Headline News – August 15, 2019
Successful HMF already looking ahead to 70th fiddle anniversary
Written By MARNI WALSH Heritage Music Festival (HMF) Co-Chair, Bobbi Ferguson says Shelburne Rotary Club is very pleased with this year’s festival. “The calibre of talent was top notch,” she says. “Attendance was up from last year at most events, ...
Shelburne CAO helping to guide municipality into fruitful future
Written By PETER RICHARDSON As part of a new series, the Free Press will take an in-depth look at some of the community’s most important ...
An old solution to a new problem, can trees really save the planet?
Written By MARNI WALSH In their August news letter, the North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Task Force (NDACT) presented studies on mass tree planting as ...
Community News
Shelburne Library News
Written By ROSE DOTTEN TD Summer Reading Club Finale Please join us at 11 am on Saturday, August 16, 2019 for the Awards ceremony. All ...
New Food and Music Festival hopes to draw hundreds this weekend
Written By MARNI WALSH The first ever Family Fun Food and Music Festival, presented by Alethia Stephenson, Max Lewis, and DJ Cool from 102.7 FM, ...
Shelburne Library News
This Sunday – tickets are going fast!!! Authors in the Hills of Mulmur – August 11, 2019 @ 1 pm at the Barn on 10th ...
Don’t miss Bands and Brews at this week’s Heritage Music Festival
Written By Marni Walsh It’s here! This week is the Heritage Music Festival in Shelburne. That means a whole lot of great music is ...
“The Dream” comes true for Theatre Orangeville
Written By Marni Walsh As David Nairn, Artistic Director of Theatre Orangeville will tell you, the idea of mounting Shakespeare’s beloved comedy A Midsummer Night’s ...
Vets celebrate 20 years in Shelburne
Written By Brian Lockhart The Shelburne Vets Lacrosse Club are celebrating 20 years of lacrosse in the town as they currently wrap up the 2019 ...
Kyle Seeback secures Conservative vote in local nomination rerun
Written By Mike Baker After securing a comfortable victory in last week’s Dufferin-Caledon Conservative nomination rerun, Kyle Seeback is anxious to make up for lost ...
Shelburne’s first “Walk with Doc “event
Written By JULIA LLOYD Have you ever heard of “Walk with Doc” before? The event was first started in Columbus, Ohio., by a Dr. David ...
Clarification
In last week’s edition of the Free Press, in the story titled ‘Shelburne continuing to grow as two new subdivisions receive final approval’, it should ...
Sohayla Smith continues success with ‘Burn It to the Ground’
Written By MARNI WALSH Shelburne’s Sohayla Smith and her band continue to make steady progress in popularity in the professional music scene. Her song ‘Burn ...
Sports
Sr. Cubs compete in annual tournament in New Lowell
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The New Lowell Knights came out as the winners in the August long weekend tournament they host every year. Ten teams ...
Shelburne Vets heading to playoffs
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Shelburne Vets are wrapping up the regular season and getting ready for the playoffs. The current Vets activity at the ...
Sixth annual Flame of Hope tournament supports Diabetes camp
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Sixth annual Flame of Hope Tournament got underway at the Shelburne Golf and Country Club with around 160 golfers hitting ...
Mansfield Sr. Cubs down to final regular season games
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Mansfield Senior Cubs held the Ivy Leafs to five runs in Wednesday (July 17) nights game at the Mansfield diamond. ...
NDBL Jr. division wraps up regular season
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The North Dufferin Baseball League junior division will wrap up the regular season this weekend with a final double header between ...
North Dufferin Baseball League hosts annual All-Star game
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART Players from the senior and junior divisions took part in two games during the North Dufferin Baseball League’s annual All-Star game ...
Sr. Cubs split double header
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Mansfield Sr. Cubs hosted the Clarksburg Blues for a double header on Sunday, June 30, on the diamond in Mansfield ...
Players from past five decades turn out for Cubs reunion
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART Old ball players never quit, they just fade away, but usually still keep on top of the game and what’s going ...
Jr. Cubs battle to move up standings
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART With the Midland Twins leaving the junior division of the North Dufferin Baseball League after forfeiting two games, the Mansfield Cubs ...
First inning costs Sr. Cubs against Bolton
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART It was the first inning that costs the Mansfield Sr. Cubs in their Wednesday (June 12) night game against the Bolton ...
Police News
Shelburne Police presents bicycles to Canada Day draw winners
On July 1, 2019 the annual Shelburne Police Service Canada Day bicycle draw was held at the Canada Day festivities at Fiddle Park. Jaz White ...
- Shelburne Police Laid 86 Traffic Related Charges over Long Weekend: includes 2 Impaired and 2 Stunt
- Shelburne Man Arrested for Death Threats, Using Imitation Firearm to Commit Offence, Operate Vehicle Over 80 and More…
- Security camera registry helping SPS solve crimes
- Shelburne man charged with mischief, theft & public intoxication
- Performing for Peace: Partera International hosting fundraiser in Mono on July 27
- Shelburne Police writes up 79 traffic offences over long weekend
- Shelburne police provides bear advice after local sighting
- Shelburne Police hosts ‘hugely successful’ Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics
- Consultants Report and Analysis of OPP vs SPS
- Dufferin OPP lay 3 more student driving charges
- Dufferin OPP charge man with impaired driving after falling off lawnmower
- Shelburne Police arrest two men for drug possession
- Shelburne Police Service lay charges after in-depth fire investigation
- ‘Ford government open for business, closed to public’ says NDACT chair
- Dundalk man charged with impaired, refuse breath sample
- Shelburne Police encouraging residents to lock their vehicles
- Shelburne man facing drug trafficking charges following RIDE spot check
- The final tally is in – Polar Plunge raises $34,000 for Special Olympics
- Robbery at Caravaggio IDA Pharmacy, 39-year-old suspected arrested & charged
- Local officer leads Shelburne Police to provincial fundraising award
- Shelburne Police respond to house fire in community
- Three arrested, one more sought after theft spree in town
