The Opeongo Readers’ Theatre presents “Lady Gregory’s St. Patrick”
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by listening to a new podcast on The Opeongo Line on Sunday, Mar.14th any time after 2 p.m. It’s the tale of how a very resourceful Augusta Gregory obtained a clearer picture of Ireland’s Patron Saint from the best sources readily available to her: ancient Irish manuscripts and ancient Irish story-tellers in her Galway neighbourhood who had kept the folktales of St. Patrick alive for 1,500 years. Pictured Lady Gregory photo Irish Times
The Opeongo Line podcasts can be freely accessed by computer, tablet or cellphone by clicking on: https://btconway.podbean.com
How to book your COVID-19 Vaccination appointment
Renfrew County & District Health Unit ask that you do NOT call your doctor or other primary care provider for an appointment.
Click HERE for the COVID-19 Vaccination Appointment Registration Link
Please note: If you do not have internet access, please ask a family member or friend to assist you. This is the fastest way to schedule your appointment. If you cannot register online, call RCDHU at 613-735-9724 or 1-800-267-1097 ext. 200. Please leave one message only with your name and number.
Please note: Vaccine clinic dates and times are only available based on vaccine supply. Only persons listed below should book appointments. You will be required to show proof of eligibility before receiving the vaccine.
Eligible populations at this time:
- Retirement Home residents (who will be vaccinated in-home by mobile vaccination teams)
- Retirement Home essential caregivers
- Residents in the general population who are 80 years of age and older (born in 1941 or earlier)
- Indigenous residents (on or off reserve) who are 55 years of age and older
MV Gardening Club
Spring officially begins next week. That means it’s time to renew your Gardening Club membership for just $10. Membership includes participation in meetings, events, Ontario Horticultural Association competitions and shows (including virtual ones), volunteer in community beautification and make new friends – all while learning. This year Stephanie Park is donating three beautifully crafted gardening related pottery door prizes, so renew your membership by March 31 for a chance to win. There are two options to pay:
- By E-transfer: send $10 to mvgardeningclub30@gmail.com Please include member’s name(s) in the message section and remember to separately email your security answer to the same address; or
- By regular mail: write a $10 cheque payable to Madawaska Valley Horticultural Society, PO Box 1151, Barry’s Bay, ON K0J 1B0 Please indicate member’s name(s)
RC VTAC public testing schedule
Next week’s COVID-19 testing schedule is now available. Remember that you must pre-book. Check our Classified/Notices page for this and other useful community information.
Pop Up Art is popping up across Renfrew County
Welcome to My World: Ottawa Valley Community Arts (OV-CAOS) invites you to the new Pop Up Art Exhibition now on display at Fifth Chute Coffee in Eganville. Welcome to My World features the works of nine artists from across the Ottawa Valley who have each created a miniature world that reflects their inner experiences, comforts and longings during this time of uncertainty. Among the artists featured in the exhibition are Wren Crossland and Shanti McPhee from Killaloe; Bridget Haworth from Brudenell; Genevieve Townsend and Stephanie Keon Pinkerton, from Eganville; Sylvia Tennisco from Pikwakanagan; Debbie Montgomery and Paula LaPierre from Pembroke; and Eppo Van Houten from Deep River.
Welcome to My World will be on display in the Ottawa Valley from March to October 2021, moving to the Arnprior Public Library in May, and then Garrison Petawawa in August. Along with this ongoing exhibition, the Pop Up Art project offers many other ways to experience art in communities across the Valley, including an art installation at Shaw Woods, Pop Up Poetry, and book art kits coming soon to your local library. These exhibitions and experiences offer Ottawa Valley residents the opportunity to interact with art in public spaces, and to have meaningful encounters with art in their day-to-day lives. And because this art is in shared, public spaces, Pop Up Art events carefully adhere to all current public health protocols. Since they are mandatory anyway, consider wearing your most colourful or creative mask when you visit the exhibition, and always maintain a six-foot distance from other visitors.
If you would like to get involved with Pop Up Art, please visit ov-caos.org for more information.
Poetry Series: Ottawa Valley Community Arts invites you to join in writing a community poem together inspired by the feeling of LONGING. Your words and phrases will be turned into poetry by community poets Andrew Trull and Sigrid Geddes. Click HERE to leave a few words or phrases on the subject of LONGING as a comment on the OV-CAOS Facebook page.
Help support Barry’s Bay & Area Skating Club
Tickets are now on sale for the 2021 Ontario Skaters promotional contest at $2 each ($40 for a full book). Prizes range from an iPad up to a 2021 Nissan KicksMSRP worth $29,000. The draw will be held by Skate Ontario via Facebook on Saturday, June 12 at 12:00 p.m. Contact the Barry’s Bay & Area Skating Club Treasurer Cory Lee MacMunn for information about tickets by email to barrysbaytreasurer@gmail.com
