The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

m b4 tribune january 16 1985 neighbors assist blaze victims community mem bers have rallied to the aid of hugh and elsie following a jan 9 fire that gut ted their historic north pickering farmhouse neighboring resi dents vounteered their services mon day to help clean up the site and any per- sonal belogings from the home lo cated on cone 7 east of brock road over 50 men took part along with a group of eight ladies who supplied lunches although only stone walls re mained workers were able to save a grandfather clock appliances some furniture dishes and silverware the millers also lost many valuable antiques and other irreplaceable items since the losing their home the elderly couple has been staying with longtime neighbor and friend bill newman however mr miller is said to be anxious to live on his property a used trailer donated by bill lusted will serve as temporary acco modation when the millers return to their farm site in the meantime neighbors are tak ing care of livestock and helping with other chores at this tle ha farm a total of 35 fire fighters from three town of pickering detachments were called to the scene mr and mrs miller were taken to ajax- pickering hospital at the time of the fire they were tre ated for shock and released the fire which originated in the basement is under investigation by the fire marshalls office hugh millers grandfather john built the farmhouse in 1855 he was a scottish immigrant who imported the first shropshire sheep yorkshire pigs and shorthorn cattle into canada thistle ha farm is a national historic site due to this agri cultural heritage as well as its architectural de sign fire destroys historic north pickering farmhouse a jan 9 fire destroyed the north pickering resi dence of hugh and elsie miller on cone 7 east of brock road neighboring residents were quick to offer aid organizing a cleanup bee and setting up a fire fund the millers have also received many offers of accomodation their thistle ha farm is recognized as a national historic site chris shanahan organize fire fund pickering a fund has been set up to assist hugh and elsie miller fol lowing a jan 9 fire that destroyed their historic north pickering farmhouse donations to the miller fire fund can be made at the canadian imperial bank of commerce branch claremont other official dropoff locations are claremont coop claremont corner store brougham restaurant mairs hardware brougham greenwood general store jerry fishers garage greenwood and the whitevale mill congregations at claremont united st johns brougham and claremont baptist church are all joining in the fun- draising effort anyone requiring a receipt is asked to contribute at the bank or directly to fund organizer doris burton brock road claremont phone is 6492429 mrs burton said all money will go to ward the millers personal needs during this trying time the fund was organized during a spe cial community meeting held at the home of doris and howard burton friday hurry in now january winter workshop sale ends january 26 1985 441 4 steeles ave m m serving scarborough and markham hurs rl booawpm 4774461 sat 8 am5 pm plus check out our nonadvertlsod specials you can depend on us gashway building centres claremonts jeff card program subj ec t claremont jeff card was among a group of courageous young amputees featured on a segment of ctvs w5 prog ram sunday the tenyearold claremont resident who lost parts of both legs in a farm accident back in the spring of 1983 was shown with his junior counsellor rob larman also an amputee the two are part of a program spon sored by the war amputations of canada that helps young people cope with loss of limb jeff the son of richard and patty card 5024 brock road is a grade 5 student at claremont public school jeffs parents praise the support provided by the war amps organization primarily through its child amputees champ program the whole key is an amp helping an amp mrs card said noting that her sons involvement with torontos rob larman is a special ongoing rela tionship champ dona tions have included a motorized scooter to provide jeff with ready transporta tion he now utilizes artificial limbs de signed at the ontar io crippled chil drens centre the w5 segment hosted by reporter jim reed also fea tured an interview with war amps chief executive officer clifford chadderton list birds by edgerton pegg pickering house finches for the first time have been recorded on picker ings annual boxing day bird count these finches have been steadily moving north from new york state there is little doubt that they will appear at many local feeders in the near future about 50 bird counts are taken each year in ontario during the latter part of decem ber each one is conducted within a seven mile radius and only those birds seen on a chosen day can be recorded all results in north america are published each year in american birds by the national audubon society on dec 26 40 birders combed the old twp of pickering checking the lakeshore woodlots ravines fields roadsides and feeders from daylight to dark partici pants met at the home of edge and betty pegg to compile results over hot soup cake and coffee compiler rob nisbet reported 63 spe cies down about seven species from a 10- year average hawks owls cardinals ducks and woodpeckers were lower in numbers higher counts were registered for bluejays juncos purple finches gold finches snow buntings and robins four evening grosbeaks spotted at a feeder northeast of claremont are the only ones reported so far this winter heavy seed crops in the north this year have resulted in ths failure of such north ern species as crossbills siskins gros beaks and redpolls to make their way south a total of 11680 birds were seen why wait until spring get vour electric lawn garden equipment services now electric lawn mower bj8hb n bdr j from includes installation of belts blades lub and we will store until spring f we repair all makes of power tools 18 years experience 401 aden rd mh power tools mn rftrming climb aboard for onfem field action of new john deere machines at our 85 farming frontiers weve reserved seats for you at our movie and aboard our display tractor andor combineat our farming frontiers 85 watch new john deere machines introduced on film enjoy our food enter your name for a john deere door prize itll be an event well worth your time plan to claim your reserved seats at our farming frontiers 85 thursday jan 24 1985 200 pm 800 pm hutchinson farm supply ltd v hwy 48 3 ml n of ringwood 6402692