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This picture was taken during the school year 1952-53 and it’s the Grade Four class. Please let the readership know if you spot an error and can make a correction. FRONT ROW: Bobby Crawford, Arthur Peplinskie, Roy Kulas, Tony Yantha, Leonard Stoppa, Ronald Chippior, Jimmy Shulist, David Biernaskie, Kenneth Kovalskie, …
This year’s Tree of Lights celebration held on December 7 in Barry’s Bay is a visible reminder of the annual Christmas Campaign run by St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation (SFVH) to help provide equipment for St. Francis Memorial Hospital. The goal of the campaign is about Giving the Gift of …
Sunshine and smiles greeted Santa Claus as he arrived in the Madawaska Valley for his annual Parade on Saturday December 8. Santa complimented the Madawaska Valley Lions Club for organizing such a splendid event to greet him. Lions Club President Tom Smith said thirty floats were entered in this year’s …
On Monday, December 3 Seat of Wisdom College (SWC) presented reflections and readings in the spirit of Advent at St. Hedwig’s Catholic Church in Barry’s Bay. Students from the Ecclesiastical Schola choir performed some of their in-class work, under the direction of the college’s new music professor, Dr Richard Heinzle, …
Hunter Stock still he stands a crimson icon of this parallel breathing short shallow eyes darting through the shadowed drifting. Of being still too long in the raw air of trees coated in this year’s first lace. Stock still with ominous ears perked looking finger poised and moist. …
Photo submitted Here’s a postcard that was postmarked June or July 12th, 1948. It’s a picture of Moll’s Lodge which was located on Wadsworth Lake. I have actually been there but I no longer remember where on the lake it is. I don’t think that it’s standing any more. I …
Ottawa Valley Cycling and Active Transportation Alliance (OVCATA) members gathered in Renfrew for an annual meeting to celebrate a busy and very successful year. The organization was founded two and a half years ago to be a voice for cycling, walking and other self-powered transportation enthusiasts. Shown above OVCATA activists celebrate at 2018 …
Review The Combermere & Area Recreation Committee planned, organized and delivered an outstanding evening of elegance for all the ladies who were fortunate enough to have a seat at one of the tables. It takes an army of volunteers to pull off such a successful community event, and clearly Combermere …
The Student Activities Council (SAC) at Madawaska Valley District High School and Sherwood Schools is pleased to announce a Turkey Dinner will be held at the high school on Friday December 7 starting at 4:00 p.m. This is a great opportunity to feed the family before heading into town for …
The Ontario government today announced a consultation designed to make the moose draw fairer, more accessible and simpler for hunters by updating its approach to managing moose. Over the next two years, the government intends to work with an advisory committee, which will review how tag quotas are developed, how …
All photos: Nola Leroux The tables were laden with a variety of delicious dishes as more than sixty people brought contributions of food to the Madawaska Valley Horticultural Society’s annual potluck dinner on November 15 at the Opeongo Seniors Centre in Barry’s Bay. As a special feature of the meeting, …
On Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 3:00 p.m., close to 100 members of the community attended the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 406 in Barry’s Bay and left 90 minutes later having experienced the very personal and private side of war. The Opeongo Reader’s Theatre, (pictured above) under the capable direction of Barry …
We all breathe a collected sigh of relief when Labour Day passes. Kind of a “Phew, we did it!” moment. Our “phew” moment doesn’t really come till the end of October and I am always counting down the days till I can sit in my jammies and sip my morning …
The Current has received the following update from the Student Activity Council at Madawaska Valley District High School about their Christmas card fundraiser, along with this advance peek at the card designs. (Shown above is a design by Michael McCloskey.) Our Student Activity Council is very committed to this project and we …
Hello out there, we’re on the air, it’s Heritage Hockey time again. The Opeongo Heritage Cup is back to entertain cultural hockey fans. Once again, the descendants of the first Irish, Kashub and German pioneers who travelled up the Opeongo Line in the 1850s to settle the Madawaska and Bonnechere …
