October 2013 Archive
Highlights from the 1st Annual Alliston Halloween Spooktacular!
Photos by Wendy Soloduik Sophie’s Sweets Cupcake eating contest photos submitted
Clocks go back this Sunday
This Sunday November 3rd at 2 a.m., Daylight Savings Time ends and the clocks turn back one hour. Don’t forget to turn you clocks back ...
Beeton Remembrance Day service
The Beeton Legion will host its Annual Remembrance Day Dinner on Saturday, November 9th at the Rotary Hall in Beeton. Tickets, on sale now at ...
“Seven authors meet and greet” celebrates literacy at local schools
The Seven Authors Meet and Greet event takes place in the Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) in November, and authors from the Seven the ...
Resident art show allows residents of Simcoe Manor/Village an opportunity to shine
The residents at Simcoe Manor in Beeton were given a day to show off their artistic creations on Saturday October 19th. The Program and Support ...
Beeton Stingers Local League host Bottle Drive
The players and parents of the Beeton Peewee Stingers team would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to everyone who helped with ...
BTBIA ‘Flavours in the Field’ event continues to wow the community
The sealed Auction from the Beeton–Tottenham Business Improvement Association’s ‘Flavours in the Field’, held this year on August 17th, raised $1,400. That amount has been ...
Coats for Kids
Hillside Community Church in Tottenham held their Coats for Kids event on Saturday, welcoming people inside from the cold rain for a cup of hot ...
Happy Halloween!
Addison, age 2, and Fallon, age 7 months, sit on the lawn at their great-grandparents house – Irene and Robert “Bubs” Crumbie, like two little ...
Having a Frightfully Fun time in Tottenham
Ella Westlake and sisters Emily and Lily Sosnowski making some scary lollipop spiders at Tottenham Pre-School on Saturday. Photo by Jeff Doner
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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 ...
