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The Hullabaloo of living

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. I don’t know about you but at times I find the world is an endless uproar, a whirlpool...

New at the Almonte branch of the library – April 24, 2014

by Margo Hay-Goodings DVDs Philomena The Great Beauty Grudge Match The Nut Job FICTION Carnal Curiosity by Stuart Woods All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews For Such a Time...

Baked Rigatoni with Broccoli, Green Olives and Pancetta

Serves 6. This delicious baked pasta from the April 2014 issue of Food and Wine features a sauce made of roasted tomatoes, garlic, thyme and...

Help tidy up the town, April 22-27

Yesterday marked the start of "pitch-In week' in Mississippi Mills -- a chance for you to give a little something back to the community...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Indonesia

by Peter Nelson There’s a great line in a very great movie, “The Year of Living Dangerously”. The narrator says, “A man becomes as a...

Gardening in Almonte: Time to move it outside!

On a sunny day last week I prepared a raised bed for planting some early greens. My goal was to create a raised bed...

Night Sky Course Spring 2014 Lecture 4

MVNSC: Mississippi Valley Night Sky Conservation: The Night Sky Around Us Lecture 4 Program developed by: Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Ottawa Astronomy Friends Instructor:...

For the Birds: New Beginnings

by Cheryl Baxter Happy Easter Monday! It's finally spring!  The migration of many different birds has begun.  As I am out and about hiking and even...

Let’s talk Golf Injuries – Part 1

by Dr. Jennifer Fergusson, Chiropractor We often consider golf a gentle and relaxing sport but in actual fact when you hit the course for a...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – April 19, 2014

Although the bible reference (Revelations 6, 1-8) names only the last horseman, historically the four are Conquest on the White horse; War on the...

River water is creeping higher

Sandi Madore sent this photo of the Mississippi overflowing the fairgrounds entrance gate and lapping its way towards Water Street. As reported earlier in...

Diana’s Quiz – April 19, 2014

What are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse? In the game of poker, what is a ‘grinder? What is a rood in measurement usage? What is the...

Night Sky Course – Stars and Star Clusters within the Milky Way

Here are some examples of objects that can be seen in our Spring Night Sky. The distances to these stellar systems range from 100...

Tracey Brown and Randall Prescott coming to Union Hall – May 3, 2014

Don’t miss an evening of great songs, sing-alongs and laughs at Union Hall on Saturday, May 3rd, beginning at 7:30. Two of the Ottawa...

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