By Darren Lum A young woman remains in shock after being robbed of her car at knife point outside a local grocery store last Monday evening in downtown Haliburton. At 7 p.m. a Haliburton Foodland…
Charities receive strong support
By Jenn Watt The Haliburton community is coming through again this year for area charities that depend on generosity during Christmastime. Outside the Lily Ann on York Street on Thursday a line of people waited…
Christmas giving
By Jenn Watt D espite international causes demanding attention and troubling economic news nationally in Haliburton County it seems generosity springs eternal. Speaking with representatives of charities most likely to rely on Christmas oriented donation…
Compliance for campgrounds on environmental regs
By Chad Ingram The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Dec. 14 meeting of Highlands East council. Highlands East council is asking staff to draw up a bylaw that would ensure camprounds…
Councillors request tax increase scenarios
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County residents should expect at least a 3.85 per cent increase in their upper-tier property taxes for 2016. County treasurer Laura Janke gave councillors a peek at the 2016 draft budget…
Galea grapples with gold
The HHSS Wrestling Team wrapped up its pre-Christmas tournament schedule last week. Nine Red Hawks travelled to Port Hope to complete at the Port Hope Wrestling Invitational Tournament on Dec. 15 which hosted more than…
Haliburton Forest preparing for beech bark disease
To the Editor As the owners and management of Haliburton Forest we appreciated your article (“Beech bark disease rolling through county” 15 December 2015) highlighting the seriousness of beech bark disease. However we wanted to…
Hawks dominating Kawartha
By Darren Lum After their last two games where both ended in climactic fashion the Red Hawks senior boys’ basketball made quick work of the visiting Lindsay Collegiate Vocational Institute Spartans in its most recent…
Junior Hawks building on experience
By Darren Lum It’s all coming together said the junior Red Hawks basketball coach Paul Longo following a competitive game against the visiting Lindsay Collegiate Vocational Institute Spartans on Wednesday Dec. 16 in Haliburton. Although…
Knitted Knockers give support to women with breast…
By Jenn Watt It takes a quarter of a skein of yarn and a few hours to make a difference for a woman in need of a breast prosthesis. Knitted Knockers Canada collects prostheses made…
Local football players selected to play U.S.
By Darren Lum A tryout earlier this month for Team Ontario is giving a pair of local teenaged football players an opportunity to showcase their skills south of the border who are looking to further…
‘Miracle baby’ will celebrate first Christmas
By Darren Lum Close to one year after baby Prudence Evelyn-Anne Christie was released from the hospital her parents Mark Christie and Nicole Hanna reflect on the strong community support they continue to receive for…
New club perfect for foodies
By Angelica Ingram There’s a new club in town that’s easy to join has no meetings and provides the most delicious food. The Bread and Bagel Club is a creative initiative started by Janine Papadopoulos…
Saints show Hawks no mercy at A.J. LaRue
By Darren Lum It was their game the Red Hawks boys’ hockey team coach said after a 7-1 home loss to the St. Peter Catholic Secondary School. Head coach Ron Yake conceded the Saints was…
Warm weather and no snow hurting area tourism
By Angelica Ingram The December that Haliburton County residents have been experiencing has been disastrous for some. That was the word Chris Bishop used to describe the effect the weather has been having on his…
Crosswalk well placed
To the Editor Re: “Scratching our heads” Haliburton Echo Dec. 15 I would surmise from this letter that Baked and Battered are disappointed with the decision of the engineer hired to do a study and…
Take time to love
By Gerald Irish I probably have told you (I’ve told everyone who will listen) that one of our granddaughters Ashley Nicole is living and working in South Korea. She like her grandma and grandpa did…
Christmas at the Cottage
by Janet Trull “Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred and we are better throughout the year for having in spirit become a child again at Christmas-time.” – Laura Ingalls Wilder…
Japanese brothers share love of hockey
By Darren Lum Like any Canadian teens playing hockey the Watanabe twin brothers of Yamanashi Japan love the game. Motoki and Masaki have been in Haliburton since August playing for the Greater Metro Junior Hockey…
Best wishes to HHHS
To the Editor Thank you Mr. Gollab for your clarification – Tis’ the season to be grateful – so we are grateful to be on the “nice to have” list for staff funding. Yes it…
‘Nowhere’ campaign successful OHTO says
By Chad Ingram The Ontario Highlands Tourism Organization’s “Welcome to Nowhere” promotional campaign for the regional tourism area encompassing Haliburton County Hastings and municipalities throughout the Ottawa Valley was a success according to OHTO’s executive…