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18 economist sunlsuntribune community saturday sept 3 2005 labour day hits streets unionville is taking labour day celebrations to the streets this holiday mon day main street unionville is open to pedestrians only monday for the towns labour day festival the hol iday road closure runs 8 am to 6 pm from carleton road september 29 to october 2 atnbudw contest the markham fair- is excited to announce the 2005 markham fair ambassador competition the competition will take place on saturday spetember 24th at markville shopping centre at 100pm this is your opportunity to serve your community win great prizes and have lots of fun students aged 1824 are invited to enter the competition ambassadors represent the fair from september 29 to october 2 2005 as well all entrants must be willing to represent the fair at different community events and competitions throughout the year please direct all inquiries about becoming a con testant to markham fair office 9056423247 visit us at wwwmarkhamfairca please mail completed entry form to markham fair10801 mccowan road markham on l3p 3j3 ages 1824yrs by aug 2006 name address phone age the markham golf country club is now offering memberships monthly minimum remain in effect for each membership for more information call 9054777713 to the forks events will include an all- day farmers market live music along main street and at the bandstand and chil drens entertainment shops boutiques and restaurants will be open all day one of the highlights of this years festival is at the bandstand where retrodiscofunk band neon crush will have visitors to the nearby farmers market groovin to classic music from the 1970s and 80s markham will be alive with music all afternoon as the charlie finlay latin group the jim smith band and jazz musician rob christian pro vide street entertainment main streets musical cel ebrations begin just before lunchtime as the cat the fiddle take to the streets with a kidpleasing performance bands will play until 530 pm for more information about unionville and this seasons special events visit wwwunionvilleinfocom quitters come through for hospice square by square a group of quilters has raised 808 for the evergreen hospice as part of an annual chal lenge each quilter in markhams village quilters was given a piece of fabric to incorporate into a quilting design then all the quilters came together and the designs were joined this unique quilt was donated to the hospice to use for fundraising the hospices volunteers sold raffle tickets at a number of local events over the summer raising more than 800 which will go towards programs and services for the hospice on thursday morning the winning raffle ticket was selected the quilt went to stouffville resident eleanor whittingham she said shes never won anything of this size shes thrilled said karen warner the hospices fund develop ment coordinator the hospice only receives enough government assis tance to cover 12 per cent of the cost of running its pro grams ms warner said the remaining money must be raised through fundraising ms whittingham will receive the quilt at the quil ters meeting on sept 13 at 8 pm evergreen hospice is a nonprofit organization that provides supportive care for people of all ages in markham and whitchurch- stouffville who are experi encing the impact of a life- threatening illness or death for more information about the evergreen hospice go to wwwever- greenhospiceorg or call 905-472- 5014 saturday september 10 mmuken mills community centre 7600 kennedy road 930 am to 500 pm rain or shine free admission free pancake breakfast for the first 2000 visitors starting at 930 am free activities for children ages 212 years and lots of free entertainment come ee tony moiesioorth fooiesque zan zar the magical genie and interactive emcees play all day pass for only 5 available at the festival wujujmillikenchilclrensfestivalca arkham rai ir i n bridge vm marknam east and a tom i n 1- cjnionvi lie brancnes this celebrate markham event is funded in part by the town of markham