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While President Miller's use of the wow! "family" Mates to the executive; the board of directors and 767 volunteers. it could also apply to his own famity. including patents Don and Dec Miller. wife Debbie and daughters Michelle, Melissa and Kristen. . Through the years. all haw: been involch in many areas of , the four-day show. including the a homecraft disp‘lay. information booth and Old Maclkmald'a Farm. It‘s one of the largest and oldest country exhibitions of its kind in Canada. v - â€" This is the expression used by president . Rob Miller of Slouffvillc to dmribc the 167th annual Markham Fair that offi~ ciafly opens today. Family ‘af-fair’ for president Roaming Around with Jim Thomas e'ne a family". [we WY. $9129.10“ I WMWOFWKW . 32W1muomcs'r LOCAL ELECT ION-NIGHT COVERAGE NEXT THURSDAY: Â¥0RKREGION.COM Stouflville‘s Rob Miller is foliowing family tradition as president of this year's Markham Fair. 1113 fair opens today and runs until Sunday. He grew up near the McGowan Road fairgroundx STAFF PHOTOGJOCID WITYEVH N FOODBANK % USE STILL 0N RISE "the community looks out for us," 430 noting they are one of the lmky fond banks in “wt Region. lkmwcr. last year. according In Maw Wayne Emmerson. who initiated tlw annual fobd drive in 2009. it was primarily the dew]. open who stocked the sheM'S._ Between filling the barrels 0n n Biff“) basis with food at NoFrill's and Mom). (ash gifts fmm residents and not bring ('hargmi rem by the church when: the food bank is housed. there is no need for ihc food bank to receive gowmment funding Mserls \md. In an 95011 to help keep the food banks sheMzs stocked. the third annual lhanksgjvr ing Family Food Drive lakes plaw Saturday from 10 aJn. to 2 pm. at the town hall. Ill Sandiford Ur. "We do live in a very affluent. abnndam community.” Ms Wells said. In 20"). between 30 and 50 people a week required the food bank’s msistance. This year, there an: about 40 to 80 people in week- ly. some of whom are preview; clients who made their way out of their predicament. only to retum, according to Maria) Wells, m-mdi- mum of the food bank. "They come. they need and WC pmvidc.’ she said. “I! rmnainly is imreasing.” sbolanfi’yrrng. com The number of Whitthurch-Smufiw'lk‘ 95ch just kmps‘goim up and up. Third annual town drive also collecting coats. cash Saturday Sr! BY SANDRA BOLAN