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m -k5jwtk- xvl jliv i knr wtie hhune thursday august 3 w7 the second section distrietnews sports respected church member honored at farewell gathering mrs elizabeth fryer centre longtime community resident and respected member in the congregation of the claremont baptist church was honored sunday at a farewell gathering following the morning service mn fryer was presented with a purse of money town celebration in museum and park by pastor rev lome smith and jean drake president of the womens mission circle she plans to move to norland where her daughter and soninlaw now reside jim thomas greenwood not since canadas centennial has such a day been planned for green wood its sat feb 15 and its a twofold celebration with ac tivities centred within the community park and the new pickering museum the event opens at 11 am in the park with a lineup of antique cars model aircraft handicrafts and homebaking there will be games for the children a plaque will be unveiled and dedicated to the memory of the late peter byberg t at 230 pm the honorable pauline mcgibbon will officiate at the reopening of pickerings museum moved from the once- proposed airport area at brougham to greenwood the lieutenantgovernor of ontario will unveil two plaques one from the original grounds and another marking the new location she will be ac companied by the hon william g newman mp scott fennell mpp george ashe pickering mayor jack anderson and members of council and walter beath chairman of durham region at 830 pm a monster dance will be held at the park tickets are available at the greenwood general store or the pickering recreation depart ment romandale ball record price markham four hundred thousand dollars for one bull the figures correct and by what other name than romandale pride the pride of the romandale herd was pur chased by a buyer from japan during the early bidding at a dispersale sale tuesday its believed to be the highest price ever paid for a canadian holstem another romandale trillium brought 330000 less than an hour after the sale started receipts had passed the one million dollar mark senator harry hayes of calgary was in charge assisted by romandale herdsman dave houck wouldbe buyers at tended from all around the world as well as distant points in canada and the united states uxbridge scott museum flood check stouffville the metro and region conservation authority will give the town a christmas present this year a brand new stream complete with gravel bottom and gabion baskets work began on the duffin creek rechannelization program aug 20 and will be finished by december the 700000 project has been un dertaken by kilborn engineering a torontobased company resident engineer greg bowland of sudbury says the stream will be realigned to take a more defined route the work involves about 2600 feet of construction from north of the library to the sewage treatment plant bridges at burkholder somerville and market streets have been demolished new square culverts will be installed bowland says the creek may be a bit lower but should be cleaner due to the filter fabric lining and gravel on the bottom the gabions which are wire- mesh baskets filled with rocks will be built along the sides of the channel for flood control huge mounds of earth now surround the park for the same purpose massive stumps along the waters edge in the park will be cleared away so the creek is more pleasing to the eye says bowland he said however the authority wants to improve and preserve the natural qualities of the stream where it runs through the park market street was closed to traffic aug 22 but should re open oct 1 bowland stressed that at no time would main street traffic be disrupted road construction is due to begin around the middle of november but bowland says cold weather may delay paving operations sodding and landscaping is expected to start next spring originally the authority had requested the creek be lined with cement but found the cost too high expenditures by the town were kept at a minimum when it was agreed that the developers of the dulverton sub division provide half the fun ding when the 550 homes are built there the creek will carry the runoff to the sewage plant horse show markham some of the finest show horses in the country will be on parade sunday when the canadianamerican saddle horse breeders association holds its 1979 futurity and junior horse show at markham fairgrounds the event starts at 12 noon close to 100 entries are expected the judge is merrill murray of lexington kentucky admission is free with refreshments on location officers praised york region five york regional police officers have been commended by the commission for outstanding and professional work that resulted in arrests and con victions in two separate cases constable rodney sine was praised for his efficiency in investigating the robbery at a texaco service station at woodbine and steeles avenues markham april 8 three toronto men were subsequently charged and convicted bert nugent in reporting on the con stables work chief bruce crawford pointed to the fact that judge sidney harris who ruled on the case also commended the officer not only on the manner in which he conducted the investigation but also on his presentation of evidence in court murder case detective sgts robert wilson and robert mccausland and detectives frank laskoski and gordon marshall were also cited by the commission the four were responsible for the arrest and conviction of two barrie residents involved in the death of a 15yearold toronto youth stabbed on a lonely king twp road the dead boys companion was thrown from the car his hands bound the officers working in co operation with barrie police arrested brian laurier and owen wilson both of barrie following a fiveweek trial laurier was convicted of second degree murder and wilson of manslaughter of roverdale patriarch passes unionville they were all berts girls and in death as in life they showed him respect bert nugent owner and operator of roverdale stables on the 5th concession was laid to rest at unionvilles st philips anglican cemetery wednesday following service m the dixongarland funeral chapel markham many of those in attendance were trainees and graduates of his allgirl equestrian school they loved him like a father in his 22 years at roverdale hundreds took advantage of the guidance that only his ex perience could provide they came as kids knowing only that they wanted to nde a horse they left as accomplished equestriennes skilled in every facet of the sport rough and sometimes gruff on the outside bert nugent possessed a heart of gold to know this was to know him his passing was by no means sudden for it was more than a year ago it was learned he had leukemia in spite of failing health roverdale was home and he remained there until forced to seek treatment in hospital he died in scarborough general aug 24 a member of the unionville progress club he enjoyed the associations and the friend ships at the annual festival he worked harder than anyone six progress members served as pall bearers the floral tributes in the chapel and at the gravesite were beautiful many donated by roverdale girls rev bob ball conducted the service sur viving is one brother albert of ottawa steam threshing days ne mcgibbon will officiate pickering recreation depart- a a a two men charged show gets better every year itxbrinoe over 40 gas rhnivh rwentlv moved tn the engines which hes been would easilv brine 300 organizers of following altercation stouffville two men one from musselmans lake and another from toronto have been charged with break enter and theft also common assault following an altercation in stouffville aug 19 according to police two persons entered the residence of peter tsapoitis hwy 47 around 330 pm and allegedly took 3000 in cash it is also alleged that one kevin white was struck during the melee taken into custody the same day was luigi bungaro 25 of musselmans lake arrested aug 22 was robert gibson gray 29 of inwood avenue toronto york regional police report a breakin at the home of murray brown kennedy road at 17th avenue aug 22 the house was ransacked with money jewellery and camera equipment taken valued at 2500 crafts win at ex ashburn if the bradley family of ashbum find the better living centre at the cne particularly attractive this year its for good reason theyve helped to make it so in the handcraft section they captured no less than six prizes totalling 21900 the list of awards follows mrs harold bradley 1st in class 93 childs dress up to 12 years without smocking jaunita bradley second in class 112 pen and ink drawing jars harold bradley two seconds in classes 500 and 502 doll dressing competition mrs harold bradley second in dressmaking the prize 100 donated by dominion textile ltd and finally mrs harold bradley third in class 505 cocktail or evening dress the prize 75 donated by mccall corporation value of shares rise remember revenue properties co ltd and its ill- fated subsidiary century city cevelopments limited many former uxbridge and pickering fanners will land payments were tied up for several years when the satellite dry scheme fell through now it appears that for revenue properties the worst is over and the financial barometer is on the way up shares have reached a high of 188 due in part to the selling off of land that had been assembled for the dry project uxbridge over 40 gas and steam engines going at once a steampowered threshing machine noisily demonstrating its efficiency and young children guarding their ears from the clamor this was the scene at the eighth annual steam threshing days held at the uxbridgescott museum aug 25 and 26 the event attracted about 3000 visitors topping last years attendance by 1000 despite the weather and the absence of guest vip david trumble the 111 year old author there were things to see and do for all ages mayor gary herrema of ficially opened the event saturday accompanied by this years historical society president nina elliot and uxbridge fair queen andrea tuck a shinglemaking machine run by a steam engine owned by francis hockley of sandford was busy cutting up local cedar for the roof of the old fifth line fun night goodwood the late arthur latcham would have wanted it this way a fun night in his honor wed sept 5 at 7 pm in the community hall he himself donated proceeds from the event will go to the arthur latcham arena fund all residents in the area are invited children should be accompanied by a parent church recently moved to the site bill windsor of ballantrae proudly displayed his three international model 1916 steam engines which hes been showing since 1974 when manufactured over 60 years ago they sold for about 75 bill says in todays market they would easily bring 300 back when bill began showing there were only three of four exhibitors now five years later there are more than 40 organizers of the fest logged more than 500volunteer hours to make this years steam threshing days a decided success never has there been so much noise in one place at one time than at the annual steam threshing days held at the uxbridge scott museum aug 25 and 26 but mayor gary herrema and ux bridge fair queen andrea tuck teem to have found a nice quiet place to poseatop bill woods steam engine joann thompsv 7 v