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Wellington Dufferin Guelph Health Unit is preparing a pandemic protocol for the probable onslaught of "swine flu," more correctly "novel influenza A (H1N1) or novel A/HINI, More ... Four art experts pored over the works of nearly 100 local artists in June to choose art for the annual Headwaters Arts Festival Show and Sale at the SGI Centre in Alton. They selected the works of just 35, including 12 from the Orangeville area. The show will be mounted for the last weekend in September and the first in October. More ... In typical fashion of the bygone heyday of steam locomotives, the South Simcoe Railway excursion pulled out of Tottenham Station nine minutes late for its 3 p.m. tour Monday. More ... Shelburne's Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship has seen many rising stars over the years, but perhaps none so popular as Scott Woods. The Grand Masters Champion, Fiddle Entertainer of the Year, and two-time winner of the Canadian Open Fiddle Contest will return with his band to Grace Tipling Hall for two shows on Saturday, October 24. More ... On behalf of the Councillors and the citizens of Shelburne, welcome to Fiddleville. We have prepared for you a weekend of entertainment and fun that we hope will bring joy in your lives and inspire you to return to Shelburne every year on More ... FITTING PORTRAIT FOR A CHAMP: The 2008 Shelburne Old Time Fiddle Contest winner, Mathew Johnson of Waterloo, received from Shelburne Mayor Ed Crewson a print of the now-famous Laurie McGraw painting that depicts him as an early-life fiddle student, along about the time of his first appearance at the Shelburne Old Time contest at his age of 5. More ... 50 YEARS AGO Ed Gyurki won Open, Canadian titles The ninth annual Canadian Open Old Time Fiddlers' Contest, held August 7 and 8, 1959, saw Ed Gyurki, a 21-year-old Woodstock hospital technician and dance band leader, emerging as winner of both the Open and Canadian titles. More ... On behalf of the Rotary Club of Shelburne, I would like to welcome everyone to come out and enjoy all of the festivities of this year's Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship, as we celebrate our 59th year. As Canada's premier fiddle championship, we are proud to present the April Verch Fiddle and Stepdance Show on Thursday August 6th. More ... 1951 - Mel Lavigne, Honey Harbour 1952 - Mel Lavigne 1953 - Ward Allen, Ottawa 1954 - Sleepy Marlin, Louisville, Ky. 1955 - Victor Pasowisty, Toronto 1956 - Ned Landry, St. John, N.B. More ... Thursday, August 6th • Bus Service Begins (Handicapped Service Available) • 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fiddle Workshop - Mel Lloyd Centre, Dufferin Oaks, Entrance F, Shelburne, $25, register at the door • 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. More ... 10 YEARS AGO Schreyer's 7th win tied record set by Gyurki For the second straight year the finish was a memorable one at the Canadian Open Old Time Fiddlers' Contest in Shelburne, held Friday and Saturday, August 6 and 7, 1999. More ... I want to take this opportunity to welcome everyone to Fiddleville for the 59th annual Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship. Fiddlefest continues to attract thousands to Shelburne for five days of music and fun. More ... On behalf of the Shelburne Police Service, I would like to welcome you to the Town of Shelburne and Fiddleville 2009. While you are here, we hope you enjoy all that our town has to offer and the talented musicians this event attracts. More ... The investment by Canadian Hydro Developers Inc. of about $1 billion between Dufferin County and Wolfe Island, which pushed Ontario to a leadership in wind energy, has also earned Energy Minister George Smitherman the 2009 World Wind Energy Award. More ... RAFFLE WINNERS: Winners of the Shelburne District Agricultural Society 2008-09 Raffle are Herb and Lynn Fuller of Bolton. Congratulating Lynn Fuller is Scott Knowlton who sold the winning ticket along with Herb Fuller and Alf Ellis from Fines. More ... There is a growing debate as to what Melancthon Council can, or even should, do to prevent a large quarry from being established on prime agricultural and in the township's headwaters. More ... |
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