A spot of tea for Emily
By Chris Simon
      Several local women gathered to celebrate the memory and achievements of women's rights pioneer and Cookstown resident Emily Murphy Saturday. Murphy, a prominent suffragist and reformer, spearheaded the fight to have women declared persons in Canada, specifically to become eligible for a seat in ...
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A quick look at Emily Murphy
      Born in Cookstown, Ontario in 1868, Emily Ferguson Murphy was the third of six children of Isaac Ferguson, a wealthy landowner and businessman. In 1887, Emily married Arthur Murphy, an Anglican minister, and they moved west. Emily was a natural leader and had a strong interest in the protection o...
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Seeing the spectacle of Southern colour
The Gardener's Corner
By Judith Rogers
      Camera in hand and an appreciation for warm weather and all things green and colourful, I recently enjoyed the southern life in Florida for a couple of weeks. At the Sunken Gardens in St. Petersburg, the botanical finds were not as rich as one would experience in the summer season, but never the ...
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Grab a taste of Judy Garland at the Gibson Centre this week
      For Debbie Collins, working as an actress is often like going off to see the Wizard, when she'd really like to find jobs closer to her Beeton home. "It's terrific that I'll be performing at the Gibson Centre in Alliston, but right after that I'm off to Neptune Theatre in Halifax to do The Produc...
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Egging it up at the library
By Chris Simon
      Eggs and bunnies were in high demand at the Cookstown branch of the Innisfil Public Library Saturday morning. About 10 children participated in the library's annual Egg Hunt, which also included spoon races, bag decorating and games of hot potato and pin the tail on the bunny.
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Staying away from farm-related sprains and strains
FARM SAFETY
      The following article was provided by the Canadian Community Newspapers Association. Sprains and strains are Canada's leading type of farm-related injuries. Overexertion was the leading cause of injury, followed by livestock handling, particularly beef, then machine-related overexertion co...
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