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b2 tribune aug 8 1984 seniors apartments needed stouffville real tor gerry meharg reports a large demand for apart ments in stouffville we have at least 20 people a week asking about apart ment accommodation i see a great demand for an adult apartment building in town there are many older couples who presently own homes in town or in the area who would wel come moving into an apart ment close to shopping banks and the park we have several local couples who would gladly purchase a condominium apartment if a good adult building was available one couple said they would buy in a minute provided small pets were allowed mr meharg advises that there is presently available through his firm a sixacre site on mill street that if properly zoned would pro vide an ideal location for an apartment complex adja cent to the downtown core and strategically located near the gostation mr meharg also reports a continuing demand for bun galows in town resale property sales generally continue to be brisk in spite of higher interest fates the company reports the following recent local sales barrys welding shopthe carey and foley property has been sold to mr dimar- co of richmond hill future plans for the site include commercial and industrial including storage rental units h mr and mrs frederick wood of markham have purchased the one property of mr and mrs john good in stouffvilles east end on the townline the bob wilkinson century home on church street north has been purchased by mr and mrs ted suzuki for a future day care centre the walter kowal home and ten acres on the vivian road has been purchased by the bowen family of west hill mrs eunice hindsons home on tindale road has been sold to mr and mrs evans and family formerly of claremont the former neville residence on main street west owned by the melless family has been sold to owen setchell and family the baxter home at musselmans lake has been purchased by mr and mrs hallikainen the rupert avenue home of mr and mrs kwiatkowski has been sold to the craven family of 17th avenue markham the ken yallup home at ballantrae has been sold to the fast family of markham the fiveapartment gloth prop erty on church street north is being purchased by joyce ramer of markham and the bethesda road home of mr and mrs flinn has been purchased by the mccly- mont family of barrie a royal performance york region is seeing five of its 4h beef club mem bers enter steers into the royal agricultural winter fairs queens guineas competition they are carol knott cathy knott and don smith all of mar kham john pearson of thornton and mark toole of king city the queens guineas competition is an event open to 4h beef club mem bers who are at least 14 years of age by january 1st 1984 steers are weighed on and off test and must have an average daily gain of at least 23 pounds between may 1st and october 11th 1984 classes this year will be based on weight not breed therefore steers will be placed in classes of similar weight the show day is friday november 16th 1984 at the royal agricultural winter fair good luck to the 4hers representing the region of york merit badges girl guides and boy scouts across ontario are beautifying streams parks and beaches this year as part of their bicentennial environment program to earn ecology merit badges at a recent queens park ceremony environment minister andy brandt pre- corn crop doing well york region the corns as high as an elephants eye not really at least not yet but its getting there reports ellie cavanagh agricultural representa- i tive for the region of york i very good is how cavanagh describes the corn crop outlook especial ly in the markham and whitchurchstouffville areas but the price thats another story he says its lower than wed like but hopefully will improve more exacting price figures are expected soon he stated much depends on the yield in the united states there are about 39000 acres under corn cultivation in york this year down from a high of 46000 acres a few seasons ago soybeans are coming on strongly cavanagh said and replac ing corn in some areas generally the crop out look in york is good the re gions agric rep said wheat yields are average or better farmers seem happy to date he con cluded sented representatives of the girl guides and boy scouts of ontario with framed bicentennial ecolo gy crests the crests are symbolic of 215000 badges that will be awarded to scouts and guides involved in the environmental prog ram mr brandt also gave two bicentennial flags to girl guide nellmarie abe- la and boy scout duane chung in recognition of the organizations participation in a bicentennial event im very proud to pre sent these flags to the girl guides and boy scouts and im especially pleased to have the ecology program a part of the bicentennial acti vities because it involves the youth of ontario said mr brandt he made the presentation on behalf of margaret birch chairper son of the cabinet commit tee on the bicentennial girl guide commissioner mary obrien will award 115000 badges to guides while boy scout commis sioner everett mccrimmon will present 100000 badges to scouts participating in the program fern keith kennedy road rr 1 unionville has served as organist for two congregations forty years first at peachs united church and presently at ring- wood christian church in all this time she has only missed two services due to sickness although some times a tie fern admits she enjoys it everyone does their bit she says jim thomas for fort years urch offfani by jim thomas ringwood a church organist 40 years such is the record held by fern keith rr 1 unionville a record few will equal and fewer still will surpass and shes still going strong fern and the twomanual baldwin are as much a part of ringwood christian church as the ministers pulpit and yes the minister himself the congrega tion anticipates their presence every sunday morn ing and seldom are they disappointed ive only missed two sundays due to sickness fern says this kind of dedication doesnt include playing for weddings and funerals its all volunteer of course tips on the side go to buy additional music the 40year span is divided between peachs un ited church on the 7th concession mccowan road and ringwood the peachs church closed in 1964 for someone who hated to practice fern has come a long way edna mrs joe gayman was her piano teacher but fern considered it a hopeless task after a number of laborious lesions she fern gave up in disgust a few years later however she reas sessed the situation and set out to teach herself i it was rev- roscoe chapinthen the minister at peachs who encouraged fern togive it a try her sister dorothy had been the organist up to that time well just sing as fast as you play fern recalls the minister saying she consented butit was an unnerving experience i would often cry all the way to church she said however fern persevered and so did the con gregation maintaining a harmonious relationship that lasted two decades the same can be said at ringwood two decades and more were not a large church fern says we all try to do our bit she honestly admits she enjoys it even moreso since she now has an organ of her own and can practice at home any memorable experiences she was asked once the hydro went off but i merely switched to the piano she said much worse however were the times two church mice came in close proximity to the keyboard once at peachs and once at ring- wood she stopped dead ihate mice she said is the first to admit shed miss the associa tion she sees it asa responsibility a chanceto do her bit and the congregation appreciate her ta lent as one member put it service here wouldnt seem the same without fern at the organ fears pet dog stolen whitchurch buk- shi a 16monthold staf fordshire bull terrier own ed by margaret denemethy of rr 4 stouffville has been missing nearly three weeks margaret fears hes been picked up and will be trained for the sport of fighting shes offering a reward for his safe return id rather he be dead than in the hands of some one who might mistreat him margaret told the tribune dogs she said can be made vicious if handled by someone with that thought in mind margaret obtained buk- shi when he was only four months old i gave him a lot of love she said we were very attached the owner has searched as far distant as the vivian road without success he was last seen in the area of the bloomington road and cone 6 whitchurch- stouffville margaret describes him as looking like a black lab but chunky like a bulldog anyone seeing a dog meeting this description is asked to call 8881676 neighborhood watch stouffville a neighborhood watch prog ram is being organized in stouffville the project initiated by the outreach committee of stouffville united church is geared to groups of people safeguarding other peoples properties especially those homes where owners are absent the program has proved successful in other urban communities and has the support of york regional police a minimum of 50 per cent participation is required in any given area for the scheme to be effective in the weeks ahead the committee will be seeking the cooperation of resi dents in order that a net work of concerned citizens can be established all over town fairjrtate wedeing warem vandorf the bal lerina bride danced to the applause and cheers of her guests the couple strolled arm in arm to the music al strains of chapel of love and later signed the register placed be tween the branches of an ageold willow tree such was the unique setting sunday for the marriage of bill boyle a toronto talent agent and danceractress bibi cas par also of toronto the ceremony con ducted by rev kay cook of the unitarian church took place on a small island at the whitchurchstouffville museum in vandorf de scribed by the bride as the perfect place at the conclusion of the ceremony museum curator mary hopkins presented the bride with a moment of the occa sion a good luck charm in the shape of a horseshoe the newlyweds will reside in toronto talent agent weds actress in storybook ceremony at museum site bill boyle and bibi caspar were married sunday in a unique openair ceremony held on the grounds of the whitchurchstouffville museum at vandorf the toronto couple bill a talent agent and bibi a dancer and actress described the location as the perfect place rev kay cook left of the unitarian church conducted the ceremony the bride and groom spoke their vows to each other the couple right had to cross a small bridge to reach the island setting attended by many theatrical personalities they will reside in toronto jim thomas