Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), October 15, 1986, p. 1

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m hh mm 30 9 m o royal doulton ewellers 5 main st w stouffville i 6404646 vol 99 no 24 countrye tyme realty ltl serving whitchurchstouffviue uxbridge area 16495090 o 6405090 a metroland community newspaper wednesday october 15 1986 36 pages 50 cents parkview village complex ficia enin unday by jim thomas stouffville the dream is now a reality on sunday at 2 pm parkview village ninth line south will be officially opened the 124unit seniors complex located on 16 acres of land and costing 7768000 accommodates 175 people it is modern and com plete in every detail including a 300000 auditorium the result of a private fundraising drive sundays ceremony to which the public is invited is the end re sult of a contract signed by park views board of directors jan 28 1985 construction commenced two months later and the first tenants began moving in april 22 1986 by the end of june the build ing was filled with a waiting list for rooms the executive administrator is jm nighswander the housing manager is sheila jones and the secretaryreceptionist is arlene raymer lorraine steckley is the activity coordinator and audrey johnson the craft room co ordinator lorna hogg is the su pervisor of life enrichment ser vices the administrator of parkview home and parkview apartments rupert avenue is herb diller sheila jones parkview village housing manager is justly proud plex on ninth line south stouffvllle an official opening is planned of the new seven million dollar 124unit seniors apartment com- for this sunday oct 19 at 2 pm jim thomas while certain organized prog rams will be offered parkview village endorses the desire for in dependent living within the com plex mrs jones explained the residents still attend programs at the silver jubilee club do their own shopping and worship at the churches of their choice she said during the winter services will be held sunday evenings because walking and driving are some times difficult mrs jones stated a residents council will be established she said with administration approval concerts can be held in the au ditorium to qualify for tenancy a single applicant must be 60 years of age or over with respect to couples the husband or wife must be age sixty or more a onebedroom apartment rents for 480 twobedroom 595 theres an additional 10 activity fee per person plus a 1250 park ing charge were applicable several guests have been in vited to participate in sundays ceremony including yorkpeel mp sinclair stevens york- north mpp greg sorbara re gional chairman eldred king town mayor fran sainsbury and members of council and ken holder of canada mortgage and housing corporation the prayer of dedication will be delivered by rev ed sparks parkview home pastor music for the occasion will be provided by the unity singers the keys to parkview village will be turned over by architect gerry musselman and builder fred dsilva to mr nighswander and mrs jones the master of ceremonies is glenn steiner chairman of the board project with three projects now com pleted park views board of directors is considering yet one more twenty cluster units are plan ned for a part of the 16acre site close to ninth line south they would be served by a private en trance south of the home of keith and lorraine steckley while ownership iwould re- main with parkview the purch ase price has been placed at be tween 63000 and 98000 when a unit is no longerrequired sale of it would be arranged the clusters will be bungalow size either one bedroom or two bedrooms and a denv the board is hopeful con struction can begin this fall with completion by spring i antirabies clinics tragic 79 accident claims fourth victim stouffville on feb 28 1979 a tragic twocar collision at brown hill south of sutton took the lives of three men killed were drivers merlyn rpreston rr 4 stouffville allen wallace of baldwin and a passen- ger in the preston vehicle george vaughan of bloomington seriously injured was maitland a quantity of mail most of it third class was removed front the stouffville post office late rwednesday night or early thursday morning entrywas gained by break- ing a small glass panel and openinga rear receiving door a portion of what was taken was found on the ground out side posti ary fisher told the tribune theres no guarantee we recovered itall- hesaid j 2 blood found at the scene indi- jcated the thief cut himself mr fisher stated property dam age was placed at fifty dollars arnold burrows rr 3 new market that was more than seven years ago on sunday oct 12 mr burrows died in york county hospital newmarket the result of injuries received in the crash he had been a patient in four hospitals since that time sunnybrook st michaels riverdale and york county he was 57 the three men were returning from a visit with mr burrows brother don at coboconk on that fateful night news of the tragedy shocked the community born in scarborough the son of the late william arnold and helen burrows he and wife betty and family moved to mccowan road rr 3 newmarket 19 years ago previous to that they lived at bloomington he operated his own gravel truck besides his wife mr burrows leaves four sons rick of beaverton frank of mount albert mark at sutton and michael at home two daughters lorraine of beaverton and kimberly at home and six grand children a sister helen mrs phillip pearson resides at zephyr service will be held wednes day today at 2 pm from the oneill funeral home stouffvil le with interment bloomington cemetery the pallbearers all nephews are john kennedy bill stewart ronald burrows don hill kevin padley and roy kennedy stouffville is the site for one of eight united way walkathons to be held in york region sunday oct 19 the 10kilometre fundraising event begins at 10 am from the canadian tire store main street west starling times are the same in neighboring com munities like markham and au rora pledge sheets are available at locations across the region for more information on the stouffville walk contact the towns 1986 united way cam paign chairman hank degroot at 6404960 business or 6403948 home stouffville two rabies vaccination clinics are scheduled for this saturday oct 18 from 1 to 4 pm the locations are stouffville veterinary clinic 461 main street west and oconnor veterinary services hwy 48 and bethesda sideroad rr 4 stouffville the fee per pet is five dollars the markham area has been hardest hit dr denis oconnor told the tribune last week a calf contracted the disease and recent tests on two bats proved positive he said its unfortunate said dr oconnor that rabies of ten must strike close to home before some people take the necessary ac tion those persons who failed to take advantage of recent clinics at musselmans lake and ballan- trae sponsored by the ballantrae lions club now have another chance weekly column on education senior recovering following mishap stouffville victor burd the 82yearold parkview village resident injured while crossing main street west stouffville sept 25 is coming along fine son don of ringwood told the tri bune monday hes sharp and witty his spir its are good he said mr burd sr suffered a broken right leg and head lacerations when struck by an eastbound car near the entrance to the a p plaza he remains a patient in scarborough centenary hospital but expects to be moved to st johns convalescent hospital la ter this week hes been allowed out of bed and can now move about in a wheelchair a getwell card signed by many of parkviews tenants helped buoy up his spirits don said don expects his dad to remain in st johns at least two months like most communities whitchurchstouffville is an education conscious town to help bridge the gap between the home and the school the tri bune now has an education col umnist shes lynda williams a former teacher and mother of three she introduces herself to readers on page a2 mrs williams interests are wideranging in the weeks ahead shell be dealing with such topics as discipline busing homework report cards smoking drugs fundraising computers p a days parentteacher organiza tions streetproofing back to the basics reading writing and arithmetic and more mrs williams isntanticipating positive responses to everything she writes shes interested in negative replies as well letters pro and con can be left at the tri bune office 5456 main street west or mailed to box 40 stouff ville loh 1lo student parent teacher or senior citizen education effects us all what linda williams says should interest us all aw i ii- p li hil si m n if to i lynda williams mat lotrowi stouffville at age 27 kevin wells of rr 4 stouffville isnt an antique yet in the field of professional plowmanship he can be considered a veteran whatever his personal choice he entered himself in the antique class at the york regional plowing match saturday and placed second he used floyd forsyths 1948 cockshutt 40 tractor and his dads 1949 masseyharris 3furrow plow this is the way my father grant wells used to do it kevin said except i didnt have so many wiggles in it his dad replied with a smile competition was held on the farm of lewis rcesor rr 2 mar kham both soil and weather conditions were excellent results follow class 2 kent robinson cookstown tammy yake stouffvil le class 3 john robinson cookstown brian lewis markham paul robinson cookstown class 4 ken wells stouffville jan king stouffville class 5 ken ferguson stouffville greg tim bers uxbridge class 6 barry timbers uxbridge floyd for syth stouffville jim ferguson sunderland class 7 herb jar- vis agincourt class 8 bruce cowan oakwood rod king stouffville class 9 gordon mcquarrie lqfroy kevin wells stouffville lloyd middletonlcfroy class 10 murray meek markham scott stover markham brian lewis markham the annual awards banquet will be held wednesday oct 22 at victoria square eighteenyearold joanne brunke glcngall lane stouffville en tered in two classes at ihc york regional plowing match saturday kevin wells rr 4 stouffville was an using a 1948 cockshutt 40 tractor and a enlryin the antique class 1949 masseyharris plow jim thomas i

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