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stouffville suntribune thursday sept 18 2003 5 15 entrants so far in inaugural stouffville lawnmower race our town with hannelore volpe more than 15 entrants have stopped mowing their grass long enough to sign up for stouffvilles first lawnmower races sponsored by the kinsmen club of stouffville the races take place near stouffvilles outdoor pool sept 27 gn the same day the whitchurch- stouffville chamber of commerce is holding its car rally which takes partici pants on a crazy ride throughout the municipality time trials and safety inspections for the lawnmower races begin at 9 am all lawnmowers will be checked to ensure blades have been removed all partici pants must wear helmets races are from 1 to 4 pm with awards presented between 4 and 430 pm three businesses canadian tire hulshof masonry and adutch touch by bouwmeister landscaping have donat ed a riding mower to be raffled off chirr ing the races tickets are 10 each from local merchants kinsmen club mem bers and the whitchurchstouffville chamber of commerce as part of the lawnmower race fun residents have a chance to conjure up a creative name for stouffvilles two plazas in the name the plaza contest entry forms were distributed with last thursdays lawnmower race flyers in the stouffville suntribune they are also available at stomark rentals the other office and the petstop on main street in stouffville the winner of the name the 5887 main street plaza contest receives a 1000 gift certificate redeemable at sobeys the name the 5892 plaza con test winner receives a 1000 giant tiger gift certificate winners will be announced the after noon of the lawnmower races there are also draws for other prizes including dinner for four at eastside marios the lawnmower race event includes music entertainment and an evening barbecue the pfaff family whose son dan received a doublelung transplant more than a year ago will speak around 1230 pm a street dance with live music is being held from 6 to 11 pm to enter a racing mower and for fur ther information call 41689241 li or 4164719823 meanwhile the whitchurch- stouffville chamber of commerce car rally promises to be9cr fun day come in costume- andvdecorate your car said chamberpresident and cep helehetbfinsori- v registration jbegins at 9 aim with w general dentist 9056402227 restorative yjmpanis iqrtndaontics cars starting the scavenger hunt on wheels from the memorial park area between 945and 1015 am the rally finishes at 1230 pm and prizes will be awarded around 1 pm advance tickets are 20 per car and 25 for vehicles entered on rally day for more information call 905-642- 4227 bessey show at latcham gallery local artist james bessey brings a year of painting the colours and land scapes he loves to latcham gallery in stouffville the threeday exhibition is sept 25 through 27 at the gallerys 6240 main street location mr bessey will be present at the opening reception thursday sept 25 from 730 to 10 pm stoivifle frait vegdabks bushel bonanza we have bushels of roma beef steak tomatoes bushels of every kind of red pepper bushels of apples ontario peaches field tomatoes other seasonal fruit vegetables just north of stouffville country market 12875 10th une north purina presents m compost h giveaway hp event mjfi saturday sept 20 2003 feri 900 am to 200 pm jgr while supplies last between kennedy and warden w wm milliken mills park parking lot uswhp 14th avenue betw fiftr markham residents only please wjjpiy 6 bushel limit per car mj bring your own shovel and container if m afun 5 km walk for people 6 pooches of all ages pick up your pledge form great incentive gifts l i o n s fo u n dat10 n of can ada walk fdr re w or donate at jtii or b canine vision hearing ear dogs special skills dogs of excellence email wastemgtmarkhamca customer service line 9054157535 listen to the greatest rock n roll oldies to win weekly vacations for 4 to experience the magic at lstfworld resort details ai 1050chumcom wvwmrcicc