Archive for 2010
‘A’ You’re Adorable
(November 8, 2010) - Lynne Frank
We play a game in the car on longer trips. I'm not sure if there's a name for it but we recite the alphabet, starting with player one as 'A', saying what they'd bring on a trip. Next player is “B”... Each player must remember all the previous items then ad
Spend PD Day – At The Museum…
(November 7, 2010) - The Team
Friday, November 12th is a professional development (PD) day at Hillcrest Central so you might be looking for some decent entertainment for your children.Teeswater United Church will present 'A Night At The Museum' in the church hall beginning at 1:30 p.m. Admission is Free and there will be
Five Star Quilt Guild News
() - The Team
The Five Star Quilt Guild meets September to June on the fourth Wednesday of the month at the Teeswater Community Centre. Guests are welcome at $ 5.00 / meeting. Our third meeting for the upcoming 2010-2011 year will be on November 24, 2010 at 10:00 am. At this meeting members will
Thousands of Nativities
() - The Team
Now in its sixth year, Thousands of Nativities returns November 12th. Over 165 churches as well as families, friends, neighbours, communities, and collectors from far and wide are sharing their nativities.With new additions in new settings, the display has grown to over 3,000 nativities in all sizes
Falling Back into The Winter Rut
(November 6, 2010) - Mark W. Law
I have to admit that i am a 'Summer Person' - long, hot days and warm nights to share a late cup of coffee on the veranda. Some of my friends are the opposite, enduring the endless weeding of gardens and sweating away in a stuffy office, looking pensively at their Skidoo everytime they wrest
Happy Guy Fawkes!
(November 5, 2010) - The Team
Remember, remember the Fifth of November, The Gunpowder Treason and Plot, I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder Treason Should ever be forgot. Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t'was his intent To blow up the King and Parli'ment. Three-score barrels of powder below To prove old England's o
Web Reading Under The Covers
(November 4, 2010) - Mark W. Law
Normally my reading is limited to online newspapers and sports websites - I know I am rather boring that way, but from time to time I can't help but pick up one of those 'rag mags' and peruse it while waiting in line at Valu-Mart. You know the ones, The National Enquirer, The Star, etc.
The Veteran on The 10 Dollar Bill
(November 3, 2010) - Mark W. Law
You may have already seen this but it arrived in my email this morning and was worth repeating - ed.* * * * * If you look at the back right-hand side of a Canadian $10 bill, you will see an old veteran standing at attention near the Ottawa war memorial. His name is Robert Metcalfe and he died&n
November 2010 Almanac
() - The Team
November is the eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. November retained its name (from the Latin novem meaning "nine") when January and February were added to the Roman calendar. November is a month of spring in th
Hillcrest Hub November 2010
() - The Team
A Message from Jeff Moser:As we reflect over the past month, we have seen many wonderful activities and events occurring at the school for our students. Thank you so much to the wonderful staff, parent volunteers, School Community Council. I have seen many community members supporting the breakfast
Midnight Rider in a Corolla
(November 2, 2010) - Mark W. Law
It was 1976 and somewhere in Ontario a brand-spanking new Firebird Esprit rolled off the assembly line.That coppertone 'machine' with the Recaro seats and the 'ladies only' vinyl top went through many transformations in its life. Somewhere it was re-engined to a long-block Cleveland
Author Presents Sustainable Economic Vision
() - The Team
From The LocalMotive Project* * * * *Nov 1, 2010, Neustadt - Solutions to the economic/ecological challenge of the day was the topic discussed by author and educator Mike Nickerson, when he spoke to citizens in Neustadt and Teeswater last week to mark the launch of the second edition of h



