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vmt e fmr rowdis stidtty uxbridge while the weekend weather was fair it wasnt all that fairgoing at least not at uxbridges 118th fair which ran sept 1012 at elgin park attendance was pretty good said president kay reeves adding that at the same time we would have liked to see more people gshe said that this years gate receipts were about the sjfme as last yearbut a lot orpeople didnt seem to know what to expect theyd say theres nothing here and then leave td like some suggestions as to what people want we cant have everything they must know they cant have dolly parton despite the desultory attend ance mrs reeves said the fair shows drew more exhibitors this year i think the people who want to exhibit fruits and vegetables et cetera always will she said there were more exhibits entered in the womens section the almost perfect weather may have worked against the turnout but there were still enough people interested in the fair to support it mrs reeves said she said too that some city people who attended were there because of their in terest in country things the latter however were not the fairs number one draw the big attraction it seems was the demolition derby saturday night four weeks to complete i h ii h i councillors square off show grand champion was this fine ayreshire owned by william reid of rri ashburn the otherpretty young lady is this years dairy prin cess heather honey of seagrave ont v jim thomas wuxbridge- uxbridge township councillor gerri xynn oconnor plans to oppose fellow councillor and desk- mate maustyn mcknight for the position of durham region al councillor in the november elections the veteran mcknight still hasnt announced whether he will seek reelection although the implication is that he will equally silent is mayor bill ballinger- who- told the tri bune he felt t tbo early to make an official statement however he left little doubt that hed be back mrs oconnor says shell be a fulltime councillor with chief concern achieving good vafueboth locally and re- gionallyfor the taxpayers money continued maintenance of roads and sidewalks and a reg- ularprogram to meet re- creational needs are also among her priorities she said outstanding musician followed in uxbridge leona moore marietta street jjxbridge is undoubtedly the communitys most accomplished quilter certainly the judges must have thought so when they pin- ned a grand championship rib- boh on her sunflower pattern reversible bedspread at ux bridge fair the- entry that took about four weeks to com- plete has been selected by canada packefsfpr tlfeir annual fair display at lindsay being accorded such recogni- tion isnt new for mrs moore she won a similar prize three years ago she belongs to a group called the cabin quil- ters i the fairs reserve cham- pionship quilt was exhibited by mary drewery uxbridge rr 2 division winners the following were winners in each division domestic sci- father s footsteps encecarol speight leaskdale 1st leona moore uxbridge 2nd dorothy simpson ux bridge 3rd handicrafts- kathy wasylenky rr4 ux bridge 1st nancy miller goodwood 2nd nancy han nah uxbridge 3rd needlec- raftleona moore uxbridge 1st helen mckean green- bank 2nd barbara soulsby rr 2 uxbridge 3rd grand champion cakemrs stan- clarksonrr2 stouffville reservecarol speight leask- dale grand champion pie- charlotte hemington uxbridg- e reserveleona moore- ux- bridge woodworking jr spe- ciadsteve mcgrath ux- bridge student classessherri mcmillan uxbridge teen angela davis uxbridge junior goodwood gardens specialhoward colby ux bridge 1st dorothy simpson uxbridge 2nd eric black burn rr 2 uxbridge 3rd claremont service was held from the oneill funeral home stouffville saturday for william bill co- ates one of the claremont com munitys foremost musicians mrcoatesson of george and mary elsie howitt coates died sept 9 in scarborough centenary hospital he would have been 88 the following friday ibill coates was best known for his musical ability as was his father it was george co ates who first organized the claremont citizens band and served as its leader son bill la- ter took over from his father for years the group performed at many functions throughout the district including skating parties at the old claremont rink bills specialty was the- coronet although the family had many instruments in their home a number of these have been donated to the markham museum for a urhe bill lived at hunt- svilleahd played in the anglo- canadian concert band there later he moved back to the home farm on the- uxbridge- pickering townline mrs co ates the former melissa mor- interesting battle looms pickering with muni cipal elections in the town of pickering still 7 vz weeks away an interesting battles already gant died a short time after shaping up at the regional level their marriage- he was also irhoving pickerings supply in take to whitby date of municipal elections is mon nov 8 predeceased by a brother tom and a sister addiethe only liv- ing relative is a cousin ernie carruthers of goodwood mr carruthers maintaineda close association both while mr co ates vas living atclaremont and during his stay in hospital bill coates was a member in the congregation of claremont baptist church and when able attended services there regt ularly rev blair clark wasin charge of the funeral with inter- ment uxbridge cemetery the pallbearers wereernie car ruthers morley smalley george middleton frank car son frank ward charlie sy mes norris hardy and lloyd linton gerry fisher going for his fourth term as a regional coun cillor will be opposed by norah stoner representative for ward 3 both reside at green- wood councillor fisher is a region al police commissioner and a member of the works com mittee councillor stoner an strong environmentalist led the fight against a bid by metro toronto to shift riuclearsoil from a prop- erty in scarborough to the bearc road landfill site she- also expressed concern for the safety of the towns drinking water and successfully pressed ontario hydro to pay the cost of instant action uxbridge uxbridge township council wasted no timein passing the minutes of parks and- recreation committee following their submission last week the meeting was held sept 7 at 835 pm and ad journed one minutelater at 836 pm said the report in its en tirety there were no items of business discussed f whooping it up at vn old fashioned barn dance iure ernie and anne topless visitorsof jim and eh gilliland of island lake who along with half a dozen friendly neighbors refurbished and deco rated their barn for a community square dance jim thoinas even the barn u island lake even the barn danced the gala hocdown that fea tured everything from the snowball to disco rattled the rafters friday night at the ru ral property of jim and liz gilliland island lake last year jim and liz hosted a pig roast this year neigh bors archie and margaret paterson suggested they try something different an old- fashioned barn dance was sug gested and the enthusiasm spread like wildfire mike and judyvonzuben harry and laura hows peter and christ ine hawkes and roy and joan ne schweizer joined hands with their hosts and soon had the structure all dressed up for the occasion they split the cost six ways on friday evening an esti- mated 120 adults young people and children flocked to the farm while mom dad and the older kids kicked up their heels the wee tads frolicked between the bales or swung tarzanstyle from a rope fastened to a beam morley batt of pottageville west of aurora was the dj mrs gilliland described her neighborhood helpers as fan- tastic they hope to make it an annual event when it came to showmanship and calves murvand champion calf awards at the uxbridge fair ray wilson of rr 2 uxbridge knew all the 4h dairy competition- murray won both senior showmanship- jim thomas spending issue chairman hurrah durham region changing the chairman is not going to help is the way durham regional chairman gary herrema reacted to the knowledge that oshawa aldcr- ilrian john dehartmay oppose him fordurhams top political job there is only one issue and no other herrema said and that is government spending we have to cut back at the same time the public doesnt want to be told how dif ficult it is to get a garbage dump or sewage plant but they want you to hold costs the people cant carry taxes but theyall want more services the big thing right now with the people is protect my prop- erty i support them but some body has to pay the shot many were under the opinion that the bureaucrats dont work anytime but everyone unions private industry and the public had to recognize what the facts were there was no money police protection alone constituted 51 per cent 21000000 of the budget herrema said that thinking in the smaller areas was not di vided down the middle where growth was concerned peo ple know theres no such thing as the status quo if the schools go down there are no teachers we must have growth stouff ville for example needs dul- verton housing develop- ment herrema said that in the matter of garbage disposal a dictatorial attitude might soon be the only answer in deal ing with it the latter would come from waste management corporation which would select an area for a processing plant and then find a landfill site herrema said his own choice for a processing plant would be at duf fins creek alderman dehart said he would only run if fellow council lor john aker didnt decide to xun as well aker missed out on the job bytwo votes in 1980 he said he will wait until just be fore the november 8 election to make his intention known the two aldermen say the re gion needs a leader from the urban area and not from the morerural district of the chair- mans township of uxbridge injured in fall greenwood a greenwood area farmer suf- fereda fractured skull and five broken ribs when he fell from an upstairs barn ladder intoa lower stable a dis- tance of about 25 feet i les wilson was found in a dazed condition by son keith shortly after noon hourwednesday he was taken first to brooklin and then to the jo ruddy hos pital in whitby from there he was rushed by ambulance to sunnybrook after the seriousness omiis injuries had been diagnosed hes lucky to be alive wife marion told the tri buhe while her husband can recall little of wha hap pened she believes he slip- ped on the ladderiand fell through an opening in the- barn floor with the aid of his son he was able to walk to the house and later to the car howev er he remembers nothing of what transpired v at first it was feared mr wilson might have suffered a weak spell relative to a heart attack that occurred back in may this has since been ruled out auction has everything durham region it will be a garage sale par excell ence sept 18 when durham region holds its eighth annual blockbuster public auction with almost everything but the politicians up for grabs starting at 930 am at the ajax works depot on taunton corn hit v uxbridge john ffalay associate representative in the ministry of agricultures office in uxbridge said that dry sun- ny days are needed to prevent a potential v the areas largest cash crop com grain frost and rains have delayed road west at salem road pickering goods from through out the region as well as the central lake ontario con servation authority peterbor ough and richmond hill will be dealt to the highest bidders a pre vie w of the goods will be held sept 17 48pm at the depot its harvesting finlay saidand calso caused considerable damage to garden vegetables in uxbridge and environs finlaysaid that combining of the corn crop wouldnt be able to get underway until the first of october and thats only if we get good weather f w u c ttfid gum mtr