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The true story of how eight Inuit from Labrador were enticed to travel to Europe in 1880 to become part of a “cultural exhibit,” or human zoo, is nothing short of remarkable. Researcher France Rivet has brought this tragic tale to life in her book entitled In The Footsteps of…
Aging baby boomers who’ve taken up the guitar in retirement take heart. There doesn’t seem to be any indication that becoming a septuagenarian is an impediment to producing great music if The Good Brothers’ latest CD, Wide Awake Dreamin’ is any indication.This is their first…
Addington Highlands is still tinkering with waste disposal fees but made some changes at its regular meeting Monday afternoon in Flinton.Many of the changes came from suggestions from supervisor Brett Reavie, who gave a report based on feedback from waste site attendents.First…
It looks like there will be some action on Fermoy Hall this year after all. On the advice of Public Works Manager Mark Segsworth, Council decided at its regular meeting Tuesday night in Sydenham to begin work with asbestos removal and whatever else they can get done with the…
If the firefighting thing doesn’t work out, Stan Seitz may have a future in speech writing as his reception of a 35-year service pin produced one of the better acceptance speeches in municipal awards history. “It started out in this very room (in the Ompah fire hall/community…
North Frontenac Little Theatre (NFLT) President Brian Robertston once again presided over a ceremony to honour long time contributors to the Little Theatre at the former church in Tichborne that serves as a storage area/program space for the group.This year the honorees included…
Anyone who’s played high school football knows the challenge of that first day of practice where you try to find equipment that fits. And usually, the seniors get first crack at what’s available so the by the time the lowly Grade 9s get their chance, they’re lucky to find a pair…
It was one of the hottest days of the year down at Oso Beach on Saturday. But there was a Canada Day size crowd. About the only difference from our annual beach bash was that there wasn’t nearly as much red and white. Oh, and the age of the crowd was probably a little older too,…
The 2017 Ontario Festival of Small Halls has expanded to 30 locations throughout Eastern Ontario this year, bringing musicians from far and wide to the Ottawa Valley to play with local stars. For example, fiddler Ashley MacIssac is sharing the stage this week with Tichborne’s…
Sculptor Stefan Duerst’s latest piece, now on view at his Godfrey Sculpture Park, is something of of a departure for him.“I usually do visually pleasing shapes,” he said last week just before completing the installation. While this latest piece, Oh! Canada, still is in a…
