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5 t r sv r yx c wilson shoes u e family- 1 footwear skates 7 main st 6402429 stoufmte wednesday december 8 1982 jct mars shop loltdqivfoo pierre caroin j and many other i canadian name brands 55 main w stouffville 6406859 claremont mail shot claremont duncan spang 71yearold resident of claremont was in critical but stable condition late mon day after being shot at his resi dence sunday morning according to inspector doug bulloch durham regional police spang surprised three men going through the claremont road home he shares with his brother har vey after returning there from their other farm less than a mile away about am inspector bulloch said that four shots were fired at the elderly man one of them hit ting him in the stomach the men fled but spang managed to niake his way to his car and drive across the road to the- meat packing plant of larry valtoudis where he honked his car horn for help durham police received the call about the shooting at 913 amandat950amateamof detectives spotted three men in a car on highway 7 the men were stopped the car searched and police arrested two brothers wayne charles kennedy 22 and ran dy william kennedy 20and ronald joseph perrault 2l all of seagrave shattering event neighbor now locks doors claremont some six hours after the shooting of his neighbor duncan spang 71 of claremont rd larry val toudis who operates a meat packing plant across the road from him was still upset it was valtoudis spang went to for help after being shot in the stomach byjhree burglars about 9 oclock sunday morning the pairs mail boxes sit side by side on the north side of the highway and the two men reg ularly exchange greetings when they check them in the morningrhowever last sunday there waslittleinnheway6f- r injured spang drove into valtoudis yard his horn blaring v i thought maybe it was some kids that sometimes happens said valtoudis who had beenupstairsin his office at the time when he realized who it was he ran downstairs and found spang clutching his stomach he told me he had been shot and to call police a greek immigrant val- toudis said that police found it difficult to understand him and thought itvas someone playing a trick however with the help of his 14yjearbld son he got the message through and police were there in a matter of mi nutes hesaid the ambulance tore by the first time but was soon re routed and the injured man was taken to hospital i wantto say thanks to durham police valtoudis said they worked very good durham police picked up three men in less than an hour and charged them in connec tion with the matter the incident has left mr val- toudis distressed however his front door usually open is lock ed now and he has a heavy thick cane within reaching dis tance by his desk i dont like it he told the tribune i never see anything like that ever before im scared was active sportsman claremont both a pub lic service and a masonic memorialservicewere held rqm themceachniefuneral home i pickeringl3or frederick fred evans follow ing his passing dec lin scari borough centenary hospital he was 93 fred evans is best remem bered by longtime residents as the operator of the claremont creamery a business he con ducted many years he was an enthusiastic curler lawn- bowler hunter and fisherman born east of claremont the son of joe and alice seebeck evans he later married minnie gleeson now a resident of parkview home stouffville prior to his passing both lived at parkview and for a short time in port perry besides his wife he leaves one daughter marion and one son garry both of port perry five grandchildren dale jack son jan fykes rick ron and donna evans and one great- granddaughter- cheryl jackson rev edward cook of claremont united church con- ducted the public service dec 4 with interment claremont un ion cemetery the pallbearers weregordon benson torn hammond rick evans- ron evans wilf morley and charles bath ue cars goodwood its an openair showroom of anti que and classic cars the operator is armand robitaille the location is hwy 1a a mile east of good wood motorists travelling this route take delight in seeing whats featured from week to week many stop if nothing more than to recall pleasant memories vehi cles of yesteryears have a way of doing this although a refurbished automobile may seem ex pensive its not when the work is measured in hours armand explains por ex ample a 1959 lincoln car ried a price tag of 6000 and a 1953 chev sold for 3500 right now armands bringing back to life a 1950 ford woody wagon he hopes to have it ready by the summer of 84 armands fame is spread- ing people are getting to know he says they leave one in or tell me where one is he often sells for others and while his openair showroom wasnt de signed by general motors it serves his purpose the latest antique car on sale at armand robitailles openair a hobby and finds hwy 1a an excellent site to display the products showroom is a 1957 chev armand refurbishes old automobiles as of his handiwork jim thomas uxbridge girl with singers to leave on world tour uxbridge eighteen- yearold jennifer stadelbauer of rr 1 uxbridge is looking forward to an event in 1983 that will truly bea orice-ih-a- lifetime experience on june 7 jennifer and about 35 members of the continental singers based out of califor nia willleave on a world tour that will take them to such countries as switzerland au stria and hungary as well as various stopoff points across the united states from new york to los angeles the choir comprising 20 vocalists and14 instrumental- ists will return aug 25 jennifer a grade 12 graduate of uxbridge secondary school is an accomplished flutist although mostly selftaught she tooklessons for- twoyears concern uxbridge the age of the midnight hauler may soon be on its way in durham re- gion says chairman gary her rema back at the helm for another three years following his recent election by his fellow councillors the chairman uses the term quite literally too with the longterm problem of waste dis posal in durham as in other areas a neverending concern he feels that people will even tually be taking the matter in their own hands scattering fir tree setting is spectacular uxbridge twp while december may not seem the most propitious month for far mers to perform their annual harvest a couple of uxbridge twp growers wouldnt have it any other way in fact ruth spademan and norma shearer have been making preparations for the past eight years thats when they planted their present crop rli fall cpi hardest continues th its been a long and discouraging harvest sea- christmas they haveabont 300 acres to go this son for area corngrowers hundreds of acres are field is east of goodwood sooth of hwy 1a the still standing john hoover and lambert take price is about sz50 per bushel aboat half the peak are working long hours in an effort finish up by rateofis8i jim thomas of pine and spruce now with christmas just a present or two away the trees are fast leaving the anonymity of their 200acre patch to become centres of attraction in various homes throughout the area the buyers are also the harvesters and theyve been clearing them off for the past two weeks so that its mostly fivefooters around now and taller ones at another location near utica ruth and norma have been growing and selling christmas trees for 30 years at their farm and crosscountry ski resort northeast of coppins corners and they couldnt have picked a more beautiful location their home sitting high on a hill just below the stars from where they can view their farm ski trails and the city beyond it all came about when they left the rcaf after the second world war where they had served as wireless operators and decided that rather than put all their money in insurance to guarantee their futures as everyone advised theyd invest it instead in land and build up their own insurance they did and have had both the great satisfaction of de veloping their own business and living in a spectacular set ting as well christmas or not some peo ple complain of the prices says ruth however she just asks them if theyd wait all that time to grow their own and the com plaints drift off into the pines the trees are a crop she says and as a result her group the christmas tree growers association were successful in having the sales tax removed just another indication that they obviously know their busi ness their refuse by the wayside af ter dark we have to come up with some proposals says herre- ma who last year appealed to uxbridge township council without success for use of some workedout gravel pits as poss- ble dump sites everybody creates gar bage he said but nobody wants it near them people feel there are truly alternatives but where are they were going to have mid night haulers dumping it in ditches before we get to that problem as part of the means of tack ling the matter- herrema said that council will be setting up a special committee featuring lay people to contribute their ideas and energy another way of making sure that the various municipalities have their say is through the creation of an enlarged man agement and administration committee with the various mayors all sitting on it there was no such co ordinating committee before and herrema sees this as one that will streamline things and get communication going the chairman says that next years budget will be tough with no new programs beings instituted unless theres the accompanying development and services to go with them as for new industry in the re- gion everthing is in a holding pattern this will beherremas second term as regional chairman from peg albreght in picker ing she played inthe uss concert band jennifer auditioned for the choir last summer when repre sentatives visited uxbridge and participated in a service at the baptist church her selec- hon came as a wonderful sur- prise she said the continental singers are renowned across the united states there are more than 500 in thetotal organization includ ing members from all oyer the world the choirs tour of duty will be a rigorous one with a concert every day jennifers looking forward to it describ ing the opportunity as an ex- perience of a lifetime you look friendly but thats close enough- hermits a friendly frog at least he she made- michelle norton prefers to remain at a safe dis- friends with dozens of little people at the tance kermit in reality is cathy young of claremont lions christmas variety show in the aaremont community hall decl 5 however fiveyearold jim thomas i