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ft av serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area cquntrye flyme realty ltd country g srecwusr u vol 132 no 41 a metroland community newspaper wednesday october 5 1988 4tpages school anthem restored by jim thomas editor stouffville first the lords prayer then the national an them the withdrawal notice handed down by york region board of education director bob cressman monday created controversy and evoked criticism within education circles both locally and regionally the exclusion of prayer from all public school programs is a court order the ban on 0 canada andor god save the queen was an edict from the director suspension of the latter has since been lifted whitchurch- stouffville trustee harry bowes told the tribune tuesday the whole issue is sure to be the subject of discussion when the boards ex ecutive council meets today whitchurchstouffville trustee harry bowes called withdraw of die national anthem an overreaction by cressman jt mr cressman on the other hand said he was only seeking clarification on what is and what isnt allowed under the court order until the matter was settled he felt it necessary to ban both 5 the ontario court of appeal has ruled school prayer as unconstitu tional a regulation that infringes on guarantees of freedom of cons cience and freedom of religion mr bowes admits some parents oppose prayer in any form either over the pa or in the classroom a lesser number object to the na tional anthem he said s he regards it as unfortunate that a minority should override the wishes of the majority the withdrawl of the lords prayer came as no surprise to most principals they were aware of the court decision however the hot line message with regard to the national anthem caught everyone off guard it needs clarification principal jan delaat of orchard park told the tribune he suggests the same clause freedom of conscience and freedom of religion could possibly apply to both the court he claims is obviously opposed to children being singled out and subjected to undue pressure mr cressman said he issued the directive after receiving a letter monday from the ontario ministry of education the notice he ex plained was sent to all school boards across the province informing them of he coiirtof appeals controversial ruling cressman wants schools opening ceremonies redesigned the singing or playing of 0 canada was never in jeopardy mr cressman declared i wanted it part of the package crowds throng fairgrounds 50 cents markham a soggy sunday failed to dampen the spirits of markham fair officials success had already been assured shirtsleeve weather thursday through saturday attracted record crowds rolling up atten dance figures that may never be broken one of the best yet diane ward the boards 1st vice- president told the tribune we needed those three good days if it was to rain sunday was best at least things were beginning to wind down the weather can make or break you she stated mrs ward said the number of lost children on the grounds has prompted a move towards establishing a committee to han dle this problem on thursday alone an estimated 5000 kids flocked to the site one senior she said went missing five hours she was located in the midway its this kind of dedication that makes the fair work she said in citing markham fairs 140year history president dave morrison told those attending thursdays opening ceremonies no other real organization can boast this record through the pursuit of ex cellence the fairs a definite in vestment in the community i thank you for letting me be a part he concluded mayor carole bell of markham and mayor fran sainsbury of whitchurchstouffville also ad dressed the audience ask speed reduction whitchurch residents on kennedy road south of the bloomington road are concerned over speeding in their area in a letter to council dated sept 12 doreen brown claims the present limit of 80 km per hour is too fast she says since moving to their home ten accidents have occur red in front of their place one motorist was killed mrs brown points out that speed limits on both mccowan road and warden avenue are 70 km per hour she feels kennedy road should be the same says mrs brown the traffic has increased over the past year because of the 80 km limit cars and huge gravel trucks are travelling far too fast with school buses stopping here im afraid another serious accident will occur postal strikes mp bill attcwell pc candidate for the riding of markham including whitchurchstouffville has called for an end to all postal strikes in canada speaking in the house of commons sept 29 mr attewell is quoted as follows thatinthe opinion ofthis house tliegovernment should con- sidefrlhe advisabijity of amending the canada post corporatibn act so as lo make canada post an essential public service which would render illegal any strikes affecting postal delivery in leading off the debate attewell quoted statements made by stouffville businessman graydon card mark cuiien general manager and vicepresident of wcall and cullen nurseries ltd and barry cosburn president of cosburn griffiths branham in surance brokers limited said mr card past strikes have been so detrimental and threatening to our business we had to resort to personally deliver ing our invoices to over 400 customers concluded air attewell i am sure mr speaker that if you did a canadawide survey of canadians individuals and businesses you would find a tremendously high rate of concerned canadians would want to pass my motion if they were indeed here in the house of commons showman honored uxbridge fifty years an exhibitor this milestone attained by gord lewis rr 1 uxbridge was honored at markham fair friday the recognition took place near the conclusion of the heavy horse show appropriately the lewis family team won its class at the lime the announcement was made gord recalls leading a mare and a colt from the home farm on mccowan road to the old fairgrounds hwys 48 and 7 the year was 1938 gord was ten at the time father didnt want me to stay but i did gord remembers and we won a grand championship he calls it his most memorable show over a halfcentury of clydesdale showmanship gord and lois lewis and family have attended country fairs in towns across ontario even as far dis tant as detroit theyve also had entries in the royal winter fair and the cne gord admits he came out of retirement this year at the in- sistance of son glen he entered two mares both born and raised on the home farm gord was accompanied in the show ring by granddaughter shannon hughes age 2 mrs ward praised the many committee chairpersons and members in particular brian lee in charge of maintenance he did a magnificent job and for half the initial contract price i our girl 1 next door i page a9 by jim thomas editor ballantrae a four- monthold dog called tuff has been credited with saving his masters life the pup a spanielterrier cross awoke phillip gordon after fire broke out in the kitchen of the familys hwy 48 house at ballantrae he was barking and biting at my ear he woke me up except for him id never have gotten out alive mr gordon said for a time gordon thought his pet had died however a election race on two elections in one week its true municipal electors will go to the polls nov 14 federal electors will follow suit nov 21 in the federal riding of markham that includes whitchurchstouffville four candidates have qualified they arc bill attewell progressive conservative jag bhaduria liberal john gamble independent and susan krone ndp volunteer firefighter found him unconscious under a bed an am bulance operator revived him with oxygen it was around midnight sept 23 gordon said hed fallen asleep in the living room while watching tv when i awoke the whole place kitchen was in flames he stated he recalled running outside thinking the dog was right behind but he wasnt after two attempts gordon managed to battle his way back wrapping a blanket around his head for pro tection tuff was nowhere to be found when the firemen arrived i said please find my dog he remembers saying this they did it took about 15 minutes to br ing him around he stated the pet was sick for two days phillip and carolyn gordon and family acquired tuff only two days prior to the fire he was a gift from a friend at work while damage is being repaired the gordons including tuff arc living in a trailer on ihe property in recognition of tuffs heroics the tribune has nominated him for inclusion in the 1988 purina pet hall of fame phillip gordon of ballantrae says he owes his life to tuff ihe family dog who woke him from a deep sleep after fire broke out in the kitchen of their home the cocker spanielterrier cross has been nominated by the tribune for inclusion in the i9ss purina pet hall of fame muzzles for all pit bulls stouffville all pitbull terriers should be muzzled in public all dogs in parks should be under leash this is the appeal by mrs kathleen seymour in a letter to whitchurchstouffville council dated sept 19 the requested is supported by an 18name petition mrs seymour wants a bylaw passed making the ruling mandatory the petition reads in part we the undersigned feel that in view of the inherent danger from pit bull terriers in par ticular and other breeds of dogs in general a bylaw should be passed by the town of whitchurchstouffville to enforce that all dogs should be leashed and prohibited from running free in parks we would further re quest that in addition to being leashed pit bull terriers should be muzzled in public children are in special danger from unleashed dogs hot and humid weather affect the temperament of dogs its well known that pit bull terriers are not to be trusted at any time freerunning dogs in parks curtail the enjoyment of facilities by young children and by those adults who accompany them bank robber jailed stouffville in august 1986 and may 1987 robberies oc curred at the stouffville and district credit union and at guaranty trust a suspect was later arrested in newmarket provincial court friday judge rg thomas sentenced john william andrews to 29 years in jail andrews pleaded guilty to 51 charges including four counts of armed robbery and four counts of possession of a firearm eighteen cases involved bank robberies in both york and halton regions the accused had already spent 1g of the last 20 years in custody evidence revealed the criminal record of the ac cused is about as bad as one can imagine commented judge thomas the stouffville robberies were committed while andrews was out on a day pass from a halfway house crown attorney sandy tse called for a life sentence due to the repetetive nature of andrews crimes but judge thomas disagreed it is my view that a life sentence must be reserved for the worst case the accused didnt actually injure anyone and didnt use his gun even though it was loaded he said however he recommended the accused never be paroled i would hope the parole board will take a very hard look at this case twice they have let him out of custody and he has committed further crimes this man should never be paroled he concluded andrews sat shackled in the prisoners dock and showed no emotion when sentenced st nick on sttimayf a sunday santa parade f this is a possibility sandy mackenziecha raah cif this pop kinsmensponsored says many stouffville chants favor the change- jmjkjjpvoud be greatly ap preciated if you could ask j tribune readers their opi- nlons he said regardless of whatithe future holds this ycarjs i parade will be held ori saturday the date is de 3 the time is 2 pmir iiia thfc themeiyehnfttria in thefatkrjp the confartpe0plepfl s z n dyvitf ac k e n zxfss 64mh6 and brace 0rlbv i