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fr recall steam era uxbrtdge francis hockley of sandford was all steamed up last weekend and so was his 1922 george white steam engine one of the many exhibits at the ninth annual steam threshing days festival about two thousand people attended the twoday event organized by the uxbridgescott historical society and held at their museum site in quaker hill a past president of the society isobel st john said weve been getting bigger every year she called the show an event for the whole family including displays of cider- making country dancing chinapainting spinning brookmaking and of course steam engines the affair began to give their organization a reason for existence she said were collecting items to preserve the past for people she said so we bring them out and demon strate them she praised the co operation and enthusiasm of the many volunteers who made the event possible bill woods chairman of the steam show was raised in the steam era i was 12 years old when i fired my first engine the steam engine played an important part in canadas history from 1860 to the 1930s when the gas tractor was introduced it requires specialized knowledge to operate these antiques he said or ex plosions can result mr hockley said gasolinepowered tractors made their appearance in the area about 1910 but were still considered less reliable than steampowered machinery as late as 1920 he said the steam engine was very efficient requiring only a little water and wood to fuel it walter king seagrave ontario is a regular exhibitor at the uxbridgescott historical societys steam threshing days heritage festival it took him two years to build this working scale model of a waterloo steam engine ed schroeter the only drawback was that it took an hour for the- fire to build up sufficient heat to drive the machine walter king of seagrave made his living threshing during a period unfamiliar with fossil fuels he operated his own business from 1935 to 1944 when the woodburning work horses were slowly but inevitably replaced by 1944 there wasnt a steam drive machine on the road he said her e comes twirl canada markham weve au heard of lotto canada and who will ever forget team canada 72 and now here comes twirl canada no its not the name given to the accounts of tornadoes hurricanes and other twisters throughout the land instead if s the name given to a national group of baton twirlers who hope to become part of the 1988 olympics the competence part and helping to bring mat ancient and skilful practise to the fore in this part cf the world is carrie mckitrick markham with her medley progressive dance and baton studio which opens this fao nsays carrie who has been twirling for 16 of 21 years and has performed in ternationally the outlook on baton is more artistic now theres more dancing and musical interpretation its more exciting i hope to teach my style now instead of performing it carries style has been good enough to bring her numerous awards including threetime metro toronto champion on tario parade solo champion canadian stunting champion member of ontario due champions and ontario canadian and world team twirling champions she also placed fourth in the world strutting championships 1720 and fifth in the canadian freestyle preolympic championships in saskatoon this summer carrie studied ballet and jazz for nine years all of which helped her achieve her own distinctive style with that distinctive style with that behind her shell be in corporating innovative dancing and baton techniques in her classes c by the time 1988 j rolls around she hopes some of her students may even be part of twirl canada matching steps and tosses with teams from 11 other countries in the olympic the classes which are for students between five and 21 will begin sept 22 at a location yet to be announced ear more information call 6915280 wht itritmne second section thursday august 28 1980 local farmland will disappear slowly win vocal contest fcs markham v two stouffville men captured the top spots in the mens division of the amateur country and western vocal contest held at the markham fairgrounds aug 23 bill wallace rr 3 stouffville and jim cadieux main st placed first and second respectively the third place winner was lome greenwood thornhill in the womens class the first second and third place competitors were marlene mckinley scarborough sherri lynn markham and catherine brenner north cobalt this is the first time the fairgrounds has hosted such an event one of the organizers ken snowball said he was pleased with the events suc cess and hopes it will be ex panded next year other competitors were brendon myers scarborough donna nichols union viile terry young union ville dianne crittenden angus and linda wall markham the judges were fred crawford alma walker and steve crosgrey contestants were marked on their stage presence quality of vocals and the suitability of their material each presentedtwo songs the backup band was composed of steve crosgrey ernie holbling buster fykes brian towner and bob wilburn the junior vocal champion of the cobalt country and folk festival dwayne wall new liskeard made a special guest appearance may trim budget durham financial troubles in 1981 may force durham region to trim its staff according to finance chairman john aker capital projects may also feel the pinch aker said because of a predicted 2 million to 25 million drop in revenue from development charges weve been expecting this aker said we can react to it very quickly he said he didnt think the expected cuts were severe the region could delay such things as land acquisitions for roads t alderman ed kolodzie said the cuts must take place the drop in development charges which affects new housing will cut down assessment growth in the region theyll have to cut back on capital projects and theyll have to cut back on staff in engineering he said less projects mean less staff if you dont have work you cant make it by ed schroeter stouffville as the eyes of our community watch the dramatic changes taking place to the south in markham with disbelief we recognize there are seeds of change in stouffville too our community is slowly losing its rural charm adopting a more urban character some would say its a jekyl and hyde transformation it begins with the destruction of farmland and ends with urban growth while stouff villes farmland and open space will be spared from destruction longer than other land in york region it too will eventually disappear under concrete york regions planning administrator jc mathews says stouffville will be k predominantly agriculturalfor perhaps 25to 30 years or more stouffville like v king township is not connected to the yorkdurham sewer system the towns along the system markham vaughan richmond hill aurora and newmarket will bear the brunt of the growth in the region but he said that regional council cant preserve agricultural land because the electorate wont support that if regional council were to freeze farmland he said it probably would be voted from office and another council would reverse the decision property owners do have the right to develop their land its a free enterprise system we cant say no you can only farm it the best that can be done he said is to slow down the rate at which farmland is developed by encouraging all construction next to existing communities no new communities will be built in the region concern over scrapyard bui waucerrsstoaffvine won flritj prize in the male vocalist class in the amateur country and western competition at the markham fairgrounds as one selection he chose his own composition big strapper ed schroeter stouffville strong fences make good neighbors according to the late poet robert frost but then he never lived across the road from a scrapyard had he he might have been more inclined to stress their height rather than their strength thats the way several neighbors of vince gallo proprietor of don mills steel and metal woodbine ave gorm- ley viewed the matter anyway when they visited whitchurchstouffville planning board last week while praising gallo for the work he had done to help im prove the general look of the premises j robert gardiner spokesman for the small group said he felt the fence around the yard should be considerably more than its present six feet at the moment the fence sways all the way down one side as the mounds of scrap metal inside both lean against it and over it gardiner felt also the fence should be painted a natural color to help blend in more with the surrounding area earlier in the evening gallo said be had planned to land scape the outside area banking up the front and planting some trees gardiner said he was also concerned with the noise factors of the yard and with the scrap that was dumped by people in front just off the road said mayor eldred king thats not mr gallos responsibility we have dum ping all through the municipality councillor jim doble suggested that poplar pine and cedar trees be planted in front the latter had been planted in front of a house on highway 48 and had grown up in no time you cant even see the house now doble said a woman in the audience said she hoped the new sign gallo was planning to put up on the premises would- blend in with the neighborhood there was an antique store and a tea room for example gardiner said he would like to see some program for parking he said the neighbors were afraid the yard would become a large container operation and recommended spot zoning he said he would like to thank gallo for listening to his neighbors and making an effort to improve the situation council will get together with its planner to discuss zoning of the property were trying to reach a compromise thats what were trying to do we hope to control the rate at which encroachment onto agricultural lands will occur eventually those existing communities will melt into one huge community mathews said the same fate will befall the region as north york much of which was farmland 30 years ago mathews said regional council hadnt decided on a firm policy on agricultural land use but they were temporarily following the compromise policy suggested by the planning board regional council probably wont make any decision on the matter until after the nov- bember municipal elections csdmathews said some special areas such as holland marsh will be designated only for agricultural use because the land is not suited for anything but farming other lowlying areas flood plains for example will also be retained as open space he said he couldnt predict when all the agricultural land in the area wuu be used up because of the complex economic factors involved he said the high cost of housing might stimulate the development of apartment buildings this would use up less land rising energy costs might discourage the growth of communities in the region because commuting to jobs in the city might become uneconomical m r g what kind of changes will the future bring to whitchurch- stouffville al wall provincial agricultural representative for york region predicts the character of local communities will change radically as agricultural activity in the area declines when you shift you lose farm population and good basic people from the community he said dairy families for example were always con sidered to be solid stable pillars of the community because they had to be home seven days a tojnilkgiecow jj today however there are few dairy farmers left perhaps only 25 per cent of original number much of the industry moved farther north during the pickering airport debacle when inflated land prices gave farmers a good reason to sell theres not as much ac tivity in the land market now wall said because a great proportion on the land has been sold in the case of the dairy industry he said milk production hasnt fallen just shifted to another part of the province we dont seem to be in danger of facing reduced shortages but pat mcclennan the people or planes pop agricultural expert says local agricultural land is the best of its kind and should be preserved in case its needed in the future for food production the pop group is lobbying the federal and provincial governments to designate 36000 acres of land in pickering part of it in markham and stouffville as agricultural lands in per petuity she said soil conditions and the length of the growing season mean land farther north is not as productive it takes more land to produce an equivalent amount of food it makes sense to protect farmland close to the cities becausevtransportation and energy costs are escalating food costs will rise propor- tionately if it has to be trucked long distances in china for example every city is self- sufficient were the only country in the world not protecting farm land close to the cities mcclennan said both wall and mayor eldred king who runs a mixed s farming operation said the local economy will be affected by the flight of agriculture raider is top dog markham it was a long way to come but the trip was worth it houndhavens nordic raider a twoyearold nor wegian elkhound from sault st marie owned by jim martin and handled by lisa lake won best in show saturday at the markham kennel clubs annual dog show this is the first time lisa has handled the dog and this is his first best in show win on sunday a keeshond from milton geluk is kaddaks big tough man known to his friends as beetlebugowned by ken and lynda bonham and handled by katie rodley captured the prize the class winners and their owners in the saturday show were keljeagers just like sir american cocker spaniel mrs e smith sporting dogs class houndhavens nordic raider norwegian elkhound jim martin hounds le dayphin of limberlost great poets take note stouffville poets of the area take note there may be money in something you wrote according to a press release from world of poetry which describes itself as a quarterly newsletter for poets theyre looking for poems of all styles and on any subject for their poetry competition grand prize is 1000 with 49 other prizes in cash or mer chandise rules and official entry forms may be obtained by writing world of poetry 2431 stockton blvd dept n sacramento calif 95817 pyrenees dr ellen brown working dogs minotaurus midnight airman bull terrier j brocks and r sobun terriers snosparks taste of honey maltese peter and path scott toys geluk is kaddaks big tough man keeshond ken and lynda bonham nonsporting dogs and vondershas first edition doberman allan davidson best puppy in show class winners from sunday were st aldwyns snowflake english pointer mr and mrs hm macleod sporting dogs lorricbrook railsplitter whippet f estelle lyon hounds diamondaires dealers choice boxer mr and mrs s whitmore working dogs musics roberta kerry blue terriers knut egeberg terriers rubilmans am bassador bull pug bill and ruth brooks toys geluk is kaddaks big tough man keeshond ken and lynda bonham nonsporting and kenways sir lance american cocker spaniel ken and grace richards best puppy in show houndhavens nordic raider a- twoyearold norwegian elkhound from sault ste marie captured the best in show trophy at the markham kennel clubs dog show aug 23 hes owned by jim martin ed schroeter rtvif v v