February 12, 2009 RSS feed / Local News

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TOURNEY COMING: Hockey Moms of Honeywood will hold their second annual Jennifer Widbur Memorial Hockey Tournament April 24-26 as a fundraiser to battle breast cancer. More...

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TOWN COUNCILLOR GAIL CAMPBELL has proclaimed Feb. 16-22 Heritage Week in Orangeville. Witnessing her signing the proclamation at Town Hall is Lynda Addey, the chair of Heritage Orangeville. More...

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DURING THESE DREARY WINTER MONTHS, a little colour and romance is a welcome diversion. Joanne Woudenberg of Orangeville Flowers suggests a floral arrangement as a pleasant diversion. More...

Play promises to be 'spookalicious'

By Constance Scrafield-Danby Freelance Contributor

If I tell you that the basis of this plot is city-bound couple coming to the country and staying in an old secluded farmhouse that hides a few disagreeable secrets, will you think you had heard it all before? More...

DCAFS builds on families' strengths

The word 'family' means something unique to each of us. Like individuals, families come in all shapes and sizes, with different abilities, talents and strengths. They may live near one another or have distance between them. More...

Families in Motion Day set for Alder Street rec centre

You can enjoy a free swim or skate, watch sports demonstrations, or play Wii games and take part in any number of other activities at Orangeville's Families in motion Day next Monday, February 16, at the Alder Street Recreation Centre. More...

Town wins photo contest

The Ontario Parks Association has announced that the Town of Orangeville is the winner in the "Art In The Park" photo contest, featuring creative pieces of public art. More...

Concert proves big band sound abounds

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

When my dad was a high school kid in the 1940s, it was a red-letter date when fellow student Cyril Spunt assembled his big band in the gym and urged the gang to "jump and grunt with Cyril Spunt." Then along came the rock 'n' roll era of Elvis and More...