Monkeys in the middle

By Vivian Collings Timing is really incredible sometimes. Or should I say ironic? If Head Lake Park actually had a head with a thinking brain, I wonder if it would be reeling like mine after…

Henry

By Lynda Shadbolt Jim and I were in Orillia on the weekend for his brother’s wedding. It was such a happy occasion. Rob has had a lot of tragedy in his life, and we were…

Oh yes, we have no bananas

By Steve Galea I’m not entirely certain we have entered the end times yet, but I do know almost all the signs are there. For instance, I went to the grocery store the other day…

HHHS Foundation AGM highlights 2022 year

By Emily Stonehouse The change in season brings on the yearly Haliburton Highlands Health Services Foundation AGM. The numbers in review were from 2022, with 2023 numbers still not completed until the end of the…

How not to get scammed and other skills…

By Erin Kernohan-Berning According to the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada Fraud Study (2021), 73 per cent of Canadians have experienced a fraud attempt, and 33 per cent have fallen victim to fraud at some…

County moves closer to an accommodation tax

By James Matthews Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Haliburton County staff have identified a path toward establishing its municipal services corporation. Such an entity is required for the adoption of a municipal accommodation tax in the…

Let’s hear it for the boys in blue

I was never a hockey fan. I started the CanSkate program at age 4 or 5 in Minden. Efforts to convince me to play hockey bounced right off my pink helmet. I had my heart…

The paper bag gift

By Lynda Shadbolt Jim and I have been married for 33 years, and for 33 years we’ve been visiting our local LCBO. We do love a delicious glass of wine with our friends on a…

Flooded property frustrates Haliburton couple

By James Matthews Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Flooding and subsequent finger-pointing has gone on long enough for Haliburton residents Cindy and Gary Rowden. The Rowdens bought their County Road 21 property in 1995, the same…

Newspaper database project launched

By Vivian Collings Soon there will be a way for everyone to access existing written history of Haliburton County. The Haliburton County Newspaper Digitization Project committee has formed to take on digitizing boxes and boxes…

Summer learning a boon to TLDSB students, says…

By James Matthews Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Summer learning has a direct impact on student success at schools within the Trillium Lakelands District School Board. The school board got an overview of the summer learning…

Hitting the road for healthcare

By Emily Stonehouse All aboard! The bus to stop closures and privatization of healthcare is taking off on Sept. 25 to head to Queen’s Park in Toronto for the day. “The camaraderie will be amazing,”…

‘August slipped away into a moment in time’

By Vivian Collings Taylor Swift’s lyrics capture the season all too well. Just like a favourite movie over too soon, the summer madness has reached its finale. Much faster than it came, it’s gone. Big…

Best friends

By Sharon Lynch All that was missing was an elbow hanging out the open window. It was a warm fall day, and the truck was parked in the grocery store’s lot, windows down. A pleasant…

Man’s inhumanity to man

By Steve Galea A lot has been written about man’s inhumanity to man, but frankly I think all those writers and philosophers have missed out on the one cruelty that makes all others pale in comparison.…

Martial arts is family with Kang Chul Martial…

By Christine Carr West Guilford is getting a little bit stronger thanks to Kang Chul Martial Arts, a new martial arts studio running out of the basement at the West Guilford Community Centre. With classes…

Community is key to David Bishop

By Christine Carr Sitting with his wife of 64 years in their home on the outskirts of town, the importance of community is clear to David and Phyllis Bishop, with their numerous photos on the…

Exploring the world through education

By Christine Carr As Lily Manning enters her Grade 12 year at HHSS, she is beginning the year with a new adventurous spirit and one extra English credit. Having just participated in a summer study…