tribune september 30 1987 a7- it was a storybook wedding ken wells the handsome groom with verbal assistance from his best man lifts his beautiful bride theformer julie mccoriuell down from a white chariot pul led by two prancing horses ken and julie were married saturday evening in lemonville united church with the reception following at thebal- lantrae community centre following the cere mony the happy couple rode through moonlit fields to the wells family farmhouse where the newlyweds will make their home on returning from a honeymoon in antiqua the bride is the daughter of robert and joyce mcconnell rr 2 markham the groom is the son of grant and marion wells rr 4 stouffvil le the brides maid of honor was mary lehman her bridesmaid was karen bolerider the pretty flowergirl was- stephanie ramm the grooms best man was rodney king the ushers werejh kevin wells jim mcconnell and gary mccclp nell the candlelight ceremony was performed by rev wayne reed of stouffville assisted byi rev john langton of lemonville jim thomas around town visits home mr reynolds pratt now 80 and living at englehart out visited his former home on the 7th cone of whitchurchstouffvillc recent ly the property is now owned by mr and mrs dave piobert it was back in the midtwenties that mr pratt resided there mr and mrs piobert were pleased to make him welcome heads k40s jim kidd is the 19s788 presi dent of the k40 club an age ex tension of the stouffville kins men the vicepresident is ed sanders and the treasurer john mccracken cribbage party a cribbage party is planned for the silver jubilee club tues oct 13 from 1 30 to 4 pm admis sion is one dollar all seniors are welcome late clarence mcdowell church association was very important welcomed rev wayne reed of stouffville united church had the pleasure of welcoming his wife marie and son michael into membership sept 20 by transfer from trinity un ited church gaspe quebec also welcomed by transfer were peter and elizabeth southward from kew beach united church toronto and through baptism eric james malcolm southward tops meeting the stouffville tops club take off pounds sensibly is holding an open house mon day oct 5 from 1 15 to 230 pm in the lower auditorium of st james presbyterian church 101 main street east prospective members as well as present and former members arc welcome for additional information the numbers to call are 6401084 or 6405822 explorers begin the explorers of stouffville un ited church girls aged 9 10 and 11 will hold their first meeting of the fall season monday oct 5 at 7 pm for additional information call the church office at 6401 1g3 annual bazaar the bethesda womens insti tute is holding its annual fall bazaar wed oct 21 from 1 to 430 pm at the silver jubilee club main and market streets watch found a girls watch with a white wristband was found wednesday on the sidewalk across from the stouffville post office the owner may pick it up at the tribunes lost and found any lime during office hours 9 am to 5 pm opens sundays the whitchurchstouffville public library will open sundays beginning oct 18 sunday hours are noon to 4 pm late fred pike the death is reported of mr frederick harold fred pike aug 29 in queensway general hospital mr pike a native of the stouffville area was the owner- operator of the wellknown aa piano movers he had been living in mimico besides his wife he is survived by four children fred die justin carmen and belinda funeral mass was held at st ambrose church toronto aug 31 with interment dicksons hill cemetery inside yard sale the silver jubilee club is hold ing an inside yard sale this satur day oct 3 from 10 am until 2 pm the location is the corner of main and market streets in stouffville buffetdance the ballantrae tennis club is holding a buffetdance this satur day oct 3 at the maples of bal lantrae from 8 pm to 1 am tick ets 35 a couple 20 single are available from members of the executive for additional in formation call marg paterson at 6404758 newcomers dance the whitchurchstouffville newcomers club is hosting a fall dance sal oct 24 from 8 pm to 1 am in the upstairs lounge of the recreation centre ninth line north admission is 1250 per person with all tickets sold in adv ance these are available from ginny burrow 6406563 and jo york 6404770 much improved were pleased to report mrs alex ratcliff senator reesors drive markham is home again much improved after spending twelve days in hospital near lake placid new york prior to mov ing to markham mrs ratcliff re sided on the east side of hwy 48 near the bloomington road markham clarence mcdowell lived a full and reward ing life a life that touched all areas of the community his involvement was appreci ated as indicated by the numbers in attendance at the funeral ser vice sept 10 in markham mission ary church following his passing sept 7 in scarborough general hospital he was 76 born at lot 15 cone 6 mar kham twp the son of wesley and olive penny mcdowell he was a selfeducated man who gleaned much information through love of literature he applied this knowledge to farming using innovative prac tices to improve both crops and livestock he farmed on the 7th and 10th concessions of markham then cone 2 uxbridge following re tirement since 1977 he had lived on franklin street in markham clarence mcdowell and katherine moyer were married jan 31 1942 to the union was born three sons jim of nigeria stephen of leamington and mar tin of stouffville two daughters marian mrs david sloss of new dundee and judith mrs ronald gooding of markham there are 14 grandchildren mark and laura mcdowell andrew timothy michael and jennifer sloss rhonda danny melissa and joel gooding wesley katie and jonathan mcdowell and jocelyn mcdowell a brother robert lives in ux bridge he was predeceased in 1970 by a sister florence fennell mr mcdowell served as a pub lic school trustee on the board of the stouffville cooperative and the stouffville and district credit union and in the work of the mennonite brethern in christ church and the markham mis sionary church it was association with the church that provided him much personal joy and satisfaction he held many positions within the congregation including that of sunday school teacher his activ ity within the church spanned 70 of his 76 years mr mcdowells interests also tended towards music art and travel he had visited his fore fathers native scotland and had traced the familys roots back to 1742 rev sloss spoke of these things in his message death with a difference he told how mr mcdowell had completed the writing of his own life story a documentary to be treasured by family generations through the years what a marvellous heritage said mr sloss he set an exam ple for all of us rev sloss was assisted by rev harold boadway pastor myles toop and at the grave site by rev arthur walsh special music was provided by vocalist david sloss of new dundee accompa nied by doris pilkey at the organ pallbearers were roger and richard fennell jonathan and david moyer glenn michaelis and richard hawkins interment was made at dicksons hill cemetery st james bazaar st james presbyterian church is holding its annual fall bazaar sat oct 24 from 1 to 430 pm the location is 101 main street east stouffville front and centre the congregation at st james presbyterian church wore pleased to see a fullcolor photo of their pastor rev herb gale on the front of the order of service bulletin sunday prepared by the presbyterian church in canada while rev gales name wasnt mentioned under the descriptive songs of faith there was no mis taking his identity in hospital the many friends of mrs charles ratcliff wish her a speedy recovery following a heart attack mrs ratcliff formerly of the bethesda sideroad and now living at huntsville is a patient in uxbridge cottage hospital she was taken ill while visiting her sis terinlaw mrs bruce pegg from wainfleet mrs martha wideman park view apartments stouffville was pleased to have her son-in- law and daughter mr and mrs ncal sider of wainfleet spend the weekend here see it at the fair ed and wanda baker aurora sideroad whitchurchstouffville are entering a squash in mar kham fair this week that weighs close to 200 pounds is it a winner the scale will tell the tale married 59 years congratulations to mr and mrs clarence pipher parkview home stouffville on the occasion of their 59th wedding anniversary sept 26 fashion festival the ucw of stouffville un ited church is holding a fall fashion festival on wed oct 7 at 730 pm tickets 7 are available from ucw members or at the church office former gormley area couple married 60 years mr and mrs russell ellas 391 glad park ave nue stouffville celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary sept 25 the wellknown former gormley area couple arc pictured here beside a beautiful wishing well a gift from their family mr and mrs ellas have one son clemath of sharon one daughter linda mrs paul draper of stouffville three granddaughters debbie lit tle cathy grills and jenniferlynn draper and three greatgrandchildren keith melissa and stacey russell and mcrnic helmkay were married sept 25 1927 at her parents home cone 3 whitchurch twp jim thomas mayors value 360 mayor fran sainsbury brought a top bid of 360 friday evening when the york region real estate board held an auction at the newmarket community cen tre tom stephenson of town liv ing realty limited stouffville paid the highest price this means that tom can serve as mayor for a day if he dare all proceeds from the event will go to york region crime stoppers association open house on saturday oct 3 millard and dorothy rccsor will cele brate their 50th wedding anniversary to mark the occa sion an open house will be held at parkview village ninth line south stouffville from 130 to 4 pm the tribune extends congra tulations correction the comer house restaurant advertisement in the september 19 issue of the weekender should have read photo and story karen brooks eartey stouffville sun the weekender apologizes for any inconvenience caused hunting licenses the whitchurchstouffville conservation club is selling hunt ing licenses this saturday oct 3 at the ballantrae community centre beginning at 7 am the cost for residents is 450 non residents 800 coat of paint the silver jubilee club in stouffville is receiving a fresh coat of paint roy and john hcaton have the contract lost pet last wednesday sept 23 barb scaife of 146 cam fella boulevard stouffville lost the familys 4yearold charcoal cat outside the stouffville veterinary clinic it has while feet and a white v on its chest the pet answers to the name of mitzic anyone seeing a cat meeting this description is asked to call cither 6406156 or 6106527 deer park inn special displays gift bag numerous door prizes fashion show admittance is free but by invitation onlyto obtain your personal invitation for you and your mother or guest please call dianne or nancy 6403521 coffee and refreshments w