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uxbridge giving a quick look back at what has transpired iii this first half of the year mayorbill ballinger citesihe fact that the uxbridge arena wenfoverthe top in its fundraising campaign recent- ly as one of the highlights the fact that it was done by an allcut assault by members of the community with every thing from baking to bingo im- pressedthe mayoreyeri more speaking to a packed arena when the goal was reached the mayor lauded his committee of len nicholl jack ballinger ray laswick harry stemp and ronkester rs r theyniet wednesd- say putting thisj thing togetherihe said isaidat jr the start i wanted people who make things happenyand i couldnt have chosen better ones -y- the mayor said that con struction of the sand dome which is expected to be finished by october 15 was another big achievement the dome 100 feet in diameter will be located on durham regional road 8 two miles west of the town limits gary herrema v mayorbalhngec 57000 dome- which will house lamixture 6f saridahd salt came about as a resulfaf recent ontariomunicipal board hear- ings7chargihg pollution of wells and streams in goodwood and uxbridge respectivelyas well as damage to crops insand- ford from runoffs from the mixture the mayor saidalso the economy is soft right now and- were just sort of plodding along however he added were fully prepared for housing developers take note wants wage durham region durham regional chairman gary herremas recent recom mendation to freeze wages of all regional employees has drawn considerable wrath from union officials bill dignman a spokesman for canadian union of public employees has vowed to fight any such move even if it brings on a strike saying that if herrema wants a fight hell get a fight herrema however said he could see no alternative unless there was a substantial upturn in the economy and while em ployees would resent the freeze theyd be guaranteed their jobs he said politicians salaries boy models the town of pickering museum located at greenwood opened officially for the season on the weekend demonstrations through- out the grounds were in full swing including the operation of this 100 year old loom by betty goodwin formerly of rr 2 claremont and now living at whitby jim thomas claremont it was a fashion show with some very definite differences at claremont public school re cently n only did the boys in grades seven and eight put it on but the clothes they mod elled belonged to the girls it was all part of a school fun day in which the entire student body particpated both to have a bit of fun and also to raise some money toward their various school trips besides the fashion shbv7 the students sold ice creamfahd popcorn- operated a bingo game- garage sale and ghost house showed movies and ran a sponge toss in this popular for the students game a teacher is the target at the other end of the sponge there was also a tea room in operation throughout the after noon the next big outing for the school is june 17 when the grade seven and eight classes travel to niagara falls super vising the trip will be teachers doug wherry and john mikav and principal maryhearn should be frozen too he also called for price controls on such marketing board items as milk eggs and poultry- its got to start some where said herrema whose own pay was upped 12 per cent last fall to 42500 he said he would accept- a freeze on his own salary dingnman president of the unions durham council repre senting 3000 workers said the chairman was suggesting more than just wage controls for em ployees cupe representative bill harford said herrema seemed to be campaigning for re-elec- tion hes not negotiating is he he asked hes just tell ing us- the majority of cupe con tracts in the region expire next year rare sale day to recall leaskdale this satur daycjunew is lm montgom- eryeunday at leaskdale cone 7 six milesnorth of ux bridge the event will celebrate the fact that this worldrenowned lady the writer of anne of greengables presided over the leaskdale manse as wife of rev evan macdonald rhihis- ter of st pauls presbyterian church the day will begin- with a variety of childrens activities in the park commencing at 930 these will include games and races pony rides an ob- staacle course a soap box der- by a doll carriage and bike pa- rade a mutt show and a dunk ing machine at 230 pm lucy maud and her minister groom will ar- rive by horse and buggy from their honeymoon they will be welcomed by the clerkofses- continue battle commuter train sion and escorted to the manse in the church beginning at5- by a piper there tea and cakes pm the cost is 3 per person willbe served this will be followed by a con- arnold hodgkins dererfoot cert at seven featuring some of gallery will be open to the pub- the music from anne of green lie handicrafts will be on dis- gables play in the church basement the celebration is geared to a buffet supper will be served all ages the public is invited will assess tax impact durham region the fightgdes on for the con- tinuanceof the toronto- havelockdayliner which makesregional stops in claremont myrtle station and burketoh station the line is slated for closure onsept7 but regularriders are taking up the hat each day to raise money to fight it and already have come up with 1000- r saysles parkes presidentof the toronto-peterborough- havelockvlinepassenger association tphlpa we have a deficit of about 4000 and people on the train have been signing cheques for as much as 100v he said that lawyers for the group feel there is a good chance that court action will result in an injunction prohibit- ing closing down the 100mile line nextfall parkes said the group is claiming the closure was made through an order and not through a hearing of the canadian transport commis- sion the order to close was made last july by federal transport minister jeanluc pepin who said that it and 14 other such orders were being made to save an estimated 100000 mil- lion in federal subsidies to via rail parkes said that commuters can also- mail cheques to the tphlpa legal fund at box 604 port perry donations are in come tac deductible uxbridge theassocia- tion of municipalities of ontario amo is concerned about the recent budget handed down by the provincial government and uxbridge township council- agrees ithasreason to as aresult members prompted by a plea from amo to see what impact the budget willhave on its own commun- ity approved a resolution by councillor don jackson to write treasurer frank miller to see exactly where it sits in the matter of the newsales tax proposals according to amo the tax will hit such budgetary items as building materials steel con crete gravel asphalt and others as well as covering labor services books trees shrubs andan increase in ohip premiums- the 1982 budget indicates a complete lack of understanding k friends meeting house on the 5th concession of uxbridge was filled to capacity sunday for the 173rd anniversary service of the landmark church former sunday school members dating or appreciation for local initia tives towards fiscal accounta bility and the ability ot ontarios municipal govern ments to generate the required new revenues amo said councillor jackson said the area mpp would be visiting ux- bridge in- july to discuss the matter but maybe we should act now a letter will be sent to the treasurer for clarification on what the municipality has to pay taxes help needed durham region stu- dents 15 years and over are being sought as volunteers for the durham centre for the de- velopmentally handicapped at whitby students will work with resi dents of the centre on such things as arts crafts and swim ming and must be willing to stay for at least 10 days or two weeks lunches and go bus tickets will be provided if interested call suzanne young at 6687745 paint town uxbridge while they 1 may be only painting the town redfiguratively during spring water days june 2330 theyll be painting the sidewalks what- ever color they want- quite literally a recent meeting ot council approved a recommendation from the finance and property committee that township mer- chants be allowed to paint the sidewalks during the celebra tions i there is one stipulation backitol9l6wereaeftorightlkienniestearman though the paint mustbe almeda tompkins gordon flewell ross james completely removed within one edith aisop jim tompkins and minnie james v week of the completion of the lehman r vhm holt festivities t greenwood for lloyd and almapegg sun day was a day theyll never forget itwasa gathering of familyfriends and relatives in the christian education centre of greenwood united church theoccasiori was their diamond wedding anniversary it was june 15 1922 that jlloyd pegg and almajack- son wefe married mon treal lloyd is the son o andrew and essie pegg alma is the daughter of ed and minnie jackson residents of orillia for the past four years mr and mrs pegg moved there from peterborough before that they lived at cardiff osha- waand greenwoodr the pegg family homestead is the present claremont con- servation area the years been kind to lloyd hisbrothersand sisters all of whom are still 1 living includingmilton of greenwood william and george in stouffville edgie of claremont gladys brown whitby essie ap- pleby pickering alice mrs bertan wilson of warmins- ter and mildred mictaggart greenwood v lloyd and almaare justly proud of their four daugh- tersdoreen turner orillia laurette brookham have- lock jeahlifster amher- stburg and audrey michell of milton theyhave eleven grandchildren and ten great grandchildren in addition to dozens of cards ahdmessages of con gratulations sixty yellow roses adorned the reception room sunday a treasured gift from the grandchildren uxbridge v an auction sale of unprecedented value will be held tues june 29 at the wilson arena beaver road two miles north of uxbridge its the property of bessie laurie formerly of stouffville and more recently dublin apartments markham miss laurie is now residing at union villa union ville starting time is 6 pirn items includea marbletop sideboard an antique corner cupboard a grandfathers clock a fourposter bed a wal nut sideboard ah antique cher ry desk a marbletop dresser several oriental rugs an anti- que pine chest- a round table with centre pedestal a round- glass china cabinet two manu al electric organs a ginger bread clock six pressback chairs plus many pieces of beautiful glassware dishes and collectables auctioneer lloyd wilson has described it asone of the finest sales of its kind hes had in a long time hell be assisted in the auction ring by neil bacon t wrfa- mr arid mrs lloyd peggof orillia were honored the occacsion was their 60th wedding sunday at an open house in the christian anniversary education centre of greenwood united church jim thomas