Author: Karen Graham

Stories in Stone: An Exhibition of Zimbabwean Stone Sculpture
By Fran Fearnley “We negotiated our way through the last two pandemic years” says Fran Fearnley owner of ZimArt’s Rice Lake Gallery, “but we very much missed not having a visiting artist from Zimbabwe.…

Horses are Patient Therapists at Harmony Farms Rice Lake
During her work as a Personal Service Worker, Krystyna Nelson has seen firsthand the physical and mental debilitation that chronic ailments have on daily life. During time spent with her clients, she saw…

Kawartha Downs Gears up for an Action-Packed Weekend
Kawartha Downs continues to ramp up its summer entertainment offerings, with the next event scheduled for August 5th. General Admission is free for the Agricultural Day, and gates open at 3pm. Antique tractors…

Stargazing – The Last of the Summer Fireballs
For anyone involved in public education, August is a strange month. The weather is still warm, flowers are blooming, and summer’s unrelenting cacophony of lawnmowers, chainsaws, and assorted internal-combustion engines continues unabated. One might…

Meghan Murphy Takes on Many Roles to Tell True Tales
Meghan Murphy is compulsively curious. This has served her well. She is a capable broadcaster, documentary filmmaker, actor, writer and public speaker. Work in the arts usually comes in the form of gigs- temporary,…

Another Tranche of 2021 Census Data Released
More information obtained through the 2021 Census exercise was released in mid-July, offering details about the changing demographics in our nation and our small corner of the country. The size of the average family…








