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Are there 100 men in Lanark County who care?

Of course there are! Which is why...

Pakenham tomatoes go viral

by Tavis Joron Over the weekend of September...

Every Body Yoga program starts in October

CFCL is delighted to announce that we...

Arts & Culture

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

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Photos from a misty morning walk in Almonte

Jackie Pelot sent some photos from an early-morning walk she took on Saturday. The first, of a man fishing in the Mississippi, had me confused at first: what are...

Almonte in Concert is back for the 2026/27 season

Mark your calendars, it's going to be a great one! Another season, another lineup of exceptional artists ready to fill your world with the joy of music. Voices, strings, guitars...

Great fall lineup from MM Film Society

MMFS’s first film of the fall season is on Sunday, September 20. Do you have your tickets yet? “The Marching Band” is a highly acclaimed movie that tells the story...

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

Where’s the Rosamond Honor Roll? Museum needs your help

by Michael Rikley Lancaster In preparing the current Remembrance Day exhibit, “Almonte Mills at War,” volunteers and staff at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum combed...

Never Go Back by Lee Child – book review

by Amelia Gordon It is certainly easy to understand why readers become addicted to the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child. Lee Child ( the...

Puppeteer Bence Sarkadi discusses Shakespeare and the puppet stage

by Bence Sarkadi  In an article submitted to the Millstone in August 2013, entitled “Puppeteering Shakespeare”, I talked about the possibilities of adapting Shakespeare to...

Puppets invade Almonte for a tenth year!

Puppets Up! International Puppet Festival returns for its tenth year October 29, 2013 (Mississippi Mills) - Its official, Puppet’s Up! International Puppet Festival will be...

Not your usual book signing: read the book/meet the author – November 13, 2013

The Silent Summer of Kyle McGInley with  Jan Andrews Mill Street Books' Book Club 52 Mill Street, Almonte, ON Wednesday, November 13, 7.00 p.m. Ask local author, Jan Andrews,...

Lanark County chooses the winners at My Town’s Got Talent Finale!

by Fraser Scantlebury The atmosphere was electric on Friday October 25th at the Finale of My Town’s Got Talent, held in the Cafetorium of the...

Shopping for Votes by Susan Delacourt – book review.

In her new book Shopping for Votes, veteran political reporter Susan Delacourt has brought to the fore a significant  and pivotal force in Canadian politics:...

Barb Cotterill exhibits mixed media at Fairview Manor – October 24 – December 10, 2013

Art in the Manor is pleased to present An Exhibition of  Mixed Media by Barbara Cotterill  October 25 to Dec. 10th, 2013 Vernissage,  Friday,  Nov. 1, 2013,...

Handmade Harvest holiday November 2 – 3, 2013 in Almonte!

    Join us in Almonte NEXT WEEKEND for the Holiday 2013 edition of the Handmade Harvest Craft Show. This Saturday and Sunday more than 100 amazing...

Almonte’s General Fine Craft Art and Design featured as top pick in Days Out Ontario

Almonte's General Fine Craft Art and Design on Mill Street is featured as a top pick in Days Out Ontario, for its fine collection...

Kris and Rob Riendeau, publishers of the HUMM are featured in a profile on the Zoomer blog

Author  Linda Seccaspina  has written a laudatory profile of Rob and Kris Riendeau, publisher of the HUMM and of Rona Fraser, their intrepid co-worker.  http://connect.everythingzoomer.com/profiles/blogs/snapshots-of-small-town-main-street-what-makes-a-newspaper-humm.

Son of a Certain Woman – by Wayne Johnston – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice  Wayne Johnston's characters jump from the page the minute you open the cover. That is one of his great talents. He engages...

Jill McCubbin at the Chambers Gallery – October 16 – November 12, 2013

Chambers Gallery, Mississippi Mills Administration Centre, 3141 Old Perth Road, Almonte is featuring the colourful, lively and eclectic artwork by Almonte artist Jill McCubbin...

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