7 s is e3 x j a metroland community newspaper vol95 n023 wednesday october 6 1982 25 cents 16 pages stouffville many en tries in last weeks internation al plowing match at lucan near london ont mired their machines in the mud but two- stouff ville men struck gold ken ferguson frederick street won the canadian championship he and runner- up bob brown of ayr will repre sent this country in world com- petition at zimbabwe rhodesia next may floyd forsyth rr 2 stouff ville- captured the ontario ti tle he and runnerup barry timbers of milton will compete in the canadian at prince ed ward island in august steve dunkeld of rr 1 zephyr will also be a competitor in the junior division ken fergusons lands were described as excellent he used an international tractor and a twofurrow kvernland plow hisassistant was norm robson of richmond hill floyd took along his own ford tractor and twofurrow ransomes plow he was an en try in what he called the grandfathers class35 years and over most thought me ready for the coffin but i slip ped out he joked a former canadian champion he was an entry in the world match at de nmark in 1970 i really didnt expect it he said of his latest success we all do our best but sometimes thats not good enough he de scribed conditions early in the match as really bad the tractors would either slip or sink he said kevin wells of stouffville and herb jarvis of agincourt also plowed in the ontario ken ferguson was presented with the coveted silver plow award at a banquet in london friday night wife janice and her parents mr and mrs bob wainright attended the cere mony janice hopes to accom pany her husband to rhodesia in 83 class winners from this area follow darryl snodden sun derland ivan bacon uxbridg- e herb jarvis agincourt eric timbers stouffville steve dunkeld zephyr ken ferguson stouffville floyd forsyth stouffville several others placed in the top three includingmark grove gerald bell ron kennedy kevin wells steven gorrall and jan king for town trustee js board battle stouffville it isnt exactly boiling but the elec- tion pot in whitchurch- stouffviile is at least heat ing up latest to toss an ember onto the fire is brigadier- general jim west a resi dent at the corner of second and william streets mr west now a commis sioner with the canadian red cross will seek a posi tion on the york region board of education a scat currently held by trustee harry bowes whenthe people have a choice the democratic pro cess is enhanced west told the tribune he said that while he hadnt indicated his intentions formally to mr bowes he had said as early as two years ago hed be let ting his name stand mr west father of five says hes vitally interested in education he has two chil dren attending university one enrolled at u of t and the other at wilfrid laurier an older son is a medical doctor mr and mrs west moved from aurora to stouffville two years ago they purch ased the centuryold coach house on william street a town- landmark this most recent announcement brings to three the number seeking election here marie adams main street east is contest ing the ward 5 post held by councillor wilf morley and ged stonehouse fairview avenue is going after the ward 6 seat held by council lor jim sanders the elec- tiondate is mon nov 8 deadline nears 9 meet kristy alayne parker tenmontholddaughter of alan and kimberlee parker 22 mill street markham kristy alayne was crowned grand champion babyjiri aontest saturday auwar- hamjairxtharese velghampioftwas lffionth aifric stouffville the dead- line forreceipt of nominations in the forthcoming municipal elections is 5 pm mon oct 18 however those not wishing to wait until theeleventh hour can sign in at the whiten- urchstduffville municipal office on thurs oct 14 and fri oct 15 between 830 am and 430 pm clerk- administrator pat muir will also be available oct 18 from nine to five nominees have un til 5 pm oct 19 to withdraw each nomination must be accompanied by a minimum of ten supporting signatures mrs muir advises fifteen in case of complications no deposit is re quired jwhitchurchstouffville is di- fmeeting stouffville the suc cess of the preelection meeting in 1980 has prompted the town library staff to sponsor another in 82 it will be held wed oct 27 at 8 pm in the auditorium at stouffville dist secondary school although the format hasnt been finalized organizers want to allow considerable time for questions from an appointed panel and from the audience videdinto six wards with one representative from each and a mayor over all the town has one member on the york re gion board of education selected by public school elec tors separate school suppor ters elect one representative from markham and whitch- urchstouffville to sit on the york region board and one representative from aurora and whitchurchstouffville to sit on the separate school board there is no election for hydro commissioners here they are appointed by council election day for a threeyear term is monday nov 8 cathy oconnor tops 4h calf show a- markham eighteen year old cathy0connorrr 2 markham enjoyed outstanding success in 4h dairy club com- petition at markham fair the grade 13 student at st roberts high school thor- nhill was named champion showman and showed the grand champion calf shell receive the bank of nova scotia andbankofcommerceawards respectively at a ceremony in newmarket next month in addition she was the reserve champion showman and had the reserve champion calf in interclub competition cathy is the daughter of dr and mrs rd oconnor mccowan road other 4h dairy club winners wereeileen oconnor re serve grand champion calf and reserve champion show man doug livingstone wood- bridge interclub grand champion calf and champion showman in 4h beef club competition heather grant of rr 1 stouff ville won the grand cham pionship with her calf the re serve champion was mark toole of newmarket cham pion showmanwas jamie hirons of schomberg mark toole was reserve champion showman russ brown of unionville was the grand champion in 4h grain crop competition char lie warriner of markham won the reserve- don smith of markham will receive the claremont coop trophy as top grain crop ex hibitor- in 4h guernsey interclub terry beckett of union ville had the grand champion calf arlene beckett had the re serve tim balsdon of quecnsville was champion showman and marie beckett reserve scott daughter of greg and susan scott unionville there were more than 100 entries making the trophy presentation is debbie fish miss markham fair1982 t fa v5 bluyblomikr t f i v model markham he doesnt bake he wanted to enter some thing said a smiling kimber- lee parker with reference to her husbands participation in markham fair he did blonde blueeyed kristy alayne the ten-month- old girl captured the hearts of the audience and the judges to win the grand championship in the fairs annual baby contest saturday there were more than 100 entries mr and mrs parker reside at 22 mill street in markham kristy alayne is their one and only- but we hope to have a few more alan added th6 reserve grand cham pion was also a girl 14-month- old megan scott daughter of greg and susan scott 50 long- water chase unionville mr and mrs scott have one son kevinage six debbie fish the queen of markham fair pre sented each child with a trophy donated by the stouffville progress club cathy lee was master of ceremonies division winners follow three to six months girls- jennifer sarah jones daughter of robt and rosalyn jones rr 2 claremont boyspustin dayidmoqre son of david and sharon moore whiteoak court markham six to nine months girls- angela williams daughter of oliver and susan williams empringham- crescent mar kham boysaaron matthew mcleod son of alastair and mary mcleod wales avenue markham- nine to twelve months girlskristy alayne parkerdaughter ofalanand kimberlee parker mill street markham boysbrorisoh le- ger son of terry and marion legerj rr 2 stouffville twelve t6 fifteen months girlsmegan anne scott daughter of greg and susan scott longwater chase unionville boysscott gard ner allan son of david allan rougecrest drive markham if anything will make a basset hound smile its winning the grand championship in the markham fair pet show mabel didnt exactly burst out laughing but nineyearold mark deller of pringle avenue markham was the happiest boy on the grounds mark and mabel received the ron underwoodtrophy jim thomas b the greatest dulverton plan by jim thomas markham opening cere- monies can be boring most people attend not out of in- terest but out of respect to stay a way might hurt some- ones feelings such was undoubtedly the position some folks found them- ji selves thursday the official i opening of markham fair but not for long the format of the program and the frankness of remarks maintained audience interest throughout like the fair itself none wanted to lea v- ewere sorry when it ended rogers gardham the master of ceremonies set the tone of the event describing president bill walker as not just another auctioneer but a man with a deep insight into agriculture and our dependency oh the land r7 the president proceeded to expand on this theme pointing to a heed for greater under standing between food produc- erand food consumer theres a bridge that needs to be built a gap that needs to be bridged he said his reference to a crisis in agriculture was supported by guest speaker dennis timbrell provincial minister of agricul- ture were going through dif ficult times he agreed with respect to the fair it self mr gardham called it a phenomenal success with re cord crowds thursday friday and saturday- president wal ker estimated the attendance at well over 100009 its the biggest thing thats ever happened in my life he stated couldnt have asked for greater cooperation shirtsleave weather pre vailed throughout with temperatures reaching the low 70s saturday afternoon and sunday despite huge crowds the grounds never seemed con gested twenty thousand cars were accommodated in the parking area 8600 of these on saturday stouffville the huge dulverton develop ment containing 576 re sidential lots has been reg istered mayor eldred king revealed this week the subdivision im mediately north of stouffvil- les builtup area will extend from the ninth line through to hwy 47 and will be con structed in six phases the town is presently awaiting a 26 million letter of credit when this is received work on the first phase can begin while not making predic tions as to when construction may start mayor king ex pressed elation over the good news- he pointed to many benefits that will re sult if and when the project becomes a reality the ma- jor one he said will be an alternate castwest road re lieving congestion on main street work on the towns sewage disposal plant is already underway with an elevated water storage tow er to be constructed later on two school sites are set out in the plan one public and one separate mayor king sees in- creased assessment coming out of- the development to provide additional commun ity services more impor tantly he likes the thought of new blood being trans fused into thearea through the arrival of new residents new people have a lot to offer a town he said noting that growth in stouffville has remained almost stationary in recent years r