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wht uridine thursday october 26 1978 rodgers gardham the immediate past president of the markham and east york agricultural society was presented with a bronze medallion saturday by alma walker the president in 1978 this and other presentations were made at the fair boards annual awards banquet oct 21 jim thomas markham band grows rapidly markham super fan tastic is the way gene west of gladiator road describes markhams concert band organized only four months ago the membership has already grown to fiftysix ranging in age from twelve to eighty i jk the director is david craig of west hill mrs west is the secretary the groups already made two public appearances first at the museums pioneer festival and later at markham fair practices are held every monday evening from 730 to 930 pm in the upper auditorium of the markham arena the turnout averages about 34 each night a side benefit is the organization of a dixieland jazz band and later a jr band mrs west explained theyve already been contacted to play on the kiwanis club float in the dec 2 santa claus parade the members names follow norman bell shelley closson gordon hagerman stratton holland andrea kidd gill kidd john van poecke mona rasi george roche pam simpson stephen tokar joanne garvfe nina hum phries george long reg rowe bill robinson wally west roger archer warren busch harold humphrey elson kerr tom lynch don brumby ej bunting hugh hofland paul krug don messerve wally salary hike stouffville mem bers of stouffvilles hydro commission may receive a raise in pay effective jan l 1979 if town council approves it will be their first salary hike in four years at present the honorarium is 600 for the chairman and 500 for the commissioners the recommendation calls for the chairman to receive 800 and the commissioners 600 osbaldeston wolfgang schulz raymond aldrizge george boyce fj dimma barbara mclean syd closson nick davis ruth kerr jason nolan al vettes nick viggiani rich whittaker ted andreae lesley barr erwin schack alan shaddock jill shrimpton john webster jeff davis gordon harsell khalman mcmahon wendy stuart fred white cliff denny stewart hood jennifer kerhornell david moulds and wanda smith champion hereford dicksons hill the warnock hereford farm at dicksons hill is noted for its quality beef this recognition gained ever greater prominence saturday when a 19 month old heifer was judged grand champion female at a premier show and sale sponsored by the ontario hereford club there were 29 entries in the class i v j jarvis hereford farms limited of jarvis ont purchased the animal for 1600 they plan to show it at the royal winter fair next month gravel becomes an election issue uxbridge candidates may not resort to throwing stones in the weeks ahead but gravel is obviously an issue in uxbridge townships municipal election only in wards 1 and 5 are there acclamations the other five positions including the office of mayor are up for grabs moving up to take on gord davie for councils top post is regional councillor gary gary herrema herrema uxbridge rr2 contesting the regional vacancy are carl puterbough rr3 uxbridge and mustyn mcknight uxbridge rr2 ward 2 has the incumbant mac meyers of rri zephyr in a real battle with john ricketts uxbridge rr4 keith scott stouffville rr3 and clifford sweet of zephyr in ward 3 its ron john son uxbridge rr 1 against councillor norm lyons and in ward 4 incumbant sandy ewen is opposed by ron hunter of quaker hill already acclaimed are john paxton ward 1 goodwood and alan wells ward 5 uxbridge rr3 in announcing his decision to go for the mayors job gary herrema acknowledges the fact that hell face opposition on his progravel pit stand still he says his position remains basically the same with one exception he feels the municipality and not the province should legislate con trols with the township reaping some financial return pickering receives money for allowing garbage in we should be paid for letting gravel go out he stated board of education supports use of corporal punishment york region the york county board of education still supports the use of corporal punishment in the disciplining of students a motion by craig cribar trustee for newmarket to exclude the practice from a list of alternatives in the boards proposed policy statement on discipline was defeated monday night though the majority of trustees still favor retention of the strap the board again postponed final approval of their draft it has been referred to board of education staff for definition of what corporal punishment is and when it should be used the board members heard a joint presentation by anita waite of stouffville and skip perryman of unionville both women have taken courses in effective parenting and family life counselling are mothers and oppose the boards use of corporal punishment mrs waite called it a lazy and cowardly way to deal with children she noted there were other successfully proven methods the damage to a child could be tremendous mrs perryman added most of the trustees however felt the system wasnt ready for the removal of the strap its presence is a suc cessful deterrenffor children who dont understand how far they can go according to trustee margaret coburn to that statement trustee bob mcmonagle replied the board might just as well con sider putting a scaffold in the front yard of every school the second section sports district news markham fair 78 president accorded standing ovation markham four days- a million memories was the way president alma walker summed up her personal feelings towards this years markham fair a highlight of my life she said she was addressing the annual awards banquet re named the presidents ball saturday night mrs walker was accorded a standing ovation last january when i accepted the position i won dered what i was getting myself into she admitted adding quickly that she had never enjoyed anything more she called it a marvellous 1978 during the evening presentations were made to the following rodgers gardham a pastpresidents medallion gerald mann an agricultural plaque ab boake the jack walker memorial trophy jbr poultry carrie van poeke craft section display award and mrs roy lewis the bradford fertilizer co award barbara hoover presented her parents bob and kay thompson with the golden hammer award on behalf of the grounds committee also a paper mache bust to mrs walker adorned in her favorite markham fair hat covered with ribbons fair photographer bryan armstrong concluded the program with a showing of colored slides taken by himself and debbie watson the fair site is the former watson family farm fair grounds envied markham there are 230 fairs in ontario you people are the envy of them all ed starr secretary of ontarios agricultural societies told an awards banquet audience at markham fairgrounds saturday night the speaker described the site acquisition a bold step one that had stirred up interest among other boards across the province many are watching he said and considering ilie same thing alan wall agriculture representative for york region said the fairs new facilities would insure a top- notch farm show for years to come equal to anything in ontario including the cne and the royal we all had visions of what it would be like to operate in a well laid- out modern setup this year we made it society pays tribute markham as has been the practice at previous post- fair gatherings of the markham and east york agricultural society respects were paid saturday to three members who passed away during the year 197778 a moment of silence was observed in memory of dalton rumney rr2 gormley olive shadlock rri milliken and howard cosburn rr2 markham their contributions said immediate past j president rodgers gardham have been not only an immense value to this society and markham fair but also an example to us all of dalt rumney mr gardham mentioned specifically his interest in the heavy horse division of the fair he noted that even during a period of failing health he always attended official gatherings of the society he was the president in 1963 dalt was either greeting his friends and acquaintances with a smile and a handshake or was surrounded by folks talking about times past and present he said rodgers gardham referred to olive shadlocks work with the young people at the fair first through the jr farmers and later the eighteen and under class the quality and devotion of olives many years of service are remembered and appreciated by this society he said the pastpresident described howard cosburn as a very special person his involvement with the society spanned 33 years he was president in 1965 we remember his conviction his dedication and his courage he concluded maligned gravel pit operator uxbridge twp all the newspaper publicity provided the antigravel pit faction in uxbridge twp is beginning to get to one of the muchmaligned aggregate operators john b regan and while mr regan is the first to admit some operators havent been up to scratch he dislikes being tarred with the same brush john regan finds himself in the centre of controversy related to a rezoning ap plication that if approved would give him access to a 400 acre gravel site west of the 7th concession south of hwy 1a the property heavily treed was owned by jw walker rri claremont mr regan claims theres between twentyfive and thirty million tons of good gravel in this land a freak of nature he calls it the location heipoints out is such that youd have to fly over it to see it once the operation is started the site will be screened he says with a 150 foot buffer next to the road mining of this gravel will be phased over a period of thirty years he says with rehabilitation taking place continually weve no in tentions of doing the 400 acres all at once that would be economic suicide he explained john regan prides himself in past rehabilitation programs and points to the inesbitt pit on the brock road as an example there the excavation has been levelled out and re- seeded the same is planned for the steiner pit farther south this is no deathbed repentance he said rehabilitation has been a policy of his company since he first went into business back in 1946 he stresses the metro toronto zoo he points out was once one of his pits contrary to common belief uxbridge twp is not rich in gravel in fact he says good material is fast coming to an end that is why companies are trucking stone into the municipality so it can be mixed with sand at uxbridge sites he claims he tested some 7000 acres before coming upon the find at the walker farm the farther firms must go to get good gravel the more it costs due to haulage expense mr regan states this new site will prove a benefit to not only the taxpayers of uxbridge but to the province of ontario he said the agreement between himself and the township is extremely tight he says covering thirteen pages should he fail to comply with its regulations the council can cancel it he points out with respect to all the commotion the proposed pit- opening has caused john regan claims there are two sides to every story adding im sick and tired of being pushed around viiwfta5 ijtj markham fire department moves into new headquarters markham fire chief myrl smith right and control officer steve thomhill explain the departments modern dispatching unit daring the official opening of the towns new fire station at unionville saturday daring the celebrations the brigade was able to prove its efficiency firsthand twice within a few boon the aerial ladder track responded to fire calls with ceremonial balloons still attached i edschroeter