Highland Creek Heritage Festival 2004
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2004 REPORT Our 19th annual Highland Creek Heritage Festival was a great success again this year. The weather was almost perfect for the day: sunny, cool, but a bit more wind than we'd have liked. It was a wonderful day, but tinged with sadness for our organizing committee. Just three days before the event Georgina Murphy-Brett, a founder and active committee member, passed away unexpectedly. Cheerful and sharp, Georgie was a mover and shaker in the Highland Creek community. We miss her very much. Parade: "Toronto's BIGGEST Little Parade" was an hour-long spectacle. We had 6 bands, floats, and among our dignitaries this year was Mayor David Miller. There were 1100 participants, in all, in the procession. St. Joseph's Catholic Church, celebrating its 150th year, put on a great display. Kudos to parade organizer Susan Fragis, and her team!
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Crafters Market: (above) Our crafters market was filled again this year. |
Food: For the past few years our food
vendors have been getting more varied, and we hope to continue this
trend next year. Besides the usual hot dogs and
hamburgers, we had a beef barbeque, snow cones,
and other treats. The Legion "chip truck" was again
a huge hit.
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| Entertainment: In the Village, we had a
line-up of fabulous entertainment that went all afternoon till about
5 p.m. The Commoners, Sweet Adelines, Renaissance Players
(below), two teen bands "4Ever Cool" and "Here Goes
Nothing", performances by parade bands and dancers...the list
goes on. In addition, a rock band sponsored by Re/Max kept the
east end entertained, and St. Joseph's Church had music most of the
afternoon.
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Children's Activities: Air Bounce was again wildly popular with the kids, as was the Sundance Petting Zoo next to it. For the first time, the Toronto Zoo brought a display of animal furs to feel. Face painting and personalized buttons were available, as was a storyteller. New this year, the Snickers Raptors Jam Van (below) had a constant line-up.
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Beer Garden: Our 5th annual Karaoke Funfest went very well again this year. The $500 prize in the Judged Contest seemed to attract a lot of superb singers. Beer sales were brisk! This year's winner was Scotty Newlands, with a close second by Ron Polson (on the right)! Singers came from Scarborough's Karaoke Pubs, some of which are listed on our web site.
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Our Donors and Sponsors: We are grateful to all the
Volunteers, Sponsors, and Donors who made the festival possible.
Picture Gallery: Pictures from the 2004 Festival will be published on this web page shortly. 2005 Festival: Next year's Festival (the 20th) will be on Saturday, June 18, 2005. The organizing committee starts work again in September to plan it. The annual general meeting will be held Wednesday, September 8, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, Br. 258, 45 Lawson Road. If you are interested and can commit some time, do not hesitate to give a committee member a call. |
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Looking to Participate? Speak to our contacts about your organizations participation in next year's event.
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Highland Creek Heritage Festival is in its 19th year
as an annual community festival for the eastern communities of Scarborough.
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