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j stouffville quality jeweller anniversary iveliehs sale 24 maw st stooffvue 6404646 vol 98 no 20 iiiiii serving whitchurchstouffville vxbridge area quntrye a realty ltd dont keep your house a gn secret list with the ess countrye folke 6495090 64o6090 a metroland community newspaper wednesday september 18 1985 34 pages 50 cents trade fair 85 trade fair 85 in whitchurchstouffvilles nw re creation centre featured many attractions but none so colorful as the fashion promenade sponsored by the wedding room main street west two of tte lovely m models were cindy mcneil left of edward sharron brazier right ldijftonj al photos on pages a4 and a7 thomas v- msr chiireh stays for present altona on sept 23 1984 a service of remembr ance and thanksgiving was held at the old altoria mennonite church at that time a question naire was distributed asking for opinions from the approximately 125 persons attending whether the building constructed in 1852 should be preserved at its present site moved else where or demolished from the 27 responses the majority favored mov ing it to some other location but there was little unanimi ty as to where quite a number indicated they wanted it maintained where it is now and most offers of financial assist ance were related to that suggestion as a result trustees nor man lehman harvey nigh- swander and joe nighswan der decided to maintain it at the altona site at least for now a new west side roof is badly needed persons wishing to assist with the cost may send their con tributions to any one of the board members mentioned above theres a perpetual care fund for maintenance of the cemetery however the fund for maintaining the church is depleted for additional informa tion call 6401911 or 6401536 p m thebuffet anddanceywi building mccowauui vljegilpngjat 8 pm dmi eight dollars icipate ky t egeneral 8th avenue hwftik- t plowboys and girls test skills at match york region pro fessional plowmen were up- staged by 4h members as far as crowd interest was concerned at the 155th annual york regional match held at savagcdale bathurst street and elgin mills road friday participants included- tammy yake jenny pritz- candidate councillor jim rae will seek reelection in ward 3 town of whitchurch- stouffville he announced his candidacy monday councillor rae feels monies previously chanellcd into recreation should be redirected to wards solving the towns garbage sewage and road problems ker kevin atkinson scott stover murray meek and peter leonard leaders were floyd forsyth and carl timbers a plowing club is new to the regions 4h program cathy wilson farm man agement specialist for the ministry of agriculture told the tribune several young people had indicated an in terest she said results in this class fol low scott stover mar kham murray meek mar kham tammy yake stouffville jenny pritzker stouff ville kevin atkinson stouffville peter leonard schomberg scott stover also won the william simpson memorial trophy for the best plowed land in a tractor class by a resident of york region 18 years or under scott is a grandson of floyd forsyth one of two ontario repre sentatives in the canadian plowing championships at corn hill new brunswick presentation of the award will take place at the plow mens banquet oct 23 in victoria square other results follow class 1murray grove stouffville tim sanders bailieboro class 2paul robinson cookstown kent robinson cookstown class 4jan king stouff ville tom robinson cook stown class 5lorne brit- ton claremont brian de- gcer mt albert kevin wells stouffville class 6- floyd forsyth stouffville don dunkeld zephyr keith robinson cookstown class 7herb jarvis agin- court bob campsall oshawa mark grove bailieboro class 8john mcdonald woodbridge bryan gibson gormley class 9george dakin woodstock gordon mcquarry lefroy lloyd middleton lefroy outstanding success stouffville anothertradeshows a cer tainty in 1986 the decision confirmed tuesday by show chairman jack chambers and ged stonehouse president of the whitchurchstouffville chamber of commerce comes hot on the heels of a twoday threenight ex hibition in the new rec centre that attracted close to 5000 people between 2000 and 2500 will be turned over to the rec centre fund the people seemed very happy stonehouse said with reference to exhibi tors chambers confirmed that several merchants had already reserved space for next year with a waiting list of sixteen the initial experience stonehouse explained will- help correct certain prob lems in 86 including ramps for the physically disabled and improved directional signs on main street many people he said came from areas beyond stouffville in cluding pickering ux- bridge mount albert and markham while the entertainment aspect of the show will be expanded the fashion promenade that attracted much favorable comment will be invited back they bunny burton and jean barclay did an excellent job chambers said the models were all local yet very profes sional mr stonehouse said with thursday being a free admission night it was diffi cult to predict how much the profit if any would be the committee he said is pleased with the result rec centre lounge e stouffville with council approval the secondstorey lounge at the towns new recreation centre will be completed due to costs estimated at 26000 this area was excluded from the original contact george schluk- bier director of parks and recreation feels the work should be finished he says a lounge will meet the requirements of many people and organizations already hes had enquiries concerning wedding re ceptions he said the area will eventually be served by an elevator all seem in favor mayor tom wood told the tribune with reference to councils reception of the i request local firms he said have agreed to do the work at cost of materials only its nice to see this kind of community spirit as for the rec centre itself mayor wood says hes impressed its exactly what we want and need a great addition to the quality of life in whitch urchstouffville fair star says honor to attend markham i thought theyd never ask this was singer tommy hunters reaction to a series of questions concerning his coming to markham fair oct 2 the tribune contacted him by telephone at his mis- sissauga home friday markham fair is over 125 years old he joked i wasnt sure if id make it or not im really excited about it while the tommy hunter show is known mainly through the media of televi- sion the weekly viewing audience is close to 2 vz mil lion in canada alone put ting tin performances at va rious locations across north america is still his bread and butter and he loves it theres nothing like playing to a live audience he says the 48yearold singer song writer began picking out tunes on a guitar at the age of only ten he turned professional at 14 and has never looked back hes re garded as a canadian tele vision phenomenon tommy hunter and his cast of seven will be joined by the versatile al cherny considered one of the best fiddle players in the world although widely travelled tommy cant re call ever being in markham before arrangements were finalized through personal contact by fair president harold snowball the cost in excess of 7500 has been underwritten by several firms includingcanada homes greenpark homes condrain limited and the brartdy group the markham fair per formance is expected to attract a sellout crowd the show will last about 1 vz hours senior jogger raises 3500 stouffville un believable that was the word used most often by terry fox run tabulators to describe the accomplish ments of 73yearold don anderson he was 74 on monday stuart street stouffville mr anderson completed the 10 kmh six miles route in exactly one hour and raised 3559 the total amount pledged was 10400 eightyseven peo ple took part dixie sellers the runs chief organizer was pleased with the result the number of participants was double last year and the money raised up by nearly 4000 mrs sellers was assisted by barb schell beulah king grace murray bon nie aldcroft beryl sander son ahnafretz and joan winters members of the stouffvil- innocent of fraud stouffville a stouffville couple has been cleared of a fraud charge the case against david and margaret tew sunset boulevard was dismissed by a judge in newmarket court sept 6 on the basis of insubstantial proof the charge was laid in july 1983 when the carthey sold to a markham car deal er was said to have had its odometer reading altered the complainants in the case were markvillc nissan ltd who accepted the car as a tradein and another stouffville resident who la ter purchased the vehicle for a first time the york region plowing match held friday in the town of vaughan featured a class for 4h club members there were six participants including 14yearold tammy yake cone 6 whitchurchstouffville jim thomas le fire brigade and the stouffville lions club assisted along the route sixteenyearold peter vannostrand of vandorf burned up the track in a time of 36 minutes and 21 seconds he was followed by carl orr of uxbridge with a time of 3630 twelveyearold dan mcneil edward street stouffville was the fastest elementary student dan touched home base in 5554 followed by scott wagg 13 of rupert avenue stouffvil le in 5558 the youngest participant was 3 month old scotr bacon son of larry and col leen bacon park street stouffville no he didnt walk or run he simply rol led along the route in a baby carriage wins more medals stouffville six teenyearold tracey garr butt daughter of john and michelle garbutt manitoba street stouffville may adv ance to the national level of the special olympics fol lowing a successful weekend of competition at nelson stadium burl ington in the provincials held friday saturday and sun day tracey won silver medals in the 100 meters 400 meters and running long jump plus a bronze medal in the 200 meters in addition her team scored second silver medr al in the relay traceys parents attended the meet along with a sister holiy and a brother tim should tracey go on to the nationals these will take place in calgary july 1986 ck