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BY HANNELORE VOLPE Staff Writer An evening of humour is in store for you when Yuk Yuk’s headliner Mark Walker comes to the Markham Fairgrounds Saturday for a Stouffville fund- raiser. He is joined by Yuk’ Yuk’s veterans Laun'e Elliott and Bill Maclntosh. The comedy evening is a fundraiser for the Spartans senior boys rugby team at Stouffville District Secondary School. The team is heading to Eng- land and Wales for a tour dur- ing March Break and requires $60,000 to make the trip. The team’s head coach is Jamie Hewitt. Last fall, teams from England and Wales came to Stouffville to Comedy festival veteran bringing celebrity voices to SDSS fundraiser Spartan rugby team to England, Wales during March break MARKHAMSPRING HOMESHOW The Stoufiville Spirit plays its final home game of the Provincial Jr. A Hockey League regular season when it hosts the Villanova Knights at 7:30 pm. The playoffs likely open in Stoufiville next Thursday. For more. go to stouffvillespiritcom The fifth annual Whltchurch-Stouffville Winter Carnival takes place from 1 to 4 pm. at Cedar Beach Park and on Musselman's Lake. Activities for all ages. All proceeds to Markham Stouflvllle Hospital. For more infor- mation, visit musselmanslake.ca Full Moon performs high-energy pop. rock and blues favourites beginning at 9:30 pm. at the Earl of Whitchurch pub and restaurant, 6204 Main. St. in Stouffville. SPIRIT CLOSES OUT REGUMR SEASON WINTER CARNIVAL HITS THE LAKE FULL MOON OVER STOUFFVILLE CMING The week ahead in Whitchurch-Stoufi‘ville Mr. Walker started off in pub- lic school by honing his impres- sions of characters such 35 Wolf- man lack, Richard Nixon and ‘The Fonz’ from the Happy Days TV show. play against the Spartans. He has headlined with Yuk Yuk’s since 1988. As well as appearing at comedy festivals from Halifax to Montreal, Mr. Walker appeared on CIV's Can- ada AM and City 'I'V’s Breakfast Television and is does voice- over work for commereials'. He has gone on to do impres- sions of a host of celebrities. He did a half-hour comedy special on CBCâ€"TV and a one- hour special on The Comedy Network Doors to the Yuk Yuk’s com- edy evening open at 7 pm. The show is in Building 4 at the fair- grounds on McCoWan Road, near Elgin Mills Road. fickets are $25 each. Call 905642 4484 or 90564041204. Markham Fairgrounds (McGowan Elgin Mills) If you would like to be part of this event. please call 905.294.2200 Judy ext. 226 ~ Linda ext. 262 ~ Susan ext. 239 Feb. 29, Mar. 1 8. 2 ~ 2008 PLANNER \3 EDI TOR’S PICK EXPERIMENTS IN WATERCOLOURS The Latcham Gallery holds a watercolour experimentation workshop for intermediate and beginning painters led by Valerie Kent from 1 to 4:30 pm. Registration required. Gallery members $30, non-members $35 Call 905-640-8954. A Ladies Vaientjne Coffee Hour is being presented by the Goodwood/Stouftville Christian Women's Club in the Village Square, 36 Eastern Gate in Stouffville. Guest speaker and singer is Tina Weideiick on the topic ‘Leave your worries behind'. your BE MY VALENTINE? Nova Scotia native Mark Walker appears Saturday night at a fund- raiser for a Stoufl’ville sports team. He has been on several TV shows. For more community events, visit yorkregion.c0m and click on POI? personal online planner 72) add an event to this listing, e-mail Hannelore Volpe at hwlpe@yrmg.oom Event organizers can also register with POP at yorkregioncom Christ Church Anglican hosts its annual Lenten dinners Wednesdays from Feb. 13 to March 12 from S to 7 pm. Everyone welc- lome. No charge, but donations accepted. The church is on Sunset Boulevard next to Orchard Park school. Call 905-640-1461. The HOPE group for retirees and seniors cel- ebrates Valentine's Day at Heise Hill Church, 11760 Woodbine Ave. in Gonnley, with a special program. Lunch begins at noon. RSVP by calling 905-642-5623. SENIORS HAVE HOPE to have events listed frée online. LENTEN MEALS PHOTO COURTESY YUK YUK'S StouflWle Sunâ€"Twine; I Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008 Many Prizes to be won Including: 051000 CASH each day from YRMG Events Management 01 of 2 $2500 gift cedificates towards your landscaping from A.E. Gunden 01 of 3 $500 gift certificates towards a baflwoom renovation from ultimatoroomsca Ltd. Choll' of African orphans retumlng to Shouflvllle The Watoto Children’s Choir returns to Stouffville Feb. 17 for what may be its only stop here this year. The 18 youngsters from Uganda, many of whom have lost their parents to AIDS, are performing at EastRidge Evan- gelical Missionary Church. “They dance, sing and do a combination of spiritual gospel music and their own African rhythms,” said Nancy Clark, who is co-ordinating the tour. The youngsters will stay with families from the church on Feb. 16. They perform at EastRidge church on the Sunday morn~ ing, then go to the Port Perry Pentecostal Church for a 6 pm. performance the same day. There are several Watoto Chil- dren's Choirs, which have travâ€" elled and performed around the world since 1994 to raise funds for children living in Watoto vil- lages in Uganda. Whitchurch-Stouffville News Digest The container that was filled with the help of the community last year has finally arrived at the Watoto village of Suubi, Mrs. Clark said. ’ Many residents, organiza- tions and businesses pitched in to help fill the container with items for children of all ages in the village. Watoto supports 1,364 chil- dren in Uganda. Of these, 848 live in one of 108 homes in three Watoto Villages and 516 are cared for in their extended famiâ€" lies, with help from the Watoto ministry. Fourteen young adults from Watoto villages are attending university. The choir performs at 10:45 a.m. at the church, 12485 Tenth Line, north of Main Street in Stouffville. If you want to practise your English in a comfortable setâ€" ting, ESL for Beginners at the Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library is the place to start. Learn English at library The eight-week program runs from Feb. 12 until April 8, exclud- ing March 11. It takes place from 10 am. to noon. Pre-registration is required. Cost is $40 plus GST. The library is at 30 Burkholder St. Call 905-642-7323 to register. PLUS MUCH MORE! Visit yorkregion.com for more on these and other stories RJr infonnaa'on, call 9058620468.