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the yribnville if standard limes wi mpplwjmirinimiig wlilwmnhlllubeglstoiiirrtll tribune inside woodbrldfe and inside thornhul wed jane 1 1883 rare photo of the upstairs workshop interior of the unionville planing mill recently lost to fire on far right is de harrington proprietor see feature story page 9 page 3 read about a local writer who took up farming to gather- material for his radio programs also find a greeting from 1983 fes tival chairman paul heney page 5 summerfeldt general store is depicted on the festival plates this year read about it also find out how toenjoy the festival pages 12 and 13 find out where and when of the events at this years festival theres a map calendar of events and rundown on the music available page 15 the current owners of the eckardt house talk about its his tory also read about a longtime business being honored this year page 17 a story appears on how unionville was on an historic nar- row gauge railroad at one time also find out what local youngsters think about the festival page 19 a glimpse of the route of the fun run and some photos of unionville residents enjoying themselves 1983 starts new era for festival a proposed plan to widen kennedy road thus destroying the character of main street was challenged by a group of concerned citizens 14 years ago rec ognition of the historical character and community spirit was brought about by holding a village festival on the first saturday in june of that year from that first event a tradition un- folded which has been maintained over the years dedicated volunteer residents every yearsince start in december to prepare for each subsequent festival profits generated from the festival are directed into projects that benefit the community ie main street beautification building restoration etc- this year the 14th annual village fes tival celebrates the beginning of a new chapter in the unionville story last year witnessed the achieving of its ori ginal goal the opening of the kennedy road bypass with the realization of a major goal last year the festival committee is now focusing on specific projects as a focus of achievement into the next decade the festival committee welcomes input and suggestions from the community as a new era begins historical committee formed a group of unionville residents dedi- cated to acquiring and recording histor ical data about unionville have formed the unionville historical society the in itial committee consisting of harry maynard keith kennedy fred cox tony murphy and conrad bcaubicn has established the organizations mandate to gather facts and original stories about our town and present them as enter taining and informative presentations it will add support to the work of the markham township museum and mar- kham historical society focusing speci fically on unionville initially although young in its formation the society has successfully completed a short film focusing onunionville circa 1900 through interviews with wilbur slat latimer former proprietor of the latimer garage and ford tractor deal- ership nowold firehall sports and grace harrington daughter of de har- rington former proprietor of the union- villc planing mill a vivid picture of life in unionville centred around the activity of the mill is portrayed it is intended that this film will be the first part in a scricsof historical sketch es of unionville and markham township to be made available to schools and va rious community organizations on festival daythe film will be screened regularlycoriimencingat 12 noon in the unionville railway station a befitting location for the savoring of his- tory further information on the union- ville historical society will also be avail- able at the station saturday or contact unionville historical society box 277 unionville ontario l3r 2v3 wilbur slat latimer shown above and grace harrington are featured in unionville historical society film