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j t the tribune thursday oct 9 1980 mrs ross harper 80 years young stouffville u keeping busy keeps one young mrs ross harper baker avenue should live- to be a hundred on sunday she was honored at an open house in the silver jubilee club stouff- ville the occasion was her 80th birthday with the exception of one son kenneth living in spain all members of her family mrs ross harper baker avenue was honored at an open house sunday on the occasion of her eightieth birthday were in attendance including donald of peterborough allan of mount albert mervin and arnold of stouff ville and one daughter arlene mrs ray holden also of stouffville there are is grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren mrs harper moved to town from the family farm on the 6th con cession of whitcurch- stouffville seventeen years ago oilpainting gives her great pleasure a skill she attained back in her teen years she has 25 completed pictures in her own home plus others around town i can paint and watch television at the same time she says she enjoys the afternoon soap operas she reads a lot does fancy work and maintains a beautiful flower garden shes a member of the ucw the womens institute the over 60 club and the silver jubilee club mrs harper looked exceptionally lovely sunday as she welcomed dozens of friends and neighbors to the gathering david tran attended fair around town stouffville david tran is a resident at parkview home in stouffville there hanging on the wall of his room is a framed plaque that reads for meritous service to agriculture the cer tificate is signed by hm warriner and fred spring the president and secretary of the markham and east york agricultural society that was back in 1961 david tran now 94 headed the markham fair board in 1959 prior to that his grandfather james tran held the position in 1867 followed by bis father george tran in 1921 and later his son joe in 1968 on thursiiay mr tran and several others from parkview visited the fair at first i didnt want to go he said but im glad i did although he remembers past fairs at the old site he says he appreciates the new location with its larger acreage and greater building space dave tran was more than just an officer on the board he was also a prominent exhibitor specializing in clydesdale horses he recalls win ning an engraved cup back in 1902 he falso showed standardbred drivers the weather was good during his presidential year he remembers and the attendance was the largest up to that time mr tran signed the senior citizens register thursday along with nora macklem 95 and sarah lunau 92 also of parkview apple day saturday oct 18 is apple day for the scouts and cubs of south lake simcoe district the boys will be out all morning also in the plazas iriday evening oct 17 residents sup port will be appreciated adult badminton adult badminton begins on monday evening oct 20 at 8 pm in the high school players wishing ad ditional information may call noel storry at 649- 2305 markham oes draw the markham order of the eastern star conducted three lucky draws at markham fair the winner of a hand made quilt was ruth cosgrey of willowdale a plaque went to a docherty of cherrywood and a wallhanging to rh shaw elm street markham tennis club dance the ballantrae tennis club is holding a fall dance friday oct 24 at the community centre for tickets call 6404758 or 4732289 pretty fall wedding i a pretty fall wedding was solemnized satur day oct 4 at baker hill baptist church when diane wilson and blaise boucher exchanged marriage vows the reception was held in the lemonville community centre following a honeymoon in the gaspe and new brunswick the happy coujle will reside at rr4 stouffville collect bottles have your returnable bottles ready for pickup on saturday oct 25 collections will begin at 930 am proceeds will aid the towns midget team thats travelling to sweden in december mr david tran of parkview home at tended markham fair thursday mr tran now 94 was president of the fair board in 1959 prize painting congratulations to courtney clutterbuck of parkview home stouffville winner of first prize for his oil painting at markham fair mr clutterbuck was also the recipient of the senior citizens special a cheque for ten dollars melba steckley of park view won first on her quilt in theseniors class and fourth for a reversible quilt exhibited in a regular class lena barkey of the parkview staff won a fourth on her afghan official opening the official opening of the flood control channel in stouffville will take place friday oct 17 at 1 pm represen tatives from several levels of government will take part along with r grant henderson chairman of the metro toronto and region conservation authority guests will be hosted to a noon luncheon in lat- cham hall aid underprivileged v members of york region 4h clubs per formed a much ap preciated service saturday at markham fair when they escorted a group of un derprivileged children around the livestock pavilion and arena the boys and girls were visitors to the grounds thanks to the kiwanis club of downtown toronto new directory the whitchurch- stouffville chamber of commerce is planning a new director- for 196081 cost of placing an ad vertisement in the publication is 25 deadline for insertion orders is oct 31 the directory chairman is graydon card f colorful trip mary and adeline reaman of gormley and mrs edith stickley of parkview apartments recently enjoyed a colorful motor trip through michigan and superior wisconsin as far as international falls and ft frances min nesota they also took the train excursion through the agawa canyon then across manitoulin island to tobermory by boat they were away ten days trip to germany dr jerome delaurier main street west recently returned from an enjoyable holiday b germany and other european coun tries best babies two stouffville children were judged class winners in the annual baby contest at markham fair satur day kevin hackert stuart street won in the boys division ages nine to twelve months while ryan hardie maystone court was no 1 in the boys class 12 to 15 months prominent exhibitors dorman drive stouffville was well represented in the win- ners circle a t markham fair pam watson 84 dorman drive won many awards for her beautiful sewing pat coughlan of 77 dorman drive entered six different types of birds in the poultry show and won three lsts two 2nds and one 3rd he also received a trophy for best breed ten yer old shelly coughlan entered her spaniel lucy in the pet show and won a third in the class for dog with the shortest tail in addition she won the look alike category not that pretty shelly looks anything like lucy it was the fact both she and her pet had come t out of the pouring rain giving thern a wet and curly ap pearance an exciting new contemporary look at this low price qualitycrafted smort modern lines in rich pecan engraved finish with tamboor effect finish is mar stain and moisture resistant suite includes triple dresser 66 x 18 x 30 vertical mirror 32 x 42 door chest 36 x 48 matching headboard 00 fiight tobies each 76 68 bold modern bedroom in golden oak finish with rosewood panels and sparkling chrome trim m269 superb tobago quality construction throughout suite includes triple dresser 75 20 x 29 framed double mirror 42 x 52 headboard and armoire 39 x 20 70 raised bases on pieces for that offthefloor look i night tables each i ud open house mrs eliza clarkson of newmarket and for merly of stouffville will be honored at an open house this sunday from- 2 to 330 pm in the silver jubilee club main and market streets the occasion is in honor of mrs clarksons 90th birthday chamber of commerce the whitchurch- stouffville chamber of commerce is holding a business and dinner meeting wed oct 15 at 730 pm in the regal restaurant main street the cost is 650 per person for reservations call susan hall 6403781 or bruce stapley -640- 2603 coffee hours the ladies coffee hours have been re scheduled for 130 pm and 745 pm in the stouffville missionary church on tues oct 21 guest speaker in the afternoon will be dianne hooper and in the i evening jean arm strong a feature at both gatherings will be a demonstration on cardiac pulmonary resuscitation by dr david williams halloween dance the 1st ballantrae group committee is sponsoring a halloween dance in the whitchurch community centre sat oct 25 admission is 11 per couple including a midnight buffet prizes will be offered for best costumes for tickets call 6403704 or 4735846 30th anniversary enjoy a cup of coffee and piece of birthday cake saturday at 1230 pm when the stouffville sales barn celebrates its 30th anniversary auc tioneer walter atkinson and art wood both of stouffville will attend as l guests carpet stolen york regional police are investigating the reported theft of an oriental carpet and a section of rug from the living room at the home of donald hargrave 19th avenue east of dicksons hill- turkey- dinner the annual turkey dinner hosted by victoria square united church will be held on wed nov 5 with sittings from 5 to 8 pm the location is the community centre admittance is by ticket only 6 adults 2 for children the numbers to call are 8875409 or 887- 5536 brass headboards w 5460 kmgsize 78 98 148 39 quilted continental bed outfits white vinyl heodboord with gold burtons quilttop spring filled mattress posture foundation and se of legs 6hq86 98 39 solid pine beds head and footboord from solid 3 inch stock rich pine finish 39 innerspring mattress with quilted sur face floral cover 39 posturefirm foundation for proper support solid steel side roils 196 76 saysgoodbye after sixty years in the same home mrs les ogden is leaving friday to take up residence with her daughter mrs shirley rose in mount albert its a hear tache she said ill never be back again the property has been sold and an auction sale is set for this saturday beginning at 11 am mrs ogden came to the place as a bride in 1920 she had previously lived on dawes road mr ogden died a little over three years ago a longtine tribune subscriber shes having it transferred to her new address the papers going with me she said racing car taken a toronto man is offering a reward for the return of a 1969 dodge stock racing car reported towed off the fina station lot at hwy 7 and warden avenue sunday night or early monday morning the engine and racing accessories alone are said to be worth 3000 anyone knowing the whereabouts of this vehicle is asked to call 2987074 antiquecraft sale an antique and craft sale will be held in the vandorf community hall sat oct 25 from 11 am to 3 pm the bake sale begins at 11 am with the auction following at 1130 proceeds will go to wesley united church wins draw mary brumwell of strathroy crescent markham was the winner of a lucky draw sponsored by the melody- makers barbershop chorus at markham fair proceeds will be for warded to the autistic childrens association harvest festival a special thanksgiving service will be celebrated in st james presbyterian church this sunday worship time is 10 am music will be featured with the children learning the song gods won derful world with cartoons and actions the ministers message will focus on the days theme giving thanks can change your life 39 inch rich maple fin ish includes two beds two quiltfoom mat tresses posture boords steel side rails ond lad der bunk beds 268 27 4 t siziittti idc hmwif l onthespotpickup delivery extra within 48 hours toronto east markham road first stoplight north of sheppard ave scarborough open daily including saturdays 10 to 10 toronto west 401 to 400 cutoff ib jane st north first stoplight turn west on gordon mackay rd follow to lyeons euchres start the euchre season begins on thurs oct 16 at the lemonville community centre games start at 815 pm admission is only 1 with lunch provided purse stolen york regional police are investigating the reported theft of a purse from a restaurant in markham saturday i was the property of isabel smith goodwood meet with trustee the congregation of st james presbyterian church has arranged a special evening service sunday oct 26 at 7 pml discussion will centre around the present public school system in relation to the elementary am secondary levels in york region harry bowes whitchurch stouff villes trustee will attend hotcold buffet the ucw is holding a hot and cold buffet lunch on friday oct 17 in the basement of stouff ville united church from il am to 2 pm tickets 4 are available from dixie sellers 6401913 at the church office 640- 1163 or at the door special music jean hammond and mary grant of stouffville will provide the special music oct 26 at 11 am when the congregation of victoria square united church holds a centennial anniversary service a musical talent night is planned for 7 pm color tour residents of greer gables manor bloomington the stouffville nursing home and sceptre manor home uxbridge enjoyed a color tour by bus octj 2 and later stopped in at mcdonalds at lindsay for lunch st james bazaar the willing helpers of st james presbyterian church are holding a country fair bazaar sat oct 25 from 1 30 to 4 pm furniture carpet- appliance warehouses and showrooms cribbage tourney the silver jubilee club is holding a cribbage tournament wed oct 15 i at 130 pm environmental week environmental week is being marked in whitchurch stouffville from oct 12 to 18 lynn uzans chairperson of the stouffville recycling depot reports that en vironmental books will be on display in the town library and posters will be put up in local stores and business places gassicomm cable 10 is doing a halfhour segment for broadcast the video tape copy will later be placed on file in the library flea market st marks parishi stouffville is holding a flea market at st marks school on elm road fri oct 24 from 7 to 9 pm and sat oct 25 from 9 am to 1 pm the event will feature craftsj clothing toys sports equipment and attic treasures sock hop the popular sock hcf dance will resume a summitview schoo friday oct 17 at 7 pri admission is 150