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Whitby Free Press, 24 May 1995, p. 54

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By Uasa Gardner There wil be no entry >fee for this year's fiddle and stop dance competi- tion at the fair.* «W're *ust hoping to get a good crowd t h ear" says Doreen Squelch, chair thethecommittee organizmgthe.event.- Squelch .has been- the chair of the event for the past fivo years and says there is now a scarcity of step-dancers in thé area. Thobre are cash prizes and trophies for the winner of each category. - The stop dance categories and top przsare: $80 for open, $65 for mtrediate, $65 for aged 50 and over, $55 forP aged 18 and over, 'and $45 for ýaged 12 and under category. The fidle compotition has five divi- sions, with cash prizms of $80 for opn $65 for aged 60 and over, $55 forag 19 to 59, $55 for aged 18 and udnr $45 for aged 12 and unider. Judges for this year's competition' are Randy Morrison, Chris- Manly and Eleanor Townson. The Tradesmen will perform at the end of the competition again tbis year. As well there will be the traditional jam session ini which competitors and judges i both stop. dancing,,and fid- dling g on stage and perform togethor.-.1 The competition starts at. 2 p,.m. on Sunday, June 4 and coninues until the judges have made ail their deci- sions. «We're Iooking forward to it!» says Squelch. For more information cail Squelch at 579-3285., Plenty of fiddloig dancingon SndaiY

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