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local girl a farmer at heart tribune december 21 1988 c sharon annand has a lot to smile about these days she was recently selected outstanding junior farmer of the year to commemorate her achievement sharon was given an engraved plaque the uxbridge resi dent is a farmer at heart although she said she was surprised at being awarded the honor group to consider york dhc york region residents are in vited to serve on a steering com mittee to examine the need for a district health council health minister elinor caplan has announced district health councils are local health and health care plan ning bodies which provide advice to the minister the strength of district health councils lies in their volunteers and the fact that they bring a local perspective to health issues says caplan across ontario from almost every township and community volunteers come together to plan local health care needs set priorities promote social development activities and act as a conduit to the ministry of health york region is the last heavi ly populated jurisdiction in on tario without a dhc says caplan i am inviting concerned and interested residents to volunteer or recommend the names of other residents whom they feel could make a worthy contribution once the steering committee is formed it will likely take up to a year of study before a recom mendation on the formation of a dhc for york region is made by jim thomas although sharon annand cone 6 rr 2 uxbridge no longer lives on a farm shes still a farmer at heart proof of this is the honor received dec 13 she was selected outstanding jr farmer of the year it was a total surprise sharon said shell receive an engraved plaque something shell always treasure it was while living on 200 acres north of leaskdale that ron herrema encouraged her to become involved in jr farmers that was four years ago since then sharons taken an interest in many facets of clubs work including the position of secretary shes a former miss uxbridge jr farmer and represented the organization in the spring water days pageant shes also a volunteer with the uxbridge fair board her involvements extend to zone activities as well she was a recent delegate to the people power workshop held at peter borough she publishes a regional newsletter its really no coincidence that boyfriend john vanderven is also a jr farmer in fact johns the president of the ux bridge club sharon is the daughter of stewart and lucy annand gone 6 she has one sister san dy mrs brian bierema cone 7 sharon received her elemen tary education at scott central public school sandford shes a graduate of port perry high school since sister sandy resides on part of the former family farm sharon visits there as often as possible she refers to it as her home away from home sharons a member in the congregation of leaskdale presbyterian church the personable 20yearold comes by her interest in jr farmers honestly her father was also active in the same organization several years ago and sharon was enrolled in the leaskdale homemakers club while milking cows is a thing of the past sharon appreciates the advantages of growing up with plenty of space and room to breathe quite a change from two hundred acres to two acres she admits however her link with jr farmers keeps her in touch this most recent honor makes that association all the more worthwhile an ap propriate conclusion to an ex cellent year holidayhours friday dec 23 900 am7 pm saturday dec 249 aml pm monday dec 26 closed tuesday dec 27 closed monday jan 2 closed stouffvjlle district credit union ltd 96 main st w stouffville credit union pianos with exclusive lifetime warranty septic system specialists installation and repair king excavating 6em personal keyboards while they lasti hours 930 am 500 pm mon fri hwy7 alden ro z n keyboard group ltd 600 hood road markham oni phone 416 4770904 saxonies at prices you cant refuse to buy 40 thank you for your support in the municipal election this festive season tegular 4495 weston carpets 4981 hwy7 markham egular 2995 4707480 hwy7 frank scarp1tti regional councillor for assistance call 4754702 or 2947932