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ttvy3 t zyfirjt s t- sa18 wednesday september 14 1383 ft fainily tidititlii government response slow for ai byt rogers spardham bryan arm strong 1st vice- president of mar- jkham fair at32 may be one of the boards younger imembers but the tradition in his fami- jlygoes back 123 iyears this tradi tion is a very per gonal one for him as theis a direct de- scendant of capt i william armstrong jwho gave the fair i its first fixed site by granting five acres j for its continuing useat the corner of thwys 7 and 48 in j 1860 i his grandfather irobert p arm- istrong was the fairs president from 1933 through 1935 while the story jisvapocryphal to a degree it is said that he saved the fair from a finan- j cial crisis during the great depression i through a personal investment bryan recalls visiting the fair with his grand- farther the car wouldbe parked under a shade tree near the race track people would come and visit with his grandfather while his grandmother would sit in the shade and knit and visit with the ladies j who dropped by i bryan also be- lieves the growth of j thefair and the di- j versity of the i crowds is one of the greatest changes he i- hav observed over i theyears in earlier times the fair was the main social event of the year 1 there was less de- 1 pendence on crowds j from outlying i areas particularly i toronto and on gate j receipts the com- j petition between farmers particuj larlyyon the race track was keen but for many fairgoers it was a time for visiting updating tfamily develop- 9ments and a meet- sing place for renew ing friendships jh bryan feels to- s hays fair crowd is 2 a wide cross section jbf urban and city- jjjdwellers who pri- q manly come for en hiertainment and to sirecall personal jmemories or the 8 nostalgia of farm jife 3 he should know feas past jew years siave seen him in- qjyolved with the administration of jjlthe admissions to 5 the fair and gate 5 control he has also vbeen in charge of media advertising 5 land a market sur- javey shows the 4aiorityof fair- jjjjoersare in their jjnid 30s and are- rcfrom the technical professional rvw or k f o r c e t h e rjqamily units involve- f3rie or two children rjrwith the parents generally below the i age of 40- bryan and his wife- janie live on 2 their 150 acre farm rj nearmt albert ab- p out ah half jj drive from the fair- grounds they have three children k sarah 7 jason 5 g and jessica 1 5 bryan is a cashcrop a farmer and also 5 works the 150 acre b family farm near k locust hill which is s about 15 minutes 5 down theroad g from his farm he is 3lso employed in the jj advertising depart- ment of the stouff- ville tribune bryan was literal ly born into farming and credits his pa- s rents fred and ma- ryon armstrong with nurturing his interest in the farm ing way of life after graduating from public school bryan says his was the last grade eight 5 graduating class from locust- hill ij school as it was sub- sequentlyclosed i he attended mar- 5 kham disthigh vschool graduating wxi rom grade 13 he stfien studied radio qfarid tv arts at iryerson from smhere be went on to v ah advertising ex- ecutive position with a major agen cy but the call of the farm was too strong and he returned to theifirstloveofmy life as a result of his exposure in the world of advertis ing he began to do tv commercials about five years ago and has appeared in 23 for such national brands as old vien na blacks camer as freedent and bell canada he will soon be seen looking down from bill boards in the metro area telling people to enjoy kentucky fried chicken pre- sentry he will host a tv talk show for young people on- cfto entitled welcome to my world bryan believes the fairs goal is to continue to work to ward improvement of its administrative organization and upgrade its facili ties in order to ex pand its programs outside of the fair with a view to attracting new shows involving lar ger segments of the agricultural com munity he sees the fairgrounds as a people place with various ap plications and uses we need to encour age markham fair as a meeting place he adds bringing people of common interests and heritage together the wide- man family reun ion held aug 27 is a prime example if tradition con tinues he is in line to become the 1984 president of mar kham fair it will be the 50th anniversary of his grandfathers term of leadership while the financial situa tion of the fair may not be of the critical nature of 50 years ago the challenge of the future still re mains with full rec ognition of the past and equipped with the insight of tradi tion bryan arm strong appears well suited to meet this challenge dea 2ditcr i suppose an individuals problems are the most important to that person others however dont always see them that way- hence the tendancy to drag ones feet when it comes to answering complaints then again government departments may be busy with more important matters resulting in further delays be that as it may i for one cant under stand why officials didnt respond faster to the appeal from several lake residents concerning the dead and dying seagulls at glendale beach if thats as fast as staff personnel can move i sure am glad none of them are members of our volunteer fire depart ment sincerely gordon j booth rr 2 stouflvule school start quite smooth ballantrae a very smooth be ginning was the way principal gary hicks described the first day at ballantrae public school the attendance including kindergar- ten was placed at 365 little change from september 82 when an enrolment of 364 was recorded pliger8 serving travellers since 1955 celebrate this years oktoberfest with joe demassori and leave the driving to usl 8 sat oct 8th 29 lnduds deluxe motortoach transportation admission to fest mall jug o ber per couple fest hat and more parton itinerary depart markham 9 30 am return markham midnight visit to larmers market alrshow canadas snowbirds a day of fun sign up now space is limited pay in full by sept 20th and guarantee your gemutlichkeit markham plaza oq1 ifioh 54 wellington st w 94oau proclamation the council of the town of markham hereby proclaims the week of september 18th 1983 as legion week in the town of markham anthony roman mayor i weve taken j 500 off the price of taking it off s j mercury clearance boats powered by mercury outboard and merc cruiser to be cleared need space for 1984 models storage repairs toall makes johns marineland 2943650 johns flea market open 9 am 5 pm saturday sunday vendors wanted 3 uidlaw blvd markham 2943650 i i i join weight watchers by september 2rd and save 500 on your first meeting and registration fee for 20 years i ho weight watchers proven program ol tenslbte eating and group support has helped millions take weight off and learn to keep ft off now were also taking dollars oft the price join by september 23rd and save 5 00 on your first meeting and registration fee senior citizens and students save 2 50 off their already reduced rate come to weight watchers 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