February 2020 Archive
Hornets wrap up quarter-final series with Huntsville
The Alliston Hornets will move on to the semi-final round of the Carruthers Division championship after they eliminated the Huntsville Otters in a four-game sweep ...
Forests Ontario holds annual meeting at Nottawasaga Inn
It was all about trees at Forests Ontario’s Annual Conference held at the Nottawasaga Inn on Friday, February 14. The conference was attended by landowners, ...
One Step at a Time brings heart and humour to Gibson Centre
It’s a story most parents can relate to: a last-minute run to the local drug store to find that one outstanding item missing to care ...
Height reduction, future trails included in Beeton Station deal
A height reduction of main buildings and leaving the door open to a future public trail system are among the details hammered out related to ...
Coldest Night of the Year walk supports local shelter
By Wendy Gabrek The Coldest Night of the Year walk, supporting and hosted by Alliston Out of the Cold, will take place on February 22, ...
Hornets leading Huntsville 2 – 0 in quarter-final
By Brian Lockhart It didn’t take the Alliston Hornets very long to set the tone in their quarter-final Carruthers Division series against the Huntsville Otters. ...
Police recover pellet gun, take two students into custody
By Wendy Gabrek On Tuesday, February 4, at 1 p.m., students at Banting Memorial High School in Alliston were locked in classrooms and change rooms ...
Tec We Gwill celebrates 123rd Anniversary of Women’s Institute
By Wendy Gabrek The Tec We Gwill Women’s Institute – with members from Bradford West Gwillimbury and New Tecumseth – is celebrating the 123rd Anniversary ...
100 Women Who Care look ahead to 2020
By Wendy Gabrek In 2019, 100 Women Who Care New Tecumseth was born. The movement, based on a concept developed by Karen Dunigan of Jackson, ...
Local charities receive donations from Vince’s “Community Product Initiative”
Recipients of the Vince’s Market Community Product Initiative gathered at the new Sharon store to celebrate a successful 2019 campaign, and to receive significant contributions ...
Next Page »Politically Speaking
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 ...
Free Tottenham Steam tickets
Dear Editor Tottenham Steam has partnered with the Parnaby Team of RCR Realty to provide a limited quantity of free tickets to the community for ...
