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weekender april 26 1986 p17 spirit of cherry hill farm still lives f t a plaque has been erected at markville shopping centre to mark the location of cherry hill farm shown with the plaque from left is jack disraeli of mall owners jds ltd betty madscn who owned cherry hill farm and markham mayor carole bell sjoerd witteveen anglers can fish locally anglers in stouffville mar kham uxbridge and area dont have to travel far to cast a line today april 26 on the opening day of trout season the metropolitan toronto and region conservation authority mtrca offers a total of five fishing sites including bruces mill conservation area on stouff ville road east of warden ave the publics also welcome at mtrcas greenwood facility in northern pickering albion hills bolton glen haffy near mono mills and heart lake in the brampton area fishermen can try to land rain bow brown and brook trout at these facilities beginning today at 8 am after the opening weekend fishing hours at authority sites change to 10 am to 8 pm park ing is 250 per car on weekdays and 4 on weekends for more information contact mtrca offices at 416 6616600 march 26 is also the date ux bridge branch 170 of the royal canadian legion hosts its annual walter bryant memorial trout derby boys and girls aged 14 and under are invited to take part in the daylong event at elgin pond tea holds markham meeting the markham chapter of the toronto executives association tea is holding a breakfast meet ing at the chimohotel next tuesday for new and potential members though invitation only any com pany wishing to attend can call helen faver director of the toron to chapter only one company within any business class is allowed to join the tea mrs faver advises in terested parties to call her for in formation and eligibility requests at 4815148 the wallpaper centre ths areasfirst and largest complete discount wallpaper supermarket continues its most popular sale buy one get one on a large in stock selection great values brandnames including soudvinyls from only 49 asixglemetftlcnoll limit 8 per family while quantities last buy one get one free vymura importedfromgreatbrita1n ibeautifulselectionofsoliovinylsl 1495 ad0ublemetricr01l buy one get one free popular expanded s i vinyl regular to4000 cmubierou 695 country store latest countrrano moo prwt5 with free borders twofrtesftjolsflroflmr jack and jill a mtmi wnp noil free paste fflovloed latest lines always in stock at the lowest prices the wallpaper centre i scarborough 793 markham road i lutweeneelesmereieawrehcel 4314458 ajax 1313 habw00d ave north i retweenmwtaoiihwrt 1 6860719 0shawa 140 simc0e st south just south of john street 5791655 c23 open thursday and friday nights until nlime es3 ms aua bitsfl khs laul ukl hbb bbss has hhsb bfifib dnbs eor1 ebb wr dont be left in the heat of it with all the new home sales in this area air conditioners could be in short supply this summer so for preseason specials call markham heating air conditioning systems s 24 hour free emergency rctiuatro service estimates 471 1 748 by robert donnelly although nothing remains of the 100yearold red barn at the top of the hill on mccowan rd and hwy7 its spirit still lives on the markville shopping centre is now located on the site of the old cherry hill farm which was va cated to make way for progress in june 1980 markville paid tribute to this legacy recently by erecting a pla que commemorating a special place that was an oasis of artistic and spiritual inspiration for many people over the years for 35 years markhams mad- sen family called cherry hill farm home but it was also much more it was a factory for gym equipment a danish folk school and art studio and a spir itual retreat for christians of all denominations itwas there to fulfill a need whatever it may have been re flected betty madsen who at 76 is as youthful and optimistic as ever betty madsen emigrated to canada from denmark in 1929 she was married in 1935 to john madsen who died in 1952 of a heart attack ironically although they both came from the same county in denmark and emi grated at the same time they met each other for the first time on canadian soil according to mrs madsen cherry hill was her husbands vi sion he had a clear picture of what he wanted like a dream she recalls after two years of searching they finally stumbled upon the cherry hill site which was not for sale at the time and was in a dilapitated state in order cover the increasing costs of operating the farm they sold off the original 100 acres in small increments however mrs madsen who is currently living in markham with her daughter annelis is opti mistic about the future together they have turned their creative talent in sculpting to making ceramic jewelry this jewelry each set unique and col orful will be displayed at a bouti que at expo iii vancouver where annelis adds there will be more than 40000 people going through the canadian pavilion each day spring has arrived drapery cleaning special 20 on all reg pricedrapes take down and rehang service now available truck mounted steam 9s cleaning ssutb 242353 ate your clothes becoming to you or should they be coming to us markham cleaners hours monwed 7 am7 pm thurs mi 7 am9 pm sat 7 aja4 pja 99 wellington st w hwy 7 across from mr grocer livingroom dininsroom hall cz