On Dec. 13 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the merchants on Main Street invite everyone to join them for Christmas in the Heart of Stouffville, a seasonal celebration for all the family which includes free sleigh rides courtesy of Lionel’s Pony Farm, free draws, goodie bags and a visit with Santa.
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It’s a Music Mania Christmas
On Wednesday, Dec. 16, Music Mania presents its first ever Christmas Show at Nineteen on the Park.
Everyone is invited to come out and enjoy a wonderful evening of musical entertainment and fun for all the family. It’s a Music Mania Christmas will also launch celebrations for the venerable variety show’s 50th anniversary, which takes […]
The December Issue
“If Botticelli were alive today, he’d be working for Vogue,” Peter Ustinov.
Carving out his niche
Travis Merrick has had a passion for art for most of his life.
“I started when I was 6 or 7 years old. I used to draw cars and my friends used to collect the drawings,” said Travis, who runs a home-based graphic design company with his partner, Sheri. The car sketches proved a useful defence […]
Taking Care of Business
by Bruce Stapley
A Hands on Approach to Healing
Free Press Readers who make a habit of perusing our ‘Better Health Care’ page each month will be greeted by a mix of services and practitioners who offer everything from fitness, dentures and orthodontics right through massage therapy using the principles of Ortho-Bionomy.
Starlight Cinema
Starlight Cinema’s Film Circuit December presentation, The Brothers Bloom, is a fast-paced comedy about a pair of childhood friends who grow up to become con men.
Carrying a torch for Canada
During the darkest days of the Depression, when suicides from financial loses became common and jobs were non-existent, a baby girl named Irene Barr was born.
Rear-view Mirror
by Maurice Smith
Warden Avenue north of Aurora Road, home to King Capon Ltd., Bill’s Turkey Farm and King Cole Ducks Ltd., is fondly referred to by some as “Poultry Alley”.
Starry Starry Night
My dad, who was a big baseball fan and a pretty good player in his youth, used to dream about the sport. One morning at breakfast he told us that during the night he had been playing for the New York Yankees and had hit a home run.
Letter from Abu Dhabi
by Pam Mandich
Two men knocked on my door the other day. I’m not really sure which country they were from but English was not their native language.
On The Run
by Robin Steckley
Horseback riding is a great alternative to fitness programs according to Gillian Angus-Traill, who learned to ride in the English style as a child in Scotland.
New Beginnings
by Kinjal Dagli-Shah
Devyani Patel first visited Stouffville in 1997, and stayed.
Rad is Art opens Dec. 10
For more than eight years, Stouffville area artists have been meeting weekly at the Latcham Gallery’s Life Drawing Club to draw from a live model.
Kards to Kandahar
Ward 2 councillor Phil Bannon is working with local schools and Scouts to spearhead Whitchurch-Stouffville’s second annual Kards to Kandahar program.
A gardener’s Christmas
by Jill McWhinnie
After the last leaf is raked and the last tulip bulb planted, gardeners face the prospect of many dark months before snowdrops and crocuses peep through frozen ground.
Previous Stories
- A downtown Christmas
- It’s a Music Mania Christmas
- The December Issue
- Carving out his niche
- Taking Care of Business
- Starlight Cinema
- Carrying a torch for Canada
- Rear-view Mirror
- Starry Starry Night
- Letter from Abu Dhabi
- On The Run
- New Beginnings
- Rad is Art opens Dec. 10
- Kards to Kandahar
- A Lovely way to spend an evening
- We’re wired!
- A Candlelight Christmas
- Christmas Concert at Golf and Country Club
- Bach to Blues sings in the season
- Skating on Smooth Ice
- Dickens with a twist
- New Beginnings
