Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Sun-Tribune (Stouffville, ON), June 23, 2005, p. 9

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stouffville suntribune thursday june 23 2005 9 turns 21 more than 30000 expected to enjoy fiveday extravaganza by hannelore volpe staff writer the strawberry festival a fiveday extravaganza which turns 21 this year comes to stouffville next wednesday this year close to 30000 vis itors are expected the first event is the music festival at stouffville united church- wednesday at 8 pm on thursday hundreds of people will come to the picnic shelter in memorial park for the stouffville lions annual roast beef and strawberry shortcake dinner beginning at 430 pm at the openingceremonies afterwards the citizen of the year and sport person of the year will be announced from 7 to 10 pm the jest for laffs comedy show takes to the stage in the franklin park mar quee admission is 15 per person the fireworks display on canada day will have a differ ent format this year the pyrotechnics will be like back yard fireworks lower to the ground than in previous years with entertainers such as fire eaters on three stages in ball diamond 2 in memorial park to round out the halfhour show the black board blues band performs earlier in the evening on saturday main street will turn into a pedestrian mall with dozens of vendors lining the street from 7 am to 5 pm there will be strawberries for sale from reesovs farm market the strawberry festival committee stouff ville united churchs straw berries and ice cream stand and the red berry cafe in latcham hall a new attraction the zero gravity circus troup enter tains at 1230 pm and 350 pm in the marquee the show features circusstyle perform ances by acrobats jugglers fireeaters and others along with special effects black light live music and light and laser shows the baby contest is in latcham hall while the spelling bee is at the kumon centre on library lane local bands play three local bands the buzz the slime dogs and the groove perform rock and roll favourites from the 1960s to the present at the clock tower garden tavern the buzz features paul burton on bass and vocals terry neprily and matt douris on guitar and vocals and key boardist greg phillips and drummer bobby ashmore bass player paul pykala and his guitarist brother eric lend the vocals to the groove along with songwriter and lead gui tarist tom pullin the slime dogs with bass player grant ivens and his wife jo on vocals and keyboard mike mangov on guitar and vocals stevie mangov on drums and guitarist fernando moleirinho could be joined by bubba on the harp the younger ivens eight- yearold laura and four-year- old alana will join the band to sing dance and play the tam bourine thebarid invites visi tors to try their hand at the conga drums there will be entertainment throughout the day at the franklin park marquee the freckles contest judged by local entrepreneur sandra stronach takes place at latcham hall from 1230 to 1 pm mrs stronach entered several freckle contests at the canadian national exhibition when she was a child children can head over to the franklin park marquee on saturday to take a turn with a remotecontrol nascar car the whitchurchstouffville soccer club is holding a beat the keeper soccer skills com petition in thicketwood bowl sunday is the last day of the festival with a morning out- door ecumenical church serv ice followed- by a strawberry social for more information visit wwwstrawberryfestival ca gkvffiess pisco a place in markham for people ages 16 and up to meet friends use a computer see movies learn to cook receive supportive counselling find out about local services a safe open and fun environment the living room is a program of the canadian mental health association york region call 9052010432 a member agency of united way of york region this message brought lo you as a community service of economist santribune aszxes oes your rental property need major repairs request for applications residential rehabilitation assistance program rrap canada mortgage and housing corporation cmhc is providing an opportunity for landlords in ontario under the residential rehabilitation assistance program rrap limited fundsare available in 2005 to repair or rehabilitate a rental or roominghouse property to a minimum level of health and safety or to convert nonresidential properties into affordable rental or roominghouse accommodations homeowners and private entrepreneurs owning existing family residential properties in ontario may also apply for rrap funding to create secondary suites or garden suites for lowincome seniors and disabled adults landlords must submit applications by 430 pm eastern daylight time july 29 2005 applications received after this time will not be considered to obtain an application package visit wwwcmhccaontario or call 18007046488 or email rrapontariocmhcschlgcca please note application submission does not guarantee financial assistance funding is available for oft reserve properties only work started before loan approval is not eligible for funding canada xmhcschl home to canaoians aaswreaaaww staff photosjoerd witteveen ashlea bannon left and jaime ricciardi paint posts at memorial park in stouftville in preparation for next weeks strawberry festival the students were hired by the town for the summer kihkidb wttt vich st s lhlec bag ifltrb ujgffigjjgfai most golfers to play medal round on foot in a day guinness world record set in st andrews scotland 2003 with 491 golfers july 1 1th 2005 siiii play one of gtas most prestigious golf courses for free while raising funds for a great cause minimum 250 in pledges per player ask friends family colleagues gr holelnone mini cooper s convertible club interwest membership i most pledges resort golf packages celebrity drive contest- win the mercy mini for a month closest to our celebrity sweet spot vwnsgoodor bad plus many more ni py july 1st to ent 0ur liary bird pv register by email at infomercygolfcom by phone at 7057330170 or 9058875157 or online at wwwmercygolfcom help mercy ships provide long term medical care relief 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