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ttiumlay october 12 is72 ttlkthibunk la- 11 news features highland cattle boyhood dream realized by cedar grove farmer this highland cow is one of two owned by archie little rri markham while still relatively rare their numbers arc increasing with 53 known breeders across canada the highland is a hardy animal able to withstand the ccd and snow with no ill effects jirn thomas cedar grove when archie little was just a young lad on his fathers farm he recalls how he would gaze longingly at a picture that hung on the kitchen wall and dream that some day some day that very picture would for him become a reality the scene showed several cattle grazing on a hillside in scotland but these were no ordinary angus herefords or holsteins common in ontario these were highland cattle common to that country today archie littles dream is a reality for two of these exquisite animals now graze in a field on the familys centennial farm steeles avenue markham r r 1 archie little pur chased the pair both females from an owner near udora they are 3 year olds weighing about 1100 pounds apiece at first glance the cattle are an awesome almost fearsome sight prompting most visitors to keep their distance however the highland are actually quite a docile breed at least these two are unless one has the misfortune to be prodded in the pants by the sharp tip of a horn but that is what makes these animals so awesome so magnificent their horns with one boasting a spread of 37 inches and still growing while there are 53 highland breeders in canada the exact number of animals is not known glenburn farms at unionville have them but the majority are in british columbia for thrift and profit is the promo tional script used in the highland bro chure archie little is even more specific they do so well on so little he says the breed is a particularly hardy beast able to withstand extreme cold with no deteriorating effect while noted for their beef these advantages to archie little are not important to him its merely a hobby with two now and maybe four by the summer of 73 stephen roman 5000 to variety village judo classes valley saved- for now fair exhibitor markham the pupils staff and directors of variety village vocational school for physically handicapped boys 16 to 18 years located in toronto at kingston road and danforth avenue were guests of mr and mrs stephen roman at romandale farms rri unionville oct 4 after an interesting tour of the barns and the prize winning holstein herd con ducted by farm manager dave houck the boys were joined by 14 members of the markham 4h calf club headed by leader bryan gee sporting thief markham a thief with an interest in sports equipment broke the lock on the rear door of the thomas pepper residence east of 48 hwy oct 7 the intruder stole a gokart and three tennis raquets valued at 600 markham the markham judo club are holding three separate courses this year the saturday program starts at 930 am oct 14 at the markham dist high school church street mondays course begins oct 16 at 7 pm and wednesdays session oct 18 registrations are still being accepted and attendance at the planners come- then go snsssjj qualify following a picnic supper mr stephen roman presented j arthur robertson principal of variety village with a cheque for 5000 in thanking mr roman on behalf of the school and its direc tors mr robertson said this truly generous gift from the stephen roman foundation will enable our school to proceed with projects which we have wanted but lacked the financial means to accomplish mr roman was assisted by irene campbell merle george jennifer campbell mollie freeman lois graham norma goldring ann gold and mildred holmes markham the game of musical chairs played by some members of markham planning committee has become irritating to the chairman jim jongeneel as councillors arrived late and left early thursday the chairman took note of the times later making his findings public councillor bud bonner 855 pm mayor tony roman 905 pm etc the meeting was scheduled to begin at eight oclock the chairman likened the situation to what often occurs at toronto city council where one member walks in sits down and then walks out thus qualifying to terrupted collect the fee when mr jongeneel mentioned the names of councillors bonner muldrew and mayor roman he was in- you forgot coun cillor norm tyndall stated mr bonner pointing to the empty chair oh yes replied the chairman he comes and goes like the pink panther markham no immediate action will be taken on the ex tension of bullock drive east through valley lands to main street but neither will the proposal be deleted from the towns of ficial plan the recom mendation submitted oct 5 by planning director bill power was approved by all members present it read as follows that planning committee recom mend to council that the official plan for the village of markham not be amended at this time to delete bullock drive and further that no action be taken to do any work on bullock brive until such time as overall plans are prepared and until there are some committments with regard to other highways in the area the save our valley association is strongly opposed to any extension of bullock drive that would infringe on the greenbelt area damage school markham four windows were broken at st patricks school wellington st west markham when bricks were thrown by vandals the damage is estimated at 350 markham fair hosted its first pinto show sept 28 with many at tractive entries including this prizewinner lady star bright owned and shown by mrs andria newlove mt albert jim thomas milliken hamlet plan described as horrible markham councillor murray henderson described the planning within the hamlet of milliken as horrible and recommended nothing further be done that would only worsen the problem discussion related to a section of steeles avenue between kennedy road north and south arose following receipt of an application to establish a retail lumber yard in that us scouts host canadians markham over the thanksgiving weekend nearly 700 boy scouts from southern ontario participated in a first half exchange visit with their american colleagues at fort washington penn sylvania the group including members and leaders from both markham and unionville left oct 5 and returned home oct 9 the project known as scope 72 was first started in canadas centennial year a return trip for american scouts is being planned for the fall of 1973 from markham the following participated norm vincent eric jackson harold schroeter douglas watt dave ronson andrew assinck michael bell keith saliba ray barker gordon levis david morris and roy devries from unionville the members were bruce fclgate bill wolske bill griggs jim bcrnath colin deacon dwight drobig doug mackay greg lumley pat mckenna david ross ken macdonald steve mackay michael swan stan oag bruce plark jeff huntley allan rumney and bart meuring unionville one of the most interesting truetolife stories to be published in hard cover form in many months went on sale locally across canada this week its a book entitled and so they bought a farm written by dean hughes r r 1 unionville and its all about the trials and tribulations of dean and lyn hughes using the names charles and millie brewster the time element has also been altered but the facts remain the publishers are nelson foster and scott it sells for 795 for dean hughes writing is not a new venture it was back in 1933 that he started putting the script together for the craigs a successful radio show that carried on 5 days a week for 25 years later he wrote the popular toronto star column along the sideroad from 1957 to 1968 this latest venture could well be another highlight in an illustrious career the story is a folksy type thing depicting the humorous as well as the sad and frustrating side of farm life dean hughes was born on a 150 acre farm at roblin ont near napanee at the age of 12 he moved to toronto but an inbred love for the country prompted dean and lyn to seek the wide open spaces and in 1945 they purchased their present property 16th avenue markham and have remained there to this day dean is modest in his appraisal of this most recent project its no shakespeare he joked but i hope to sell a few dean did most of his writing or slugging work as he calls it during the morning making necessary corrections in the afternoon initially it was written in the first person but on a suggestion by the publisher he agreed to a third person change the finished version took about seven months to complete and so they bought a farm is available at the tribune office stouffville mark 7 variety markham and the home art shoppe in unionville every one of its 191 pages makes won derful reading its dean huges alias charles brewster at his best area solicitor reginald hummel representing morris and doris rosenberg agreed that the area was badly planned in fact as he described it not planned at all he asked that rather than reject the proposal the committee adjourn it for future con sideration councillor hen derson said that to comply with such request was difficult if we dont approve it we deny it he said chairman jim jongeneel warned the solicitor against going to any great expense preparing pretty pictures when the board could possibly turn the application down regardless it was recom mendation of planning director bill power that strip development of this kind be discouraged until some definite policy is adopted steal 90 markham- ninety dollars in change and bills was stolen from a purse in the bedroom of ernest blainey rr 2 markham at the same time a pistol was taken the robbery occured sometime between sept 30 and oct 7 but it is not known how entry was gained commend exclerk dean hughes 16th avenue markham recently completed a true to life book entitled and o they bought a farm it went on sale for a first tir n canada oct 11 the main characters charles and millie brewster are in reality dean and his wife lyn the approved version took seven months to complete jim thomas markham mayor tony roman and members of markham town council had planned a presentation for exclerk howard graham tuesday but discovered too late the guest of honor had left for home the gift a pair of silver cufflinks carrying the town of markham crest will be presented at another time mayor roman expressed break- in stouffville dianne hollis was the victim of a burglar who took an assort ment of items from her home on victoria street between oct 7 and 9 stolen articles in cluded transistor and clock radios a tape recorder lamp milk glass shade costume jewellery watch and three alarm clocks total value is estimated at 273 the thief gained entrance through a side window councils appreciation of mr grahams service during what he termed this dif ficult period mr graham stepped in to fill a vacancy in the town staff after clerk harry crisp resigned while members were in a partying mood someone produced a cake and candles marking councillor bud bon ners birthday to conclude the festivities the mayor presented each gentleman with a set of crested cufflinks in honor of their service to the municipality purchase electronic sirens york region the expenditure of 3480 has been ap proved by the board of commissioners york regional police for 10 electronic sirens to equip cruisers in the region fleet