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tribune september 10 1986 all neighborly notes by jim thomas the sign says a sign in the front door of the claremont restaurant reads no shirt no shoes no ser vice i guess the message warning speaks for itself appreciation occasionally folks send me letters of thanks theyre not expected but certainly appreci ated recently the staff here received a kindly note from kathy carrick church street north stouffville mrs carrick is the advertising chairperson for the goodwood christian womens club in addition to a very personable thank you she included a plateful of cakes that would surely win grand championships at both mar- kham and uxbridge fairs on behalf of all the thanks this time comes from us like florida looking out the window of mr and mrs henry heises park view apartment i felt like i was in florida one of two peach trees in the heise front yard is loaded southeasterly expo sure to the sun and protection from northwest winds are apparently two ingredients re quired for producing quality peaches in stouffville a green thumb helps also the heaviest the tribune is again sponsor ing the big potato contest at markham fair the heaviest entry will win its grower 10 second prize is 5 and third prize 3 ron wilson of mount albert is sponsoring the largest watermelon competition stouffvilles canadian imperial bank of commerce is looking for the largest tomato theres also a prize for the heaviest squash safety first ah drivers in the don ander son haulage fleet now operate their trucks with headlights on during daylight hours more and more firms are adopting this policy also the maximum speed of anderson vehicles is 90 km per hour appropriate for a voice of experience call norm and phil faulkner reads the inscription on the side of the local auctioneers pickup truck norm calls his vehicle miss melisa after his daugh ter by the same name crafty lady if you have reason to call at the home of bob and wanda heise 60 tenth line north stouffville ask to see samples of wandas music boxes theyre things of beauty new coach extoronto maple leaf paul gardner is the new coach of the newmarket saints he suc ceeds john brophy now with the leafs and formerly with st catharines saints just went pfff straightfaced ken roberts a volunteer with the town fire department pointed to a book of paper matches in his shirt pocket i bent over they fell out and pfff the fire started he reported apparently ken had a small blaze going in his backyard on harold street re cently despite the fact the fire was under control a neighbor took it on himself to call in the alarm an action thatll surely cost somebody something a comeback barry timbers one of the finest fastball pitchers this area has ever known he played in the world championships has been coaxed out of retirement yes sir barry recently re moved his glove from mothballs and joined the sunderland sluggers in quest of an all- ontario title formerly of sandford and later milton bar ry wife sheryl and family now live in testa heights uxbridge even after a threeyear abs ence from the mound barry should still have enough stuff left to stand a few batters on their ears no gamblers are there no gamblers in bal- lantrae the lions club there was forced to cancel its monte carlo night aug 16 due to lack of participation member ralph wise explained that with so many people away ticket sales werent sufficient to pro ceed well try again he said maybe in the fall or early next year kathy writes remember kathy stevenson- shepherd most cb operators will she was the american cricket whose pleasant chirp was heard all over whitchurch- stouffville and beyond kathy has moved back to the united states and doing well i re ceived a note from her thurs day it said in part every thing is going great my home is coming along nicely both inside and out its wonderful here but i do miss my son doug and all my friends i live in the country but shop in a nice little town like stouffville love kathy few regrets while corn farmers in the area will express no regrets jaywalking raccoons are being reduced in numbers in rapid fashion bodies of these night creatures are seen everywhere particularly along the bloomington road where they insist on playing russian roulet te with cars and trucks foxes are numerous also one resi dent on the uxbridge townline recently lost 14 chickens to a bushytailed thief keep it handy many people including my self can never remember the stouffville ambulance number in a time of emergency most call the fire department at 640- 1111 for the ambulance call 2941436 keep it handy well done uxbridge twp councillor cal avery is head of the public pro tection committee in his muni cipality however hehad to call on the stouffville fire depart ment for protection recently when his gas barbecue blew up while response from both stouffville and ballantrae sta tions was fast there was really little left to save hes since re placed it with a canadian tire special that works just fine cal says sermon topic rev paul scuse of christ church anglican stouffville was handed a sermon topic when he arrived for service sunday morning just outside the sanctuary a bulldozer was at work in the victoria wood subdivision apparently for some a sixday work week isnt enough not cold feet jack and carol watson tenth line south stouffville recently returned from a holiday in col orado where together they suc cessfully scaled a 14000 foot mountain is mt everest next i asked jack id like to he replied but its too cold not our line a weekly newspaper office re ceives unusual calls from time to time on friday someone phoned for a report on the weekend weather partly cloudy with a high of 20 degrees celsius our receptionist re plied and she hit it dead on which is more than the profes sionals always do beupholsteb withtohomarr reupholster with markhams oldest upholstery shop since 1950 we make your old suite look like new soo discount on fabrics p free home estimates 5 year guarantee on workmanship armcaps decorating service pickup deuvery 6 monthly payments at no extra charge also drapery and carpeting trust us and you wont be sony toromark furniture house ltd 2842581 4772055 hwy 7 fust west of hwy 48 in the iga plaza markham reupholster wfth toromark sssw for nonmembers from 1200 noon to 530 pm call for class schedule all memberships are on time stop fill ii ill m g ill is ii i flu eh mfflkw hfisefikpipp iis ihiwi ilkal km mueie markham lanes shopping centre w markham village womens club we are temporarily located at the works department behind the markham village lanes 2947764 144 main st n markham monfri 730 am900 pm iiiya 5