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stouffvilles diamond centre 5 main st w stouffville 64cm646 serving whitchurchstouftvitte uxbridge area i j countrye tyme l lta list your home now 4 o mls 8 16495090 640509 vol 99 no 23 a metroland community newspaper wednesday october 8 1986 52 pages 50 cents community water system for ballantrae ballantrae although there are still several unknowns including an adequate supply council has approved a commun- meals vvhitchurchstouffvilles home support services has taken on a new project called wheels to meals on wednesday oct 22 be tween 1130 and 12 noon clients will be picked up and taken to parkview village where lunch will be served later theyll be returned home the diners will choose from a menu and pay for their own meals the drivers will be paid by home support persons interested in going to lunch are asked to call clara stout 6404448 or jean ander son 6406354 additional drivers are also re quired the number to call is 6406554 wheels to meals is not to be confused with meals on wheels where lunches are brought to clients homes home support services feels the social contact is just as important as a nutritious lunch mrs anderson said al water system for the hamlet of ballantrae the decision unprecedented in the history of whitchurch- stouffville was made public be fore a delegation of concerned homeowners monday estimated cost of the service is 275 million the area includes 248 properties the province will cover 60 per cent of the expenditure the re gion of york will pay 25 percent and the town 15 percent council lor ron robb in whose ward the problem is located said theres no guarantee the region wont stipu late a payback from the munici pality hiking the towns share to 40 percent were talking a substantial amount of money here he said robb moved and supported the motion a recent study completed by the ministry of the environment showed 79 wells contaminated some by road salt and some by salt and other chemicals while the ministry agreed to subsidize by 85 percent the cost of individual drilled wells council elected to go the other route councillor wilf morley said pri vate wells could possibly solve the problem for the present but not necessarily for the future as i see it a communal water system is the only solution to the problem mayor fran sainsbury warned the delegation that the proposal could prove impractical if so then private wells would be the only alternative left first she said we have to locate an adequ ate water source and then obtain the money its by no means a fact yet said councillor margot marshall dont pin your hopes too high she told the audience at the same time she described the decision as the only way to go mayor sainsbury said shes hoping the region will look favor ably on the project were trying to solve an existing condition she said well fight to keep homeowners costs as low as possible councillor jim sanders said the fact contaminants have entered wellwater supplies is certain proof something has gone wrong the provincial govern ment he claimed should accept responsibility sanders said the time had come for people to pay more attention to environmentalists particularly when it comes to illadvised use of chemicals aired amy the 1986 edition of markham fairifhow iris tory an impressive ceremonymarked its obi cial opening- oct 1 attended by 22 past- presidents including ken of umonville centre harry- warriner of markham left and alex davidson of stouffville musselmans lake shes red haired and beautiful elevenmonthold amy ruth howitt daughter of fred and avril howitt valleyfield road musselmans lake is the grand champion baby of markham fair she was crowned by fair queen lori thompson at the conclusion of competition saturday the re serve grand champion is william tyler porteous son of bill and linda porteous coulson court markham mr and mrs howitt and family moved to the lake community four months ago from willowdale they have an older daughter tracy 4 she also has red hair they get it the red hair from their father avril said they decided to enter amy just for the fun of it and fun it was adorable amy smiled throughout the show are there more little howitts on the horizon the pleased pa rents were asked my husband would like one more mrs howitt replied but im still undecided for william tyler attracting judges attention is nothing new the handsome 14monthoid baby boy won a similar contest back in may and the sunburst canadian championship in july hell now compete for the north american title in atlanta georgia next au gust mr and mrs porteous moved to markham from richmond hill three years ago william is an only child hes will and im bill ex plained mr porteous this helps separate the male members of the porteous household bill said results by ages follow plowmen try again york region the twice- postponed york regional plow ing match is set for this saturday oct 11 starting at 1030 am the location is the farm of lewis reesor hwy 48 and 18th avenue markham the competition was put off on two previous occasions due to wet grounds the annual awards ban quet is oct 22 at victoria square three to six months girls kalina adams stouff ville pamela christine wright unionville lacey vanessa juk stouffville three to six months boys andrew thomas clark- son stouffville christian cody cunning markham matthew copano markham six to nine months girls shannon marie skeats stouff ville sarah anne chadband markham victoria alexis lynch markham six to nine months boys paul caughill markham jor dan dysart stouffville craig burns markham nine to twelve months girls amy ruth howitt stouffville allison edwards birdsall markham amy wil liams stouffville nine to twelve months boys wayne brian brock un ionville twelve to fifteen months girls natasha sab- rina jessica jean wise stouffvill- e karen tackaberry unionvill- e jessica annmarie markham twelve to fifteen months boys william tyler porteous markham twins nicole and jennifer hutchings markham in markham fairs best scarecrow coihpeti- their model cornguardian took two days to com ion first prize went to katie grinneuflefti and plete for more t tion julie evans both of stbuffer street north stouffville and students of summitview school fair photos see pages a8 a9 and elsewhere through the newspaper l jim thomas nocharge parking wins fair friends markham a record crowd wednesday night and a record crowd thursday then the rains came the 1986 markham fair off to a great start oct 1 fell victim to two days of bad weather that re duced attendance sharply even a muchimproved sunday will not make up the difference school defends top fair award elevcnmonthold amy ruth howitt valleyfield amy is held by lori thompson this years fair queen road musselmans lake was chosen grand cham- the reserve grand champion was william tyler por- pion baby at markham fair saturday redhaired of coulson court markham bill lanning whitchurch whitchurch- highlands has done it again for the third year in a row the staff and students have utilized their time and their talents to win the coveted howard cosburn memorial award emblematic of top school at markham fair close to 400 exhibits were en tered calling the highlands involve ment stupendous committee member terry boag said 32 schools had participated thirteenyearold shawna mcgregor rr 1 gormley a grade 8 graduate now attending at gw williams aurora won top student and best in show staff teacher marie lloyd once again spearheaded the project she praised the cooperation re ceived and said all students from kindergarten through grade 8 were involved many she said gave up their noonhour and re cess times to work on exhibits they the students really wanted it the award for a third year but im hoping it will carry over mrs lloyd said several pupils have expressed an interest in the eighteen and under class she stated the majority of projects were delivered to the fair by the prin cipal mrs lloyd explained mrs bannerman one of the parents also helped whitchurchhighlands is one of the smaller schools in the area with an enrollment of only 220 children seniors reuben meyer main street north markham was the most senior of senior citizens attend ing markham fair mr meyer is 97 not only did he tour the grounds but also assisted in the markham lions club booth runnerup was harold brook- field 92 of union villa union ville martha dean of york manor newmarket was the senior lady in attendance at 88 nora reesor of sault stc marie and lyla coumans of locust hill were next in line at 85 president mary cosburn told the tribune in a public relations move the directors decided against making a charge for parking beginning friday noon they also absorbed the cost of towing vehicles stuck in the mud well be out a lot of money but we hope to make it up in friends mrs cosburn said we want the people to come back next year despite the inclement weather friday and saturday few events were cancelled the heavy horse show was moved inside sharing the livestock arena with 4h clubs it was nice seeing the two together mrs cosburn said the people really enjoyed it while the fairs inner area re mained passable the parking lots posed a serious problem budget towing positioned four trucks on the site and lot attendants pitched in and helped the midway on the other hand remained high and fairly dry the rides were dismantled and moved out sunday without diffi culty although disappointed mrs cosburn said markham had fared better than some fairs across the province several were washed out completely she said the president praised the co operation received from her board directors and committee members under somewhat trying circumstances personally i had a ball i really enjoyed it she concluded the annual presidents ban quet will be held oct 18 in the general exhibits building at the fairgrounds a