 10 the only student in the history of sdssu achieve this dis tinction both margie and courtney were looking forward to taking part in the schools upcoming variety show planned for a night in february late tuesday evening there had been no report of any significant change in margies condition she was still un conscious we can only hope and pray a teenage friend told the tribune in response to this a pyramid prayer part nership has been established across the town also prayers will be offered at services in various stouffville churches sunday young amaryllis is a fourbloomer with more to come not one not two not three but four blooms on this amaryllis purchased only six weeks ago by wesley and clara brillinger of parkview apartments stouffville and just to prove it hasnt flowered itself out more blooms are on the way while clara appreciates the color wes says the smells okay too jim thomas lifesavers bethesda cliff and sue burkholder rr 4 stouff ville owe their lives to the fact they were wearing seatbelts when their northbound car was in collision with another travelling south dec 20 on hwy 50 north of bolton wilma leek 65 of alliston died in the crash mr and mrs burkholder were en route to the home of their son howard at caledon east when the accident oc curred mrs burkholder in jured both hands necessitating further treatment in hospital mr burkholder suffered a bump on the head and severe bruises but no broken bones sniick in early roadside sign water suspect ballantrae a second whitchurch-stouff- ville well has been ordered closed the peter zwier family of ballantrae has been told to acquire an alternative water supply this has prompted mayor eldred king to order testing of all wells between the sanitary landfill site and ballantrae plaza also a top- level meeting is scheduled for jan 5 at 10 am to discuss the matter further stouffville honk twice if youre glad our sign is back read the notice board on the property of lloyd brittons auto sales main street west last week the response was deafening the sign wasnt supposed to go up until jan 1 lloyd told the tribune but we snuck it in a bit early the ministry of highways places a four month time limit on such portable units even though mr britton seldom uses it to advertise his products instead he publicizes everything from wedding anniversaries to church socials not even scrooge would make us take it down two days before christmas said lloyd daughter barbara is the official signchanger the wording both coming and going is altered daily on occasions twice a day lloyd admits the sum mers really better at least better for barbara some days its pretty cold on the hands he said shopping spree pleases merchants much accomplished stouffville a year of fulfillment and achievement such is the satisfaction mayor eldred king receives in looking back at 1981 and he envisions more of the same in 82 high on his list of ac complishments is the signing of five subdivision agreements more than in the last five years this he believes willl lead to ad ditional industrial and rural- residential development in whitchurchstouffville mayor king points to the cultural and recreation study and subsequent meetings as a step in the right direction hes con fident some of the recom mendations will be acted upon in the twelve months ahead but is opposed to having new facilities pose a financial burden on local tax payers we must be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel as far as repayment is concerned he said hes confident funds will be available through grants from wintario mayor king describes the towns road program as very much in order several unassumed roads were taken over he said a policy that he hopes will be continued king is confident the 500- home dulverton develop ment will become a reality in 82 at the same time he cautions against assuming anything until the subdivision becomes a fact stouffvilles new sewage disposal plant will definitely go ahead this enlarged facility will accommodate 8500 people in the former village one thousand more than originally anticipated the town fire station will be enlarged and a new fire vehicle will be purchased this will permit the setting up of a branch brigade in the ballantrae area mayor king explained the controversial landfill site and related water con cerns will carry over into next year however the mayor is pleased with the way the community has come together in seeking a solution to this problem with respect to ac complishments over all mayor king admits that achievements are often such that they dont attract public attention nevertheless he concluded much has hap pened stouffville while november seemed slow a last- minute shopping surge has stouffvilles merchants smiling the spree that for most started around dec 12 lasted right up until closing time christmas eve the tribune was told typical of those who responded to a newspaper poll monday was dennis crit tenden of mcleans carpet centre if this is a recession ill take all i can get he said describing the rush mr crittendens positive sum mation included not just the christmas season but the entire year said bob cochran of stedmans things were a bit slow and then came the big rush the last day we were extremely busy don doner manager of cards prohardware was confident total sales would be up over the same period in 1980 most shoppers he said con centrated on smaller items like cornpoppers coffeemakers and broiler ovens joyce spensley of the marguerite shoppe found it difficult to make a comparison because since last christmas shes operating out of a larger store business is definitely up she said jim rae of raes home hardware placed his sales how low stouffville a beautiful nativity scene is located just inside the entrance to stouffvilles deer park inn its attracted the attention of hundreds of guests this christmas however theres something missing the baby jesus somebody stole him were almost certain it wasnt a child manager eric farrell told the tribune however margaret tarr the projects creator hopes that it was feeling no adult would stoop so low increase at about ten per cent he- said many shoppers took advantage of a 30day interest- free period granted by chargex which he explained could stretch out to two months by the time accounts are solicited the biggest single day ive had since opening 19 months ago said rick ashton of jakes jeans his reference was to dec 24 rick expressed optimism concerning the year ahead too as long as they dont come in the back door thieyes cleaned out much of his stock during a breakin last september joyce dunham of old canada house antiques was pleased with the number of local people who dropped in she said business was up with sales in the middle rather than the high price range george ross of george ross photography estimated his sales increase at between ten and fifteen per cent family portraits were in great demand he said throughout all of december late erie reesor death related to accident mmm search for dog sasha is missing stouffville has anyone seen sasha shes a six year old siberian husky owned by phil and diane anderson rr 3 stouffville the gentle pet that from a distance could be mistaken for a wolf went missing dec 26 an extensive search both sunday and monday has failed to rum up a trace shes very friendly would go to anyone mrs anderson told the tribune the anderson property fronts on the uxbridge and whit churchstouffville townline the telephone number is 640- 6023 markham on the night of feb 27 1979 erie glenn reesor 18th avenue rr 2 markham was critically in jured in a singlecar accident on the stouffvillegormley road his partial recovery followed six months in sunny- brook and scarborough general hospitals in the fall of 79 he was reunited with wife helen and son jesse born following the tragedy on tues dec 22 erie died ending a battle against insurmountable odds that lasted almost three years he was 32 with the exception of a year spent in the mines at thomson manitoba erie lived all his life in the area where he was bom he received his education at dicksons hill orchard park stouffville and stouffville high he was ex tremely skilled in things electrical and mechanical he enjoyed playing the guitar and took lessons for a time at markham it was through this association that he met helen hisey now of toronto they were married sept 9 1972 helen survives along with son jesse his parents lewis and alma reesor two brothers harold of listowel and marvin at stratford and his grandmother lena reesor parkview home stouffville wideman mennonite church was filled to over flowing for the funeral service dec 24 conducted by the congregations pastor rev jim shantz pallbearers were roger hisey harold reesor marvin reesor john hoover lambert yake and dwight henderson interment was in wideman cemetery uxbridge hospital welcomes precious christmas gift what greater gift a lovely bsby girl born christmas day at uxbridge cottage hospiul holger and mary rose jahnke of rr 1 pef- ferlaw welcomed heidi rebecca at 842 pm a sister for sarah melody it was the hospitals first dec 25 baby since 1977 jim thomas f