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Huskies poised for future success

November 9, 2016

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.

Whitney students smile for new slide

St. Martin of Tours Catholic School students have a new place to play.

Riding the Elephant (Lake Road) with Sheila Davis

By Sara Gottardi On the evening of Friday, July 10, the Art Gallery of Bancroft (AGB) had the chance to meet and digest the wonderfully ...

Milestone reached for Bancroft’s 2017 refugee family

Bancroft’s Social Justice Without Borders (SJWB) has raised a third of the money required to bring a Syrian refugee family to Bancroft.

Artist connects with the Animal Spirit at Wildewood

By Nate Smelle A year after its official opening, the Wlldewood Gallery in Maynooth is hosting its first solo exhibition entitled Animal Spirit. Featuring the ...

Wollaston Heritage opens new displays

By Jim Eadie A group of devoted Wollaston Township residents and supporters is one step closer to their ambitious goal of a multi-million dollar heritage ...

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