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tribune january 25 1989 youre never too old to fiddle around ctjie silver jubueeclub yas bouncing wednesday night when help from tommy himself other members of the musical group tommy anderson and his lime ridgeoid tyme fiddlers paid are boyd and yvilma dolson of orangeville and jori coleof members a visit at the programs conclusion club president ed toronto mr anderson comes from nobleton toacaioney right tried his hand at striking up a tune withalittle jim thomas ross hetherington real estate sales amaze salesman by kate gilderdale stouffville despite the fact century 21 v ross hether ington has only been in real estate a short time his achievements in 1988 were outstanding according to general manager brian meharg as one of the top two per cent of the 7900 sales people working for century 21 in canada he was number 22 overall hes received a centurion award canadian gold club award anci been made an international gold associate a stouffville resident for 30 years he owned an electrical contracting business in town for 25 years it was time for a change he smiles id been in my own business for a long time my arms gave out on me so i had to find a softer job his experience in buying and selling real estate for himself made his new career an obvious choice i have a kind of gut feel for it he contends he admits hes surprised at his own success but i do know a lot of people and they know me he took a real estate course obtain ed his license and didnt do anything for six months his first sale totalled 72000 it takes a lot of time and ef fort stresses ross theres a lot of night and weekend work in the real estate business you meet every kind of person there is your clients become your friends his hours vary he usually starts at 830 am and somtimes works as late as 1 am weekends are also busy i havent been away for two years i think maybe this year well take a vacation he feels positive about the future and says the market con tinues to be strong to those who meharg firm rolls up awards by kate gilderdale stouffville in the twoandahalf years since gerry meharg ltd became a member broker of century 21 the stouffville company bas surpassed even its own expectations in 1988 our stouffville office achieved the number 18 position in all of canada out of 450 offices explains general manager brian meharg our goal was to be among the top 21 offices in canada as a result the office has received many awards including the presidents club award presented to the top 21 offices in the country based on production they also received the international centurion office award which mr meharg describes as the most coveted in the interna tional system the international gold medallion award and the canadian gold club award in each quarter of 1988 gerry meharg ltd also received an outstanding achievement award the stouffville office completed close to 61 million in real estate sales volume with 350 transactions closed in 1988 mr meharg points out century 21 and easter seals also presented the company with an award for two fundraisers they held for the charity during 1988 he attributes the companys success to a number of factors in cluding an excellent sales staff they are hardworking dedicated and welltrained support staff the backbone of our company and integral in our success and the location of the office which he describes as highly visible with plenty of available parking we enjoy a great referral business especially from our fellow century 21 office in the golden horseshoe continues mr meharg many families have been referred to us who enjoy living in our type of community because of the friendly atmosphere and the close prox imity to toronto the companys affiliation with century 21 has provided many ad vantages he stresses including excellent training national and in ternational advertising for instant recognition and an awards pro gram which recognizes the efforts of sales people both nationally and international century 21 is the largest real estate organization in the world with over 7000 offices and 110000 sales people worldwide most important of all are the clients the stouffville office serves we hope we can continue to earn their respect and confidence mr meharg concludes we will strive to provide the service our clients deserve gotransit late home service fills town need family helps dad blow out candles by marjorie woodland fourth line in honor of reuben mays 75th birthday seventeen family members gathered at the farm home for a dinner party friday the follow ing evening the majority travell ed to maple leaf gardens in sup port of bradley may a player with niagara falls in oha jr a competition much to their delight niagara edged the toronto marlboros 76 bradley is a grade 12 student attending col lege in niagara the community welcomes murray and janet stewart and daughter to their attractive new home in goodwoods north sub division murray is an excellent builder the familys house is a product of his workmanship sympathy of the community is extended to charles and isobel turner in the loss of isobels father mr hj cummings since moving from his home in uxbridge mr cummings has resided in port perry the funeral service was conducted monday mr marvin may is a patient at orchard villa pickering and feeling well hes keenly in terested in the wellbeing of goodwood friends and former neighbors two baby girls were welcomed into the family of goodwood baptist church when a congrega tional dinner and social evening was enjoyed saturday jennifer menonly ski trip the stouffville mens skiing and sailing club is embarking on a skiing expedition men only feb 24 reserve tickets are now on sale only twenty are available payment 50 deposit must be made to stan ncwmarch no later than feb 15 for additional information call 6404535 daughter of pastor gary and dawnna manzo is six weeks old rachael daughter of dale and heather hockey is seven weeks old with nine grandparents and greatgrandparents present the lovely wee gals werent lacking for attention they were also the recipients of many lovely and useful baby things for what could be sweeter than a wee baby girl guaranteed to keep mother and dad in a whirl such comm- ings and goings such worries and toil all caused by a princess in dainty pink voile what could be sweeter than a wee baby girl keeping the household in cons- adoptive parent query by myra hurst family childrens services region of york if youre an adoptive parent heres an opportunity to become involved in an innovative study family and childrens ser vices childrens aid society of york region is looking for two- parent families with at least one child adopted after the age of seven months and now between nine and 16 years old participants will be asked to complete a series of question naires in their own homes all information will be treated in the strictest confidence families will receive a small token of appreciation for their time help us help you the family and childrens services of york region will continue to develop programs for adoptive families based on research findings to learn more about this pro ject call debra brick at 7313150 or 7223474 monday through fri day from 9 am to 430 pm tant turmoil smiling and kicking and cooing with glee what could be sweeter why two certainly ross hetherington want to invest their money wisely he says real estate is the best investment youll ever make at the same time he sympathizes with young people struggling to find somewhere affordable to live when ross manages to find some spare time he likes to have a project on the go at home right now im building a boat he and his wife joan have two married children annemarie who lives in markham and norm in town ross and joan are proud grandparents of annemaries son michael aged 16 months by kate gilderdale stouffville many stouf fville commuters working in toronto and wishing to use public transit have been hampered by the early departure of the even ing gotrain that leaves union station at 520 pm monday through friday to help overcome this pro blem go is now offering an even ing bus service that leaves union station at 730 pm and stops on ly at unionville markham and stouffville gostations tickets for either the train or the bus are accepted on this new service we have buses that go to scar borough and back every day and we have two going downtown every morning and four coming back including the new one ex plains ged stonehouse of stonehouse travel as well go operates one train each way every day although an additional train has been considered there are no plans to offer the service im mediately ged says the last time it was discussed he noted it was estimated that a subsidy amounting to close to 1400 per passenger would be required the present train is very sue- cessful ged continues but even if a second one was full it would still have to be heavily subsidized current ticket costs for the bus are 485 for a single or 4375 foe a book of ten ji train tickets are 425 for a single or 3850 for ten monthly passes are also available at 134 for the train and 153 for the bus to honor couple ken and ina madill formerly of claremont and now of camp- bellford will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary sat jan 28 in honor of the occasion- members of their family are holding an open house and dance from 2 to 4 pm and 7 pm to 1 am at the queensville com munity centre friends and former neighbors are invited marys threewheeler is batterypowered mary joncas elm road stouffville is the envy of scnio pers when she rolls into the ap plaza aboard her bat powered threewheeler its a gift from her daughters for whch shes truly appreciative mary calls it her cadillac it gets me where i want to go she says and economically too on her ar rival home she simply plugs it in nexe day its ready to go again and so is mary jim thomas d