The Ridge settlement story from generations of grandmothers

August 11, 2015

By Jim Eadie Settler families coming to North Hastings in the mid 1800s looking for a new life for themselves faced unbelievable hardships that we ...

Hydration stations coming to Bancroft

Bancroft and surrounding area is set to receive seven new hydration stations.

Rockhound Gemboree turns 52

By Sara Gottardi On a sunny and hot Thursday, July 30 the Rockhound Gemboree celebrated its 52nd anniversary kicking off this year;s festivities at the ...

Hospice House gets a new furnace

By Jim Eadie “There are not too many dull moments around here,” said Choices Thrift and Gift Shop volunteer Reatta Fransky just prior to their ...

Huskies poised for future success

The following are responses to questions sent a few days after the North Hastings High School Huskies 3-2 loss to the Red Hawks of Haliburton Highlands Secondary School in the Central Ontario Secondary School Athletics (COSSA) championship final on Thursday, Oct. 27 at Thomas A. Stewart Secondary in Peterborough.

Monkey Fightin’ Snakes rock Maynooth

By Nate Smelle When singer-songwriter Matthew Davies heard actor Samuel L. Jackson shout “I’ve had it with these Monkey Fightin’ Snakes on this money fightin’ ...

A lifelong love affair with art

By Jenn Watt Sonny Cook riffles through the back seat of her car looking for her notes and some food ahead of her lunch hour ...

Enforcement efforts target American ginseng

Protecting the endangered plant species American ginseng was the focus of recent enforcement efforts in central Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry conservation officers ...

From the garden to Queen’s Park

“We are people of the soil and we have embraced this project,” said Dianne Eastman, also known as Gnome-y Cline from the North Hastings chapter of the Gnomes for Justice and Equality. “People need to eat. We have to get out of the garden.” The Bancroft this Week stopped by the Place for the Arts to meet the gnomes and discover their origins.