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Fred Lewis. the feed stun- (mu-r! operator; was the community’s heart and soul. The son of Bertram and Elizabeth (Anthony) Lewis, [JR-(1mm the centre of cvcryrhing What he lacked in formal education was sup- [flamed by domnninatiun. turnast and integrity. he hamlet. of Altona. three kilonwtm east of is a quiet four comch surrounded by Pickering Airport country. But not always so. Back in the mid-1m. it war. it busy mral hamiet that included two stores. two churches. a school. apple butth factory. several attractive homes. many productive farms and an agricultural depot called Altona Reed and Supplies. Ho miw in Minesing. nonh- wcst of After attending high school only a few weeks. Fred decided hoeng tumips for $1 a day would be more advantageous. He suggested the learher turn his desk over to some- omf else. "1 wgb Willing to leqm by andSupplieslnadditbntofinfilL ing the tractor mununents of area WMdmsoldmlesw Iawnnxwvem Assisted by longtime eran FrankWhite. Bob Hall and Paul Meyer. Wmflfismmkiallcmdin 1975 when local MP Norm Cafik delem an eviction notice. saying h'n property was nee-dad for an airport making mistakes,” he says. "later. he mtumed to school. serving a nincvyear trustee term on the Altona boaxd along with Fred Nighswander and Fred McNair. "l'dhcardmmours.’fiedsald.“but the message still came in a shock.” In the months that [(llltm‘d. the cntim area changed. Fred and Ruth [mic wow among those who mluctantly left. They acquimd land near Mlnestng on which they built a home and whom Fwd still Ruth died in 200]. Hut-vet the emmprvnvur. I‘n-d turned his mce-fltmflshing tractor business into a successful hobby. purchauing machines. all of them fonds. from private (men and public auctions IWMMWMWM Mr. lewis made his big mow in Memories of Altona for sale You Want to be elected, eh? To this display he added pickup trucks. many uhwined from Weslcm Canada Hours were spent refurbish- ing the vehicles to showroom condi- tion. Eager buyers came fmm as far as lblland."Belgium. New York and the Marifim V On Sept. 2, another chapter in Fred’s life will all but end. Beginning at 10:30 a.m.. 30 tractors and mm! trucks will be sold. At ag: 9|. Fred's entering into what he describes as semhrt‘tirt'mt‘m. He'll hold a few tractors back “for old time's sake". [he auction will AIM) include mhor pier“ marhinory, ax vmll as several 51mm and more than 50.000 board feet of lumber. Sewm Auctionéering of Shel- burnc is in Charge. assisted by Gary Hill and Phil Faulkner. both of Uxbridge. [he event will last the cntln' day. The location is the imm- scction ofSimcoc and Scadon roads. south of Mines'mg. Despite his dcpamm’ [mm native Ahona more than T!) ago. FIE-d hasn! forgnnen his mom Ho mums often in visii frk‘nds and farmer neighbours but mom specifically to pay "spews to his late wife â€" their Howm'c’r, this would all end in I975 when local MP Norm (Iafik delivc’red an m'iainn notice. saying his property was needed for an airport. with Iim Thomas His famun'u- nwmnry relaws m the acquisition of Mama's public school and its tmnsfonnauoh into a community comm. When the school board put the building up for Fwd pondened the possibility of its By Smuffville phi“ lanthmpisl. the late An Latcham. called in‘al the [MS store. “What are you waiting for?” Ffl‘d malls lab cham saying. “you buy it and 1;" pay for it.“ But Fred refused. "Let's do it together.” he said. 'nwy did. “'lhe hall served an important wedding anniversary. her binhday and damnation day an Smuflvilk- (bindery. Fred and Ruth (Slack) won- marricd Oct. 19. 1940 and had nine children: Ray of Glasgow. Far! of Cochrane. Ah. Terry (deceased). home of Altona and five daughlcrx. lean Harper of Peted'mmugh. Shirley Manson of Brooklin. Joyce Johnson M Stanford; lune Powdl (deceased) and Helen Hamemon of Slouffville. Fred mains Altona's two stores. one operated by Ollie Madill and the other by lohn Monkhmw. He remembers the fine china Mr. Monk- housc would import from lingiand. treasured pieces that attracted buy- ers hum miles amund. He also recalls weigh scales at the site. Hay-haulers were changed In (rms regardless of whether their wagons were mded or empty. 35 mat-mmhfldmn nand purpose.” Fred say-x "We had dam-s. cm Mmhmptmns. festivals â€" a little bit of everything." “In 1970. We sold 138 motorcycles and mopeds." Fwd recalls. Over a pcnod of fiw wars....lawn- mower sales totalled Hose to 4(1). It seemed lire cwry farmer in the arm owrled a lpwis tractor. llrmewr. this all ended with the l972 airport r-xpmpriatkm. Fwd Lewis pulled up stakes. ()ver a penod oi fiw y’l‘aISJdWll- mower sales totalled Hose to 4(1). It seemed lite every farmer in the area owned a imvis tractor. lltmever. this all ended with the l972 airport expropriation. Fred Lewis pulled up stakes. Altona would never be the Neither will things be quite the same at 2403 Seadon Road. RR 2. Barrie after Sept. 3. MWSémmmm mbmmhmmw â€" COFTL’CUY. Tight! A few tips from sorheone who has umred hundruhs of candidates in elettions of all varieties? 0 Hits isn't >Just a popular- ity contest. It's not just walking amtmd weekend festivals. Rob Fwd. kissing babies and posing for cellphone video. It's long. boring. meetings until all hours 0 Thicken thv skin. Your - Do you have conflicts of interest? lle about those acres of land the family owns in the municipality? And there's that pesky relative who works for the town. Now. register that domain name and order your lawn signs Fourteen months and counting, candidates. inflasontseatorofmeSwm MeiothmMmm All the while. business (~35 bimm. ing at the feed atom Altona would never be the Neither will things be quite the same at 2403 Scadun Road. RR 2. name after Sept. 3. know .fcvwr than 50 per com of us Visilt'd a poll during the 2010 municipal election in Wlmchurch-Swuflvifle? voting. Hopefully. Maybe The Bachelorenc was on that night. Or Nofi'ills had a clearance on kumquats. ()r55 permntofushadacmd. Good on them. It's one Ihing m chirp fmm the back rowal a town meetingor were: cold one with your pals on the Whatever. it's an unaccept- abk' number. You've been had. l‘hal’s voting. But what about seeking office. Whitchurch-Sumffvilic? Mayor Wayne limmerson. who said before the last 9300 lion he won’t be mnning this time, predicts a record slate of hopeftflsmbcseekinghisoflicc and the six seats. that surnmnd 1m in the muncxl chambers V 7 V r V W I "’5 another to create a plat- form. put your name forward and cmating an onl'me ounce looking for suppon. You'll be recognized in Giant Tiger or as you put your retyc‘lmg (ml â€" covertly. right? he York Region Media Group‘s Big 50 project is desjgned to get you interested in Misme {VENDORSE WANTED mum won't behave it. bu! not everyone‘s going to be smitten by you or your politics. You'll lose people you dung“ wen: friends and pick up enemies This is not a pretty game 0 Remember. you’ll become a public figure. Your mark will be in the paper ~ even if ynu don't return ou: You'l! be recognimd in Giant Tiger or as you put your recycling out ~~ conufly, right? 0 Do thy homework. Know the municipal and planning acts. They're big what local council does and don‘t delve. into provincial or federal matters. 0 Talk to councillors past and present abom the work- induding the committee meetings and night and after- noon work. How much time will you require to deal with nmstimem concern-i? Can you afford dune hours? and:ka W hie-15y with hm Mason OffTheTop