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the stouffville sun tuesday march 11 2003 page 7 new day look and name for local news its a big week for those us at the stouffville sun and for the community newspaper itself the sun is switching days of publication officially amalgamating with its sister paper and about to sport a new look this is the final tuesday publication of the stouffville sun as you see it now starting next week the sun and the stouffville tribune become one under the name the stouffville suntribune the paper will be published thursdays and saturdays the amalgamation answers several questions and should clear up some confusion in whitchurchstouffville many readers are unaware the suns former owner ccg publishing was bought in 2000 by metroland printing publishing and distributing ltd community groups send duplicates of notices thinking the sun and tribune are still separate entities readers phone in story ideas to both papers advertisers do the same using one name suntribune should clarify the situation many readers have also told us they dont want to receive a community newspaper three times a week heck as a community newspaper editor of 25 years i thought small town residents would take community news on a daily basis if we could get it to them but thats not that case it was especially clear in the survey of whitchurchstouffville readers we conducted late last year retailers the owners of businesses in the stouffville area agreed there wasnt enough advertising to justify three editions of a community newspaper being printed and distributed in stouffville any longer we listened and i think we have a solution when the thursday edition of the stouffville suntribune debuts a week from thursday march 20 we hope you agree inside will be many of the features youve told us you enjoy the most in the stouffville sun and the tribune the work of stouffvillebased reporters hannelore volpe and joan ransberry will be prominent columns by jim thomas and some guy named jim mason will move to thursdays note to self this gives you two more days to write this column mason stouffville area sports will be reported on under the eye of longtime sports editor mike hayakawa photos by fulltime photographers sjoerd witteveen steve somerville- mike barrett and bill roberts will be featured like the stouffville sun the sun- tribune will be most concerned with whats happening in whitchurch- stouffville well leave the york region perspective which survey respondents also said they wanted r to the saturday edition of the suntribune if ive learned anything from living in stouffville and serving as editor of this paper for 20 years its that people are passionate about this community they dont just sleep or work here they live here this is their home town they want to read what is going into the new plaza being built on main street or into the new factory going up on the aurora road between vandorf and ballantrae they you want to read about their neighbours about the kid down the street starring on the junior hockey or fastball team or their family pharmacist on main street who wrote his first book this year they dont always agree with what town council the local hockey coach or a developer does and thats good thats what separates whitchurch- stouffville as a community from so many of the suburbs dotting the greater toronto area one of the beauties of localizing the thursday paper is it gives local news to more residents especially those in the ballantrae musselmans lake and gormley areas many of them did not receive the stouffville sun previously they will now get the suntribune we hope you enjoy the newlook sun- tribune we think it better answers the communitys need let us know after you see a copy starting next week thanks for reading whitchurch- stouffville jim mason is editor of the stouffville sun and the stouffville tribune he can be e- mailed atjmasonyrngcom councillors overpaid or trustees need a raise for time spent on the job how much is a town councillor worth ward 5 member harry bowes admits receiving just over 18000 in 2002 most of which he gave back in the same breath he claims a school trustee works five times harder due to the fact he represents a much larger area if this is so then councillors salaries are grossly inflated and should be cut back to say around 3600 are you listening municipal affairs minister david young lost out im a strong supporter of the christian school system i believe the current public education program all things to all people leaves much to be desired be this as it may it appears staff and students of stouffville christian school will continue to endure substandard accommodation at the former altona missionary church having lost out in a bid to acquire a much better facility at dicksons hill applause how often in stouffville is a speaker or anything else for that matter interrupted by enthusiastic applause not once not twice but three times it happened feb 24 when argo coach michael pinball demons addressed a coffee fellowship in the missionary church foralmost an hour he held 150 men in the palm of his hand he can catch a football too remembered stewart wideman able organizer of these coffee fellowships the fourth monday of each month told his audience jim thomas thats me has been writing stories so long he still uses a quill stewart too has a history i wonder how many know that 50 years ago he made jim thomas roaming around doortodoor deliveries as an employee of stouffville bakery female clientele its been said always looked forward to his arrival for in addition to a friendly smile and engaging personality stewart had the best buns in town bogged down who has the responsibility of plowing snow inside the stouffville cemetery obviously no one the day i paid a gravesite visit the car bogged down in bumperdeep drifts fortunately three lads taking a shortcut through the site helped me out wait and see has the annual pantomime hosted by the youth group of christ church anglican reached the end of its road director deriise pettitt and script writer charles parker hope not it depends on whether replacements are waiting in the wings soldout performances feb 28 and march 1 concluded 10 successful years congratulations four stouffville girls all members of the markham elite edge novice synchronized skating team placed fourth in the canadian championships at montreal recently hats off to kristen king caitlin leger heather higgins and gillian scott on this achievement the markham elite edge junior team including stouffvilles kimberley hord and alyshia higgins came in 10th fond farewell st james presbyterian church was filled to capacity march 3 as friends and relatives many from a distance said their farewells to howard burkholder a native of bethesda and more recently second street stouffville the memorable service included a medley of howards favourite hymns sung by son chris burkholder of port coquidam bc choir to attend the 50voice primary choir from st brigid catholic school stouffville will attend the 33rd annual sacred music night may 2 in st james presbyterian church the guest list also includes the kennedy family singers and a male gospel barbershop quartet from the megacity chorus out of norm york personality pick this months business personality pick is rob croxall manager of stouffville ida rob is always front and centre in the stores drug prescription department his personable approach to enquiries arid problems keeps customers coming back masonic move if the sale of their temple is approved the markham masonic lodge will move its meetings to richardson masonic lodge m taxes on the former markham high school site now exceed 6000 heating costs are also high jim thomas is a stouffville resident who has written for area newspapers for more than 50 years stouffville says by hannelore volpe should extensive spraying be carried out here to control mosquitos that could carry west nile virus p- liilliii h 1 j 7- lb n tsl t sf alma davis i think the west nile virus is a dangerous thing i am for the prevention program it is worth doing because they are expecting it to be very bad this year and the virus could be fatal hi h- vsj j i v ml a bill wood i think it should we have people who are responsible and knowledgeable and we should trust in their knowledge i think the west nile virus is a real threat margaret crisson i am very worred about the west nile virus it will affect me my family and my dogs i have lived in bermuda where they have eliminated mosquitos by a spraying and prevention program i believe york region should do more sooner sharon monestime if it can be done in a properly controlled manner and we can be aware of the pros and the cons it should i would like more information from york region west nile virus is a big concern because we have four children will penwell i dont think it will stop the virus i think the larvicide would be harmful to the environment they used ddt for decades before they found out it causes cancer in 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