Northwest - Lifestyle http://www.emcnorthwest.ca Northwest en-us Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 http://www.emcnorthwest.ca/20120517/lifestyle/Showcase+and+celebration+in+Havelock Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Showcase and celebration in Havelock EMC Lifestyles -Havelock -For the first time in its history fair skies shone over Celebrate Havelock and that added a perfect accent to an event that continues to grow from success to success.

The Mother's Day edition of the fifth annual showcase attracted upward of 60 vendors inside and outside the community centre and had 87 different ...

]]> http://www.emcnorthwest.ca/20120517/lifestyle/Redcoats+stand+their+ground+200+years+later Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Redcoats stand their ground 200 years later EMC Lifestyles -Norwood -As far as parties go it would be hard to top Norwood District High School's 200th anniversary celebration of the War of 1812.

After a one-year pause, the award-winning experiential history program was back with another remarkable War of 1812 re-enactment weekend, but this year's event was particularly notable because ...

]]> http://www.emcnorthwest.ca/20120517/lifestyle/The+awesome+San+Antonio+%22Fiesta%22 Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 The awesome San Antonio "Fiesta" EMC Lifestyles -I had the good fortune to attend this year's awesome San Antonio "Fiesta." It's held every year in April, and it pays

tribute to the approximately 200 Alamo defenders who held out against Santa Anna's Mexican army of more than 2,000 for 13 days, before finally falling on March 6, 1836. This historic event has become a symbol ...

]]> http://www.emcnorthwest.ca/20120517/lifestyle/Reach+out+and+touch+someone Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Reach out and touch someone EMC Lifestyles -As a card-carrying fuddy-duddy, I can rattle off a multitude of reasons why our culture is going downhill. And chief among them is technology. We text at the dinner table instead of talking. We play video games and lose out on relationships. We find our community on Facebook rather than in real life.

And yet, as much as I ...

]]> http://www.emcnorthwest.ca/20120517/lifestyle/We+still+need+safe+sex+...+in+the+garden Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 We still need safe sex ... in the garden EMC Lifestyles -My good friend Tom Ogren is finishing off a tour of eastern Canada. He has been spreading the message about the dangers of urban forests which consist of mostly male trees. Tom is an amazing fellow, sort of a cross between Jack Kerouac, Louis L'Amour and Gene Autry, who has a mission. That mission is to educate folks and especially ...

]]> http://www.emcnorthwest.ca/20120517/lifestyle/Beautification+Committee+comes+through+again Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Beautification Committee comes through again EMC Lifestyles -Norwood -The small but industrious Asphodel-Norwood Beautification Committee has come through once again.

The committee capped off another venture on the fairgrounds where eight trees were planted, several of them in memoriam and another celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of the Norwood Lions Club.

It was the fourth ...

]]> http://www.emcnorthwest.ca/20120517/lifestyle/Custom+builder+returns+to+family+homestead Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Custom builder returns to family homestead EMC Lifestyles -Campbellford - A custom builder with a keen sense of design and penchant for detail, Paul (Michael) VandenTillaart has come home in more ways than one.

P.M. VandenTillaart Construction Ltd. builds more than homes, he builds dreams.

Returning to the family homestead on the 13th Line West, north of Campbellford, he and his ...

]]> http://www.emcnorthwest.ca/20120517/lifestyle/Volunteer+receives+June+Callwood+Award Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Volunteer receives June Callwood Award EMC Lifestyles -Campbellford - "I always hated to see someone die alone," said Thelma Cook who was recently named a June Callwood Award of Distinction winner.

Palliative care services are now an integral part of Community Care Northumberland (CCN) which made the announcement.

"It was a big surprise," Cook told EMC, after learning that ...

]]> http://www.emcnorthwest.ca/20120517/lifestyle/Hastings'+cancer+campaigners+make+%22huge+difference%22 Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Hastings' cancer campaigners make "huge difference" EMC Lifestyles -Hastings - The 45 volunteers who champion the Canadian Cancer Society's door-to-door and daffodil pin campaign in Hastings represent the very heart and soul of what local fund raising is all about, says volunteer engagement coordinator Alison Payne of the society's Peterborough and district unit.

Payne was in Hastings last ...

]]> http://www.emcnorthwest.ca/20120517/lifestyle/Students+show+their+love+for+their+school Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Students show their love for their school EMC Lifestyles -Campbellford -The flames were hot and the school colours, red, black and gold were bright as the students of Campbellford District High School wrapped up education week with an afternoon celebration last Friday called "Spirit Day."

"Today is well, just like getting everyone togetheroh I can't even put it into words. It's a ...

]]> http://www.emcnorthwest.ca/20120517/lifestyle/Ganaraska+Turtles+hosting+yard+sale+fund+raiser Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Ganaraska Turtles hosting yard sale fund raiser EMC Lifestyles -Norwood -The Ganaraska Turtles come by their name honestly but they're unwavering in their mission: covering 100 kilometres of trails in 48 hours to help raise funds for Oxfam Canada.

The four-member Oxfam Trailwalker team goal is to raise at least $2,500, the minimum needed for the team to participate in the event.

Once ...

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