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a4 tribune august 10 1988 s editors mail a natural dear editor as a longtime tribune subscriber i appreciate very much your keeping us up to date on the progress of law me wallace a resi dent of the ballantrae community while no talent scout i knew from the first time i heard lawnie that her future in music was already established shes a natural equal in some respects better than many stars appearing on todays tv nashville network with a career in music virtually assured its my hope that little lawnie never changes as a person this will be difficult but with the help of her parents and her trust in the good lord im sure she can do it if its possible for your newspaper to find out exactly when lawnie will be singing at the cne id surely like to be there sincerely cathy melenson ballantrae thanks dear editor on behalf of the stouffville lions club 1 wish to thank the following organizations and mer chants for contributing to the suc cess of the beef barbecue in the park stouffville coop assinck bros applewood farms ap store stouffville works depart ment strawberry festival com mittee neil patrick motors mel emmerson and lion and lioness members i especially wish to thank those people who braved the cold wind while waiting to be served next year well endeavor to reduce the long lineups and serve you faster sincerely bill hodges committee chairman the tribune established 1888 james thomas bruce annan patricia pappas editor pudiisfier 1 advertising manager jennifer hutt distribute manager w- i retail advertising susan berry manager charles canning real estate classified advertising joan marshman real estate manager dorothy young classified manager debra welter distribution doreen deacon business office manager chns bertram v national sales representative metroiand corporate sales 493- 1 300 the sioutivillc irbue published everj wednesday and saturday aisva n s soutviie oit is one ol the metroand priming publishing distributing group of suburban newspapers which includes the acton free press aja ptcfcenncinfwsadvertiser aurora ban ntr brampton gutrdjn burlington post eiobicoe advertiser guardn georgetown ttvdeperitieni markhim economist sun milion champion missssauga news newmarket era ojlvihe beaver oshaj whitby trns week richmond hll thornhii vaughan liberal scarborough wiror lopc newsmagazine vlmfow dale mirror metroiand printing publishing distributing is a division of harlequin enterpftws ltd single copies 50c subscrtptons s21 00 per yea in canada 56 00 elsewhere member ol canadian com munity newspaper association ontario weekly newspaper association ontario press councl and sub urban newspapers of america second class mail registration number 0896 6402100 6492292 s roaming around life in the big city by jim thomas 1 editorials better mall security an ironwood crescent stouffville couple endured a frightening ex perience last week when their six- yearold son went missing in a large york region mall he was gone more than halfanhour a time period that undoubtedly seemed like ten hours to the worried mom and dad the father is of the opinion search procedures were inadequate that parental feelings were virtually ignored and the seriousness of the situation was taken too lightly he requested the assistance of this newspaper in an effort to find out what search procedures are employed at other malls he also approached the york regional police department to learn what if any search programs are in place in shopping centres in our opinion theres room for improvement we do not consider a twoperson security staff as adequate we feel in some instances security staff are too young and improperly trained we suggest when a missing child report is received police should be in formed immediately we feel personnel should be posted at all exit doors in case the child wanders out on the street we claim an emergency coding system should be in place and announc ed throughout the mall over the public address system we feel all plaza personnel including cashiers should know what the search program entails and the role they should play we suggest a childsitting service should be available in all malls for a fee and the availability of this service should be announced and posted distraught parents mothers in par ticular should be properly cared for with firstaid available if required a missing child report should not be regarded as a nuisance its a hazard of the modern mall each must be treated as an emergency for a stouffville couple this was a traumatic experience that ended on a positive note the father wants to pur sue it this way positive solutions to an apparent problem sgt rod sine of the community services bureau york regional police has pledged his support so have we we trust all mall general managers will give this matter their fullest co operation responsibilitys a twoway street its a great place to visit but i wouldnt want to live there the reference is to toronto how often have you heard whitchurch- stouffvilleites make this comment i have even said it myself unfairly so for its too allencompassing a descriptive worse still im prejudiced born and bred country boys always are the two environments are worlds apart still as cities go torontos a great place where would hundreds of we townsfolk be without it in most respects were lucky to live so close while we attempt to keep those city slickers at arms length some even resent there coming here on satur days were never reluctant to claim and enjoy the benefits jobs entertain ment dineout spots and the like thank heaven through our flea market and bruces mill we give something in return as stressed its wrong to paint an en tire city with the same brush any city torontos no exception it has its good parts and its bad on friday i visited two entirely different districts i found them both intriguing the first was the sun life tower at 150 king street west its oft been said that urban folk can spot we country bumpkins a city block away country cousins are thosepeople standing on street corners staring straight up count me among that crowd i do it continually a dead giveaway and thats what i was doing friday standing and staring until some chap with a knapsack on his back tapped me on the shoulder what do you see thats so in teresting he asked obviously afraid he was missing something im trying to decide how high is up i answered shading my eyes against the sun oh he reponded and moved on i posed this question to the recep tionist on the towers ground floor howhigh is up i asked twentyfive floors she replied she pointed to an elevator but issued no parachute my ears felt strange as we hit the thin air folks whose daily routine catapults them into the ozone layer obviously take such high atmospheric positions for granted not me every day would be an adventure id even pay my employer for the experience searching for words to describe the view i found breathtaking fit best it took my breath away straight down cars trucks and buses looked like toys people resembled ants whatcloyou think my h6sj enquired j its beautiful i replied a it was also kind of scary the whaes ifs kept entering my mind what if a8 fire occurred on the 15th what if a jet- crashed into the 20th it cant happen today i kept telling mvself i and it didnt j but it could somehow i fell better 1 with my feet on solid ground still it was an experience one i wont soon forget from here i ventured out of the sublime into the ridiculous our chosen rendezvous was the corner of yonge and dundas i arrived 45 minutes early am ple opportunity to observe the scenery the heart of toronto beats at this location its the crossroads of inner- city humanity each person has a story to tell the senior selling roses at 2 a bunch the sidewalk preacher predicting our day of doom a caterer offering cold drinks and hot dogs a shoeshine boy applying his trade a daytime prostitute applying her trade a cripple selling pencils a blind man selling pens and me just a country bumpkin with nothing better to do only waiting and watching but oh the contrast from cloud height to ground level in a matter of minutes yes it takes all kinds to make a city some love it some hate it some live in it some exist in it some criticize it some tolerate it i enjoyed it then en dured it then left it our backyard maple never looked so good life is easy on musselmans lake mussulmans lake has become a sailboalcrs paradise the lakes size makes it ideal for this type of recreation theres usually sufficient wind yet the operator is never far from shore this particular captain was experiencing problems but he managed to right his craft and continue on his way jim thomas editors mail pets dear kditor recently i had occasion to visit parkview home here in slouffville as i was leaving i noticed a man with a dog in he lobby he was talking to one of the seniors several were stroking the pet does this practice meet home health requirements andrew james millard street stouffville 1 winner dear editor i for one am pleased to sec jim sanders is seeking reelection in ward whitchurchstouffville i regard him as a steadying in fluence on our council i would suggest that if the indoor pool vs town hall expansion was the lane issue in the forthcoming election mr sanders would win handsdown regardless of what ward he contested sincerely mrs shirley crane bramble crescent stouffville