barthau jewellers 5 main st v stouffviirc 6404646 r r t f vol 100 no 28 serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area dinner theatre banquet facomes a memorable dining experience sunday brunchsmorgasbord weddngs 6406060 22 a metroland community newspaper wednesday november 11 1987 54 pages 50 cent crash kills fitness expert driver nabbed stouffville four peo ple including two children were injured in a hitandrun accident nov 3 at the intersection of ninth line south and main street west admitted to york central hos pital richmond hill were peter and yvonne brand son jonathan and daughter sonya of maystone court stouffville their eastbound ford escort was rammed broadside by a vehi cle travelling north police said the second driver left the scene but a witness gor don britton rr 2 markham gave chase and obtained a license number clifford dalziel 26 of main street west stouffville was later arrested and charged with failing to remain mrs brand said two unidenti fied ladies volunteered their help in taking care of the children until an ambulance arrived she de scribed too how mr britton took off after the hitandrun motorist without hesitation damage to their car has been estimated at 83000 fortunately mrs brand said the impact occurred closer to the back of their auto otherwise they could have been more seriously injured or even killed female draftee uxbridge eighteen-year- old lisa hord was a senior draft- ling student in grade 12 at ux- i bridge secondary school while outnumbered by her imale counterparts the cross- covers no longer unusual many igirls take the course particularly in grades 9 10 and 11 technical director stan mcmullcn told the tribune however lisa advanced one further she received the baldwin sales drafting award grade 12 at commencement exercises friday a first for uss she also received the coveted letter u for achievement in academic and extracurricular activities following graduation grade 13 lisa plans to go on to universi ty and major in engineering shes the daughter of mr and mrs hugh hord rr 1 ux bridge childrens theatre stouffville stouffvilles little league theatre is only one week old and already its outgrown its location fifty children attended the initial casting more than the library can accommodate promoter steve payne of rupert avenue told the tribuncrehearsals will begin shortly for two plays planned for the second week in december the young actors and actresses range in age from five to fifteen years amazing is the word used by mr payne to describe the interest he says hes enjoying excellent support from the library staff the recycling group the stouffville players and murray magnus of main street printing despite the overload everyone will have a part payne promises hes writing both plays with work already underway while the location is indefinite mr payne says he has several sites in mind including parkview village auditorium housing group keeps pressure on government by bruce stapley stouffville if the pre sent trend continues stouffville will become a closed community except to the privileged this is the feeling of the christ church anglican outreach com mittee currently attempting to obtain affordable housing for low and medium income families in the stouffville area a subcommittee meeting was held nov 3 according to committee chair person kitty gait the average stouffville house has increased in price from 150000 to 248000 in the past six months wed like to see something along the line of an ontario hous ing project explained mrs gait they dont have to be ghet to houses if done properly the committee is seeking the support of other church congrega tions in stouffville a delegation plans to meet with town council dec 8 during this discussion members will ask the town to make application to the ontario housing ministry for a study to confirm accommodation needs for low and medium income resi dents according to mrs gait queens park will undertake such a study at no cost to the munici pality no action she said can be forthcoming until this work is complete we want council and queens park to know were serious about this she continued the commit tees hopeful the delegation will be strongly supported bill nailer said many of those affected have fallen on hard times they dont make enough to house themselves properly and still have anything left for food and clothing he said the next meeting is planned for tucs nov 24 at 8 pm again at christ church sunset boulevard stouffville victim thrown from car stouffville armin richard schopf will be laid to rest in a plot next to his closest friend john turner johns parents mr and mrs mervin turner rr 2 stouffvil le made the request after learn ing of armins tragic death in a singlevehicle accident sunday morning the 26yearold stouffville man a bodybuilding specialist was pronounced dead on arrival at grace hospital scarborough after being thrown from his north bound car near the intersection of cone 10 and 16th avenue mar kham carolyn drury a passen ger was also hospitalized but her injuries were not considered se rious it was back in august 1980 that armin witnessed the beating death of good friend john turner after the two had attended a weightlifting competition in hamilton turner was set upon by 15 to 20 punks in the lobby of the building in what was described at the time as a totally unprovoked attack the culprits were later arrested convicted and jailed however armin never fully re covered from the mental anguish of that incident he gave up his bodybuilding program for a time and redirected his energies to wards furthering his education in 1985 he graduated with an en glish major from brock universi ty st catharines later he returned to his first love that of physical fitness he opened up the muscle factory in markham and only recently re- furbished the facility changing the name to the ironworks a powerfully built man at 247 pounds armin had a heart of gold he was always anxious to lend a helping hand to children and only recently held a fund- raising event for the card organization canadian associa tion for riding for the disabled at bruces mill conservation area time of sundays fatal crash was placed at 1215 am police said mr schopfs northbound car went out of control on a curve and slammed into a hydro pole the vehicle remained upright com ing to rest only a short distance from a deep ravine the road was wet and greasy at the time born in west germany armin excelled at wrestling and rugby during his high school years he could bench press up to 350 pounds his death has been keenly felt by a crosssection of both mar kham and stouffville communi ties where he was well known and highly respected funeral mass held from st marks catholic church stouff ville wednesday today was largely attended besides his parents wolfgang and edcl schopf of lagoon city near brechin armin is survived by a brother bernie a student attending the university of west ern ontario london invitation to ballantrae a royal thrill for 4h club ballantrae ten mem bers of the ballantrae 4h club under the leadership of heather andrews and peggy blackwcll will participate in closing cere monies of the royal agricultural winter fair nov 22 the girls will serve as flag- bearers at the fairs conclusion between 3 and 4 pm the request came from cathy simpson home economist re gion of york were very pleased mrs andrews told the tribune the following 4h members will take part tracy andrews tra cy blackwcll sara bunion susan carter lori colcby christine dubc lisa delude michelle nop- per kristcy saunders and lisa tucker hays classic the scotia bank contact hays classic at the royal is scheduled for nov 15 and 16 participants from york region arc lynn and terry beckett markham karma duynisveld quecnsville rick fieldhouse woodbridgc chris little markham and teres- sa sheardown schomberg rep resenting durham west arc scott wilson port perry ian mcfadden sunderland david beatty cannington barclay phoenix port perry reg shier cannington and dawna wilson uxbridge queens guineas the royal hosts the largest 4h steer show and sale in ontario its the queens guineas com petition bringing together 4h members from across the pro vince participants from york region arc john and tom wal ton of markham matthew hoi- den mt albert durham west will be represented by ken jackson and darren rcid of sun derland rob taylor of port perry orce of the impact snapped the light standard in two places the vehicle onitswfieelsmthespntfihpundth agssssbis homeowners out in the cold stouffville westfields out in left field ward 5 councillor wilf morley has this feeling with winter fast approaching and so much work still to be done westfield estates is a presti gious development on the north east corner of hwy 47 tenth line and main rather than fore close on revenue properties 400000 performance bond the town extended the deadline into fall they the firm made prom ises but nothings changed i kept building up the residents hopes deadline is friday stouffville the whitch urchstouffville recreation de partment is still waiting on nominees for olympic medal hon ors related to celebration 87 up to press time tuesday not a single nomination had been re ceived the deadline is friday there arc five categories a male and female athlete a volun teer a coach an official and a sponsor the ceremony is being arranged by the fedora govern ment in association with the win ter olympics in calgary alberta presentations locally will be made next month at the whitch urchstouffville museum van- dorf a nomination form is published on page a7 of this weeks tri bune submissions are being re ceived by marlcne mckee- wcthera at the town recreation centre but they proved me wrong im really disappointed councillor morley told the tribune monday with winter weather settling in morley s resigned- to thef act much of the work must wait until spring mr morley lists projects still incomplete lotgrading ditch ing and entrance gates he said the streets are supposed to be cleaned twice a week but this isnt being done either the ward member sympathizes with the homeowners he says if everything had proceeded according to plan all would be finished by now at this point all council can do is apply pressure in the spring he says iv a i of bells experience un pffiffig held in stnusfijf e date is kri dec 4 the eveningprior touhcfc santab tlaus parade we wiant to make it a fami- 1 ly affair sandra stntnnt i esidenfof thebusiness lux provementl areabb blwd told the- hopedfor parti rludcs a childrens ehoir and ofcaroliersltherlia ng thatmain street be i from edwardsircettdtlft drive v ru