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p4 weekender september 13 1986 weekender omment country fair is coming theres a nip in the air the leaves are starting to turn color on some trees and markham fair is just around the corner this year the annual fair probably the best country fair of its kind in ontario starts on the evening of oct 1 and concludes on sunday oct 5 although a traditional kind of event with the usual things such as livestock shows tractor pulls and harness racing markham fair is much more than that it is hundreds of volunteers working like beavers to put on a first rate show entertainment and participa tion go hand in hand at markham fair got a pretty baby well depending on her age she can be entered in the baby contest or miss markham fair contest and theres fun too at the mar kham fair the midway and games of chance samples in the food tent and old mcdonalds barn where children and adults can learn about farm animals and actually touch them markham fair keeps us in touch with our roots its as much a part of our autumn ritual as pumpkin pie bobbying for apples and harvest time mark it on your calendar its worth a visit ided here- jjudbtit uou shot v reen rare in new subdivisions kermit the frog was right its not easy being green or getting green as those people who have just moved into a newly con structed subdivision home would attest for these folks there is a cer tain justification for modifying the old grass is always greener cliche to read the grass is al ways greener when you dont have any developers have come to see the laying of sod for a new house as having the same importance as any basic adjustment such as a dead hydro outlet in the garage something that can be dealt with at a later date if you have never occupied a brand new dwelling you will be unable to sympathize with the myriad of poor souls in markham unionville and stouffville who have recently joined the ranks of the grassless majority no big deal you reply thais easy to say when one has always been able to feel that soft green lushness under foot whenever jiconomistsun from where i live r jdxucs jbtablz they have stepped out into the yard its sort of like knowing there will always be peanut butter on the shelves every time you go to the grocery store but take away this natural car pet of green and suddenly the ex perience is one of incredible diso rientation a form of deprivation that borders on the unendurable and one by one we are all fall ing prey to it never has york re gion seen such a glut of new homes in case you hadnt noticed were not country any more a new house has become like a new car in that every self re- nta specting yuppie simply must have one once moved in howev er the bloom is quickly off the rose when those expensive towels that you bought for the new en- suite bathroom start looking like the ones in the tide commercial yes kids really do lovedirt suddenly those green grass stains on your eight year olds pants dont seem so bad when compared to mud paths ground into your upgraded carpet when the sod does finally ar rive its like a long awaited rain after a drought like spring after a forbidding winter in fact some people become so delirious with joy that they tem porarily lose the rationality that normally governs their be haviour i cite the case of a markham man who must of necessity re main nameless im sure hes suf fered enough already this guy was so excited when his grass was installed that he im mediately bounded over to his brotherinlaws garage next door and borrowed his weed spraying apparatus his was to be the perfectly attended lawn after treating his own yard he continued on over to do his brotherinlaws as well sporting fellow that he was only to find as he was putting the equipment away that what he had applied to both lawns was kill- all your basic suburban version of agent orange nuclear soil has got nothing on this stuff a call to the chemical manufac turer confirmed his worst fears the guy at the plant just couldnt believe that anyone could actual ly miss the caution signs placed all over the label such are the powers of perception of a man who has just rediscovered the thrill of green grass the poor unfortunate was told to roll up the new sod at once and to pray all night that the chemical hadnt permeated the soil below apparently this stuff takes 5 years to run its course and just like bricks sod is in short supply right now with all the houses being built in the area our victim may remain grassless for some time to come unless his wife forces him to go with astro- turf so if you have any friends or relatives who are suffering from new house nogreen show some compassion and invite them over dont be disturbed when you find them wandering aimlessly in your back yard staring at the ground but whatever you do dont let them offer to help you spray for weeds the tribune weekender bruce annan publisher 9 heritage rd markham l3p1m3 2942200 4959440 6402100 6492292 published every saturday by metroland printing publishing and 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