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v v c arena stouffvill u he future hold for the old arena with the correirt conacil nearlng the endof its ifaeeyearterm put over to 1ssc likely january jim sanders chairman of recreation and cultural services told the tribune whats jus opinion id like to see the town make use of the building councillor sanders said one thing sure he doesnt want the property nsedfor anything other thai recreation its very easy to sell park land he said but diiecull to obisin it sanders said severalproposals had been presented including purchase of the building- r sanders sees several possibilities indoor soccer indoor tennis rollerskating andeven hockey if its practical to but the ice b in top spud how does your garden grow any big potatoes if so enter the heaviest in the tribunes big potato contest at markhani fair entries with growers name attached must be submitted no later than tuesday oct 1 at 12 noon to the newspaper office or taken directly to the fair by six first prize is 10 second 500 and third 300 ban liquor sales markham sale of beer and liquor in any form has been banned at this years markham fair j ft- the policy decision is welcome news as far as secretarymanager gerald mann is concerned- v h ive never been happy with it gerry said with reference to a beer tenton the grounds there have alwaysbeen problems vv jlslpil most fairs have them beer tents mann explained and if theyre controlled theyre okay mosttimes theyre not v iv the secretarymanager said offduty police officers are stationed at the tent entrance but abases still continue organizations he said should know what they re doing before getting involved he said spine peoples only reason for coming to the fair is to visit the beer tent stouffville quality jeweller anniversary ikwelleh sale 24 main st stouffvue 6404646 vol 98 no 21 serving whitchurch to uffville uxbridge area xjquntrye realty ltd ealty ur house dont keep your house a secret list with the countrye folke 6495090 6405090 a metroland community newspaper wednesday september 25 1985 56 pages 50 cents iiihouse firms obliged to pay business tax stouffville how many firms operate from the privacy of their homes minus the encumbrance of paying business tax the town has no way of knowing but the chamber of commerce has been in formed of at least one at a meeting thursday members discussed a com plaint filed by a business woman on main street although nothing was sub mitted in writing it was said that a hairdressing salon had recently opened in a private residence but the operator had so far escaped the eagle eye of the assessor the complainant wanted the chamber to act more rumored rumors of potential candidates for the nov 12 municipal election in whitchurchstouffville are flying thick and fast this week there ar9 reports of a third entry in the rape for mayor as well as additional nominees in wards 3 and 6tpne of the deadline for fljijig nominations ismonday oc2ai5pyvt the following candidates are definite mayorfran sainsbury tom wood incum bent ward 1margot marshall incumbent steve pliakes ward 2ron robb incumbent ward 3- jim rae incumbent ward 4wayne emmerson jim west ward 5wiif morley in cumbent ward 6jim sanders incumbent board of educationharry bowes in cumbent daphne goldman ron shuker hungry rats whitchurch rats hundreds maybe thousands could be moving but of the landfill site east of hwy 48 in search of food several residents in the ballantrae area report seeing the rodents on their properties a number have been destroyed one ballantrae resident said hed checked with an authority on the problem and was told that in a dump of such size up to 15000 rats could be hold up they would remain there while waste was being depo sited however now that the site is closed their food sourceis likely running low this prompts them to look elsewhere jj ballantrae is almost two miles away who knows how far theyll travel the tribune wastold rats also breed rapidly what started out as a few hundred can quickly multi ply into thousands the spokesman said also this time of year the rodents begin seeking pro tection from the weather this plus a need for food forces them into homes and barns frans flyer ready to roll stouffville fran sainsbury has her mayoral ty election machine all oiled up and ready- to roll her campaign expenses are expected to total 10000 to cover the town mrs sainsbury has assembled 68 drivers scrutineers and canvassers there are 31 polls honored stouffville the stouffville hydro- electric commission has established a 22- year accidentfree re cord the staff has won the praise of the electrical utilities safety associa tion a certificate of merit was received re cently by the commis sions planning co ordinator gordon brown the accidentfree period dates back to march 1963 while unwilling to make public all the planks in her platform- she admits en- virbnmentatand recreation concerns are high on her priority list she also wants to entice good industry into the municipality and pre serve the quality of life we now know fran says shes hopeful dirty polities wont enter the race but she got off the first shots accusing incum bent tom wood of revealing her game plan and procras- tinating on his own theres no bitterness she said but little things filter back the mayoralty candidate said her campaign suppor ters represent all ages and a good crosssection of the town mrs sainsbury says shes anxious to hear back from the people and see if the natives arc restless by organizing coffee parties shes hopeful the electorate will relate their concerns to her personally members however felt the matter was related to bylaw enforcement and out side their jurisdiction our interest is in promoting business not restricting it said one another suggested new businesses need all the help they can get when starting up theyre taxed to death he said it was pointed out that its common in singlefamily subdivisions to have two families living in one house the rules are bent in this re gard it was noted but not when it comes to paying business tax if we know about it town treasurer ed blackburn told the tribune he said it matters riot if its a legal or an illegal use of the proper ty a business tax still ap plies in this instance hairdres sing is allowed mr arrows- mith explained also dress making instruction in music dancing arts and crafts sculpturing weav ing painting and moulding there are rules and reg ulations to follow however the building official said one of these is that the house must be occupied as a residence by the user and there can be no more than one assistant who is not a resident of the dwelling the residential character of the dwelling cannot be changed mr arrowsmith doesnt believe infractions are such to cause any concern marie beckett rr 2 martha i new que markhani fair shes accompanied here by runners up cathy knott right 19 of markham rr ijand golden markham cninetecriyearold marie beckett 16th avenue rr2 markhani is the new queen of dmarkhamfair i i 2 v t the pretty blonde with the sparkling smile was the judges choice fromseven entries attending a prefair pageant- saturday night runnersup werecathy knott 19 of rr 1 markham and christine hodgson 21 of lpretta crescent south stpuffviuei marie avfirstryear student enrolled inthe early childhood education course at centennial college brought along her own cheering section that included donna her mother her grandparents charlie and margaret hilts a brother bryantwb sis ters arlehe and dianne an aunt catherine mcarthur and two i iirmiuc hodgson 21 loietta i crescent south stbuff- llexthe fair opens wed oct 2 and through sunday 6 sjoerd witteveenj sey girl cousins lynrie beckett and mehssawiiuams v bert- her late father would have been mrs beckett said later he always encouraged her tb getihvblved participating in the crowning ceremony was cathy oconnor the queen of 84 cathy described her reign as a- year of happy memories ill always hold treasure marie will attend markham fair wednesday through sunday but- manymay not recbgnizeher thursday and friday shell beshowing her favorite guernsey calf in the markham i dairy ciubshbwifj and who knows it could bewearihg a cvbwribythet of the week too plowing championships family tradition on title trail again eric timbers rr 4 stouffville won the reserve grand championship at the international plowing match near st thomas last week hell now compete for the canadian title at olds alberta in 19s6 whitchurch whitchurchstouffville has yet another entry in the canadian plowing cham pionships eric timbers 24 of rr 4 stouffville has earned the right to compete in the next level of competition after being named reserve grand champion of the pro vince following the interna tional match near st tho mas last week the grand champion is darryl hostrawsser of bel- wood ont while darryls placement was a foregone conclusion eric didnt learn of his run nerup position until the awards banquet in aylmer friday a first place finish only a few hours before tip ped the scales in his favor he also had a third and two fourths darryl had two firsts and two fourths vicing for the canadian title is not a new experience for eric he was an entry in 1980 near montreal and adv anced to the world cham pionships in ireland the fol lowing year area plowmen fared reasonably well at the inter national other first place finishers in their respective classes wcrceuis britton clarcmont 2hcrb jar- vis agincourt 2 and brian dcgcer mt albert next week floyd forsyth and ken ferguson both of stouffville compete in the 1985 canadian cham pionships at corn hill new brunswick in 1986 both the world and canadian com petitions will be heldat olds alberta wayne emmerson hat in the ring stouffville with the closing of nominations less than four weeks away oct 21 election interest is increasing latest to announce his candidacy is wayne emmerson lloyd avenue stouffville hell run in ward 4 emmersons lone oppo nent to date is jim west william street stouffville although a resident of ward 6 the 32yearold schcll lumber employee sees this as no problem he points to the fact his place of employment is in ward 4 where he spends from eight to ten hours a day besides he says a councillor should be concerned about prob lems in all wards rather than just one born in stouffville wayne has lived here all his life with the exception of five years at baker hill hes been extremely active in recreation particularly softball and hockey hes the towns sports perso nality of the year for 1985- 86 the council candidate has firm opinions concerning both the new rec centre and the old arena he feels phase 1 of the complex should be finished com pletely lets not nickle and dime it he says also hes opposed to demolishing the old arena if theres any chance of it being used t too good a building to tear down he claims while decisions made at meetings are important wayne wants to be answer able to problems on a oneto one basis this is the kind of response thats important to the individual he says i wayne emmerson 1