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i r- tk pickering regional councillor ken matheson has announced he will seek the- of- ficeof mayor of pickering in the i960 municipal elections matheson 38 has resided in the area over 15 years and has bad extensive experience on the municipal scene at present as well as being a member of the durham regional council matheson is also vice-chairman- social services committee chair- man durham region board of health board of directors ajaxpickering hospital and durham region family and v childrens services member district health council chairman community health liaison committee pickering representative to emperor street centre and deputy mayor v ititr buttonville five thousand and fifty dollars for a horse yes but not just any horse it was a grey percheron stallion owned by bob cosburn rr 2 gormley and sold to a buyer in indiana recently at an auction held in toronto the beautiful animal weighing in at 1400 pounds will be two years old june 5 when fullgrown bob estimates hell tip the scales at close to 2500 lbs he ob- tained has a yearling from alberta another area horseman rocci pagnello of box grove sold two belgians at the same sale for 3500 apiece they went to separate owners near goderich he raised them from foals uxbridge figure skaters- connie colby uxbridge andjohn jpose following the annualcarnival march 30 connie is uxbridge figure skaters olympic talent x by joann thompson uxbridge lets go olympics the theme for this years carnival performed by the uxbridge figure skating club could very well describe where- some of the talented skaters will be at the height of their careers connie colby one of the clubs outstanding skaters gave a magnificent performance to nadias theme for the over 1000 people who attended each of two shows march 30 the program opened with the olympic procession by the senior girls followed by the lighting of the torch by katherine woodhead who also skates out of stouffville countries represented were japan by the juniors mexico by the intermediate girls austria by the preschoolers and great britain by the juveniles guest skater- was andrea ingledew now with the york university team andrea holds a silver medal in the intermediate ladies class for ontario inter- university womens- figure skating and a gold and bronze from the university of western ontario john taylor of claremont jersey farm buttonville saturday april 28 will mark the end of an era forgone of but- tonvilles best known and most highly respected families newton and russell bun- are holding an auction sale of farm stock implements and furniture prior to leaving the property to take up residence on drakefield road markham it was their grandfather the late william burr of headford that purchased the land oct 14 1878 he passed it on to his son cline and then to newton and russell who live there now for 51 years they main- tained one of the finest jersey herds in the district shipping milk to uplands dairy for twentytwo years following the sale of their cattle they raised- beef and pigs russell admits that pulling up stakes at this stage will be hard still theyre looking forward to taking life a little easier inmarkham the auction that starts at 12 noon will be in charge of norm faulkner and walter atkinson attracts a senior with the club and john received a silver jnedahduringlocalcompetitions j l thompson new award honors pupils bethesda the most improved students at four area 2 public schcolswill be honored by the bethesda womens in stitute atlgraduationexercises in june v i v ai the pupils will be selected from summitviewand orchard park in stouffville dicksons hill and whitchurchhighlands a bar with the boy or girls name will be attached to a plaque in each school every year the york county board of education gave its approval to the project following receipt of a covering letter written by isobel nigh a member of the bethesda wi and a former staff teacher at dicksons hill performed a hungarian dance followed by hilary simpson and david barnard dancing to the tune of snow bird kevin robertson the clubs professional appeared with top hat and walking stick skating to a lively number that prompted enthusiastic applause larry hopkins a port perry skater and- silver medalist at the eastern ontario sectionals presented a ren dition of the foxer to the theme of rocky the weary performers had time only to rush home and have a quick supper before going back to the arena for the second show but that didnt matter to them the fun and excitement of the carnival made them forget tired feet and pulled muscles itmay be hard for some to- appreciate the time and effort that goes into a twohour show unless of course one happens to be a parent of a dedicated young skater the 1981 show is a long way off but already ideas are being formulated to make it as suc cessful as this years public meeting at webb durham region since no decision has yet been reached regarding the possible closing of webb public school and the deadline is drawing near another public meeting has been scheduled to discuss the proposal a debate march 11 provided the public with more information and gave concerned parents an opportunity to voice their objections and suggest alternatives the meeting will take place on location april 10 at 730 pm it is expected the matter wio come before the board april 14 at which time representatives on behalf of the community will make a presentation markham markhams industrial tax base is proving a boon to the rest of york region in fact onethird of all taxes paid into the regions coffers comes from this municipality why is the town such an attraction to largesize in dustrial firms stability of the mill rate states alex barton markhams treasurer and industrial commissioner the municipal mill rate alex points out hasnt changed a single per centage point in the last three years such a record of achievement is bound to impress he says this plus the fact the towns south boundary abuts metro toronto adds up to tremendous industrial growth- still alex barton keeps his 1 tutoring for slow learners durham region the durham north association for children with learning disabilities is concerned about your child the possibility of a tutoring program will be discussed at the next meeting april 9 at ux bridge public school pat maye pastpresident of the association will present a plan to aid elementary students with reading difficulties in addition there will be in formation about summer programs available for children within durham region the meeting begins at 8 pm finger on the assessment pulse of the municipality making sure a proper balance is maintained v we are proud to acknowledge that mafkham is the largest subscriber to the tax base in york region the region has been able to hold the line this year he said although an optimist mr barton predicts a slight decline in growth over the next two years im very concerned over escalating interest rates that tend to stifle investment he said it would be nice if some common sense would prevail in the market place people have to get rid of- the attitude that because they hang up their hat in the office every monday morning they automatically qualify for a ten per cent salary hike in january he stated then he cited an example of a common practice in todays late wesley slack spendthrift world he said he and his wife were shopping for a set of drape ringsthey found what they wanted he said arid the cost was 29 cents on ap preaching the cashiers deskhe was surprised when the clerk enquired if it would be cash or chargex i couldnt believe it but the girl assured us its now common to charge even trivial amounts is it any wonder the economys in such a mess s brougham wesley slack a longtime resident of brougham passed away march 27- scarborough centenary hospital he was 87 r born near claremont the son of albert wesley slackhe operated a small farm west of the brock road and south of hwy 7 in brougham nearly 30 years in 1971 he moved to parkview home in stouffville where- his wife the former isabella taylor still resides mrs slack is 91 the deceased was an active member in the brougham citizens league and was honored by that organization through the presentation of an engraved gold watch mr slack was able to be present and accepted the gift in person at a gathering near manchester he was a member in the congregation at st johns united church brougham and the united church in stouffville he was admitted to hospital feb 18 for surgery andcame through the operation well later pneumonia set in then a blood clot developed that moved to his heart ivr-t- r besides his wife -tie- is survived by one sister lila mrs les gaiislin of stouffville along- with several nieces and nephews rev jim carder conducted the service monday from the oneillchapel stouffville wit in ferment claremont unic cemeteryf the pall beare were grant johnston howai plax ton gordon lynnaylmei hood earl gauslihand murray beelby i easter parade unionville remember sunnyside and the boardwalk on easter sunday anyone over fifty will it was a girlwatchers paradise as ladies and gentlemen too displayed the latest in spring fashions n all that will be revived not at sunnyside but in unionville an area between the cn tracks and st philips anglican church will be reserved for a parade that the main- street businessmens association hope will become an annual event its all happening this sunday from 1 to 4 pm j funny commented jim stanley- one of the organizers but a lot of people dont know what ah easter parade is j recognition will be given the best dressed senior citizen the best dressed couple and a special award for the lady with the prettiest easter bonnet judges are regional councillor carole bell ana ward 3 coun cillor dave wilson the promenade is open to everyone men and women boys and girls- claremonts class of 51 reunited june 1415 on june 14 and 15 former teachers and students of claremont continuation school will gather for a firstever reunion many of the young people in this photo 1951 will be back together again recalling the good times of that era names follow rear row- left to right joe pegg john de la cour keith carson gerald allman denis dowllng ken locke ted curi third row- left to right mr taylor teacher marion mlddleton jean schneider carol johnson david pegg don rowe aubrey carson grant carson- bruce mcdowell walter murray reta laushway principal second row left toright june davis marion norton margaret hicks edith gostick marymcavby patricia brooks dorothy davis frances mccullougbreta finney joyce closson joyce reynolds joan barclay front row left to right sheila pegg june fist lillian ruebrongh bev barclay dorothy benson shirley taylor isabel madlll ruth johnson mary schneider and beuyfus absent lois skinner anne barclay- pat shfpton and dorothy graham