THORNTON NEWS
by Cathie Miller

The Positive Step Dance Academy in Cookstown participated in their first competition of the season this past weekend. The Orillia Opera House Dance Festival was held over four days and all of the teams entered by Positive Step Dance Academy received silver medals for their dance numbers. The girls aged six to sixteen danced their best and are aiming for gold medals at upcoming events.

Sunday evening the Junior Modern Dance Team returned to Orillia to be presented with Top Honors in their category, they were the only team from their dance academy to be presented with a top honors award. Congratulations to all the girls, their proud parents and Miss Kim for her dedication to making her dancers the best!

This coming Saturday, May 5th at 2 p.m. the Essa Public Library, Thornton Branch will be holding their grand re-opening after their recent renovations and the addition of the Thornton Community Room. Everyone is welcome to join in the celebrations.

The Good for Life, Active Family Challenge is returning to the Thornton Library during the month of May. The goal is to encourage families to spend more time together in a physical activity and then record these activities on a ballot. The ballots will be entered in a draw for some great prizes such as a shopping spree at Source for Sports or a yearlong family membership at any Simcoe-Muskoka YMCA. Any physical activity counts, going for a walk together; a family bike ride or joining a neighborly game of soccer, as long as you do it as a family.

An Active Family Challenge event for families will be held at the library on Wednesday, May 16 from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m. The Essa Public Library has also started Family Walking Clubs at both branches. The Thornton Branch will holds its walking club on Wednesday evenings in May starting today at 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to join in.

During the month of May, The Huronia Rose Society will be selling rose bushes at the Barrie Farmer's Market on Saturday mornings from 8 a.m. until noon.

The roses are hardy Ontario grown bushes that will grow well in our climate. For more information call 705-728-7719.

Thursday, May 10 is the next Barrie Thornton Old Time Fiddlers Night. It will be held at the Lions Hall and the admission price is $3 per adult and children are free. The doors open at 6 p.m. and the music starts at 7 p.m. sharp. All fiddlers, singers, callers, dancers and listeners are welcome. Call Cec Denney for more information at 458-9996.

A yard sale will be held on May 18 & 19 at Charlie's vacant lot on Barrie Street in support of the Thornton Library. Donations of good used items would be appreciated, so if you're thinking about cleaning out the garage or basement, now is the time to do it.

Call Willy at 458-9290 for more information or to make a donation.

The Living Faith Community Presbyterian Church will be hosting a Raising the Roof concert to raise funds for the new church they are building in Baxter.

The concert and barbeque will be held at the Baxter Public School parking lot starting at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 27. The entertainment will be provided by gospel singers Celeste Zugec and Harold Wicks and the Living Faith Praise Team. The concert is free and freewill donations will be kindly accepted in baskets placed about the event.

As always, if you have any news, meetings, anniversaries or special occasions, I'd be happy to write about them.

You can email me at thorntonnews@rogers.com or call me at (705) 458-0869 or drop it off at 25 Robert Street.

Bye for now…..