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There was an interesting and, for me, reassuring in the extreme, interview on CBC Radio One, The Current, about the elves in Iceland. It seems that the elves are granted all but official recognition in Iceland as being both normally benevolent but malicious when their places are infringed upon by development. More ... The 2009 season at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival of Canada will feature only three plays by the world's greatest playwright, down from five last year. They will be "Macbeth", "Julius Caesar" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream". None of them will be on stage on his 445th birthday on 23 April. Zounds! More ... The late U.S. senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan once quipped that "Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts. More ... Thinking of relationships, I am reminded of a Canadian/US controversy over fishing rights in the Gulf of St Lawrence shortly after the Iranian hostage affair in the US embassy when the Iranian government held the American diplomatic corps hostage. U.S. More ... Anyone around the Ontario legislature one day recently must have thought Barack Obama at least was on the premises. Enough police, armed and in body armour, to rid this city's streets of crime were patrolling the grounds, watching from cars and standing at entrances and in corridors. The legislature's regular security officers do not carry weapons. More ... 100 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 8, 1909 • High Constable Hughes arrived in Grand Valley Monday to take Adam Harper to Orangeville for examination as to his sanity, on information supplied by different parties. Harper had written several letters to people on the girl question, and in one stated he would have shot Densmore had he been there. More ... You may have heard the story of two friends who met for dinner in a restaurant. Each requested a filet of sole, and after a few minutes the waiter came back with their order. Two pieces of fish, a large and a small one, were on the same platter. One of the men proceeded to serve his friend. More ... Watch for our lineup of events - Don't miss out! Friday, April 10th the branch will be closed for Good Friday. Saturday, April 11th will be our Weekly Darts; cost will be $4 per person. Call the branch for more details, also on this day we will be having our Karaoke night by Shawn Lundy from 9 pm - 1am. Members and Guests welcome. More ... |
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