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tribune november 2 1988 a3 halloween party was a hoot on saturday afternoon the public library and stouffville branch of family trust organiz ed a successful halloween hoot and jack-o- lantern contest ed as a mouse ieuroot 3 came dress- sixyearold laura volpe ninth line stouff ville won first prize for her jackolantern in the sixtoseven age category lauras costume caught the judges eye as well not to mention her smile family trust contest pumpkins alive for the kids excellent jackolantern entries gave family trust judges a tough time saturday at the librarys halloween hoot winners were the smallest ian corlett the scariest jor dan geehan the prettiest tamara james the largest meg- gan rogalski the funniest larah degroot lookalike jonathan rogalski the ugliest jacob degroot best overall aime leadbetter age class winners were jonathan rogalski and lian leadbet ter 3 to 5 years laura volpe and meggan rogalski 6 to 7 years jordan geehan and denise neale 89 years tracy james 1012 years fouryearold carrie jukes rr 1 goodwood dressed as a jonathan rogalski aspen crescent stouffv cowgirl upstaged the librarys scarecrow lantern iookalikecategory hie won the jack-o- jim thomas allcandidates forum concluded as arguments began to warm up by kate gilderdale stouffville fridays allcandidates forum at stouff- ville dist secondary school was j really starting to heat up when moderator jim mason declared it was time to call it a night i each candidate was asked to igive a speech of up to three i minutes before the question period was under way given the time allowed for i questions it would have made jmore sense to open with a brief introduction and get straight into jthe issues rather than reiterate information alredy supplied in copious amounts of campaign literature some speakers appeared more prepared than others and some like school trustee harry bowes kept it mercifully brief never theless the speeches added little new information and effectively shortened question time one issue that dominated the questions was affordable hous ing which was brought up on three separate occasions afterwards someone sug gested having a panel of residents who could compile questions on behalf of the au dience to avoid repetition and cover as many issues as possibe as it was many were left with their concerns unvoiced on the affordable housing issue there were no conclusive answers with sewage capacity and land costs being major obstacles mayoralty candidate crawford thomson suggested one way to overcome the problem get a couple of friends together instead of living in your own apartment all chip in and make it work perhaps that sounded naive but no one else could offer any short term solutions if we dont do something soon all the young people will leave this town and youll be left with cranky old men like me cautioned one resident resident kimberly sutherland pointed out that with several can didates keen to attract new clean industry to the area it appeared there would be nowhere for future employees to live are there going to be better transport systems set up she wondered it turned out to be a rhetorical question one resident observed that candidates discussed a multitude of projects and sugges tions but nobody mentioned where the money will come from a wagonload of pumpkin if the dion family home on 18th avenue mongolia had the largest jackolantern monday night it was because fiveyearold ricky won this giant pumpkin in a draw at stouffvillcs ap store employees delivered it by truck thursday it weighed almost 200 pounds jim thomas will the users pay for it or residents like me he asked his property tax had been rais ed 258 per cent this year he noted the villain he was told at length was the board of educa tion which took the lions share of the increase he finally managed to explain he wasnt questioning the cost of necessities like schooling just pointing out that perhaps lux uries like racquetball courts were unnecessary do you think farmers would abandon their tractors at lun- paper drive sat nov 12 on sat nov 12 the stouffville scouts and cubs will hold a fall paper drive beginning at 9 am residents are asked to leave their tied bundles at laneway en trances or convenient pickup points seniors requiring assistance are requested to call 6401941 for arthritis dear editor the local branch of the ar thritis society is currently holding its annual fundraising campaign to aid in research for a cure a mailing has been completed to most homes in the area but due to a shortage some may have been missed anyone interested in making a donation but not receiving an envelope may respond to the arthritis society co mrs ivan harris 194 main street west stouffville l4a 3r6 a receipt will be mailed out promptly art sale century 21 gerry meharg ltd of stouffville is holding a giant art sale with all proceeds going to easter seals the date is sat nov 12 the location is richardson masonic hall ninth line north and second street stouffville the hours are 9 am to 4 pm the sale will feature custom prints at affordable prices refreshments will be served with balloons for the children chtime and go and enjoy themselves on a racquetball court he asked to a round of ap plause and laughter its easy to assume that issues you consider vital are just as im portant to everyone else one thing that emerged friday night was that stouffville is a diverse area representing both urban and rural interests the meeting provided an op portunity for each side to become aware of issues affecting the other the recreation centre may be program of music an anniversary weekend of sacred music is planned for- the bloomington chris tian associated gospel church friday nov 4 and sunday nov 6 on friday evening at 8 pm participants will in clude winston thurton and lynn hinchliffe of markham bryan cokcr and joy rose of stouffville philip warder of gormley glen lang ford of neymarkcl and angie maher of bloomington big news in town but many rural residents resent that their tax dollars go to support it conversely the state of rural residential development may be of scant interest to town dwellers but to those affected its a major concern anyone under the illusion that the mayor and council members have an easy task must surely have revised their opinion those on the stage who didnt know it soon discovered that serving their community meant being organize concert the youthquest singers are coming to springvale baptist church the first of two concerts is this saturday nov 5 at 7 pm the second is sunday nov 6 at ll am the 13voice choir comes from liberty university lynchburg virginia torchmen the torchmen quartet are returning to stouffville the allmale group famous across north america will pre sent their 4th annual gospel con cert in the stouffville baptist church sat nov 12 at 730 pm wellinformed and aware of the issues which will shape the towns future last fridays meeting generated a generally positive response none of our current of future representatives was under the illusion we could go on living in the past despite different approaches their message was broadly the same work towrds carefully controlled growth while main taining the unique atmosphere of the town in both the urban and rural areas tickets on sale the whitchurch- stouffville historical socie ty is holding an old- fashioned christmas din ner nov 23 at 730 pm in the lemonville community hall roast beef plum pudding and all the trimmings will be served dorothy duncan ex ecutive director of the on tario historical society will speak on christmas in the past tickets 2250 are available from ruth burkholder 6407391 bill mowat 640213g or fenella smith 6406418 l attention flyer advertisers vfe can deliver your flyers for a tile as vh cents apiece so far this year we have delivered 1468000 flyers doortodoor in markham lwon- vibe milken stouffvie uxbrklge and surrounding rural routes vfe can deliver your flyers on the day you want in the area you want any 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