February 2018 Archives

Can Lanark County force ATVs on Mississippi Mills?

Questions Mount about Lanark County’s Right to Dictate to Mississippi Mills about the Ottawa Valley Recreation Trail by Don Johnston On January 24th, Mayor Shaun McLaughlin dropped...

Vallentyne Bake raises over $3,000 for AGH

Wow! What an amazing community effort! This year the Vallentyne Bake at H.F.T. (Donut shop in Almonte) Raised $3,192 on behalf of Gord and Bill. All...

Millstone gets a new digital home

And a bit of a facelift. by Brent Eades As regular readers will know, we've been subject to various technical challenges in recent months -- not...

For the Birds and Nature: Birding in February

by Cheryl Baxter Happy February everyone! Although it's almost over now, February brought more birds to my yard! I was pretty upset last month with...

Diana’s Quiz – February 17, 2018

by Diana Filer What is suet What 60’s rock group was responsible for the number 1 hit, Light My Fire? Which country has the...

Let Darkness Bury the Dead: A Murdoch Mystery by Maureen Jennings

by Edith Cody-Rice Maureen Jennings, author of the Murdoch Mystery series which has been made into a popular television series, has resurrected her detective, now...

What Is That… White-speckled Beast?

Bruce chuckled as he was taking down our white Christmas lights at home. Perhaps the falling snowflakes had prompted his thoughts to flash ahead...

Millstone offline at some point this weekend

Or at least that's the plan. I'm hoping to make some upgrades over the weekend, assuming I get all my technical ducks in a...

Longboat Key Road

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Everyone knows Florida is a magnet for northern short-term vacationers ("tourists") and long-term sojourners ("snowbirds"). Apart from the...

Old-time music beats the February Blues

February 24 – Folkus presents Sussex with s/g Ali McCormick by Sandy Irvin Music evolves over time. And much as I enjoy listening to the latest...

Judi Simpson marks 25 years at CP library

We're sharing this news from the Carleton Place Public Library: One of our own is celebrating a huge milestone this week -- 25 years working...

2nd annual Left Hander Curling Championship a success

The second annual Ottawa Valley Left Hander Curling Championship was held at the Almonte Curling Club on February 10. Left handed curling teams from...

Humans: One Thread in the Web of Life

by Theresa Peluso Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we...

Beyond blossoms

by Karen Hirst We all know of the sensual pleasures offered by our summertime gardens with their richness of colours, fragrance and varied shapes and...

For sale: Bikes and rack

Film: “A Difficult Year” at St. Andrew’s, April 28

‘NET-WORK: Weaving a human-nature connection’ at Textile Museum

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