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stouffville thursday june 8 2006 serving the community of whitchurchstouffville 44pages1 including gst 4 mwm 2 stouffvilles golden girl i speeds to ontario titles jim thomas 5 opinion 6 calendar 20 classified 23 publication mail agreement 40007673 good news for arts music dance groups towns cultural policy first in york by hannelore volpe staff writer it took almost 20 years but cul ture has finally been formally recog nized by the town of whitchurch- stouffville if youre part of whitchurch- stouffvilles cultural scene the future of your art music dance or theatre group should be more posi tive with the guidance of the munic ipal cultural policy whitchurchstouffvilles first cul tural document is worthy of cele brating mayor sue sherban said culture has finally been recognized by the municipality the only regret she had is that the document was not stronger the policy is a first in york regions nine municipalities said nancy prout acting director of eco nomic development for the region local cultural groups now have a starting point when coming to town to discuss what they do mrs sherban said that wasnt in place before and in effect tied the hands of the town in dealing with requests the document lays down the parameters of the towns role and responsibilities in planning and providing cultural services aims to heighten the profile of local culture assist local cultural groups and pro mote access to cultural opportuni ties to all residents it does not mean the town is tak ing over cultural activities sec cultural page 19 barber of stouffville plays elvis for festival by hannelore volpe staff writer he may not be the barber of seville but like rossinis colourful character danny basciano has sung and snipped his way through life most days the richmond hill resident can be found in downtown stouffville wielding sharp scissors at fame for men it doesnt take long for mr basciano to start talking about his other passion music hes got nine cds to his credit all of them containing original music his 10th is in the works and will feature only elvis songs they call me elvis 56 mr basciano said explaining the songs and the elvis of 1956 are his favourites hes hoping for his big break with this cd being recorded at pezmosis productions in oak ridges it should be completed in about a month one of the first people to hear it will be a friend in las vegas who is an entertainment promoter if vegas calls mr basciano is ready to take my two weeks holiday and give it a try mr basciano sports the neat sideburns and slickedback hair of the king of rock and roll put him in a leather jacket and theres no doubt who he looks like hell bring that look and his lively personality to this weekends elvis fest in downtown stouffville hell be among the elvis tribute artists performing friday night at the stouffville royal canadian legion east side marios and mickey rats see singing page 13 iffpiw- staff photosjoerd witteveen elvis aka danny basciano gets his pompadour fixed by barber mario daddese proprietor of fame for men on main street in stouffville in time for elvis fest this weekend forever thewortds most brilliant diamond 6312 main st stouffville 9056404646 jelijyimuiimumiiiumuyj stouffvitle 8ffefi dentistry 90s 6427474 vim wismileclinicca 6212 main st ast of the train station dr sheldon lazier dr waseema ali dr dina ghobrial dr dan kobric ees ed edwards denturist 24fv xjrxjxlufim l hili rst- ff i h 1 iljasi x5 mcootiiwi 1 t b