May 08, 2008
SOUTH RIVER – Canadians need to wake up and see what is happening to the climate around the world.
That is the message Todd Lucier...
Apr 30, 2008
BURK’S FALLS – The Almaguin area is new to OPP Staff Sergeant Stacey Whaley, but it is certainly familiar.
“Rural policing, a small,...
Apr 24, 2008
SPRUCEDALE — Clarence Brazier’s remarkable story about learning to read and his promotion of literacy is being acknowledged with a prestigious...
Apr 09, 2008
SUNDRIDGE – Most in the Sundridge area know that Lake Bernard is home to a highly successful camp for girls. Fewer people might be aware that if...
Apr 03, 2008
CALLANDER – If you want to get residents out to talk with their mayor, the place to do it might be the local pub. The concept proved highly...
Apr 02, 2008
KEARNEY — The Town of Kearney and the Diocese of Peterborough have struck a tentative agreement over the heritage designation of St. Patrick’s...
Mar 26, 2008
POWASSAN – It’s a dog’s life for Sandy Briggs who has spent years working with canines of all shapes and sizes. The Powassan dog trainer, handler,...
Mar 20, 2008
BONFIELD – A partnership that lasted over 30 years and involved three generations came to a sad end last month with the death of Nomad, an...
Mar 12, 2008
BURK’S FALLS – They’re an icon of North America.
At one time so plentiful, it is said that the prairies were blackened by the herds of...
Mar 05, 2008
BURK’S FALLS — The village is offering some goodies — rebates on certain water-saving devices and free energy savings kits — in an attempt to help...
Feb 27, 2008
EMSDALE – Wayne Dodds might be retired, but as the operator of Deer Lake Trout Farm and Archery, he still keeps busy. Even so, he’s not too busy to...
Feb 20, 2008
POWASSAN – Joe Brushey celebrated his 95th birthday this month with a party at Eastholme in Powassan surrounded by his family and close friends and...
Feb 14, 2008
ALMAGUIN – Firewood, lumber, maple syrup – those are the crops most people think of harvesting from a woodlot, but another cash crop shows promise...
Feb 06, 2008
RESTOULE – More than 80 years after the fact, Bea Austin of Restoule has a very clear recollection of the day the doctors came to town and she...
Jan 30, 2008
RESTOULE – Sunday nights for the past 30 years, there was only one place to find Vera Grawbarger – sitting in front of a keyboard typing out her...
Jan 24, 2008
POWASSAN – The municipality’s attempts to define a hobby farm met with fierce public opposition on Jan. 17 during a public meeting held at...
Jan 23, 2008
NIPISSING - The South Shore Education Centre (SSEC) is one-tenth of the way to having a 400 metre track built on the school grounds and anticipates...
Jan 17, 2008
ALMAGUIN — Almaguin Highlands OPP recently discovered 800 cartons of illegal cigarettes after pulling a speeding car over.
It’s just one...
Jan 09, 2008
NORTH BAY – Chisholm resident Norval Rose appeared in North Bay court on Jan. 3 clutching a small blue case containing his insulin and other...
Dec 26, 2007
SUNDRIDGE – How do you build a four-lane highway through miles of rock and swamp? The same way one eats an elephant — a bite at a time.
Jan 02, 2008
ALMAGUIN – Seven eagles and lots of snow were the highlights of this year’s avian inventorying.
About 20 people, mostly local,...
Dec 19, 2007
CHISHOLM – Like something from a Currier and Ives painting, a parade of horse drawn buggies head off on Sunday morning to a rural farm house where...
Dec 12, 2007
SUNDRIDGE – There was a time when reading, writing, ‘rithmetic and all kinds of school day memories were learned and experienced between four...
Dec 05, 2007
BURK’S FALLS – Many people retire to Almaguin, but few can say that they enjoyed a long and full career after doing so.
Ina Trolove...
Nov 28, 2007
RAVENSWORTH – Onni Ahola isn’t a tall man, but in terms of the Kearney area’s history he is a giant.
Now making his home in the Village...
Nov 23, 2007
SOUTH RIVER — A longtime Hwy. 11 landmark has found a new home.
The 15-foot bald eagle carving that was the trademark of the Beaver...
Nov 21, 2007
BURK’S FALLS – A tree on the grounds of the Burk’s Falls and District Health Centre will again be alight with memories of loved ones.
Nov 21, 2007
EMSDALE – Delays in the construction of the new Almaguin Highlands Information Centre (AHIC) are forcing Perry Township to ponder temporary...
Nov 14, 2007
LOUNT — Their family history resounds with the voice of the fiddle, the twang of the steel guitar, the strains of a harmonica and the bright pulse...
Nov 09, 2007
POWASSAN — Local youth may find themselves restricted to spending their late evenings at home as council looks into the possibility of instituting...
Oct 31, 2007
POWASSAN – The doors of the Hummel school house in Trout Creek may have been closed since 1962, but local students are still benefiting from it’s...
Oct 24, 2007
MAGNETAWAN — Bill Woodruff knows roads and he doesn’t like what he sees on the recently-reconstructed Hwy. 510.
“I’ve never seen a more...
Oct 19, 2007
CALLANDER – After years of planning and work the Cranberry Trail is open to visitors and residents of Callander.
Located at the end of...
Oct 10, 2007
DUNCHURCH – Flags were lowered to half mast at the Dunchurch Community Centre on Sunday, Oct. 7 in memory of firefighters who lost their lives...
Oct 10, 2007
SUNDRIDGE – Margaret Clark was a master botanist, an educated multi-linguist and a frog farmer.
She was a writer and a researcher, both...
Sep 26, 2007
SOUTH RIVER – He was a veteran, legion president, member of provincial parliament, councillor, family man and friend to many in the community.
Sep 19, 2007
BURK’S FALLS – Volunteers with the Burk’s Falls and District Fire Department are leading the way in the province with their dedication and...
Sep 14, 2007
Labour Day weekend marks the end of summer, but all is not lost. As the leaves begin to change colour and the weather begins to chill, fall fairs and...
Sep 12, 2007
Joan and Ralph Lamb were at their cottage on Restoule Lake for just over a month and their daughter Leslie and husband Darrin were here for the...
Sep 12, 2007
The winners of Friday night euchre at the Powassan Legion on Sept. 7 were Beatrice Weiler, Muriel Palfrey and Jack Phillips.
Winners of...
Sep 12, 2007
I have been spending time out in a canoe in Doe Lake. People often spoke of the tranquility, but it is hard to be sold on the idea when boats usually...
Sep 12, 2007
Several people from California are visiting Dude Elmer, his daughter Judy and son Gerry and wife Nancy Elmer. They are here for Dude’s birthday Sept....
Sep 12, 2007
A good chuckle is what we all need to experience at least once a day. A belly laugh is even better. It’s good for our health and our overall outlook...
Sep 12, 2007
Congratulations to my daughter, Terri Cripps, upon recieving her certification and becoming a qualified personal fitness trainer with a...
Sep 12, 2007
With the warm weather we’ve been having it is hard to think about cooler weather ahead. Before you think about using heat for those chilly fall days...
Sep 12, 2007
It was quite a nice weekend weatherwise. We were able to sit out and enjoy it. I hope you could, too.
This is another week of not much...
Sep 12, 2007
Belated happy birthday to Mary Grasley on Sept. 3 and to Dorothy Kelly on Sept. 5.
Happy birthday to Maria Kreller on Sept. 11 and Morley...
Sep 12, 2007
The Sprucedale and District Horticultural Society will hold their next meeting on Monday, Sept. 17 the Emsdale Community Centre. The guest speaker...
Sep 12, 2007
I was chatting with a friend of mine the other day about the school supplies needed this year for students and was very surprised to find out that...
Magnetawan’s 130th fall fair this past weekend could not have asked for better weather. The sun was shinning and the residents and visitors...
Sunday, Sept. 2 was a beautiful late summer’s day for the first day of the Burk’s Falls Fair, with events that started early inside the arena and...
Now that the long weekend is behind us, I hope that all of you had a safe and happy holiday. It’s welcome back time to the students around the...
A big thank you to my mom, Eleanor, daughter Elizabeth, and her partner Wayne for working together to write the last two columns for me. You did a...
Officially, summer vacation is over. I don’t have to tell anyone about returning to school, or work, or anything else. We all know what’s next. In...
The Commanda and Area Anglers and Hunters will meet tonight (Wednesday) at 7:30 p.m. at the Trout Creek Fire Hall. Guest speaker will be Richard...
The Almaguin Highlands Genealogy Group is meeting again after the summer. On Saturday, Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. in the Emsdale library. Arnold Tindall will...
The sympathy of the community is expressed to the family, relatives and friends of Myrtle Roberts, who passed away in the hospital on Tuesday, Aug....
Did you know that there was a lunar eclipse last week? It should be called a loonie eclipse because it involved a full moon and strange things have...
Well, summer is over, at least July and August, and the children are heading back to school this week. Just a reminder to watch out for bicycles and...
Card results for Tuesday, Aug. 28 bid euchre with nine people attending were: women’s high, Jacline Fortier; second, Una Fulcher; men’s high, Joan...
Whitestone Lake School is putting together a cookbook with everyone’s favourite recipes to help raise funds for the grade 7/8 class trip next spring....
I saw plenty of smiling parents this past weekend – and children not looking quite so happy.
It is that time of year again. The kids are...
Wow, what a great fair, beginning with the weather. The parade was the best a lot of us have seen in a long time. Congratulations to all those who...
Aug 29, 2007
You could almost hear the ground breathe a big sigh of relief when we got the two days of rain this past week. Much of it ran right off, but it sure...
Aug 29, 2007
On Saturday the Emsdale Fall Fair rolled in, but unfortunately so did the rain. With the rainless summer and the rainy weekend, vegetable,...
Aug 29, 2007
The Dunchurch Fall Fair was a great success this year and the Dunchurch Agricultural Society would like to thank all the people who came out to enjoy...
Aug 29, 2007
The Almaguin Highlands Economic Development partnership committee and the Women’s Own Resource Centre will present Showcase Almaguin, a conference...
Aug 29, 2007
I am beginning to feel like a rodent packing food away for the winter as I gather up all my jars for the annual canning of goodies. I guess seeing...
Aug 29, 2007
Because the Powassan United Church giant yard sale was rained out on Saturday, it has been re-scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 8, 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at...
Aug 29, 2007
There was a very good turnout at the community centre on Monday evening over a permanent helicopter pad with lighting for night time. Frank May, a...
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