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your truck and executive car centra sbtvkx pwts uodiilbkiaamui kingchurch h nissan 1 kingston rd pickering village corner of church st hwy 2 68os5s uxbridge pickering te ford 1984 tempo nowhere from s7765 have youdrfiteha ford lately mcarthurs sales hyw 7 kennedy ri 4741350 service 20 heritage rd 234s400 second section a metroland community newspaper wednesday september 26 1984 developer makes offer uxbridge an acre of prime industrial land in the town of uxbridge at a cost of just one dollar no- its not a misprint thats the proposal made by stouffvillebased developer gino testa owner of an 83- acre parcel of land situated on reach street uxbridge he wants to boost local de velopment by donating an acre to the first firm that will build a factory on the property subject to certain conditions mr testa said that the prospective 1 purchaser would have to make a firm commitment to construct the factory in one year em ploy eight to 10 people and to not sell the property for 10 years it doesnt matter the type of industry according to mrtesta as long as the pro ject conforms to municipal regulations and other gov ernment requirements the wellknown local buil der who recently started the first phase of his testa heights subdivision on east street uxbridge hopes his proposal will spark some sort of industrial develop ment within the town someone has to do some thing to help the commun ity mr testa told the tri bune the land in question has a market value of between 60000 and 65000 serviced he estimated so far he has had about a half dozen inquires all from business interests outside of uxbridge twp but none have agreed with the attached stipulations he said the conditions are designed to stop specula tors uxbridge secondary school begin work on addition uxbridge a new vocational wing at ux bridge secondary school uss will provide stu dents with the practical training they must have in order to gain future employ- ment according to the schools principal construction on the 787000 expansion project is expected to be complete early in the new year noted principal dave brown the multifunctional wing will officially open for the start of classes in september of 1985 durham board of educa tion awarded the contract to michael monteith enter prises orillia during their regular meeting sept 10 workmen began fencing the third street site sept 17 and are now proceeding with construction mr brown said the new facilities will offer students they type of practical ex perience thats essential in todays competitive job market the vocational addition will include a shop area pro viding instruction in auto service auto body repairs painting and some welding a home nursing centre offer ing nursing instruction as well as courses in home eco nomics and home man agement a food school plus a greenhouse to be in corporated in the landscap ing and lawn maintenance programs there are a number of job opportunities for stu dents in these areas mr brown explained revamping of the schools kitchen and office area is also part and parcel of this contract the princip- al noted doreen catherwood has enjoyed considerable suc cess in recent plowing matches the 16yearold ux bridge twp resident guided this tractor to victory in the region of durham rama and mara competition held near quaker hill sept 10 shes competing in the international plowing championships this weekend chris shanahan doreen catherwood queen of the furrow uxbridge twp although just a beginner in the plowing world six- teenyearold doreen catherwoods already been crowned queen of the furrow doreen rr 2 ux bridge credits plowing coach brian degeer with helping her get off to a fast start in local matches v shell be recognized for her winning perform- ance at the sept 10 durham rama and mara plowing match during an awards ban quet scheduled for nov 1 it will be held at 7 pm in greenbank united church and with another junior plowing victory at saintfield to her credit doreens looking for ward to the internation al championships this week in teviotdale drive straight is her basic formula for success although she notes that learning the right time to put the plow in and out of the field is the key the furrow queen will wait and see how things go at teviotdale before deciding if shell con tinue competing whatever the case doreen will always have plenty of land to work at her family farm in ux bridge twp but plowing is just one activity among many in a busy schedule shes also an accomplished highland dancer and is an active 4h club member doreen is a student in grade 11 at uxbridge secondary school marathon pledges high despite small turnout uxbridge participa tion continued to decline in uxbridges annual terry fox marathon of hope but those who did take part col lected some large pledges to aid cancer research a total of 28 entrants raised about 1400 on sun day roughly equal to 1983 receipts when 48 people came out dougie irvine chosen one of ontarios junior citizens earn prepar uxbridge a volun- ujmzot onducti communit fflkhe program known it was mis iascpmrouhity assist for of the year was the highest moneyearnef among the 28 entrants in sundays 10- kilometre trek dougie of east street uxbridge completed 12 laps of the elgin park track to raise a total of 374 maggie mclvor was another successful partici pant she had a total of 32250 in pledges carl orr who recorded the fastest running time for the second consecutive year raised 160 he blazed through the sixmile course in 37 minutes the local version of the canadawide event held in memory of the late terry fox was sponsored by ux bridge fair board organizing committee chairman nancy hannah admitted she was dis- sapointed at the relatively small turnout she feels organization both at the local and nation al level needs to be ex amined in order to ensure greater future public in volvement mrs hannah noted that one encouraging feature was the group of 10 public and senior public school stu dents who completed the challenging uxbridge course this year top participants will be honored during the oct 2 fair board meeting at the provincial agriculture office for durham region west located at16 bascom street uxbridge the ses sion begins at 8 pm special plaques donated by the proprietors of bald win sales will be presented to the two high pledge- earners dougie irvine and maggie mclvor oldest participant olive barton youngest entrant six-year- old tara hannah and fas test finisher carl orr hh fca ww mnmi dougie awarded for fundraising efforts sign acknowledges new twp lake this is surely one of the more unofficial road signs in uxbridge twp but it holds special significance for doug dunkeld rr 2 uxbridge the marker situated on cone 5 north of the sandford road refers to a marshy spot off the narrow roadway its the place doug ended up after a truck he was driving left the road this past summer some goodnatured friends apparently decided to immortalize the site as lake dunkeld there were no injuries in dougs minor accident chris shanahan nancy hannah left chairman of uxbridges marathon of hope organizing committee presents dougie irvine with a special plaque recognizing his major contribution to the annual event the east street resident collected over 370 in pledges to help aid can cer research this year dougie was previously honored for outstanding community service with his selection as an ontario junior citizen of the year on sunday he and 27 other participants helped continue terry foxs courageous battle against the killer disease chris shanahan goodwood inn to open goodwood a touch of britishstyle hospitality can be found in the hamlet of goodwood ralph and edna mahood plan to operate a bed and breakfast inn at their good wood residence situated on regional road 21 mr mahood outlined their plans before a receptive planning and development committee at a meeting held in uxbridge thursday afternoon the inn will be geared to the family offering over night accomodation and a morning meal to its clien tele he explained were not interested in the guy who wants to shack up with his girlfriend for the night the innkeeper stressed mr mahood said he and his wife have noticed the in creasing popularity of bed and breakfast establish ments during their own ex tensive travels people like the family atmosphere he said a sign will be erected in front of the property to alert passing traffic the good wood resident noted and the availability of the inns two rooms will be adver tised in a tourist brochure gerri lynn oconnor serving as planning and de- vclopmcnt committee chairman in sandy ewens absence suggested mr ma hood speak to his neighbors to ensure theyre aware of his plans