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wht wrthum thursday november 30 if78 the second section sports district news regions plowmen honored victoria square these awards are a tribute to farmers and our way of life from people who depend on us for their daily bread walter beath chairman of the regional municipality of durham told york regions plowmens associations at their annual banquet and awards presentations friday agriculture is the only industry necessary to the survival of the human race he continued and plowing is recognized as the basis of this industry mr beath encouraged and supported these com petitions because they provide the general population with good examples of the farmer at work he said the group had shown interest and en thusiasm and demon strated the sportsmanship and skill of their time- honored profession we here tonight and all others who are dependent on you salute you as some of agricultures best public relations officers the secretarytreasurer of the canadian plowing council bob timbers of fered congratulations to all plowmen from york who were winners particularly create hockey hall of fame herb jarvis winner of the east york plowmans area and ontario reserve champion receives a hug from his wife laurena and a big kiss from one of his daughters linda he was presented with his trophies at the plowmans association banquet edschroeter lloyd grove and herb jarvis the ontario champions i wish you well in the future he said the north york director of the ontario plowmens association art mitchell and don pearson the east york- king and vaughan director added their personal best wishes to the ontario title- holders mr pearson noted the accomplishment was not unusual among the york associations we have eight or more champions sitting in this room my congratulations and i hope you do well in the nationals he said keep up the good work 4 markham markham has its own hockey hall of fame and no one is prouder of this project than john lunau its originator the display is set up just inside the centennial centre on mccowan road pictures of players go as far back as 1905 john lunau trainer with the old markham millionaires and later the nhl oldtimers has been collecting photos and stories for the past 35 years most were accommodated at the museum where john serves as curator earlier this year he was approached by larry pullen of the markham parks and recreation department he borrowed the pictures and had them blown up some six feet in height the reproductions are marvellous n it brought a tear to my eye when i saw it said john they did a tremendous job one of the pictures is of john lunau himself other per sonalities featured includemax reesor an oha player coach and referee 38 years speed skaters stuart campbell and ozzie martin goaltending great frank buster lunau 1925 figure skating stars debbie wilkes and guy revell arena managers robt bob lawrie ben gayman and chuck mccarthy and many more team photos include the markham hockey club of 1905- wm maxwell charlie pringle ed wilson george wilson manager geo sullivan howard gee tom halstead harry robinson emmerson maxwell and roily wilson theres a picture of the cedar grove team of 192324 including robt milroy president walter atkinson austin reesor dr rm stewart- honorary president russell robinson murray milroy arthur offen coach wyatt stephenson delos crosby les dimma howard underwood and fred todds a photo of markhams jr oha team of 192829 included- john robb lynn williamson frank latter manager noel burrows dr rm stewart logan stewart ed wadley jack prentice howard crosby frank lunau stan pringle and bob macdonald in 194647 a markham club advanced to the ontario finals this picture includeskeith brown stick boy ernie lawrie coach gordon brown secretarytreasurer george scott austie baker fred scott bill hood publicity harold boyington vicepresident waverly wilson president carl sellers bob lawrie jack watson charlie nesbitt bob bangay nick bangay jack harper and wayne lawrie mascot hundreds of people have already seen the exhibit centre manager karry gilmor told the tribune a portion of the display is located at the buildings second level race for chairman bonnie and roberta larmer escape from hotel blaze markham i went to the window and j told my mothermlaw were jumping thats what we have to do to get out recalled bonnie larmer bonnie and her 64 year old- motherinlaw roberta lar ger were two of the 90 canadians caught in sundays earlymorning fire at the holiday inn near rochester to escape the blaze that claimed at least ten lives the youth convicted on assault charge women smashed a window and leapedfromtheirrsecondfloor hotel room mrs larmer and her motherinlaw remember being awakened by a friend banging j on the door yelling get out its fire they recall no other alaim on opening the door smoke poured into the room unable to reach a nearby stair the women returned to their room thats when mrs larmer decided to jump leaping out of the window one after thvotherrthey landed miraculously in a clump of shrubbery however mrs larmer sr was less fortunate she landed on her back roberta larmer is in serious condition in rochesters park ridge hospital while bonnie is reported as satisfac tory her husband ron is the owner of rennie transport ltd stouffville he travelled to rochester early this week to see his wife and mother york region on thurs dec 14 york regional council will select its chairman for 197980 v 1 whos the main challenger the inner circle gives mayor bob forhan the best chance of unseating the present officeholder garfield wright however predictions like this have been made before if mayor gordon ratcliff of whitchurchstouffville had a choice hed favor markhams tony roman for the post hed make an excellent chairman he said during an interview friday as for the incuabent mayor ratcliff expressed little enthusiasm he hasnt provided strong leadership he said adding that theres nothing personal between himself and wright i just feel we need someone stronger he stated jrthe mayor looks on the position as more of a public relations job and in this regard he feels the chairman should visit each municipal council at least once during his twoyear term as for regional government itself gord ratcliff feels that in many instances its been made the whipping post for crash corner markham a 19 year old markham youth was sent to jail for 60 days following conviction on a charge of assault gregory hamilton was sentenced by judge reid scott in newmarket court when evidence revealed he pulled a gun on a woman who was walking her dog in the park solicitor for the accused said his client was upset at the time because his girlfriend had left him he described the in cident as an impulsive act brought on by drink n the gun wasnt loaded he said people on the other end of the barrel wouldnt know that replied the judge 4h awards night stouffville members of 4h clubs across york region were recognized at a special awards night in newmarket friday the event sponsored by the york county jr farmers was emceed by paul mc- dougall an assistant agricultural representative who coordinates the regions 4h program among the recipients of trophies were karen risebrough for outstanding achievement in crop and dairy farming and heather grant for work with beef cattle other members to receive prizes were randy grant winner of the grand champion livestock juding competition in york and grant davidson a special citation for eighteen com pleted 4h projects during his involvement in the association heather grant winner of the queens guineas at the royal winter fair with her champion shorthorn calf was honored at the ceremony the local 4h leaders are fred brown and paul hulshof dairy club bill warnock and trevor watson beef club alex davidson crops club and david rumble and john rumble tractor club locust hill the in tersection at hwy no 7 and the tenth line continues to take its toll on sunday at this location 3500 in property damages was caused in two collisions one person was injured the first at 105 pm in volved vehicles driven by warren brown 66 of rr 2 claremont and craig brooks 17 of scarborough muriel brown was admitted to scarborough centenary hospital and later released brooks was charged with failing to yield less than thirty minutes later another crash occurred this one involving paul sch- wering 17 of toronto and murray nash 27 of pickering nash was charged with following too close everything thats gone wrong and often unfairly mayor ratcliff supports the twotier system but is opposed to increasing the size of regional council or giving the region additional control its powerful enough he said l damaged cedar grove a fire oi unknown origin caused an estimated 11000 damage to contents of a barn and greenhouse sunday at the home of charles booth 14th avenue west of the 10th con cession markham chief myrl smith said mr booth got up at 355 am to check the furnace and saw flames coming from a building only a short distance away twentytwo firemen were able to contain the blaze and save the house even though four burning oil tanks were only 25 feet from it the barn and part of the- greenhouse were destroyed t v stars here stouffville the- cfto bassett hounds are coming to town the channel 9 hockey team featuring such tv personalities as dave davall and fergie oliver will meet the kinsmen club of stouffville on sat dec 16 at 8 pm in the stouffville arena mayorelect eldred king will officiate at the puck- dropping ceremonies members of the figure skating club will display their skills between periods admission is 1 per person with all proceeds going to the cystic fibrosis association form new club participants in parade the early hour and cold temperatures didnt deter imaginary birds and animals from joining the santa claus parade in markham saturday much to the delight of children along the route farmer jack burrows of rr i unlooville had a float in the procession that included darlene lewis right and carolyne pritchard edschroeter stouffville two residents stu turner 6406318 and wayne shirk 6405326 are anxious to organize a snowmobile club in stouffville the men agreed to assume this task after attending a public meeting nov 23 arranged by the crosscountry riders a club based out of vandorf during discussions peggy brown a representative of the ontario federation of snowmobilers explained the advantages of an association according to her club ef forts simplify the acquisition of private trails secure govern ment funding for the main tenance of trails provide an effective lobby against restrictive government legislation and promote snowmobile safety through co operation with police gloria francis a stouffville resident and crosscountry rider member has volunteered to assist the fledgling stouffville organization in an interview she said few stouffville snowmobilers are directly involved with the vandorf club a local association she believes will help control the many irresponsible snow machine operators in the area their actions she said give rise to unfair generalizations about snowmobilers due to a lack of club par ticipation she said no cross country trails have been developed close to town this has forced people to transport their machines some distance away in 1971 in response to complaints whitchurch- stouffville enacted a bylaw forbidding the operation of snowmobiles on sidewalks certain roads and town parks a curfew was also imposed a copy of the legislation is available at the municipal of fice the next public meeting is thursday dec 14 at 730 pm in the lower auditorium of the silver jubilee club main and market streets stouffville students relive history margerie griffiths a grade eight student at ballantrae public school learns fighting a war in 19th century canada was no easy usk she shoulders the heavy musket with the help of sergeant jim bolton of the old fort york guard he was at the schools pioneer day to explain 19th century warfare edschroeter gokart shutdown denied goodwood it was 12 years ago that gunter lauterbach purchased a piece of property on the second con cession of uxbridge twp north of hwy 47 on it he built a lovely home doing much of the work himself goodwood kartways was already operating at a site to the northwest but not to the extent it is now the noise at times is almost unbearable he claims hence his involvement in a recent court action despite the fact 16 charges were laid under the en vironmental protection act the case was dismissed in a recent judgement handed down by judge john burk in oshawa provincial court the complainants may appeal mr lauterbach in discussing the problem told the tribune that it is not the residents desire to close the operation down but only to lessen the noise he attributes the trouble to toronto people who bring their soupedup racing machines to the park mainly on weekends many are equipped with dual engines emitting a noise like chain- saws x were seeking controls thats all he said ye dont want to put the man out of business he fears the operation may even be ex panded