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j senior 84 is a driving force tribune december 7 1988 c5 in the 10 months edwin raymer has driven for home support services hes clocked more than 100 journeys taking local seniors on various errands frora hospital appointments to shopping trips j born and raised in markham township mr raymer moved to i montreal with his company more jthan 40 years ago when his wife j died in 1986 after 59 years of mar- riage he decided to come back to the area where they both grew up i have a lot of relatives here and didnt see any point in stay- ing alone in montreal he says he feels his decision was the right one i chose stouffville i because i knew it from years back and its still the way the old towns used to be i find the people so friendly and helpful no stranger to helping others mr raymer was a driver for the volunteer bureau in montreal for 15 years the bureau offered help for dif ferent groups of people including disturbed teenagers one of his jobs was to drive them to a bowl ing alley once a week they once said to me are you going to wait or come back recalls mr raymer i said no i want to bowl with you and i did so for more than 14 years he also became involved in meals on wheels and drove cancer patients to their hospital appointments it wasnt long after he arrived in stouffville he read about home support services and decided to offer his help i didnt know if they needed anyone or whether theyd take a senior to look after other seniors he comments but they accepted me i went in on a friday and jean anderson im mediately said when can you start the following monday saw his first day with home support and he says there hasnt been a dull moment since yesterday i took two people out in the morning and ive just had another call for a drive he doesnt like to start too ear ly at least not before six oclock in the morning he smiles one of the most enjoyable aspects of his work mr raymer says is meeting old friends or their relatives from his early life while talking to one of his passengers he discovered shed been at school with him i said to her you used to go to dickson hill school in 1917 didnt you i remember you you were the most popular girl in the class mr raymer says he doesnt mind where he goes or what the weathers like i dont mind driving into the city ive been driving in mon treal since 1970 he says in bad weather people are sur prised he still goes out people are depending on me i dont mind bad weather now he spends much of his life in his car something he plans to continue as long as possible pianos m with exclusive lifetime warranty igem hm personal keyboards while they last hours 930 am 500 pm monsat- hwy7 alden ro denison ui z ui q rr i n keyboard group ltd 600 hood road markham 0nt phone 416 4770904 jys- t we tillage tbutcherj fecddicatesseii open 7 days special tftw black forest ham 99 100 gr roastbeef storemade 139 100 gr chickenbreast roast cooked 159 100 gr new york striploin steak 6981b 1540kg prime rib roast 449lb 990kg pork roast 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died in 1986 i think more people should be involved in helping others if i didnt do this what would i do 1 wanted to help people but i also wanted something to do he urges anyone with spare time to get in touch with home support at 84 mr raymer would like to see more healthy seniors become involved in the program hed also like to tell newcomers who may need assistance home support is just a phone call away i can do this work at my age because of gods goodness con cludes mr raymer hes given me the strength and the health to carry on for further information on home support services call gin- nv burrow at 6406554 or 6406563 insurance premiums vs j premium inuraiiee if you think you might be paying too much for home owner insurance ask us about safeco for comprehensive insurance coverage at very competitive rates safeco the smart choice for information on all tout auto home boat and business insurance needs contact the insurers 7812 kennedy rd untonville 4775000 safeco insurance company head office for canada mssissauga ont 40kft v 1 who is this famous personi mail to po box 14 1 goodwood ont log 1a0 many of you will recognize this gentleman as antoine darcy who for 17 years owned an- toines french restuarant in toronto those of you who have been fortunate enough to dine in his restaurant will surely remember the pate which was invariably served as a complimentary appetizer so many of his patrons asked if and where they could get this pate that he was forced to offer it for sale at one of torontos leading fine food shop the rest is history as they say it is now of fered at over 75 shops and restaurants in and around toronto indeed it has become so xtmarkham village grocer popular that antoine decided to close his restaurant in order to concentrate solely on the production of this pate why is it so popular simple really the combination of fresh chicken livers butter sherry and port not to mention pepper and other spices produces a flavour which is simply wonderful and extremely habit forming for those of you have yet to try this amazing pate we invite you to do just that its v2 price this week while it lasts shop early its our best seller and one last thing beware of imitations theyre out there our hours mon noon 7 tues wed thurs 97 fri 99 sat 96 sun 105 our location around the back on the parking lot of markham village lanes 144 main st north in markham our phone no j-