We Welcome Spring – Extend Your Living Space to the Outdoors
Are you eagerly anticipating getting out of the house to enjoy the warmer weather, the song of the birds, the beauty of the colourful gardens, and the fragrance of fresh cut grass? Our patios and decks are the perfect place to extend our living space. It’s time to open those windows and doors and…
Art Auction for Belize School Lunch Program
St. John’s Church, Ida is sponsoring an on-line art auction of paintings from the collection of local artist, Murray Hofstetter and his wife, Bronwen. Bidding begins April 1st and closes Friday, April 14th at 8:00 pm. (Auction website: jasonmcintoshauctions.hibid.com) The proceeds will be used to help fund a lunch program at a primary school…
Serving with Style
Summer and Heather Osborne are a mother-daughter owner/operator team of a new business called Bar2U. Like many new ventures, this one was created in response to a need they discovered accidently while making preparations for a local wedding during the pandemic. The search for bartender and server help for special events in their Bethany…
Kawartha Pony Club Celebrates
Club members were ready to serve up the main course for last month’s Kawartha Pony Club Spaghetti dinner. Kawartha Pony Club wishes to extend our utmost thanks and appreciation to everyone that supported our spaghetti dinner fundraiser at the Ida church! Our night went off without a hitch, thanks to all of our members,…
Common Ground – April 2023
“The drama of spring is not always very well staged…. too often it proceeds jerkily, with the halts and repetitions of a rehearsal instead of the sustained rhythm of a finished performance.” Jason Hill The vast expanse of ice and snow has started to retreat for the second time this year. I’m hoping we…
Experienced Care Provider Brings Compassion and Professionalism to Seniors
With more than twenty years of counselling, home support and Personal Service work experience under her belt, Shona Steele believes she understands her clients. Working as a care provider for private firms, she often felt that the needs of her clients often went beyond what the private home care service company could provide. Sometimes…