Headline News – August 9, 2018
Let the music begin as HMF takes over the community
Written By MARNI WALSH Tune the instruments and rosin’ the bow – the Heritage Music Festival and 68th Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship is finally here, and Shelburne is ready to play. Co-Chair of the Heritage Music Festival, Bobbi ...
Wade Mills to be acclaimed as Shelburne’s next mayor, talks plans with the Free Press
Written By MIKE PICKFORD The race to become Shelburne’s next mayor is already over. After incumbent Ken Bennington spectacularly withdrew his nomination papers back in ...
C.O.R.E Jamboree attended by many, “a profound success”
Written By MARNI WALSH Organizer Bill Duron says the Jim Cuddy Jamboree to raise funds for the community environmental protection group C.O.R. E. on August ...
Community News
Lots going on at the Shelburne Public Library
Written By ROSE DOTTEN Authors in the Hills of Mulmur: Sunday, August 19 from 1-4. Join us for the fourth annual Authors in the Hills ...
A tribute to Rev. Bruce Besley on the 43rd anniversary of HMF church service
Written By REV. GORD HORSLEY The Heritage Music festival in Shelburne is upon us, the preparations for the event are complete, the town is in ...
Shelburne Legion News
Written By LESA PEAT It was another sad weekend at the Legion. We had a Legion Service combined with the Branch 233 on Saturday for ...
Shelburne Public Library news
Written By Rose Dotten Holiday Hours Closed Saturday August 4 – Monday August 6 inclusive We will re-open Tuesday, August 7 @ 10:00 am. Dufferin ...
Steve Bowles celebrating 20 years in Shelburne with Auto Centre Dufferin
Written By PETER RICHARDSON Entrepreneur, business leader, community leader, husband, father, grandfather and an outspoken citizen, Steve Bowles is well known on many fronts in ...
Sixth annual Pickin’ in the Park brings country music to town
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART There was a long list of performers waiting to take the stage during the annual Pickin’ in the Park event held ...
Fiddle Parade to take centre stage at next week’s Heritage Music Festival in Shelburne
Written By MARNI WALSH The Shelburne Fiddle Parade Committee says the annual event has been considered by many “the pièce de résistance” of the town’s ...
74 candidates running for 7 of 8 councils in Dufferin County
Written By MIKE PICKFORD The nomination deadline has come and gone for those in Dufferin County with political aspirations at the municipal level of government. ...
Christian Perspectives: Not fair!
The youth centre that I run is an official Electronic waste drop off site. It helps to raise money for our centre. Recently a couple ...
Shelburne Public Library news
Written By ROSE DOTTEN Dufferin Reads: One Book One County- Thursday, September, 20@6:00 pm – second seating by popular demand. Meet Bianca Marais, author of ...
Sports
Mansfield Jr. Cubs advance to NDBL championship series
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Mansfield Cubs have earned the right to go to the North Dufferin Baseball League Junior championship after blasting their way ...
Annual Flame of Hope tournament raises funds for D-camp
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The fifth annual Flame of Hope Pro-Am and NHL Charity Golf Tournament got underway at the Shelburne Golf and County Club ...
Sr. Cubs misses NDBL playoffs as regular season play ends
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Mansfield Senior Cubs won’t be making this playoffs this year. The North Dufferin Baseball League wrapped up the regular season ...
Shelburne Golf & County Club to hosts annual Pro-Am tournament
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Flame of Hope golf tournament in support of Diabetes Canada will get underway at the Shelburne Golf and Country Club ...
Mansfield Sr. Cubs give up early lead to Lisle Astros
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Mansfields Sr Cubs started off with a hot game in their Wednesday night match-up against the Lisle Astros leading 5-2 ...
Local athlete earns place on U17 Ontario lacrosse team
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART After first picking up a lacrosse stick just four years ago, athlete, Zoey Kruger, a Shelburne resident, has come a long ...
NDBL All-Star game this weekend
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The North Dufferin Baseball League All-Star day will get underway this weekend with teams from the Junior and Senior Divisions taking ...
Children’s fishing derby delivers outdoor fun on Pine River
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Pine River Fishing Area is a secluded paradise in the hills of Mulmur with a flowing creek that empties into ...
Cubs peewee team wins over Bradford in baseball action
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART It didn’t take the Mansfield Cubs peewee team long to start scoring in their Friday (June 22) night game against the ...
Vets paperweights hold season-end tournament in Shelburne
Written By BRIAN LOCKHART They may be small but he Shelburne Vets Paperweight division players put a lot of energy into their games. The local ...
