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stouffville suntribune thursday april 3 2003 3 by hanrielore volpe are you worried about the sars outbreak what are you doing to protect yourself carol hume sars has not affected me but it should be a concern to us all for any farreaching effects this is just a warning for what could come with other communicable diseases i am avoiding crowded areas m thelma powell we have decided to stay out of crowded places as much as we can its important to keep on taking- good care of ourselves hopefully it wul be over soon melanie provis at the pharmacy where i work we have had a lot of people asking for protective masks particularly people who go to the city to work grace mcquade i am keeping updated on sars through newscasts there should be more consistency in the information that is given the other day one tv station told people to go to their doc tor if they suspected sars in anoth er report the medical officer of health advised people to go to their local sars clinic gotta sing gotta dance music mania dancers rehearse some moves onstage at stouffville district seconday school in prepartion for the annu al town musical april 24 to 26 technical crews are also busy preparing the show staff photobill roberts behind the scenes at music mania by hannelore volpe staff writer if youve always wanted to find what your neighbours real ly do after work all winter this months music mania show is a good place to find out you might otherwise never suspect which men wear kilts or tights during their off hours who can belt out tunes like ethel merman put fred astaires dancing feet to shame or make nsync look weakkneed this year audiences at music manias forever flannel will find out just why the strawberry was chosen as a town mascot and will get a whitchurchstouffville take on reality shows but most of us dont think of what goes on behind the scenes where someone is watching with bated breath to make sure everything goes off without a hitch and is ready to jump in when it doesnt more than 80 whitchurch- stouffyille residents have been working since the beginning of the year some of them since september on this years music mania production the 43rd annual variety show is hosted by the stouffville united- church couples club rehearsals recently moved from summitview public school and stouffville united church to stouffville district secondary school where the show is held the move is a sign that spring is here said music maniac rosahne sewerynek showtimes are 8 pm thursday april 24 friday april 25 and saturday april 26 a spe cial show for seniors is sched uled for tuesday april 22 peter guinane heads up the technical crew dedicated to ensuring the lighting and sound highlight the action on stage this weekend the crew will assemble and install all the lights and sound equipment in the auditorium of sdss and then we turn the spotlight on them and it wipes out their brain alan strawbridge of shooting stars productions is providing the audio board we will be assembling the stage and making sure it fits right said local resident ivan harris who has been involved with the show since 1961 arid who knows only too well what can go wrong he worked on special effects for thecbc for five years early in his career mr harris remembers the time a tv set was supposed to explode during a skit but nothing happened everyone backed off from the set after that not knowing if and when it would actually blow up for this years show hes looking at whether curtains painted backdrops or lighting will best portray an underwater scene and every year hes observed a remarkable phenomenon everyone rehearses and rehearses until everything is right and then we turn the spot light on them and it wipes out their brain mr harris said they cant remember what to do i have had it happen to me david baxter who heads the skit crew revealed a spoof on socalled reality tv shows will call for a creative sound effect to mask any inappropriate words his was the disembodied head on the golf green during a skit last year that required him to crawl under the stage and position another actor so that he was masked from the audience he- also recalled the skit where a toilet had to be flushed three times before any flushing sounds were heard the humour is designed for both the local audience and vis itors from out of town mr baxter said hes been in the shows since 1998 i the show is directed by terri neville and produced by marg butcher rod hooper is in charge of the set design tickets are 15 for adults and 6 for children 12 and younger theyre available in stouffville at cards tv and appliances 1001 variety fame international m m meat shoppes stouffville book connection and the latcham gallery and at quaker pharmacy in uxbridge bri police still looking for suspicious man there have been no recent sight ings of a suspicious man who fol- lowedxhildren along stouffvilles main street late last month but police patrols have been stepped up in the area looking for him 7 we are still asking people to t watch for a man matching his description and let us know said const steve morrell information from the public is very important au stouffville schools have been offered a visit from the forces corn- munity services department to speak to children about streetproof ing tips and personal safety two children were followed as they walked to summitview public school march 20 and 25 one child went home for lunch and discovered the same man staring at her through the kitchen window hes described as male white about 30 with long dirty blonde hair and a brown goatee beard he has high cheekbones and pursed lips he was wearing a dark sweatsuit arid baseball cap anyone seeing a man matching that description is asked to call 905- 8811221 ext 7541 or crime stoppers at 1800222ttps naturalists head for ballantraearea forest a new series of nature walks led by tim laye of the yorksimcoe naturalists begins this month and continues throughout the summer the first walk proceeds at a leisurely pace through the york regional forest headquarters tract north of ballantrae wednesday april 9 starting at 630 pm participants should meet in the parking area on the east side of hwy 48 north of aurora road for more information on the walks or the club please call 905- 8531886 it starts with education it starts with baby steps v councillor mark carroll on pro posed pesticide bylaw see page 10 contacting us have a news tip please phone us at 905 6402612 email us at jmasonyrngcom visit us at 34 civic ave stouffville manufacturers clearance furniture interiors 4747 highway 7 east east of kennedy in markham tel 905 4775524 wvnvalnnracom store hours mon wee 10 am 6 pm tlui fri 10 am 9 pm saturday 10 am 530 pm sunday closed fe days only 2560 off store wide tent wide leatherfabric sofas chairs recliners dining suites oi i hoor clocks bfinroom suites urio cabinets home is oucasionai