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ffl the stouffville sun tuesday feb 11 2003 page 7 i an evening to toast some of towns finest stouffville lion tom winters shared a laugh with figure skater elvis stojko before the group photo was taken five women from the ladies auxiliary to stouffvilles royal canadian legion branch smiled for the camera like a proud father oak ridges mpp frank klees stood on the end as the camera flashes lit up this group of handpicked stars twentyfive people from his riding that includes whitchurchstouffville richmond hill and the north end of markham they were at queens park one recent frigid evening to receive the queens golden jubilee medal similar ceremonies are happening during this anniversary year for queen elizabeth ii across this country when its over 46000 canadians will wear the medal presented by their local mp and mpps oak ridges mp bryon wilfert hosted a similar event late in 2002 stouffvilles margaret bibby received a medal at a ceremony in markham last month mpp klees ontarios minister of tourism and recreation praised the recipients for their work in their home towns they could be doing other things but they choose community service he said before introducing the eclectic group it included former local mp bill attewell of vandorf whitchurch- stouffville museum curator dorie billich and whitchurchstouffville chamber of commerce workhorse helene johnson members of the jim mason off the top legion ladies who celebrate their 50th anniversary this month honoured were jennet abbottgladys clarkson marion murphy aurelia smith and marjorie smith there was excop steve hinder the aurora councillor behind the york region community safety village which opens at bruces mill conservation area in whitchurch- stouffville this fall and helen fuyarchuk known in stouffville for her work with evergreen hospice and the care shop the number of recipients from small town whitchurchstouffville did not go unnoticed they sure have a lot of good volunteers from that town louise harris mr klees chief of staff said while helping with the presentations and of course there was elvis the international star in this group of hometown heroes he took time out from eating his cake to have his photo taken or to sign autographs 1000 each tonight his mother kidded if this ministerial thing doesnt work out for mpp klees this appears to be an election year he can likely find work giving tours of queens park he led the medal recipients and their oak ridges riding queens silver jubilee medal recipients including several from stouffville pose with minister of tourism frank klees at queens park in toronto photo courtesy amir gavriely families on a wellnarrated walk through part of the historic site ending on the floor of the legislature the festivities returned for sandwiches and juice to the tory caucus room where minutes before the medal winners were applauded loudly by the audience this room is the home of good dynamic discussion mr klees said of cabinets weekly and sometimes heated discussions but this is the first time ive seen a standing ovation in this room jim mason is managing editor of the stouffville sun who do you think will he next mayor didnt have to roam far afield this past week to discover what most whitchurchstouffville coffee crowds were discussing it was and still is mayor wayne emmersoris announcement hell not seek another threeyear term so wholl fill his shoes or perhaps better put wholl try to fill his shoes a straw vote would indicate most are of the opinion ward 6 councillor sue sherban is his most likely successor and where will emmo next hang his hat my bet is his sights are set on chairperson of york region and why not eldred king a predecessor did it and did it well so could wayne coffeeholics how many cups of coffee are sold at stouffvilles tim hortons on an average day take a guess five hundred one thousand two thousand guess again the total number of drinks is something like 3625 broken down it goes like this coffee 3000 tea 300 cappuccino 150 other 175 now you know pepper spray is it permissible for a newspaper carrier like myself to carry pepper spray as a means of warding off ferocious dogs absolutely not says keith saunders the towns senior bylaw enforcement officer mail carriers either only police officers its a prohibited weapon mr saunders states his suggestion a big stick my pick every month i- select an individual who inr my opinion displays business skills second to none when dealing with customers i doff my february hat to jo- anne mcneill franchise owner of mm meats main street stouffville loved it last week while visiting jim thomas roaming around stouffvilles summitview school i saw this poster on a corridor wall it read only a teacher could crowd an entire world into one little classroom i believe it impressed as most people know i enjoy dropping in unannounced at any one of our local schools recently i had occasion to visit st brigid catholic school on millard street as i approached the office i was met by a young lad about 10 can i help you sir he said holding the door open for me to enter only at st brigid you say i hope not but certainly at st brigid courtesys a no 1 priority and it shows treasured letter recently a senior citizen left a 1916 first world war letter in the copier at box office movies winona drive stouffville its signed simply hamilton- the staffs hanging onto it hoping the customer will return its beautiful the concept design for the new stouffville missionary church is now on display its spacious practical and beautiful the sanctuary will seat close to 650 people with parking for 300 cars the congregation hopes to turn the first sod this summer the site donor is norm clements of the stouffville country market great gate the muchanticipated community centre at stouffvilles eastern gate should be completed this month according to development manager paul hope an official opening will take place later as for eastern gate itself this project now boasts 118 homes and 190 residents with a long waiting list a casual drive- through explains why burger king stouffvilles new burger king opens this week possibly today the smokefree site boasts a large indoor childrens playground hours extend from 6 am to midnight hot ticket ali baba and the 40 thieves presented by charlie parker and the youth of christ church anglican stouffville is the hottest ticket in town show dates in latcham hall are feb 28 at 730 pm march 1 at 2 and 730 pm admission is 10 and 8 children under 12 like spaghetti if youre a spaghetti lover come to latcham hall saturday from 5 to 7 pm the dinner is hosted by the stouffville lioness club admission is 6 at the door a similar feast is set for the stouffville missionary church march 1 from 5 to 9 pm for tickets call sue kay at 9056400217 extremes first it was the town hall on civic avenue now some suggest the towns proposed theatre for the performing arts should move to the present stouffville missionary church currently for sale talk about exchanging a peanut for a watermelon jim thomas is a stouffville resident who has written for area newspapers for more than 50 years stouffville says by hannelore volpe in recognition of heart and stroke month what can we do to keep ourselves and our families healthier frpr v debbie phillips we still do outdoor sports as a family even though my two sons are 19 and 25 we play basketball go snowbqardirig and skating a good diet with lots of fruits and vegetables is important donna gardiner outdoor activities for children should be encouraged when i was young i played from morning till night we were on the cutters and bobsleighs all winter there used to be a toboggan run where the baseball bleachers are now 1 ffe ssll hf ettftl jib duncan mactavish pay attention to nutrition i believe we should have supplements because many foods no longer have the proper nutrients in them try to avoid preservatives and prepackaged foods mary anderson we are trying to eat better more fruits and vegetables in the winter and we are trying to do more exercise mostly walking veverly lasconia you have to do something you can stick with we have the rec centre and several rinks in town putting out more information about where all the facilities are would be very helpful mmmmmhh 1