Lifestyle
Dippers brave the icy waters at annual event
Posted Feb 2, 2012
By Sue Dickens
EMC Lifestyles -Campbellford - The art of being a "dipper" took on a whole new meaning last Saturday at the Polar Bear Plunge as the 25 participants faced walking into the Trent River, instead of the usual jump through a hole in the ice. The lack...
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Norwood could make it to Sundance Festival screen
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Bill FreemanEMC Lifestyles -Norwood -Some of the 300 volunteers and youth who helped built the McNeil-Metcalfe Playground could make it to the screens at the Sundance Film Festival. There's a good chance that the Let Them Be Kids Foundation's documentary featuring...
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Mouthwatering chocolate and cheese creations raise money for church
Posted Feb 2, 2012
By Sue Dickens
EMC Lifestyles -Campbellford -Mouthwatering cheese and chocolate treats tempted the crowd that gathered at St. John's United Church to warm up with a bowl of chili and bid on the delectable desserts. The annual fund raiser for the church is a tradition...
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The Good Earth: It's show time
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Dan ClostEMC Lifestyles -Those of us in the trade have been scuttling about the countryside visiting the various trade shows and congresses peculiar to our industry. The largest Canadian event is Landscape Ontario's Congress. The next offering is the Green Trade...
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Reality Check: Aging gracefully
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Sheila Wray GregoireEMC Lifestyles - My husband is now on the wrong side of forty and recently I started noticing that when he was reading, he would push the book further away. As a woman who has required glasses since she was a young girl, I decided to make the most of...
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A delightful day trip to Havana
Posted Feb 2, 2012
By John M. Smith
EMC Lifestyles - While my wife and I were spending a week in Cuba's beautiful beach area, Varadero, we decided to take a day trip to Havana, and this was definitely a highlight of our vacation. We left our resort in the early morning, and stopped...
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Mayor Macmillan is tweeting and invites "followers" to join him
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Sue DickensEMC Lifestyles -Trent Hills - The mayor of Trent Hills is now tweeting. He is among the growing number of people joining this real-time online social networking media and he hopes it will be one more way to keep the residents of Trent Hills informed....
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Free wellness program fills Havelock town hall
Posted Feb 2, 2012
By Bill Freeman
EMC Lifestyles -Havelock The Havelock Town Hall is transformed into a wellness centre twice a week. The free health and fitness program sponsored by Havelock Community Care is back again and has never been more popular. For volunteer leader Eleanor...
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Homecraft to resurrect the idea of a cookbook
Posted Feb 2, 2012
By Sue Dickens
EMC Lifestyles -Campbellford - Fairgoers this year are in for a tasty treat as the Ladies Homecraft Division has decided to resurrect the idea of a cookbook after a 12-year hiatus. "We thought the time was right with the addition of several new...
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