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tribune october 26 1988 a3 late austin reesor cedar grove man had many friends and many skills v grove the sanc- tuary of zion united church cedar grove was filled to overflowing oct 16 as family friends and relatives paid respects to the memory of austin reesor rr l markham mr reesor died suddenly oct 12 at his home lot 3 cone 10 markham he was 84 born june 16 1904 the son of arthur and eliza jane burns reesor austin maintained an in tense love for his community it was his greatgrandfather samuel reesor who bought the 100acre farm in 1847 a brother wally still works the pioneer property for a period of 25 years austin served as a radio officer on the great lakes ships he also spent 15 years with the ministry of transportin telecommunications following retirement austin purchased and operated woodland park cedar grove he celebrate in home church jim and franke lewis formerly of ninth line markham then ballanirae and now barrie celebrated their 50th wedding anniver sary saturday in first markham baptist church where they were married mr and airs lewis have two sons gene of pefferlaw and jerry in toronto one daughter laurie garrett of newmarket and nine grandchildren jennifer kimberley and grant deborah and michelle christopher timothy adam and wesley rev ww fleischer performed the wedding ceremony nov 1g 1938 jim thomas 4 was one of those instrumental in initiating the cedar grove apple butter festival an event that became known throughout southern ontario austin had many hobbies he was an excellent photographer operating his own darkroom he used this skill to complete the reesor family history books and the 100year history of zion church he was proud of his collection of class pictures from cedar grove public school spanning 100 years they now hang in the building that presently serves as a community centre he was an enthusiatic volunteer with the markham district historical society he worked in close cooperation with good friend john lunau in copy ing pioneer photos mr lunau is a former museum curator he served on the reesor family genealogy committee austin was proud of his collec tion of marine artifacts he donated these to the marine museum in toronto he also donated the equipment from lapps ceder mill cedar grove to the museum it was us ed during applefest day oct 15 he planted the apple orchard on the museum site austin served on the first board of directors at the markham district historical society established in 1969 he was a director more than 10 years his assistance was recognized through the presentation of a life membership austin enjoyed sports both as a player and a spectator he was a member of the cedar grove hockey team and pitched hard ball as a student attending markham high school he was an avid blue jay fan austin was one of the founders of the cedarena skating club back in 1926 he operated the free trade favored dear editor its interesting that many who fear that the canadaunited states free trade agreement will undermine our canadian identity are the same persons wholl enjoy dinner at mac- donalds or go home and watch pallas on tv euchre party for good cause the vandorf ladies euchre tlub is holding a euchre night ihis friday oct 28 at 8 pm in the vandorf community hall admission including refreshments is 2 proceeds will be donated to the arthritis society having analyzed the free trade agreement in depth im astounded at the allegations regarding it coming from the mouths of supposedly intelligent people since the agreement may be terminated unilaterally by either canada or the united states with six months notice theres no chance the disastrous scenarios invited by antifree traders can occur the economic opportunities of fered will be particularly beneficial to the disadvantaged regions in canada that have traditionally had to rely on tranfer payments to survive by strengthening the economic base this country can finally become a unified cohesive unit instead of being torn apart by regional disparity and isolationism if you love this country as i do youll realize it includes more than just ontario sincerely joanne morehouse milestone mr and mrs joe mcmullen will mark 50 years of married life together this saturday oct 29 to celebrate the occasion an open house is planned at the silver jubilee club stouffville from 1 to 5 pm family relatives and friends are invited three injured in victoria square crash three people were injured none seriously when wo cars collided at the intersection of woodbine avenue and 18th avenue victoria square friday drivers were trevor hanson of gormlcy and jchn iustc of richmond hill constable floyd sales york regional police investigated jim thomas hundreds said their farewells to austin reesor of cedar grove following his sudden death at home oct 12 the late mr reesor had many friends and many skills including a keen love of photography jim thomas popular openair ice rink for 25 years on dec 16 1939 he married olive harrington mrs reesor predeceased her husband may 5 1967 he is survived by two daughters colleen mrs douglas gray of scarborough lola reesor toronto one son colin of walkerton two grand children rebecca and maureen reesor one brother wally and three sisters ruby and mabel reesor and ida mrs bert tapscott he was a loyal friend of winifred crozier austin was a lifelong member in the congregation of zion united church cedar grove rev ken deer conducted the funeral service pallbearers were bryan reesor george reesor murray reesor paul burkholder rae mcintosh and george lutzman stouffville couple married fifty years walter and frances vague second streets stouffville celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with an open house saturday in thvshycr jubilee club mr and mrs vague rwcrehiarried oct 27 1938and moved to stouff- ville from altona in 1953 theyhave two sons rev max vague of oceanside california alai of claremont and six grandchildren david glenn and andrea derek daryl aha aargnjf jim thoni peace week impact dear editor to those 1018 people who welcomed the canvassers when they arrived your homes during peace week and took part in the survey we express our hanks it was a source of great pleasure to the organizing com mittee that so many stouffville residents readily presented their views its a somewhat unnerving task to walk up to the door of a strange home even when its on behalf of the town however canvassers report being very well received and finding a high level of interest among those surveyed naturally some questions pro voked lively discussion for ex ample the query concerning the importance of equality of men and women in achieving peace this led to some interesting ex changes especially between husbands and wives who didnt altogehter agree on their replies the experience proved rewar ding said one i really came to bazaar st james presbyterian church is holding its annual fall bazaar sat oct 29 from 130 to 4 pm the location is 101 main street east stouffville handcrafts and homebaking will be featured along with a tea table in addition there will be live demonstrations of quilting folk art stained glassmaking rug- hooking and cake decorating know the town i discovered what people are thinking the survey covered four weekends and much of whitchurchstouffville including vandorf preston lake musselmans lake and ballan trae plus rural areas also thirtyfour canvassers volunteered results are now being tabulated theyll be presented to council early in november we trust all participants will watch for the results in the tribune comparing their answers to those of their fellow citizens thanks to everyone who took part sincerely organizing committee town or whitchurchstouffville peace week attention flyer advertisers vafe can deliver your flyers tor a little as 36 cents apiece so far this year ve have delivered 14680700 livers doorlocloor in markham uniorv ville mihiken stouffville uxbridge and surrounding rural routes vc can delkf r your flyers on the day you 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