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heating 4 akcondtfloning systems l3lweenssteiw7 4711748 craftsmanship tine iimlittui tribune community asa fbflrhtt 4 cauuimtt remm hprul rkity ltd a metroland community newspaper serving whitchurchstoufrville uxbridge and area wednesday july 13 198 yard sale turns claremont into bargain bonanza headquarters by bruce stapley the sixth annual claremont yard sale hit the streets saturday with 31 vendors setting up shop shoppers who came from as far as toronto for the well- publicized event were treated to some bargains some unusual items and free water from rick cards bottomless well on brock rd to help them cope in the sweltering heat the sale sees residents get together to attract people from near and far each participant puts in five dollars and we do a publicity blitz at the shopping centres with flyers says coorganizer debbie drake everybody saves their stuff all year for the sale she con tinues the event is usually held in june but the claremont ses- quicentennial celebrations caused it to be delayed this year and despite the intense heat the turnout was impressive bar gain hunters combed the streets of the village checking out every thing from catchers mitts to george johnsons 1949 chev there was a pulpit from a local church said by vendor lindsay graham to date back to the 1890s the united church womens in stitute made an elaborate quilt which was on display on an old cart in front of pattilynn in teriors on brock rd the focal point of lynn blan- chards display was a 19th- century wagon adorned with flowers the wellington st resi dents indicated shed be willing to part with it if the price was right other unusual items included john mcarthurs shaving mirror and stand as well as his antique sofa from vermont auctioneers combing the sale for items to ped- dle at their own outlets lingered serious bargain hunters ignored the weekend heat for a few dollar deals at the sixth annual claremont yard sale shoppers could get everything from an old snow sled displayed by peter bigalkc top right photo to the openair concept 1949 chevrolet being offered for sale by george johnson bottom right antiques figured largely in the sale including an 1890 church pulpit being considered by lindsay graham above left or this shaving mirror and washstand displayed by john mcarthur chris garbutt rural royalty dairy princess prepares for a second year of fun by jim thomas nineteenyearold michelle down is everything durham re gion could wish for in a dairy princess she holds a deep appreciation of country living shes had a long association with 4h she enjoys speaking to audi ences of all ages shes had a years experience in the position she stresses the importance of a ninctccnyearold michelle down is entering her second year as durham regions dairy princess bringing with it another term of rural responsibilities a business administration student at st lawr ence college in kingston michelle was encouraged by friend and former dairy princess sharon wilson simmonds to defend her title jim thomas good education all these things add up to an ex cellent choice the competition was held friday at the farm of les and ted smith and jim ferguson nearsunderland close to400 peo ple attended michelle a student in honors business administration at st lawrence college in kingston admits she gave defence of her title considerable thought i didnt want the second year to be anything less than the first she explains she was encouraged to give it another whirl by sharon wilson simmonds a former dairy princess and close friend its an excellent program she says born on the family farm at rr 1 sunderland michelle is the youngest in the family of grant and helen down heather her oldest sister is a teacher on the staff of sunderland public school next in line is allison an honors sociology student at queens uni versity in kingston a brother steven will be attending teachers college at mcgill uni versity montreal hes currently on a world tour expected to ar rive home some time next month a graduate through the ranks of 4h michelle speaks highly of the program iveccrtainly benefited by it she says shes been associated with both the homcmaking course and the calf club partici pating in many events at sunder land fair prior to admission to college michelle attended brock high school in cannington she re ceived the students council award in grade 13 please see c2 over this display a little longer than others there was a pine change table on wellington street antique glassware on brock road and en tire kitchen cabinet and antique clothing in another location but most visitors just looked longingly at peter bigalkes snow sleigh that sat in front of his victo rian century home on brock rd along with his neighbors snow- shoes most folks would have wel comed a flurry or two coorganizer lauri towata- roy said the secret of the giant yard sales success was in the organization all the people have to do is pick up a map showing the loca tion of the vendors and they are on their way she claimed we put a blitz on stouffville uxbridge and pickering with flyers on windshields she noted and we get a lot of repeat cus tomers merchants on both brock rd and central st also participated setting their wares set up in front of their stores the businesses welcome it said ms towataroy they get involved and help promote it with ads and in the end the event was just one more feather in the 150- yearold villages cap their endless summer just seems to keep getting better g wmmgi generosity is one of rick cards better qualities the brock rd resident offers cold clear water from his 300foot well to anyone who cares to indulge and there have been many takers dur ing the recent dry spell the well was drilled as part of a federal government program which paid 80 per cent of the cost chris garhutt alls well at local well by bruce stapley there may be water restric tions in effect but claremonts rick card has so much water hes giving it away free the brock rd resident was offering the water at the giant yard sale in the village satur day and there were plenty of takers there used to be a water problem in claremont rick explains most houses had shallow wells and there was a problem with the septic sys tems leaking into the wells but then the federal govern ment stepped in offering to pay 80 per cent of the cost of drilling deeper wells for cer tain village residents rick was one of the benefactors this water comes from 300 feet below the ground and its cold he says youdonteven need a pump it just keeps com ing up by itself rick maintains the pressure is always the same heat wave or not im getting about 15 gallons a minute from this hose he claims and its pure clean water with no pollutants im thinkingof opening upa brewery he laughs he claims there arc still a few new wells to be drilled in the village from the looks of things there is plenty of water for everybody he says when the town works truck comes through claremont it will often fill up with water from the wellton the corner of brock rd and cen tral st rick whose well was drilled two years ago explains his altruistic approach to the limit less water supply this way i figure that since everybody out there helped pay for my well its only fair that i let them ha vc a sa mple of the water that keeps coming up and on saturday when temperatures soared into the 90s folks walking the streets during the big sale were more than happy to taste the fruits of their tax dollars