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thursday october 7 1976 the second section sports news district news classified section nearly 100000 a contest once undertaken by blacksmiths in the area was revived at the markhani fair last week as young men endeavored to heave a large round rock the furthest here making his throw is keith hoover of r r 2 markham winner of the contest was john larkin of markham while the next three spots were captured by gary reed doug marsh and barry malcolm respectively the couple with the lightest touch or the hardest egg at the markham fairs egg throwing contest was bill and debbie burton of markham here bilf demonstrates one of his catches the object was to throw ah egg- the farthest to ones partner without breaking it lfm rr picturesby markham this years markham fair was a grand send off for the old fair grounds according to fair president harvey brown nearly 100000 people attended the fourday event this year the last one to be held on grounds at highways 7 and 48 the site of the towns fair for the past 122 years the fair next year will occur on a new 104 acre location at 7th line and 18th ave markham where a 2000 seat race track and five new exhibition buildings are to be provided as for the 31acre site of the old fairgrounds it has been purchased by a development corporation and is to be used for a housing development that development has been the object of an unsuccessful fight to save the fairgrounds by a residents group in markham one of the prime reasons for moving the fair is the massive traffic jam created in downtown markham as a result of the fair the new- fairgrounds are to have ample parking facilities the fair this year featured several new contests for all age groups including one for the eldest a rocking chair contest winner was georgina- grose of franklin st markham while all contestants lasted the entire hour and a half mrs grose im pressed the judges with her form and won on points leslie hyde- 81 of markhaven lodge was second and commented on his loss that weve had the fun anyway he kept a stiff british upper lip throughout third was helen stephenson also of markhaven the tribunes own big potato contest at the fair was won by mary- anne rose of mount albert who brought in a 2 lb 15v oz tuber third prize went to mel baker of stouffville more fair results will be run- in next weeks tribune the fair was marred by one accident this year as derek erwen 11 of station street unionville was struck by a mobile starting gate mounted on the back of a truck he had been with the army cadets assisting with parking at the fair derek suffered in ternal injuries and broken ribs and was listed in fair condition at scarborough centenary hospital trustees not ill agreement the tribunes pick to win in the 13 month old category of the baby v contest was rambunctious heather ann owens of carlton rd unionville unfortunately the judges didnt agree and we suspect that every mother editoridrstaff thereexcept the mothers of the winning babies would agree with the tribune that the judges were all wrong making a valiant effort to hold onto yir ner squirming child is sharron owensover all winner was dean spang the five month old son of rick and dianne spang of burkholder st as usual amusement rides were a big hit with the kiddies at the markham fair these bestdressed dog in the childrens pet contest was maggie a bulldog- that was transformed into a ballerina complete with two youngsters were appropriately attired for tights owner tessa scazighino looks a lot their ride on the merrygoround ponies happier about the whole thing than maggie continued from pg 1 meeting before the- director could be dimissed of the nine trustees who voted in favor of the motion two or three definitely pressed for mi chapmans- dismissal while others would only back the study aurora trustee norm weller has a motion slated for next mondays meeting criticizing staff other trustees are pushing for a con tinuation of last weeks closed session to air all i the problems facing the board superb shape continued from pg 2 responsive and beginning to learn to read also he is in superb physical condition his little arms and legs though they look delicate are solid muscle and he can spend five minutes suspended upside down doing vigorous bends and twist without the blood rushing to his head 7 everyone working with danny is very op- timistic about his progress and hopes that he will recover com pletely arejcohfirmed by the chart that has a prominent position in the patterning room danny is assessed every three months- by dr george and his advances are carefully plotted on a graph it is easy to tell when patterning started since instead of a gradual slope the line suddenly shot almost straight up it was just fan tastic said his mother mrs carrick was equally enthusiastic about her volunteer co ordinator glenna yoshida without whose help the program would have been impossible mrs yoshida recruits volunteers and keeps track of the scheduling of helpers not only for danny carrick but another hurt child jason- beckett as well anyone wishing to volunteer one morning or afternoon a week to help cure jason or danny is invited to call mrs yoshida at 2946714 the rocking chair contest at this years fair was a gruelling contest in the hot sun but all three contestants in what can only be described is an iainaringfeat of endurance stack it throagh to the bitter end georgina grose right on the basis of her form was declared the winner leslie hyde 81 of markhaven came in second and helen stephenson also of markhayen followed with a close third mr hyde kept a stiff british upper lip and when questioned toward the end of the hoar and a half event his only comment to the tribune was never say die- giving his calf a hosing down before the judging is young blair brockley of mount albert the animal wasjentered in the junior beef purebred categoiyjk- iifi