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September 06, 2008 08:28 PM
Karen Cockburn special guest at new downtown festival
By: Jim Mason, staff writer
You can meet Olympic medallist Karen Cockburn at a new festival in Stouffville next weekend.
The three-time Games medal winner will sign autographs at Stouffvillicious “ A Taste of Harvest” Saturday, Sept. 13, at 2 p.m.
The festival, sponsored by the Stouffville BIA, goes from noon until 6 p.m. in downtown Stouffville.
Ms Cockburn, who won silver in Beijing last month, will be escorted in a mini parade from Success Square to the train station at 1:45 p.m. The Stouffville resident will then meet and greet fans at Candlelight and Memories.
Other features of the festival include:
• Local produce will be incorporated into menus at participating restaurants
• York-Durham Heritage Railway will offer $5 scenic train rides
• Children can make small scarecrows with materials supplied by the BIA at the Clock Tower square.
• Markham Fair’s mascot will be on hand to promote the upcoming fall fair
• Buckingham Manor, at Main Street and O’Brien Avenue, will be offering free food samples during an open house.
• Many downtown merchants will be offering specials
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• Music will be available on the patios at The Earl of Whitchurch and Crossroads
For more information, call the BIA at 905-640-0749