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the tribunfe thursday august it 1981 1 young bid amateurs sing out westerns markham the second annual country and western music contest for amateurs was held sunday at the marfrhjiiti fairgrounds and was a foot stompin success with 13 entries the show lasted about two hours and featured some very entertaining country and western music for the audience of around 100 the en trants ranged from small children to senior citizens and came from as far away as missfcsauga the contest was divided into two categories vocal and instrumental the first prize winner of 100 in the vocal category was rose mcdougall of west hill coming in second and receiving iso was marlene mckinjey of toronto and in third was julia wallace of bauantrae winning 25 the lone entrant in the instrumental category was bill wallace of stouffville who played a piece on the piano the winners will also get to appear before the good brothers at the country and western show held on oct 2 at the markham fair other entrants included lisa thompson of markham jim cadieux of stouffville lynn benson of claremont bernice donovan of mississauga bonnie and norman donovan of mississauga audra clough of markham bill yake of richmond hill and looi wallace of stouffville judges for the contest were marty coomber erny holbling marion snowball and conrad kipping the show was put together by the special attractions and events committee of the markham fair james kenneth cowan ran store mongolia a well known resident and merchant of mongolia james kenneth cowan died saturday night at the age of 85 jim as he was known to everyone in the area had run the mongolia general store for 50 years after coming there from browns corners the store burned down several years ago mr cowan was born in pickering township surviving him are his wife the former evelyn spofford of mongolia a daughter mrs marjorie carter of bauantrae and a son harold cowan of stouffville service was at oneill funeral home tuesday afternoon with burial following in the family plot at melville presbyterian church west hill i that big white ball of fluff in front of our girl next door lisa freeman is the top of her dogs head and although lisa plans to be a hairdresser she wasnt practising on her pooch when the picture was taken he just happened to stroll by at the time girl next door people bygregcoates bethesda sixteen year old lisa freeman loves to go anywhere where there are a lot of people she says that she is a people watcher lisa is this weeks girl next door born in oshawa lisa now lives in bethesda and attends stouffville high she is in grade 11 and would like to become a hair dresser id like to take a hairdressing course in thornhillnext fall says lisa its seven- andahalf month course and is quite expensive so hopefully i could get a parttime hairdressing job at night lisa currently works as a waitress at the fire fighters rouing hills golf club her interests include swimming reading and cars she just bought a 1970 buick wildcat and is learning how todrive she says that this car is just until she has enough money to buy a sports car other interests include movies con certs and shopping lisa says she loves going into the city and one of her favorite -spots- is the- eaton centre i also like looking at all the cars on yongc street she said its great down there on saturday night lisa and her family are also animal lovers they have four dogs in the household these include two sheep dogs which they breed one part poodle and a maltese they are hoping to get another maltese so that they can start- breeding them also lisa says that the pups are very valuable and can be sold for as muchas 350 when asked what she doesnt like lisa simply-replied-win- ter i dont like winter at all she said i also think that the summer vacation is too short woodbine ave sharon 0nt specializing in steak ft seafood whosaysan annuity has to have a fixed premium ask your sun life agent to exptawi tho features of the new flexible premium retirement annuity such as adjustable premiums interest and annuity rate guarantees waiver of premium upon disability and cur rent tax deductions into the bargain heinz daues clu insurance agency ltd 9246674 stnlife ol canada its back to school at i country closet specializing in childrens clothing infants wear success square plaza 6406555 featuring business luncheon childrens menu family dining receptions banquets custom tshirts large assortment transfers all sizes including adults gwg teachers pet roadrunner gay togs kricket trimfit mcgregor scratch jeans kid bec pretty childrens wear standard knickerbocker highland lassie sportswear harmon raphael import holiday mac jean stanfields lutfy decorative linen honey child swak rainbow jojoe fashions hang ten back to school specials 25 off jeans cords plus 10 off all other instore regular priced merchandise hours monwed 930 5 pm thurs fri 930 9 pm sat 930 5 pm emotions aug 2529 this weekend falcon closed mondays r the longhorn is proud to an nounce for your sunday dining pleasure aug 23rd shemlynn 4 pm s pm 4784848 the all- season solution f c reverseama tic heat pump solve your yearround heating and cooling problems with an efficient electric heat pump unit six model sizes offer cooling from 24000 to 59000 btuh and heating from 25000 to 67000 btuh call us today for an estimate ken smurtnwatte sweating jftd custom sheet metal rr 2 stouffville phone 6401 428 beastreetlighter to assist markham hydro in our endeavour to keep the streets of the town of markham well lit we ask you to report burned out street lights by telephoning 294- 381 0 24 hr service giving the location by street and house number your cooperation in this program will be appreciated be energy wise town of markham hydro electric commission 60 bullock drive markham ontario l3p3p2 telephone 2943810 chairman alma m walker vice chairman 0 h cockburn commissioner commissioner commissioner ov mcnabb william l burnett mayor anthony roman dog strays stouffville harvey a black and white border collie has been missing since the thunder storm that hit the area tuesday aug 4 harvey is the family pet of the dulude family who live near st johns side rd the dog is- an epileptic and was kept tied up but that seemed to induce seizures so a month ago the family began letting him wander loose around their home until aug 4 the dog uj never strayed mrs dulude said they have looked everywhere in the vicinity or her fathers farm on the ninth concession harvey was the familys pet for five or six years and is sorely missed arlene dulude said the collie has been afraid of thunder and lightning since he was a pup gas siphoned stouffville police of js40 worth of bett pools ltd main 8as by siphoning from st north reported the a company truck parked at the rear of their theft to york regional premises new phone book on way stouffville the 1981 edition of the telephone directory for york region becomes available this monday aug 24 according to a release from bell telephone co bell said that 125000 of the books 8000 more than last year will be delivered delivery is expected to be com pleted by sept 8 one directory per household will be sent out in accordance with bells policy of con serving natural resources the com pany said if you miss delivery- call your local telephone office after the delivery date sburcb jserbtces cc memorial christian church revjsmall aug 23 1981 mainstouffer 10 am sunday school 11 am worship information 6403257 bloomington christian gospel church rev cw sorley pastor 945 am sunday school 11- am morning worship no evening service in august wed 8 pm prayer meeting stouffville fellowship baptist mainobrien 950 am bible school 11 am worship 7 pm hour of praise wed 8 pm prayer bible hour fri 8 pm yps program all welcome st marks catholic church stouffville 6406665 sunday mass schedule saturday evening 5 pm sunday 1030 am held in st marks school elm road gormley missionary church rev ed sparks 8879325 950 -aim- sunday school 1100 am morning worship 730 pm evening service a congregation that cares st james presbyterian church 101 main st e 1 re v ted creen 6404195 sun aug 23 1981 worship with us this summer during august rev creen will preach at stouffville united church 10 am nursery facilities at all services god careswe care stouffville missionary church 159 main street west 6403911 rev john hamilton pastor 6402413 assoc pastor revjimciublne 6405214 sunday aug 23 1981 945 am family sunday school hour 1100 am morning worship service rev j hamilton 700 pm film city of the bees wed 730 pm prayer bible study hour youre always welcome at the missionary church springvale baptist church gormleyslouffvllle rd at 6th cone kenneth rd rev tom hamilton sunday aug 23rd 1981 945 am sunday school 11 am 7 pm worship services wed 730 pm prayer meeting stouffville united church 34 church st n rev cecil w tiller minister aug 23 1981 10 am st james presbyterian congregation wor shipping at the united church during august rev t creen con- ducting you will be welcome jm stouffville pentecostal church 460 mam st pastor rev craig pitts sunday aug 23rd 945 am sunday school from toddlers to adults 11 00 am morning worship service with rev pitts nursery junior church provided 6 pm evening evangelistic service with rev pitts special music wed 730 pm mid week prayer service the church that cares mccormack memorial church pastor rev w gawa viviwil r 945 am sunday school i 1100 am having a good harvest eiinrrm j 15 bill mann will no 48 be preaching 730 pm special service featuring our echo workers nursery supervision and junior church provided s