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spring clearout ill ewellers fxjountrye 24 mam st stouffvme 6w4646 j serving whitchurchstoufhriue uxbridge area punctuality is dbappowtlng if no one is there to appreciate rr- 349090 640090 vol 98 no 51 a metroland comrnuriitynewspaper wednesday april 23 1986 48 pages 50 cents allstar athlete illed in accident stouffville the 1985 year book for stouffville dist secondary school associated the fallowing information with senior sftudent bill hutchison ambition forest ranger that was his dream the dream of hisparents too thaf dream ended tragically friday night the wellliked young man with a promising fu- tire was involved in a singlecar accident on a lonely county road near little britain he suffered serious head injuries when tljrown from the vehicle and died several hours later in sunny brook hospital he was only nineteen an sdss graduate bill hutchison jr was nearing the fend of his first year in a forestry icourse at sir stamford fleming lcollege lindsay in fact only a few hours prior to the accident he had written his final exam due to the fact there were no witnesses the cause of the colli- sion isnt known two classmates said hed dropped them off at hheir homes that evening and was probably heading back to his un- cles place where he boarded while attending school police be- lieve he may have fallen asleep at bill hutchison jr the wheel he wasnt found until early the next morning bill had received much of his education in stouffville coming here from kingston at age eleven he was an exceptional athlete ex celling in almost every sport in cluding crosscountry and track and field he was a member of the stouff ville bantam hockey club that captured an ontario cham pionship in 198182 his father coached the team bill also enjoyed other forms of recreation including fishing hunting and canoeing donations in his memory are being sent to the canadian wildlife associa tion at the conclusion of his college year bill was to begin a summer job as an arbourist tree- trimming with the town of mar- kham he was really excited ab out it his father said mr hutchison spoke of the closeness between himself and his son we were more like bud dies he said we did many things together hundreds of student friends and former staff teachers called at the oneill funeral home monday to pay their respects bills death was announced over the high schools public address system monday morning the sanctuary of christ church anglican stouffville was filled for the service tuesday surviving besides his parents are sisters stephanie and lind- sey and a brother steve inter ment was made at stouffville cemetery our spring was nice while it lasted it was nice while it lasted saturdays spring like weather prompted strolls through stouffvillcs park ken a toedip in duffin creek rushing the season just a little are charlene thorpe 21 and carrie evans 19 both of main street stouffville and fiveyearold samantha dencmyof uxbridge jim thomas i main st plan excites town business area stouffville excitement is running high within the busi ness area of downtown stouff ville this was apparent wednesday when juris berzins an urban de sign consultant unveiled plans for a revitalized main street core that will include both street and store improvements cost of the consultants part in the project has been placed at 10000 with the townthe cham ber of commerce and the busi ness improvement area board sharing the expense berzins said eight storeowners were already committed to dres sing up their premises with others likely to follow the consultant queried his audi ence including several business men as to what theme they would like to see adopted i want stouffvilles downtown to be unique he said unlike any other in the area with respect to cost he said in some instances maximum effect can be created by spending be- tween 200 and 600 a major ex terior change would need to costt no more than 2000 he estimated jack chambers iga de scribed by chief librarian georgeschlukbier as the marketing anchor on main street had been slated for ex terior renovation but the owner decided to hold back pending completion of a downtown plan ged stonehouse chamber of commerce president at the time of the meeting described the en thusiasm as contagious everythings coming together we now have a plan a concept i feel twenty people will be approaching our consultant for guidance he recommended the bi a arrest bb gun vandals stouffville york re gional police are hopeful the arrest of three stouffville area boys aged 12 13 and 15 will halt a rash of vandalism that caused an estimated 14000 damage the first arrest came two weeks ago a 15yearold was charged with mischief but the damage spree didnt stop on april 15 a 12yearold and a 13yearold were questioned and also charged with mischief police said the lads using bb guns shot out windows in the greenpark home development stouffville at stouffville dist secondary school and the stouff ville sales barn they also smashed the glass in several bell telephone booths a number of parked cars and a bus belonging to simcoe transit authority of sunderland sgt peter thompson said extra hours of police work went into the investigation before the arrests were made if you dont nip this sort of thing in the bud it can get out of hand he concluded and the cnamber attempt to in volve additional landlords in the project he also suggested local service companies like hydro consumers gas and bell tele phone coordinate their work programs to lessen construction inconvenience mr stonehouse complimented the consultant in accomplishing so much in such a short time mr berzins said improvements to the streetscape and the build ings would not only give the down town a visual lift but increase business as well you people are not spending money just to make the place look pretty he stated but to im prove business for the entire town mr schlukbier said a grant of up to 900000 could be made avail able for various services includ ing paving and underground wir ing but we needed a plan first he said something that showed intent music mania 86 fresh start stouffville music mania a 25year success will have its sights set on the start of another milestone when it takes to the stage this week j were carrying on a tradition says director ann bell we want to keep it going another 25 years while ann admits last years silver anniversary show was a pinnacle of success for many longstanding performers she pleased to see so many new faces in the crowd the curtain goes up on music mania 86 thursday night at stouffville dist secondary school performances follow on fri day and saturday time of each is 8 pm although seats in the front section are at a premium there are still tickets available elsewhere at 5 adult 250 ten years and under there are special seniors and student admis sions thursday only at four dollars theme of this years show is caribbean cruise assisting director ann bell is producer doris harvey the music director is don mcnair skit director judy todd choreographer angela tucker assistant producer vi schope and assistant choreographer bianca creek teacher urges tragedy halt stouffville death due to alcohol has become a very serious problem staff teacher chuck roche told two high school assemblies here thursday theres been a tremendous waste of young lives losses that have been felt right here in stouf f- ville the time has come to do something about it mr roche introduced grade 11 students jane white and doreen chee representatives attending a recent toe alpha convention at the four seasons hotel toronto a third delegate laura camp bell also of grade 11 was absent from wednesdays gathering mr roche praised the generos ity of mcneil pharmaceutical canada ltd and the stouffville lions club for covering the 185 registration for each of two dele gates the third was paid by stu dents council seven hundred young people attended ranging in age from 14 to 24 jane white told her audience of a desire to establish a toe alpha club in stouffville main con cerns she said are drinking and driving and drug abuse the approach is very positive she explained doreen chee said club activi ties extend yearround cost of registration is five dollars toe alpha is more than being opposed to drugs and alcohol jane stated alternatives are offered she said mr roche stressed the fact a toe alpha club is needed in whitchurchstouffville this is your world he told the students you can make of it what you want we feel this is a good place to start on display stouffville dist secondary school is holding its first open house in eight years staff and students are hosting a full program of activities wed april 30 from 7 to 10 pm events will include displays and demonstrations in the shops a family studies fashion show a square dance in the gym with audience partici pation a band concert dis plays of art science expert- ments a memorabilia room dating back to the schools open ing in 1953 with food and re- freshments in the cafeteria theme of the open house is a community school that provides a weilrounded education although parents are invited so also are residents with no sons or daughters enrolled principal john nikifork told the tribune we want people to see what were doing just call me farmer john many farmers and wouldbe farmers attended the auction sale friday on the property of bruce davidson ninth line south and 19th avenue markham threeyearold michael cierwinski is possibly a future farmer he felt right at home behind the wheel of a davidson farm tractor erkkl pohjolainen