Playing queen of the camp
By Chris Simon
      Tonya Harper's first movie role took her out of a comfort zone. The Stroud resident is currently starring as the mean girl Samantha in the YTV original movie King of the Camp. Harper's character does a lot of bad things, accompanied by her posse of 'ducklings'. Together, the group picks on one of...
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Planting the seeds of an annual sale
      The Gilford and District Horticultural Society will once again sponsor the South Innisfil Arboretum Giant Plant, Yard, Vendor, Barbecue and Bake Sale May 17. The sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. We will have lots of flowers for sale (right from member's gardens), nearly-new tables, bake t...
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Flower Farm celebrates 15 years
      Cut and Dried Flower Farm in Glencairn celebrated their 15th anniversary on Sunday April 27. Katie Dawson and Chris Martin, owners of the Flower Farm, welcomed over 200 friends and customers to share in the open house celebrations.
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Theatre group hosting summer camp
      Onstage Performance Group, a Barrie-based community theatre company, will be holding its drama and music summer day camp at North West United Church during the week of July 14 to 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Classes for eight to 11- year-olds and 12 to 15-yearolds will consist of about 10 to 1...
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The delicious life of a beekeeper
By Chris Simon
      Only one word could accurately describe Peter Dickey's presentation at the Innisfil Historical Society's monthly meeting recently ... sweet. The fourth generation beekeeper and owner of Dickey Bee Honey spoke to a crowd of about 50 people during the meeting, discussing the history of bee keeping ...
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Warden's Pace comes with a rich heritage
By Chris Simon
      About 70 dignitaries and government staff gathered for the annual Warden's Pace standardbred horse race at Georgian Downs recently. The race has had a long history in Simcoe County.
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Many driven to quit
      The Driven to Quit grand prize Toyota Prius may not have been won locally, but the 2,119 area residents who did make quit attempts in the annual contest came away one step closer to becoming smoke free, along with more than 24,000 fellow Ontario residents.
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The Way We Were
The jitney service pulls up
      Jitney Service's Don Ferrier, formerly of Lefroy, donated this photo to the Innisfil Historical Society recently. This horsedrawn jitney service operated from the Lefroy Train Station to Belle Ewart and Tent City, carrying goods and passengers.
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Oral health is about more than good looks
By Charles Gardner Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit
      Everyone notices a beautiful smile, but a mouthful of healthy looking teeth is about more than just appearances. Oral health is important to your overall health. Research shows there is a relationship between oral disease and other health issues. Poor oral health is associated with heart disease,...
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Create a quilt for Hospice Simcoe in Kozlov Centre May 31
      Betty Matos of Hospice Simcoe knows that quilter's have big hearts and that if the given the right opportunity, they would quickly join forces to support Hospice Simcoe's goal of expanding the circle of care with the building of the residential facility in Barrie and expansion of programs and ser...
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Talent show on to next stage
By Chris Simon
      The field of Innisfil's most talented residents has been nearly cut in half, as the semi-finals for Innisfil's Got Talent approaches. Last week, preliminary auditions for the Alcona Business Association's talent show were held at the Innisfil Community Church. Over 50 amateur performers took to t...
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Volunteers honoured
      United Way of Greater Simcoe County honoured their volunteers with a special celebration at the Robert Simpson Brewing Company in Barrie last week. During National Volunteer Week, and organizations across Canada are using this occasion to celebrate with their volunteers.
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