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best available cow serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area dinner thehre banquet facarnes a memorable dining experience sunday bru7kwsmorgas80rd wedwnos 6406060 t2j3 vol 100 no 30 a metroland comr unity newspaper wednesday november 25 1987 58 pages 50 cents olympic torch on its way by jim thomas editor stouffville the olym pic flame is on its way to whitch- urchstouffville the torch relay began from st johns newfoundland nov 17 the torchbearer will arrive at the museum in vandorf at 303 pm dec 22 and will remain on location about ten minutes in tot al the journey will cover 18000 kilometers the ceremony to include stu dent participation from all whitchurchstouffville schools will commence one hour prior to the torchbearers arrival relay runners selected from town are mary sled keith brettell and jim collins the local olympic committee includes marlene mckee- wetheral chairperson gladys clarkson karen edwards gary fisher amelia frauts and three members of the stouffville lions club mike grinnell david jones and john moffat the committee is placing a float in the dec 5 santa claus pa rade to host the olympic caravan dec 22 is a distinct honor for the town mrs mckeewetheral told the tribune many distinguished guests will attend including mp sinclair stevens mpp bill bal- linger york regional chairman eldred king mayor fran sains- bury members of council and others mr stevens will present olympic medals to five of 60 town nominees the remainder will re ceived engraved certificates students from the towns five elementary schools were selected to prepare addresses related to this historic occasion these were delivered wednesday morning in the town council chambers rep resentatives were andrea zemp dicksons hill angela hoover whitchurchhighlands melissa austin summitview mark green st marks and michael peters orchard park the torch now on its way to the olympic site in calgary alberta- will arrive at its final destination feb 13 1988 it was ignited in st johns by olympic committee chairman frank king then pas sed handtohand from mr king to prime minister brian mulrone- y to newfoundland premier brian peckford to the first cana dian runner the selected route will take the torch through every province and territory and through every capital and major city plus 700 communities the route dec 22 extends from the town of pickering along hwy 7 to markham north on woodbine avenue to vandorf north to new market then south on yonge street to vaughan the stopover in markham is at unionville high school warden avenue and hwy 7 scholarship for ballantrae boy ballantrae an eleven- yearold ballantrae boy is the re cipient of a 7500 national educa tion scholarship courtesy k mart canada limited colin bowmans name was the one selected from thousands of forms filled out across the coun try hes the son of john and letty bowman high point drive bal lantrae and a grade 6 pupil at bal lantrae public school colins father filled out the bal lot earlier this fall at a k mart store on davis drive newmar ket his was the grand prize winner while all details of the bursary werent known when the tribune talked with colin friday its anti cipated the money will be placed in trust until required for college or university tuition the bowman family has lived at ballantrae 3 a years moving to the community from scarbor ough j8k jese fc vavj8ss y id v- vvv iji lels5fe ntrjffefkw ssssfe hmmml t i iv2j kferwv ksl twm ifwfla patrons crowd new mall store colin bowman his swerevstihoping isfoldthetribune return woummake aiwbnder cfnvcliristtnas present y a jmrs eiavirsliid jhcchu df eh matthew- thefeaf ii andvniram areverjfdsj vtfpsscdcv i flipiii t5mytfne seeing a t i ing this description is astcedfo callfrwstth stouffville the horde of shoppers that poured into stouff- villes new bargain harolds wednesday undoubtedly had manager john gamble wonder ing about the stores size the same held true for thursday the premises was packed strangely enough no one com plained cut rate prices offset the inconvenience customers seemed pleased bargain harolds 550 main street west is the first tenant in stouffvilles new indoor mall others to follow include the road- house restaurant honey bee donuts town smoke shop and quality hair cutters cards hardware will anchor the malls east side the stouffville branch of bar gain harolds is one of 1g1 stores in the chain most of these in ontar io stock includes everything from socks to suitcases sweaters to shoe polish while the aisles are narrow detours allow serious shoppers to bypass the browsers prices are plainly visible and clerks arc pleasant and courteous the stouffvillc store has six checkout counters numbers of cashiers vary with the size of crowds last week the big run was on breakresistant coat hangers ten for one dollar one lady loaded herself up with 288 paper towels were also in de mand a whole truckload flew right out the tribune was told the opening of bargain harolds allowed shoppers their first inside imside gilbert francis page a2 father of invention a2 around towna7 neighborly notesa8 girl next doora10 sports sdss midgets second b1 sports editor says goodbyeb1 bowling resultsc34 glimpse of the mall the street light standards are particularly effective the interior warmth was also appreciated shopping hours at bargain harolds are monday through friday 930 am to 9 pm satur days 9 am to 6 pm pigeon panic stouffville adolfobian- chi keeps racing pigeons on his property at 268 stouffer street north the neighbors arent complain ing he says but the town is he claims that according to a muni cipal bylaw no fowl of any kind arc allowed in builtup areas mr bianchi feels councils car rying the letter of the law too far ill fight them all the way to the supreme court if i have to he says keeping racing pigeons has been mr bianchis hobby more than 30 years before moving to town he lived near claremont and at ballantrae ive nothing to hide he claims its all a misunderstand ing he believes some members of council dont know the differ ence between racing pigeons and the wild ones that perch on the town hall roof except for exercise his birds are kept in pens he explains mr bianchi says hes expecting a letter any day now telling him his pigeons arc out of bounds if they try and enforce it ill fight he declares true veteran stouffville louis lou hertlc a veteran of world war ii and a pastpresident of the royal canadian legion stouffville branch 159 died peacefully in york county hospital newmar ket nov 19 mr hertlc a resident of wind sor drive rr 2 stouffville moved to the mussclmans lake area from schombcrg 17 years ago he was held in high regard by all who knew him lou hertlc was a legion stal wart who firmly believed in the association in addition to the presidency he also served at the zone commander level and in veterans affairs move over dad move over dad at previous fairs gord and lois lewis of rr 1 uxbridge have won their share of awards however at this years royal son and daughterinlaw stephen and sherry lewis now of can- nington gave notice theyre in the trophyhunt too in competition just concluded steve and sherrys clydesdale en tries took two firsts and a host of seconds and thirds were really happy sherry told the tribune the overall re sults were fantastic terragolds hope an entry af terthought surprised even her owners by being named filly per- chcron foal of 1987 the competi tion included 30 horses from across canada and the united states steve and sherry also scored a first for the second year in a row with their clydesdale light draught team this is only the third year steve and sherry have competed on their own at the royal previous ly theyd joined forces with gord lewis and family stephen and sherrys entries placed third and fourth respec tively in the four and sixhorse hitches sherrys father a native of nova scotia was selected to represent the clydesdale breed in the sixhorse hitch driving class he placed second murray grove of stouffvillc placed third with peggy sue in the belgian yearling filly class this placement was sufficient to guarantee the horse top status for the season in the total points race for an ontario bred belgian filly dr donald hargraveof rr 3 stouffville won a third in the canadian sport horse breeders division dr hargrave has been a competitor at the royal more than 35 years bill hassard of stouffville scored a fourth with a pcrcheron geld mare pam tribbling rr 4 uxbridge placed second in the twowheeled cart division both glenn johnston and fami ly rr 4 stouffville and bill guardhouse rr 3 newmarket won several awards in various rabbit categories albert boake rr 1 cedar valley collected fourseconds and three thirds with his bantam cn tries in poultry purchase van stouffville the goals been reached the orders been placed and deliverys expected this week this is the remarkable story on parkviews new liftvan capable of accommodating 16 ambulatory and two wheelchair passengers plus a driver purchase price of the vehicle was 56000 financial assistance came from many sources sheila jones manager of parkview village told the tribune on wednesday at deer park inn a cheque in the amount of 10000 was presented by the canadian progress club stouftville branch to jm nigh- swandcr parkviews executive administrator the van will be utilized by not only the residents of parkview home parkview village and parkview apartments but by other seniors living in the community mrs jones said the administration is hopeful the van will arrive in time for inclusion in the dec 5 santa claus parade 1