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a4 tribune may 22 1985 editors mail thank you dear jim the garibaldi school reunion was a great success we had more former pupils attend than we had ever anticipated when we started to plan the event much of the credit for the good response must go to the tribune the space you provided for school photos articles by former teachers and pupils the interviews you con ducted and the articles you yourself wrote all helped to build a wave of nostalgia and warm memories that peaked may 11 youve proven once again what an integral part of a community is a lively intouch newspaper thanks for your support sincerely barbara hewlett pratt reunion committee secretary if youre itching just looking at it think how the horse must have felt gasping dear mr thomas this is an unusual letter 1 real ize the situation was upsetting and embarrassing i was in a stouffville store recent ly and a man came in obviously right from the farm he had manu re on his boots and smelled to high heaven the stench was so bad 1 had to get out and the store owner headed for a back room the clerk who waited on him was gasping he wanted of all things some deodorant i hold farmers in high regard i almost married one once i think they should realize a store is not a cow stable they wouldnt think of walking into their own house like that im sure if they do im glad i stayed single my allergies could never cope with a smell like that sincerely madeline jardine hemlock drive stouffville thetwbune established 1888 james thomas bruce annan pat pappas editor publisher advertising manager editorial dept chris shanahan brian kirlik display advertising dept lois wideman real estate classified advertising joan marshman distribution doreen deacon national sales representative metroland corporate sales 4931300 published every wednesday by metroland printing publishing dislnbuting at 54 man st stouffville onl tel 6402100 single copies 50 subscriptions 1700 per year n canada s4750 elsewhere member of canadan community newspapers association ontano weekly newspaper association ontario press couno and suburban newspaper of america second class mail registration number 0896 the stouffville tribune isone of the metroland group of suburban newspapers which includes the acton free press ajaxpicvering news advertiser the aurora banner brampton guardian the burlington post the burlington weekend post the etobicoke advertiserguardian the georgetown independent the milton champion the mississsuga news the newmarket era the willowdale mirror oakville beaver oakville friday beaver oshawawhitby this week gshawawhitby this weekend the richmond hill liberal thor nhill liberal the scarborough mirror the markham economist and sun and woodbridge liberal metroland printing publishing and distributing is a division of harlequin enterprises ltd 6402100 6492292 roaming around heaven on earth zy by jim thomas editorials town future at stake on june 22 members of town council will take to an undisclosed hideaway for what is commonly referred to in provin cial and federal circles as a think tank discussion ordinarily we would be critical of such closeddoor deliberations on this occasion were not for the future of our municipality is at stake local leaders will discuss and hope fully come to some conclusions as to the direction our town should take and how far it should go high on the agenda will speak now an elections a certainty in whitch- urchstouffville and this is good every three years council incumbents should be required to give an account of their stewardship these concerns are mini mized when acclamations occur mem- bers simply transcend the electoral gantlet and pass automatically from one term into another such will not be the case in ward 1 where margot marshall will be opposed by pine orchard businessman steve pliakes mr pliakes has made his intentions known early because mrs marshall made her intentions known early she announced in the tribune several weeks ago she would seek reelection this started the political mill wheels turning like councillor marshall other mem bers should make their intentions known at present we and the electorate can only assume because no one is saying we assume tom wood will give the mayoralty another whirl we assume councillors ron robb wilf morley and jim sanders will be back as to future plans of councillors jim rae and fran sainsbury were not sure reports per sist they plan to retire until we hear firsthand well take such rumors with a grain of salt however to dispel these suggestions definite statements are overdue there could possibly be quality candi dates in the wings but election cam paigns arc costly some are hesitant to spend the money election campaigns can also be embarrassing no one likes to lose so outsiders wait for word from the incumbents tuesday nov 12 may seem like a long way away its not not for the compara tive unknown facing an uphill fight so incumbents give potential office holders and the electorate a break be services water and sewerage also population should stouffville now ab out 8000 people grow to 12000 15000 or 20000 the availability of water and the cost of making water available will tend to govern expansion additional sewer age capacity we can do without water we cant members of council will be thinking in terms of decades how big should stouffville be by the year 2000 for dis cussion purposes mayor tom wood is suggesting 15000 about double ourpre- sent size the figure sounds reasonable to cope with a population of 15000 what services are required as stated we have no objection to privacy freedom of opinion related to the towns future holds priority over a curious press however at the discus sions conclusion we feel the mayor or someone appointed by the mayor should discuss the meetings accomplishments otherwise well conclude it was just a day of fun in the sun at taxpayers ex pense twentyeight years ago the metropo litan toronto and region conservation authority was established this organization didnt just happen it occurred out of tragedy the result of devestation by hurricane hazel many of us vividly recall that holo caust it swept across ontario killing 81 persons and causing damage estimated at 25 million dollars while there may never be another onslaught equalling hazels intensity the mtrca has taken no chances the accomplishments of the authority are amazing and we our town and my family are the beneficiaries of their foresight at every opportunity we visit one of these locations each within short driv ing distances of whitchurchstouffville and thats where we were sunday we drove over to kleinburg and later called in at the kortright centre east of hwy 27 and south of major mackenzie drive while we seldom play hooky from church last sunday we did jean made arrangements fora replacement at the organ so i had no excuse we left around nine while to many such a happening isnt all that exciting to us it is at least its something we can do together a family outing that doesnt occur very often not often enough while its not my intent to provide a detailed description of our mini- vacation we were away only six hours it was a break from my sunday work routine that we thoroughly enjoyed kleinburg to me is an exciting little hamlet with more action per square block than most places three times its size unfortunately we neglected to announce our coming so most business folk were still in a deep sleep when we arrived one wideawake spot however was called the side door gifts a houseturnednoveltyshop with the re sidence dating back to the mid1870s we found the rooms filled with items and while we didnt buy that much jean had a ball just browsing around we all did in talking to the natives i discovered the merchants there find a reason to celebrate just about everything the community of course is famous for its binder twine festival would you be lieve 30000 visitors that was the head- count last year one woman said while the figure sounded somewhat exagger ated having never been there i was in no position to argue however activity in kleinburg doesnt begin and end with rolling binder twine down the street no siree theres something happening there almost ev ery weekend sunday was victoria day with queen victoria herself or a replica thereof leading a colorful parade some fun with only six hours free time avail able and the kortright centre on our schedule we couldnt stay it was sup posedly our main reason for being there kleinburg was merely a side trip this heaven on earth called kor tright covers 482 acres the central building accommodates a theatre a gift shop educational exhibits and eating facilities both inside and out guided nature hikes are provided at regular intervals visitors may also go- italone if thats their wish the trails are scenic and easy to follow here again our time was cut short by a runaway clock i could have stayed all day but whether the location is kortright bruces mill albion hills black creek or any of the other wellplanned project sites ill always be indebted to the met ropolitan toronto and region conserva tion authority who made all this possi ble each project stands as a memorial to the men and women who in the space of only a few years transformed a tem porary hell into an eternal paradise editors mail should have knocked dear editor something happened to me recently i thought was hilarious you may think otherwise but i thought id tell my story while travelling along 18th avenue in markham i noticed a car parked in a laneway entrance to a farm field i paid it little heed at the time howev er when i returned it was still there and i thought i could sec a head above the windshield partly out of curiosity and partly out of a desire to help i stopped and went over on opening the front door i should have trrtc a- rt vandorf public school ss no 2 whitchurch- 1924 the tribune is indebted to mrs em john sheridan of uxbridge for this photo of vandorf public school ss no 2 whitchurch township the year is 1921 the teacher and pupils are rear row left to righ dgcorgc dewsbury ducky clayton morgan preston velma hennessey ona bostwick mrs miller teacher gladys preston mary willis alma preston grace oliver centre row left to rlghthazcl neil doris avis gertrude clark hazel collard annie willis grace gould lillian wright ruth oliver wilhcmine graham doris oliver front row left to righogarnet pattcnden ross avis emmcrson neil wilfred oliver howard hennessey keith preston jack hennessey and howard preston knocked first i found a man who i know and a woman who i know in a very compromising position you should have seen the looks on their faces there was a day when parkers and sparkers were commonplace but not so any more i guess thats why this car attracted my attention every time i meet these people separately they invariably cross to the other side of the street theyll never forget their experience and neither will i sincerely ted larsen rr 1 stouffville disarray dear editor i enjoy your letters to the editor its a fine thing when a newspaper en courages people to speak their minds through the print media i hope im not crossing the bounds of propriety when i explain something that happened to me recently a woman who best remain anonymous admitted her husband travels a lot hes a transport truck driver she says she has every reason to be lieve hes not faithful because shes found evidence of same in and on his clothing she said she has never made an issue of this because hes a good provider and good with the kids when hes home however to quietly get even she admits shes not opposed to fooling around herself she says two can play his kind of game i asked her what would happen if he came home and caught her in the act she replied the same thing if i caught him in the actthe fur would fly is it any wonder the family unit is in such disarray sincerely freda knight thickctwood boulevard stmiftvill