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weekender july 19 1986 p13 main street markham meet ambassadors fritz and ford by paul p1vato instead of a briefcase and a hearty handshake this ambassa dor sports a monkey named fritz and a shoulderslung guitar stephen ford markhams main street ambassador enter tains strollers by giving street tours dishing out candy and strumming musical favorites at any given moment stephen might break into song belting out a raspy rendition of the beatles we all live in a yellow sub marine or sweet molly malone people are shy says the 18- yearold markham high school student youve got to catch their curiosity sometimes though he has a dark urge to sing one of the sub versive tunes written by his punk band the underground but admits stephen such melodies are better suited for a smoky bar than the mild ambi ence of main street its unbelievable how many people have gotten to know me by name says stephen who often stops and chats with senior citizens from thomson court many of the strollers on mar khams historic business strip are tourists who come mostly from the british isles the us and japan on his guided tours stephen points out the streets historical landmarks outdoor restaurants and shopping boutiques you always have to be smil ing he says the ambassadors job is to give the town a homey atmosphere in the mornings stephen dons a pair of overalls and scours main street with a broom and shovel picking up debris in the afternoons he straps on his guitar and takes to the street with his puppet monkey since he works for the old mar kham village business improve ment association bia stephen often does business surveys for the local merchants recently he collected petitions for the bia to stop large trucks from using main street the bia a merchant organization claims that heavy commercial traffic de tracts from business and shatters the tranquil atmosphere of the street stephen points out that a com mercial strip like main street with its historic character has attractions that mammoth shop ping malls cannot offer a shopping mall is cold like a box says stephen but main street has character markham winners no more windows no more floors no more messy bottom drawers it was a full years free housecleaning service from mini- maid for geoff oliff of reginald crescent in markham geoff won first prize in the youve got it maid with lansing draw prize run to celebrate the companys 35th anniversary second prize went to elaine legault of marcus crescent in markham who won the omnibot 2000 household robot fine dining fine catering and banquets self contained banquet room and home or board room catering 144 main st n markham markham village lanes 4711772 he a tea open tuessun 10 am5 pm licensed by the llbo welcome to our special place delicious daily luncheon specials home cooked food our specialty our place we hope you will eel you can visit as any time for that wakemeup in the morning a quick or slow lunch as an escape from your busy day were the perfect place- to have a mootng thai small parry that spooal family occasion intimate lunch or just lo moot friends 6407448 40 main street east stouffville stephen ford is markhams main street ambassador sjoerd witteveen on hwy 7 at kennedy rd 477 3 great reasons to get motorvated at unsonville during july august 1 we are the pontiac buick gmc price leader never knowingly j undersold we have over 400 vehicles and we are wheeln and dealn today we are the 1 rated pontiacbuickgmc dealer for customer satisfaction in metro toronto example stk 3569 86 pontiac 6000 le 4 dr sedan air conditioning power locks power windows amfm cassette cruise control tilt wheel and more sugg selling price 1 o qqo incl frt air tax io unionville savings 1 753 you pay only plus ost lie where buying your vehicle is a very pleas ant experience mikwiw