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on premises repairs- barthau jewellers sourvii 6404646 serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area dinner theatre banquet facilities a memorable dining experience sunday bruncwsmorgasbord weddings 6406060 vol 101 no 1 kjt a metroland community newspaper wednesday january 6 1988 46 pages 50 cents plane crashes florida condo while town family on holiday by jim thomas editor stouffville for earl and wendy thompson daughter lori and son craig theres al ways lots to see in the area of fort walton beach florida theyve spent christmas there the past several seasons there most recent experience however is something theyll never forget on dec 25 a singleengine plane with two people aboard crashed into the 19th floor of the hidden dunes resort tower a 20- storey condominium where the thompson family of rupert ave nue stouffville were staying deanna atkins 31 of milton florida died a short time later timothy butler 39 her husband and pilot of the craft was serious ly injured but will recover lori and craig were in the apartment when the crash occur red their suite was five floors be low their parents had gone shop- stranded couple gormley jim ryan area canine control officer performed the role of the good samaritan dec 28 it was late at night mrs annie neal albert street south was being driven home to stouffville by her granddaughter nancy neal of shelbourne when their car suddenly died the location was brodies hill east of bruces mill conservation area nancy started out walking hoping to obtain help shed gone about a quarter mile when she spotted a manger scene and a lighted candle on the south side of the stouffville road she asked to use the phone they were the kindest people mrs neal said they invited us in to get warm then drove us to stouffville they were truly good samaritans according to mr ryan a lighted window candle is an old irish custom meaning if youre in trouble were here to help were very grateful mrs neal concluded ping and knew nothing of the acci dent until they returned craig said the impact shook the building but he wasnt im mediately aware of the cause on hearing a moaning sound from above he looked out to see the plane wedged into the side of the condo and a woman dangling from the seat both he and lori ran down 14 flights of stairs and outside adding to the horror of the inci dent the pilot in attempting to reach his wife fell out of the plane and became wedged between the craft and the wall he was pulled through a window on the 18th floor one of the heroes of the day was mrs thompsons cousin ed jor dan and son david of thunder bay they ran up two flights of stairs broke through a window and helped rescue the pilot craig said his parents werent allowed back into the building for fear of fire they knew we were all right but not really all right craig explained they spent several frustrating minutes on the outside looking up until their son and daughter came running out the condominium was never evacuated craig said until equipment arrived to take the craft down craig praised the work of local paramedics he described how they provided first aid to the pilot and had his condition completely snowmobile plunge kills area couple markham service was held wednesday today from the dixongarland funeral home markham for douglas keith mackenzie and christine tina smolski following a tragic snowmobile accident new years day the young couple doug 22 and tina 26 were heading across go home lake muskoka on the way back to the mackenzie family cot tage when their machine plunged into about 20 feet of open water opp divers recovered the bodies sunday mrs margaret smolski of rr 4 stouffville described her niece as a good girl who like her boyfriend enjoyed cottage life she and her brother norbert had racing pigeons called patriots stouffville verbal abuse inflicted on racing pigeons has ruffled the feathers of one karl winterstein of claremont so much so he plans to appeal the societys case to the minister of municipal affairs and the dept of national defence mr winterstein regards the breeds forebearers as heroes claiming their exploits during world war i and world war ii are well documented these birds he says have been honored with three of the highest medals of bravery including the military cross the victoria cross and the croix de guerre theyve been involved in some of the most dramatic rescues im- agineable says mr winter stein its a shame theyre being maligned in this way in france he explains monu ments have been erected to their memory theyre as much a veteran as any legion member he points out he claims he could fill an en tire newspaper with stories re lated to their heroics all this has been totally shoved under the rug he states in addition mr winterstein says pigeonracings a fascinat ing hobby he knows of only two such fanciers in stouffville he claims one of these hasnt released a single bird and yet an 81name petition has been filed with council lets not get carried away he insists mr winterstein insists any ac tion by the town that would ban pigeonkeeping here would be the thin edge of the wedge hes promised a fight to the finish em ploying all the resources the rac ing pigeon union can musten been living with her father john smolski in west hill helen her mother resides in markham a graduate of markham dist high school mrs smolski said her niecevould have started a new job with a scarborough insur ance firm on monday doug and tina had been going together several months his father russell mackenzie of gla diator road markham said a graduate of durham college doug was an employee on the staff of amp canada limited mr mackenzie described his son as an avid outdoorsman who lived for his cottage tina also spent considerable time at her fathers cottage on lake rosseau mrs smolski said according to police there was no snow on the lake making it dif ficult to see the water time of the accident was placed at 245 am hundreds of friends called at the dixongarland funera home tuesday to pay their respects the service wednesday was also largely attended interment was made at elgin mills cemetery clinic a red cross blood donor clinic will be held in the le gion hall friday jan 8 the location is ninth line north stouffville donors should take note of the change in hours 2 pm through 8 pm babysitting will be pro vided stabilized before taking him to an ambulance craig said it was foggy at the time of the crash but the mist rol led out soon after plans for a family christmas dinner to have included wendys parents mr and mrs walter lee of ringwood were hastily changed craig noted rather than return to the apartment they went to a nearby restaurant- but it sure was eery sleeping there that night craig con- eluded vague of ringwood holds silver the credit however she says its allfor funandjv lead siberian husky in her threemember dog- criticizes the win- atallcost attitude ofsorjjej sled team dianes been racing competetively drivers jim thomas for the past six years with several awards to her ringwoofls diane vague rays- tor snow by jim thomas ringwood hike this command echoes over hill and dale as 22yearold diane vague of ringwood urges her dogsled team on to victory from how until spring diane and her three siberian huskies silver bullet and bj will be participating in race meets across the coun try the route usually covers three miles one mile per dog although longer distances and stronger teams are not unusual it all began with one dog hobo on a toboggan diane recalls but i wanted someffiihg faster she remembers she began racing competetively six years ago but its not for the money she insists its for the fun msswmemt like in all sports there are hazards diane explains for instance if the lead dog should spot a rabbit or a deer look out f v so far dianes never lost control of her team but runaways arent uncommon to steer a sled the driver shifts hisher weight from one runner to another its a jot like skiing diane says her practice runs are held on trails in vivian orestdiane loves it there diane has two sleds one for racing and one freight the racing sled was constructed bruce carter formerly of stouffville and hoi pefferlaw everythings transported in the fai lys pickup truck alice dianes mbther alwaj goes along in fact she enjoys the meets almost much as her daughter xsjv- racingrules are strict diane explainsfshbuic a dog be injured or killed the animal must be brought back whipping is not allowed j diane hopes to add a fourth siberian to her racing team next winter hobos now retired while diane frowns on the win at all cost-atti- tude of some drivers shes proud of herfastesi female award won at cold creek cqriseif area near nobleton and a third prize recei hamilton for alice theres a side benefit to all the thi and spills of dogsled racing mixing husky ha with wool she weaves beautiful sweaters mi tens and scarves highly prized by family mem bers and friends and while most townsfolk cringe at the sight of a few flakes falling through in the air alice and diane vague are praying up a storm the lettering on alices sweater says it a let it show let it snow let it snow avctl coaseitjpaibgasbbgi christmas day baby their greatest gift uxbridge she wasnt packaged under the christmas tree but for john and anita speers of rr 1 uxbridge shes their greatest gift leah erin was born at 326 pm dec 25 in scarborough centenary hospital she weighed seven pounds one ounce john and anita had been visit ing neighbors that evening christmas eve and were en first arrival zephyr the population of zephyr increased by one monday daniel robert joseph grim- shaw son of karl and joanne grimshaw arrived at uxbridge cottage hospital at 806 am he tipped the scales at seven pounds twelve ounces hes the areas first baby in 1988 and a first child for mr and mrs grimshaw the mother hopes to return home with her bundle of joy on friday route home when things began to happen they set out for scarbor ough centenary a few hours later and leah arrived that afternoon its their first but hopefully not their last says anita proud grandparents are edgar and rosemarie herrell cone 2 uxbridge and george and ethlewyn speers of brantford proud greatgrandmother is mrs ethlewyn daniels of ingersoll year in reviewa3 ban smutty sweatersa4 ninety years younga5 around towna7 sports its academical k harry milrqy hockey hero pageb2 dougs in controlb1 hockey memorieb2 4