Newmarket Public Library Digital History Collection

The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), July 20, 1977, B01

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1 I I IE Under the lights at the Newmarket Fairgrounds stand the to bands from both Canada and the US that performed to a capacity crowd last Sunday night As well as the parade and competition aspect of theSeneca Optimists Senior Marching Band put on a something PHOTOS BY KEN KERR j LEFT North met south hot only on the playing field but off American members from left Rick Kevin and Scott of the Schroed all General Putnams Men picked up a few notes on the soprano horn from Klwanis Kavalier Valerie DeWar from Kit RIGHT General Putnams from Ohio finish their performance to the sound of a standing ovation The group dressed in authentic military garb finished In the fourth overall with points also took home the trophy for the Best American Band 1 r n o r I had any home to come centre of a bush Mount Albert Sideroad ripped home to she said northern York Mike Newark head Friday afternoon meteorologist al the power failures Malton weather office oting trees and said two tornados one was ripped out Theres dozens of big maples gone an S told The Era cuslomeri to be Newmarket area described the damage as Friday afternoon he could set a course byRlml Drivel I east of Sharon blocking cosily to us In manager told the worst he had seen in The path of the- It It was a straight line uprooting several trees traffic and disrupting terms of manpower and The Era Monday 25 years with hydro storm he said was very Monday a second left undamaged by the labor Ontario Hydro Mr Avey the area by plane evident The pilot said less severe storm struck earlier storm to Area crews worked widespread a twin spout They must be 50 tall for damage ripped through the area Through it all Ontario relieved by emergency Gary Andrew of about 100 miles per Hydro worked to keep up Hydro crews dispatched I was lne damage from Woodbridge returning home along Along the Sutton IHxibine Ave when the Sharon struck a Five poles were Bowmanville knocked down on the and Barrie It was just a black innel it went right I he told The Era after the storni struck His 10yearold son Rick was in the car and galled the horror of their own home maged by the storm sawp piece of use flying around and we came up over hill it was ours he said tornados which the north as farmhouse- Furniture was sucked out living room with her cmldren willow tree in the house was its roots- turned the scene struck 1 this twister a just like you tearing in U a A 1 i Alberts Wver Drive severe i her houe UUii ft

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