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a tribune august 26 1987 girl next door fond memories of horse shows by jim thomas cedar valley seventeen yearold tracey shortis of vivian rosd rr 1 cedar val ley likes to remember the days when her parents par ticipated in equestrian shows at the cne we used to stay over it was lots of fun says the pleasant strawberry blonde shes our girl next door tracey has more than just memories the family still has two horses one a halfarab called warrier and a beautiful pinto named cally we almost sold war rier says tracey but we just couldnt do it she calls them close pets when time permits she goes riding on trails through the nearby vivian forest tracey and her parents paul and betty shortis moved to the cedar valley area from newmarket she has a younger brother rob 15 tracey attended prince charles public school in newmarket and later bal- lantrae with the start of the fall term sheu enter grade 12 at stouffville high r following graduation she plans to go on to uni versity although a career choice isnt definite tracey leans towards teaching elementary school i enjoy working with children she says since november traceys been employed as a cashier on the staff of white rose nurseries newmarket recently she and her family enjoyed a trip to the west coast including a stopover at the calgary stampede traceys look ing forward to a holiday in jamaica during march break 88 oclffl 9 hcw are footed to design a new flag for our community this s competition is open to all markham residents the winning design will flon fior become the official flag of the town of markham the winning entry v wij receive a 500 honorarium and a proud place in our history the new flag must make a bold simple and memorable statement about markham and be in harmony with markhams history and image unique and easily identifiable from a distance and in all weather conditions your design may incorporate existing imagery such as the town seal or logo for markham competition rules send your entry to 1 open to all residents of markham of all ages 2 one entry per person 3 your design can be to any scale using any graphic medium 4 a prize of 500 wiil be awarded for the best flag design as judged by the flag design committee no entries will be returned i nancy oulton executive assistant to the mayor and council town of markham 8911 woodbine avenue markham ontario l3r1a1 entries must be received by september 30 1987 seventeenyearold tracey shortis of rr 1 cedar valley will be enrolled in grade 12 at stouffville dist secondary school when the fall term begins next month following graduation she plans to go on to university with a career in teaching a strong possibility jim thomas guide season to begin jj stouffville girl guide t registration will take place tues sept 8 from 7 to 830 pm in t latcham hall memberships are invited fori 2 the following brownies 6 to 1 9 years old 19751979 guideslj 9 to 12 years 19721975 pathfinders 12 and up 1972 back the brownies and guides will meet at latcham hall brownies 1st pack tues day 4 to 530 pm 2nd pack monday 630to8pm 3rd pack j wednesday 4 to 530 pm 4thj pack wednesday 630 to 8 pm guides 1st company tues- 1 day 7 to 830 pm 2nd company j thursday 430 to 6 pm pathfinders twice a month 1 the registration fee per girl is 2 15 vj a voluntary assessment of 15j per family is paid in lieu of fundf raising i girls are requested to bringj used uniforms at time of registrar tion h parents requiring additional in- formation are asked to call barb hie at 6401653 fj diabetic lecture sept 14 mm correction for ap flyer distributed for week ending aug 29 1987 tropical plants incorrectly advertised should read product of canada hanging baskets assorted tropical plants 10 pot 999 dear editor now that almost everyone iso back from summer holidays its time to thank the people ofij whitchurchstouffville and marh kham for their support of thep canadian diabetes sweepstakestj our young branch sold 664 injj tickets only a small portion ofthe overall 320000 but still aweljj corned start n winners follow j first prize a mazda rx7 cfi morris toronto second prizej 10000 cash jas hillcoat thorn- loe third prize an entertainment centre paul murtha lindsayjj fourth prize eastern airlinesi tickets mrs rozario bramaleaj fifth prize a diamond ring michael leblanc timmins j we appreciate the tribunes j- support of our efforts proceedsri will be used to sponsor childrens camps all over ontario and helps cover the cost of information assistance that goes toalipersonsi whose lives have been touched byjj diabetes the whitchurchstouffville and markham branch commences anotheryear of lectures monday sept 14 at 730 pm in markhamp dist high school the guest speaker is roseanne bernard a registered nurse on the staff oflr amhurst medical centre all inf terested persons are welcome b sincerely mrs lou groff 2942396 mrs gitta gamm 6406471 express routes to and from finch subway sixteenth ave express buses also stop at unionville bypass on tuesdavjjseptember 8th markham transit will begjnoperating new express bus services frorrvtite markhamunionville area to the finch ubway station the express buses will operate on the routes shown above during weekday rush periods in the morning you can catch the bus as it loops through any one of these residential areas to get to finch station no transfers are required at highway 7 the same bus takes you right to the subway during the afternoon rush the buses will run express from finch station to different points on highway 7 and then loop through the residential areas a slightly higher fare is being charged for this express service tickets will be available at the regular outlets 10 for 1100 or you can pay an exact cash fare of 1 25 per trip still a bargain for further information call markham transit at 4754888