Opinion As reported by The Current, at the Council meeting on March 21 2018 the Mayor took umbrage at my opinion piece entitled “MV is not a CAO-friendly environment!” (Click HERE to read it.) She took particular offence, and indeed described as “defamatory”, the following passage in that opinion piece: “Yet …
Photo: Sharon Gardiner Dr. Jason Malinowski is Chief of Staff at SFMH. This opinion has been endorsed by the hospital’s Medical Advisory Committee. At St. Francis Memorial we have ten inpatient beds on the active care ward to treat serious illnesses requiring acute hospitalization. That’s a very small number of …
Opeongo Reader’s Theatre players Gil Glofcheskie, Mark Woermke (L-R) Rachel Newcombe On St. Patrick’s Day, the Opeongo Reader’s Theatre recorded their first podcast episode, Spring Thaw, in front of a live audience at the Madawaska Valley Public Library. Put together by Barry Conway, a former broadcast journalist and university professor, …
Madawaska Valley Mayor Kim Love opened the March 21 Council meeting as usual with an address. She touched on the high points of local events during the previous two weeks by commending volunteers for running the snowmobile show and the St. Patrick’s Day events. She then attacked the opinion piece …
Photo: Mark Woermke It was a full house at the Paul J. Yakabuski Community Centre this afternoon as the Irish team played the Kashub team in the Reunion Cup final. The Irish team (above) beat the Kashub team 5-0. Photo: Mark Woermke Irish team captain Brett Madigan receives the Reunion Cup from …
Photo submitted The Madawaska Valley Food Bank asks local vegetable growers and farmers to plant extras as they start their indoor seedlings over the next few weeks and donate the resultant transplants to the Food Bank. The annual Grow-A-Row program at MV Food Bank is a good way to help their …
Photo: Sharon Gardiner Reunion Cup action from this afternoon’s Irish v. Kashub Men’s 55+ game. Shown above, a friendly Irish/Kashub board meeting. FINAL SCORE Kashub 3 Irish 0 Paul Hudder Photo: Sharon Gardiner Kashub Goalie Paul Hudder had a lot of action in his end, but played an awesome …
Photo: Sharon Gardiner Last night the youngsters from Barry’s Bay & Area Minor Hockey launched the Reunion Cup Tournament with great enthusiasm at the Paul J. Yakabuski Community Centre. Irish team Photo: Sharon Gardiner The Irish team scored a decisive victory …
Sparklesaurus: Felicity DeCarle and Colleen Jones Photo: Harrison Haines On St. Patrick’s day local band Sparklesaurus played at Toronto’s Burdock on Bloor. Sparklesaurus consists of Madawaska Valley locals, Felicity DeCarle and Shamisa Schroeder, plus Quebec natives, Colleen Jones and Brad Lapensee. Shamisa Schroeder (keyboard, synth) Photo: Harrison Haines Known for …
Ted Williamson owns the Barry’s Bay V&S Stedmans (store pictured above). He is also the chairperson of the Barry’s Bay Business Improvement Area (BIA). Actually, four years ago, he urged other business owners in Barry’s Bay to work together and form the BIA. Williamson who had already been in the Bay for …
At today’s Council meeting during her opening statement, Mayor Kim Love referred to the opinion in The Current entitled “MV is not a CAO-friendly environment!” The Mayor made serious accusations against The Current and demanded a retraction and a “sincere written apology”. The Current will consider the matter after receiving a …
What Keeps Me Going When Winter Keeps on Going It’s the middle of March, the weather has decided to swing cold once again, and I’m starting to feel a bit of cabin fever. Of course, I live in Ottawa; cabin fever for me means I’m bee-lining from the bus to …
Photos: Jenny Baklinski The Combermere & Area Recreation Committee decked out the Community Centre on Farmer Road in the green for St. Patrick’s Day. Laynia Jones (shown above) took a turn in the Pot of Gold Draw which made her Irish eyes smile. Brenda Strack and Donna Recoskie (L-R above) …
Photo: Mark Woermke In addition to some household chores, a bit of homework and working with Barry Conway and the Opeongo Podcast Players, I am taking time during my March Break to sift through the family archives: photos, news clippings, family trees and the like. Many items pertain to the …
Six pitfalls of do-it-yourself will kits you should know about If done incorrectly, your will may not be valid. Wills must meet certain requirements in order for them to be legal. Your do-it-yourself will may successfully communicate your wishes, but that will not matter if it is not legally enforceable. …
