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o 1 x m h c z m a 25 z o m 03 m 90 nj you are cordially invited to see a selection of my paintings at ballantrae december 5th 6th and 7th 1997 from 10am to 6pm 112 kilometer jballantrae box 5845 town of stouffville ringwood markham 5t c 006 vahdorfrd oust off hw e variety of candles fragrances and h beauty products incredible christmas gift ideas start your christmas shopping at wholesale prices all welcome cash only please a night to remember festival of lights offers an evening of entertainment lisa cartwright features forget what you remember from last years festival of lights this year the stouffville fes tival is completely new organizer ruth leblanc has made the november 28 festival a night that will not be forgotten finally stouffville is having a true festival a festival of christmas of good will said leblanc who has been organizing the event since june the festival sponsored by the stouffville tribune begins at 4 pm with a team of hors es drawing a beautiful trolley up and down main street the trolley will continue to run until 7 pm starting at 630 pm and continuing for a half an hour people can listen to glovin and diapazon perform christmas music in the gazebo located right across from the library the salvation army band will also be play ing on the street people can also visit the live nativity scene located in the clock tower there will be a live mary joseph and baby jesus as well as a llama a sheep and a shepherd at 7 pm the ceremonies begin at the civic square near the clock tower leblanc who is the master of ceremonies said she expects the festival to continue for over an hour but she said people wont have time to worry about their cold feet its going to be so fastpaced that they wont realize the time she said the ceremonies begin with whitchurch- stouffvilles town crier marcel bossi pro claiming the arrival of the christmas season in stouffville after mayor wayne emmerson lights the christmas tree the highlanders a group of 30 children from whitchurchhighland public school will sing christmas songs but the entertainment doesnt end there the tribettes the women from the tri bune will be doing their version of rocking around the christmas tree while the clerks quintet administrators and clerks from the town hall will also be singing christmas carols eight businessmen from stouffville will be performing a skit and singing songs just so you arent just watching the show people from the stouffville missionary church will encourage you to sing two christmas car ols with them during the festival there will be a chance to enter and win free prizes sample free hot chocolate provided and served by staff from stouffville chrysler hot apple cider choco lates and candy canes given out by santa him self for people who dont want to stand for the evening there will also be some seating avail able duncan giles from giles chev olds is pro viding a free shuttle service for seniors seniors who want to be picked up and taken to the event can call 6401610 the festival is a way to meet your neigh bours its community goodwill its an evening of fun while leblanc said she expects the orga nized part of the festival to be over by 830 pm she said people are encouraged to walk along main street and see all the stores that are decorated for christmas some of the stores are also offering instore specials that night ride the trolley the horse and trolley that will be avail able for free rides the night of the festival will be travelling along main street stouf fville during the weekends until christmas for 1 people can purchase a pass that will get them on the trolley as often as they want for a day 3 annual from 7 to 10 pm friday november wm anighme tfw j- shopmn l ivxlx lizz v k t i f i is- for the whole vmmm j at participating f merchants