Archive for June, 2012
July book launches for Sowing Poison and Mutant Beavers of Delhi
Mystery novelist Janet Kellough will launch her new book ‘Sowing Poison’ at Books & Co. on Thursday, July 5th at 7:30 p.m The book is the second in her Thaddeus Lewis series with Dundurn Press. The first, On the Head of a Pin followed Methodist circuit rider Lewis as he tracked a serial killer across […]
Trillium grants $49,200 to help support County charities
A new Prince Edward County organization formed to support County charities received a $49,200 operating grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Prince Edward Hastings MPP Todd Smith joined Ontario Trillium representative Wanda Slawinski, Prince Edward County mayor Peter Mertens, members of council and Community Foundation donors, board members and grant recipients to celebrate. “The County […]
Hospital Auxiliary honours long-time volunteers
CHEERS! from the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary to all its long-time volunteers – including Virginia Blakely, who has been with the organization for more than 50 years and Rebecca McKellar who has given more than 7,000 hours. Immediate Past President Susan Law will become a Provincial Life Member of HAAO (Hospital Auxiliaries Association […]
PECI honours achievements and successes of more than 150 graduates
Proud parents, guardians, family members and friends applauded the achievements and successes of more than 150 PECI students who received secondary school graduation diplomas Thursday night during graduation ceremonies held at the Prince Edward Community Centre. Valedictorian Jeff Finnegan highlighted the journey through high school and into the future in his address. He compared graduating […]
PECI honours graduates tonight
Years of hard work and dedication will be honoured tonight as about 150 students receive diplomas, certificates, awards, bursaries and scholarships during graduation ceremonies for Prince Edward Collegiate Institute, to be held at the Prince Edward Community Centre. This morning at rehearsal, students were guided by graduation co-chairs Paul Lockyer and Lisa Fraser and more […]
Pull on Sunday, plow on Monday
Photos and story by Reg Smith with Bill Samuel www.quintecar.ca Lovers of raw horsepower gathered in Picton for the second annual County Pull on the weekend. Tractors, trucks, mud dragsters, and lawn tractors owners from near and far came out to “test their mettle”. The “County Pull” is a non-profit organization started in 2010 by […]
Brave and Rock of Ages just a lot of fun
There are lots of summer activities that can cover an entire continuum of fun and content. For instance going to the beach is not the same as going to the Dali museum but they’re both fun things to do in Florida. Not everything has to be deep and meaningful. Some stuff can just be fun. […]
Upset about weekly fire bug in Benson Park
This photo I took this morning. Unfortunately I have not taken pictures of the fires that are set every weekend in Benson Park. There is someone in our beautiful town that needs to be caught before something very serious happens. We are in for a hot dry summer by predictions and Benson Park is a […]
Blatant conflict of interest on MNR land
The letter below was sent to the editors of the Toronto Star who chose not to print it: BLATANT CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON MNR LAND Garth Manning, Terry Sprague, Jim McPherson Gilead Power’s proposed wind factory at Ostrander Point in Prince Edward County places MNR in a clear conflict of interest. Quite apart from the […]
Future of Picton’s Canada Day celebration unknown
While the Picton BIA, Picton Recreation Committee and Picton Canada Day Committee are preparing to stage a grand Canada Day celebration this weekend, the future of the event is cloudy. “The BIA Board of Management is revising its priorities moving forward and in 2013 Canada Day may not fit into those priorities” said Robyn Molyneaux, […]
