By Anne Käärid
A few days back I had posted on my Facebook page that I was putting out my first bag of garbage for the year (early May). I was surprised by the response and the amount of people who were amazed, shocked, and simply curious of how such a thing could happen. I didn't realize that that this would cause such a stir, and even a request to write an article on how this remarkable feat came to be! Well, here I sit, still a little bewildered, but happy to share my garbage story with those of you that
The dance and concert sponsored by Bruce Grey Owen Sound Federal Liberals at Heartwood Hall on May 14th will now be a fund raiser for Fort McMurray.
Meghan Lipka, Executive Vice President of the local Liberal group, came up with the idea of directing the profits from the previously planned dance as she listened to heart-warming stories of Canadians responding to the Alberta crisis. She knew that the local donation to the Red Cross would be matched by the federal government in a program
Saturday, May 14th, OSHaRE is hosting a Food Drive at Zehrs Market in Owen Sound from 9a.m. to 1 p.m.
OSHaRE feeds those in need in our community – Monday to Friday – from 5 to 6 pm. We serve a hot, nutritious meal to an average of 100 people a night. The Food Drive helps us to stock
There is a Skills Sharing event happening this Saturday, May 7th at St. George's Parish hall. The idea is to enable people to pass on their skills to others. There is a whole day of activities planned.
Chair Caning (wicker weaving) from 10-12 - Stage - George Yost - Learn a great hobby for summer or winter, and where to get supplies.
Quilting - 10-12 - Basement - Martha - Quilters Learn basic quilting. All people wanting to learn to
By Cathy Hird
Tulip heads are still tightly closed and green, protecting the delicate petals inside. The warmth of mid-April convinced the leaves to sprout and and the stem to push up, but the cold and frost stopped the flower from opening. The warm sun of Monday and Tuesday afternoons was not enough to convince them to unfurl.
A few daffodils opened last week, revealing sun-bright trumpets to announce spring is on the way. Two nights of below zero temperatures made them droop, and I thought they would be finished. But morning and rain brought them back, and more will bloom soon.
Two brilliant dandelions have ventured to show their colour, but as I weed the garden, I find most of them are also tight green buds, protecting delicate petals, waiting for the real arrival of spring.
Unfolding colour is slow to come this year. Winter, which was not severe in January or February, hesitates to let go. Cold and frost cover the land under the clear night skies. Plants have to
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