Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Sun-Tribune (Stouffville, ON), 28 Apr 2011, p. 7

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Occasionally. very (measkmafly. l exercise my own grasswutting skills. When the spirit mm me. I grab the con- trols andcomplete sever- al whirls around the yard. It's fun as well as excellent exercise. What‘s really sat- isfying is the fact I'm able to see what I've achieved. This amness increases my desire to continue. I love it. My enjoyment. I sup- pose. dates back 70 years when l was but a wee lad l's grassmutling time. that season of me year when residents... both urban and rural. awaken their lawnmow- crs from a deep winter's sleep. hoping thete's sufl ficient power Him the old B ’ 8: Stratfim to last anot or summer. Our 19-inch Whirlwind can rightfully be classed as a miracle mowet. We acquired it Second-hand seven springs ago from Stouffville’s Alvin Booth. The purchase price was “$80. This same Mr. Booth has kept it continuâ€" ally humming with only minor tune-ups in earIy May. For a fee of 540. he sharpens the blade. tightens the and mplaizes the plugs plus whatever other touch" ups he considers necesâ€" , 1b fufly appreciate the strength of this machine, one must realize our expectations extend far beyond a twke-a-momh. one-lawn ‘ operation. Son Barry has a string of regtuarcustomers. some of whbm have no mow~ ers of their he uses ours. This. of course. incmaseé the 113196! fail- ure But neVer once has it let him down. Every fall. on its return to hibemation.we hid it a fond farewell. presuming its putt -pun days gm: Over. However, once amused from its deep sleeprljl’s ready to go again. ' Should our lawns be half-cut, friends? We cover the ‘ surface with ‘ fertilizer to M? W W Winner. M complain because it’s growing too fast: lim Thomas is a wwmumm umhrmmupam finmommanfiamn ansflmnfldbebust “mans-prayed outlawm with beet. Then the glass Woonwuphalftm. With theTom. and little brother's help. we cut not only the front lawn. but the back mm as well. M even-extended our efforts to the edge of the road. Om place looked much like a bowiing green. . likeitormmolhisday, lawn-cutting is a marge occupation. We am the. surface with fertilizer to nukethegaSSwwfaswr. then complain because it's ngoo fast. “This is the Cadillac of manners.” I remember stone owner Cec Hen- drickssayfingasheh'elped load “Big Red" into the back of my father's Ford. . Nasahryofmaweek. this 590 immanent was a base But I fen I owed my paw this much for all the they’d donefmme. Long after 1959. when I finally left the farm. “Big Red“ was still rolling. with little brother. now much bigget. at the controls. Back then, like most folks. we used a push mower. Ours was a 10- inch cut. My two bmxh~ asandasistcrtook One would do pan. then another wnuld take om. When younger. qnly half the lawn was thawed. However. as w ' ' older and sum did it all. And had it look- ing really good too. much ong par with golf courses of today. But come 195]. nun). mat‘ion took over. I'd saved up sufficient funds to purchase a new 18-inch Tom from Smufivifle's Hendricks Hardware. down on the farm.We had a huge lawn. close to half an acre. It exicnded from the from of the house to the road. Roaming with lim Thoan PORTOB ELLA MUSO OMS C. CANAbAfRIME , Q S m‘ggg fife Ill; E S“? WHAI ‘ T33 (:00 KIN’ £55 at igfi 3i [‘11 A is"! WIPE; I p t _ 23¢; DELI! WHAT’S HAPPENIN’ UTSIDE ! SPECIALS UNTIL CLOSING SUNDAY, MAY 1 INOI'IIOIIY “0C II nous: no... my»... Minn-1. W790 . M 9:091:60 , an. 9mm - 3m. moo-5m 548 Carlton Road. Unionville (905) 9140- 1 770 Wingqm m a W.” mm“ m a m Bquoywi W 2 V ' 12.795V77W was: " b" "d “Himmufl.flm â€" knowing: mm mm: yummy “’50:me into

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