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i p8 weekender april to 1993 mkst serendipity returns stolen war medals to family judy phillips correspondent its a bizarre case of lost and found that has travelled the globe and ended in the area about 25 years ago war medals belonging to wing com- mander pc sherren of the royal canadian air force were stolen from his sons home in cambridge england it was not until years later his son michael realized they were missing the medal collection is one of the most valuable canadian collections in the world and include a military cross with a bar a star impressed and a british war medal and victory the wing commander died in the kings cup air race at scarborough england in 1937 last year a sherren cousin stephen graham in pei received a call from a man who did not identify himself but lansings free fence deck seminar learn howto from the yes we wood people in markham youll learn all about planning designing building choosing lumber pressuretreated or cedar available hardware wood finishes for looks and protection timberscaping learn howto for professional results thursday april 22 1993 22 heritage road 7pm to 9pm r registerby phone 7987375 b liiuiiuu uuamiy iitfyioici iaiiy lansing distribution centre 22 heritage road markham tiful garden is one of lifes great pleasures thats why tarkiane has been part of ontarios finest homes for two generations our expert landscape design and construction team works closely with our clients to create unique gardens that compliment and harmonize with their natural environment we re pleased to announce the 1993 opening of our model qardens landscape design center open to the public mon fri 10 am 6 pm sat sun 9iolidaysll am 5 pm come tour our gardens and consult with our landscape architects come 6e inspired at tparfclane parklane model gardens model gardens garden tours professional consultation product information and displays nursery seminars and workshops on stouffville road 12 mile east of highway 404 4168875851 par k l a n e f reft rr t e j vj t tt rae i j or oner tree aecaaea t 4 said he had seen the medals up for auction in toronto he had heard of the sherren family through a family history by joe sherren of stoufiville he knew that there was sherren family in pei and called to see if they knew the medals were available for auction this was the first the sher ren family had heard of the medals since they had been stolen joe sherren was asked to investigate he called the auc tion house in london ontario and learned that the medals had been bought by a toronto doctor dr len macfayden for 10000 joe sherren contacted him to find out how the family could reclaim them as it turned out he also knew of the sherren family in pei because he was originally from there as well the family had a choice either go through the courts in england and reclaim the medals because they had been stolen or pay for them joe discussed it with his cousin michael in cambridge who said he was willing to pay for them to have them back in the family it seemed like the simplest method the doctor let them have them for the same price he paid 10000 right now joe sherren has them locked safely away in a safety deposit box where they will stay until later this year when he plans to travel to pei first to show them to his relatives there and then travel on to england where he will personally deliver them to michael it was a lot of serendipity that brought the medals back to the family said sherren bluebirds in good hands from page 7 the rouge valley south of stee- les ave the fruits of his labor have finally started to pay off last summer he was delighted to report his first sighting of a nesting pair of blue birds in 25 years in that area he hopes the school children who walked through milne park and along the banks of the rouge river this week will be so lucky while hes confident half of the 12 boxes set up by the students will eventually get nested he concedes the inhabi tants are more likely to be wrens chickadees or tree swal lows than bluebirds but every little bit helps he insists the bluebird population is on the rise again thanks to the installation of millions of such boxes throughout north america and with national wildlife week coming april 18 to 24 lewis feels there is no time like the present to harness the youthful idealism of kids in his attempt to save the bluebirds and the rouge learning the ropes pays off