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6 0 August 2009 Whitchurch-Stouffville's Independent Community Owned Newspaper The Stouffville Free Press is published monthly by the 31W". FREE PRESS Inc. and delivered by Canada Post to each house in Whitchurch-Stouffviiie and Goodwood. The press run is 12,000 Mailing Address: Phone: Editor: Advertising Sales Manager: Graphics Department: P.O., Box 125, Steuffville, Ontario L4A 7Z4 905-640-FREE (3733) Kate Gilderdale withwrinklesOhotmail.com Bruce Stapley bstapleyOsympatico.ca 905-640â€"3733 Travis Merrick 8: Sheri Smith travis.merrick©sympatico.ca Stan anal Myrtle 30 anticiuing... The Stouffville Free Press welcomes community event listings from non-profit groups and organizations. Please send a brief synopsis of upcoming events by email to withwrinkles@hotmail.com or drop off at 6111 Main Street. UP AND COMING After 35 years of service to the residents of Whitchurch-Stouffville, the Recycling Depot is closing its doors for good at the end of the summer. Established in the mid-19705, the facility was ahead of its time in recognizing the need to reduce, reuse and recycle, and many of its volunteers harked back to the days when packaging was minimal and a lot of stuff we throw away today either didn’t exist, or would have been reused or handed on to someone else. The people who established the depot and gave up their time to run it deserve a big vote of thanks from the community. These days people feel a sense of accomplishment when they separate their garbage into blue boxes, green Baseball is very big with my people. It figures. It's the only time we can get to shake a bat at a white man without starting a riot. If people don’t want to come out to the ballpark, nobody‘s going to stop thgm. Dick CregoryfFrom the Back of the Bus, I962 The sneer has gone from Casey’s lip] ihis teetl’} arerc_lenche_d ip _hate; IHe pounds with cruel violence his bat upon the_platre. _ Oh, someWhere in this favoured land the sun is shining bright; The band is playihg sbmewhere, and somewhere hearts are lighth And somewhere men are Taughing, and somewhere children shout; An'd now ttie pitcher holds the ball, and now he l_ets it go,_ And now the air Ts shattered by the force of Casey’s blow. But there is no joy in Mudville â€" mighty gasey has s_t.ruck ouj. ErEes't Lawfence Thayer, Casey at the Bat, 1888 Yogi Berra Motus O choreographed ourshow, their dancers helped model our clothing, and principal dancers James and Jack entertained as Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Studio Lab arranged the music and Latcham Gallery helped decorate, organize and staff the event, while lvan Hirris, forever the helpful citizen, rounded up props. June Wiancko as the Queen of Hearts was outstanding. Carmen Stiller as he White Rabbit was incredible. Paige Madsen as Alice was a little doll. Next year we wil remember the microphones! To our models, vmdors, volunteers and our caterer, Asparagus 8: Chives, a very To the Editor: Anyone who has ever organized or hosted an event understands how important the smallest detail can be and how meaningful every helping hand. To thank all that recently gave their support to our Mad Hatter’s Tea Party is an overwhelming task, but there are some that must be mentioned. Steven Foster and his staff‘at Nineteen on the Park went out of their way to accommodate us, and our town should be proud of both the facility and its staff. Stouffville Free Press, the Stouffville Sun/Tribune and WhiStle Radio gave us wonderful media coverage. - Waste Not, Want Not - State Of Play bins and plastic bags, but the fact is most of us could do a lot more to cut back on the garbage we generate. The best place to start would be by refusing to buy over-packaged goods. Despite the green revolution, have you noticed how much supermarket produce comes pre-packaged? For instance, not long ago you could buy mushrooms loose and put them in a paper bag. Now most supermarkets sell them in a tray covered with plastic wrap, Even though some of this unnecessary packaging may be recyclable, the fact is thth r2cycling itself costs money and energy and the best solution would be to sell them loose. Then there are those plastic-boxed greens which take up more and more space in the produce department. Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off. If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant’s life, she will choose to save the infant’s life without even considering if there are men on base. Dave Barry Many continentals think life is a thinking that if the); left earlier they game, the English think cricket is a wouldn’t have to go so fast. game. Steven Wright George Mikes Cricket explained: Two old men in white coats walk together to the middle of a large green field, each carrying three long sticks and two little ones. Each plants his three sticks in the ground, 22 yards apart, and puts the little sticks on top. They then turn around and look towards 22 younger men at the edge of the field â€" and it starts to rain. Anon Bill Veeck - Hats Off To Stouffville I hope I speak for all who attended and helped when I say that we can make this an annual event to raise funds for two of the iewels in Stouffville’s crown â€" Motus O and Latcham Gallery. However, the biggest thank you goes to those who donned their hats and gloves and came out on a rainy afternoon to support Main St. business, our new Nineteen on the Park, and Motus O and Latcham Gallery, in the wonderful work that they do to‘help make our town the distinct and wonderful community it is. Lastly, I would like to thank my staff, who stick by me and support my every effort, regardless of the sacrifices, work involved and stress I create. Anyone who has ever visited one of my stores knows the support and good work they do for me. Chic Thrills, The Girls Bra Boutique and Hubba Hubba Fine Ladiestar I Stou ffville special thank you. You helped put on a terrific show. Charlotte Cave Cricket is a game which the British, not being a spiritual people, had to invent in order to have some concept of eternity. People may be driven by convenience, but many of us prefer to live without supermarket bags rather than shell out five cents to buy one, so perhaps In his quieter moments, he sounds as if his trousers are on fire. a surcharge on pre-packaged fresh produce would have a similar effect. Another solution would be to remove the produce from its packaging, put it in a reusable bag, and leave the packaging for the store to dispose of. Clive James on motor racing commentator M urra y Walker I don’t know. I never smoked Astroturf. When male golfers wiggle their feet to get their stance right they look exactly like cats preparing to pee. filly Cooper A trip to downtown Toronto this summer, where garbage cans are overflowing with plastic cups, fast food containers and foil wrap, provides a sobering look at how much stuff we unthinkingly acquire and throw away. One way to stop a runaway horse is to bet on him. Jeffrey Bernard Tug McCraw, when asked if he preferred grass or artificial turf Perhaps, like the volunteers at the depot, we should stop regarding it as someone else's problem and start to do something about it. Lord Mancroft I watched the Indy7590, and I was Stouffville