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i all the news whitchurch j uxbridge rviarkham i pickering wriium largest weekly markham stouffville v uxbridge stouffvillewhitchurchmarkhamuxbridge thursday april 1 1971 phone 6402101 15 cents foals birth on television stouffville from the comfort of their own living room mr and mrs vern bonk mayflower farms rr4 stouffville can watch every move of an expectant mare right up to the birth of her foal its all possible through the media of closedcircuit television the overhead lights and camera are set up in the stall continuous pictures are recorded on a tv screen in the house 500 yards away mr bonk knows of only one other like it in ontario i can sit up and watch the late late show and keep an eye on the mare at the same time said mr bonk he noted that should any problems occur he can call a veterinarian im mediately he explained that the safe arrival of a single foal could cover the cost of the entire equipment mayflower farms are known across canada and the united states for the breeding qualities of their quarter horse mares and stallions the lions clubsponsored bikeathon to cover a distance of 30 miles is set for saturday may 1 one of the announced entries is ken laushway mayor town of whitchurchstouffville and already hes in training working his pedalpushers into shape on park drive north registration opens this saturday jas thomas lions bikeathon mayor to ride stouffville mayor ken laushway is in training hes attempting to get in shape for the upcoming lions club bikeathon may 1 registration opens april 3 mayor laushway made his pronouncement at a meeting of council march 23 after correspondence was read from the lions committee chairman dr bill murphy the route will cover a distance of 30 miles fifty percent of sponsors proceeds will go to the club and the remainder to organizations of the riders choice mayor laushway told members that over 400 entries were expected involving 85 organizers and assistants do you think youll need a tow job questioned councillor baker i likely will before im through replied the mayor maple syrup festival bethesda an old- fashioned maple syrup festival has been organized by the whitchurch- stouffville museum board for monday april 12 beginning at 10 am the location is the farm of keith w horton cone 5 onehalf mile south of the aurora road its arranged as a family affair with both children and adults invited to attend snow softens blow stouffville a five year old baker avenue boy had a miraculous escape from serious injury last week when he was struck by a car near his home shawn wilkinson police said was thrown a distance of eighteen feet but landed in a snowbank cushioning the blow he had run into the path of a car driven by penny harper manitoba street the little lad suffered only bruised ribs stick swinging assault stuns hockey crowd uxbridge ive never seen a swing like it the player fell like a ton of bricks i thought hed never get up it could have killed him these were the words of veteran hockey referee george kydd a spectator at the claremontschomberg orha playoff game in the uxbridge arena thursday night he was describing in his own words an alleged attack by the schomberg goaltender against 20 year old angus macdonald of vivian in which the netminder is reported to have struck the claremont forward across the top of the head with his stick he never even tried to pull back said the eyewitness his helmet likely saved his life there was less than three minutes to go in the third period when the fracas occurred claremont was leading 61 the blow smashed mac- donalds helmet and opened a sizeable cut he was admitted to york county hospital at newmarket for treatment and observation the incident touched off a major brawl with fighting all over the ice as both benches cleared fortunately the fans remained in the stands the officials one an ontario provincial police officer halted the contest immediately and awarded the two points to claremont the schomberg goaltender was assessed a match penalty macdonald a grade 13 student of stouffville dist secondary school played with stouffvilles ontario champion juvenile team last season claremont now meets alvinston saturday night at 7 pm in the uxbridge arena truck driver charged family hospitalized in main st crash stouffville three members of a blackstock family were injured early sunday morning in a car- truck crash at the intersection of main and clarke streets stouffville mrs jane kiss 28 scugog road her husband san- dor 29 and one of their two children were rushed by vance ambulance to scarboro centenary hospital mrs kiss the driver was most seriously hurt suffering a possible fractured skull charged with impaired driving and with refusing to take a breathalizer test is larry w cowie formerly of musselmans lake and now of rr 3 exeter he suffered lacerations to his right arm and leg his vehicle a pickup truck mounted the curb following impact and overturned total damage has been estimated at 2200 sap is on the run at bruces mill the bruces mill conservation area is one of the most popular places for parents and children on weekends as the maple syrup season swings into full production both modern and old- fashioned sapgathering methods are used here david and elaine marshall son and daughter of mr and mrs john marshall obrien avenue stouffville check one of the pails t jas thomas omb hearing lack of space is criticized by chairman stouffville although the location was selected by the board accommodation within the council chambers for the omb hearing tuesday proved totally inadequate and was criticized bv the chairman fg blake the hearing was held to consider an application by the town of whitchurch- stouffville for an extension to a current land freeze by law pending implementation of the official plan however by the time the solicitors had taken their places there was little room left for anyone else many were forced to stand out in the hall and had difficulty catching the conversations inside town solicitor paul w mingay said more than 90 objections had been received and time was required to frame new legislation and thus eliminate issues now contested he declined to promise however that the revisions could be completed within a recommended period of six months chairman blake pointed to the urgency of action on the bylaw he said the- public deserved an answer since the matter had already been under review for some time the area in question is all located in the former twp of whitchurch the chairman promised to consider the extension ap plication with two of his associates and render a decision within a week water test stouffville a survey to test the water quality of musselmans lake will be conducted by the owrc this summer on request by council town of whitchurchstouffville before embarking on this work the ontario water resources commission has asked the towns assistance in gathering information con cerning the local resort centre they wish to know 1 the number of residences around the lake permanent and seasonal 2 the type of public facilities available such as parks washrooms eating establishments public hall etc 3 the number of areas where public access to the water is permitted 4 extent of boundaries to the waters edge of waterfront lots councillor herb simpson in whose ward the lake is located has been assigned the task of collecting these facts and figures robert a hood york police promotion york region robert a hood 42 a former officer with the ontario provincial police and a member of the markham twp force since 1955 has been promoted to the rank of deputy- chief york region the announcement was made public tuesday by police chief bruce crawford deputychief hood will work out of headquarters at newmarket mr hood born and educated in markham township rose to the rank of deputychief of that department he has always been held in high regard both by the citizens he served and by fellow officers he served with other changes in rank include harvey cox markham twp to inspector fred mason whitchurch twp to staff inspector fred white town of markham to patrol sergeant orland keating village of stouffville to 1st class con stable controversy ends dicksons hill the controversys over at least as far as the tribune is concerned the name of the community south of ringwood on hwy 48 is dicksons hill for reference we point to paragraph 7 page 59 of the booklet entitled historical sketch of markham township 1873 to 1950 it reads in part as follows dicksons hill mill was erected in 1842 and was originally a much higher building than it is today it was erected by john dickson and has changed ownership several times appreciation is extended to harry ratcliff main street west for bringing a copy into the office r april 9 and 10 color t stouffville the 21st annual springtime ice revue sponsored by the stouffville figure skating i club is entering its final rehearsal stage the show this year has been extended to three per- y formances april 9 and 10 at 8 pm and a saturday matinee at two more than 200 skaters will participate from tiny preschool tots to accomplished seniors club pros are jean barclay jacqui armitage and victor irving to assure viewers of excellent seats a reserved rinkside section has been set aside at 225 regular admissions are 150 adults and 75 cents children 12 and under in the first half hansel and gretel lead roles are taken by peter mellon and michelle waite the second half is entitled sixty fabulous years t guests this year are canadian and north american i gold medalists david porter and barbara berekowski i tickets are now available at the following locations t mrs arnold boyd fairview avenue hunts sunoco service east end gulf service and len wilkes clothes i i shop