weekesieraprii4j 19s7ps public art gallery overdue reader this is an open letter to council lor fred cox the concept of converting the salem eckhardt house on main st unionville into a gallery for the works of famed group of seven painter fred varley who spent his last years there is mar velous but why not take it a step further a public art gallery for the town of markham is long over due i would like to suggest that the eckhardt house be used not only to house the collection of var ley works that has been offered but as a sort of foyer to a proper gallery that could eventually be built into the hillside immediately behind the house such a gallery would be similar we regret the error a unionville readers letter was published last saturday with a headline which incor rectly conveyed her position the reader writing in re sponse to a letter about subsi dized day care is clearly opposed to such a proposal in a more recent correspond ence she states if i choose a certain lifestyle and use my own initiative in supporting it why should i be forced by the government to alter that lifes tyle that statement directly re flects her feelings on the topic al issue of subsidized day care the economist and sun re grets the error to one in peterborough where a series of ramps provide access to three floors behind an existing house which serves as the main entrance administrative offices reception area gift shop and in formation counter while converted homes do not make the best galleries the eck hardt house because of its appearance and historic back ground has a potential for attracting tourists that cannot be overlooked the addition which i propose would result in an ideal facility almost a smaller version of the grangeago combination a central location for locally mounted shows would then be available and without doubt suffi cient additional works to form the nucleus of a permanent collection would be donated pat wheeler markham we love letters if you have a beef or want to pat someone on the back sit down and write a letter to the weekender deadline is noon thursday prior to publication names may be withheld on request at the dis cretion of the editor under no cir cumstances will anonymous let ters be published the editor also reserves the right due to space requirements and in the interest of conciseness to edit letters the address is 9 heritage rd markham ontario l3p 1m3 j village box meats warm up specials 1 crispy lite filet of sole oktoberfest sausage gourmet burger thick n juicy top sirloin steaks i 8x167 9 approic 6 oz no preservatives just beef spices panzerotti bacon wrapped filet mignon 8x6 oz oven bake sheppards pie vi lb tray 5 lb tray 5 990 j j 0fenexpi quantities last 8555 mbcowai ienonnrth7meugcpluj unriqcv thursfri huurp 93016 9309 new 5 gleh cameronrlace thdrnhill 7640698 jus hoursot 9s530a 1130s430 i insrniljkjiiftuuvi the town of markham should turn the eckhardt of a showcase for fred varleys works suggests a house in unionville into a public art gallery instead markham reader i asa i uthbertson heating air conditioning ojumogall factory rebate to oaa00 300 offer expires apr 3087 ask about our extended warranty all work performed by government licensed technicians heating dealer for consumers family owned operated business serving markham unionville surrounding areas for over 30 years uthbertson heating air conditioning 4714097 15 heritage road no 21 markham located across from markville ill mi