Published May 16 2017 The Haliburton County Red Wolves held their annual recognition awards ceremony on May 7 in the great hall at Fleming College’s Haliburton campus where 70 people applauded the efforts of the…
Accomplished multimedia artist adds blacksmithing to repertoire
By Jenn Watt Published May 9 2017 Fire alarms emptied of their bells adorn an empty room. A computer programmed by Ken Gregory spins tiny brushes attached to little motors making the emptied metal shells…
Cranberry Cottage's Ruth Robinson sells business
By Sue Tiffin Published May 9 2017 June 28 is a special day for Ruth Robinson owner of Cranberry Cottage. It’s the day she first opened the Haliburton store in 1996 and it’s also the…
Flexing your mind's muscles
By Jenn Watt Published May 9 2017 Keeping the mind healthy is just as important as the rest of the body says Alzheimer Society public education co-ordinator Carolyn Hemminger and there are tangible things that…
Foreman moving on after 36 years with Emmerson…
By Jenn Watt Published May 9 2017 This time next week Rod Consack will no longer be donning his bright orange work shirt. He won’t be scheduling trucks or organizing workers at Emmerson Lumber. As…
Halls Lake recipient of HHOA surplus
By Darren Lum Published May 9 2017 Standing with several volunteers under a cloudy sky on the shore of Halls Lake the Haliburton Highlands Outdoors Association (HHOA) manager Randy Charter watched with pride as the…
New faces greet students at Stuart Baker
By Sue Tiffin Published May 9 2017 Students were welcomed by a new principal and secretary at Stuart Baker this week. Karyn Linton Marra replaced Peggy Barrette as principal and Penny Manol replaced Alison Rae…
Schmidt competes at OFSAA
Submitted by Judi Paul The following are HHSS sports briefs for the week ending May 5. The HHSS track and field team competed at the Michelle Foley Bay of Quinte Invitational track and field meet…
Serving up success
By Jerelyn Craden Published May 9 2017 Cook it well and they will come. Serve it well and they will stay. Create a unique menu every time and they will come again. Over nine consecutive…
Studio Tour needs money for signs
By Sue Tiffin Published May 9 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the May 3 meeting of Highlands East council. Jan Simon Highlands East Studio Tour chair requested an additional $1000…
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“Trees give us oxygen.” “They take carbon dioxide out of the air.” “Animals live in them.” “They keep us alive.” Students at Wilberforce Elementary School responded quickly to questions about the benefit of trees posed…
Church relocation recommendation deferred again
by Chad Ingram Published May 9 2017 Dysart’s public meeting committee has again deferred making a recommendation on an application from The Lighthouse Pentecostal Church for a zoning change that would see the church move…
Community support amazes boy’s family
By Darren Lum Published May 9 2017 People of all ages and walks of life put their best superhero foot forward a few weeks ago to show six-year-old Rowan Pettinella he is not alone as…
Feds should pay flooding costs
Published May 9 2017 To the Editor It would seem Parks Canada did not learn from their flood disaster in 2013. Once again they prematurely filled up the large lakes at the top of the…
Fuel for Warmth doubles fuel ‘gifts’
Published May 9 2017 Fuel for Warmth a registered charitable organization serving all areas of the Haliburton Highlands reports that the winter of 2016/17 was a period of high demand for its services. Fuel for…
Give kids a chance stop littering
Published May 9 2017 To the Editor It is not nice to litter. My problem is that I see garbage from my home to my school and back every day and that is sad. Because…
Look for the helpers
by Sue Tiffin Published May 9 2017 We rely on news reports and updates on social media to know what’s happening when we can’t see it for ourselves. But the lure of paying witness to…
Minden hit hardest by weekend flooding
By Sue Tiffin and Chad Ingram Published May 9 2017 Heavy rains over the weekend led to flooding throughout Haliburton County and put many of the reservoir and flow-through lakes of the Trent Severn Waterway…
Take better care of Mother Nature’s ‘hood’
Published May 9 2017 To the Editor As one member of a group of people who spent several very wet but worthwhile hours on Saturday morning May 6 participating in KLCOA’s clean-up of a stretch…
Young local filmmaker wins at Georgian Bay festival
By Darren Lum Published May 9 2017 A local teenager has earned a first place award at a recent film festival for his horror short Unaware set entirely in the village of Haliburton. Rowan Tofflemire…
Water levels continue to rise in Haliburton County
By Chad Ingram Published May 4 2017 Heavy rains on May 1 and 2 have led toflooding throughout Haliburton County and put many of the reservoirand flow-through lakes of the Trent Severn Waterway at or…