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a4 tribune april 20 1988 editors mail weary dear editor while many people may be sympathetic to problems being ex perienced by residents of westfield estates i for one am growing a trifle weary of all their bellyaching they may indeed have a beef with the developer but it seems to me theyre coming down unbearably hard on council in my opinion the town owes these folks absolutely nothing the homeowners were allowed into their residences prematurely because council was sympathetic to their plight the subdivision has never been assumed by the munici pality and wont be until the de veloper lives up to his obligations if these people were unaware of the strings attached to occupancy of homes then they should be haul ing their lawyers up on the carpet not the politicians it seems to me the time has come to tell the towns side of this story the squeaking wheel may indeed get the grease but all they give me is a pain in the neck sincerely geoffrey hogan booth drive stouffville amazed dear editor being a newcomer to stouffvil le the ice revue last week was a first opportunity to see this kind of show done locally i was amazed from the first number to the last it was a thor oughly entertaining and exciting experience i couldnt believe skaters so young could perform so well it all goes to help make my town the greatest sincerely mrs gloria coombs geoffrey crescent stouffville the tribune established 1888 james thomas 8ruce annan patricia pappas jennifer hui7 or editor publisher advertising manager distribution manager editorial dept denise mcdonald retail advertising susan berry manager charles canning real estate classified advertising joan marshman real estale manager dorothy young classified manager debra weller distribution lea kilter doreen deacon business office manager chris bertram national sales representative metroland corporate sales 4931300 the slouhwiile tribune published every wednesday and saturday at 54 mam st stouffville ont is one ol the metroland pnnimg 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thing weve known for years were also aware of the cause were personally pleased there is a cause an attraction of such magnitude the sales barn that prompts people to come to town its the cure councils looking for the report to its credit contains several important recommendations a number of which are not surprising some are wc agree with most the following should be high on the towns priority list removal of the pedestrian crossover light in the downtown core and installa tion of automatic traffic signals at the intersection of main market and mill streets installation of automatic traffic sig nals at the intersection of main west and winona drive plus a raised median a rightturn lane for northbound traf fic and a leftturn lane for southbound traffic at the entrance to the sales barn construction when buildup per mits of two new eastwest roads run ning parallel to main street installation of a leftturn signal at the intersection of main street west and ninth line north elimination of the jog linking stouffer street north with stoufter street south surprising to us is the description of street lighting in stouffville as general ly satisfactory we feel its generally unsatisfactory the report should have presented a stronger recommendation with regard to the future of civic street in our opin ion vehicular traffic should be banned in this area completely neither should cars nor trucks be permitted in the nar row entranceexit laneway between scotia bank and the bank of com merce these minor criticisms aside we con sider the study well detailed and easily understood the firm takes into account the cost of certain recommendations obviously appreciating the fact longrange plan ning and financing are involved tlie town undoubtedly appreciates this fact as well its our understanding council has already reacted to several suggestions and will continue to implement the re ports proposals in the months and years ahead im a slave to habit what i cat when i sleep what i wear even my hair nothipg changes kind of boring eh sure i can be flexible if forced however for the most part i carry on doing today what i did yesterday and the day before why change a good thing i ask a good thing sometimes i wonder take my eating habits for example if i was a bachelor living alone id have bran flakes three times a day with oat meal porridge for a midnight snack for dessert id alternate between oranges and apples fish id reserve for fridays pretty simple fare thank heaven the kids say someone else is doing the cooking otherwise theyd have oat stocks sticking out their ears my excuse of course is speed bran flakes and porridge are quick to pre pare 1 can consume both on the run and often do when jean isnt home when she is 1 never know quite what to expect although for the most part she seldom departs from the straight and narrow either friday was different she sprang something on us entirely new new to cat but not new to see i never believed id do both theyre called leeks i remember leeks as a kill they grew in the wild about the only times i ever came face to face with crops of leeks was after arbor day our school all m of us would troop over to hoovers bush on markhams ninth line during this annual nature walk in the woods one of the boys would invaiiably point out this single patch of leeks theyre good to eat i remember him saying but i always thought he was bluffing for they smelled terrible likea skunk as recall youd have to be awful hungry i remember thinking little did i know fifty years later id come face to face with leeks in the centre of our dining room table oh the memories it was good friend alex davidson who conjured up the course he too had come across a patch in the bush but rather than give them a wide berth as i did as a kid he picked an ample sample and sent them over for supper jean was baffled she wasnt quite sure how they should be served fried stewed boiled scrambled or raw to the rabbits not one to waste anything she turned to her good housekeeping illustrated cookbook and there sure enough on page 287 under the chapter entitled vegetables was the recipe preparation even for me seemed simple it said cook in saucepan over medium heal in one inch of boiling salted water heat leeks to boiling then reduce heat lo low cover and simmer 10 to 15 minutes or until tender drain the recipe suggested they could be eaten raw or finely shredded in salads there was no mention of including nose pegs with each serving unfortunately i made the mistake of telling the kids my reminiscences of leeks as a boy they all moved back from the table several inches anticipating the worst strangely enough there was no odor at all no more than with spinach aspar agus or broccoli i was sure i smelled something when mr davidson came to the door jean responded with surprise whatever it was you left it in the pot i said admitting to how good they tasted and smelled a portion of the credit goes to the cook rather than serve the leeks raw she im mersed them in a bowl of butter sauce adding a pinch of salt and pepper for taste ummm good while the kids sat back in open- mouthed amazement i consumed my share and their shares too they couldnt believe it but you said they smelled like a skunk commented son neil as the last shred of evidence was gleaned from the bowl that was fifty years ago i replied leeks have changed and so have i and how so much so i hope to trails- plant a few shoots from the davidson bush to the thomas garden in all fairness however i think the neighbors should be forewarned a strong cast wind could change that mon day morning wash from rinso white to leeky green excellent a great great show we echo comments overheard from spectators attending ice re vue 88 at the town rcc centre last week supporting editors mail would seem to back these up it was truly an excellent produc tion one that gave all skaters an opportunity to participate and dis play their skills the presence of guest stars gia guddat and gary iteacom put icing on the cake to producerdirector agnes and julia faggiani assistant producer jan percy and all others associated with this alternateyear event our congratulations you did your club and our com munity proud altona mennonite church designated an historic site the altona mcnnonitc church sideline 30 town of pick ering has been designated an historic site under the ontar io heritage act a commemorative plaque has been erected on the property the church built in 1852 was closed in 1971 the first grave is that of elizabeth stouffer wife of pioneer abraham stouffer of stouffville it is dated 1835 jim thomas editors mail question hardly a week goes by that i dont read an article in the tribune with regard to the unhappy state of affairs within the subdivision of westfield estates not being all that close to the situation here arc many things i and undoubtedly others dont understand i pose only this one question if problems are related mainly to landscaping why dont the homeowners complete improve ments themselves surely to goodness if a family can afford a 200000 home they can also afford a few dollars for top soil fertilizer and grass seed problems like these become chro nic its safe to say two years from now owners will still be complain ing about being shortchanged by the developer in my opinion these folks should stand back take a look at their properties and thank god they purchased them when they did green grass not withstanding they dont know how lucky they are gordon nealey albert street stouffville great through the tribune to the stouffville figure skating club i wish to say how much i enjoyed ice revue 88 saturday night there wasnt a flat part in the en tire show the soloists were super so also were their costumes the spotlighting was also superb a real professional job while i dislike singling people out i must mention the ability of guest star gary iteacom his per formance alone was worth the price of admission ive never seen his equal anywhere thanks skaters for a really great evening mrs theresa osuliivan ixiri avenue stouftvillc