Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), October 4, 1979, p. 13

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of markham most points at fail i dicksons hill student markham twelve year old anne smith is the envy of every elementary student that placed an entry in markham fair the twelve year old grade 7 pupil at dicksons hill public school won the travelways plaque for most points by one participant in that class anne scored four jsts four 2nds three 3rds and two 6ths shes the daughter of mr and mrs lome smith cone 7 markham rr 2 surprised was the way she described her reaction to the news on the wed- nesday preceding the fair her brother donnie brought home the good word last year she collected 15 anne said she worked on her various entries during the summer vacation period she considered it a practical way to put in her spare time while the award is the premium prize in the school category anne says she wants to participate again in 1980 fights tears the tribune thursday october 411 twelve year old anne smithrr 2 markham brought honor to herself and to dicksons hill school by scoring the most points for elementary students at markham fair anne collected four lsts four 2nds three 3rds and two 6ths shes the daughter of mr and mrs lome smith cone 7 jim thomas markham nineteen year old martha henshaw of king city was fighting back the tears saturday as her grand champion 4h entry a simmental- angus cross was led from the auction ring at markham fair the 18 month old animal tipping the scales at 1125 pounds was purchased by larry rose and morley smalley of rr 3 mount albert their bid was 125 the reserve champion owned by gary grant of rr 1 stouffville and weighing in at 1030 pounds brought 107 the pur chaser was jim wicks of markham representing the united cooperatives of ontario a beef owned by ray brown of rr 2 markham was sold for s121 the purchaser was doug meharg of markham an entry by colleen warnock of little britain was purchased by gamble and rogers toronto for 112 a pound the average price on all eight animals was 108 the auctioneer was bill walker of markham a beauty markham a twelve inch dahlia thats what the tape measure said although the class called for over eight inches the entry judged best in show was placed by wm risebrough of richmond hill and for merly of milliken calling himself the dahlia man because he likes this particular flower he told the tribune that there are more just like the twelve inch specimen in the garden at home pinpoint landing markham the canadian forces parachute team called the sky hawks fell out of the blue yonder from a height of two miles thursday afternoon at the opening of the markham fair team members who make approximately 2000 descents annually are all expert parachutists with 150 to 1000 jumps to their credit- they can fly through the air under perfect control per forming aerobatics and formation flying as they fall they can also vary their rate of descent and move across the sky in any direction at speeds from 190 to 320 kms an hour most spectacular part of the show was the diamond formation in v which four jumpers exit from the aircraft at 10000 feet and come together again in freefall landing within inches of each another in the shape of a diamond at 3000 feet they bomb burst trail coloured smoke from bombs tied to their ankles the effect is spectacular due to the fact they have not yet opened their parachutes f when most fear they have left it too late by this time they are at 2200 feet a gasp of relief goes up from the crowd as team members activate their chutes and manouvre them to land gracefully within the circular marked landing area which measures approximately four feet p across a remarkable achievement when one considers they have just descended nearly two miles after the show the sky hawks did some first class pr work spending considerable time whpwlng younger k members of the audience how they repack their parachutes signing autographs and an swering questions for the kids it was the only show in town top art markham three participants in the art display at markham fair won best in show wards donated by tuymer paint and wallpaper markham special prizes went to keith cornell 5 sir ector court markham robin k hortson rr 2 gormley and leslie white markham the marilyn brats- berg memorial award was won by geof lay cock of richmond hol almost all our area rugs and vinyl flooring feature hot seller prices up to 5q off the factory carpet price fe 6632170 trfyotffoornsjitityf- fine crystal start your collection of sparkling italian glass now graceful elegant stemware and matching glasses so beautiful youll want to use them for special occasions so practical you can use them everyday and they can be yours at a fraction of what youd expect to pay just shop ap every week for your special glass of the week start collecting yours now another reason youll do better at ap look at these outstanding features created in the italian glassmakers proud traditlonof quality sturdy and durable enough for everyday use elegant enough for entertaining and special occasions 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