Fiddling for the fun of it
By Chris Simon
      There was some fiddling at the Lions Hall Saturday. One of Canada's premier fiddlers/violinists, Anne Lindsay, and guitarist Jason Fowler, sang, strummed and strung through a set at the Lions Hall in Alcona Saturday, as part of the Peter's Players monthly concert series.
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Spring Fling featured activites for all ages
By Chris Simon
      From Salsa Tots to senior citizens, there was something for everyone at Essa Township's annual Spring Fling. Essa's parks and recreation department hosted the Spring Fling, which gives residents and people living in surrounding municipalities a chance to sign-up for the various sporting and recre...
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Hop to the library for Easter
Susan Baues Innisfil Public Library
      The signs of spring are everywhere. Wiarton Willie saw his shadow, the first official day of spring and Easter will be here in a few weeks, the gardening books are starting to leave the library and March Break is upon us. The Innisfil Public Library has a wide variety of March programs to help you...
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Museum plans March Break camp
      Great Minds think alike this March Break at the Simcoe County Museum. Choose to spend a day or two, or the whole week with staff at their day camp, as they discover the accomplishments of the great masters and scientists and celebrate their incredible achievements throughout
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The Way We Were
      Every two weeks, The Scope will feature a photo from the files of the Innisfil Historical Society. This week, Bell Telephone Cookstown Jeweler and optician, Thomas A.C. Banting is pictured here with his wife and three children. While he operated his business at 22 Queen Street, Banting was also th...
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A brief history of garden styles
The Gardener's Corner
By Judith Rogers
      Garden design evolved from two basic styles, formal and informal. The formal garden dates back to ancient Egypt, where crops were grown along the straight lines of the irrigation channels. Characterized by symmetrical elements, the formal garden was predominant through the Renaissance period.
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Bird scientist to speak at naturalist meeting March 11
      The York Simcoe Naturalists Group will hold a general meeting on Tuesday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. Their speaker will be Dr. Phil Taylor, chief scientist, from Bird Studies Canada. Taylor came to Bird Studies Canada to do a year of research into bird migration in the Long Point area using radar tech...
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It's Fantastico!
     Cole Hammond, 9, was the winner of the Fork and Plate's chef mascot naming contest. Hammond chose Chef Fantastico as the name.
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