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p6 weekenderjune26 1993 important notice town of markham municipal facilities will be closed friday july 2nd 1993 only emergency facilities and swimming pools namely markham centennial pool milliken mills pool and morgan pool will be open on july 2 1993 residents may call 4777000 for information in case of an emergency honda ac check topup includes check ac system topup with freon up to 1 lb additional freon 950lb pst extra gst extra with this coupon v 49 95 expires june 30 1993 super fluid change includes oil filter change pressure test cooling system check hoses belts flush fill pst extra gst extra with this coupon 69 95 expires june 30 1993 notice starting july 2nd the service department will be closed on saturdays for the duration of the summer regular saturday hours will resume saturday september 11 1993 4611 hwy 7 unionville at kennedy rd north markham motors ltd ivi iks l parts service hours m m mon wed thurs fri 8 am 5 pm tues 8 am 9 pm saturday 9 am 1 pm hlonda 4 7 m jmmmm 2 45 kovac 1993 mazda protege white v our lowest prices ever 1993 mazda 323 se hunter green no charge air or equivalent value credit up to 2100 on selected models super value discounts nobody beats our warranty we are here to serve your needs hurry this sale cannot last forever all mazda incentives applied cannot be combined with any other offer we need your trade all models in stock lease for even less all offers will be considered i ee5p it just feels right 2941210 financing available on all models oac k of income insurance available no dealera allowed vehiclea bated are demos 1 mwrt 1 1 j vt 3 8 hwyms from where i live bruce stapley george steenson reflects on rich life back in 1957 as a 175 pound amateur weightlifter george steenson was bench pressing 300 pounds on his way to being named mr northern ireland today george is pushing broom as a custodian with the york region board of educa tion a bright light among a new breed of caretakers who are bringing a myriad of past experiences to the job for george who has called markham home for 30 years life has been a veritable kalei doscope of achievements inter ests and acquaintances born in northern ireland he attributes his swedishsound ing surname to family folklore claiming the family came to ireland with erik the red george got into weight lifting and body building as a teen back in the 1950s long before such pursuits had become the rage they are today he was the irish bench press ing champ in 57 and also picked up the mr northern ireland award around the same time he still sports a picture of himself as he was back then rippling muscles and ultimate ly fit he recalls how body builders were looked at some what strangely by others he also remembers however that steroids were unheard of in his words you had to take your vitamins with a knife in fork in that era he smiles when he thinks of a friend and fellow body builder who went by the name of robert buster mcshane he set a world record when he bench pressed 400 pounds and used to train irish olympians he would go from club to club encouraging members to get out there and compete mcshane was also one of the first people to have a complete weight training machine in his home and while everyone doubted the need and the usefulness of such a device he insisted the time would someday come when the machines would be commonplace george continued on with his body building after coming to canada and was named mr toronto in 1957 but a competitors jealousy resulted in his losing his ama teur status after george was paid to be on a cbc tv show in 1963 thirty years later george admits hes abandoned the entire body building concept he says he might get the weights back out if his 14 year old son was to express an inter est these days the weights have been replaced by home hobby please see page 7 7