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a4 tribune march 9 1988 editors mait burned now wary dear editor im a student at york uni versity today a friend handed me a copy of your march 2 newspaper i read with interest a column by jim tho mas under the heading city cyc lists in town it related to two female cyclists and their stopoff in stouffville dur ing a sunday outing the writer implied that girls are wary of strangers who out of the blue strike up conversations with girls in local eateries or anywhere else for that matter how right he is while stouffville may be far re moved from toronto and ninety- nine percent of- the interlopers may be sincere its that one per cent that turns friendly visitors into imperious icebergs i speak from experience like brigette and maureen in mr thomass column i too enjoy cycl ing on sunny sunday afternoons on one occasion i stopped at a restaurant in a small town not un like stouffville there i was approached by a stranger who on the surface seemed like a gentle man regardless i played it safe limiting the conversation to only a few words unfortunately for me he wasnt satisfied with only a few words when i left he followed if it hadnt been for the timely interven tion of two bystanders im not sure what might have happened id like you to inform your col umnist that we city girls dont mean to be frigid weve been taught to take no chances once burned twice wary sincerely joanne kingstone 1008 eglinton avenue west toronto ont i the tribune established 1888 james thomas bruce annan patricia pappas jennifer hutt editor publisher advertising manager distribution manager editorial dept denise mcdonald retail advertising susan berry manager charles canning real estateclassified advertising joan marshman real estate manager dorothy young classified manager oebra weller distribution lea killer doreen deacon business office manager chris bertram national sales representative metroland corporate sales 4931300 the stouffville tribune published every wednesday and saturday ai w main st stouffville ont is one of the metroland printing publishing distributing group of suburban newspapers which includes tha acton free press aja pickering news advertiser aurora banner brarhpiowguardian burlington post etobicoke advertiser guardian georgetown independent markham economist sun milton champion mississauga news newmarket era oakville beaver osrtawa whitby this week richmond hill thornhill vaughan liberal scarborough miror topic newsmagazine willow- dale mirror metroland printing publishing distributing ts a division of harlequin enterprises ltd single copies 50c subscriptions 2100 per year in canada 5500 elsewhere member of canadian com munity newspaper association ontario weekly newspaper association ontario press council and sub urban newspapers of america second class mail registration number 0896 roaming around- dividends with pay tv 6402100 6492292 editorials employees cooperate were we fooled we anticipated councils decision to ban smoking in various townowned buildings would result in vociferous pro test or worse anarchy we doubted municipal employees were ready for this kind of across-the- board legislation nor did we think coun cil would enact it to the politicians credit they did and to the employees credit theyll co operate if theres opposition to the buttout de cree and were sure there is we failed to detect it in a crosssection sampling thursday everyone we talked to in fact applauded the decision take a bow we attended two high school produc tions last week both entirely different the one anne of green gables was performed at uxbridge secondary school the other variety show 88 was staged at stouffville high while the format of each varied great ly the presentations had two things in common student commitment and ta lent excellence yes there was teacher assistance in the wings but the talent and the enthu siasm belonged to the students them selves and it came across in fine style productions of such magnitude take a great deal of time student time at sdss these young people spent satur days sundays lunch periods and spares putting their performance together the same was undoubtedly true at uxbridge total dedication the success of their efforts showed on stage audience appreciation made it all worthwhile a schools standard of excellence is often judged by diplomas received and scholarships won at commencements this is fine however academic excell ence is only part of the learning pro cess education today comes in many forms talent like wc witnessed at uss friday and sdss saturday should not be downplayed oroverlooked but rather encouraged for when commencement acoladcs have all but been forgotten ex tracurricular activities like anne of green gables and variety show 88 will live on this is true not only of theparticipants but of the participants parents as well its a thing called community out reach for which stouffville and ux bridge secondary schools arc so well known last on our checkout list was the fire hall for some strange reason many firefighters are packaday smokers surprise again volunteers will raise no objections either that is if chief bill brown and deputychief murray emmerson speak for the majority both officers agree its a good idea and plan to cut back perhaps quit entirely while chief brown said he hadnt yet discussed the issue with his men he fore sees no problems out of all the question naires circulated less than halfadozen were returned he said acceptance of the ruling by most municipal employees adds strength to our contention a total smoking bans in order everywhere the great outdoors excluded toronto may not be ready but whitch- urchstouffville is take the legislation one step further councillors our time has come i seldom watch television the reason im seldom home even when i do go through the trans formation crom a working journalist to a couch potato it does me no good for i cant stay awake tv has a way of lulling me to sleep on occasions i prop my eyelids open with toothpicks if the programs really special even then its a battle between stupidity and commonsense fortunately commonsense deep sleep usually wins out despite the fact we have three tv sets in our house two black and whites and one color all are constantly in use for each has hisher favorites and woe be tide the person who tries to intercede recently sons paul and neil came up with a solution they invested in pay tv im the beneficiary its quite amazing with the purchase of a 10 descramb- ler plus 20 a month seven additional channels are available at the flick of a switch these extras are round-the- clock extremely convenient fpr a night hawk like myself when everyone else has succumbed to sleep i spring to ac tion a home entertainment format at my fingertips so what do i watch i cannot tell a lie first choicesuper channel no 24 is close to the top of my my priority list the blue movie scene shame shame you say but wait a minute dont knock it if you havent seen it and even if you have dont throw out the baby with the bath water some of these shows are tremendous superb stories and excel lent acting i sit glued to my seat ever since pay tv came into being blue movies have been the centre of con troversy i cant understand why by jim thomas- for one thing they dont begin till well past midnight long after most adoles cents and sensible folk are tucked s under the covers and should a particu lar film offend its simple to turn it off or switch to something else certainly there areplenty from which to chdose how blue is blue how violent is violence the few ive seen include a bit of both one must establish personal guidelines when scenes go beyond the bounds of personal propriety flick the switch psycho iii for examplethats no fare for the weakstomached viewer mun ching on a toasted western with ketchup the bedside dentist is supposed to be funny i doubt dr boadway would con sider it so me either but to each his own sickies aside pay tv is geared to folks like me i can watch everything from madonna on 23 to roy rogers on 25 from wayne gretzky on 26 to dow jones on 29 and at three oclock in the morning but patience is a virtue f the lights go out and pay tv comes oh only after david letterman has done his thing son barry sees to that im not sure which is worse letterman or psycho editors mail soft life showed in olympic competition now that the hoopla is over and self- congratulatory remarks have been made concerningthe success of the cal gary olympics an inquest is being held into the failure of our athletes to make a real impression on the medal count calgary was certainly put on the map from an administrative and organiza tional standpoint it was indeed a mag nificent achievement an event that wont soon be forgotten unfortunately our active participants did not come up to the expectations of the canadian media reporters and coaches it was a great pity the false buildup by these people put extra pressure on them asking them to achieve what they could not do gormley area pond was scene of many church baptisms many present members within the congregation of heisc hill church will recall scenes similar to the one above back in the 60s water baptismal services were common on the doner family farm leslie street rr 1 gormley this picture was taken during such a dedication about 25 years ago jim thomas when you heard commentators do scribing a 20th place in a particular event as spectacular you wondered what the descriptive would have been had someone received a gold ij the fact the games were held on our home grounds put even greater press ure on the participants to do well t in the early stages a canadian cross country skier inferred that his poof showing was due to suspected blood- doping by the russians who placed first and second how about the east germans the swiss the finns the swedes and the dutch who received medals did they have doped blood too canada has all the materials and manj made facilities an athlete could want a fivemonth winter the rockies the laurentians ski clubs etc as well as good coaches and sufficient funds so whats the problem personally i feel the missng require ment is stamina this showed in long distance events and in speedskating if lack of stamina is one of the reasons for our low placing it would have to do with the life style of we north ameri icans the usa was displeased with itjs results also the north and central european peo ple have a different outlook a different philosphy with regard to sports and peijv sonal fitness this begins at an early age daily exercise is a must they dont use vehicles to get to and from stores not if they can walk most children walk to school here homeowners even those with with small lots have siton machines on which to cut their grass young and middleaged golfers travel the course in batterypowered carts all this dependency on machines tends to make people physically lazy this may all be the result of the affluent society in which the north americans lives his east european counterpart does not always have the means that enables him to enjoy such luxuries he must depend on physical stamina this makes him a healthcr person in many instances only seconds sepa rate a first from a tenth but mcdalv winners arc consistently in the top posi tions not just a flash in the pan adam johnstone rr siouftvillc j i