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8 stouffville suntribune thursday aug 14 2003 kellybattof the town of whrtchurch- stouffvillewrth damaged lettering at the ballantrae community centre tuesday latcham hall vandorf park and stouffville memorial park were also hit by vandals vandalism wave hits town again this summer from page 1 done in whitchurch- stouffville with additional officers coming out of markham and newmarket vandalism is mindless mr manchee said but we cant emphasize enough how very hazardous this is if someone comes in contact with electrical current his safety is jeop ardized parents need to keep their children away from it other incidents of van dalism were reported recently at latcham hall in stouffville memorial park where people were spotted climbing on the roof dam aging shingles and eaves flower boxes trees and shrubs were also destroyed in the park area toilets and washroom walls were vandalized in vandorf park and once again town staff is repairing damage at the gazebo on main street in stouffvilles downtown its very discouraging said mr batt its very expensive and its very time consuming and now its very dangerous the van dals seem to start up after the long weekend in may and they carry on until after labour day weekend anyone with informa tion about the vandalism especially to the hydro boxes is asked to call york regional police at 905-881- 1221 immmm i j construction supervisor pierre meilleur shows hydro box like the ones destroyed by vandals at the ballantrae community centre last weekend students raised funds from page 1 michael who has been involved with the youth group for the area mennonite churches for several years is starting his first year at the university of waterloo in the fall in the honours arts program it is the 18yearplds first trip overseas and it will give him an opportunity to see whether he would like to do missions or ministeri al work in future i also wanted to go someplace exciting out of the way and challenging he said the students held a vari- ety of fundraising events to help defray the 4100 per person cost of the trip said sue fallon the youth pas tor for the area mennonite churches who is accompa nying the group the group will stay in zimbabwe until aug 25