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The year long program of activities and special events in all three Funding was assessed n the basis of one cent ;er capita making a cotal grant of $350. ‘ What can we tell you? It simply hasn’t been the year for Richmond Hill Works Department when it comes to clearing snow from ponds. The latest tractor dunking took place last 'The building at Jane Street and Major Mackenzie Drive 'in Maple, is owned by Maple View Farms and leased to T.M. Spratt Limited. Hemmo Engelage. 45. who has a house on the adjacent property and managed the small chicken farm, said he was nearly overcome by smoke and flames. Nearly 35.000 chickens worth $64,000 perished in a fire last Friday af- ternoon when their barn burned to the ground. "l was just walking inside When I realized the place was filled with 35,000. chickens die in blaze CORL grant A grant from the (entral Ontario Iegional Library System hs enabled the Rich- mnd Hill Public Library toffer the community a vde range of special [ograms to celebrate the lterna’tional Year of the hild. aids library All Vegetables, Fruits, Fish‘ FANCY OUAUTY ONLY ORDER NOW 172 Cum Street E. Bidlnald fl 884-3391 BEEF LINK SAUSAGE 10 lb. box Arrested and charged with theft over $200, possession over $200, dangerous driving and failing to remain is David Scott Powell, 17, of Marlin Court in Newmarket. Peeled, deveined 3 lb. bag I.O.F SOLE FILLEIS 5 lb. box SNOW QUEEN CRAB In shell (approx 1.75 lb.) COTTAGE ROLLS HOT CAR IN ACCIDENT On February's at 11:50 pm. two men stole a car from the Colonial Chev-Olds car lot on Davis Drive in Newmarket. The car was driven north on Yonge Street in a dangerous manner and near Upper Canada Mall a motor vehicle collision occurred. The two men fled the scene. LARGE SHRIMP s/p (approx. 6-8 lbs.) WOODBRIDGE MAN HEART VICTIM At.12:30 pm. on February 10 Johannes Sturkenbroom, 59, was found dead, in the bedroom of his residence on HighWay 7 in Woodbridge. He was pronounced dead at 2:10 pm. by Dr. Devline, who determined the cause of death as a heart attack. Stereo equipment, a television and assorted jewelry worth an estimated $1,000 were removed. Police believe the suspect may be driving a gold two-door Buick. JEWELRY. STEREO STOLEN On February 8 Daniel Dridzic's house on Church Street in Richmond Hill was entered illegally through a bathroom window. The démage done to the kitchen and living room, including the removal of a stereo receiver was estimated at $4,000. COTTAGE DAMAGED Between February 1 and February 10 William McClintock’s summer residence at Jane Street and King Sideroad was broken into. Police Briefs Seafood, Cakes, Pies En Convenience Foods Pre-registration is necessary for some of the events, so please be sure to study your copy of the program listings which are inserted in your Liberal this week. Events range from puppet shows and film festivals to turtle races and the excitingly creative, two day “Clay Play Workshop”. branches, Main Library, Richvale and Charles Connor, will include activities'to suit children of all ages. He claimed it wasn't possible lo save any of the birds and that he has no idea of how much damage was done. He now has no water supply because a tank inside the coop was also destroyed. Mr. Engelage isn‘t sure what he‘ll do nexti but he figures the company he works for will give him other responsibilities. He has lived in the house with his family at 10.150 Jane Street for four years. smoke. The fire spread like crazy because the shed is made of wood and plywood." he said. $548 8199 0251 8139 8119 Mr. Styrmo was honored by the Masons and the Lions at special services. His funeral is at 1:30 p.m. today from Through the years, he had 100 per cent at- tendance, except for his recent illness, and illness is the only exception for perfect attendance. Kjell was a charter member of the Oak Ridges Lions when the organization was formed in April. 1950. They wefe engaged in Norway and married in Toronto. Mr. Styrmo was born March 13. 1900‘ in Norway and came to Canada in 1925. where he married his wife, Agnes. Two large. vertical grain feeders next to the coop were undamaged thanks to the efforts of the He worked in British Columbia before settling in Oak Ridges in 1938. It was insured and Mr. Engelage expected the insurance adjustor the same day. Neighbors said the structure which was razed had been standing for 10 years. Kjell Styrmo. an Oak Ridges resident for 40 years. died _Sunday, February 11, at his home in Oak Ridges. Tuesday at the Mill Pond, despite frigid tem- peratures and thick ice. It’s the third in the series. Charter Lions member, Kjell Styrmo, 78, dies J.V. FRY kCOMMISSIONER The commission invites their many consumers to join them in an open house at 60 Bullock Drive, Markham, Ontario. Come and meet the commission and staff, view the new facilities and have a coffee and a sandwich. We look forward to meeting you Viclona and Grey has 5 Plans Available Each prowdes for lax delerlals. and the return on your Investment may accumulale lax~ free until you withdraw lhe lunds Put a lillle 35:09 for the lulute Conlnbute to or puvchase a V 5 G RRSP on or belore March 1, 1979 â€" you wm become eligible to why a lrip lor two to Jamaica Re istered Re Iremenr Savings Plans How obout tomorrow? OPEN HOUSE D.V.McNABB CHAIRMAN 16355 Yonge Street - Richmond Hill ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17th, 1979 FROM 11:00 AM. TD 4:00 PM. (1600 hrs.) (Liberal photo by Bruce Hogg) MARKHAM HYDRO ELECTRIC COMMISSION Preliminary estimates of total loss from the destruction are put at $100,000. Vaughan Fire Depart- ment. who were able to extinguish the threatening flames quickly in -20 degree (Celsius) weather. Cause is believed to be faulty propane heaters. Thompson's Funeral Home in Aurora. He is survived by his D.H. COCKBURN COMMISSIONER Some sculptures ,_ better than ever, I THE LIBERAL. Wednesday. February 14. 197 ‘ Separate school budget KJ ELL STYRMO VICTORIA AND GREY TRUST Since I844 Mumbv Canaan Dunn-I Insuunce Cowper-hon this judge says T.V.CORDINA VICE-CHAIRMAN “It all started when I was reading last week‘s Eight-year-old Sean and his mother Marilyn Izzard of Bathurst Street created an eight-foot high replica of the carnival button â€" in full color. It’s still early to I be talking about substantial rises in the mill rate but Five Richmond Hill families created snow sculptures in their yards for Richmond Hill Winter Carnival and one of the judges, Doug Allen, said three of the five were better than he had ever seen before The winner for the private citizen snow sculpture was a mother and son combination. Separate School ratepayers could be in .for. a bit of a shock if the first draft of the board‘s budget is any indication of what their final municipal tax bill will be. wife, Agnes and son Peter, who lives in Aurora. may increase $3 million M1107 MRS. A. WALKER COMMISSIONER because of increased costs, new schools and additions, inflation and declining support from the province, the board‘s preliminary budget has jumped to $17.1 million from last year's final figure of $14.4 million or about 15.8 per cent. The largest chunk of In future years Mr. Allen said he hoped the snow sculpture contest would be more organized and get more publicity before the season so that both schools and private citizens would start dreaming up ideas early. The judge said these entries were “not bad, but nothing compared with what they could have been”. Pleasantville was the winner of the public school contest with three entries, a frog, a turtle and a boat. The high schools barely made enough entries to secure the number of prizes to be awarded. Winners are listed on page A-2. In general, Mr. Allen said he was disappointed with the school snow sculpture entries made at Mill Pond. “The quality and the quantity were both rather poor.” he said. Except Pleasantville Public School, whose effort Mr. Allen described as “tremendous”. Mrs. Izzard said it took her and Sean at least ‘15 hours to construct the replica and then paint it with tempera paints. The Begg family of Leisure Lane with a model of a polar bear and the Rasmussen family’s ice castle on Trench Street received honourable mention. Liberal," said Mrs. Izzard, ” and the idea was Kevin’s" (Kevin Izzard is Deputy Chief of Richmond Hill‘s Fire Department). ’GLAsses‘ SHOWROOM 7685 JANE ST CONCORD Gordon S. Wood MARYHILL / WOODWORKING & FURNITURE K'rtchen cabinets, van‘rtias, book shelves, Chesterfield reupholstering 10350 Yonge St., Richmond Hill The Royal Bank Centre FITTED TO YOUR EYE DOCTOR'S PRESCRIPTION J’his coupon good until February 28/79 LADIES SKIRTS / THE NEW MANAGEMENT OF BARTH'S CLEANERS WOULD LIKE YOU TO COME FOR OUR PRICES AND STAY FOR OUR \ PERSONALIZED SERVICE. ' I / Z71 BAYTI'IORN DR. 10456 YONGE ST. N. 212 YONGE ST. S. 83 DAVIS DR. TRORNHILI. 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This lets the board artificially increase its total enrolment to submit a longer list of recognized ordinary expenditures. higher rate of grant for those. To get an idea of how the budget should change compared to last year. the ministry supported the Catholic board's costs to the tune of 53.4 per cent. In 1975, that level of support'was 61.4 per cent, Considering that the last Primary and Se . avail CommerCIal ant No ceiling oh a Competitiw DAVID KROLLE 3300 YONGE TORONTO M4N 3M9 The other half of the equation comprises the equalized mill rate. which all school boards in Ontario must apply to their respective jurisdictions. Last year. the figure was 7.986 mills and ' when it was multiplied by the amount of assessment the board has obtained from surrounding properties (also equalized) a yield of the mill rate was ob- tained. The province has in- creased the value of equalized mills five per cent to 8.406. In theory this means the board should be able to get a higher yield on its equalized assessment. However , the province has only increased its total general legislative grants by 4.27 per cent over last year. That translates to almost $2.1 billion to Ontario school boards. "Without changing the equalized mill rate, the cost to the taxpayers would increase an automatic 5.34 per cent because of reduced provincial support for Just south of Hwy. No. 7 To figure out how much of the board's costs will be footed by the province, you just subtract the yield of the mill rate from the total expenditure. There is also the question of extraordinary expend- itures (debt charges, student transportation) but the board gets a higher rate of grant for those. education," said Superintendent of Business Administration EdJoyce.“ -------------q r MORTGAGE FUNDS I AVAILABLE 3300 YONGE ST. SUITE 400 LTORONTO M4N 3M9 (416) 481 This coupon good unti| February 28/7Q Mississauga . . . 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There were also extraordinary expend- itures of $2.6 million. budget was up over 8 per cent in total. one can see the likelihood of at least as much of an increase this year. 270-81 1 1 ext 461 -9092 ext 883-1444 ext 898-2300 ext 881 -6600 ext (416) 48249644 A 332 278 212 212 298