Ideas
Attention All Spinners & Knitters!
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Mark February 2nd and 17th on your calendars! Oceanwind Knits is sponsoring Spinning and Knitting Drop-ins at Teeswater United Church Thursday, Feb.2nd from 2-4 pm and Friday, Feb.17th from 7-9 pm! Here’s your chance to bring your knitting/spindle/wheel and hang out with fellow fibre enthusiasts! All ages and skill level are welcome! There will be a drumcarder available for your use onsite. If you’re in a shopping mood, there will be hand-dyed yarn and fibre available to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Ideas, In The News, Lifestyle, Local Area, Teeswater
A Gnu Way To Learn In Teeswater
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Last night the ‘Reach Out and Learn’ continuing education program kicked off at Teeswater United Church! A co-project between Teeswater United Church and indigoblues.ca, Reach Out and Learn aims to fill the adult education / continuing education gap in Teeswater and area. The first evening seminar, titled ‘The Technology Survival Guide’ was three hours of information on how to pick the best computer for your needs and take care of it so that it works for YOU … Read entire article »
Filed under: Ideas, In The News, Lifestyle, South Bruce, Teeswater, Teeswater - Salem United Churches
The Best Gift You Will Ever Give!
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I received the following email from a member of my Ubuntu mailing list this morning and after the author, Brent Hughes, agreed, I felt it was something REALLY important that needed to be shared! Please look at the bottom for information on how to sign up to be an organ donor in Ontario. It may be a gift that you never see delivered, but it WILL be the BEST gift you ever give! - Mark * * * Hello … Read entire article »
Reading Assistance
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(I just received this from Anita Hofmann and thought it would be great to share – ed.) * * * * * Hi Mark: Thanks for posting www.gutenberg.org site. This site was mentioned to me when I was in college because of my learning disability. I somehow feel like technology is finally get to the rural areas. When I first moved back to Bruce County I couldn’t even get internet. I said to one of my teachers that I was going to scan and save it in a mp3 format the book of Anne of Green Gables, so that I can read it. With Assistive Devices, I have read more than I have for years. There are different ones that I use from NaturalReader (naturalreaders.com), Readplease, using the iPod to Langage Master. I started … Read entire article »
Filed under: A Good Read, Health, Ideas
Supporting a Painful Life
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Pain is our body’s way of telling us something is wrong. But what happens when our body’s sense widespread pain when there are no other obvious symptoms? Fibromyalgia is a little understood disease, affecting about 2% of the population, usually women (about 9:1). It can strike in childhood though most often detected from age 25 to 50. And because there are often no other physical symptoms can be misdiagnosed as anything from acid reflux to chronic depression. And widespread pain may not be the only facet of Fibromyalgia. Other issues include debilitating fatigue, sleep disturbance, joint stiffness and sensitivity to touch. Key to managing Fibromyalgia is a support network of family, friends and professionals. To this end Anita Hofmann, herself a fibromyalgia sufferer, has started a support group in our area. The ‘Fibromyalgia Peer … Read entire article »
Recycling or NIMBY-Cycling?
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We live in an 'Out of Sight – Out of Mind' society. So much so that there is even a recognized acronym – NIMBY – to explain who we are as people. NIMBY – Not In My BackYard – is that blissful 'state of grace' that allows us to let the world go to hell in a hand-basket, just as long as it doesn't block our view. I suppose in some ways it is understandable. We all work hard to make a good life for our family, buy a decent home, fix up our lawns and gardens and generally make ourselves presentable. So why not be able to enjoy our little slice of Canadian heaven without having to look at the eyesore of a wind turbine or landfill? But there is also the … Read entire article »
Happenings On The Long Weekend
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There are a few things happening around the region this May long weekend. Formosa Lions Bingo resumes for the season May 20th and continues until Nov. 28. Features Bingo verifier & Lioness Snack Booth. Two Jackpots, Pocket Slots. Doors open at 6:00 pm. Bingo starts 7:00 pm. Proceeds toward charitable donations and upkeep of Community and Parks. Rotary May 24 weekend Country Music Jamboree runs May 20, 2011 – May 22, 2011. A Country Music Jam provided by Gypsy Campers. Breakfast on Saturday and Sunday. Campers start to move in at 5pm on Friday and the event runs until 12pm (noon) on Sunday. Sponsored by Paisley Rotary Club. 416 Water St in Paisley May 24 Fish & Chips is on May 21, 2011, sponsored by the Southampton Rotary Club event. Fresh whitefish and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Ideas, Local Area
An Ill Wind
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Guest editorial by Shane Jolley, coordinator of The LocalMotive Project in Grey & Bruce Counties. * * * Only a government could take something as pure and simple as wind and make it more despised than a snowstorm in July. I follow the continued debate about wind power in Ontario with dismay, as both proponents and opponents distort the facts to fortify their positions. To some, the image of a wind turbine is the very symbol of a clean energy future. To others it is the symbol of corporate imperialism; the extraction of resources and profit without compensation. The issue has pitted neighbour against neighbour in communities across Grey and Bruce Counties. At the core of it is the McGuinty government’s disrespect for the decision making authority of rural municipalities, informed by local citizens. In … Read entire article »
Filed under: Ideas, In The News, Opinions, Our Earth
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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