bia to host 1986 festival of lights main street page 3 get ready for an evening of holi day fun and frolic as markham merchants host the festival of lights friday dec 5 starting at 7 pm and con tinuing until 11 pm traffic will be detoured so residents can make their way through the vil lage admiring many of the re cently restored buildings along main st while paying a visit to local retailers kicking off the celebration will be the lighting of a 25foot christ mas tree sponsored by family trust on the corner of hwy 7 and main st tom shea chairman of the board of family trust will be master of ceremonies for the evening and will light the tree with ronald mcdonalds help crowds will then proceed north following the fort york color guard who will go through the maneuvers the tree will be the focal point to the village said caroline shannon this years festival chairman this year bia business im provement area members have joined together for a holiday fund raiser with money earned to be donated to the markham stouff- ville hospital bright red boxes can be seen in area stores with the christmas tree emblem there are plenty of activities for children of all ages at this years festival santa will be re ceiving gift lists in the lobby of the treniont hotel and murray grove will be providing old fashioned hayrides all evening markham district high school drama students will be roaming the streets dressed as storybook characters and will be offering to paint childrens faces adults will enjoy listening to favorite holiday sounds with victorian carollers the suther land fife and drum band and whitevale bell ringers dont miss the art show and sale which will take place upstairs in the tremont hotel artist harold braul will exhibit his modern oils on canvas beginning at 8 pm s this year restaurants along the main street including lindners the carriage tearoom melbas the duchess of markham and main street will be offering spe cial festival menus during the evening many people have never had the chance to join in the activities of a small village said mrs shannon the festival of lights gives residents new and old alike the chance to see what kind of vil lage spirit markham has to offer merchants will be passing out treats to visitors and a chestnut vendor will be on hand selling hot roasted chestnuts on the street sjsr fred flintstone and yogi bear will be on hand again to entertain youngsters during the festival of lights on friday a rousing rendition john simpson and bev foster dressed up in tradi tional costumes and sang carols during last years festival of lights theyll be returning this year to entertain shoppers on the main st bill lanning christmas anniversary storewidei sale sr mm sz duvet men qjm youre going to make it this lime from double size 99 save up to choose from canadas largest percale itoen selection tustom made drapery salel pinch pleated irom russian from balloon lie backs 99 balloon or q99 priscillarodpockeltsqfi roman j sqft all materials included lined and fully operational martex springmaid and j stevens shop at home decorating service 6308777 or contact nearest store j3wj hdownright to make bedrooms beautiful 115 main street markham 2948477 open- march 1987 f see our line of down coats phone orders accepted we ship from inventory long distance call collect canada wide delivery we register brides major credit save 50 special get acquainted program our holiday gift to you this is a one time chance to find out for yourself at a great saving why the diet center program works so well why diet center has grown in sixteen years to over 2100 locations in north america our counsel lors have lost and maintained their weight on the diet center program and they are specially trained to help you do the same call for a free consultation 4714500 254 a main st markham n cards accepted showroom hours daily mon to sat 106 thurs and fri lo 9 pm this is a limited time offer for new clients only no other discounts apply