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st tribune february 61991 p5 local lad trades letters with persian gulf pen pal persian gulf pen pal when 10 year old jamie redshaw of lloyd street saw an appeal on television asking children to send christmas cards to soldiers stationed in the gulf he decid ed to do something about it i was watchtog commander tom one morning and he said the soldiers werent going to be with their families at christmas so i sent a card in to his delight and amazement he received a reply on jan 23 i am sorry that this letter will take so long to reach you but the mail is very slow wrote his new pen pal my name is mark wiseman i am in the army with the 101st airborne division he enclosed his address and asked jamie to write back to him jamie replied the same day and has promised to keep the tribune up to date with marks letters so that we can share them with the commu- nity family enjoying stouffville a belated welcome to rev dale vin- kle his wife margaret and their two chil dren paul 11 and scott 8 who arrived in stouffville last august from maberly near perth ont rev dale is studying for his master of divinity degree and his wife is teaching grade 2 at stouffville christian school where their two sons are enrolled as students im working part time as a counsellor at christian horizons explained rev dale i plan to major in counselling so thats my pri mary interest im also part of the pas toral staff at the free methodist church in uxbridge were enjoying life in stouffville very much from winnipeg although the wery family have been in stouffville for just a month wendy wery says the town is already living up to its reputation as a friendly place to live when her husband joe was trans ferred from winnipeg to scarborough by his company we chose stouffville because we liked the location and wed heard lots of good things about it now we understand why everywhere you go people say hi even if they dont know you the werys have two children joey 7 and amanda 5 who are students at orchard park public school resident returns from iran bob burkholder of stouffville was a member of a fourperson team from the mennonite central committee mcc who visited northwestern iran in january to survey the devastation caused by the june 1990 earthquake the delegation were there to explore possible mcc assistance in rebuilding damaged facili ties in the area between 40000 and 50000 were killed in the quake and 100000 families were left homeless a number of towns and villages were com pletely flattened during their stay in iran the four delegates were hosted by the iranian red crescent society the equivalent of the red cross and met with representatives from the ministries of health arid housing we were very impressed by the sense of selfreliance among the people we met and with their determination to reconstruct their lives following the earthquake said mr burkholder many people were living in temporary prefab housing and even shipping containers but their spirits were not dampened there was a tremendous drive to carry on it was quite moving to see their desire to reconstruct most people they met were deter mined that iran should retain a neutral stance in the light of impending war in the gulf the team left the country on jan 13 after all they had just come through eight years of war with iraq mr burkholder pointed out iranians they talked to expressed appreciation for the mcc visit and their offer of assis tance one person they talked to during their visit observed the super powers have been trying to keep us apart but today we have found each other mcc plans for assistance in iran should be finalized shortly cfto puts ringwood on the map last week on cftos evening news weather reporter dave devall was ksting grapevine kaie gilderdale conditions for areas in and around metro when he spotted ringwood on his trusty map and then we have ringwood he noted jauntily capital of stouffville can a personalized forecast for lemonville be far behind trip to france cancelled students from stouffville district sec ondary school learned last week that their planned trip to carpentras france scheduled for the last week of april had been postponed because of the war in the persian gulf the trip was part of an exchange pro gram which saw students from carpen tras staying with sdss students last spring approximately 35 students from grades 11 to 13 bill be affected by the decision advised vice principal jay hooper because of the war situation and con cerns about travel we didnt feel it was wise to have the trip take place at this time he told the tribune childrens chorus takes retreat the york region childrens chorus held the first of two annual retreats last weekend at lake st george on bethes- da road between leslie street and yonge street all children in york region enrolled in grades five to nine are eligible to try out for the chorus and auditions take place each spring sum- mitview student brooke maddock 10 is stouffvilles only member said her mother arlene during the retreat they have rehearsals go on hikes and have a two hour practice of the new songs for this quarter and they do a video tape at the end of it last christmas they held two public performances one of which was at melville united church on kennedy road and last year they did a tour in london ontario they are also planning to do school tours in may more information is avail able from area schools randys refrigeration appliance service 100 sandiford drive unit 33 new used appliance sale hwy48 sandiford jjg stouffville randys refrig i money concepts financial planning centre presents a rrsp punning seminar and workshop at uxbridge community centre tuesfeb121991 800- 900 pm coffee and discussion to 1000 pm admission is free subjects to be addressed include determining your maximum contribution and how to best make your contributions comparing the various investment vehicles available to determine the best form for you the pros and cons of borrowing to make your contribution is it for you changes in the rrsp rules in 1991 and how they will affect you this is a hands on workshop designed to teach you how to get the most out of this vitally important investment please bring your calculator we supply the pencils and paper for more information regarding rrsps and financial punning call lylejaques financial planner money concepts days 4168536196 evenings 7052281 1 04 6404747 99 snow breaks februarymarch ski spree s99 kv includes lift ticket or trail pass snow job weekend s199 includes trail passes 99 march break a wa y complete kids program kids 12 and under stay free adults s99 march 817 packages include breakfast dinner daily indoor pool exercise room nightly entertainment free parkingirates per person double occupancy service charge taxes extra winter is wonderful at it pinestone inn and country club 18004610357 haliburton ontario kom 1 so cmon up to the haliburtqn highlands great food inviting atmosphere homemade pasta call to reserve a sweetheart of a dinner on feb 14th and your sweetheart will receive a lovely rose on us 64o507ohjaia pizzeria italian restaurant 467 main street stouffville ontario 1 i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i