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a10 tribune aug 29 1984 markham fair is a family tradition by jim thomas harkham bryan armstongs association with harkham fair goes back more years than he can remem ber in fact bryans greatgreat grand father capt wm armstrong was the fairs first presi dent 140 years ago later robert p armstrong bryans grandfather headed the board from 193335 now bryan himself holds this prestigious position an honor that will reach a peak during the events five days sept 2630 while the office is indeed an honor bryans the first to admit that without the help of a dedi- bryan armstrongs association with markham fair goes back more years than he can remember the 1984 president carries on a family tradition that began with his greatgreat grandfather capt wm armstrong back in 1844 bryan considers the position an honor attributing the success of mar kham fair to a dedicated board of directors and hundreds of volunteers jim thomas cated board of directors and hun dreds of volun teers a project of such magnitude couldnt be consi dered i hope i can ful fill those duties for which im responsi ble he said bryan armstrong contracted fair fev er at the age of 12 when as a member of markham 4h he began showing hoi st ein calves grain and corn four years later the late howard cosburn asked him to fill a jr directors posi tion when one of the members moved away hes been associated with markham fair ever since did he visualize the position of presi dent back then he was asked i thought i might become a director when i was fifty he replied with a smile noting that back then the office of president hadnt crossed his mind now 33 this per sonable father of three divides his time between oper ating a farm at rr 3 mount albert and hosting a talk show on cfto his face is also familiar on many television commercials for bryan mar kham fair is a fami ly affair his lovely wife janie is helping organize the fair queen pageant sept 21 and will be at her husbands right hand through out the fiveday show with several irons in the fire bryan jokingly remarked that the long dis tance between the fair office and his home might allow him to escape anti cipated calls but no such luck last week it started he said and my phones been ring ing ever since much current in terest he says is re lated to the cabbage patch kids party this saturday sept 1 an event no one would even dream about twenty years ago he thinks these extra curricular activities are great and is loud in his praise of mary webster and pauline davis for heading up the cab bage patch com mittee the fiveday event bryan points out is the culmina tion of twelve months of hard work theres a minimum of three meetings every month bryan sees a problem in that some of the commit tee members arent afforded an oppor tunity to realfy appreciate the fair due to responsibili ties far removed from where the ac tion is he experi enced this he ex plained while on gates and admis sions you turn around and the fairs over he noted president arm strong says hand ling directors meet ings has presented no problems i try and make sure everyone has an opportunity to ex press hisher feel ings he said celebrating with ontario in the bicentennial year jcoiiiil this being ontar ios bicentennial bryan says several activities have been planned with this milestone in mind the fairs bi- centennial commit tee beaded by jen nie mann includes- dave morrison glen mowder suzanne mowder john lunau fred provis aloma pro- vis and doug harris although bryans roots are in agri culture his fair in- terests arent slanted towards any one feature ev erything about mar kham fair interests me he concluded hours monsal 99 sun 106 offer valid until sept 484 or while quantities last c we offer the same top quality frozen portion packed meat sea foods poultry desserts purchased by fine restaurants in the area 7c we promise good value unique selection and expert advice on buying and preparing all our items c we guarantee everything we sell 1 8555 mccowan road 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