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Epsom & Utica news
by Faye Ashton The joke of April Fools day has lengthened into this week as many homes and friends around the area are still without...

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Apr 8, 20251 min read


Greenbank news
by Larry Doble The Greenbank Lions are selling 55 pound bags of lawn fertilizer for the low, low price of $50 a bag and this includes tax...

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Apr 8, 20251 min read


Blackstock news
by Janet Van Camp The Blackstock Curling Club held its annual Potluck Dinner and Awards Night on Friday, April 4th. Everyone in...

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Apr 8, 20252 min read


Zephyr & Sandford news
by Pat Asling What a beautiful world, dangerous and treacherous as well. I am referring to what most of us woke up to Sunday morning....

The Standard
Apr 3, 20254 min read


Epsom & Utica news
by Faye Ashton How did you survive the ice storm? On a farm, work must go on. Rob was plugging the alternator up to the box on the pole...

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Apr 3, 20251 min read


Epsom & Utica news
by Faye Ashton This is such an interesting time of year. One minute, the sun is warming us up, and the next, snowstorms blow through....

The Standard
Mar 26, 20251 min read


Lindsay, Beaverton & Sunderland news
By Patricia Dawson Kawartha Lakes Public Library has a circle of writers for adults to come and share their writing. You can come out and...

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Mar 26, 20252 min read


Zephyr & Sandford news
by Pat Asling It keeps trying, unsuccessfully so far, to make a comeback, snow and winter, that is. After a beautiful week where snow...

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Mar 26, 20255 min read


Epsom & Utica news
by Faye Ashton Welcome Spring on Thursday, March 20th. We have witnessed Spring like weather this past week as we saw an abundant amount...

The Standard
Mar 19, 20251 min read


Zephyr & Sandford news
by Pat Asling Already more than half of March will has melted away. We can only hope in the next few days most of that snow in your yard...

The Standard
Mar 19, 20256 min read


Manilla, Beaverton & Cannington news
By Patricia Dawson Come out to a fun time fiddle jam on Sunday, March 23rd, from 1 to 5 p.m. The address is 16990 Simcoe Street, Manilla....

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Mar 19, 20251 min read


Epsom & Utica news
by Faye Ashton Hope each of you have a great March break week. There is lots of snow yet for all winter activities. Rob and Andy were...
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Mar 13, 20251 min read


Blackstock news
by Janet Van Camp Katheryn (Churchill) and Mike Spohn recently welcomed Violet Elizabeth, a baby girl. She joins her siblings, Theo and...
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Mar 13, 20251 min read


Greenbank news
by Larry Doble The Greenbank Lions are selling lawn 28-4-8 and garden 18-18-18 fertilizer in 55-pound bags for $50. All profits go to...

The Standard
Mar 13, 20251 min read


Brechin, Sunderland & Lindsay news
by Patricia Dawson Come out to the Brechin Legion Winter Carnival Family Fun Day on Sunday, March 16th. This event will be held as an...

The Standard
Mar 13, 20252 min read


Zephyr & Sandford news
by Pat Asling One of the things I often think about these days is getting rid of some of my stuff and I am starting with saved magazines...
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Mar 5, 20255 min read


Epsom & Utica news
by Faye Ashton March 1st came in like a lion with blowing snow conditions the entire morning on Medd Road. Luckily it calmed down in the...

The Standard
Mar 5, 20251 min read


Pine Ridge Garden Club news
By Helen Nicolaou The snowfall of 2025 reminds us of, when we were younger, spending the entire day outside and enjoying many snow days...

The Standard
Feb 28, 20252 min read


Bobcaygeon & Lindsay news
By Patricia Dawson Kawartha Lakes Public Library, in Bobcaygeon, is hosting an exciting drop-in for teens on Thursdays from 4 p.m. to...

The Standard
Feb 28, 20251 min read


Epsom & Utica news
by Faye Ashton We finally have an old-fashioned winter in which we can see the beauty. Tall snow banks along our country roads with...
darryl knight
Feb 28, 20251 min read
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