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Here Comes the New Decade!
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Holy Cow it’s New Year’s Eve! – and not just the beginning of a new year but a new DECADE. As we end the first decade of the new millenium it seems that traditions are falling by the wayside, victims of terrorist attacks, economic meltdown and global warming. But all is not gloom and doom as we look back over the things we have accomplished in the past decade and look forward to the next. As the decade opened Dell offered a 700-MHz Pentium III with 64MB of RAM, 13.6 GB hard drive, a CD-ROM optical drive, 16MB graphics card , a 56K modem and a 17-inch color CRT monitor for the LOW price of $1899! Today they offer an Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q8300 (4MB L2, 2.5GHz, 1333FSB) with 6GB Dual … Read entire article »
Filed under: In The News, The View
NOW The Countdown Begins!
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Our rules – our Garage, but this ain’t road hockey… This morning Hockey Canada announced what all of Canada, in fact most of the world has been waiting for with bated breath! The 2010 Canadian Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team. Other countries, blessed with almost endless summer, may look at normally conservative, quiet Canada with disbelief. Even our cousins to the south laugh at the national passion that is Hockey. But to us Hockey IS Canada, more than Timmy’s, Canadian Tire, Molsons or Moosehead combined. And every four years Canada sends her best to show the world why Hockey is OUR Game. So mark your calendars! February 16th, 2010 – Canada vs. Norway – and the countdown begins! Today’s announced 2010 Canadian Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team Roster: In Goal: Roberto Luongo, Montreal, Que. (Vancouver Canucks) Martin Brodeur, Montreal, … Read entire article »
Filed under: In The News, Sports
2010 Top 10 Lists
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Top 10 lists are kind of fun actually, like sneaking the last Toblerone triangle out of the package when no-one is looking. Technically we won’t start the next decade of the millenium for another year but 2010 seems like a great place to start making lists for the years ahead. Hopefully not like the Soviet 5 year plans or Lee Iacocca’s list of the best things about K-Cars. Here are my lists for the next year / years (Leafs fans take heart, I am sure you will win at least one Stanley Cup this millenium). Top 10 Sports Wishes (in no particular order): 1 Team willing to take Vernon Wells off our hands. 2 CBC announcers who can actually pronounce B-I-E-K-S-A (extra points if they can spell Bouwmeester as well). 3 decent centres for the Leafs … Read entire article »
Filed under: The View
Provincial Junior Curling Comes to Teeswater
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By Lynne Frank Here’s a great event to kick off the new year. Starting January 2, you don’t have to travel any farther than the Teeswater Agri-Curl to watch some great competitive curling. Maybe you were glued to your television watching the Roar of the Rings from Edmonton a month ago. Teeswater is hosting what might be considered the Boom of the Brooms, the Pepsi 2010 Ontario Junior Men’s and the Ontario Junior Women’s Provincials. Eight women’s and eight men’s teams will be competing for the top honours from Jan. 2 to Jan. 6, 2010. Last years’ Provincial winner, Rachel Homan’s rink from Ottawa, will back! Another rink is skipped by Carly Howard, Russ Howard’s daughter. Perhaps in four years or so we’ll be watching Rachel’s rink in the Roar of the Rings! To … Read entire article »
Filed under: In The News, Sports
Snow, Wind & Icy Roads Don’t Slow The Torch!
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Photos by Lynne Frank Treacherous roads lay ahead for anyone braving the elements to reach Walkerton for the once in a lifetime experience of the 2010 Olympic Torch passing on its way across Canada to Vancouver. And once in Walkerton the expected delays occurred as hardy runners slipped, slided and mushed their way along the highway, ever holding the torch high, its flame reflected in the faces of children and adults alike. When the torch reaches Vancouver for the opening ceremonies of the XXIst Winter Olympiad, 12,000 runners will have carried the flame 45,000 kilometres over 106 days. Simply an amazing feat and one that not only speaks of the size of our country but also of the dedication of all Canadians – carrying the flame, celebrating its passage and helping to … Read entire article »
Filed under: In The News, Sports
The Almanac for January 2010
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Gee, December must have been a pretty busy month to not get the Almanac done… January is named after Janus (Ianuarius), the god of the doorway; the name has its beginnings in Roman mythology, coming from the Latin word for door (ianua) – January is the door to the year. Traditionally, the original Roman calendar consisted of 10 months, totalling 304 days, winter being considered a monthless period. Around 713 BCE, the semi-mythical successor of Romulus, King Numa Pompilius, is supposed to have added the months of January and February, allowing the calendar to equal a standard lunar year (355 days). Although March was originally the first month in the old Roman Calendar, January became the first month of the calendar year either under Numa or under the Decemvirs about 450 … Read entire article »
Bored Children? Well, Throw the Book at Them!
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Not literally I hope… But another week of Christmas holidays looms ahead, the weatherman is calling for another 10 cm of snow today, the Bruce Museum is closed until January and unless you are a fan of World Championship Junior Hockey it looks like days of bored looks lie ahead of you. Here’s a radical suggestion, one I am sure most of us haven’t considered for some time. How about a book? With Youtube, text messaging, WII and Playstation vying for the hearts and minds (ok I am stretching it a bit here) of children and teenagers everywhere, it is easy to forget that books have been entertaining people since Johannes Gutenberg first squirted ink on movable type 559 years ago. These days with internet technology there are a number of new options … Read entire article »
Christmas Meals Around the World.
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Christmas time is one of the few times of the year when we get a chance to ‘return to our roots’ – putting away the latest bells, whistles and portable technologies to gather for a traditional meal and fellowship with family and friends. If your household is like ours the dinner table will be dominated by Mr. Tom Turkey. It is fun to read about some of the traditional Xmas meals enjoyed in cultures around the world and Wikipedia is a great place to start: In Poland, traditional Christmas Eve meals include one or more of the following foods: Golabki filled with Kasza, Pierogi, Borscht, fish soup, carp, and pickled Herring. Krupnik is sometimes drunk after dinner. In the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the meal features a fish soup and breaded roasted … Read entire article »
Today’s Events
February 7, 2012 – Quilt Tying Group - 9:30 am
February 7, 2012 – Reach Out & Learn - 7:00 pm
Coming Events
- February 7, 2012 – Quilt Tying Group - 9:30 am
- February 7, 2012 – Reach Out & Learn - 7:00 pm
February 8, 2012 – Recycling - Mildmay - All Day- February 9, 2012 – Teeswater Pipe Band - 7:30 pm
February 10, 2012 – Youth Curling - 6:00 pm- February 13, 2012 – South Bruce Business Information Meeting - 7:30 pm
February 14, 2012 – Valentine's Day - All Day- February 14, 2012 – Recycling - Teeswater/Formosa - 8:00 am
- February 14, 2012 – Quilt Tying Group - 9:30 am
- February 16, 2012 – Teeswater Pipe Band - 7:30 pm
- February 17, 2012 – Youth Curling - 6:00 pm
- February 21, 2012 – Quilt Tying Group - 9:30 am
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