Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), July 17, 1985, p. 11

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s tribune july 17 1985 all raps board election dear jim speaking for myself and im sure for many more i wish to thank john mcmurray and all others who express ed their thinking and feelings through the media regarding the election of directors to our markham stouffville hospital board it is not my intention to argue the issue further at this time the facts speak for themselves my point is to con demn the method and procedure used it was disgraceful to abuse the democra tic process such as was done is little short of a crime thank god for people in our commun ity who have the courage of their convic tions and are not afraid to express their views publicly to stand up and be counted for what is right and what is wrong in our society thanks again to john mcmurray margaret robb sare tipson paula crowell rogers gardham victoria stevens yourself and others i may have overlooked sincerely claude kerr william street stouffville show fit for a king for i sale begins thursday july 18 at 6 oclock at both of our locations union mills casuals 190 main st unionville ont 4774961 union mills country casuals cullen country barns 4190 steeles ave milliken ont 4773066 audiences thrilled to two perform ances thursday of the royal lipizzan stallions in the stouffville arena here linda herrmann a member of the herr- mann family leads show horse ambassador neapolitano around the ring sjoerd wittevcen all bed sizes same price by brenda little many area residents crowded into the stouffville arena thursday to witness one of the most dazzling displays of beauty and grace seen here all were eager to watch the worldfamous lipizzan stallions from austria demonstrate the magnificence of a longlost art under the guidance of patriarch otto- mar herrmann the herrmann family and their 18 touring stallions demonstrated with flare the war manoevers for which the lipizzan was created these actions date back to 400 bc the movements are older than the lipiz zan horses themselves ottomar told his audience the herrmanns and their stallions thril led the audience with their demonstration of the airs above the ground manoevers the most prized of all lipizzan moves the capriole the most deadly of the airs above the ground was the first per formed two welltrained horses were led to the centre of the ring where they leaped into the air horizontally tucking in their front legs and kicking out with their hind legs at the height of the jump this jump was used to attack enemy forces during battle the capriole was later performed with mount no stirrups or safety equip ment was used one of the highlights of the show was the triple capriole three mounted stallion did a capriole in synchrony other highlights included the courbet- te one of the most strenuous of the airs this manoever in which the stallion leaps forward on his hind quarters three or four timesnot touching the ground with his fore feet was performed by only the strongest of the lipizzan the levade was one of the most popu lar with the audience most were in awe of the stallions ability to squat deep on his haunches and hold a 45 angle for several seconds this movement was developed to raise the leading officer above the scene of battle to survey his position after the last courbette was per formed the audience listened attentively to colonel ottomar herrmann as he told his fascinating story ofhow general george patton helped the lipizzan escape battle during world war ii the show concluded with a stunning pre sentation of the military quadrille throughout the program both horses and riders performed with the grace and ele gance of balerinas every member of the herrmann family was dressed in a very lavish military uniform from the renaiss ance era the stallions were perfectly groomed with braided manes and tassles to match their mounts clothing the herrmanns and their talented lipiz- zans will continue their tour across ontario before returning home to florida in octo ber to commence winter training a shame to the editor ive been following the marie adams fiasco with considerable interest from her initial application until now i cant believe whats happening here regardless of whether or not one agrees with the project the buckpassing and poli tical posturing thats gone on is unbeliev able members of council who continually play up to mrs adams opponents should be ashamed the chairman of the ontario municipal board must surely be wondering whos running our to wn in my opinion he had no alternative but to wash his hands of the whole affair why should the omb do councils homework at this point in the game i hope marie adams persists in the end she may have the last laugh sincerely fred hearn main street west stouffville to live in harmony vandorf all is at peace within blue spruce estates town council acting as an intermedi ary between homeowners in phase 1 and the homebuilder in phase ii reached agreement at 11 pm july 10 mayor tom wood announced thursday blue spruce estates is a development on land owned formerly by lawrence hennessey west of don mills road in vandorf phase ii of the subdivision contains 67 lots mr hennessey in attendance at thursdays meeting praised council for its work congratulations to all of us replied councillor margot marshall x aiai fuj ctat war oast grand opening special on 16th ave between mccowan rd hwy 48 4714545 vimva if yh1 ami nil i y ituutlltit ys f-su- mm 91 than 94 tutt 9- fit 98 wtd 97 shi si blrchmount north of shepherd on bonis 2935555 north of steeles on clark avenue 8861555 north of steele on warden 4755554 redien

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