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THE FOUNDERS DAY FAIR will be held Friday and Saturday in downtown Orangeville. The spirit of town founder Orange Lawrence and Orangeville BIA executive director Jacqueline Bayley invite you to join in a number of activities, including the Penny Sale, More ... FREE CAR INSPECTIONS were carried on at Canadian Tire's Orangeville location over the weekend as mechanics like Rob Azzopardi carried out inspections of auto lights, hoses, tires, fluid levels, belts and filters. More ... FRIDAY, JULY 10 Main Stage sponsored by MacMaster Pontiac/Silverbrook Homes 6:00 - 6:30 p.m. Sound Check/ Alexandra Brennan 7:00 p.m. Opening Ceremonies and A Different Spin 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. "The Campfire Poets" musical 8:30 - 9 p.m. "A Different Spin" performance 9:00 - 10 p.m. More ... A raffle is replacing Community Living Dufferin's biggest fundraising activity of the year, the ARTirondack 'Chairity' Auction. The auction raised more than $6,000 for CLD in each of the last two years, with proceeds going to programs for those it supports, including horseback riding, camping, day trips to points of interest in the province and drama groups. More ... Doug Schild, president of the Orangeville Lions Club, recently recognized Lions Roy Bryan and Frank Gray Sr. by presenting each with a Helen Keller Fellowship. A Helen Keller Fellowship is a Multiple District "A" Lions International award to honour Lions members or citizens in the community who have stood out in demonstrating the Lions creed of providing service to others. More ... Orangeville Police are seeking help from the public after a car stolen from a residence in town was found to have been set on fire in an abandoned gravel pit. Police say the car's owner, a St. Catharines man, was visiting family members on Dawson Road last Saturday and on retiring for the night ensured that the 2006 Dodge was locked in the driveway of the residence. More ... Orangeville Lions Club president Doug Schild (left) poses with Roy Bryan and Frank Gray Sr. (right) after presenting them with Helen Keller Fellowships in recognition of their long years of service to the club and community. More ... For those seeking light Italian fare in a casual setting, Cafe Bella has opened for business at 85 Broadway! Owners Frank and Denise Pesce (right and in the back) welcome one and all to their bistro, as do Nina Pesce, Kim Brooker and Vilma Asombrado. More ... The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board says 2,200 Grade 12 students scored 80 per cent or higher. Locally, Oliver Cardoza from Robert F. Hall Catholic Secondary School was the top Caledon/Dufferin County scholar with a 94.5 per cent average. More ... The operator of a forklift that tipped over into a ditch on Dufferin Road 16 is recovering in Toronto's Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre after being airlifted there following the accident last Saturday. Witnesses told Dufferin OPP that the male operator, whose identity has not been released, was eastbound just east of Blind Line at about 5 p.m. More ... The Ontario Conservatory of Music, Orangeville, has released examination standings for a sitting taken May 28 at the local studio. More ... Photos/MIKE MALONEY FLAGS AND FIREWORKS filled the air as residents of Dufferin joined with others across the county in festivities celebrating Canada Day. More ... |
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