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Honey Baked Chicken Drumsticks

by Susan Hanna This sheet-pan recipe from NYT...

Naismith students visit the Almonte Lawn Bowling Club

By Maureen Dagg On June 17, teacher Joe...

For Sale: Solid wood furniture/brass accents

From the 1970s. Tallboy. $75 Two bedside...

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An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

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John Dunn's Stories

Lanark Lit Writing Competition

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Celebrating creativity and community: Casey Gayton wins the 2026 Noreen Young Award for the Arts

Puppets Up! is thrilled to share some magical community news. On Friday, June 26, representatives from the festival attended the Almonte District High School graduation to present the second...

Tait McKenzie students curate book list for National Library Collection

Students at R. Tait McKenzie Public School are helping shape a future national library collection, curating a list of Canadian books for a new public space led by Library and Archives Canada...

Join the Almonte Legion Pipe Band — beginner lessons start this October

Have you always been captivated by the sound of bagpipes or the beat of drums? Now’s your chance to learn. The Almonte Legion Pipe Band is welcoming new members...
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An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

Books

John Dunn's Stories

Lanark Lit Writing Competition

Pick of the Past

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

by Adrian Baker Beneath the forest floor, networks of mycorrhizal fungi connect trees together in a symbiotic system of exchange that supplies water, minerals,...

Civitan Club gift to the community finds a home at the Pakenham library

During Pakenham’s 2023 bicentennial year, the Pakenham and District Civitan Club produced a poster that featured the village of Pakenham. The original art, created by...

Almonte Readers and Writers hosts award winning poets

by Edith Cody-Rice Last Thursday evening, April 11, Almonte Readers and Writers hosted an enthusiastic audience of poetry lovers at Equator Coffee in celebration of...

A pair of poems for spring

Editor's note: Chris Cavan sends these reflections on the arrival of spring in our area: discomposed overture   it’s been a slow dry creeping equinox though no hiding was possible under cover of snow absent patter of rain low...

‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ at Old Town Hall, April 18-21

by Madison Sonnenburg Almonte District High School Drama Club’s production of Peter and the Starcatcher, directed by Ms. Jennifer Sheffield, is a heartwarming and funny...

An Age of Innocence by Noreen Syme

Editor's Note Noreen Syme grew up in Almonte and currently lives in Carleton Place. Now in her nineties, she recalls her happy childhood in Almonte...

‘Campbell, Fagan, Park Trio’ at Almonte in Concert, April 13

Just a few more days to go until our grand finale with Campbell, Fagan, Park Trio. Saturday, April 13th 2024, 7:30 p.m. Almonte Old...

TWO EXHIBITIONS opening at Sivarulrasa Gallery

The shows run April 5 to May 10, 2024. Combined Vernissage/Artists Reception: Saturday April 6, 2pm-4pm. Sivarulrasa Gallery will present two new exhibitions beginning April 5....

Come out and “Odd-ition” for a new musical!

Humm Team Productions, the creative ensemble behind 2019’s Who Stole Christmas from Mississippi Mills and 2022’s Sketchy Santa, is getting ready to bring another...

MMPL year in review

We've had this update from the library.

Almonte Readers and Writers presents Make ‘Em Laugh

Sudden Impact: The Almonte Train Wreck of 1942

by Edith Cody-Rice   Many Almontonians will be aware of the memorial plaques at the intersection of Mill and Bridge Street commenorating the great train crash...

Almonte Readers & Writers Bulletin

March 8, 2024 ARW Bulletin Hello, all you readers and writers! First off, Happy International Women’s Day! We hope you are enjoying this special day and celebrating...

Secrets of the Sprakkar by Eliza Reid

by Edith Cody-Rice Many Almonte residents will be surprised to hear that the First Lady of Iceland, Eliza Reid, was raised in the nearby village...
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