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the line. Neither were there denun- ciations or condemnations dur- ing the all-candidates meeting at Stouflvflle District Secondary School last Thursday night. The assembly of municipal politicos was hosted jointly by the Whitchurch-Stoufi'ville Public Library and the Stouffville Sun-1H- bune with editor lim Mason capa- bly serving as moderator. Our casual head count placed attendance at less than 300. far short of the 28.580 eligible voters spanning siwaards. Those who did ry themselves loose from Wheel 0 Fortune. dem- onstrated a civility unparalleled in the 60 year‘s we've attended these events. providing polite and bal- anced applause to each of the 27 speakers. On only one occasion did an insignificant sign of hostility ' A shimeful exhibition of civic pridg to say_the iegst. Hey candidates, freeze taxes, salaries, strip malls hey were hung out to dry. Like a Monday morning wash. How- ever. for four lemm- ing incumbents there was no dirty linen on show its face. That was when Councillor Phil Bannon. one of five mayors-to-be. p 'sed the term achievements 0 current council. recognition we deemed But where were they â€"â€" mayor Wayne Emmerson and councillors Susanne Hilton and Clyde Smith? Each should have been introduced and accorded standing ovations But that's politics â€" here today. gone tomonow. Who cares? ' Wheelsocares about education? Only one trustee or trustee hope- ful bothered to appear despite the Roaming Around with Jim Thomas fact this institute of higher learning consumes a slzeable shame of the consummate tax bill. Let’s get our priorltieestmight! What bothéred us most was an obvious lack of constructive foun: dadons in most candidates’ house of cams The past is just that -â€"- history. What ahead is or should be most important. We’re waiting. Examples of recommendations we wanted to hear included: Abo- lition of the self-serving ward sys- tem; a zero tax increase during the next four years; a $100,000 cap on all municipal employee salaries; a $5.000 increase in the mayor’s wage and a $2.000 decrease in councillor stipends â€" a four-year saving of $28,000; a halt to strip mall buildup and greater empha« sis on downtown fill-up; creation of a more user-friendly Duffin Creek flood control watershed and making the Millard Street! A shameful exhibition of civic pride to say the least. Amm Glad Park Avenue intersection a four-way stop. That's a start. Stoufl'vllle MotorFest. Saturday, on the grounds of Thva Canada Ltd.. was another classic. Close to 800 cars from auto industry’s gold- en age were on display before an audience estimated at over 2,000. While threatening early~mom- ing weather delayed the arrival of some owners and spectators. num- bers rapidly increased during the afiemoon. Although not a judge. a task no self-respecting connoisseur of fine cars would accept, we did extend our authority beyond the role of an admirer and selected these personal favourites: a 1937 Cord owned by Al and loan Webster of Gonnley; a 1955 Cadillac conven- ible owned by lohn and Lori McCa~ rthy of Uxbridge; a 1947 Hudson Commodme owned by Albert and Meryl Hudson of Bancroft; a 1951 Lincoln owned by Paul Denter of Toronto; a 1959 Corvette owned by Tim Schell of Queensvllle; a 1910 Model T Ford owned by Rick Model A Ford owned by Ken Shaw of Blackwater. Foreman of Stouffville and a 1931 Our town. fast becoming the classic car capital of Ontario. had many dazzling entries on display including two Plymouths. a 1967 and a 1971 owned by Erle and Helen Hoover; Keith McMinn. a 1930 Model A Ford; Ken Wideman. a 1968 Mercury: Roger Rubens. a 1947 Dodge; Robt. Beck. a 1989 Lincoln; David Robinson. a 1973 Chev pick-up; Rod and Karen Wol- frain. a 1949 Fargo: Mel and Mary Sadler. a 1955 Buick; Bill Brown. a 1960 Thunderbild; Vito Lacon‘ te. a 1980 Corvette; Mario Vella. a 1947 Mercury pick-up; Rob Vitale. a 1978 Camaro: Len Powell. a 1986 Chev pick-up; Hugo Kroon, a 1967 Dodge; Mark Morgan. a 1951 Ford; Dave McMullen. a 1965 Mustang; Bruce Sinclair. a 1966 Dodge: Joe Demelo. a 1955 Chev and lim Hord. a 1956 Ford pickup. All MotorFest donations will go to support the GTA branch of Teen Challenge located in Aurora. MWSaStouflMeresidemwho hasMRMbIaraémwspapersformoretran