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Here’s an article from the Barry’s Bay Review of 60 years ago that accompanied the photo above: Considerable ado was made over the sod shovelling as reported in last week’s Review. But there were doings previous to that, someone had to build the platform. The above activity followed a …
Renfrew County and District Health Unit offers these tips to help you stay safe and healthy when you get a tattoo or body piercing. Tattoo or body piercing can cause infections. If you want to decrease the risk of an infection, make sure the facility is inspected by Renfrew County …
There were bonuses at the Madawaska Valley Horticultural Society’s November meeting. Not only was it preceded by the annual Pot Luck Dinner where Society members and guests brought food to share — they also brought contributions for the Madawaska Valley Food Bank. The featured speaker was club director Ritsuko Honda …
The parking lot at the Combermere Community Centre was packed on Saturday November 30 for the second annual Holiday Market. Nearly all of the regular Barry’s Bay and Combermere farmers market vendors participated, but there were also quite a few surprises in store for holiday shoppers. A great variety of …
Valley Manor residents and visitors kicked off the holiday season with a recital performed by the students of Madawaska Valley Dance Studio on November 30. MV Dance owner, Chelsea Clarke, said this was the first opportunity the children had to perform all together. Although there was a wide range of …
On November 24 at the Paul J. Yakabuski Community Centre (PJYC) in Barry’s Bay a busy public skate session ended just minutes before the puck dropped for the Bay Blades home game against visiting Kawartha Blazers. The skaters who went home missed out on a very tight game – nail-biting …
Except for those who are super-organized and have already finished Christmas shopping, it’s time to start thinking about gifts for the special people in your life. For readers on your Christmas list, books are the perfect present. If you have a fiction lover to buy for, you might consider gifting …
The Barry’s Bay Bears Atom House team completed a milestone last weekend, winning second place overall at the Almonte/Pakenham Thunder Minor Hockey Association Atom C House League Tournament. Held November 23-25, the tournament took place at the Stewart Community Centre, in Pakenham, Ontario. The 10 and 11 year old players …
This Grade 7 & 8 school picture was taken in 1952-53. If you see a mistake and you can make a correction, please let us know. FRONT ROW: Clarence Chapeski, Percy Coulas, Lawrence Chapeski, Jerome Cybulski, Bronis Glisinski, John Landon, Ron Gutoski, Jackie Ritza, Robert O’Malley, Jimmy Yantha, Conrad Etmanski, …
I was pleased to see recently in The Current that dog ownership increases longevity (Hints for a Healthy Lifestyle, Chelsea Clarke, Nov 9, 2019). However, I do think the article overlooked a few minor points, one of which was “If you own a dog are you sure you want to …
This year’s Hunters’ Bingo was an enjoyable public event, and was well appreciated by many members of the community. Organized by the Sherwood Parent Council, the second annual Hunters’ Bingo took place at the Barry’s Bay Legion Branch 406 on November 13. Starting an hour before play began, a bake …
Eat Your Art Out, billed as a fashion show exploring the transition from fall to winter, was a sensory feast held in Killaloe on November 9. Teaser hashtags on social media in advance of the event proved to be eminently accurate predictions of the evening: #EatYourArtOut | #FoodArt | #KillaloeOntario | #CommunityArt | #WearableArt …
Lori Lansens is one of my favourite Canadian writers; I’ve read and loved all of her books so I was anxious to read This Little Light, her latest novel. It is an intense, compelling read. Events are set in Calabasas, California, over a period of 48 hours in November of …
Kudos to Junior Boys Volleyball Team Congratulations to the Junior Boys Volleyball Team on a superb season. The boys won the regular season 8-1 which allowed them the opportunity to host the playoffs at Madawaska Valley District High School (MVDHS). They went on to win all of their tournament games …
Last Monday, The Current gave its readers the opportunity to vote on the justification for Don Cherry’s firing following his comments during the Coach’s Corner segment the previous Saturday. During the three days that the poll was open, it received 2147 “hits” resulting in a total of 1108 votes being …
