August 2013 Archive
Ball Hockey and reading are ‘Above all Things’ for this team
The U19 New Tecumseth Xtreme Provincial Ball Hockey Team recently got caught reading ‘Above All Things’, the One Book, One New Tecumseth’s book selection, after ...
Training our volunteers
Firefighters with the New Tecumseth Fire Department, exit a new home in the Previn Court subdivision in Alliston last week. The 14 firefighters, hired in ...
TNT test drive
These TNT Tornado Major Atom AA Peewee players may not be able to drive, but they got some help from Trillum Ford during a weekend ...
TNT car wash
The TNT Tornados Minor Atom AA squad were soaping and rinsing for their annual fundraising effort in the parking lot of East Side Marios in ...
Matthews House Hospice opens second residence in Alliston
The end of life can be difficult for people suffering from terminal illness, as well as their loved ones. The new Matthews House residential hospice ...
Welcome Wagon keeps on giving
The Welcome Wagon in Alliston is giving back to the community in more ways than one. Representative Tracie Kennedy donated $500 to the Krasman Centre, ...
Project Zero launches in New Tecumseth
Enbridge Gas Distribution, Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council and New Tecumseth Fire Rescue will work together to deliver 240 combination smoke and carbon monoxide ...
Dodge Goulter Memorial Golf Tournament planned for Sept. 8th
The Dodge Goulter Memorial Golf Tournament will be taking place on Sept. 8 and is looking for people to sign up to help support a ...
K–9 Country Inn knows how to ‘Play for Pawtism’
Do you remember your first dog? The one who followed you around, kept a watchful eye, begged you to play? Well, K-9 Country Inn in ...
Apples, Bees and Beeton
The three use to go hand in hand. Many new comers to Beeton may not know that this area was full of apple orchards; one ...
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Tottenham mom raises awareness ahead of Rare Disease Day
By Brock Weir This Saturday is February 29 – a rare day in our calendar that only comes around in the Leap Year. But, it ...
How can we help curb child poverty?
My son and I are embarking on a mission in late January, in an effort to help the less fortunate. Many of those we will be helping are children. We live relative luxury in this country, even if we are challenged by the free market and accompanying economic pitfalls. We complain about the price at the pumps, hydro rates and credit card bills.
Sale aids mission cause
This time I will walk the talk on mission trip
Mark Pavilons Writers write. We tell stories. Sometimes we witness events first-hand. Often, we help others retell their tales of adventure, both tragic and happy. ...
Democracy is the best system we have
The people have spoken. This pretty much sums up the fundamentals of our democratic system in a nutshell. Sure, our form of government may not be perfect, but it’s the very foundation of our society.
Neville-Lake Family memorial day planned
Hundreds of people are expected Sunday, Aug. 14 at Kettle Lake Park in King City, to commemorate the three Neville-Lake children and their grandfather, who ...
Do individual rights trump those of society?
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one. Top-down dictatorships, socialist nations and communist ideology put the “state” ahead of the individual. We here in the free west have grown accustomed to our liberal rights, and shun those other systems.
Student speakers wow judges at Tottenham Legion competition
Students from four local schools faced off at the first level of Legion Youth Speeches competition Feb. 28.
Tottenham’s Jordan Clark stars in fourth season of Family Channel drama
Jordan Clark, Tottenham’s favourite dancer, has been cast in Family Channel’s The Next Step for a fourth season.
How to help Syrian refugees in Simcoe–Grey
The Simcoe-Grey Federal Liberal Riding Association has undertaken to collect gently used items of clothing, toys, personal hygiene and bedding for Borden and Meaford housed ...
