WhiStle Radio gets into the Spirit

WhiStle Radio gets into the Spirit

Fans of WhiStle Radio and the Stouffville Spirit attended a fundraiser for the local radio station Feb. 6 in the upstairs lounge at the old arena on Ninth Line North.
Bill Perrie of The Pub Show joined Glenn Jackson at the mic for a pre-game broadcast, and visitors watched the Spirit glide to a 3 – […]

Alive and well and on the air

On Jan. 18, the board of WhiStle Radio appointed an interim chair and board members following the departure of the station’s founder and chair Jim Priebe on Jan. 17.

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Movie Matinees on the Park

In addition to Starlight Cinema’s monthly Film Circuit series, Nineteen on the Park is screening some Saturday matinees, including the all-time classic, Gone with the Wind, which will be shown Jan. 30 at 1 p.m. Individual tickets are $7.50, or $5 for Film Circuit members who bring their season pass to the box office at […]

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He shoots, he draws

When the Great One’s tears start to flow and the puck hits the boards with a resounding thwack, you look around and find yourself in Hockey Town.
In Stouffville, at the Latcham Gallery, of all places.
Art meets the puck - and all the fun, nuttiness, team loyalties and rivalries that go along with the good ol’ […]

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A Night at the Olympics

If you missed out on tickets to the Vancouver Winter Olympics, Evergreen Hospice is offering a unique opportunity to watch the final hours of the event on giant television screens at Angus Glen Golf Club on Feb. 26.

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Out in Write Field
Bruce Stapley

by Bruce Stapley
I don’t like to complain. Well okay then, I do.

Ramblin' Ruth
Ruth LeBlanc

Life north of Bloomington is pretty quiet at this time of year. The streets are snow lined, with houses puffing out smoke as their furnaces work to beat the cold.

Appointment with Pohlman
Ralph Pohlman

I just got my crystal ball back from the cleaners so it is nice and clear and I have looked deep into the coming year.