by Pat Asling On Saturday morning, a short Indigenous Remembrance Day service was held at the Uxbridge Cenotaph. Rev. Karen Croxall opened the ceremony, and a wreath was placed by Jim Franklin, an 87-year-old, partially disabled, full Indigenous Veteran. Following this, each participant was given a pinch of tobacco, which they then placed on the wreath. Following up on this theme, at Sandford Zephyr United Church on Sunday morning, we had a short service of readings, includin

By Patricia Dawson Come out to a fun weekend in Bobcageon for the Kawartha Lakes Festival of Trees from November 14th to 16th. There will be fun for all ages: the family can visit the candy shop, the children can see Santa, and there will be a silent auction. The address is 85 Dunn Street, in Bobcaygeon. Some exciting activities and attractions include a horse-and-wagon ride, children's activities, and a general store selling unique gift ideas. The festival pass is 15 per per

by Faye Ashton I think we expected this white stuff before now, but we were spared until late Saturday evening. But didn’t everything look gentle and white, a welcome to winter's cooler clime and conditions. Not getting my skis out yet, though. There is a celebration of Life for Kenny Millman at the Community Centre in Acton, Ontario, on Saturday, November 15th, from 2 to 4 p.m. We hope you can come for soup at 11:30 a.m., on Tuesday, November 18th, at Epsom Church, and enjoy

by Pat Asling Its Sunday night, the night of the morning of time change so everything is a little strange again. I hate getting up in the dark but don’t like it dark before the afternoon is half over. At least when I lived in the Caribbean it was pretty much the same both ends of the day, no switching about. Living in the north it’s going to be dark either end no matter what we do. Of course, since I lived in Jamaica for 2 years I was very concerned about my friends there. Fo

By Faye Ashton We’re moving on and now November. Halloween’s over, it’s Standard time and it’s dark before many friends are home from work. The Toronto Blue Jays lost the World Series to the Los Angles Dodger having given their very best. Could have gone their way too if the ball had only bounced in their favour. Loads of excitement! The Epsom girls enjoyed time together on Friday for lunch. It’s always special and we invariably come back to times spent at public school toget

By Patricia Dawson Lindsey's Comic-Con and GCW Wrestling will take place on Saturday, November 8th, from 10 am to 3 pm at Victoria Park Armory, 210 Kent Street West, Lindsay. It's a full day of geek culture, including comics, collectibles, cosplay, and the GCW Wrestling event. Admission is $5. Children 12 and under are free. Vendors will offer a wide variety of items, including comic books, new and vintage toys, jewelry, DVDs, and other geek-related merchandise. There will be

By Janet Van Camp On Tuesday, November 11th, 2025 a Remembrance Day Service will be held in Blackstock at the Cenotaph at 11 a.m. Please come directly to the Cenotaph. Refreshments will be served, courtesy of the Blackstock Lions Club, at the Recreation Centre following the service. All are welcome. Blackstock Minor Hockey and Curling have started their seasons. On November 10 th , Scugog Council will receive suggestions from their staff as to how to proceed with improvements

By Patricia Dawson Living a healthy life with diabetes. Do you live with challenges and complications as a result of diabetes? Every Thursday from October 23rd to November 27th, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., an online Zoom Workshop will be held. Pre-registration is required. For more information, call 1-866-971-5545. This will be a 5-week online program. Bring your family to the Holiday Market on Sunday, November 2nd, 2025, when the Uxbridge Farmers Market begins its Holiday Mark

by Janet Van Camp The local BIA (Blackstock Improvement Association!) was busy last week decorating the poles that have veterans' banners along Old Scugog and Church Streets. Special thanks to Davd and Ingrid Larmer for providing the corn stalks, and to Ellen, Louise, Ingrid, and Janet for decorating and putting them up. Congratulations to Ellen Martyn, who recently received her Canadian citizenship at a ceremony in North York. A proud moment for her and the Martyn family. Ha

By Faye Ashton Wow, the end of October and our first killer frost early Sunday morning. We are being encouraged to check out the full moon on November 5th, this being the full moon, Beaver, so called because this is the time they prepare their winter home. It is also another super moon, brightly shining down on us. We send 65th wedding anniversary wishes to John and Florence Weirsma of Blythe, who lived here on Reach Rd, Epsom, for several years. Wendy Evans Meek and Beth Eva

by Pat Asling Since last week's news was written on Thursday, this is a longer piece to cover, and it has been an exceptionally emotional time for various reasons. We start out happy, as Saturday evening, St. Paul’s Anglican hosted a presentation by John Haines, assisted by 3 other musical friends and a wonderful pianist, who recreated what it would have been like to attend the “silent” movies. The movie itself was silent but was accompanied by a pianist who endeavoured to pl

by Pat Asling Well, this is a very short week since Monday was the Thanksgiving holiday, and this is being written on Thursday evening! I hope everyone has recovered from all the Thanksgiving eating! There are beautiful colours in the trees just now, but a lot of trees have not started losing many of their leaves yet, so looking at a large bush is very satisfying with the various colours. We know it is autumn, though. Even when the sun shines brightly during the day, the cold

By Patricia Dawson Come out for a fun night of darts at the Beaverton Legion. Tuesday nights are for men's darts, Thursday nights are for ladies' darts, and mixed darts take place on Friday nights. All start at 6:45 p.m. The address is 517 Mara Road, and the weekly play fee is $2. They are looking for full-time players and spares. If you're interested, call 705-426-1852. Bring the family for a fun holiday craft and bake sale, which will be taking place at the Oakwood Lions Ma

by Faye Ashton I hope each of you was able to be thankful for the gifts received this year. We have all complained about this dry summer, but I keep thinking about all the severe storms that didn’t hit us. A reason to be thankful My brother Jerry journeyed from Hanover for a few days' visit with his sisters Pat and me. A long journey, but he travelled quite often when Mom and Dad were still here. We had the best surprise when our Grandson Donavon and Wife Ashlin of Wisconsin

by Pat Asling Well, it’s been rather quiet this week, giving us time to consider all that needs doing to prep for Autumn. Those frosty nights sure had many worried and a few gardeners did lose some tomatoes and other tender vegetables and flowers. It seems that those in town were hit harder than those of us who live on the hills outside! The clear nights also gave us the opportunity to really see the Hunter moon in all its glory for several nights in a row, and at a time when

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