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Archive for November 2008
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A Dickens of a Christmas
Charles Dickens’ moving tale of miserly greed, poverty and redemption comes to vibrant life in Motus O dance theatre’s A Christmas Carol on Dec. 28 at Markham Theatre.
A Lost cause
When my son turned 30 in November, his friends came up with the brilliant idea of throwing him a surprise Lost party.
A gift of hope
If you have people on your Christmas list who already have everything they could possibly need or want, why not consider making a donation to the Stouffville Igoma Partnership (SIP) in their name?
Small is beautiful
By Sara Marsala
Sara Marsala owned and operated Tempest in a Teapot Tea Room and Gift Shop on Main St. for five years. The Free Press asked her to assess the benefits of shopping locally at Christmas.
It has been six months since I closed my retail business, and I often get asked whether I miss it.
Retail Roundup
By Bruce Stapley
A few years back, Ian Boyd of Boyd’s Source for Sports hatched a plan to counter what was at the time seen as a bit of negativity aimed at Stouffville District Secondary School before the construction of the new facility.
Pease Porridge Hot
It is hard to believe that I missed it. In fact it went by without my even being aware of it, without my even knowing it existed until I was recently informed.
On The Run
Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.
Nuptials at 19 on the Park!
Imagine that first dance under vaulted ceilings and a state-of-the-art sound system.
On a festive note
Men of Note’s annual Christmas Concert takes place at Christ Church Anglican on Sunset Blvd. Dec. 19 at 8 p.m.
Living Nativity kicks of Christmas season
On Dec. 5 at 7 p.m., the downtown BIA and Stouffville United Church will present a living nativity in the parking lot of the Care and Share shop on the north side of Main St., opposite the gazebo.
Lions Christmas Basket Project kicks off Dec. 1
While Christmas is a happy time for many, others are struggling just to put food on the table.
A big thank you to York Regional Police
My husband was surprised to come across someone lurking around in our back yard one recent Monday night, and even more concerned to see the character peering into our family room with his hoodie up, face carefully obscured from view.
Artists thank community
We wish to thank all the people who helped to make the 8th annual Whitchurch-Stouffville Studio Tour such a tremendous success.
A harmonious event
On behalf of Christ Church Anglican and the producers of Harvest Harmony, we would like to thank this community for its enthusiastic support of our concert which allowed us to perform before two full houses: to Card’s Appliances and Barthau Jewellers for the sale of tickets, to Retail Communications Group Inc. for posters and flyers, and to […]
Previous Stories
- A Downtown Christmas
- A Dickens of a Christmas
- A Lost cause
- A gift of hope
- Small is beautiful
- Retail Roundup
- Pease Porridge Hot
- On The Run
- Nuptials at 19 on the Park!
- On a festive note
- Living Nativity kicks of Christmas season
- Lions Christmas Basket Project kicks off Dec. 1
- A big thank you to York Regional Police
- Artists thank community
- Surprise Surprise
- Christmas in Yulee
- Latcham Artsraffle
- It was worth the drive from Bolton
- Small is big
- A crafty way to beat the cold
- Charity Pumpkins
- The sky IS falling
- A woman of many parts
- Retail roundup
- Weird Stuff
- On The Run
- Things I miss about Stouffville
- Fostering programs helps socialize kittens
- CBC Christmas Carol back by popular demand
- Bach to Blues Christmas Concert
- About Town
- Full steam ahead for Nineteen on the Park!
- A local perspective on the global economy
- Times they are a’changing
- Deserting democracy
