By Janet Trull Special to the Echo Published in County Life March 16 2017 It’s time for another Haliburton Hoedown! And this one is special. On March 25 from 5 to 9 p.m. the Legion…
Doc festival to feature local and global films
By Jenn Watt March 14 2017 From war zones to the offices of The New York Times to the early days of a little place called Dysart the documentaries at this year’s Doc(k) Day in…
Trial by Jury to bring laughs to Haliburton
By Angelica Ingram March 14 2017 It’s been close to 60 years since Bill Gliddon made his first appearance in Trial by Jury and in just a few weeks Haliburton’s beloved musical theatre director will…
Documentary festival to feature local andglobal films
By Jenn Watt Published March 8 2017 From war zones to the offices of the New York Times to the early days of a little place called Dysart the documentaries at this year's Doc(k) Day…
Highlands Museum invites public for a sweet lesson
By Darren Lum Published March 7 2017 Learning about the maple syrup production the “old-fashioned” way is as close as the Haliburton Highlands Museum this coming March break. The local museum will be boiling sap…
Authors share insights with high school students
By Angelica Ingram Published March 7 2017 How many rough drafts do you write? How long does it take to get a book published? Are any of your characters based on real people? These were…
Bilingual performer offering by-donation concert Tuesday
By Jenn Watt Feb. 21 2017 Juno-nominated bilingual singer/songwriter Mike Ford will be returning to Haliburton next week. The enthusiastic performer formerly of Moxy Früvous will be holding small sessions with students and putting on…
Country musician Johnny Burke facing health battle
By Angelica Ingram Feb. 21 2017 Johnny Burke has been in the music business for nearly 60 years and he has no plans of hanging up his Stetson hat just yet. A member of the…
Rotary club looks at the future of the…
By Angelica Ingram Feb. 21 2017 For more than 50 years spectators have lined the street to watch the colourful and entertaining Haliburton Rotary parade make its way through town however that tradition may soon…
Help create a Community Conversation
By Jenn Watt Published Feb. 14 For four weeks a group of seniors will be getting together and telling their stories through art as part of the Community Conversations project in Haliburton. The participants will…
Friends of the Rail Trail kicks off 10th…
By Angelica Ingram Feb. 7 2017 The Haliburton railway has been gone for almost 40 years and 10 years ago a special group formed to honour its heritage. This year will mark the 10th anniversary…
Sculpture Forest to mark sesquicentennial with special celebration
By Angelica Ingram Feb. 7 2017 There are many birthdays to celebrate this year including Canada’s the province’s and the municipality of Dysart. To mark all of these occasions the Haliburton Sculpture Forest is planning…
Razzamataz needs public’s help to continue
By Darren Lum Published Jan. 31 2017 The public’s help is needed or there won’t be a Razzamataz Kids’ Shows! say volunteers behind the theatrical series for all ages staged during the academic year for…
Reid House stories welcomed for new book
By Darren Lum Jan. 24 2017 The couple heard laughter and giggling on the second floor as they stood in the entrance of the Reid House a Haliburton landmark. They smiled and assumed it was…
A life filled with song
By Chad Ingram Jan. 19 2017 Local music mogul Bill Gliddon conducts his weekly Sunday night classical program The Concert Hall from Canoe FM studios in Haliburton Village. The building that houses Canoe FM was…
Blanket project a circle of giving
By Darren Lum Jan. 10 2017 Giving back this season by producing Busy Blankets will mean the world to local long-term care residents with Alzheimer’s and dementia and everyone they touch. The design of these…
Dysart gets year of birthday celebrations started
The Guinness Book of World Records states that the oldest person to ever live reached 122 years however on Saturday Jan. 7 the municipality of Dysart et al surpassed that number with a birthday party…
Music video next step in singer’s career
By Angelica Ingram Jan. 10 2017 It might be just love to some but to Cassidy Glecoff those words mean so much more following the debut of her first music video It’s Just Love .…
Sky Slider pins press nostalgia buttons
By Jenn Watt Jan. 10 2017 Whipping down the face of the hill between Skyline Park and Mountain Street was once a popular pastime for many youngsters in Haliburton during the time of the Sky…
Donation makes LGBTQ materials easier to find
By Jenn Watt Dec. 20 2016 There was a time when all one could find in a local library about gay lesbian and transgender issues was confined to a line in the encyclopedia. It wasn’t…
Donation helps Community Living remember special individual
By Angelica Ingram Published Dec. 13 2016 Donna Jones loved to play records. She could often be found in her room with music strewn all over the floor as she was singing dancing and laughing. The…