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6 0 November 2009 Mumbémmlhfi Independent Community Owned Newspaper Mailing Address: Editor: Advertising Sales Manager: Graphics Department: The Stoufl'ville Free Press is published monthly by the W". FREE PHI” Inc. and delivered by Canada Post to each house in Whitchurch-Stouffville and Goodwood. The press run is 12,000 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. P.O., Box 125, Stouffville, Ontario L4A 7Z4 905-640-FREE (3733) Kate Gilderdale withwrinklesflhotmailsom Bruce Stapley bstapleszympatico.ca 905-640-3733 Travis Merrick Sheri Smith havismerridtOsympaticoxa Mth the first season of performances under way at the Lebovic Centre for Arts and Entertainment-Nineteen on the Park, fans of theatre, dance, music, comedy and film no longer have to leave home to celebrate and enioy the arts. Securing cultural funding is always an uphill struggle. Sadly the arts are often regarded as elitist and unnecessary, particularly in recessionary times, while their potential for attracting people to the community and making it a more desirable place to live, tends to be overlooked. Arts funding is a long- term investment, which brings in more property tax dollars, more visitors and as a result, more potential consumers of local services. A case in point is the Latcham Gallery, a public facility which has showcased beautiful, challenging and thought-provoking art for the past The cardiologist’s diet: If it tastes good, spit it out. Anon If nature had intended our skeletons to be visible it would have put them on the outside of our bodies. Elmer Rice I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond. Mae West If I had been around when Rubens was painting, I would have been revered as a fabulous model. Kate Moss? Well, she would have been the paintbrush. No diet will remove all the fat from your body because the brain is entirely fat. \Mthout a brain, you might look good, but all you could do is run for public office. The first thing you lose on a diet is your sense of humour. Anon Dawn French George Bernard Shaw York-Durham Heritage Railway is hosting a Halloween trip between Stouffville and Uxbr'dge Oct 31. Children 12 and tinder who come dresseJ up for the occasion, accompanied by an adult, willtravel free of charge (maximum two children per adult).Halloween activities will be offered on the specially decorated train and all children will receive a loot bag. Ion-al.- _. _ __ Rourid {rip trains depart from Uxbriige at 10 a. m and 2 pm and from Stouffville at noon No reservations are required For more information visit www.ydhr.oa.ca or call 905-852-3696. To Kinjal Dagli-Shah: I read your article in September’s Stouffville Free Press, and as many readers have indicated, it is a very welcome addition to the newspaper. I am certain many readers - both new and established Canadians - will enjoy reading your arEicles. , "Although my far'nily has EeEn in Canada for just over 30 years, my wife and I have been in Stouffville for almost three years. Stouffville is Ghost Railway A Halloween Treat - From Famine To Feast - Losing It 30 years. Not only has it introduced some of Canada's finestu -and-coming artists to the community, ut it has also resulted in a much livelier local visual art: scene. That fact was evident the weekend of the ninth annual Studio Tour and Sale, which attracted hundreds of residents and outâ€"ofâ€"towners, who were treated to a diverse selection of works from stained glass and pottery to jewellery and paintings in a wide variety of media. Art has the ability to captivate young and old, connoisseur and amateur alike. In the words of Stella Adler, “Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.” For the fifth year in a row, Whitchurch-Stouffville has been named one of Ontario’ s Top Ten Investment Towns by the Real Estate Investment Network. The community was selected She looked as if she had been poured into her clothes and had forgotten to The only exercise I take 15 walking say 'when.’ behind the coffins of friends who PG, Wodehouse took exercise. So I think it is very nice for ladies to be lithe and lissome/But not so much that you cut yourself if you happen to embrace or kiss ‘em. Ogden Nash l yearn to be like one of those women you see photographed on yoga pamphlets, on the tip of a jetty: Dazzling white Lycra; lotus position; face and palms upturned to the sun, who look so serene and unpolluted that, I suspect, should you cut them they will bleed Evian. Deborah Ross My dream was to have wedding reception in a marquee, not to be wearing a marquee. Manay Rufflés, UK slimmer of the year, 2001 My only encounter with exercise is to my girth, I should he a 90 feet when I once jogged to the ashtray. redwood. Will Self Erma Bombeck 'RG. Wodehouse - A Unique, Caring Community unlike any town I have visited in Ontario. It is not just a place to live or to raise a family - it is just as much about friendly neighbours and businesses, a hands-on and responsible local government, and caring community. SoWelcome to Stou ffville, Kinjal. You’re always among friends here. Vimesh Panchal ~ Stouffville for its strong housing market, new job creation and commitment to economic SUCCESS. From being predominantly a bedroom community, from which many residents commuted to jobs in the GreaterToronto Area, Stouffville is now generating local employment by attracting a variety of key players including knowledge- based industries, environmental and agricultural industries, and the not- for-profit sector. Kudos to the town for attracting these businesses and providing new job opportunities for residents. Exercise is the yuppie version of bulimia. Barbara Ehrenreich And for those who still travel to jobs in the city, expanded CO Transit service offers an increasingly viable and more relaxing option for harried commuters. All we néed to complete the picture is a crosswalk on Main St. at the CO station. Floating in his pool, he was just the reverse of an iceberg â€" 90 per cent of him was visible. American consumers have no problem with carcinogens, but they will not purchase any product, including floor wax, that has fat in It. The journey of a thousand pounds begins with a single burger. Chris O’Brien Peter O’Toole Peter Ustinov Dave Barry Let me put it AthisAwe‘ly. Acggrqmg StouffvilLe