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p 10 economist sunthe tribune thursday september 4 1997 mst three couples celebrate century of married life on saturday aug 23 don and vi total of 100 years of marriage in tavistock helped them mark this momentous occa- on saturday aug 23 don and vi raymer bruce and eleanor raymer and barry and elizabeth raymer celebrated a total of 100 years of marriage in tavistock ont among the hundreds of people who helped them mark this momentous occa sion were ruby and frank burkholder of stouffville sister and brotherinlaw of this saturday sunday all leather sofas loveseats sofa beds including custom orders mattress sets ljmmmmm3s on any furniture or mat tress purchase of 300 or more on your eaton card 35 nonrefundable admin istration fee and applicable taxes payable at time of purchase oac offer ends sept 7 1997 see complete details in store all fabric sofas loveseats occasional tables occasional chairs 15 off if youve got it use it all bedroom dining room and home office furniture area rugs lamps pictures mirrors m xl 012 its guaranteed o on all regularpriced merchandise only cannot be combined with any other offer free delivery of your furniture purchase in the local trading area only e are your home store community don and aunt and uncle of bruce and barry aug 23 was don and vis 50th anniversary while the two younger couples were both celebrating their silver wedding anniversaries they must have had over 500 people go through the door on sat urday between 2 and 4 said ruby adding that so many wellwishers showed up one guest joked that some of them must have been going out the door and coming back for a second round of greetings i couldnt believe they knew so many people it really was quite a day after the open house the family hosted a sitdown turkey dinner for 167 in tavistock hall which was followed by a program of entertain ment by friends and family they even did a skit of red green and somebody asked if they were the real actors that put on the television show people were rolling in the aisles don and vi and their family lived and farmed in markham until 1969 said ruby bruce and barry went to markham high school and a lot of people in this area would know the family the couple has two other sons brian and brad in lieu of gifts the raymers asked that people make donations to the food bank and hun dreds of dollars were raised during the afternoon sunday at noon don and vi put on a buffet lunch for 40 people they have a big dining room area in their apartment building in tavis tock it was an unforgettable weekend for the whole family said a tired but happy ruby soon after she and frank returned to stouffville kate gilderdale cancer society seeks helpers the markhamwhitchurch-stouff- ville unit of the canadian cancer soci ety is looking for volunteers to help with fundraising activities and to drive patients to and from medical appoint ments contact the unit office at 2945925 richmond hlllthornhillvaughan rhythmic gymnastics established for over 45 years offers development programs for tots children teens in recreational competitive rhythmic gymnastics professional coaching registration markham centre 190 bullock drive unit 11 mccowan hwy7 sept 812 6 9pm sept 13 llam3pm doncaster centre 60doncasterave unit 7 sept 812 69pm sept 13 llam3pm richmond hill yonge st elgin milk st harytrs for information call 905 8897889 or 905 8465021