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c2 tribune june 28 1989 mmwlk lighting c eufre tffed clearance sale up to 50 off 4 panels 2 lights reg 4235 2795 20panel 8 light bevelled glass 94 w mm mffidm tf tm 39igth jjmt 76 length aaamt compor wt also ouow vakoos sms of matching hauwav f 1xtu ts at inckeoi8ue low mscesi 8 panels 5 lights reg 899s s8 10 panels 5 lights reg 12495 84 solid brass 12 light wtemsbug 35900 youth for christ reunion sv hand blown murano glass chandeliers mooy stytes ood jiz o choot including 24 kt gold plating m mem8eb of the tftra business bureau hours monwed 9 am 6 pm thursfri omypm sol 9om4pm sale ends june 30 176buuockdrunit67 mmhamontl3p1w2 3 471 8242 i sox he -foe- kate gilderdale correspondent a special celebration was held at markham missionary church sunday when former members of stouffville youth for christ yfc gathered for a 40year reunion service youth for christ was initiated by don and pauline ratcliff who live on stouffville rd near em manuel international with the assistance of others in the community at the time recalls don there was little entertainment for young people on a saturday night and they felt something should be done to address the problem we set up rallies and showed christian films and travelogues every saturday night throughout the year he explains the rallies continued for about 20 years until television became the major source of entertainment wed have sports first and at nine oclock we came in for the rally he says several churches later started sunday night rallies after the local service he notes the meetings were led by local pastor norman rowan all i did was get the films and arrange the talent for the saturday night rallies insists don what made them grow is that we had four years of musical festivals where between 65 and 70 con testants would take part don and his brother howard contributed prize money of about 1200 for the festivals for the first six months they brought in talent from toronto and various parts of the world says don but it didnt work we started with a church full in december but ended up with about a dozen by june with declining numbers they decided to concentrate their ef forts on local talent and that paid off he says out of the musical festivals came the radio broad cast choirs the organization also featured a boys band four years after yfc was formed youthtime radio which is still broadcast on seven ontario stations and other channels around the world was started to encourage participation in the early yfc rallies the organizers used to arrange various sports activities in cluding hockey and baseball as many as 30 volleyball teams would play in the park remembers don that got the come and help us celebrate entire summer stock off sale begins june 26th thanks markham for your patronage 144 main st n markham 2943942 young people mixing in they also offered a summer camp pro gram on lake rosseau in the muskoka region we had 30 boys and 30 girls a year for four years between 1948 and 1951 thats what made my hair grey he jokes we had a nurse and a cook several counsellors mr rowan and myself and our wives they still have records from those camps where one weeks camp expenses for 40 people came to 9555 pauline says smiling the cook susan hutchison received the princely sum of 15 for her hard work shes just had her 96th birthday she lives in parkview home pauline adds a total of between 200 and 300 young people were involved in yfc for many it was the focal point of their young lives during the summer they had a drivein in the park on saturday nights we also had a fundrais- ing banquet every year observes don in winter they would skate on the pond behind the ratcliff home when the youth centre was built in the midfifties it became the focal point for yfc activities fi armer gardens imc garden center 640080 canada day fireworks available main st stouffville hours mondayfriday 8 am to 9 pm saturday 8 am to 6 pm sunday 9 am to 6 pm hanging baskets 1295 reg 1495 peonies reg 699 now 499 poneo roses buy 2 and icrecdveaboxoif vjgoo pose food eevaiue359 the original radio broadcasts- came from the presbyterian church in stouffville which up until then had been closed for about six months don still produces the pro- grams which include interviews with young people returning from mission work in the third world and talks on various topics followed by a panel discussion the panelists are ratcliffs son terry daughter donna milligan and winston thurston pastor of the markham mis sionary church who has been in volved for the past 16 years part of the program is done in florida part in minnesota and- part of it is recorded here in the youth centre says don he puts the show together on tape and its aired weekly on about 20 stations he believes yfc and youthtime radio have helped to put stouffville on the map when he and pauline took a crosscanada trip several years ago they visited various chur- ches often meeting people who had attended their rallies from the radio broadcasts we have advertised stouffville- stresses don now everyone can spell it adds pauline hardly a week goes by without a radio station wanting to carry the program 4h trip to manitoba kate giloerdale correspondent we also carry garden tools clay pols potting soil loam triple mix top soil br ties bark chips gardening gloves peal moss pine garden mulch seeds patio slabs a barrels fertilizer gravel retaining vvals curbs unlock pavers limestone screening sand portland cement masonry cement we deliver six local teens are among a group of 4h members taking part in an exchange trip to manitoba which leaves toronto on july 14th spokeswoman kathy simpson of the ontario ministry of agriculture and food told the tribune theyre going to fly out to manitoba on july 14th return ing july 21st then theyll be- hosting their manitoba twins from the 24th to the 31st of july 4h leader mrsiaghes foster will i be their chaperone on the trip the trip will enable them to compare the two provinces and learn more about the culture and history of the program in other parts of canada she said theyll be doing some touring and getting involved in various 4h activities when the manitoba group comes here theyre planning to go on field trips as well witnesses wanted anyone witnessing a collision between a white toyota automobile and a honda motor cycle at the intersection of hwy 7 and wootten way in the town of markham on june 9 1989 please call susan fisher 3622100 weekdays seaway pools spas saunas 25 heritage road markham ontario 2948030 we will be closed open monday july 3rd 900 am to 800 pm customer appreciation draw monday july 3rd at 300 pm automatic pool cleaner s i hrfu0 bsjwjy pools hr r mistore specials one day only i m