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living october 2005 5 our writer mounts a mighty machine where i live need local radio just whistle photo by glen morehouse living columnist ruth leblanc prepares to help combine wheat on don tabers ninth line farm bruce 1 stapley the first time i heard the idea of a radio sta tion for whitchurchstouffville was during the 2003 mayoralty campaign when dark horse candidate randy mole aired the concept at an all candidates meeting at latcham hall if all goes according to plan whistle radio will hit the airwaves within the next six months randy pitched the scheme with unbridled enthusiasm he suggested it would be a project the whole town could buy into providing an outlet for teens adults and seniors who all share a yearning to do something creative and original when randy ended up third in a three horse race i figured that would be the last we would hear of his inspired idea two years later randys vision is on the verge of taking flight if all goes according to plan whistle radio will hit the airwaves within the next six months it has already made its debut with a smattering of online pod casts the station boasts an impressive logo consist ing of the words whistle radio about people you know by people you know the backdrop is an old radio while there are still several more miles to go and some glitches to be worked out whistle station manager jim priebe is confident the concept will be up and running on schedule i called jim the other week to offer both my con gratulations and support during our conver sation ideas came gushing forth like a geyser whistle which of course is a shortened styl ized version of whitchurchstouffville is to be a small town version of the cbc there will be something for everyone on this notforprofit endeavour jim explained the station is to offer a wide variety of music including live local youth bands a review of weekly town council meetings and other programs of local political relevance could be served up shut- ins might get the chance to listen to a rotating live sunday morning church service the town library could be invited to use the station to announce the arrival of exciting new titles and of course spirit home and away games would be a draw a program highlighting the towns places of historical interest could be well received the possibilities are endless somewhere out there randy mole has to be flashing an ear to ear grin bruce is the sales rep for whitchurchstouffville living you may reach him at bstapleysympaticoca a isit reesor farm kitchen with the aitival of fall enjoy our home made pumpkin pies and apple pies its not too early to order your pies for thanksgiving reesor kitchen hours monfri 9am630pm sat 9am5pm closed sundays 100 ringwood dr stouffville 100 meters south of randys appliances 905 6402270 wwwreesorfarmkitchencom fall decorating items garden mums straw bales corn stalk bunches pumpkins pumpkins pumpkins reesor farm market market hours monsal 9am630pm closed sundays 10825 ninth line markham wwwreesorfarmcom chepacks country market hardy mums 100sto choose from fall decorating materials local crafts old stuff exclusive distributor of krisws birds bugs new customers welcome 9th line at 19th ave qac raf q 1 road south of stouffville rd u0 wtv i v i 9 m insurance home auto 9056422745 64 sandiford drive unit 1 stouffville drs mcdowell genin are pleased to the association of qi nounce actice optometrists 6085 main st 905 6423937