Artists are just around the corner
By Chris Simon
      There's an artists around virtually every corner in Cookstown.
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Nantyr students spinning Friday
      Nantyr Shores students will be spinning for a cause later this week. The sixth annual Spin 4 Kids fundraiser will take place at Nantyr Shores Secondary School Nov. 6, from 2 to 10 p.m. The event is expected to raise about $30,000 for Royal Victoria Hospital's Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Care Centre. Since the event began, the school has raised $140,000.
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Burger server’s success
By Chris Simon
      Johnny Karakostas can still remember the fateful day 25 years ago, when he first travelled to Innisfil. At the time, Karakostas was working as a courier, and delivering a package to the town's mayor. He loved the town, and its people, immediately.
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The Way We Were
Craigvale Hotel built near railway
     Photo courtesy of the Innisfil Historical Society This hotel was situated east of the railway tracks in Craigvale (now the easterly part of Stroud). William Harper owned the hotel for a long time.
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Light Up Night nearing
      Cookstown is getting ready to celebrate on Nov. 13, and everyone is invited to attend. Cookstown’s annual Light Up Night will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. This event draws crowds of about 20,000 people. This year, participants will get to see storefront decorations, roving carolers, and lighting displays.
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Haunted church
      Photo by Chris Simon St. James United Church volunteers hosted a free haunted house at the Stroud facility Saturday afternoon.
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