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4 v a plaque honoring the pastpresidents of the uxbridgescott vicki taylor 1980 fair queen elisabeth nesbitt 1977 fair fair board was unveiled at a special ceremony in the womens queen andrea tuck 1979 and fair president 197980 keith building aug 27 participants included left to right town mayor davidson gary herrema fair pastpresident bill harrison fair princess edschroeter former fair presidents honored at ceremony uxbridge uxbridge- scott fair president keith davidson said he wanted to do something a little different during his 1980 year hi office he has he originated the idea of a past presidents plaque un veiled aug 27 in the womens building by tpwnship mayor gary herrema fair past- president bill harrison the 1980 fair princess vicki taylor and fair queens andrea tuck 1979 and elisabeth nesbitt 1977 president davidson said that last year uxbridge fair v had been voted best in its class this honor he said was due mainly to those who had served in the past plus many of the fairs directors and associates he dedicated the plaque to the people who gave of their time and effort to the community he thanked everyone for their support morley bagshaw- son of- pastpresident lome bagshaw 194445 and president himself in 1963 and 64 said the fair was important since it provided a true picture of agriculture he recalled how the fair was once held on a rotation basis on sites in udora and zephyr in the former twp of scott while many people are reluctant to change he said im proud to be part of the amalgamation the fair is a better place and future presidents will continue to build on its heritage f rod freeman president in 197576 added a touch of humor to the proceedings when he recalled the highlight of his year was the theft of a pig the 100 pound porker already bar becued was stolen from the womens building in the middle of thenight v dr freeman described the fair as a main focal point in the community its an out standing way of retaining our identity he said sharon beard the fairs first lady president 1977 said the fair was an opportunity to present the countrys viewpoint to the city she predicted many challenges ahead but said the fair would continue to grow and prosper with the help of many hardworking people drop squeaker to ontario champions hope for 7000 at uxbridge fair clare mont claremonts bantam d team bowed out of the ontario playoffs on the weekend losing two of three games in a tour nament at sharbot lake 40 miles north of kingston the local club coached by earl rowe battled carrington place right down to the wire before dropping a tight 54 decision the winners then went on to take the title in other games claremont edged elmvale 54 and lost to sharbot lake 71 bobby ryan returned to the claremont mound after a six- week layoff with a broken hand the young hurler pitched well and also wielded a big bat at the plate scoft harper was on uue 11111 for claremonts only win the victory over elmvale was a real thriller with claremont staging a 3run rally in the last inning scott harper led the way with two shane redshaw randy lyon mark anderson and kip butler crossed the plate with one each against carrington place claremont came back to tie it 4- 4 in the 6th but the champions scored in the bottom of the in ning to win 54 claremont had a man on third in the 7th but couldnt bring him in wait til next year commented manager frank hendy we should go all the way claremont hopes to host the finals in 1981 the teams assistant coach is stan rowe over the season the club had a 346 batting average frank soule led with 439 followed by scott harper with 419 and randy lyon and bob ryan with an even 400 each the lineup includes shane redshaw frank soule randy lyon mark hendy scott harper bob ryan mark an- derson brian poshll steve hall bryan carruthers iron rowe kip butler wayne raulick kim macewen and scott powell development delay costly markham after seven years of waiting that has added an extra 10000 to each lot fairground estates on the south side of hwy 7 east of hwy 48 has been given the green light tenders are being called for the servicing that according to douglas meharg a partner in the project should be started by the middle of september hes hopeful that model homes can be constructed by early november all sales will be handled through century 21 armour real estate inc for summer of 81 occupancy mr meharg indicated that a number of people already living in- markham were anxious to acquire homes on ravine lots in this regard century 21 armour will market those residences for owners who wish to have a new home conditionally upon the purchasers existing house selling this says meharg allows a family to move out of their present house into their new home with little or no in convenience uxbridge if the weather is right an attendance of 7000 is expected for the 116th annual uxbridge fair that opens at 5 pm friday and continues through sunday last year we had 3000 people on sunday alone said president keith davidson hes hopeful that 1980 edition can better this mark uxbridge is regarded as the best c class fair in ontario the president said some of the highlights are a horsepulling competition at 8 pm friday an english horse show 4h calf club competition dairy show and art show on saturday saturday will also wont seek reelection uxbridge twp ed van nieuwenhove uxbridge townships representative on the durham board of fducation will not seek re election this fall he is stepping down for personal reasons claiming he needs to spend more time with his family the 38 year old uxbridge resident is vice- principal at cedarbrae collegiate in scarborough this year uxbridge will select two trustees instead of one they will hold office during 1981 and 1982 mr van nieuwenhove says hes satisfied with the progress thats been made during his four years in office and voices no regrets with the decision to close the tworoom rural school at webb feature greyhound racing at 2 pm and a demolition derby at eight on sunday the heavy horse and cattle shows start at 1 pm the sheep competition begins at 11 am theres a mutt show at 130 and a tugofwar at two the midway will be the largest in the fairs history the president said- keith davidson joined the fair board only three years ago and is now in his second year as president he praised the co operation of the executive and directors hell officiate at the fairs opening friday night umjp approves gray el pit l show uxbridge a decision by the ontario municipal board to uphold an appeal that will allow a 500acre area in ux bridge to be redesignated from restricted agricultural to quarry industrial has been received with shock and outrage by members of uxbridge twp council what they omb are saying is that gravel precludes development in the southern part of this municipality said councillor john paxton after mayor gary herrema an nounced the boards decision he v also expressed amazement that the township planner had according to the report testified that gravel should come out at some time he described the power given to the ministry of natural resources as tyrannical in expressing his disap pointment mayor herrema said council would have to meet with john reganthe owner of the land whose original ap plication was turned down by council and negotiate an i agreement with the help of the resources ministry said councillor alan wells they the government are saying you have the problem and they have the final say councillor mac meyers said it would eventually cost a pile of money and the taxpayer has to bear it councillor maustyn mcknight said the decision has opened the door for gravel in the township of uxbridge it shows how small we are when dealing with a government agency the regan lands which will now be able to produce sand gravel and other aggregate materials are broken up into 100 and 400acre lots in the southwest section of the township in handing down its decision the board noted that the township has had great difficulty in dealing with zoning controls for gravel extraction because of severe pressures from pit operators and the residents of the township- however it said evidence showed that both regan properties contained gravel of unusually high quality the board compared their mix 50 per cent sand and 50 per cent stone to the average mix of 20 per cent stone and 80 per cent sand i in commenting on the argument of the township that the gravel operation would be a major intrusion into some existing land use the board said that surely it is better to intrude into woodlands than into farmlands or builtup areas the board said that con trols volumes and other details would be left for consideration at the time of the application for licence council will now consider three ways of dealing with the boards verdict as outlined by councillor paxton negotiate a deal between regan and the council direct councils con cern to the omb or appeal to the provincial cabinet through v the lieutenantgovernor enrollment on decline at most area schools durham region theres v slight decrease in enrolment in area public schools this year however staff per sonnel remain basically the same with only greenwood showing much change although figures werent available for the same time last year claremont public school with 267 shows an increase of 10 students over the end of june greenwoods valleyview school which reported 252 on opening day was down 17 from june goodwood reported an increase of three students from last years 270 but six up from junes final figures of 267 the total includes the students from the former webb school uxbridge secondary school was both up and down opening charged in theft uxbridge twp a 20 year old goodwood area man has been charged with theft over 200 and possession over 200 following the recovery of a 12 foot aluminum boat owned by stephanie thompson of musselmans lake and reported missing june 10 mark steven ferguson cone 4 uxbridge was taken into custody after a warrant was issued by durham regional police andjater transferred to no 19 division of yorkregional police it is alleged that the boat had been sold and resold during the intervening months of june and july day figures this year were 910 compared with 917 at the same time last year enrolment at the summer recess in june was 886 greenwood had the greatest turn over in staff with five new members they are mrs s gudrun helmenstem special education replacing mrs donna mclean now at ajax glen ward grade 7 and music replacing bob lawson oshawa mrs donriv currie 5 and 6 replacing mrs linda elliott who is havinga baby mrs nancy howie librarian replacing mrs beulah dunca retired rick dejonge grade 8 replacing jim olson oshawa at claremont john mika grade 7 and french replaces mrs lynn lee bonny norton kindergarten formerly of valleyview succeeds betty pegg now retired the way it was markham come re live the past with us thats the invitation extended by the markham district historical society as the committee plans its 7th annual heritage festival saturday on the grounds of the markham museum hwy 48 north of 16th avenue activities begin at 11 am iand continue through until five admission is 1 adults children under twelve free events will include butter- churning candlemaking sausagemaking shingle- making threshing quilting spinning and weaving there will be sales of homemade crafts homebaking jams jellies and pickles there will be buggy and wagon rides for the children along with a spelling bee and a watermelon split at 3 pm an auction will be conducted on several handmade quilts a pine chest a dough box and other items jail term markham a 24 year old markham man convicted aug 7 on a charge of assault causing bodily harm was sent to jail for six months when he came back before judge ae charlton in newmarket court last week carl quinton was arrested by york regional police following the beating of gordon lake a markham service station manager following his release the accused will be placed on probation for a period of two years memorial green- river a cairn erected as a memorial to the green river baptist church will be unveiled at a ceremony on sunday sept 7 at 2 pm the historic event will be held at brunswick cemetery norm of hwy 7 in green river giant turbo tractor dwarfs kids threewheeler 1 tractorpulling competitions are increasing in popularity a recent contest at uxbridge attracted several thousand spectators and something similar is planned for markham fair in october the she of this giant on display at cbas richards and sons stouffvule is in contrast to the threewheeler propelled by mary- lynn thomas assisted by kenny hcens rupert avenue stouff ville this international 3588 turbo tractor bas an engine rating of 180 horsepower and carries a price tag of 160000 jim thomas