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d2 economist suntribune september 24 1986 markham fairs first lady its a way of life for mary by brenda little for mary cosburn markham fair is much more than just a yearly carnival its a way of life for approximately 20 years now mary has been involved in the fair to some extent her pres idency this year can thus be viewed as the culmination of many years of dedication and hard work after so many years of involve ment one would think that mary would know pretty well all there is to know about the fair mary thought so too until she assumed the presidents chair now that im in the chair i can see that theres still a lot to learn says mary the fact that she doesnt know all there is to know makes marys job more interesting not that co ordinating the activities of 74 committees with a total of 400 fcdlleif glass china furniture and collectibles lovely old diningroom suites bedroom suites estate jewellery individual pieces of restored and as is furniture 4300 steeles ave east at kennedy rd restaurants free parking connies antiques mon wed 900 900 thurs sat 900 930 sun 1000 600 416 4774475 ext 260 a division of weall culkn nurseries ltd volunteers could possibly be bor ing especially in the couple of months surrounding fair time for most of the year being the president is a parttime job says mary but for a month before and after the fair its definitely fulltime during these busy months marys phone never stops ringing most of them committee members come to me with their problems explains mary to these wisdomseekers mary will often offer advice but despite her position on the executive she doesnt act as a law enforcer or lawmaker i wont rule them says mary and i dont like getting involved with committee prob lems my main aim is just to keep everyone happy and surprisingly enough con sidering markham fair has 400 volunteers mary seems to man age to do just that one of the keys to marys suc cess as president is her organiza tional skills despite all the work she has to do she usually has it all done ahead of time i dont like anything last mi nute she says youre always going to get the unpleasant little surprises but the fewer the better besides her organizational skills mary also bring to the job her loyalty and dedication although there are many times when mary could or should perhaps be doing something else m 93 main stn markham 2940966 p fair special 15 off all fall fashions oct 14 purple green fuschia plus many more exciting colors highlight this season we carry from size 315 in many of our fall styles hrs monwed 930530 regular esprit shoes too 930l9 sal 9306 ticket price mary cosburn dedicated to the fair she often opts to do fair work when you take on a committ ment you have to stick with it says mary you have to devote your time to it although mary is dedicated to the fair her involvement goes far beyond committment the fair is a very personal thing with me explains mary i get so much satisfaction out of working with 400 people who all have the same goal to create the best fair possible although after 20 years mary has reached the point where she cant climb the fair ladder any higher she will not end her in volvement with markham fair when she gives up her chair in january ill never give up my interest in the fair she says my grandchildren will keep that in terest alive already marys grandchil dren mary lyn 13 and blair 14 are on committees having her grandchildren and young people in general involved in the fair is very important to mary i like to see young people take part she says without them the fair would die shop at beautiful 1 50 stores services including eatons woolco miracle foodmart famous players cinemas upcoming v events oct 3rd red cross blood donor clinic oct 8th 11th antique show oct 15th19th fall winter sport leisure hwy 7 at mccowan rd in the heart of markhamunionville rtn owned and operated by 4776600 jds investments limited l 3 i im klmorkuillc i i i s i lwtrammtl i i 1 t i ml q temonsiitahj