13 wilbar latimer oncs byaileenjohnson- everyone has dif- ferent memories of v markham fair but to wilbur latimer 77 it meant a school holiday dancing girls and his first hot dog newer residents of markham are forming their own remembrances oh its changed so much now he lamented i have to admit that the day off school helped endear my generation to the event mr latimer 0 commented where else would i have received the chance to see dancing girls who kick as high as their waist or sample the new ave cent rage billed as a coney island red hot those hot dogs were so novel my mother would order extras to take home on the train to unionville the high kicking of 5t the dancers never enticed the young latimer into the show tent it cost a nickel and watching them would have meant one less ice cream cone i did fall for one of the barkers pitches and wound up paying money to see a girl surrounded by snakes it was terrible he said as a young lad wilber la time r remembered winning a watch in a ringtoss game that was almost 70 years ago yet he can readily reconstruct the strategy he used to win the coveted prize to brenda marshall 7 of senator reesors drive the fau conjurs up visions of a ferris wheel and a scarecrow collection brenda proudly announced that she had entered a drawing of old mac- donalds farm this year she rolled her eyes at the suggestion of a red rib- bon brendas mother pat used terms such as focal point and unique to describe markham fairv since their move to markham the marshalls feel they are part of a community they are already involved in the areas service clubs the fair is a reminder of our capability to work with our hands it provides continuity in an ever changing society she said the krol family of christman court feel the same way holly favors viewing the antiques on display while her sister patricia prefers han dicrafts the fair creates a setting for todays generation to learn ap preciation for what was once done out of necessity both on the farm and in the home their mother blanche said we as parents no longer have attics to store things and consequently have little to hand down to our children markham fair is a reminder to stop rushing and to think about the past its a shame that it is only an annual offering mrs krol added markham fair 197g is an opportunity for the retired to reminisce young parents to reflect and a little girl to dream canada manpower centre manpower and immigration i xentrede maindoeuvre du canada maindoeuvre et immigration 4 your canada manpower centre is returning to the markham fair competent staff will be present to discuss employment counselling job placement industrial training- mobilityservices f nationaliemploymentclearancesystem v canada manpower- training program r- isc-jck- i v- canada manpower consultative service creative job search technique training fedkacrubijcseryicerecrurtmenf tfemgua tthe fair riding the ferris wheel this picture will bring back a few memories the charles reeve- president of markham fair in 1969 with him on the ferris wheel is the late lex mckerizie formany years the mpp of york north jim thomas reg w perkin ltd f welcomes you to the fair r i if we dont have it well do 6iir best to get it- hardware appliances fuel oil farm gas mile north of hwy 7 on kennedy rd 2971771 dpn mills a mile north of no 7- 0 i ff restaurant sunoco service joe z7ol arruda lessee j 3- reg w perkin ltd 1 uiiionville