Uxbridge backsplit with pool

Uxbridge . . . This spacious family home on a 165' private fenced lot is conveniently located within walking distance to schools, churches, and shopping. Upgrades include Roof - 2005, some windows and doors, reverse osmosis water system, and 2 gas fireplaces

Everspring Farm - Private Estate or Corporate Retreat

Circa 1873 Quaker Farmhouse

Uxbridge . . . Absolute Privacy ... Nestled in the forest. 2 Story Home complete with original trim and floors. Complementary addition with master bedroom, custom kitchen and octagon sitting room overlooking the spring fed pond.

Million Dollar View, 100 acres of privacy shared only with the wildlife (birds, turkeys, wood ducks, deer, fox, and rabbits)

Separate Coach House with 8 car Garage/workshop with party room/office/games room above. Spring fed pond is stocked with with brown, speckled, and rainbow trout.

36th ANNUAL STEAM THRESHING HERITAGE DAYS

This is an annual event that takes place the weekend before Labour Day. This year's dates are Saturday and Sunday August 25th and 26th, 2007 from 10:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M.
Fun for the whole Family can be found at the Uxbridge Museum Grounds One Mile West of Uxbridge, 1/4 Mile North.

There are displays of steam engines, gas and oil engines, antique cars and trucks, pioneer arts and crafts, displays, demonstrations, horse drawn wagon rides, children's games, a scavenger hunt and much more. As you view the displays and re-enactments you will travel back in time to discover the ways of our pioneer forefathers.

The museum and archives consists of a cluster of ten heritage buildings in which the history and heritage of the Uxbridge area is displayed. The buildings are the Fifth Line Church, the Quaker Hill School, three implement sheds, the Carmody House, two former halls which contain displays, and the Stokes-Kydd House

There is a permanent display on the Oak Ridges Moraine which covers topics such as its formation, logging and lumbering, settlement and reforestation.

Artefacts, changing exhibits and special programs tell the rich history of Uxbridge and the former Uxbridge and Scott Townships. Archival information is available for researchers
Musical Entertainment, Home Baked Goods and Refreshments are Available!

Free Parking!
ADMISSION - Adults $6.00Children free if accompanied by an adult
Museum, Conc. 6,
Uxbridge (905) 52-5854
museum@town.uxbridge.on.ca

Pictures of last years event including re-enactment groups representing soldiers and their camp from the ‘War of 1812', antique tractors and cars, crafts, and the museum buildings can be found at http://www.pbase.com/lyn2spin/steam_threshing_show

ART IN THE PARK UXBRIDGE

When - August 18 & 19, 2007…….10am - 5pm
Where - Elgin Park, Uxbridge
Parking - FREE
Admission - FREE

Once again the Art Community in Uxbridge will display their talent at Art In The Park along with some of the finest artists in Ontario.

This is the twelfth year local artists and artisans have participated in this festival sponsored by the Uxbridge Lions.

Come and stroll through the park, Watch some of the artists at work, talk to the Artists, or sit and watch the kids play in the play area. Enjoy our country fresh air and local refreshment vendors.

Elgin Park is situated in the south central part of Uxbridge in Durham Region just 45 minutes north east of Toronto.

According to wikipedia Uxbridge's Elgin Park was named after Lord Elgin, and was the site of a picnic held by John A. Macdonald in a re-election bid.

For further information contact
Bob Armitage
E-Mail:lions@uxbridge.com
Uxbridge Lions Club c/o Lions Art
Box 1082Uxbridge, OntarioL9P 1N4

Highland of Durham Games

July 18, 2007 This Celtic Celebration begins with the Tartan Classic Charity Golf Tournament held at the Oakridge Golf Course.

July 20, 21 and 22, Events include plenty of great musical entertainment, Celtic livestock demonstrations and displays, and highland and folk dancing competitions. For full informatiom and a daily schedules click here This years show features the Rankin Sisters for 2 shows one on July 21 at 7 pm and one on July 22nd at 4 pm

You can explore Celtic traditions through games, music and story telling in the Young People’s Celtic Pavilion and visit the Avenue of the Clans.

What Highland Games wouldn’t be complete without good food and good drink and the opportunity to enjoy a wee taste of Scotland.

The closing ceremonies with the “Burning of the Viking Ship” will bring a sense of kinship with all that is Celtic.

For Further Information on the Highland Games

Call 1-888-253-5552 OR Email Us Here
Highland GamesP.O. Box 964, Uxbridge, ON L9P 1N3

Gardens of Uxbridge

July 14th 2007 promises to be another great day for the gardner in you. Uxbridge Community care is having its 11th annual Gardens of Uxbridge funraising event. A self guided tour of selected Uxbridge gardens. The proceds benifit Community Care Durham - Uxbridge

Tickets are available at Blue Heron Books, Presents ,Presents or on the day of the tour. For more information Community Care Durham - Uxbridge Uxbridge seniors centre, 75 Marietta St. Ph. 905.852.7445

Time 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Place Uxbridge
Tickets $20.00 Includes box lunch and refreshments

Manilla Retirement or Starter Home

Small Town Country living

Manilla . . . 'Woods Of Manilla' - Beautiful outside corner Lot .67 Acre - Mature trees surround this ideal 2 bedroom bungalow. Freshly decorated & ready for your enjoyment. Enjoy the birds & gardens from the back deck with your morning coffee.

Canada Geese Control

What Community that has a water feature and does not also have a Canada Geese problem. Ontario Power Generatio has come up with an idea that seems to be helping in their effort to control the population at their power plants.
As part of their Goose Control Program, Ontario power Generation has strategically positioned plastic wolf decoys, at various locations around a power plant, that has an unusually high number of geese that live on the grounds, in an effort to deter the most familiar and widespread goose in North America from settling around the well-traveled pathways. Under certain lighting conditions, the decoy wolves can appear quite real, as noted by staff who have been amused to find evidence of staff attempting to 'scare off' the plastic guardians with sticks and stones.
Goose Life Facts:
A typical Goose will live up to 24 years mating for life and returning to the same nesting and birth sites every year. The average nest size is up to 4 feet across built on land and usually close to water where they will lay 3 to 6 eggs with up to 12 possible.
Geese are a grazing bird and consume up to 4 lbs of grass per day and drop about 2 lbs of fecal mater daily. The adult birds moult for about 6 weeks every summer which renders them incapable of flight thus adding to the over all quantity of fecal matter in the area they nest.

Send our Troops a Taste of Home

World Wide Web - May 28, 2007

Send our troops a taste of home for $2.52

Tim Hortons for our Troops

Watch the City News Report

How one man is working hardto send our troops a taste of home.

The Road Hammers -- Elgin Park Live

This year's show will feature

The
Road Hammers

The Road Hammers a five piece no-nonsense group who present a mix of Country, Southern Rock and Blues singing songs of maverick culture and the open road.


Tickets $ 30.00
Tickets will be available at : Presents Presents - Star Office Products - Woods and Woods - Uxbridge Small Engines - Blue Heron Books - Prudential Sadie Moranis Realty - Ticket Master

UXBRIDGE TOUR OF HOMES

SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2007, 12-5pm

This annual event gives you the opportunity to walk through local homes with outstanding features - it is like walking into the pages of your favourite home decor and design magazine!
You should plan to spend a delightful Saturday afternoon wandering through the homes at your own pace and in whatever order you fancy. Keep your ticket handy as it contains the map, plus you must show it before entering each home.

Plan to stop in at Trinity United Church (a beautiful and historic Uxbridge locale) for complimentary refreshments. A tea room will be set up in the Fellowship Hall on the lower level (follow signs).

The Tour takes place on Saturday, June 2nd 2007 and tickets are available at Green Goose Gallery and Shopper's Drug Mart in Uxbridge along with Henshall's in Port Perry.
The $15 Tickets May also be purchased on June 2nd at Trinity United Church or at any of the Tour homes.

Please bring clean slippers to wear while touring each home (and consider which shoes you wear - you will be taking them off and putting them on all afternoon!).

(Note: This event is not suitable for children.)

The Big Top Comes to Uxbridge

Well not realy but it promises to be just as entertaining when Uxperience puts on this years production "Under the Big Top" - May 9th to 12th - 7:30 PM at Uxbridge secondary School. There will be plenty of clowns, acrobats and even a robotic elephant with a cotton candy concession for intermission.

ux.per.i.ence. n.v.-n
1. a community show featuring the local talent of: singers, musicians, actors, dancers. n
2. to have fun, laugh and contribute. v
3. a community fund-raiser. n

The annual variety show put on by local amateur performers and musicians has been running since 1992 with amazing variety. This years show promises to be just as entertaining as those in the past with about 100 people involved including 40 performers ranging in age from 19 to 50.

All proceeds from the event go to local community organizations and causes with this years proceeds going to theUxbridge Pregenancy Centre and Sunrise Support for Young Mom's. Past events have benifited local causes to the tune of about $60,000.

Local Audience gets to watch, Local Talent has an outlet, and Local Organizations benifit.

Now Thats what I call a WIN WIN WIN for uxbridge.

Foster Memorial to Resonate Again This Year

Once again the Foster Memorial will resound to the sound of music thanks to the Thomas Foster Committee. All shows run from 7:30 to 8:30 on friday evenings with the season starting on May 4 with a local choir. The committe accepts donations at the door allowing everyone to enjoy the event. The donations are used to help maintain the grounds and pay for utilities.

What a great way to start your weekend at the cottage, stop in on your way up north and enjoy the music and the arcitecture of this wonderfull Byzantine style building.

Thomas Foster visited the famous Taj Mahal (built as a burial place for the emperor's wife) in India and was inspired to build a memorial temple in his home town, with a Christian adaptation. It contains three crypts for Mr. Foster, his wife, and his daughter. It was erected in 1935-36 and cost $250,000.

A striking contrast to the surrounding farmlands it is built of Indiana limestone. The interior of the Temple, has four great arches supported by marble columns. The floor contains terrazzo and marble mosaics with details such as the River Styx with water lilies. The windows are hand painted, fired and leaded glass .

Words alone can not describe the beauty of this unique Treasure located 4 km north of Uxbridge on Durham 1 (Concession 7).


For more information on dates, please contact Bev Northeast at (905) 640-3966

The Dowling Scrolls

Just occasionally, Uxbridge is treated to a rare glimpse of history.To the enjoyment and amazement of all who see them, The Dowling Scrolls are only occasionally unrolled and brought to light for a significant display. Rev James Thomas Dowling created this astounding one of a kind work of art during his tenure at the original Uxbridge Baptist Church during the 1870’s

Rev. Dowling used these scrolls in the church, using the appropriate background to help illustrate his sermons. He designed a unique display system that held the scrolls upright, where the scrolls could be turned and the appropriate panel displayed. These scrolls weigh hundreds of pounds each and are very difficult to manoeuvre, yet he took them to different churches and evangelical meetings to enhance his preaching. He had a team that traveled with him by horse and buggy to assist in his speaking engagements.

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Uxbridge Supports Our Troops with a Sea Of Red T-shirts

Uxbridge showed its support for our troops by turning Main Street and Elgin Park into a Sea of Red as the crowd donned red t-shirts and participated in a parade, drum head service songs and more.

Unlike many countries our forces are not conscripts. Members of the Canadian Forces are not drafted or conscripted, they voluntarily sign on knowing that they will continually be putting their lives on the line for us and others in this global community in which we live.

In addition to standing on guard for the hard fought for freedoms we enjoy in this country today our Armed Forces have always played a key role in helping to maintain peace around the Globe.

While few would say that they support war or strife it is only appropriate that we all support those who strive to minimize the impact it has on our lives, our land and throughout the world.

A video was created as a contribution to this outpouring of support, to be sent to Kandahar and all the deployment bases in Canada, to show our troops that we support them.

Video of the Event