New race will put mushers in the dark

Wasauksing teen a proud torch bearer

WASAUKSING - It’s been more than a month since the Olympic torch passed through the area.
A local Wasauksing First Nation youth was nominated by his community  as an outstanding youth role...

Library friends host weekly luncheons

The MacTier Figure Skating Club held a very successful fundraising dance and hockey game last Saturday, Jan. 30. They would like to thank all in attendance and also the sponsors who assisted in the...

Annual Winter Whirl kicks off Friday morning with euchre

I can just hear the leisure committee singing, “let it snow let it snow let it snow.”  This is the weekend of building the giant snowball in front of the nursing station.  The fun begins at...

Utterson man charged with drunk driving

PARRY SOUND - On January 31 the West Parry Sound OPP were on patrol in the Town of Parry Sound and saw a male on James Street and stopped to investigate.
Police arrested a 25 year old Huntsville...

Optimist Novices reach the end of the line

PARRY SOUND -  The Parry Sound Optimist Novices battled the Bracebridge Bears on Friday, Jan. 29, at the Bobby Orr Community Centre.
The boys were cheered on by a great home crowd. The...

New member takes top spot

That was a week of spring weather, but now we’re back to typical winter weather.
Monday bid euchre came up with a great score for Mary Tucker, as she reached 382, to put her up on the winner’s...

Bernas gets the only moonshot

Lots of snow, but 48 seniors came out to play cards. Everybody really enjoyed the baked macaroni with beef and cheese that Mary Ann made. The winners were as follows: first, Jurgen Tietz, 343; second...

Dunningan and Dittman take first

Ann Dunnigan and Marg Dittman Tops in Bridge
On Tuesday, Feb. 2 - Groundhog Day - we had a pleasant five-table game of bridge. It was nice to have John Ducklow and Gail Payne...

We Are All Made of Glue – a sensitive, fun mix

We Are All Made of Glue by Marina Lewycka
Marina Lewycka was born in a refugee camp in Germany in 1946 and moved to England with her family when she was about a year old. Her novels are...

Film has had a cathartic effect in Germany

Anonyma: A Woman in Berlin – revisiting the horrors of 1945 will be shown in the West Parry Sound District Museum on Thursday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m.
This movie was a big budget German production...

Hey Romeo opens for Deric Ruttan at the Stockey Friday

PARRY SOUND - This Friday Hey Romeo and Deric Ruttan make a stop in Parry Sound.  
For years these artists have been taking the country world by storm with their fresh and energetic sound...

Buddy Holly tribute show at Rene Caisse Feb. 4

BRACEBRIDGE — The tribute show Buddy Holly Lives! will return to Rene M. Caisse Theatre in Bracebridge on Thursday, Feb. 4, at 8 p.m.

The show is an authentic 1950s-style rock ’n’ roll...

How Shadow the lynx made his slippery arrival

Crawford Road is usually very, very well plowed and sanded, but you remember the weather last week? Our road twists and turns, up an down rather steep hills and the ice was shining. It was relatively...

Not just hot air

Putting a windmill on a school sounds like a pretty simple concept. Delve a little deeper, and the impact of a small wind turbine on St. Peter’s Catholic School carries an impact that runs deep.

Housing needed not an airport expansion

The front page story titled, Airport development taking off (January 27) is very disturbing.  
All the politicians can do, is tell us how we are going to have to  tighten our belts...

Voice your opinion about prorogued Parliament

Over the past few weeks and through several prominent media outlets the political buzz word “prorogue” has been the constant topic of conversation of many political observers both here, locally and...