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h stouffville a prop osed housing development de scribed as an exciting pro- jectlvbyitspromoters has been less than enthusiastically received by members of council hie 500bome plan to also in clude a golf course a fire hall and a home for senior citizens on 650 acres between woodbine and warden avenues was greeted by mayor eldred king as being far beyond the para meters of the official plan with regard to development in our town subdivisions are not meant to have this density especially in the rural area he told spokesman don givens of the fire fighters bethesda group vi think what weve pre- sented has much merit givens told the meeting its a development not duplicated in york or southern ontario the site fronts on both woodbine and warden north of the stouf f- villegormley road allowing immediate access to other urban areas in york the speak er explained he stressed a cooperative approach to the development theres no question about the commitment of the group theyre ready to start as soon as services are available he said a brochure describing the project first outlined to council two years ago states that the owners believe that housing in a recreational atmosphere pro vides a superior living environ ment to traditional forms of de velopment the project will be more than just another subdivi sion it will include substantial industrial and commercial blocks plus space for commun ity facilities such as schools a library housing for senior citizens and a firehall in setting the matter aside mayor king said he didnt think council was prepared to come to any resolution onit now i wish i had some coffee mugs replied veteran fire man jack mccall a member of the group they might have helped he was- commenting on an earlier presentation to council by stouffville jeweller david barthaumr barthau pre sented members withspecially designed coffee cups f have a safe holiday season from the staff at 1 14 vv 604646 24 main w stouffville 2s44844 76 maw n markham a metroland community newspaper vol 95 n034 wednesday december 29 1982 18 pages 25 cents trust blanche tcrostcwud mcflnbec canrti otpom trtturmct cctpomoft gjcs rrsps rhosps stars and stripes daily interest savings 81 main st stouffvibe 6404000 prechristmas blaze destroys family home gormley john and mar garet hawkins had spent an en joyable evening thursday attending a christmas concert at lake wilcox public school that joy however turned shock and dismay on their re turn for they discovered their home and all their possessions destroyed by fire it was linda hawkins their niece who first saw the blaze she ran across the road to the sedgewick residence and cal led in the alarm by the time firefighters arrived from rich mond hill the house was a rag ing inferno nothing was saved the storeyandahalf brick veneer structure was moved to the hawkins property from langstaff about 20 years ago an addition was built on the back mr hawkins described the scene as an awful thing to see all our family photos wedding pictures and keep sakes are gone he said however he looks on the brigh ter side were thankful no one was killed or injured it wasnt until they reached the laneway entrance that they realized something was wrong praise response stouffville magnifi cent is the word used by rev philip poole of christ church anglican stouffville to de scribe the responseby resi dents to a recent appeal for aid to the needy of downtown toronto the request went out in the form of a letter to local con gregations from the stouffville ministerial association over the signatures of rev poole and rev ted creen the angli can church was selected as a central dropoff point with bill and joyce nailer hawthorne avenue volunteering their ser vices as project leaders on dec 22 a van offered by lloyd britton and filled to capacity boy 11 beaten stouffville a stouff- villeman has been charged with assault causing bodily harm after an liyearold ken nedy road boy was allegedly beaten about the head and face as he waited for a school bus near the laneway entrance to his home injured and admitted to york central hospital richmond hill was kenneth mcculligh cone 6 rr 1 unionville police were called by hospital authorities when the serious ness of the boys injuries were learned scheduled to appear in new- market court this week is wayne allen hau 20 of hawth orne avenue stouffville notice beginning with the issue of jan 5 the new rate for trl- bane subscriptions inside canada will be slsforfone year ontslde canada it will be 945 home delivery by carrier will be 30 cent a week this service is available only in certain areas newsstand and store copies wllleoatss cents a week- the prloe increases are the first in three yearsreflecting in- creased production and dis tribution eosts with donated articles left for the city from the day the appeal was made clothing food and money began pouring in rev poole said we cant tell you how pleased we are with the re sponse- while many who helped were directly connected with local churches some had no church affiliation whatsoevpr he said rev poole described the need as acute particularly with so many out of work in addition to individuals the pastor praised the help re ceived from the stouffville lions club and a group of carol- lers from orchard park school the students donatedsufficient money to purchase a food cer tificate the ministerial association hopes to make the project an ongoing thing the need doesnt begin and end with christmas rev poole said by then the roof had caved in and flames were shooting out the windows although the cause has not been determined john believes the fire started in the base ment the loss is partially co vered by insurance john and margaret are appreciative of help provided by friends and neighbors this v is a wonderful community john said the people have really been good a family be nefit has been arranged for wednesday evening tonight at 8 pm in the fellowship hall of the gormley missionary church donations of new and used household items and clo thing would be appreciated as to rebuilding on the same site john isnt sure ill have tothinktoyer hesaid for- the r margaret along with son nelson are stayingwith his mother in a house shared by his brother and sisterinlaw mr and mrs ray- hawkins and family this weekend theyre leaving to spend some time with daughter carolyn and family in ottawa a son richard and a daughter susan reside in markham big blaze stouffville a tree- burning ceremony will be held in stouffvilles south park fri dec 31 at 7 pm the event sponsored by the parks and recreation board has been organized in support of a proposed re creation centre its time for positive action board member daphne goldman told the tribune support must be indicated before planning can begin the town works depart ment willbe collecting christmastrees wednesday today thursday and fri day they should be placed at curbside for convenient pickup following the big blaze hot chocolate and cookies will be served courtesy the whitchurchstouf fville chamber of commerce the former stouffville nursing home at the corner of main street and obrien avenue will accommodate up to 26 selfcare residents when renovations are completed next month the 90yearold landmark is to be called glenvale house owners are tom and peggy cunning- ham glad park avenue jim thomas missing stouffville has anyone seen bandit hes a beautiful cockateel grey in color with a yellow and orange head it was over two weeks ago that the bird owned by grace eddington flew out the door and perched for a time at the front of the un ited church he then headed south towards the park grace is fearful her pet may have succumbed to the cold shes hopeful howev er that someone may have taken him into their home he was very tame anyone with information on bandit is asked to call either 6405384 or 8875357 self care home seniors haven to opbii soon stouffville the for mer stouffville nursing home located on the southwest cor ner of main street and obrien avenue will soon be reopened as a selfcare residence for senior citizens the historic threestorey structure built by rj daley in tlje early 1890s will accommo- pvw v fi a fev date up to 26 people owners tom and peggy cunningham told the tribune major re novations should be completed early in january mr and mrs cunningham see an acute need for this type of accommodation in fact four people have already moved in both the first and second floors will be utilized with space re served in the turret for an office the residence has been renamed glenvale house the beautiful home with its solid walnut panelling and stained glass windows is best remembered as the residence of dr and mrs ssball pre vious to that it was owned by the renfrew family of holt ren frew fame and the late thomas williamson following its purchase by ernie austin it was turned into a nursing home then sold to the late murrray sinclair tom and peggy cunningham acquired the property in 1963 renovations byd a con struction and hathaway bros commenced in september the cost has been placed at between sixty and eighty thousand dol lars a homey atmosphere is the owners main desire a home away from home is the way they describe it the location they feel is ex cellent on the edge of a re sidential neighborhood and close to downtown the ultimate size of the glen vale staff remains uncertain employees will be added as needed mrs cunningham is a registered nurse we want to provide a ser vice mr cunningham said with a modest return on our investment maintain hope markham following three operations charles war- riner of rr 2 markham is showing some improvement in st michaels hospital toronto the 20yearold apprentice- mechanic suffered a broken neck dec- 16 during a hockey game at the markham arena theres movement and feel ing in his arms a member the family told the tribune however at this point in time physiciansare making no promises just hoping for the best surgery on sunday was re quired to remove a build of fluid on his lungs doctors said this condition hasnowcleared up his parents see him cveryv day with other members of the family calling in atnight i jniily i had faith gormley last summer nineyearold kelly hanleyi- daughter of allen and marie hanleyrr 4 stouffville- underwent a delicate kidney transplant operation in sick childrens hospital toronto v the donor was an older sis ter jackie 21 for kelly a grade 3 pupil at st marks school stouffville it was indeed a merrier christ- mas and for members of heri family too shes doing fine looking great a whole new per- son- sister joanne told the- tribune she described the re suit as our answer to prayer kelly returns to hospital for- monthly checkups a routines- practice following surgery of this kind joanne said political leader m4 jan came innihnfr for snow when 21yearold jan mackay left shay gap australia the temperature was 113 de grees fahrenheit so naturally she was looking forward to seeing some snow in stouffville aid she did bat only briefly by the weekend it had all disappeared herej she engages her grandfather reg mackay fn a snowball fight outside his maytree avenue home jan has no plans to return down under its jnst too hot she says jim thomas service will be held wednes day today at 130 pm from the marshall funeral home richmond hill for charles hooper one of markhams most prominent public figures mr hooper passed away sud denly friday while vacation ing in florida he was 75 a longtime resident of but- tonville charles hooper was the youngest warden in the his tory of york county he served many years on markham twp council including the office of reeve he also held innumer able positions on local and re gional boards in federal and provincial politics he was a confirmed conservative mr hooper was active in fraternity organizations serv ing as a patron in the order of the eastern star a member of patterson masonic lodge and the eli shamoley shrine a masonic service was conducted tuesday evening following the sale of the family farm at buttonville he purchased a home on russell street in stouffville but con tinued to spend the winter in florida besides his wife the former hazel pratt mr hooper is sur vived by two sons george of claremont and charles jr of woodville three daughters ellen mrs ted gough peter borough dorothy mrs wil liam robb claremont mary mrs howard brumwoldmar- kham 26 grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren rev ainley croft of browns corners united church will conduct the funeral service with interment thornhill cemetery the pallbearers are eight grandsons david hoop er gordon hooper alan hoop er brian hooper tom gough gerry gough bill robb and paul brumwell honorary pall bearers arefloyd pratt adam brown jeff scott elsworth stonehouse michael mcquay wrn sutton jack rye gordon stevenson al jones harvey cox and tomsouthcrnv r i x r if