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Found photo album puts perserveranco in focus rs ngt (, Mm aa N... w“ a . 88d§o>.333 I 3:55 -56 SEEKESW hile rummaging through meaning- less waste. have you ever uncovered a singular item. something of no personal importance but intrigth ing enough to keep? During a visit to Stouffvillv sev- eral years ago. lill Everett Young of Bracebridgc did just that. Her discovery. in a trash can. was a discarded photo album. a hard cover scrapbook left for gar. bage pickup outside a local book store. For no real reason. it was lill who picked it up. A _ “l'couldn't sfand {he thought of someone losing pn‘cious pictun‘s so 1 plucked it on}? _she sgigi flatter. B'ut pictures of whom? This was the question18he began m span‘h. Fortunately. the majority of photos were plainly identified. providing vague but insufficient clues. The investigation contin- ued. Finally. she hit upon a couple of names that sounded familiar â€" Ollie Hulshof and lim White. This led to a connection with Whitchurch-Stouffville's Diane Ward. The two conesponded and Browse flyers from your favourite national and local retailers the album. after many years. was mturnod. "I didn't know her (lill)." Diane said. “We still haven't met but I hope we will." Diane describes the scrapbook us "priceless". But more impor- tantly. says Diane. is that lill would go to all that time and trouble to return it when she had neither a name nor an address. _ Although residing in Bracebrl- tige. Stnuffville isn't strange to lill. Years ago. when her father. her sister Sonja and Sonia‘s husband lived on Main Street. between Vie- toria and Clarke streets. Jill and her sons visited them frequently. Roaming Around with lim Thomas QHD SQVE! "Some of the very best times In my life were spent in Stoufiville." she writes. Diane mco nizes every photo- graph tn the bum. She snapped the majority. “Theme aren't many of me." she sa with a smile. “I was always on t e other side of the camera." Diane didn't escape entirely. ()ne beautiful picture was taken of her at u Unlon‘ville Festival not far from where they once lived. She and husband John later moved to the former Harper farm on Kennedy Road in Whitchumh- Stouffvflle. She‘s resided there for 20 years. “The album's all the more pre- cious because of what lill did." says Diane. “I can'! believe her thoughtfulness." Slib suggests the album's find- or must have realized "it was all ubom someme life”. "Her conscience wouldn't allow a piece of family history go to waste." says Diane. "She was moved to investigate the source." "She trudged thmugh snow to mail it and even paid the postage." she adds. Because the album was too large for the mailbox. the cou- OPINION flyers. coupons. deals. Séwmgi; Visit Writes lill: "At last I'm get- ting your album back to you. I'm delighted to know you'll finally have it. I hope it will bring back many happy memories. We visited my sister. her husband and my father in Stouflvt'lle many times. Sonja and dad have passed away and brother-inJaw Brian has since returned to the United States. But Stouffville was our second home. The Chinese restaurant on Main Street had the best take-out ever and [aim Lord's Books was a frequent stop for us. Stouffvt'lle was where I found your album â€" in a trash bin. I'm glad I plucked it out and was able to locate you. Perhaps when the good weather returns. we'll be able to meet. I feel I already know you from your photos. It‘s my great pleasure to return them to you. Regards. It'll Everett Young. " rier delivered it to the door. So what aces the future hold for this lost and found treasure? Diane plans to distribute the photos among immediate family members â€"-- sons Doug and Mike and daughter Susan. This Way. she says. they should be safe and sound. 'OVQCO Sound mod to you? ()n lune 25, Whitchurch- Stouffville will honour recipients of the 2014 Music Town, Ontario award. The 24th annual event will be held in Stouffville Unimd (Ihurch and feature the Men of Note Male Voice (Ihoir and Susan Ryman. Who will the award-winner be? 'lhe choice is yours. Nominations will be received up until lune 6 by emailing'lliomas-jimabmgerxcom. Previous winners wow: home Roadway and lim Rehill; Clarion Baker and lean Hammond: Alma ()Idham and 1110 Wright Family: Bertha Smufier and lulia 'lbpping; David Boyd. lavmic Wallace. lean 'l'homms‘. Kathi Phillips, Doris liar- vvy. Ann Gage. Gary Burke and Vince "dh’Y‘. David and Sharon Baxter; Wanda Stride. Wayne Hill. Laurie D'Alessandro. David Duggun. Pat Wild. Susan Brown. Uqu Knight. Don Quarels and Family; Bob Davies. The Springvale Boys and 1119 Men of Note. Jim mamas isa StoufMfle resMen! who haswnnenforamnewspapersformoreman