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senior citizens from markhaven in markham last week passengers here are mr and mrsi enjoyed the thrill of a lifetime when they were george grose the pilot is gerry beatty treated to helicopter rides at buttonville airport sheila mcleodi nurse alice hiscock watches a liftoff that takes two residents of markhaven on a flight over sections of markham and unionville the venture was filmed by the cbc for showing later on the elwood glover show sheila mcleod markham sr citizens enjoy filmed helicopter flights markham george and mabel grose are two flighty octogenarians from markhaven senior citizens residence last week mr grose 87 and his 86yearold wife soared up from buttonville airport in a whirlybird for a short spin over the markhamunionville area it is the second time the couple have taken to the air in a helicopter last fall they participated in the first airborne outing sponsored by markhaven for its residents there is a photograph of that particular event at the ontario science centre this time the cbc were on hand to record the adventure which was shared by mr and mrs grose mrs joyce ritchie mrs ida richardson mrs olive taylor miss lera petch and mrs winnifred hyde the helicopter expedition like all outings arranged for residents was financed through markhavens craft program the cbc cameramen also filmed segments of residents craft and baking activities at the home for the monday afternoon tv program new directions hosted by elwood glover absentee lawyers anger crown york cty absentee solicitors connected with cases scheduled to proceed before the courts came under scathing criticism from crown attorney john applegath in richmond hill friday the charges against sidney and maurice groves included break and enter theft and possession of stolen goods but when the accused were called their lawyer wasnt present the crown attorney termed the problem shocking behavior some lawyers dont seem to care if taxpayers get soaked left and right all the time he charged that police of ficers several from metro and witnesses had been summoned to appear at considerable ex pense he said thousands of dollars are continually being wasted when solicitors fail to appear in this instance he observed no logical reason was givenother cases he eluded that could be anything judge c j cannon re gretted the inconvenience but said other than lawyers were guilty of such conduct he set a date of sept 28 for the case to proceed whether counsel is present or not landmark house offered to museum markham the ar mour real estate office at 70 main street north is thought to be the oldest brick structure of its kind in markham it is to be moved shortly to make way for a new plaza and the owner douglas meharg has offered it to the district historical society the building must be relocated on the mueseum site within 23 days museum curator john lunau while appreciative of the offer feels it will be difficult to meet the 3week deadline he said several requirements would have to be met first history records the structure was first owned by the beebee family and later by mrs peter milne the property to the south where the new mall is being constructed was the t and g morgan blacksmith shop following a change in ownership the house was acquired by hartland palmer a former markham postmaster fair queen markham the crowning of miss markham fair a highlight of the friday evening program will take place at 7 pm in front of the grandstand whitchurch stouffville markham uxbridge thursday sept 27 1973 recreation complex to cost 26 million school bus collides with road grader markham students en route home by bus from franklin school markham were given a rough ride thursday afternoon when the vehicle was struck broadside by a road grader the collision occurred on 16th avenue west of hwy 48 no one was injured witnesses said the bus driver sounded the horn when he saw the grader backing out of a private lane but the operator failed to hear it the bus ended up partway in the south ditch but fortunately did not overturn damage was estimated at 1000 construction start expected by november fair time markham it markham fair time again- that season of the year when city dweller and country cousin meet on common ground the class a exhibition opens thursday today and continues through sunday there are special events scheduled for each of the four dates these are listed in an advertisement on page 19 of this issue a colorful main street parade sunday will leave from ramona boulevard at 1230 pm markham markham town council is obviously striving to insure it does not cut tself short financially when vork begins on a proposed ommunity centre at thornhill is was the case with the new centennial arena at a meeting tuesday mayor tony roman urged members to increase the projects construction budget by a couple of hundred thousand over the 2vi million approved by committee earlier this year the town authorized a 900000 ex penditure for the centres 15- acre site at bay view avenue and john street with the possibility of adverse weather conditions and strikes we should approve more money now otherwise we could be short explained the mayor the towns architect hired to plan the centre advised council to increase the budget over the original application to 26 million because costs have escalated since may i feel that if we dont go with the higher figure well be getting into the same problem we experienced with the cen tennial arena when we found it necessary to spend more money than we bargained for agreed councillor bob adams councillor adams is the projects chairman mayor roman noted that even an increased allocation of 100000 might be insufficient the architect is an ticipating that the town will receive the maximum in grants from the federal and provincial governments through the winter works program but i dont want to be told later we are short on funds warned mr roman the 26 million was described by councillor ron moran as as awful lot the 26 million was described by councillor ron moran as an awful lot of money he felt any trimming to meet financial limits should be done at the start the complex the architect explained will include a public library a community centre an auditorium two arenas a day care centre two squash courts plus access v voutes and washroom facilities for persons confined to wheelchairs construction is expected to begin within a month soon official markham markhams new reesor park public school on wootten way north the centre of controversy earlier this year because of its open- concept design will be officially opened nov 13 at 730 pm hon thomas wells minister of education has been asked to officiate plans for the event were discussed by the board mon day trustee don sim an op ponent of the nonstructured system got in his final dig while commenting on refresh ments for the event lets make sure we feature open- faced sandwiches he said buys wifes handiwork at pioneer auction markham for two winters aaron grove r r 2 markham looked on while his wife worked patiently over a quilt set up in the living room of their home he knew better than anyone the time and the skill put into the project he hated to see it go so on saturday when the quilt was put up for bids at the pioneer village mennonite festival he was determined to pay the price he did an even 200 the quilt will be given as a gift to their daughter mary mrs harley snyder rn now in her second year of a 3year term in dacca bangladesh profits from the day estimated at over 9000 less expenses will go to under privileged countries around the world markham collisions on hwy 48 taken yet another life auto have the most recent fatai crash occurred friday night between 14th avenue and steeles killing 21 year old robert harding of scarboro allan wager 18 also of scarboro remains in serious condition in hospital a third driver andres edur 17 of toronto escaped with minor injuries police said wagar was attempting to pass several northbound cars and struck the southbound harding auto the death car was then hit from the rear by mr edurs vehicle firemen from markham were called to assist in the release of the victim opp constable bill mcalister oak ridges detach ment is in charge of the in vestigation total damage is estimated at 3400 twentyone year old robert harding of scarboro died en route to hospital friday night after being freed from the wreckage of this car a 1973 astra on hwy 48 between 14th avenue and steeles jim thomas this 1967 chevrolet no longer resembles a car it was one of three vehicles involved in a fatal crash friday night on hwy 48 the driver allan wagar 18 of scarboro was seriously injured jim thomas