Croft Talk discusses religion

April 7, 2016

A minister, a Jew, and an atheist walked in to the Village Playhouse ….

Bancroft performers to headline in Haliburton

Oliver! is among the most successful musicals ever, having played long runs on the London and Broadway stage, before becoming an Academy Award winning movie. Based on Charles Dickens’ novel Oliver Twist, it tells the story of a young lad thrown into the slums and workhouses of Victorian England, and of his eventual salvation.

Local student honoured as ‘beacon of hope’

yan Jenkins, a student at Our Lady of Mercy elementary school in Bancroft, was honoured at a special luncheon held by the Algonquin-Lakeshore Catholic School Board. He and student Julia Yakabuski of St. Martin of Tours School in Whitney, were declared “beacons of hope.”

Wastewater worries in Wollaston

In order to detect septic problems successfully, it is necessary to dig up and look into tanks, which may be very costly.

NERDS find their way around

Over the past two weeks, NERDS students have been busy getting our GPS certification. Our progress on the course was slowed down by yet another ...

Spring Fling to benefit Maynooth students

The Maynooth School Council is busy preparing for the third annual fundraising concert which will be held at 7 p.m. on April 16 at the ...

Feds uninterested in helping small communities, says reeve

“They really have no interest in helping the small communities,” said Reeve Dan McCaw.

Blues comes to the Playhouse with Rick Fines Trio and Roly Platt

Combining roots music, blues, juke joint funk and dockside soul, anyone with at least one musical bone in their body will want to be at ...

Students, teachers play for scholarship fund

The teachers and students of North Hastings High School squared off Friday in the 43rd annual Tom Welsh Memorial hockey game. Welsh was a popular tech teacher who died in the 1970s; the game was established by geography teacher Bob Shouldice in his memory. By now, according to teachers coach Dan Freeman, the game is now an institution – a part of the NHHS experience.

Johnston inspired by Norse saga

On Saturday, April 2, the Friends of the Limerick-Wollaston Library hosted an author’s afternoon program at the Coe Hill Legion. We were very excited to ...

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