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8 stoujftfioesuntribunem saturday february 24 2007 centre would be focal point from page 1 date flea markets and bazaars it would be a focal point for festivals and commu nity events for an openair cafe or a farmers market consultants from novita estimate about 36 per cent of residents would attend professional performances 22 pe recent would attend festivals and 20 per cent would patronize theatre perform ances support for programs based on statistics canada informa tion the consultants also estimate that 18 per cent of the towns residents would go to popular music concerts nine per cent would attend classical music perform ances eight per cent would frequent dance recitals and performances and another eight per cent would go to chil drens performances the new centre will also serve as a focal point to help revitalize the down town core and as a link to civic square and memorial park which itself is slated to undergo major upgrades and expan sion about 73 per cent of the program ming would be artsrelated thafs the conclusion the hennessy and associates consultants reached after speaking with local service clubs arts culture and her itage groups businesses public institu tions and sports associations about 80 per cent of the facilitys time slots would be booked in its first year of operation and more than 90 per cent by the fifth year the building would be used almost 100 per cent during weekends and weekday evenings a board of management would be responsible for programming the build ing and covering expenses in the first year revenues are anticipated to be more than 97000 rising to close to 127000 by me fifth year half of the cost is anticipated to be funded by the town a quarter will come from grants and the rest from communi ty fundraising a fundraising campaign could suc ceed 79 per cent of respondents said according to the hennessy report previous council the previous council also gave the town a mandate of looking for space for a large theatre at another location everyone is welcome to attend tues days meeting if you want to speak at the meeting e- mail comments to the town clerk at michelekennedytownofwscom in advance individuals can speak for a maximum of eight minutes while groups of five are allowed 10 minutes the council chambers are on the fourth floor 37 sandiford dr call the town offices at 9056401900 luck be five ladies this night 495 million jackpot won at great blue heron charity casino port perry on we all have dreams of winning the big one and for joanne mcleod norma lewis-lamou- reux kim clowes kim potts and susan potts five of seven sisters their dream was turned into a reality at the great blue heron charity ca sino on friday febru ary 16th 2007 each of the ladies left the great blue heron charity ca sino almost one million dollars richer rep resenting their share of over 49 million dollars won while playing the megabucks wide area progressive slot machines the sisters were on a girls weekend when joanne mcleod hit the megabucks jackpot at 1101pm the life alter ing payout of 5495692000 was a great blue heron charity casino record dwarf ing the previous record set by ken morris on september 6th 2006 when ken won 2056353 this was also another mile stone for the casino as it was the third time the megabucks jackpot has been won at the great blue heron and the third largest megabucks jackpot ever in ontario mega bucks is a progressive prize slot machine that links all commercial and charity casino sites within ontario these wonderfully effervescent ladies intend on using a portion of the money to build a larger house for their niece to help raise her six children this is amazing this is going to be life changing ill pay my bills help my girls my daughter will now no longer have to work three jobs beamed susan potts kim potts said that her husband would now get his dream corvette i was at your fair establishment when the lady won the big onemegabucks what a hoot exclaimed a great blue her on charity casino patron in attendance the night of the win we are so excited for these wonder ful ladies says director of slot operations stacy millar this record jackpot is a great win and we couldnt be happier for them the great blue heron charity casino recently celebrated its 10th anniversary and is open 24 hours a day seven days a week and features 535 slot machines and 60 table games the casino is located just east of port perry less than one hour northeast of metropolitan toronto and an easy 3040 minute drive from markham oshawa ajax pickering peterborough and lindsay staff photosjoerd witteveen the future of stouffvilles old town hall could be decided after a council meeting tuesday night theatre group not a fan of plans the york durham academy of the performing arts needs more than 150 seats ina performing arts centre not the 120 that are proposed for 19 civic ave in downtown stouffville if the smaller theatre plan goes through ydapa wont be able to use the facility it would have to go to another facility or even another community thats what the nonprofit youth theatre company stated in a letter to mayor wayne emmer- son and whitchurchstouffville councillors thursday the theatre company was started by stouffville resident wayne hill five years ago ydapa wants a large theatre with proper lighting and room for a small band or orchestra to accompany the actors ydapa is more than willing to work with staff architects consultants and other perform ing artists in town to create what could be an extremely charming and intimate performance space at 19 civic ave the letter stated the present design does not meet our needs it said hannelore volpe truth or dare srks lapsus believe none of what you hear and half of what you read this article of course being the exception if you had a penny for how many times youve heard thats the best price you wouldnt have to worry about the cost of things but you do this being the case i dare you to compare what youre paying for your car 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