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mw wlvs st kate gildjerdale correspondent join friends and neighbours at memorial park june 25 for the stouffville lions beef barbecue and get into the strawberry festival mood at 8 pm music town ontario presents the eighth annual sacred music night at stouffville missionary church plenty of fun activities are planned for friday and saturday with a great mix of old favourites and new events official opening ceremonies take place in the park at 7 pm friday when awards will be presented to the citizen of the year and the sports personality of the year the optimist club will honour exceptional young people with the youth overcoming adversity award and the community achievement award and the annual variety show will follow the presentations festival 98 array of events a cornucopia of entertainment will be featured on the clock tower stage saturday featuring everything from clog dancing to the music mania chorus and dancers main street which will be closed off to vehicles until 5 pm will be bustling with activity throughout the day mqfe than 100 visiting vendors will offer a wonderful selection of neat items ranging from jewellery to folk art in the berry big craft show and sale get an early start at the ballantrae lions pancake breakfast which begins at 7 am in the park then stroll downtown and enjoy the parade visit the seniors art display at the silver jubilee club and buy some beautiful homegrown straw berries from the scouts booth located outside freckles- traditional methods of icecream making will be demonstrated at the museum booth and youngsters can enjoy carnival rides in the library parking lot childrens festival entertainment includes everything from science shows to a childrens village in the park and people of all ages can admire the beautiful babies participating in the progress clubs strawberry baby contest no strawberry festival would be complete without fun competitions of all kinds among them pie and jam contests a spelling bee the lioness bike decorating contest threeonthree basketball the his torical quiz and the i luv freckles contest this year the festival committee is emphasizing youth entertainment with everything from a skateboard ing inline skating and bmx show to saturday evenings strawberry jam youth concert showcasing tal ented local musicians sundays events include strawberry festival runs for adults and kids the ecumenical associations community church service childrens theatre pony rides and the novopharm strawberry social ekendsattmtfayjtfneisrigwrs strawberry jam attracting youth improved entertainment and a greater variety of activities for youth are focal points of this years strawberry festival our number one emphasis is on youth said ward 6 councillor sue sherban who is on the festival committee we have increased the festival budget substantially through local fundrais ing to accomplish our goals now that the pavilion has been taken down a tent will be erected in memorial park to accommo date events such as the lions beef barbecue she noted greater emphasis is also being placed on saturday mornings festival parade which will go from the train station to park drive the committee hopes to make it a feature attraction which will include bands service clubs and local organizations anyone who is interested in participating can call carol guinane at 6424462 new to this years festival are two youth awards sponsored by the local optimist club and mad science demonstra tions at various loca tions in the park the wild ones sports show will appeal to skate boarders inline skaters and bmx fanatics while young athletes can hone their skills at the 3on3 basket ball event at the memorial park courts strawberry jam takes on a new meaning at the 1998 festival in addition to the traditional pre servemaking competition young musicians will strut their stuff in the strawberry jam youth concert saturday night at thicketwood bowl kate gilderdale ka canadas original ttfmarfc your calendar markham june 13 14 sat sun 10 admission adult senior child tax incl 200 off coupon valid on adult senior admission only country pfccoratwe show 6 sale featuring- arts 6 crafts june 13 fairground mccowan road 7 km north of hwy 7 m 61 join us at canadas original display of ontarios finest juried exhibitors offering the true essence of country country furnishings country decorating accents accessories country crafts and country garden accents everything from a to z to help decorate your home cottage and garden to your country hearts desire meet some of our distinguished exhibitors accents interiors a country place anything countryanything used art of walter campbell arts aglow inc aunt annies attic boon me crafts burnley creek woodworks butlers pantry of st jacobs canadian house sign co carol b dolls carousels n roses inc christines crafts colonial classics country accents country bear woodcrafts country cabin country folk designs ltd country interiors country rooster country workshop craft magic craft room 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