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v 12 the tribune thursday january 2sm sliow in i i cash prizes totalling 24300 will be won when big i- horses and big tractors test their pulling power at the 1979 canada farm show in toronto jan 30 to feb 2 championship draft borse draws for curses totalling 4000 l and canadas only indoor tractor pull for 20300 in prizes are features of the annua show which will take over the coliseum complex of buildings at exhibition place sponsored by the ontario belgian horse association cham pionship draft horse draws will be held in the coliseum arena on the shows second night wednesday jan 31 starting at 630 pm a light horse draw for teams weighing up to 3300 lbs and a heavy draw for teams over 3300 lbs will each award 2000 in prize money winners of each class win compete in a final draw to decide a grand champion the association will also sponsor a cham pionship draft horse sale at the show the sale to be held throughout the day oh wednesday jan 31 in the horse palace which adjoins the coliseum complex win include more than 100 head of registered and grade belgian clydesdale percheron and commercial horses as well as a variety of horse equipment and accessories a showing of the sale animals will be held on tuesday af ternoon jan 30 in the horse palace bylaw number 791 of the corporation of the township of uxbridge a bylaw to prohibit the depositing of snow or ice from private proper- tyonto township roads whereas a municipal council is empowered under section 460- subsections 1 and 4 of the municipal act rs6 1970 chap ter 284 to pass bylaws prohibiting persons from obstructing or placing debris snow ice etc on public highways or bridges now therefore the municipal council of the town ship of uxbridge enacts as follows 1 no person firm or corporation shall deposit or cause or suffer to be deposited refuse snow or ice on any highway or bridge within the bouri- daries of the corporation of the township of uxbridge from any private property 2 any- person firm or corporation contravening the provisions of this etyiaw shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a penalty up to and not exceeding a fee of 50000 for each offence exclusive of costs read a first second and third time and finally passed this 1 1 th day of january 1 979 information about entries in the horse pull and sale is available from jack wood secretary- manager ontario belgian horse association 2ss yonge st s aurora ont log ini entries were scheduled to dose jan 10 sanctioned by the canadian tractor pullers association canadas only indoor tractor pull will be held in the coliseum arena on the shows last two nights thursday and friday feb 1 and 2 starting at 630 pm international in scope the tractor pulling events attract the leading pullers from both canada and the united states to compete for purses totalling 20300 seven events for modified and super stock tractors in various weight classes will each award 2700 in purses to winning pullers in addition to the contests for the big tractors two events for minitractors will be held under the sanction of the canadian minitractor pullers association each event will award purses amounting to 600 ad ditional mini events offer 200 in prizes tabletop tractors will be in the show spotlight on friday af ternoon feb 2 the small judging ring bet ween the coliseums north and south ex tensions will be used for this event in which micro- mini model tractors will test their pulling skill on a- tabletop track other special at- tractionsat the1979 show include an old time fiddlers contest organized and presented by ckvrtv barrie a special ladies program featuring demonstrations of arts and crafts and microwave oven cooking and an aberdeen angus cattle sale the special events will be staged in con junction with displays of latest farm equipment and supplies by more than 400 exhibitors in cluding the major farm tractor manufacturers sponsored by the ontario retail farm equipment dealers association the show is recognized as one of north americas largest indoor agricultural equipment exhibitions program i ii guests lillian byer maytree avenue and dorothy reesor montreal street rendered two beautiful numbers at the silver jubilee club meeting in stouffville friday evening doris kennedy rr 4 stouffville read two appropriate poems that were much enjoyed by everyone the future home of les and marilyn todd and family is under construction on the south side of the stouffvillegormley road in whitchurchstouffville although floor space totals 3200 square feet family members the size is a partial optical illusion mrs todd says the house is ac tually not much larger than their present home next door she claims edschroeter donated ideas house size an illusion improving isaac foskett westlawn crescent stouffville has been a patient in scarborough centenary hospital for the past six weeks recently he has shown a marked improvement and- may be moved shortly to a nursing home for a period of con valescence stouffville the todd family is constructing a hew home on fife stouffville- gormley road west of the 6th concession marilyn todd jokes its providing en tertainment for the entire town of stouff ville judging from theriumber of people who stop her on the street to enquire t in spite of its regal appearance its really hot as huge as it looks its immense size is partly the result of an optical illusion about 3200 square feet its really not much larger than their present home next door built and designed by les todd about nine years ago the house which some people describe as a dreamliome will have eight rooms plus washrooms a sauna- indoor pool and a walkup basement though final credit for the plans goes to mr todd everyone in the family seemed to have a hand in this rather unusual family project tlieir youngest son brian picked the idea for the design of the front the floor plan is based on a home economics assignment their daughter sharon produced many years ago for a high school project the todds incorprated the best features of many other houses they had studied designing their own with a grown up family in mind the layout will enable them to entertain larger groups of people than in their present house though much of the work is being completed by subcontractors part of the job falls to les todd and sons brian and ross mr todd has been a builder himself since 1952 presently hes erecting a 46 home development in malvern which requires most of his time for this reason- construction oh their own home has been halted until spring the todds hope to have it ready by the sum mer though they wont move in until their present home issold mrs todd jokes that she hopes the new owners would be pleased with their pur chase otherwise being neighbors could be awkward 9 townsite midas markham v e 2t fftt 762 markham at lawrence phone 4384400 by ed schroeter stouffville when the- garbage disposalcontract expires the town will break tradition and accept bids from companies dumping waste oh land fill sites in the municipality the councillors made the decision while sitting in a session of the public works committee finance committee chairman bill mcnalley called on the committee to request firms submit bids outlining the com parative posts of dumping within and outside the area for- a two year period he said in light of the fact the ministry of natural resources has found theyork sanitation site is not contaminating area- water committee shbuld consider both alternatives- he emphasized his proposal wouldnt commit them to any specific action v there is presently a bylaw prohibiting- land fill sites on the municipal books but it has no force after the provincial government overruled it- arid approved the york sanitation operation according to chairman mcnalley his suggestion might cut transportation costs and reduce the taxpayers burden im really anxious to see how much its been costing us to ship our garbage out of the municipality he noted mayor eldred king agreed saying com mittee wouldnt be selling themselves out by in vestigating all the possibilities at all times we should be keeping our sights on i economics he added however councillor becky wedley opposed the motion she feared the proposal would naturally cost less- and council would adopt it she said this would injure councils position should they ever need to act against dumping in the area public works committee chairman jim doble stated before any decision is made well have to have a legal opinion the other councillors eventually agreed to seek a solicitors advice if they were prepared to dispose of the matter in the way chairman mcnalley suggested councillor jim sanders asked the committee to withhold tender for several months or negotiate a short term agreement j he explained the local environmental protection group powr was in vestigating alternative ways of- treating gar bage and that they might uncover an inex pensive environmentally safe way of dealing with refuse we should be able to opt out he said if something better comes along skilled musician cutters popular remember- the cutter once a popular and cozy mode of travel in winters of yesteryears well theyre coming back as frontyard or naments if for- no other purpose belfry and helen hamilton have a real beauty in front of their home theres also one near the corner of church and manitoba streets if these folks could accommodate a horse in their backyards theydjbe in business kindergarten registration where- ballantrae school when feb 6 time 9 am to 4 pm 7 pm to 9 pm students children bom in 1 974 are eligible to begin kindergarten in september of this year birth cer tificates are required when registering your child thompsons 58th anniversary sale of fine furniture now in full swing i somt oiouijop bsmd htmts ihcludt vilas gibbaro cooper knichtu deilcraft simmons barkymore superior- snyder roxton kaufman and frtsnklin our entire furniture stock is sale priced uinifuit 16 yrmirji- street south aurora 725607 and interiors open- pet south ujwip y no fa imdw closfdvondys lfm karkihc ffiff cf1ivery by ed schroeter goodwood sensitive quiet hands grip the guitar firmly slowly beginning to empty soft music vrom it the room is warpped in a warra blanket of sound the singerguitarist is brian tyrrell hes the hamlets newest resident but theres no sense in coming over to borrow a cup of sugar from him playing in new york los angeles and newfoundland hes normally on the road for a month at a stretch recently he ap peared as a guest en tertainer oh the cash for life lottery program and is negotiating with several record companies for a contract born in ireland brians been iii ontario for about a year and a half he begged not to be stereotyped as just another irish rover playing contemporary- music he wrote himself he just doesnt fit the mold he does perform traditional irish material but it has little in common with the songs of the rovers v- v its not surprising brian chose this par- ticular career -he- comes from a family of performers his mother was a professional singer and his father a comedian evenasachildat weddings i had uhe desire to stand up and entertain he ex- plained confessing he still gets a thrutout of performing before a crowd i he said he really stumbled into his profession there had always been guitars lying about the house he picked one up and began playing it with little success for two or three years 1 suddenly he found himself becoming quite proficient instead of studying at night id be listening to music or playing he observed brian has been involved in all aspects of show business in ireland from soap operas and musicals to playing night clubs and recording by the time i left ireland i was working with the top show band he said and only recently he had a top ten single it was a very good life then he left giving it all up brian felt singing had become just another job he needed new horizons according to brian most artists go- to england when they leave ireland but he felt it wasnt different enough to get me ex cited the best thing 1 ever did was to come to canada brian describes it as a vast country with so much opportunity if youre willing to put something into your effort playing the guitar the hours of strenuous practice is no chore for him when he plays for you it becomes ap parent he loves what hes doing godwoodbrian tyrrell is a talented smgergniurist whof constantly on torn- across canada and the united states a native of ireland he say coming to canada was the best move he ever made vw edschroeter