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which head lines the entertainment roster featuring three other bands for thrill seekers the afternoon offers bungi jumping where partici- pants can plunge themselves off a 140foot hydraulic crane other events include sand volleyball and an opportunity to dunk celebri ties at a dunk tank kerr got a bit of a scare last week however when town bylaw enforcement officers told her she wasnt zoned to hold such an event on her 25racre farm located on woodbine avenue 34 of a mile north of bloomington sideroad backing on hvy 404 staff told kerr she must go before council and meet 12 require ments prior to holding the concert which she had been planning for months after her presentation however officials assured kerr she hasdpne her homework as far as providing proper security health and safety measures parking facilities traffic control and insurance kerr told officials she will encourage no drinking and driving by pro viding free buses to drive guests home as well as having three cab companies on standby and arranging discount rates at local hotels we are giving ample opportunity to arrive at a destination safely kerrsaid in a delegation the event sponsoredlargely by labatts blue triggered fire safety concerns for chief bill brown however who said he is riot comfort- able with the prospects of a bon fire on the site and town director of finance ed blackburn who wants kerr to post a security bond to the town in case of damage said he has seen par ties like this get out of control in the past fye seen riots and neighbors fence posts torn out and used as fire wood ive seen litter for more than one mile along municipal roads things just sometimes happen and the town shouldnt have to pick up the tab for any damages blackburn said however kerr said she gone through a lot of work and research to prevent problems and to ensure there is no damage but will discuss bon fire issues and secu rity bonds with town staff as the date approaches tickets are avail- able at the tribune pro corral or ticketmastor museum sheepish about new display sheep shearing is an art and local residents can discover the ancient craft of transforming fleece into clothing the whitchurchstouffville museum is kicking off its summer season with a sheep to shawl presentation on sundayimay 17 from 14 pm dianne ward and rucco braat will be on hand to describe and demonstrate sheep shearing to participants come and see the lambs and the sheep arid dis cover the ways of using the wool that sheep pro vide try your hand at spinning with a drop swindle fruth or watch a weaver at work on the loom partici pants will also learn the art of shearing spin ning dyeing and weaving knitting and crochet during the afternoon the museums summer season runs from may 16 to october 31 and is now open weekends from 15 pm and during the week from 10 am to 5 prhv the museum is located on the west side of woodbine avenue in vandorf twpkms north of bloomington sideroad for more information contact andrea wilson or helen roberts at 7278954 lred of seeing restless teens cafe owner offers programs a local businessman is fed up with the lack of activities for youth in whitehurchstouffville and he is prepar ing to do something about it until a youth centre or other facility is put into place here joe colicchio of the garden club cafe is going to be opening his doors to young people three nights a week the private club located on ringwood- drive will be gievn over to teens between the ages of 13 and 18 monday through wednesday for a variety of theme nights on mondays beginning this long weekend colicchio plans to hold regular dances at the cafe tuesdays will feature games and wednesday evenings this summer will offer a night out for young people with a penchant for video games colicchio said he was startled to see how little there was for youth in stouf- fville ive got a kid myself shes 12 years old and shes always stuck at home with no place to go for kids in this town theres nothing colicchio added that the jack of activi ties are a recipe for trouble at 7 pm the sidewalks are bare ive had people come here from out of town and one of the first things they say is that there is nothing going on the summer activities will be open to parental scrutiny he added if parents want to come out and look the place oyer that is fine the hours will likely be from 7 pm to midnight he said colicchio said he will offer a single price for the three nights for 10 teens will have access to the cafe for the dance game night and video night the monday night dances will feature a disc jockey but teens can bring in their own favorite cds or tapes he said the tuesday night game nights will feature a game of pool a game of foose- ball table soccer a video game and a pin- ball game with the price of admission on wednesday pop will be offered at half price for video game players oucchib said if the events are success- ful he envisions sunday night dances as well the garden club cafe is located at 86 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