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b6 tribune february 20 1985 swim champ i stouffville nineyearold tyler cave obrien avenue stouff ville is an entry this week in the aa swimming championships at thun der bay tyler a grade 4 student at bever ley acres public school richmond hill recently established a record in the 10 years and under division 1500 meter freestyle late edwin byer expert apiarist for many years the byer family name has been synonomous with quality honey one family member responsible for this association was edwin arthur byer formerly of rr 2 markbam and more recently of parkview home stouffville mr byer passed away feb 13 in bis 91st year cross country winter sports complex firefighters mill run golf country club uxbridge just north of bloomington on regional road 8 west of uxbridge rental skis available food available 4 trails and many good hills fee 100 per person call 18526212 weirguarahtee the government grant when you buy a new gas or electric furnace bridlewood will guarantee the government grant of 800 if you install a heat pump at the same time lennox heat pumps keep you warm all winter and cool all summer lennox 5 gas or electric furnace lennox frkflomoa vacation b0 day 3 great n ghli it tr surtiroa inn or puatti co in i dlytcii bch heras wtit yoult net fre6 deiuo atcommorjeuon i or a ttruly of 4 12 moll and 7 i cnrdren under 17 fpee spit ol dih3jn upon rrrvl free welcome continental i sreaifatt fneexxooomonhofdrkount coupon tor reiuutent itorei attractioni- fhee allday unlrmnad r dei pan lo walt cvanav wood free your vacation gft certfi caie ii tranifarabto to relative and frxnda just fun tn the sun a itraniponaoon not included vacation good for on year tni vacaton oftar pi good w sapt t 1985 f born on be west side of ii wy 48 the son of jesse and emma haacke byer edwin received bis formal education at mount joy and dicksons hiil public schools and markham high school at age 15 air byer became interested in keeping bees a profession he would carry on until his retirement son erie and brother lloyd are continuing this tradi tion edwin byer and ruth meyer were mar ried 67 years ago mrs byer predeceased her husband nov 30 1984 when hwy 48 was widened their home was expropriated and torn down they built a new house in 1959 on property close by and continued to reside there until 1982 except for two years spent at binbrook near hamilton they were lifelong resi dents in the markhamstouffville area they moved to parkview home in june 1982 edwin byer was a member in the con gregation of widen an mennonite church because of the close proximity of his resi dence he served as caretaker at the pre sent church built in 1928 and the one pre vious he was also a longtime trustee other interests included hunting fishing and tending his garden mr byer was extremely close to his family that includes two sons erie and arthur both of rr 2 markham four daughters evelyn mrs leonard bur- kholder markham dorothy mrs roy smith hanover edith mrs wilson hunsberger waterloo helen mrs moses hochstetler ohio 30 grandchil dren and 25 greatgrandchildren mr byer is survived by three brothers walter and lloyd rr 2 markham lome of ohio and two sisters annie mrs russell grove parkview home stouff ville and grace mrs jim avis of wind sor he was predeceased by a sister mary mrs harman jones rev jim shantz conducted the funeral service sunday from the wideman mennonite church with spring interment wideman cemetery pallbearers were six grandsonsmurray byer mark byer cameron byer peter byer george bur- kholder and james hochstetler neighborly notes hp16 heat pump guaranteed all parts s years customers to be paid the equivalent of the government grant less the personal tax deductions tf the installation is too late or doesnt quality lor any reason heating air conditioning ltd scarborough markham 1923 eglinton ave e scarborough 7529444 4995090 bridleyvood the company ithatgiyesypu what you want edwin byer now open markham f exclusive honda motorcycle centre hot deals on hot wheels l plan auction the york central hospital auxiliary is holding its annual auction april 13 at don head secon dary school members are seeking donations of suitable articles that will assure the auctions success persons willing to assist in this way arc asked to call 884- 5246 or 8875333 by jim thomas show and tell a leading lady in the stage perform ance my husbands wild desires at stouffvilles deer park theatre was noted for using words not neces sarily in the script to cure this prac tice it was announced part way through a recent show that the author had flown in from new york and was seated in the audience naturally the poor girl was upset at the plays con clusion she escaped to her dressing room and cried uncontrollably until someone bravely informed her it was all a joke growling stomach dont attend a council meeting on an empty stomach it will growl and so will the proprietor sandy ewen of ward 4 uxbridge skipped supper re cently in order to make a 730 pm session and it showed he was in volved in heated arguments with his fellow members all evening long during one volatile exchange sandy was heard to say i just got home from work im tired and hungry to which regional councillor gerrilynn oconnor replied unsympathetically then go back home mayor bill bal- linger suggested an adjournment so councillor ewen might grab a sand wich sandy declined and the war of words raged on mpp reports by now most of you living in the riding of york north have received mpp bill hodgsons informative newletter dated winter 85 in case you breezed through it two items stand out as important first bill is asking for a debate and vote by the federal government on the issue of capital punishment says hodgson i believe this issue must be debated i am doing what i can to see that the politicians responsible our mps in ottawa debate and vote on this im portant issue such a debate and vote is only simple justice to the public at large as well as the bereaved second bill places the construction cost of hwy 404 from sheppard ave nue to the bloomington road at 55 million with the total cost when com pleted at close to 67 million is it worth it from the ever increasing stream of traffic i see during morning and evening rush hours i dont know how we ever got along without it kind of scary recently my elevenyearold daughter brought home a newsletter from orchard park school included waja pamphlet on streetproofing your children i took the time to read it and learned among other things that and get this one out of every three females in ontario will be sexually molested before age eighteen the pamphlet also recom mended each family adopt a secret code and that no child accompany anyone even a close family friend unless that person is able to recite the code then once the code is used it should be changed a sad but obvious ly necessary commentary on our times taking no chances as proof that mothers wish to take no chances with respect to the safety of their children one mom at the are na recently insisted our sports edi tor jim holt produce his newspaper credentials before allowing her child to be photographed or her name made public dont ask me recently i visited summitview school jo take a picture of their newly appointed students council prior to the photo session one member a boy wanted to fix his hair but had mislaid his comb dont ask me commented principal boadway seriously one hundred plus how old is stouffvilles sanders block building now undergoing ma jor renovations recently workmen discovered the following hand written note on one of the walls a big hockey night april 6 1874 that was 111 years ago new newspaper what do newspaper people do when they quit their jobs en masse why they start up another newspaper ive seen it happen time after time and its apparently about to happen in york region following a walkout at the topic in bradford the editor and several other employees resigned their positions after an apparent fall out with the publisher the new pub lication is to be called the news the topic is to continue even with a skeleton staff although rumors per sist it may be sold to the goderich signal star not public neighborhood watch will soon be a reality in ballantrae the initial pub lic meeting to establish the program was held at the united church another meeting set for feb 20 on elliott street is not public but merely for committee people on that block i trust other neighborhood watchers will respect this otherwise i may receive a bill for an emergency order of tea coffee and donuts guide photos this is the 75th anniversary of the girl guide association in canada its also the 24th anniversary of the girl guide association in stouffville leaders here are attempting to put together a collection of stories and photos related to this anniversary occasion anyone able to contribute in this way from 1961 to 1970 is asked to call district commissioner barb hie at 6401653 homeless pigeons 7y vift tiiii if anyone wishes to start a society for homeless stouffville pigeons theres no shortage of potential mem bers ever since the third storey win dows in the sanders block building were boarded up dozens of hybred doves have had no place to go most are staying close to their original nesting place however hoping their eviction notice will be rescinded trouble now its not safe to walk past without the protection of an umbrella nature alive robert bateman is regarded as one of the best if not the best wildlife artist in canada maybe of north america second best in my books is marcbarrie of brougham his life like paintings are fantastic two ex cellent examples of marcs skill can be seen in the stouffville medical office of drs smith graham and wats 154 main street west by the way marc will display his artistic ta lents at the stouffville gallery sept 8 to 28 dont miss it bundle of joy by evelyn milsted gormley mrs allan doner has returned after spending five weeks with her son and daughterinlaw mr and mrs dale doner of mcclure british columbia while there her first granddaughter katy dianne was born feb 7 mr and mrs bob koopman have re turned from a weeks holiday in barbados mr and mrs george sider of wainflcet were weekend guests of vclma and jean brillinger mr and mrs bruce cober of kitchener enjoyed sunday din ner with mr and mrs lloyd hogg the gormlcy win ter carnival satur day afternoon was very successful close to 85 sat down to a potluck dinner at the missionary church the wms ladies will meet feb 21 tomorrow night in the missionary church at 8 pm the ladies will enjoy a quilting bee and later discuss the second program in their study book en titled the bride of christ u i