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v f stouffville suntribune thursday oct 4 2007 5 stouffville cleans up at markham fair ts markhams fair for two reasons first its identified with markham and likewise the location this being said whitchurchstouflville has and hopefully always will have an integral part to play in this annual event recently however our towns involvement has increased to a point where boundary lines are solvent and cooperations inclusive weve been made to feel welcome and encouraged to participate and residents have responded fair 2007 was a prime example president blair pur- cell divides his enthusiasm equally between both towns this was evidenced by the support received resulting in one of the finest country exhibitions markham has known waiting in leadership wings are 1st vicepresident blair seeley and 2nd vice- president karen murphy both from stouffville this trend was also appar ent in the selection of three fair ambassadors cindy schickedanz 19 of ballan- trae anikka bolender 18 of stouffville and former stouffville resident victoria sider 21 of uxbridge over four days these girls excelled in public relations roles twelveyearold colleen spencer a grade 7 pupil at whitchurch highlands school topped all students for the third year in a row in addition to seven red ribbons she received the boag family award and the helen and maurice hamill memorial award colleens golfdesigned basket will advance to the royal agricul tural winter fair in toronto threemonthold michael roskar son of scott and michelle roskar of markham and soon of stouffville was named grand champion in the fairs baby contest there were 80 entries when michael smiled his whole face lit up com mittee chairperson cathy lee said the motherdaughter team of caralyn and keeley shantz of stouffville won the chip off the block event stouffvilles jared simp son has a secret formula for growing large potatoes his monster spud weighed in a 5 lbs 9 ounces the heaviest on record the quilt displays were magnificent hundreds viewed the grand cham pion machinequilted entry by martha schellingerhoud of aurora and the reserve grand champion handquilt ed entry by ruth wagg of stouffville helen badgerow of stouffville scored a first on her crib quilt and a second on a wallhanging the antique implement display was the largest on record requiring two rings roaming around with jim thomas stouffville organizers includ ed george reesor bob mca- loney murray painter bill brown and trevor watson whitchurchstouffville schools swept the scarecrow class summitview won a first and a third glad park a second and whitchurch highlands a fourth carolyn ratcliff of stouffville had a best-in- show lemon meringue pie other pies winning red rib bons were entered by mema burkholder of pickering and- joyce lapp and branch dun can of markham roily scott of stouffville won the reesor family domestic science award with a double crust apple pie other firsts went to ste phen barnett stouffville white bread roily scott stouffville chocolate cake darryl sellers stouffville pickled eggs martha dodd stouffville white buns ellon barnett stouffville whole wheat bread connor hawey stouffville carrot layer cake joyce lapp markham mar ble cake lorrie bolender stouffville applesauce cake and gingersnap cookies car olyn ratcliff stouffville dark fruit cake susan wannop stouffville shortbread cook ies trina wicks stouffville glazed lemon loaf lynda vin cent stouffville cranberry- orange loaf and alyssa cass markham graduation cake in the vegetable division guy ferintosh won a first with a 38pound watermelon other red ribbon winners were kim cowan and jean painter of stouffville and jack warriner of markham murray norton of good wood won championships in hay and potato events two interesting sidelights all feed required at old mcdonalds farm was sup plied free by schell country depot in stouffville also all proceeds from the tim hortdns booth went to markham stouffville hospital yes i too was a beneficia ry a lemon cream pie per fected by mema burkholder of pickering was delivered to our door by daughter betty jim thomas is a stouffville resident who has written for area newspapers for more than 50 years rebecca empringhamof stouffville wins a second place from judge scott wilson with her jersey senior heifer at the markham fair last weekend staff photosjoerd witteveen on october 10th iflhbl v oak markham my pledgeto the people of oak ridgesmarkhabii i will be accountable responsive to your needs luh your john tory pc candidate yes to health care that works provide catchup funding for york region and ensure everyone has access to a family doctor to lower taxes y i reduce personal income taxes by over 2 billion by eliminating dalton mcguintys unfair health tax j2m9fxbiwmbamvrrmiarrr yes to better transit road systems combat congestion by investing 11 billion in transit transportation infrastructure yes to increased community safety i keep the most dangerous offenders behind bars by creating and empowering special prosecutors no to faith based education funding my constituents have voiced their overwhelming concerns during this campaign and i will always listen to represent the concerns of my constituents authorized by the cfo for the phil bannon campaign