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ittarkfram tteatko 4 air conwikmng systems aeum7 4711748 craftsmanship 7iiie jtutlilujii tribune community doug hackert 6405339 jtil stouffville aluminum siding windows specializing in replacement doors and windows serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge and area merroland community newspaper wednesday may 11 1988 new steps ahead for talented dancer by jim thomas claremont fourteen- yearold carrie limkilde victor ia street claremont cant wait for september vith the arrival of fall carrie will enter a whole new world of learning shes been accepted into the claude watson program for the arts at earl haig secondary school princess street north york carries ecstatic the grade 8 student at art briggsjude formerly of gormley and now residing atrr 1 westport ont has been named winner of the 1988 peter mcghien award the prize in memory of one of canadas outstanding but- door writers is presented annually to an individual who ynthe opinion of judges meets jrtlie- following criteria ik stimulates interest and appreciation of the outdoors v0 stimulates high standards jf craftsmanship amongpro- fessionais concerned with the portrayal of outdoor life a cheque in the amount of 300wili be presented to mr ybriggsjude at the outdbdri writers of canada conference jb dartmouth nova scotia i art briggsjude is the au- thor of the column windowon viidlifethat appears weekly jin the tribunes community ffocus section y claremont public school will en rol in a dance major plus art in addition shell take a full range of academic subjects carrie credits staff teacher lee harvey with providing the assist ance required my mothers also been very supportive she says watercolor landscapes are car ries favorite in dance ballet and modern are her specialties she took lessons at the dance and drama workshop bullock drive markham in grade 7 she spent two weeks at an art camp in haliburton recently her entry was one of two selected as best depicting the upcoming claremont ses- quicentennial she received an engraved medallion courtesy the claremont womens institute carrie admits the course wont be easy she must maintain a re quired level of excellence to carry on but shes determined originally from fairport beach carrie moved to claremont at age seven although she regrets being separated from her friends this fall shes hopeful that by commuting these asso ciations can be maintained in addition to art and dancing carrie enjoys camping swim ming and track and field grade 8 graduation is always special for carrie limkilde it will be extra special her diploma will serve as a key to open doors to a whole new world i can hardly wait she says historical group three speakers at museum vandorf not one but three guest speakers will address the may 25 meeting of the whitch urchstouffville historical group town historian jean barkey museurn curator mary hopkins and museum curatordesignate karen edwards have chosen spe cific subjects that are sure to in terest everyone the meetings location is the town museum woodbine ave nue vandorf the time is 8 pm jean barkey will recall the museums early history how it came to be and the present choice of sites mary hopkins will explain the development of the museum at vandorf karen edwards will describe the museums current collection and how the historical group can be of help in the future the public is invited dancing dreams talented young arts enthusiast carrie limkilde is on her way to high school to learn more about dance disciplines and art techniques in the fall she was recently accepted into the claude watson program for the arts and earl haig secondary school in toronto and plans to major in dance shes seen here with a fitting portrait she painted ballet slippers jim thomas accidental auctioneer a sales success story frank bennett stumbled into auctioneering several years ago but he hasnt looked back since a local auction favorite he was asked one day to fill in at an auction in elmvale with no experience he took over and his auctioneering career took off today bennett is active in his church and offers his ser vices to the needy jim thomas store gains facelift by kate gilderdale most of us enjoy close proxim ity with friends and neighbors but saturday afternoons at stouff- villes old canadian tire store often seemed too much of a good thing customer loyalty and good ser- stouffville canadian tire store owner grant urmer is proud as punch with his spacious new facility after years of close quarters in the store renovations were started the result seen here is a 12500 square foot outlet with a permanent garden centre the first in a canadian tire store in canada jim thomas vice kept people coming in despite the cramped conditions now that loyalty has been rewarded with the grand opening may 3 of a total ly renovated store square footage has increased from 5000 to 12500 and every thing from signs and cash regis ters to garage equipment has been replaced the result is an airy spacious store with room to browse and a large selection of merchandise to choose from on that tuesday morning at 830 am the store was officially opened by canadian tire senior financial director ron roberts and stouffville mayor fran sains- bury owner grant larmer estimates there were about 100 eager cus tomers waiting outside wc had a special on bikes and by 1030 that morning all 50 were gone he said i probably made the firstover- ture to expand to canadian tire corporation in 1982 grant re calls obviously delighted to have the frustrations of the renovation behind him we have spent a long time planning this he points out that the last six months have been hard on every- please sec c7 j by kate gilderdale frankbennett the accidental auctioneer is one busy man a wellknown local auctioneer he also buys and sells livestock breeds animals and puts in many hours donating his services to help others in need frank was born on a farm lo cated on the land now occupied by cedarbrae mall in scarborough his family moved to victoria square when he was 2m and he has lived in the area ever since twentytwo years ago he moved to his spacious property on kennedy rd where he raises livestock including rabbits lambs cattle and goats frank had been buying and sell ing livestock for years when he had his first taste of auctioneer ing and that was more by acci dent than design he was attending an auction in elmvale when he was asked to take over and seii by one of the other auctioneers who thought he was experienced met the challenge unable to resist the challenge he took over for an hour and was rewarded with compliments all round how long have you been an au ctioneer inquired the man run ning the auction about an hour replied frank despite the fact that he hadnt been to auction school he landed one of three jobs at the toronto stockyards there were 113 applicants and norm faulkner and i got two of the jobs he says at that time walter atkinson owned the stouffville stockyards and he approached frank and asked him if he would be in terested in working for him there i worked for him the day the auctions started frank recalls he continued to buy and sell at the toronto stockyards and still spends thrccandahalf days a week in toronto he speaks of walter with great affection hes a grand old man frank says when walter atkinson was in his late 50s frank and norm faulkner approached him and offered to buy the sales barn from him struck a deal a deal was struck and when walter retired at 60 they became joint owners in a partnership that was to last 21 years we didnt have one fight frank says proudly we always got along very well frank sold his half of the part nership four years ago when norm clements took over he felt it was a good time to get out of the business and the price was right i didnt want to wait and have to sell quickly for some reason and end up making a big financial sacrifice he explains a devoted member of hcisc hill brethren in christ church and a board member of the church for 16 years frank gets involved in charity events on a regular basis every year on the last satur day in may he travels to kitchen er for the huge mennonite market and quilt auction where he gives his services free of charge the money raised at the mar ket goes to world relief he notes they have nine auctioneers and i have helped out there for 10 years charity auctions he is also involved with the black creek pioneer village quilt auctions which he has attended for the last seven or eight years the christian college in fort erie benefits from franks help at the fundraising quilt auction they hold on heritage day i never charge for a charity auction he says i dont mind doing it at all although you do it without expecting anything back its amazing how many people approach me and ask if ill do an auction for them when im there frank has auctioned a tremendous variety of livestock goods including quilts house con tents and just recently a house on elm st he had been asked to auction the contents and he suggested they put the house up as well the house sold for an excellent price and the owner was delighted with the outcome family man despite a hectic schedule and long hours frank is very much a family man and he and grace his wife of 48 years speak with pride and love of their two sons and daughters their grandchildren and one greatgrandson another is on the way says grace she is an accomplished crafts- woman and makes quilts and pil lows some of which sell through the care and share snoppc and charity auctions frank feels he has been fortun ate with his health although he had to have surgery just over a year ago the surgeon told me i would have to take seven or eight weeks off work he said i got home after six days and a week later i was down in toronto buying cattle when he went for a checkup six weeks later the specialist told him he could return to work as he was in excellent shape his younger son is following in his fathers footsteps and has been attending auction school since january he helps his dad out now says grace at the house auction he sold for over two hours frank notes he is doing very well just in case frank ever finds himself at a loose end he has kept up his real estate licence which he has had for some years though he admits he doesnt feel at home in office surroundings and hav ing to get all dressed up barn surprise his bigger customers rely on him to find what they need when he drives down to the stockyards they never know what theyre getting until its in the barn he laughs although he talks jokingly ab out retirement frank is a man who will never be happy without something to keep him busy au ctioneering is more of a passion than a job recalling two occasions when he worked nonstop for almost 10 hours he says its the kind of job you really have to love or you just couldnt do it with the kind of enthusiasm frank displays hell likely be doing it for many years to come art briggsjude c6 56 tiny dancer wr whats aisdl vg