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About 120 families are now thought to be residing in the German Mills com- munity, with approximately 8,000 people expected, ac- cording to an estimate of the Markham Town Planning Office. Final details of development plans are still before the town council for approval. but construction is already heavily underway in much of the single family dwelling area. BOOKLETS CIRCULATED Before the open house. attractive booklets were plac- ed in the mailboxes of most German Mills residents in- viting them to attend for talk. planning and coffee and cake. Board members were looking for a chance to sound out the residents for ideas on a recreation program. Euchre, art, bridge and handicrafts were mentioned. Also poss- ible are a pre-kindergarten play school, small parties and meetings of such groups as film or garden clubs. With unofficial news of his win he visited the local tel- evision station, was inter- viewed and then had his pic- tune taken. All evening he talked with his hands to his young daughter Melissa who accompanied him. She is a bouncy young student at the school for the deaf. INCONCLUSIVE OFFICIALLY Back at the official town office election board at about midnight, Rowe shook his head at the still inconclusive results appearing there. He declared the board made him again unsure of whether or not he'd really been elect- ed and went home. “German Mills was found- ed by William Berczy. artist, adventurer. colonizer. who in 1792. brought a party of 64 families from Hamburg in Germany across the sea to New York State. The orig- inal destination of these set- tlers was the Genesee Valley where land had been promis- ed. But when the party ar- rived a f t c r a gruelling Losing Regional Council- lor .Plaxton stayed at the official returns board for a while during the evening, then disappeared like every- body else who sought out the individual election headquar- ters of candidates where speedy vote results were available. The Lazenby vote by wards. with the Schiller vote in brackets. according to the official returns were as fol- lows: Ward One 644 1490!, Ward Two 678 1538), Ward Three 596 1513), Ward Four 842 «878). Ward Five 746 1684), Board members of the Ger- man Mills Community Centre were quite pleased with 50 people. both new residents and old, who came to the Meet our Neighbors Open House November 21. Gerâ€" man Mills is almost at the east end of John Street. al- most to Woodbine Avenue (Don Mills Road). north of Steeles Avenue. The centre is a little 98- yearâ€"old schoolhouse on Ger- man Mills Road. It is con- sidered to be the last remainâ€" ing structure linked with the history of the German Mills settlement, standing on the land where Markham Town was really begun by the pioneers. The open house booklet describes the history as follows: (Continued from page 1) the polls closed and the re- sults started to come in. Lazenby Re-Elected Hill Mayor "We wanted to let people‘ know the building is avail- able. Now there are more! people in the area. we feeli justified in going ahead to‘ plan a community program", ‘ says Board Chairman Miss} Jane McLaren of German‘ Mills Road. An open house to greet the vanguard of the thousands of new residents arriving in the German Mills (Leslie East) area of Thornhill was held recently at the German Mills Com- munity Centre, a 98-year-old schoolhouse being preserved in trust by the Town of Markham. Shown enjoying coffee in front of a paint- ing of the school and discussing activity planâ€" ning are (left to right): Community Centre Board Treasurer Mrs. Cindy Elson of Milmar Court; Chairman Miss Jane McLaren of German Mills Road: a recent new resident Mrs. Joan Copoc of 42 Donnamora Crescent; and 1Szecndetar‘v Mrs. “Muffet” Frost of German Mills 03 . Open House At Old German Mil/s School An open house to greet the vanguard of the thousands of new residents arriving in the German Mills (Leslie East) area of Thornhill was held recently at the German Mills Com- munity Centre, a 98-year-old schoolhouse being preserved in trust by the Town of Markham. NEWMARKETâ€"A boating accident last August 7 result- ed in John Kaptyn of Willow- dale being found guilty of dangerous operation of a vessel. He was fined $100. The accident occurred at 1 am when an 18 foot fibre- glass boat with 100 hp engine left the water and slammed into the upper deck of a cabin cruiser, tearing off the cabin. “During that first winter the settlers lived miserably in all kinds of temporary and disagreeable shelters; in wagons, tents and rough cabins, barely existing, wait- ing for spring when surveys would be completed and the people could begin to clear the bush and set up their 10g houses and barns. They had only the barest neces- sities of life and just the im- plements and seed they had managed to drag from the Genesee Valley. There were no medical facilities or drugs. but somehow or other they managed to survive. Saw milling was their first ac- tivity and it flourished on the Don River which in those days flowed strongly, unpol- luted and fish-filled through the valley. Berczy‘s German Millers gave the area its name. AURORA â€" York County Board of Education has ap- proved a $3,000 outlay to start up an outdoor resources centre at the abandoned Vivian School on Highway 48 north of Ballantrae. The board already operates such a centre at the old Burling- ton School in the Kleinburg area. thirteen weeks of sailing. it was discovered that the promised land was a trap. The immigrants were to be tenants. no landowners. and they were bitterly disappoint- ed. Berczy went north to Canada to seek land from Governor Simcoe and. in 1794, he led his exhausted little band to the spot on the Don RiVer which was to be- come known as German Mills. “This was the first organiz- ed group to settle in Markâ€" ham Township, 64,000 acres which Governor Simcoe offered to Berczy in return for his assurance that he would bring more and more immigrants with badly needâ€" ed skills to the virgin and virtually unsurveyed terriâ€" tory. So the township was founded on Lot 4 in Conces- sion 3. “As the community grew, 3 woollen mill. brewery, smithy, cooperage. tannery and store appeared and the settlers made arrangements for teaching their children. It seems possible that formal classes may have started in the home of Melchier Quantz who lived on Lot 2. Conces- sion 2, and owned one of the first roofed houses in the neighborhood. There is evi- dence that the first schoolâ€" house was located where German Mills Road and John Street now intersect. The present schoolhouse was erected in 1874. "Although the little school which we know tcday is not the original. it is the best link we have with those very Ward Six 527 (578). Advance P01] 144 (160). REGION VOTE RESULTS In the three-way race for two regional council seats the results were as follows: Total: Hancey 4,829. Plax- ton 3.970, Rowe 4.107; Ward One â€"â€" Hancey 726, Plaxton 619. Rowe 630; Ward Two â€" (H)822. (P)660, 1R)486; Ward Three â€" (H) 804, (P1512. «W461; Ward Four â€"â€" tHJ 1.021, (P)l.029, (R1821; Ward Five â€" (H)501, (W397. «R! 1,199; Ward Six â€" (W768. 1P)587, lRl470; Advanced Poll â€" 1H)l87, (Pl166. (R) 140. As Roman Catholic rep- lican Church [Yong resentative from the Towns Markhaml. Adults Sl.0( of Richmond Hill and Markâ€" dren under 12.! 50c ham, Conrad Thompson of In Vaughan Board Chair- man Ross Jolliffe won hand- ily with 2,311 votes. The second Vaughan seat on the board was won by Veteran Trustee Morley Kinnee with 2,217 votes. Also running was Maple lawer John Poot who drew 1,956 votes. “historic”, but when the school board had finished with it, local residents felt it was worth trying to preserve the site for sentimental rea- sons and also because it seemed to them that further uses might still be found for it. Very soon the area was destined to be transformed into a densely populated sub- division. Surely future gen- erations of children would be glad to inherit this little jewel which stands on the exact spot where their pioneer forbears camped in the woods awaiting their first Canadian Spring and the opâ€" portunity to clear and ex- plore the land? There were some problems to be faced. There were 12 contenders for five seats allotted tc Markham. Former Board Chairman Jack MacKay was top runner with 3,901 votes. A newcomer to the county board and former trustee in the old Town of Markham is Donald Sim with 3,676 votes followed by incumbent John Honsberger 3.341, Donald Cousens with 3,252 votes and the fifth of the successâ€" ful contenders. former teach- er MI‘S. Doreen Quirk tallied 3,197 votes. Also in the race were Andrew Farquharson. 2,587: William Clark 2.355;: first settlers. Trace‘s of their dwellings and activitiescould be seen in the valley until recent years, but these have all now been obliterated by the excavations of a sandpit and the installation of sewers in the ravine. “The school has a very warm spot in the hearts of local people, many of whom attended it or had relatives who did in years gone by. When. after a long and use- ful life. it closed its door to pupils in 1963. Mr. Rush. an old man in his nineties. came to tell the children of the grand times he had when he was in Grade 2 there! The last teacher. Mrs. Duncan. still resides in Willowdale. "The building, itself is not architecturally outstanding and it does not qualify as Other Richmond Hill con- tenders were Catherine Macâ€" Diarmid 2,558. Peter Sale 1.- 671 and Robert Thompson 1.558. 2,587; William Clark 2.355;: Stanley Greenwood 1.533: Harvey Cohen 1.449; Terence Smyth 1,131; Cameron W‘akeling 1,089: and David Hynes 1,032. King, Trustees Marvin Hunter and Margaret Co- bum were returned by ac- clamation. and in Whit- church-Stouffville. John Mc- Murray with 1,882 votes. won over Michael Durnan who pulled in 1,200 votes for the one seat left vacant when former Board Chairâ€" man Arthur Starr decided not to seek re-election. of Oak Ridges was second with 3,318 votes. and Trust- ee Warren Bailie of Richvale third with 3,132 votes. In the race for three seats on York County Board of Ed- ucation in Richmond Hill, a newcomer to the board, Ar- chitect Douglas Allen, topped the polls' with 3,936 votes. Incumbent Robert Houghton County Schooi Board Douglas Allen Tops Trustee P0" In Richmond Hill- D A N C E, DECEMBER 9, Saturday. 8 pmâ€"Modern and Square (1 a n c i n g, Saint Gabriel‘s Anglican Church, corner of Crosby and Bay- \'iew, Richmond Hill. Every- one welcome. $1.50 each. Coffee served. c1w23 CENTENNIAL beard grow- ing contest, starting time January 1 - January 10. 1973. Sponsored by the area Lions Clubs. c5w22 DECEMBER 11, MONDAY. 8 pm â€" Family euéhre, Our Lady Queen of the World Church, Bayview and Cros- by Avenues. Admission $1. c1w23 DECEMBER 12. TUESDAY, 8 pm â€" Annual meeting of the York North Progressive Conservative Association will be held in the Holy Trinity Anglican Church Hall, Thornhill. c1w23 DECEMBER 12. TUESDAY, 8 pm -â€" Canadian Family Camping Federation. (Wil- lowdale Nomads). Golding Arena Auditorium, Willow- dale. new members welcome. For further information. call 889â€"1091. clw23 T H E RICHMOND H I L L ECUMENCIAL C H O I R CHRISTMAS CONCERTS. Friday. December 15. 8 pmâ€" Our Lady Queen of the World R.C. Church lBayview at Crosby) Saturday, Decem- ber 16. 8 pm, St. Mary's Ang-' lican Church IYonge at Markham). Adults $1.00, chil- During the 95 years of its existence. the value of the property had increased enor- mously. The original deed shows that Mr. and Mrs. Chirrey. farmers. sold the land to the school trustees in 1874 for an unbelievable $143. “It is now a prime piece of real estate with a possible sale value of many thousands of dollars. The people who wanted to preserve the schoolhouse had therefore to persuade the school board and the township to make a decision based on feeling. not finance. The effort was made. negotiations took place, and the township showed that it had a heart, foresight and a concern for local history, The schoolhouse now belongs to the new Town of Mark- ham and a board has been set up to establish and develop the building as a community centre for the use and enjoy- ment of area residents." At present the facilities consist of one large room, two toilets. a double sink, hot water, a kettle and some tables and chairs. Members of the present board are: Miss McLaren: Secretary Mrs. “Muffet” Frost of Ger- man Mills Road: Treasurer Mrs. Cindy Elson of Milmar Court; Mrs. Douglas Watt of German Mills Road: Mrs. Basil Weedon of Milmar Court: Councillor Robert Adams of Ida Street; Re- gional Councillor James Jon- geneel of Aurora. Richmond Hill was returned by acclamation. The second Roman Catholic representa- tive to the board is John Raniowski of Schomberg with 1,126 votes defeating Willis Newton of Thornrhill, who brought in 982 votes.- (Photo by Stuart’s Studio) 'c1w23 l Mamtammg A Pr0per Perspectwe I went to a Grey Cup Party last Sunday. Now I have studiously avoided these annual binges for years but this time I was given an offer I couldn’t refuse; old friends, lots of drinks, 1 an exciting game to watch, and a hot meal to I follow. I must confess that I’m not much of a ! TV spectator sport â€" I don’t begin to watch hockey until the playoffs. This must alienate 3those red-blooded Canadian males who watch ' every Wednesday and Saturday as those glad- iators engage in combat. With a beer in one hand, a cigarette in the other, feet up in their reclining leather chairs they are somehow able to identify with those young healthy profes- sional adults. I really believe they see themselves i flying down the ice with Keon, spearing a pass 1 and driving it past a startled goalie. If the truth ‘were known theirs was the generation which originated the “bang” shot, now called the “slap” shot. I can see them now, ankling down the ice ‘ desperately managing to stay erect by triangling their feet and stick. The “bang” shot was the only one they could get away. The trick was to push yourself up to a more vertical position, take a quick bang at the puck and catch yourself again before you fell prostrate. Two Candidates Tie For Second Place On RC Board In King 1 The only excitement in the election of York County Roman C a t h o l l c School Board trustees Monday comes from King Township where incumbent Trustee Allan Quesnelle and new- comes from King Township where incumbent Trustee Allan Quesnelle and new- comer Gus Clark are tied for second place with 159 votes each. Thele will be an official rccount lo d:2c:‘- mine the winner. The hazard has two seat; 1r. King, and top spot went to Frank Bescce of Schomberg who drew in 190 votes to fill the seat left vacant when Trustee Peter Van Dyke de- cided to retire from the board after four years serv- ice. A fourth contender. Marilyn Magner. got 88 votes. In Richmond Hill Father Francis Robinson. John Tay- lor and Malcolm Peake, the sitting trustees, were return- Ii in since. ed by acclamation. Board Chairman Eugene Jacobs and Trustee Noreen Lee, both of Woodbridge, will represent Vaughan for the next two years. Both were elected when the county board was formed in 1969 and have not been challeng- R in any municipal election We got to the Grey Cup Party late and were immediately made to feel guilty for having at- tended church. Even my old friends tried to welcome us while the teams huddled. A hurried hand shake and a quick peck on the side of the nose was all we were likely to get in the way of greeting ’til half time. The strain of this game was particularly severe. I’m not sure about the players but the tension in that recreation room was intense. They joined in every tackle and threw every pass. Some drinks were spilled be- cause it’s hard to throw a block and guzzle beer at the same time. When the game was over we got down to" serious sports talk. One, a director of education“ loudly deplored the lack of a domed stadium inl Toronto. Here we were in 1972 depending entirelyl‘ on the weather for a decent Grey Cup Day. All board chairman reminded us of the game in To-i ronto that was called because of the fog. Expensei' be hanged! We deserved a stadium appropriate" to Toronto’s size and importance. We flailed the} local and provincial politicians for not having the" sense to understand the wishes of the voters. We ' were enjoying ourselves immensely. “ “CI'C CIAJU‘VHIS ULlthl\Ch lllllllCllBCly. I'd noticed Bill all day and had him marked as an affable pleasant fellow who taught school for a living. He had been adding his quiet comâ€" ments all afternoon. When we began to run out of steam he started to come on strong. Somefi how he got us to agree that the best time for learning a sport was at the elementary school age. He further led us to agree that an emphasis on sports and skills at that level was most import- ant. We all adamantly criticized the lack of developmental programming in the elementary schools. We went so far as to advocate that money be spent to provide facilities, equipment, ' and trained personnel to meet this challenge. And that’s where we went wrong. a dollar in ten years to improve the physical facilities or equipment for the Physical Education program in the schools. rHe seemed hopeful that some new board members recently elected would correct this situation. According to him there was no school. ele- mentary or secondary, within a five mile radius that had even a cinder track. He conceded that there was a tartan track only 15 miles away but there was no bus service available to students so that they could use it. Apparently in his school the 100 yard sprint had to be practised in a field resembling.r a goat pasture. There wasn’t even a dirt straightaway over 70 yards long. If a student wanted to practise he did so through a jumping pit, across the access road to the caretaker’s room, and down a 45 degree inâ€" cline. Of course this could only be done in dry weather or the last 20 yards was under water. He asked that we examine the primitive condi- tions under which our own kids trained before we build a domed stadium for the professionals. According to him his school board hadn’t spent Fortunately, less radical minds were able to triumph. We assured him that if his young students ever rose to professional level, we’d have a modern beautiful domed stadium where we could watch in comfort. In Whitchurch-Stouffvil-le John McDermott was return- ed by acclamation for a third term on the 14â€"member board. Although two of Mark- hams three trustees, Dr. William LaCroix and Gord- on McMahon. decided not t. seek a third term on tut beard. there was no comes. there, either. When nomination papers were filed in November there were just three can didates from the Town 0. Markham: sitting Trustee MacGregor and two ne“ nominees. Richard McIsaac and Leo Wigglesworth. Because of the great pop- ulation growth in the re- gion since the county boards were formed. the Roman Catholic Board now has two representatives on York County Board of Education. Conrad Thompson of Rich- mond Hill was returned by acclamation to represent the Town of Richmond Hill and Markham. John Raniowski of Schomâ€" berg with 1,882 votes will represent separate school supporters in the rest of the region. He was challenged by Willis Newton of Thorn- hill who polled 1,200 votes. , Grant Marshall, represent- ing the Richmond Hill Lions. asked the committee to give guidance and direction. “We’ve got to have someone give us a push to get us started. Tell us what to do ‘ and we'll get the job done." He said the Lions were con- sidering sponsoring a beard- growing contest. each en- trant to start clean-shaven on January 1. and the re- sulting beards to be judged during homecoming week; p I I I I ‘6 Biz" 'WK‘fEfib‘u'sEWRE‘ BEEN CALLED A k““' Also represented were the Kinsmen, the Civitans, the Kinettes, the Rotary Club, Oak Ridges Lions, Richmond Hill Legion. the Chamber of Commerce and Alhambra. Oak Ridges Lions remind- ed the committee that all events should not be confin- ed to the boundaries of the A full listing of events was promised to the service clubs and other interested people within a couple of weeks. so that they may se- lect the events with which they would like to help. December 26â€"30 will bring the peewee hockey tourna- ment and December 31 the closing ceremonies. St. Gabriel‘s will hold an art show in October and a train trip to Collingwood and Gravenhurst to join the Cavalcade of Color will be held both October 13 and 14. 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