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to pave 9th line whitchurch a section of the ninth line north from the bloomington road to musselmans lake will be widened and paved an engineering report before york regional council revealed thursday the work is necessary due in part to heavy gravel truck traffic plus limited visability on the crests of some hills the report said a basic twolane highway is planned extended to a width of 100 feet property requirements necessary to accommodate this project have been determined the in formation revealed mayor eldred king agrees that reconstruction in this area is needed but hes not com plaining that it hasnt been done sooner weve had our share he said with reference to other roadwork done elsewhere in whitchurchstouffville by the region i dont wish to appear selfish the mayor maintains however that work on the ninth shouldnt stop south of the lake but rather continue around it to improve its appearance hes not anxious that anything major be undertaken there as it would only create concern among propertyowners he feels that eventually the lake road will be taken over by the town but were not prepared to accept it in its present state he said the mayor says hes con fident some of this extended work will be completed this fall lucky whitchurch a whitchurch stouffville farmer suffered a badly bruised back but no broken bones despite the fact he was knocked unconscious and temporarily pinned under a tree he was cutting in a bush on his property last week t arend vanderwiel cone 5 rr 3 newmarket was able to pull himself free and drive back to the house on a tractor he was taken by car to york county hospital newmarket where xrays revealed no serious injuries mr vanderwiel an experienced treecutter usually attaches a rope around the trunk to direct its fall his wife said this time he didnt and the top lodged in the limbs of a tree close by while attempting to move it be was struck on the head then pinned to the ground fortunately the area contained a slight depression that lessened the impact once conscious he was able to escape vol 92 no 21 whitchurch stoufpville september 201979 20 cents 24 pages -y- hv year after fire memories remain stouffville bud and nancy lehman and family are enjoying the comforts of their home on baker avenue stouffville a year ago they had little left to enjoy victims of a costly fire that destroyed much of the interior the date was aug 11 and nancy remembers it well we were up at our summer resort near apsley preparing for a busy weekend when linda lehman called she told us about the fire but we had no idea it was so serious on their return they learned the awful truth the blaze started in a downstairs bedroom nancy said and spread to the main floor whatever areas the flames didnt reach the smoke did at one point the pressure buildup was so great the entire house came close to blowing apart f even now she wishes it had it would have been better we could have levelled it out with a bulldozer and started again as it was about all that remained were four walls and the roof the inside even the windows had to be replaced cost of renovations exceeded 40000 water in the recreation room measured six inches deep by r lanny macdonald hero worship the carpet was hauled out tractor while personal momentos can never be replaced nancy likes to remember the brighter side the offers of assistance that poured in from all over it was unreal i couldnt believe it there were so many people i couldnt keep track bob bruce who built the house took charge of repairs he was really good nancy said recalling how he set other jobs aside so he could do theirs for several weeks they lived at the home of harold and marion hodgson lbretta crescent south then moved to a trailer near the property it was almost christmas before they could get back in nancy admits it was a learning experience a situation made easier because of friends nevervthinkcit happen to you shesaid stouffville if leaf forward lanny macdonald missed a preseason practice wednesday morning he was undoubtedly suffering writers cramp from tuesday night the toronto hockey hero was swamped by autograph- seekers more than 1200 of them when he visited murray wilson shoes on main street he was here on behalf of the bauer skate company of kitchener a firm that has been doing tradein stouffville a buick- pontiac salesman driving a pinto heavens no what would people think v roy ward a staff employee at neu patrick motors isnt worried he turned the car in for cash last week after winning it in adraw sponsored by the bradford lions club tickets sold for 50 apiece which for roy was a good return on his investment n business with the wilson family through three generations two hours before his arrival the young and the not- soyoung were lined up outside the wilson store a police escort was required to get him through the crowd lanny spoke to each lad personally offering professional advice on the need for goodquality goodfitting equipment dont use the same skates year after year he advised as your feet grow invest in a new pair or good used ones his choice is bauer naturally many kids questioned him on his devestating slapshot but he played it down dont bother with it until later he told one ten year old seventeen or eighteen is early enough skating and stickhandling are more important although many of the queries were repetitious he answered each with patience and poise strengthening his image among stouffvilles youth a pretty 18 year old brunette is markhams fair queen for 79 will tmariiyn ilott main street north jwas selected from a jineup of fourteen lovely ladies at a dance saturday night the lucky gen tleman offering his personal congratulations is mac cosburn this yearisjfair president r xn jim thomas raise 11000 markham when all returns are totalled receipts are expected to exceed 11000 from a giant auction sponsored by st patricks parish saturday committee chairman dr at oconnor said response by area merchants as well as private citizens had been excellent that kind of cooperation was best displayed by rmgwood auctioneer don tburd who spent nine hours on the job and donated his services free of charge while many items were considered bargains by enthusiastic bidders one painting brought 465 the funds will be used by the parish to reestablish vietemese refugees in this community marilyn hott the fairest of all dies after fight gormley a 22 year old gormley area man has been charged with manslaughter following a fight in which a second party died police said the victim lloyd allison jr 29 of king city was a passenger in a car driven by his father he became irritated by the honking of a horn and exchanged words with the driver when the two- vehicles pulled up to a traffic light a scuffleensued in which allison allegedly ws knocked to the pavement striking his head after refusing first aid at the scene he returned home however bleeding started and he was admitted to hospital he died a short time later charged is mark kim trimble of gormley rr l f markham for my grandparents was the reason given by 18 year old marilyn ilott for entering the miss markham fair contest saturday and her grand- parents mr and mrs reuben meyer main street north were undoubtedly two of the happiest people attending the event they smiled approvingly as commentator joanna meharg announced marilyn the winner- the judges no l choice from a list of fourteen lovely ladies the pretty brunette with a sparkling smile and pleasing personality will serve as hostess during fair days sept 27 28 29 and 30 she will also have the opportunity of representing markhamfair at the miss cne contest next mennonite sale a record proceeds33000 r pioneer village i they kept coming and coming the response was fantastic said committee treasurer herb diller describing the success of the mennonite festival at black creek pioneer village satur day t proceeds expected to ex ceed 33000 will be directed to fast foods too fast stouffville dumbfounded was the word used by mayor eldred king to describe councils approval in principle of a kentucky fried chicken outlet in stouffville jj the proposed site is on the north side of main street im mediately east of neil patrick motors its currently zoned v industrial mayor king said he has no complaint with the firm in fact he thinks its a very reputable chain nor is he opposed to competition but i think they could have waited a year or two k various overseas countries through the mennonite central committee o help alleviate world hunger everything was snapped up long before closing time mr diller said with the 1400 home made pies going in little over an hour t heading up the project again this year was stella reesor rr1 unionville her efforts were supported by dozens of helping hands a feature attraction of the day was the homemade quilt auction returns on the 105 entries totalled 1198500 margaret empringham of stouffville was in charge of this section the highest priced quilt completed by the ladies of cedar grove in basket of flowers design brought 800 it was purchased s stouffville stockyards limited another in the horn of plenty design- completed by gladys grove of rr 2 markham was purchased by mrs harold wideman of gormley for 520 quilts made by the iadies of heise hill church sold for 484200 fall shes the daughter of bill and helen ilott markham also present at the ceremony along with boyfriend bob tufford stouffville rr 3 marilyns attendants are- carrie purcell 20 of agincourt and susan field 17 of wales avenue markham the new queens sponsor was penelopein vogue main street markham sponsoring carrie was markham pro hardware and susan the bank of nova scotia markham s graduate of markham dist high school marilyn is currently attending seneca college in a fashion design course shes a parttime model with the eleanor fulcher studio my grandmother en couraged me she said later my sister kathy too she said she was pleased her grand parents could attend the event mr meyer will mark his 91st birthday nov 5 t the eleven other par ticipants included connie murison cedar grove debbie hawkins gormley maria murphy unionville taryna hughes thornhill marilyn bouwmeister ballantrae wendy southgate markham jenny chester stouffville gayle milroy cedar grove diane stuart markham dawn thorpe markham and lori- anne fawthrop stouffville a large crowd attended the dance and the general exhibits building was beautifully decorated for the occasion mac cosburn the president of markham fair addressed the audience he praised the spirit of cooperation among all those participating in the event alma walker the immediate past presdent honored cathy case the queen of 78 through the presentation of an engraved plaque contest judges this year were patricia fuller of patricias bridal salon markham phylis mcmaster asst agriculture represen tative newmarket and ab budl- bonner town of markham councillor art gallery is a re stouffville the latcham art gallery is a reality j- the display centre located in the whitchurchstouffville public library was opened officially by mayor eldred king sept 12 fourteen local artists participated in the show the large audience on hand was welcomed by marie adams chairman of the board she expressed appreciation to the ontario art council and win seven has been perfecting her skills in silk screen work -v- she feels the gallery is good for- the community in that it allows local talent to be recognized- through individual displays in the months ahead t witshould be agood year for artists she said dots of room york pies like these being prepared by irene stelner r r i stouffville found ready sale at the 13th annual mennonite festival saturday at black creek pioneer villsge fourteen hundred of them were snapped up in little over an hoar jim thomas region at a regular meeting of york ri rs regional council thursday tario for financial support- mrsjoan paton of the york mayor king said ther centralhospital foundation at municipality is fortunate to richmond hiu her have such a facility he men- audienceon expahsioriplans at honed the generosity of the late thesites helping 5rv projectske arthur latcham for make it all possible v 7 saiwouldfncludetwentyfoui one of the artists on hand addiu6hai the i ii z psychiatric wing bht for the gallery premiere was lynda hayward baird shes been a resident of the area fifteen years and for the last why twen tyf our questioned- a member there are only eighteen of us here