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8 the tribune thursday november 4 19k ice cornmuision agrees to renegotiate tenders a second time newmarket york regional police commission once again made changes in tenders submitted to the board for the second time in as many weeks the police commission after opening tenders will seek to make deals with ten derers this time it was for the purchase of 102 snow tires two weeks ago the commission let tenders for police cruisers after tendering twice because of a 6 per cent discount which was offered by one of the dealers five tenders were received last wednesday for the tires with canadian tire associate store in sutton offering the lowest tender at 4998 n mmarket police commissioner ray twinney told the board that while there was only 270 difference in the lowest tender offered by canadian tire and the next lowest tender of 300070 submitted by b and m motors ltd in markhamthe cost in man hours driving the cars to sutton to get the tires put on- would amount to much more mr twinney said at two hours per car paying a policeman 10 an hour the board would be out over 200 police chief bruce- crawford agreed with mr twinney but pointed out that police would be putting miles on the vehicles anyway while on patrol he added that officers would be on duty however whether driving up to sutton to get snow tires on or covering their regular patrol area- a motion by mr rumble to accept the lowest tender from canadian tire was lost with only mr rumble voting in favor a second motion to split the tenders by contacting canadian tire in sutton and b and m motors in markham for their approval at the original price was ac cepted the board agreed room with varroom in todays small car world its difficult to find power and performance married to loads of interior room the rabbit has more power than you would expect it goes 050 in 82 seconds and is rated at 100 mph top speed but what is more amazing the rabbit has more useable room than any other car of its size it has leg room in front and back that lets people sit naturally and comfortably same with head room six footers dont have to scrunch down in their seats and when the rabbit is loaded with people its still not anywhere near loaded open the hatchback door and you see 124 cubic feet of space in fact if you are not using the rear seat the whole works folds forvard so you can go into the trucking business room with power what a refreshing idea wheel covers are optional autocars north ltd 7079 yonge st just north of steeles thornrilll ont l3t 2a7 phone 8892001 4 torontos newest vw audi de that if the two tenders would not agree to the move the lowest tender of canadian tire should be accepted greenwood play fort is burnecl by mildred mctaggsrt witches ghosts pussy cats rabbits gorillas martians spacemen as well as many other odd characters stalked the hill on saturday night calling trick or treat it was also a night for fathers who brought along their small daughters or sons much to everyones enjoyment however it is un fortunate that some of the older children were intent on making mischief and burned one of the play forts in the community park and set a large fire at the top of the hill the sixth ah- niversary meeting of the good neighbours club in the ce room last tuesday was attended guests were greeted at the door by a pair of well- disguised clowns the slides shown by milton pegg solos by bill brown and lively games by mrs emma reddick along with the anniversary cake and tea made the t afternoon a very en- joyable one the annual beef dinner will be on sunday nov 14 with advance tickets being sold for 430 pm and 530 pm- anyone wishing tickets please contact ken mctaggart mrs stan outhouse is spending a few weeks at vermillion alberta with her mother who is not well a family birthday dinner for milton pegg was held at the home of mr and mrs- joe pegg is oshawa on sunday congratulations mr and mrs irvin perkin have been in listowel for a few days altona lea starlite harriett bred and owned by frank barkey claremont has won the romandale trophy for best senior female at the east central ontario holstein championship show at peterborough harriett was also first prize aged cow and grandchampion plus recipient of the harvestore production award at lindsay exhibition pictured here from left to right are joy bolton dairy princess peterborough county- altona lea starlite harriett frank barkey and presenting the trophy is george roman victoria square hews explorers hold halloween party by mrs w sandle the explorers and the cgit held their annual halloween party in the sunday school room on thursday evening of last week there were 12 tables of euchre players at the community hall on friday evening of last week prize winners were ladies margaret brumwell earla brammer and rose wood men a wood irene brooker and jack hickman lucky draw was won by al rennie another euchre party will be held in the community hall on friday evening november 12 at 8 pm everyone welcome annual anniversary service of the victoria square united church was held on sunday morning with members of the headford congregation joining with the victoria square congregation the guest speaker was mary ann cook the guest soloist was lois hemstad lois perkins accompanied at the organ by gina allen their contribution to the ser vice was very much appreciated mr and mrs percy bennett former residents of our community but now of stroud attended the church anniversary service on sunday morning and spent the day with mr and mrs earl empringham and irene knapp sympathy isextended to mr and mrs treanor canning and family in the passing of treanors brother ambros at the york country hospital last week congratulations are extended to mr and mrs keith doner margaret wright who- were married on saturday afternoon in theteston united church the reception followed in the church parlours a speedy recovery is wished for mrs treanor canning who is in york central hospital rich mond hill suffering from a stroke birthday greetings to colin- cowley 2l years november 5 mrs vin cent weedon november 7 ken harmon sr november 7 bruce mortsbn- november 9 david hibbard november 9 cathy sanderson november 9 ken harmon jr november 9 dickson hill residents honour couple at part friday evening oct 26 a number of friends gathered at the home of mr and mrs howard hoover in honour of mr and mrs ted mortson nee brenda hoover mrs bruce davidson showed slides of their trip to finland and gave a very informative description of the country ron moran on behalf of their friends presented brenda and ted with a colon s clockand a gift of money mr and mrs ingleton brendas grandparents were present for the occasion philip hoover who is employed with ontario hydro is takings a two week course in orangeville recently dr and mrs john warnica barrie entertained a number of relatives in honor of their niece the former connie clark connie become the bride of daniel waroux fromf northern france thee marriage took place iny france and part of their honeymoon was spent j here with family and relatives the warnfcasr connies aunt and uncle held a family reception mr and mrs lloyd wideman and- other- relatives from dickson hill were present for the happy occasion si are we making progress i believe we are at least i believe we are making the kind of progress thatis right for markham our priorities are to make abetter life for the people who have always lived in markham and for those people who have chosen markham as their home a place to live and raise their family progress in this light means providing libraries tennis courts im- proving roads and transportation increasing our parkland and recreational facilities in terms of these services soft services as we call ihemmarkham is really making progress- during the past few years we have renovated or built two new libraries 18 tennis courts 3 ice surfacesand 2 arenas in addition we have resurfaced 74 miles of roadsve have added 76- miles ofwatermains we have a transportation system that is efficient and growing monthly we have turned 160 acres of land into parkland and are presently adding more recreational facilities to the markham centennial center yes we are making progress and we are doing it with a minimal increase in taxes what needs to be done but we are not nearly finished we must continue to provide for the needs of our town and most important continue to watchdog and plan thedirection ofourgrowth we know we must resolve major road pro grams such as yonge street and highway 7 east of highway 48 to the 9th line as well as the markham and unionville bypass roads we must build our police services in order to provide for the needs of a growingcbmmunity we need to redevelop the markham main street to be consistent with the character of the town these and many more projects are facing the next council no our work is not completed to ensure that markham grows with direction and stability i am askingtor your support and 1 vote in the municipal election december 6th as your mayor i jook forward to serving you for the next term where do we go from here where is our town going and what will it be like 10 years from now growth is inevitable but controlled growth under a stabfe council is what we must have if we are to continue to maintain the character of our town the future will call for many important decisions regarding our future direction these decisions must be made by experienced people who have a deep sense of markhams heritage andan indepth knowledge of our growing needs fl 3 i reelect tdotr0mn