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wednesday october 12 1983 sa17 markham couple celebrate golden anniversary mr and mrs reg kirk church street mar kham celebrated their golden wedding anniversary saturday an open house to mark the occasion was held in the former high school joseph and albert streets mr and mrs kirk have two daughters helen couper- thwaite rr 1 unionville sharon dickens aurora one son john of holland landing ten grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren they were the recipients of letters and tele grams of congratulations from prime minister pierre trudeau premier wm davis mp john gamble mpp don cousens and mar kham mayor anthony roman editors mail reveal the reasons dear editor the fact three dedicated recrea tion committee volunteers have quit is of great con cern to me the natural ques tion that follows is why these men should make public their reasons if theyre not prepared to do this then they should never have made public the fact theyveresigned such action only leads to speculation and perhaps critic ism thats unwar ranted speak your piece gentlemen and let the chips fall where they may sincerely paul bundy rr 2 stouffville liked photos dear mr thomas the tribunes pictorial coverage of st marks frr was marvellous i couldnt believe in 10 1st year francis john frank yvhittamore a veteran of world war i passed away oct 3 at parkview home stouffville in his 101st year surviv ing is one son gilbert and four grand children david katherine michael and frank service was held from christ church anglican thursday at 130 pm conducted by rev phi lip poole the amount of space your paper devoted to this event your interest in st marks helps solidify the parish and its activities within the com munity while not a mem ber at st marks i attended the fair and enjoyed it as much as you obviously did sincerely rose carcelli robinson street markham our thanks dear editor on behalf of all residents at green gables manor bloomington i wish to thank the ladies of lemonville united i church auxiliary for their invitation to a very enjoyable barbecue sept 21 we had a wonder ful time sincerely fern harris green gables manor bloomington bowling club gain grant stouffville the stouffville lawn- bowling club is one of fourteen organiza tions to be awarded federal government grants under new horizons the local lawnbowlers will receive 6550 to renovate their clubhouse and establish a seniorshigh school student lawn bowling program the funding announced this week by health and welfare minister monique be gin is meant for groups of retired persons who undertake activities for the benefit of themselves and others in the community ballantrae tennis club annual general meeting oct 24 800 pm ballantrae community centre election of officers amendment of bylaws all senior members are encouraged to attend storyman at church vivian rev dr frank wellington of toronto better known as the musical storyman is coming to mccormack memorial christian church vivian i oct 16 has been declared sunday school and family day rev wellington will attend three services a sunday school rally at945 a mworshipat 11 am and 730 pm this dedicated pastor renowned across north america is not only an excellent speaker but also a talented ventriloquist and musician the services including the sunday school rally are geared to the entire fami ly from children to adults a nursery will be provided mccormack memorial church is located on the west side of hwy 48 south of the vivian road s cleaijers tailors this weeks specials 3 sweaters 299 blankets 499 5 shirts 299 1 watch this paper for wmkly specials all kinds of alterations repairs mj with over 33 years of experience to serve you better m success square plaza 220 main st e stouffville 6405666 glen major the glen major community lost two wellknown and highlyrespected re sidents in the recent passing of bessie pickett sept 1 and her husband george alvin pick ett sept 21 f mrs pickett the former mary eli zabeth mcconneu was born at tillson- burg dec 25 1896 daughter of mr and mrs george mccon- nell she entered the teaching profession and in 1917 came to glen major school where she remained until her marriage to george pickett oct 12 1920 mrs picketts life touched all areas of the community and beyond she was keenly interested in the education sys tem and was a well- read person who shared her know ledge she was ac tive in the work of glen major church serving as organist and a teacher in the sunday school many years she was an active mem ber of the glen ma jor church ladies auxiliary holding the office of presi dent she was also a member of the ml zion ucw and honored with a life membership pin rev am butler of mt zion united church conducted the service from the low low funeral home uxbridge the chapel was fil led with friends and relatives indicating the respect with which she was held george alvin pickett was born aug 3 1898 the son of oscar and thirza laurence pickett mr pickett was an apiarist by profes sion a business he took over from his father he was ac- tive and interested in all community en deavors being a 60- year member of the brougham union lodge and succoth chapter of ux bridge lodge george and bes sie were married oct 12 1920 surviving is one niece frances dickson and her daughter bonnie of toronto and one nephew laurence mcdowell and his wife geraldine in michigan a sister etta mcdowell pre deceased him in may 1979 service for mr pickett was con ducted by rev am butler sept 24 from the low low funeral home ux- 1 bridge interment was made next to his wife at claremont union cemetery pall bearers were jim jones george john son fred fiss mar vin jones william wilson and bert third the many floral tributes and contributions to the uxbridge cottage hospital building fund was indicative of the high esteem held for him by a wide circle of frienjs house breakin jewellery stolen a quantity of jewellery was stolen last weekend from the home of larry coxworth 87 mil lard street stouff ville entrance to the residence was gained by forcing a rear door value of the property taken was not revealed at the chong resi- dence on stuart street stouffville a portable radio and a stereo cassette player were re moved from the gar age the value has been placed at 150 a breakin occur red at james white florists on the stouf f villeg ormley road but nothing was reported stolen at the vandorf gar age on woodbine avenue an attemp ted breakinwas in vestigated by york regional police damage to the pre- mises was esti mated at 50 nancy canon of 333 south street stouffville told police that car parts valued at 200 had been re moved from her vehicle while parked at her place of employment on denison avenue markham red cross blood clinic legion hall 9th line n stouffville fri oct 14th 200 330 pm 500 830 pm uxbridge memorial company memorials of distinction granite marble bronze cemetery lettering renovations custom designing lettering quality satisfaction sseesft assured by our own ztpw written 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