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a metroland community newspaper vol95 no20 wednesday september 15 1982 16 pages emmanuel international ewtatw eighteen year old debbie fish centre of 112 sciberras road darling left of stouffvilleand betsy joynt of markham debbie unionville is the 1982 queen of markham fair the grade 13 was crowned by the queen of 81 carrie purcell of stouffville markham dist high school student was one of twenty entries to jim thomas participate in a pageant saturday night runnersup were nancy miss markham fair ttktlf 4mct4 plrtvfiifv v poised queen markham an 18 year old unionville girl is the 1982 queen of markham fair debbie fish daughter of mr andmrs albert fish 112 sciberras- road was the judges choice from a bevy of twenty beautiful girls satur day night runnersup were nancy darling loretta crescent stouffville and betsy joynt sir tristram place markham debbie was sponsored by unionville brbadlbom and interiors nancy by the stouffville tri bune andbetsy by the mar- khamunionville times included among the six finalists weresuzanne wan- nop and cindy aseln both of markham and kim ledger rr 3 stouffville debbie a grade 13 student at markham dist high school won support of her audience with a sparkling smile and excellent platform poise a onetime figure skater of exceptional skill debbie now serves as secretary of the students council at mdhs and on the 1983 may queen committee fol lowing june graduation she hopes to major in medicine at the university of toronto among the first to offer congratulations were her parents her grandmother mrs edith de frcnne and her boyfriend rick nielsen she has two older brothers ken in reginaand derek at thor- nhill debbie was crowned by carrie purcell of stouffville the queen of 81 in saying farewell carrie thanked her mother and father brothers and sister for their en couragement and support fair pastpresident dennis seeley described carrie as everything we could have hoped for in a queen he presented her with an en graved plaque on behalf of the board bill walker thefairs 1982 president thanked the dance committee for its work in particular harold snowball and cathy lee the even ings mc wasmarkhams bunty webb on a t island lake every weekend all summer long families drive hundreds of miles to spend a few hours at their cottage retreats some where in northern ontario but developers michael wade and gerry paxton be lievethey have theideal alternative all ahe benefits of cottage living minus the hassle of travelling to and from the subdivisions called is land lake estates the location is the southwest intersection of aurora sideroad and the ux- bridge townline in whitchurch- stouffville the property contains 22 estate lotseach ranging in size from 1 vi to 12 acres and priced irom 59000 to 92000 with the purchase of a lot comes shared ownership in the 14acre lake and a 19acre park five of the sites are already sold exclusive agents are andrew oswald and norma ur- qhart of century21 armour real estate inc wellington street east markham build ing permits are now available the subdivision will be com- pareable to bristol ponds estates in uxbridge township mrsurqhart told the tribune with paved and lighted streets throughout the contour of the land with its various elevations will make it possible for each owner to choose an individual homes- tyle original trees including birch pine willow and ever green have been retained adding to the natural beauty of the area stouffville maple has wonderland florida has disneyland and soon whitchurchstouffville may have its own african village the plan for such an under taking was presented by mark middleton of emmanuel inter national rr 4 stouffville to a meeting of town planning board sept 7 in his presentation mr mid dleton requested a rezoning amendment on 25 acres of emmanuel property from ru ral to institutional he ex plained how the organization carried out mission programs in 10 countries the desire he said is to use the land for insti tutional purposes in training its people for work abroad under the program condi tions of the kind missionaries face in third world countries would be simulated this would include develoment of an afri- can village made up of one- room tukel huts complete with heated baseboards for winter the area would be trans formed into a rural setting and people could come and inspect our training procedures for overseas work middleton told the meeting he said trainees would have garden plots and also plant quickgrowing highprotein crops there would be an orchard bee hive and grazing area for small animals trainees living in the huts would also raise chickens and rabbits at present trainees nave garden plots on the grounds of the christian blind mission across the road the headquar ters of which christoffcl blin- den mission in germany pro vide some financing for emma- nuel middleton said 65 per cent of their funds came from private sources 10 per cent from chur ches and the rest from the canadian international de velopment agency it would be unique if whitch urchstouffville could have this said mayor eldred king also if there is some other way to assist the third world other than through the efforts of our prime minister it would be beneficial mayor king said that although a landdivision prob lem would be created from the remaining parcel he would re commend support of the ap plication to amend the official plan the motion carried acquired stouffville emma nuel international a mission training centre with 110 work ers in ten countries around the world has acquired the 52 acre property owned by howard and gladys ratcliff rr 4 stouff ville a ceremony marking this event and emmanuels 7th anniversary was held satur day large crowds attended emmanuel international founded by rev george mid dleton in 1975 has team minis tries in such countries as bra zil dominica haiti the phi lippines guatemala and jamaica in addition an active home ministryis part of their program designed to encour- ageand strengthen local church growth mark middleton is the gener al director mel middleton the director and bill wright cana dian board chairman emmanuel international established its first headquar ters in an office on victoria park avenue then moved to woodbridge in 1976 in dec 1978 the organization re located its operation to the for- mer parkside youth centre and has been there ever since the annual budget now exceeds one million dollars on saturday evening ten- mission graduates were hon ored six of these are to serve in dominica and four will remain on the home staff t honored also with life mem- berships in emmanuel were- howard and gladys ratcliff don and pauline ratcliff- charles and iva ratcliff ged- stonehouse len naymark and jim thomas mark middleton made the presentations stouffville marie adams will be a candidate in the nov 8 municipal election shell run in ward 5 a seat cur rently held by wilf morley in announcing her decision this week mrs adams came out strongly in favor of affirmative action on the muchdiscussed town recreation complex she expressed concern over what she describedas bandaid re medies related to the present arena she feels the recreation master plan is an excellent document that should be acted upon unlessthe council moves on it well need a second study to update the one we already have she suggested stouffville she contends was spoiled by the generosity of the late art latcham many even complain about maintain ing thegifts he so generously provided she stated now reestablished in busi ness following a disastrous fire in dec 1980 mrs adams says she has a new lease on life i want to contribute something to the community she said marie adams has been active in many volunteer programs in- eluding the public library and latcham gallery shes pre sently the chairman of home support services and assists with fundraising in connection with the yellow brick house at newmarket this project serves as a centre for physical lyabused wives and children in the region of york in the municipal election of nov 1980 mrs adams lost out to rival wilf morley 624 votes to 132 j the big run stouffville the big run is all set for this sunday the 10 kilometer trek six miles is part of the canada- wide marathon of hope origin ated by the late terry fox runners and walkers will start out and finish at latcham pure water- at last whitchurch- the well is closed at the hwy 48 home of neil and vera mclean across barbecue stouffville the congregation christ church anglican 254 sunset boulevardis sponsoring a chicken barbecue and fes tival this saturday sept 18 beginning with an auction sale at 10 am additional activities will includcgames for the chil dren a bake sale lucky draws a model aeroplane display vocal and in strumental music barbecued chicken will be served from 12 noon to 2 p m and from 5 to 7 pm the cost is 5per person with tickets available at the door or by calling 6401461it proceeds from this ambi- tibus venture will assist in paying off the churchs mort gage fundjj the road from the landfill site but according to mrs mclean the waters gorgeous only the water in this case is being provided by the ministry of the environment starting this week and every second monday the mcleans will receive a fivegallon jug of water from the ministry mrs mclean said she and her husband have been hauling water frdm chalk lake since october and have only been able to have sponge baths since december with this fresh supply drinking cooking and washing are once more readily available fran sutton of the concerned citizens committee was elated by the news were happy somnethings happening she said now well just keep our fingers crossed and hope they the ministry dont take it away- fathers plea stouffvicle it was two years ago that johnturner of rr 2 stouffville was brutally murdered in an unprovoked attack at hamilton place the senselessikilling shocked this community f- convicted and later sent enced to three years in jail was george everett mclntyre said to be a member of the notorious parkdalegang of that city mervin turner father of the victim remains incensed he wants to know why the sentence was so light and why others in the group were nevercharged v hes also asking for support of a petition tb establish a special commission that would reopen thecaseki hall in the stouffville park time of the event is 1 pm the route confined to stouff ville will be clearly marked with guards positioned on main street a halfway check out point will be established at the library persons unwilling to collect pledges can also take part through payment of five dol lars dixie sellers a chief orga nizer told the tribune each participant will receive a souvenir marathon of hope ribbon worshippers return to little country church the interior of first markham baptist church reverberated once again to the sounds of gospel music and the spoken word as former worshippers returned sunday to the little coun try chapel now relocated from the ninth line of markham to the grounds of the markham c museum participants in the service included left to rightrev dr john knight rev wal- ter fleischer jim lewis and jess pike orga nizers hope to make the worship an annual event ti jim thomas festival pioneer village everyone working together makes it all possi ble mrs paul burkholder of rr 1 markham told the tribune mrs burkholder is head of saturdays huge mennonite festival at black creek pioneer village an event that will raise an estimated 30000 for overseas relief the magnitude of the ven ture is best realized by the fact more than 1500 pies will be prepared for sale plus other assorted baked goods over 300 pies will be pro vided by the church ladies at heise hill alone the quilt auction one of the events main features will begin at 1230 pm the chief organizer is mrs bruce empringham park drive north stouffville the festival opens at 10 am and extends through until fourblack creek pioneer village is located at the intersection of 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